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Merlin - Carlos Álvarez

King Arthur - Plácido Domingo

Morgan le Fay - Jane Henschel

Nivian - María Martínez

Archbishop of Canterbury - Carlos Chausson

Mordred - Christopher Maltman

Gawain - Angel Rodríguez

Sir Pellinore - Javier Franco

Sir Ector de Maris - Felipe Bou

King Lot of Orkney - Javier Roldán

Kay - José López Ferrero

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Compact Disc; - Decca 467 096-2 {2CDS} (2000)Ş

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2000 p.126 [EG]

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Opera - January 2001 p.124 [AB]

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Opera Now - March/April 2001 p.99 [GH]

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Opera News - March 2001 pp.70-71 [SFV]

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 p.107 [JM]

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Opéra International - novembre 2000 No.251 p.62 [JEA]

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Diapason - No.474 octobre 2000 p.64 [ED]

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International Record Review - November 2000 p.111 [PO'C]

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BBC Music Magazine - November 2000 p.91 [CW]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.79 [JRH]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.247 octobre 2000 p.78 [PG]

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Répertoire - No.139 octobre 2000 p.48 [PB]

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Musica (Milano) - N.121 novembre 2000 p.70 [AZ]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - noviembre 2000 No.137 p.28 [SV]

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Das Opernglas - November 2000 S.78-S.79 [MF]

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Comments:- Recorded 22-29 July 1999

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Pepita Jiménez by Isaac Albéniz performed in English

Conductor José de Eusebio - 2004-2005(STU)

Orchestra - Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid

Chorus - Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid

Pepita Jiménez - Carol Vaness

Antonona - Jane Henschel

Don Luis de Vargas - Plácido Domingo

Don Pedro de Vargas - Enrique Baquerizo

Village Priest - Carlos Chausson

El Conde de Genazahar - José Antonio López

Two officers - Federico Gallar

- Angel Rodríguez

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Compact Disc; - DG 00289 477 6234 {2CDS} (2006)Ş

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2006 p.123 [JBS]

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Opera - April 2007 pp.481-482 [RLS]

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Opera News - April 2007 p.77 [DM]

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Diapason - No 539 S septembre 2006 p.98 [MP]

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International Record Review - December 2006 p.68 [PB]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.45-46 [RT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.91 junio 2006 p.78 [PMH]

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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.76 [JB]

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Classica Répertoire - No.86 octobre 2006 p.74 [TP]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Teatro Bulevar de Torrelodones, Madrid (Summers of 2004 and 2005).

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Cyrano de Bergerac by Franco Alfano performed in French

Conductor Marco Armiliato - 2005(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cyrano de Bergerac - Plácido Domingo

Christian de Neuvillette - Ray (Raymond) Very

Comte de Guiche - Anthony Michaels-Moore

Ragueneau - Roberto De Candia

Le Bret - Julien Robbins

Carbon de Castel-Jaloux - Louis Otey

Lignière - Andrew Gangestead

De Valvert - Brian Davis

Un officier espagnol - Brian Davis

Un patissier - Roger Andrews

Un mousquetaire - Richard Pearson

Roxane - Sondra Radvanovsky

Soeur Marthe - Diane Elias

Lise - Jennifer Check

La governante - Sheila Nadler

Une soeur - Jennifer Check

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 506 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2006)Ş

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Recordings of Cyrano de Bergerac by Franco Alfano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International No.281 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.23-26

Comments:- Recording (Ťin-houseť) of a performance at the MET (May 2005). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2006 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1999(STU)

Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin

Leonore - Waltraud Meier

Florestan - Plácido Domingo

Pizarro - Falk Struckmann

Rocco - René Pape

Marzelline - Soile Isokoski

Jaquino - Werner Güra

Fernando - Kwangchui Youn

Zweiter Gefangene - Klaus Häger

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Compact Disc; - Teldec(Warner Classics) 3984 25249-2 {2CDS} (+Leonora overtures) (2000)Ş

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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 2000 p.100 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.5 May/June 2000 p.120 [JHN]

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Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.62-S.63 [ME]

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Opéra International - No.242 janvier 2000 p.63 [SS]

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International Record Review - March 2000 p.124 [HC]

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Classic CD - February 2000 p.80 [MT]

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BBC Music Magazine - February 2000 p.69 [AB]

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American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 pp.81-82 [KM]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.240 janvier 2000 p.68 [FL]

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Répertoire - No.131 janvier 2000 p.36 [PB]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.138 marzo 2000 p.92 [GL]

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Das Opernglas - Dezember 1999 S.70 [ML]

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Comments:- There is no dialogue and the first prisoner's words are sung by the tenors of the chorus

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1973(STU)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Norma - Montserrat Caballé

Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto

Pollione - Plácido Domingo

Oroveso - Ruggero Raimondi

Clotilde - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Flavio - Kenneth Collins

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LSC 6202/1-3 {3LPS} (USA) (1973)Ş; RCA Victor SER 5658-5660 {3LPS} (UK) (1975)Ş

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86502 {3CDS} (1988)Ş; Lyrica LRC 010 93 {3CDS}

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

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1975 p.893 [RO]; July 1976 p.148 [JBS]; July 1988 p.192 [JBS]

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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.95 [ES]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Norma - Adelaide Negri

Adalgisa - Tatiana Troyanos

Pollione - Plácido Domingo

Oroveso - John Cheek

Clotilde - Therese Brandson

Flavio - Charles Anthony

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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

Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance at the MET on 13 February 1982 which was broadcast. See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL avril 1982 No.48 p.44. The CDs are listed on the website:-

http://www.adelaidanegri.com/discografia.htm

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Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1979?(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris

Chorus - Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris

Béatrice - Yvonne Minton

Bénédict - Plácido Domingo

Héro - Ileana Cotrubas

Ursule - Nadine Denize

Claudio - Roger Soyer

Somarone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Don Pedro - John Macurdy

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Black Disc; - DG 2707 130 {2LPS} (1982)Ş

Compact Disc; - DG 449 577-2 {2CDS} (1996)Ş

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Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1982 p.73 [JW] July 1982 pp.115-116 [JBS]; September 1996 p.102

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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97

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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.99

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121

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BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.70

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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.29

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 pp.73-74

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.74

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Comments:- There is no dialogue, but instead a narration read by Geneviève Page

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La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris

Chorus - CHORUS

Faust - Plácido Domingo

Méphistophélès - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Marguerite - Yvonne Minton

Brander - Jules Bastin

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Black Disc; - DG 2709 087 {3LPS) (1979)Ş

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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.488 [JW]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS]

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Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz performed in French

Conductor James Levine - 1983(LC)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Enée - Plácido Domingo

Chorèbe - Allan Monk

Panthée - John Cheek

Narbal - Paul Plishka

Ascagne - Claudia Catania

Cassandre - Jessye Norman

Didon - Tatiana Troyanos

Anna - Jocelyne Taillon

Hylas - Philip Creech

Priam - John Macurdy

Hécube - Barbara Conrad

Iopas - Douglas Ahlstedt

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Laser Disc; - Pioneer Artists PA 85-137; *Pioneer SM178-3015 (Japanese NTSC) ; Pioneer PILC 2003 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)Ş; Pioneer PILC 9036 (Japanese NTSC} (1996)Ş

DVD (Video) - Pioneer Classics PC-11673; DG 073 4310 (2007)Ş

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto 12509 (NTSC)

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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - May 2008 pp.593-594 [WKW]

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Opera News - December 2007 pp.81-82 [JY]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.321-322 [AC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.521-525 [NR]

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Opéra International - octobre 2000 No.250 p.67 [SS]

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Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.135 [MP]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.233-237 [DF]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.25

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Opéra Magazine - No.20 juillet-aoüt 2007 pp.81-82 [CW]

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Classica Répertoire - No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.79 [AT]

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Comments:- Video recording made at performances at the MET (8, 4 October 1983)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Salvador Ochoa - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Carmen - Belen Amparan

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Victoria Canale

Escamillo - Manuel Ausensi

Frasquita - Alicia Torres Garza

Mercédès - Guadalupe Solórzano

Le Dancaïre - Gilberto Cerda

Le Remendado - Plácido Domingo

Moralès - Miguel Botello

Zuninga - Humberto Pazos

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (5 September 1961). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annal for Giuseppe di Stefano (click link below). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogue.

http://www.frankhamilton.org/js

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal Santiago

Chorus - Teatro Municipal Santiago

Carmen - Regina Resnik

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Nancy Stokes

Escamillo - Ramón Vinay

Frasquita - Carmen Bustamente

Mercédès - Ximena Riveros

Le Dancaïre - Juan Charles

Le Remendado - Ismildo Tedeschi

Moralès - Augustín Letelier

Zuninga - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 194-2 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 164-2 {2CDRS} (2001)Ş; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)Ş

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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:-

Opera News - March 16 1996 p.40

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Orpheus - März 1996 S.60

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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.88

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Municipal, Santiago, Chile (4 September 1967). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as ŤNewť in ŤFall 2001ť.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Chorus - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Carmen - Mignon Dunn

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Sylvia Cooper

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Joan August

Mercédès - Linda Cook-Macdonald

Zuninga - Eugene Green

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Cincinnati Summer Opera (19 July 1968). Melodram 27034 is omitted from a Melodram catalogue in my possesion

