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Beatrice di Tenda - Leyla Gencer

Agnese - Antigone Sgourda

Filippo Maria Visconti - Mario Zanasi

Orombello - Juan Oncina

Anichino - Mario Guggia

Rizzardo - Ottorino Begali

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Black Disc; - Morgan Records 3MOR 6402 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 456 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2333-2334 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4543-4544 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers BEA 196401 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Myto 2 MCD 065 334 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.44; PENGUIN p.9; GIUDICI p.28 (2) p.72

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - April 1995 p.51

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Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 pp.127-128 [ADC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.555-576 [DM]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.28 [GWL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice, Venice (10 January 1964; see OPERA April 1964 p.270). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Norma - Leyla Gencer

Adalgisa - Adriana Lazzarini

Pollione - Bruno Prevedi

Oroveso - William Wilderman

Clotilde - Sofía Schulz

Flavio - Italo Pasini

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3811 (1996)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (18 July 1964). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Norma - Leyla Gencer

Adalgisa - Giulietta Simionato

Pollione - Bruno Prevedi

Oroveso - Nicola Zaccaria

Clotilde - Luciana Piccolo

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 320-3 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Melodram MEL 468 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1308

Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 034 286 (+excerpts) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 362-2 {2CDRS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.3 Summer 2005 (published March 2006) pp. 551-555 [NEL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (January 1965; see OPERA March 1965 pp.203-204; «Simionato» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel pp.83-85)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Communale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Communale di Bologna

Norma - Leyla Gencer

Adalgisa - Fiorenza Cossotto

Pollione - Gastone Limarilli

Oroveso - Ivo Vinco

Clotilde - Anna Lia Bazzani

Flavio - Vittorio Pandano

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 981 177 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 1998 p.40 [CJL]

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Orpheus - April 1998 p.62 [GH]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.139

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Classical Express - Issue 96 March 1998 p.3 [MT]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.98 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by Teatro Communale di Bologna in Lausanne (6 October 1966)

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Arturo Talbot - Gianni Raimondi

Sir Riccardo Forth - Manuel Ausensi

Sir Giorgio - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Enrichetta di Francia - Luisa Bartoletti

Sir Bruno Robertson - Umberto di Toto

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Mario Verazzi

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Black Disc - foyer FO 1024 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 923 63 {2CDS} (1992)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Living Stage LS 1086 {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]

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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.69

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.231-232 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (12 July 1961 or/and 30 June 1961 (M. Richter, live-rare-opera)); see OPERA October 1961 pp.649-650). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. According to the review in ARG the recording issued on the Living Stage label is of a performance on 12 October 1961, but this must be incorrect as I puritani was not performed in the Teatro Colón on that day. See the Teatro Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in Italian

Conductor Piero Bellugi - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Albert Herring - Oslavio Di Credico

Lady Billows - Leyla Gencer

Florence Pike - Nella Verri

Mr. Gedge - Orazio Mori

Mr. Budd - Giorgio Surjan

Mr. Upfold - Carlo Gaifa

Miss Wordsworth - Kate Gamberucci

Mrs. Herring - Wilma Borelli

Sid - Elia Padovan

Nancy - Helga Müller(-Molinari)

Emmie - Margherita Vivian

Cis - Maria Grazia Polcaro

Harry - Masako Deguci

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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 2891; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02057

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Piccolo Scala (5 January 1980). The performance on 19 December 1979 is reviewed in OPERA March 1980 pp.253-254. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Medea - Leyla Gencer

Glauce - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Neris - Giovanna Fioroni

Giasone - Aldo Bottion

Creonte - Ruggero Raimondi

Capitano - Alessandro Maddalena

Prima Ancella - Rina Pallini

Seconda Ancella - Anna Lia Bazzani

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Compact Disc; - *Claque GM 2005/6 {2CDS}; Mondo Musica MFOH 10732 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Gala GL 100.555 {2CDS} (+highlights cond. Horst Stein - 1972) (2001)ª; House of Opera CDWW 239 {2CDRS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.226 [MM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (15 December 1968) (See OPERA March 1969 p.249). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Adriana Lecouvreur - Leyla Gencer

Maurizio - Amedeo Zambon

Principe di Bouillon - Antonio Zerbini

Principessa di Bouillon - Adriana Lazzarini

Michonnet - Enzo Sordello

Quinault - Augusto Frati

Poisson - Helen Vanni

Mlle. Jouvenot - Elena Barcis

Mlle. Dangeville - Anita Caminada

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Franco Ricciardi

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 143-144 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers ADR 196601 {2CDRS};; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disc #6» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.161

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Opéra International - No.183 September 1994 p.70

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo (see Opera April 1967 p. 292). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer

Enrico - Plinio Clabassi

Giovanna - Giulietta Simionato

Percy - Aldo Bertocci

Rochefort - Silvio Maionica

Smeton - Anna Maria Rota

Hervey - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 166 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Replica RPL 2407-2409 (1980)ª;; Melodram MEL 081 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Sony 54DC 1072-3 {2CDS} (Japan); Nuova Era 6713-DM {2CDS}; Memories HR 4517-4518; Phoenix PX503.2; Opera d'Oro OPD 1148 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Myto 3MCD 001 215 (highlights + La forza del destino) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5114 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - March 1994 p.52

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.1 September/October 2000 p.300 (highlights) [GJ]

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Classical Express - September 1995 p.3

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 pp.38-39

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Comments:- Probably recorded on 11 July 1958 and broadcast on 17 July 1958 (see «EJS Discography» by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin p.91)

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer

Enrico - Carlo Cava

Giovanna - Patricia Johnson

Percy - Juan Oncina

Rochefort - Don Garrard

Smeton - Maureen Morelle

Hervey - Lloyd Strauss-Smith

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 458 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc - Hunt CD 554 {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 pp.127-128 [ADC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (13 June 1965, see OPERAFestival Issue 1965 p.21 for a review of the performance on 11 June 1965)

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer

Enrico - Boris Christoff

Giovanna - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Percy - Pietro Bottazzo

Rochefort - Robert Amis El Hage

Smeton - Anna Di Stasio

Hervey - Gino Sinimberghi

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00437

Compact Disc; - On Stage 4719/3 {3CDS}; Gala GL 100 659 (highlights +recording - Lewis +highlights - Rudel) {4CDS} (2006)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.60 [SL]

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Opéra International - No.263 décembre 2001 pp.69-70 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (April 1977; see OPERASeptember 1977 pp.894-895)

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Belisario by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Belisario - Giuseppe Taddei

Antonina - Leyla Gencer

Irene - Mirna Pecile

Alamiro - Umberto Grilli

Eutropio - Bruno Sebastian

Giustiniano - Nicola Zaccaria

Eudora - Rina Pallini

Eusebio - Giovanni Antonini

Ottario - Augusto Veronese

Centurion - Alberto Carusi

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 476 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 37-S {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27051 (+Roberto Devraux - scenes - Gencer) {2CDS};; Verona 27048/27049; Mondo Musica MFOH 10301 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Bella Voce BLV 107232 (highlights + Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali);; {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1258 {2CDS}

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

Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.24

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.318 [JK]

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Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.159 [ETG]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.43 [DA]: July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.113 (highlights) [CHP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.125 gennaio 1999 p.88 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.79 [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.117 enero 1999 p.52 [AV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro La Fenice, Venice (May 1969, see OPERA August 1969 p.719). The date given in the «EJS Discography» p.484 is 9 May 1969 whereas that given on the Mondo Musica CDs is 14 May 1969. According to «Il Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia delle Spettacoli 1938 - 1991» p.237 Belisario was performed on both of these dates.

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Belisario by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Adolfo Camozzo - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Chorus - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Belisario - Renato Bruson

Antonina - Leyla Gencer

Irene - Mirna Pecile

Alamiro - Umberto Grilli

Eutropio - Bruno Sebastian

Giustiniano - Nicola Zaccaria

Eudora - Lina Rossi

Eusebio - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Disc - Hunt CD 586 {2CDS}

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

Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.24

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.24, p.52

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Comments:- Recording of a peformance at Bergamo (October 1970, see OPERA January 1971 p.65)

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Caterina Cornaro by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1972(LI:Naples)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Caterina Cornaro - Leyla Gencer

Gerardo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Andrea Cornaro - Luigi Risani