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Serge Baudo - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Biserka Cvejic

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Jeanette Pilou

Escamillo - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1752

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (19 December 1969). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean Morel - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Ruza Baldani

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Judith De Paul

Mercédès - Judith Forst

Le Dancaïre - Russell Christopher

Le Remendado - Charles Anthony

Moralès - Raymond Gibbs

Zuninga - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 2671 (BRO 125166) {3CDRS} (2005)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1971). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille

Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Bernadette Antoine

Escamillo - Yves Bisson

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 155 (2003)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Marseille Opera (29 April 1973). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated Ť03/12/22ť

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

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)Ş; Opera d'Oro OPD 1358 {3CDS} (2002)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1159-3 {3CDRS} (2004)Ş; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)Ş

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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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1974(LI;6/5/74)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Giovanna Santelli

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Nino Carta

Le Remendado - Pier Francesco Poli

Moralès - Arturo Testa

Zuninga - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 09076

Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 298-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (6 May 1974)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Paul Ethuin - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - María Fleta

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 156 {3CDRS} (2003)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1306-3 {3CDRS} (2004)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- This recording appears to be of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (December 1974 or 1 January 1975; see OPERA May 1975 p.485; ŤEl Gran Teatro del Liceoť by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.373.). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their ŤNew CD Releases April/May 2004ť.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georg Solti - 1975(STU)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra)

Chorus - John Alldis Choir - Haberdasher's Aske's School Boys' Choir

Carmen - Tatiana Troyanos

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Kiri Te Kanawa

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Norma Burrowes

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Michel Roux

Le Remendado - Michel Sénéchal

Moralès - Thomas Allen

Zuninga - Pierre Thau

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Black Disc; - Decca D11D3 {3LPS} (1976)Ş;; Decca(London) 414 489-1 {3LPS} (1985)Ş; London OSA 13115 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K11K33 (1976)Ş;; Decca 414 489-4 (1985)Ş

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 489-2 {3CDS} (1985)Ş

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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 publication:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.640 [EG]; December 1976 p.984 [letter]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS], p.1183 [IM]; September 1985 p. [AB]

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Comments:- According to ŤThe London Philharmonic Discographyť by Philip Stuart (pp.230-231)about one third of the opera was recorded with the National Philharmonic Orchestra

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - George Watson's Boys' Chorus - Scottish Opera Chorus

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Leona Mitchell

Escamillo - Tom Krause

Frasquita - Nan Christie

Mercédès - Alicia Nafé

Le Dancaïre - Gordon Sandison

Le Remendado - Geoffrey Pogson

Moralès - Stuart Harling

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

Lilas Pasta - George Main

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 624 (2001)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1204-2 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh (28 August 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 27 August - 2 September 1977 p.25). The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of ŤNew Releases March 2001ť. The year of the recording is given incorrectly as Ť1971ť in Premiere's Ť2004 CD Catalogť.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Scottish Opera

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Ileana Cotrubas

Escamillo - Sherrill Milnes

Frasquita - Yvonne Kenny

Mercédès - Alicia Nafé

Le Dancaïre - Gordon Sandison

Le Remendado - Geoffrey Pogson

Moralès - Stuart Harling

Zuninga - Robert Lloyd

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Black Disc - DG 2709 083 {3LPS}; DG 2740192; Hungaroton SLPXL 12230-12232 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - DG 3371 040; DG 427 885-4

Compact Disc; - DG 419 636-2 {3CDS}; DG 477 534-2 {2CDS} (2005)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.728 [AB]; December 1978 p.1207 [SIR]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS]; Septemer 2005 p.77 [P'OC]

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Diapason - No.234 1978

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American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.20 [CJL]

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International Record Review - November 2005 p.36 [RP]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper - Wiener Singerknaben

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Isobel Buchanan

Escamillo - Yuri Mazurok

Frasquita - Cheryl Kanfoush

Mercédès - Axelle Gall

Le Dancaïre - Paul Wolfrum

Le Remendado - Heinz Zednik

Moralès - Hans Helm

Zuninga - Kurt Rydl

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Compact Disc; - Exclusive EX92T 11-12 {2CDS} (1994)Ş; Refined Opera Performances ROP CD-3C {3CDRS} (1999)Ş; Golden Melodram GM 60003 {2CDS} (2000)Ş; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)Ş

DVD (Video) - TDK ŤMediactiveť DV-CLOPCAR (2004)Ş; TDK 2103003 (+Don Giovanni +Fidelio) {3DVDS} (2007)Ş

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS # 0696

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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:-

Opera News - May 1994 p.50

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.369-371 (DVD) [LRB]

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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.67 (DVD) [IW]

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Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [JC]

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Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.110 (DVD) [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.133 (audio)