Lusignano - Renato Bruson

Mocenigo - Plinio Clabassi

Strozzi - Fernandino Jacopucci

Matilde - Eva Ruta

Un Cavaliere del re - Claudio Terni

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 120 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 96-S {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 921.53 (+Lucrezia Borgia - excerpts) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Memories HR 4 448-449 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Caterina Cornaro by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.195; GIUDICI p.221; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.25

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - May 1994 p.48

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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.61

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Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.77

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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.112

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (28 May 1972; see OPERA, August 1972 p.746)

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Caterina Cornaro by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - New Jersey Opera

Chorus - New Jersey Opera

Caterina Cornaro - Leyla Gencer

Gerardo - Giuseppe Campora

Andrea Cornaro - Samuel Ramey

Lusignano - Giuseppe Taddei

Mocenigo - James Morris

Strozzi - John Sandor

Matilde - Maria Di Giglio

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Compact Disc - On Stage 4701 (+Il Pigmalione) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Caterina Cornaro by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.195; GIUDICI p.221; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.25

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.63

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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.25, p.52

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.84 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given by the New Jersey Opera in the Carnegie Hall, New York (15 April 1973). See «Leyla Gencer - romazo vero di una prima donna» by Franca Cella pp.124-125.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Lucia - Leyla Gencer

Edgardo - Giancinto Prandelli

Enrico - Nino Carta

Raimondo - Antonio Massaria

Arturo - Lorenzo Sabatucci

Alisa - Liliana Hussu

Normanno - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2486 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Hunt 577 (highlights) {1CD); Melodram 15003 (highlights) {1CD} Bongiovanni GB 1198/99-2 (+Il trovatore - excerpts - Bellezza - Trieste 1957);; The Opera Lovers LUC 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.98 (highlights) [HF]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.91-92 [BR]

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Comments:- Recording a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (13 December 1957 or 30 November 1967)

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Maffio Orsini - Anna Maria Rota

Don Alfonso - Mario Petri

Jacopo Liveretto - Giuseppe Moretti

Don Apostolo Gazella - Alfredo Colella

Ascanio Petrucci - Salvatore Catania

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Mario Guggia

Gubetta - Augusto Frati

Rustighello - Franco Ricciardi

Astolfo - Emilio Savoldi

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 368 {2LPS} (1966)ª

Compact Disc - Hunt CD 544 {2CDS}; Arkadia HP 544 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (January 1966, see OPERA May 1966 p.392)

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1970(LI - Gencer)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - Gianni Raimondi

Maffio Orsini - Anna Maria Rota

Don Alfonso - Luigi Roni

Jacopo Liveretto - Gianfranco Manganotti

Don Apostolo Gazella - Alfredo Giacomotti

Ascanio Petrucci - Lorenzo Testi

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Walter Gullino

Gubetta - Silvio Maionica

Rustighello - Franco Ricciardi

Astolfo - Dino Mantovani

Un coppiere - Giovanni De Angelis

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Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21035 {2CDS} ; The opera Lovers LUCR 197002 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.24, p.52

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (12 March 1970)

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Adolfo Camozzo - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Chorus - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - Umberto Grilli

Maffio Orsini - Anna Maria Rota

Don Alfonso - Gianfranco Casarini

Jacopo Liveretto - Gianfranco Manganotti

Don Apostolo Gazella - Alfredo Giacomotti

Ascanio Petrucci - Paolo Cesari

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Walter Gullino

Gubetta - Federico Davià

Rustighello - Bruno Sebastian

Astolfo - Dino Mantovani

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 921 53 (highlights +Caterina Cornaro) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Myto 2 MCD 013 246 (+highlights of performance at La Scala) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.25 No.5 May/June 2002 p.130 [GJ]

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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.133 [JC]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.92-93 [MM]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.116 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 pp.92-93 [LB]

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Répertoire - No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bergamo (6 October 1971; see OPERA December 1971 p.1096)

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - José Carreras

Maffio Orsini - Tatiana Troyanos

Don Alfonso - Matteo Manuguerra

Jacopo Liveretto - Dennis Striny

Don Apostolo Gazella - David Cornell

Ascanio Petrucci - William Fleck

Oloferno Vitellozzo - Melvin Brown

Gubetta - Enrico Campi

Rustighello - Piero De Palma

Astolfo - Nicola Zaccaria

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 129 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MLO 270 109 {2CDS}; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1196 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - March 16 1996 p.36

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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.87

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Dallas (November 1974).

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Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Lucrezia Borgia - Leyla Gencer

Gennaro - Alfredo Kraus

Maffio Orsini - Elena Zilio

Don Alfonso - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Jacopo Liveretto - Gianfranco Manganotti

Don Apostolo Gazella - Roberto Nalero

Ascanio Petrucci - Bernardino di Bagno

Rustighello - Oslavio Di Credico

Astolfo - Giorgio Giorgetti

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1096 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 p.119 [GJ]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.82 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Communale di Firenze (February 1979).

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett

Leicester - Franco Tagliavini

Talbot - Agostino Ferrin

Anna - Mafalda Masini

Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti

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Black Disc - G.F.C. 001-003 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt CD 543 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4504-4505 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 725 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035126 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 11 1993 p.44

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.71

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

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.79 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see Opera FestivalIssue 1967 p.100)

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett

Leicester - Juan Oncina

Talbot - Plinio Clabassi

Anna - Vera Magrini

Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1598-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (2 January 1969; see OPERA March 1969 p.252).

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Les Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Adolfo Camozzo - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Chorus - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo

Polyceute - Mario Di Felici

Pauline - Leyla Gencer

Sévère - Renato Bruson

Néarque - Renato Cazzaniga

Félix - Luigi Roni

Callisthènes - Vincenzo Sagona

Grand Prêtre - Ambrogio Riva

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 972 154 {3CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of Les Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International No.219 décembre 1997 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - October 1997 p.43 [CJL]

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.77

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.179 [RP]

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Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.18, p.59 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4

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American Record Guide - September/October Vol.60 No.5 p.120 [DA]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bergamo (22 September 1975, see OPERA, December 1975 p.1157)

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Les Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Polyceute - Ottavio Garaventa

Pauline - Leyla Gencer

Sévère - Renato Bruson

Néarque - Oslavio Di Credico

Félix - Ferruccio Furlanetto

Callisthènes - Francesco Signor

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Black Disc; - Voce 16 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Italian Opera Rarities LO 7716-18 {3CDS}; Mondo Musica MFOH 10061 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1128 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Les Martyrs by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International No.219 décembre 1997 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1994 p.188 [JBS]

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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) S.40

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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.142

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Répertoire - No.71 juillett/aoüt 1994 p.37

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.83 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of performance at La Fenice (see OPERA September 1978 p.904)

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Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Poliuto - Amedeo Zambon

Paolina - Leyla Gencer

Severo - Vincenzo Sardinero

Callistene - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Nearco - José Manzaneda

Felice - Antoni Lluch

A Christian - Masani Yamamoto

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 422 {2CDRS}; Golden Melodram GM 50065 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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

CELLETTI p.246; PENGUIN p.83; GIUDICI p.207 (2) p.347; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.23

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 p.125 [BR]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 p.265 [CHP]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (December 1975; see OPERA June 1976 p.564; «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» p.383). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003. The cast listed above is that given in «Leyla Gencer - romanzo vero di una primadonna» by Franca Cella p.510.

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Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Elisabetta - Leyla Gencer

Duca di Nottingham - Piero Cappuccilli

Sara - Anna Maria Rota

Roberto Devereux - Ruggero Bondino

Lord Cecil - Gabriele De Julis

Sir Gualtiero Raleigh - Silvano Pagliuca

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 307 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Robin Hood Records RHR 503 (+Leyla Gencer in Anna Bolena - excerpts) {3LPS}; foyer FO 1042 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 65 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Hunt CD 545 {2CDS}; Arkadia 545 {2CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1159 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Hardy Classic HCA 6011-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.247; GIUDICI p.204, (2) p.340

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - March 1999 p.84 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.66 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.50 [SS]

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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.78-79 [CC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Carlo, Napoli (2 May 1964). See OPERA, July 1964 p.480

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Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Alceste - Leyla Gencer