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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.6 (audio) [MB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2000 No.136 pp.38-39 [JS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 pp.89-90 (DVD) [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at The Vienna State Opera (see Opera Feb 1979 p.119).The ROP CDRs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue ŤSilver and Goldť13

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gerard Pérez Busquier - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Carmen - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - María Carmen Hernández

Escamillo - Vincenzo Sardinero

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 143 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a perfotmance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (26 January 1978). The partial cast listed above is that given in ŤEl Gran Teatro del Liceoť by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata pp.402-403.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1980

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Katia Ricciarelli

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Danièle Perriers

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Michel Philippe

Le Remendado - Michel Sénéchal

Moralès - Yves Bisson

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife DC2 (NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 18 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)Ş

DVD (Video) - Dreamlife DLVC 1007 (Japan) (1999)Ş

VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 17 (Japanese NTSC)

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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

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1983(FI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de France

Chorus - Choeur de Radio France

Carmen - Julia Mignes(-Johnson)

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Faith Esham

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Lilian Watson

Mercédès - Susan Daniel

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Philippe Lafont

Le Remendado - Gérard Garino

Moralès - François Le Roux

Zuninga - John-Paul Bogart

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Black Disc; - ERATO NUM 751133 {3LPS} (1984)Ş

Compact Cassette; - ERATO MCE 75113 (1984)Ş

Compact Disc; - ERATO ECD 880373 {3CDS} (1985)Ş

Laser Disc - *RCA 30487 (NTSC); Gaumont Video LD 10530

DVD (Video) - Columbia Tristar CDR 10530 (UK); Gaumont 750530 (France)

VHS Video Cassette - RCA 60487 (BETA 20487) (NTSC); RCA CV 10530

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1984 p.1104 (audio) [AB]; September 1995 p. (audio) [AB];August 2000 p.99 (video) [MSR]

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Opera Now - May 1985 p. 582 (video) [ML]

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Opera News - 28 February 1987 p.44 (video) [TE]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.103-110 (audio) [GM]

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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.66 (video); octobre 2000 No.250 p.67 (video) [SS]

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American Record Guide - January 1985 Vol.48 No.2 p.12 (audio) [RVL]: Movember/ December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.303-306 (DVD) [DF]

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The Perfect Vision - Issue 34 January/February 2001 pp.136-137 (DVD) [EJE]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Shirley Verrett

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Antonella Bandelli

Mercédès - Petra Malakova

Le Dancaïre - Armando Ariostini

Le Remendado - Ernesto Gavazzi

Moralès - Orazio Mori

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

Lilas Pasta - Aldo Bramante

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 145 (2003)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1984). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated Ť03/12/22ť

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Faith Esham

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Graciela von Gyldenfeldt

Mercédès - Margaretha Hintermeier

Le Dancaïre - Heinz Holecek

Le Remendado - Helmut Wildhaber

Moralès - Hans Helm

Zuninga - Kurt Rydl

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 134 (2003)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (18 January 1984). Some of the information about the cast comes from ŤChronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000ť compiled by Andreas Láng p.55. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor James Levine - 1997(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Waltraud Meier

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Angela Gheorghiu

Escamillo - Sergei Leiferkus

Frasquita - Mary Dunleavy

Mercédès - Kristine Jepson

Le Dancaïre - Kim Josephson

Le Remendado - Tony Stevenson

Moralès - Christopher Schaldenbrand

Zuninga - Jeffrey Wells

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DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDCAR 197701 (Canada) (2005)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the MET (25 March 1997). The DVD-R issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Los Angeles Opera

Chorus - Los Angeles Opera

Carmen - Jennifer Larmore

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Carla Maria Izzo

Escamillo - Richard Bernstein

Frasquita - Catherine Ireland

Mercédès - Megan Dey-Toth

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)Ş; House of Opera 586 (2000)Ş

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Music Center, Los Angeles (8 September 1998). The performance on 11 September 1998 is reviewed in OPERA February 1999 pp.175-176 and that on 22 September 1998 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1998 No.230 p.38. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in ŤNew Releases Fall 2000ť

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Julius Rudel - 1973(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Mefistofele - Norman Treigle

Faust - Plácido Domingo

Margherita - Montserrat Caballé

Elena - Josella Ligi

Martha - Heather Begg

Wagner - Thomas Allen

Pantalis - Delia Wallis

Nereo - Leslie Fyson

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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 973 (SAN 344-346) {3LPS) (1974)Ş;; EMI HMV OC 193002464-6 Angel SCLX 3806 {3LPS}; Angel AV 34042 (highlights) {1LPS) Pathé C195 02464-6 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49522-2 {2CDS} (1988)Ş; EMI CMS 5 66501-2; Angel CDCB-49522

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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:-

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