Admeto - Mirto Picchi

Evandro - Giuseppe Baratti

Ismene - Fernanda Cadoni

Sommo Pontifice - Attilio D' Orazi

Apollo - Luigi Roni

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 781 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1356 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.102-103 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (March 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.504). Vittorio Gui's own version was used. In this the first two acts follow mainly the Paris version (translated into Italian) and the last act incorporates material from the Vienna version. The cast also included Guido Guarnera, Renza Jotti, Maurizio Piacenti

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Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Alceste - Leyla Gencer

Admeto - Giorgio Lamberti (Casellato-Lamberti)

Evandro - Giampaolo Corradi

Ismene - Josella Ligi

Sommo Pontifice - Attilio D' Orazi

Apollo - Domenico Trimarchi

Herald - Giovanni Antonini

Oracle - Ubaldo Carosi

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Compact Disc - foyer 2-CF 2046 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.70

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Comments:- A recording of a performance at La Scala (27 April 1972) The performance on 20 April 1972 is reviewed in OPERA September 1972 p.814. Vittorio Gui's version wasused. In this the first two acts follow mainly the Paris version (translated into Italian) and the last act incorporates material from the Vienna version.

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There is only one recording of La prova d'un opera seria by Francesco Gnecco on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor John Fisher - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Violante Pescarelli - Patrizia Dordi

Federico - Luigi Alva

Fischietto - Mario Bolognesi

Campanone - Francesco Signor

Poeta - Giancarlo Luccardi

Corilla - Leyla Gencer

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3311

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Malibran, Venice (15 February 1983; see OPERA May 1983 p.543). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Umberto Cattini - 1971(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Santuzza - Leyla Gencer

Turiddu - Giuseppe Zambon

Alfio - Carlo Meliciani

Lola - Giuliana Ricciardi

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette 110 (+Lodoletta) {2LPS}

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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Naples (mentioned in OPERA May 1971 p.437)

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1955(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Werther - Juan Oncina

Charlotte - Leyla Gencer

Sophie - Sandra Ballinari

Albert - Enzo Sordello

Le Bailli - Marcello Cortis

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5279 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2002 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Hardy Classic Video HCV 1007 (PAL)

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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.63 [GH]

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.55 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.1

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.108 [DA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.99 [JS]

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Musica (Milano) - N.107 Anno 22 marzo-aprile 1998 p.81 [ER]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film (23 April 1955). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases» and that issued on the Encore label is (was) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Charlotte - Leyla Gencer

Sophie - Giuliana Tavolaccini

Albert - Mario Borriello

Le Bailli - Vito Susca

Johann - Eno Mocchiutti

Schmidt - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2410-2412 (1980)ª

Compact Disc - Memories HR 4554-55 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 599.2 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro 1234 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1230-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - September 1994 p.52; December 1994 p.53

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.129 [HF]; Vol.18 No.2 November/ December 1994 p.294:Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.198

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.87

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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Verdi

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Medea in Corinto by Giovanni Simone Mayr performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Medea - Leyla Gencer

Creusa - Cecilia Fusco

Giasone - William Johns

Egeo - Gianfranco Pastine

Creonte - Gianfranco Casarini

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 993.211 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Medea in Corinto by Giovanni Simone Mayr are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.414; GIUDICI p.375

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.272 [BR]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.147 [CHP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (See OPERA July 1977 p.688 )

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L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Maderna - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

La Fortuna - Laura Londi

La Virtù - Emma Renzi

Poppea - Grace Bumbry

Nerone - Giuseppe di Stefano

Ottavia - Leyla Gencer

Ottone - Alberto Rinaldi

Seneca - Carlo Cava

Drusilla - Anna Novelli

Nutrice - Maria Maddalena

Arnalta - Gloria Lane

Lucano - Walter Brighi

Pallade - Mirella Fiorentini

Valletto - Maria Casula

Damigella - Maddalena Bonifaccio

Amore - Edith Martelli

Mercurio - Regolo Romani

Liberto - Lorenzo Testi

Littore - Alfredo Giacomotti

Primo soldato - Piero De Palma

Secondo soldato - Mario Carlin

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2666S (1992)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 905.31 {1CD} (1990)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at La Scala (27 January 1967; see OPERA April 1967 pp.291-292). The compact cassette issued by Lyric is included in their «New Listings - June/July 1992».

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Don Giovanni - Mario Petri

Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Heinz Borst

Masetto - Renato Cesari

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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Compact Disc; - Datum 12 321 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1389 {3CDS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4314 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 2005 pp.91-93 (DVD) [MB]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.58 (DVD) [GH]

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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51 (audio)

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.132 (DVD) [MP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.62-63 (DVD) [TP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.231-232 (DVD) [RVL]

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.108 (audio)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film and audio recording of the sound-track.

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer

Don Ottavio - Richard Lewis

Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - David Ward

Masetto - Robert Savoie

Zerlina - Mirella Freni

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00931

Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 31024 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1022 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1163-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1452 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5007 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2007 pp.90-91 [JBS]

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Opera - August 2007 p.1004 [AB]

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Opera News - January 2008 pp.60-61 [RP]

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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.212-213 [RT]; Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.191-192 [RT]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.58 [GH]

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Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.128 [JC]

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International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.79 [PB]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.133-134 [RVL]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 pp.94-95 [TP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]: No.95 septembre 2007 p.77 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.90 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (19 February 1962). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated February 17-23 1962 p.18, p.23. The performances on 9 and 26 February are reviewed in OPERA April 1962 p.271 (see also the front cover and pp.224-225)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Don Giovanni - Renato Capecchi

Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer

Don Ottavio - Richard Holm

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Giovanni Foiani

Masetto - Renato Cesari

Zerlina - Mariella Adani

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3835 (1996)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Salle Garnier, Théâtre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo (17 Februar 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the chronology section of the web-site: http://www.leylagencer.eu (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg

Susanna - Mirella Freni

Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier

Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Johanna Peters

Bartolo - Carlo Cava

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - John Kentish

Antonio - Derick Davies

Barbarina - Maria Zeri

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Compact Disc; - Glyndebourne Label GFOCD 001-62 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2008 p.89 [JBS]

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Opera - June 2008 pp.721-722 [RM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Glyndebourne Theatre 9 June 1962.

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg

Susanna - Liliane Berton

Conte Almaviva - Michel Roux

Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Rosa Laghezza

Bartolo - Michael Langdon

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - John Kentish

Antonio - Derick Davies

Barbarina - Maria Zeri

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 352 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers NOZ 196301 {2CDS} (2008)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6805

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance given by the Glyndebourne company at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London (22 July 1963). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Home Service. See Radio Times Issue Dated July 20-26 1963 p.24. A recording was broadcast by the BBC Music Programme on 14 October 1965. See Radio Times Issue dated October 9-15 1965 p.58. 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» where the date of the performance is given as 28 June 1963 and the place as London. 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 also given here as 28 June 1963.

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Saffo by Giovanni Pacini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Saffo - Leyla Gencer

Dirce - Vittoria Maniachi

Climene - Franca Mattiucci

Faone - Tito Del Bianco

Ippia - Mario Guggia

Alcandro - Louis Quilico

Lisimau - Maurizio Piacente

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 404 {2LPS} (1967)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 10 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt Productions 2 HUNTCD 541 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1450 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol 12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.244 [DJ]; Vol.30 No.1 September/ October 2006 pp.198-199 [BR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (April 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.501)

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Assassinio nella cattedrale by Ildebrando Pizzetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Tommaso Beckett - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Prima Corifea - Leyla Gencer

Seconda Corifea - Gabriella Carturan

Primo Sacerdote - Mario Ortica

Secondo Sacerdote - Dino Dondi

Terzo Sacerdote - Adolfo Cormanni

Un araldo - Aldo Bertocci

Primo Tentatore - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

Secondo Tentatore - Antonio Cassinelli

Terzo Tentatore - Nicola Zaccaria

Quarto Tentatore - Lino Puglisi

Primo Cavaliere - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

Secondo Cavaliere - Enrico Campi

Terzo Cavaliere - Silvio Maionica

Quarto Cavaliere - Marco Stefanoni

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Black Disc - Historical Opera Performances Editions HOPE 242 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1396 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.95 [PO'C]

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Comments:- Recording of the first performance (1 March 1958; see OPERA May 1958 p.308)

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Lo straniero by Ildebrando Pizzetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Lo straniero - Giampaolo Corradi

Scedeur - Domenico Trimarchi

Re Hanoch - Carlo Cava

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4023

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (February 1968). The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1961 in Omega's online catalogue.

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Renato Cioni

Barnaba - Chester Ludgin

Laura - Grace Bumbry

Alvise - Ara Berberian

La Cieca - Maureen Forrester

Zuàne - Allan Monk

Un Cantore - John Beauchamp

Isèpo - David Clements

Un Pilota - Richard Styles

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter EA 201 (San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)ª; The Opera Lovers GIOC 196701 {2CDRS}; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (19 September 1967)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Gianni Raimondi

Barnaba - Piero Cappuccilli

Laura - Franca Mattiucci

Alvise - Agostino Ferrin

La Cieca - Anna Di Stasio

Zuàne - Guido Malfatti

Un Cantore - Luciano Prati

Isèpo - Glauco Scarlini

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) {3CDRS}

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (25 January 1970). The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). It is stated here «Good in-house recording except for the tape hiss».

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Umberto Grilli

Barnaba - Mario Zanasi

Laura - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Alvise - Ruggero Raimondi

La Cieca - Mirna Pecile

Zuàne - Paolo Badoer

Un Cantore - Giovanni Antonini

Isèpo - Guido Fabbris

Un Pilota - Uberto Scaglione

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10081 {3CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.277 [HF]

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Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.57 [IW]

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Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.56 [SS]

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

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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.319 [MM]

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Répertoire - No.112 avril 1998 p.58 [PT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.30 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (7 January 1971; see OPERA May 1971 p.445)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Gianni Raimondi

Barnaba - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Laura - Franca Mattiucci

Alvise - Ruggero Raimondi

La Cieca - Anna Di Stasio

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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 37092 {3CDS} live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (+Medea - Franci - highlights) {3CDS}

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.78

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (see Opera June 1971 p.542)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Macerata Opera Festival

Chorus - Macerata Opera Festival - Pueri Cantores di Macerata

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Alvise - Carlo Cava

La Cieca - Fedora Barbieri

Zuàne - Giuseppe Morresi

Isèpo - Athos Cesarini

Un Pilota - Elvio Marinangeli

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 2998 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Sferistero, Macerata (July 1972). The CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «AUGUST 2007 ALERT». The cast listed above is that given in the chronolgy section of the website «www.leylagencer.eu» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Le Marquis de la Force - Scipio Colombo

Blanche de la Force - Virginia Zeani

Le Chevalier de la Force - Nicola Filacuridi

Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Gianna Pederzini

Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Leyla Gencer

Mère Marie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Mère Jeanne - Vittoria Palombini

Soeur Constance - Eugenia Ratti

Soeur Matilde - Fiorenza Cossotto

L'Aumonier - Alvino Misciano

Le Geôlier - Antonio Pirino

Premier Commissaire - Arturo La Porta

Deuxième Commissaire - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Thierry - Armando Manelli

M.Javelinot - Carlo Gasperini

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR-144-3 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03558

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66 366 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.57 [KC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.92 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (26 January 1957; see OPERA March 1957 p.171, June 1957 pp.374-375)

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The Fiery Angel by Sergei Prokofieff performed in Italian

Conductor István Kertész - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Ruprecht - Rolando Panerai

Renata - Leyla Gencer

Landlady - Stefania Malagù

Fortune Teller - Anna Maria Canali

Jakob Glock - Raimondo Botteghelli

Agrippa von Nettesheim - Florindo Andreolli

Mephistopheles - Mario Carlin

Faust - Mario Borriello

Mother Superior - Gabriella Carturan

Inquisitor - Enrico Campi

Mathias - Antonio Boyer

Innkeeper - Arturo La Porta

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 61 {2LPS}

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Recordings of The Fiery Angel by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.580; Opera on CD (1) p.134 (2) p.148 (3) p.167; PENGUIN p.291; GIUDICI p.573 (2) p.956; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.109; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Spoleto Festival (See OPERA September 1959 p.577 )

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Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Suor Angelica - Leyla Gencer

La Zia Principessa - Neda Monte

La Badessa - Maja Sunara

La Zelatrice - Jole de Maria

La Maestra delle novizie - Vera Magrini

Suor Genovieffa - N