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Wozzeck - Tito Gobbi

Tambourmajor - Mirto Picchi

Andres - Petre Munteanu

Hauptmann - Hugues Cuénod

Doktor - Italo Tajo

1.Handwerkbursch - Carlo Badioli

2.Handwerkbursch - Dmitri Lopatto

Narr - Luciano della Pergola

Marie - Dorothy Dow

Margaret - Maria Teresa Mandalari

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 816 (& 581) {2CDRS} ; Mitridate «Ponto» POCD 1053 (+excerpts cond. Boult +excerpts cond. Böhm) {2CDS} (2007)ª; Myto 2MCD 071 H122 (+violin concerto) {2CDS} (2007)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disc #6» {1xCD-ROM} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Wozzeck by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.365; CELLETTI p.78; MARINELLI p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.132 (2) p.145 (3) p.163; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.36 p.138; Supplément mai 1998; No.215; MET p.33; MET(VIDEO) p.12; PENGUIN p.16; GIUDICI p.44 (2) p.79; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.64; BBC Music Magazine February 2000 p.49; Gramophone November (published September) 2003 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.27 [JTH]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.263-264 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.89 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 2 January 1955. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1946(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Adina - Nelly Corradi

Nemorino - Gino Sinimberghi

Dulcamara - Italo Tajo

Belcore - Tito Gobbi

Giannetta - Loretta Di Lelio

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DVD (Video) - Bel Canto Society BCSDVD 0684

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS #684 (PAL & NTSC)

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.110 [AB]

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Diapason - No.542 décembre 2006 p.115 [MP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.76 [JMP]

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Comments:- A video recording of a film. See advertisment insert in OPERA NEWS, December 14 1996

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Adina - Margherita Carosio

Nemorino - Nicola Monti

Dulcamara - Melchiorre Luise

Belcore - Tito Gobbi

Giannetta - Loretta Di Lelio

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Black Disc; - La Voce del Padrone QALP 10014-10015 {2LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1067-1068 {2LPS} (UK & USA) (1953)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 292-293 {2LPS} (1954)ª; World Record Club OC 226-227 {2LPS} (1969)ª; RCA Victor LM 6024 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 2150 (+Cherry duet - Carosio - Zampighi) {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1953 p.151; June 1969 p.83; January 2000 p.102 [JBS]

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Opera - November 1953 pp.688-689 [HDR]; June 1969 p.518 [AB]

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Opera News - June 2000 pp.65-66 [IS]

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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.64 [MB]

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Opéra International - No.246 mai 2000 pp.72-73 [SS]

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International Record Review - March 2000 p.129 [CC]

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American Record Guide - August 1954 Vol.20 No.12 p.392 [PHR]: April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251: Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.169 [DA]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 No.61 [JH]

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The New Records (Philadelphia) - September 1954 p.13 [W]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 p.101 [TP]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.67 septembre-octobre 1954 p.569 [JB]

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Coppola - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Adina - Elena Todeschi

Nemorino - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Dulcamara - Salvatore Baccaloni

Belcore - Tito Gobbi

Giannetta - Alexandra Tagan

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00922

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1595

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (11 March 1964). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Enrico - Tito Gobbi

Raimondo - Raffaele Ariè

Arturo - Valiano Natali

Alisa - Anna Maria Canali

Normanno - Gino Sarri

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

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

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Gramophone Record Review - May 1954 p.323

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

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

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

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Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.68 [PT]

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

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

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

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

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Fedora by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Renata Tebaldi

Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe di Stefano

De Siriex - Tito Gobbi

Lorek - Kay Charles Graves

Nicola - Robert Smith

La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Jeanette Scovotti

Boroff - Bernard Izzo

Gretch - Franco Ventriglia

Il Barone Rouvel - Robert Schmorr

Cirillo - Chester Watson

Dmitri - Susan Winchester

Desiré - Mariano Caruso

Il piccolo Savoiardo - Kay Griffel

Sergio - Jeffrey Wolfe

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1174-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1151

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Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (25 November 1960). According to mr. tape's catalogue the sound on the tape issued by him is «very poor». The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004».

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Fedora by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo

Chorus - L'Opera de Monte Carlo

La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero

Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Mario Del Monaco

De Siriex - Tito Gobbi

Lorek - Leonardo Monreale

Nicola - Leonardo Monreale

La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Lucia Cappellino

Boroff - Virgilio Carbonari

Gretch - Silvio Maionica

Il Barone Rouvel - Piero De Palma

Cirillo - Peter Binder

Dmitri - Kiri Te Kanawa

Desiré - Ricardo Cassinelli

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 435-436 {2LPS} (1970)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 433 033-2 (+Francesca da Rimini - excerpts) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca 475 762-2 (+Francesca da Rimini - excerpts) {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1970 p.1473; July 1970 p.148; March 1992 p.110

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International Record Review - June 2006 pp.27-28 [JTH]

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1946(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Canio - Galliano Masini

Nedda - Onelia Fineschi

Tonio - Tito Gobbi

Beppe - Gino Sinimberghi

Silvio - Tito Gobbi

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Black Disc - MDP 006

Compact Disc; - TIMA Club - CLAMA CD-29/1-3 (la voce e l'arte di GALLIANO MASINI) Gala GL 100.342 {1CD} (2002)ª

DVD (Video) - Bel Canto Society BCSCD 0657 (+Guglielmo Tell - excerpts - Gobbi)

VHS Video Cassette - *Historic Opera Performances SL 1058 (PAL); Bel Canto Society #657 (NTSC & PAL)

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1997 p.116 (video)

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Opera - February 1997 p.159 (video)

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Orpheus - März 2002 S.56-S.57 (audio) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1987 p.149 [DM]

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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.133 (audio) [MP]; No.537 juin 2006 p.129 (DVD) [MP]

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Classic CD - November 1996 p.113 (video)

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99 (video)

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ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.IX No.2-3 p.255 (audio) [HF]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.112 ottobre 1997 p.88 (audio) [GL]

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Comments:- A recording of a film (or its soundtrack). The roles of Canio, Nedda, and Beppe are acted in the film by Afro Poli, Gina Lollobrigida, and Filippo Morucci respectively

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1946(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Canio - Galliano Masini

Nedda - Onelia Fineschi

Tonio - Tito Gobbi

Beppe - Gino Sinimberghi

Silvio - Tito Gobbi

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Black Disc - MDP 006

Compact Disc; - TIMA Club - CLAMA CD-29/1-3 (la voce e l'arte di GALLIANO MASINI) Gala GL 100.342 {1CD} (2002)ª

DVD (Video) - Bel Canto Society BCSCD 0657 (+Guglielmo Tell - excerpts - Gobbi)

VHS Video Cassette - *Historic Opera Performances SL 1058 (PAL); Bel Canto Society #657 (NTSC & PAL)

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1997 p.116 (video)

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Opera - February 1997 p.159 (video)

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Orpheus - März 2002 S.56-S.57 (audio) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1987 p.149 [DM]

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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.133 (audio) [MP]; No.537 juin 2006 p.129 (DVD) [MP]

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Classic CD - November 1996 p.113 (video)

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99 (video)

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ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.IX No.2-3 p.255 (audio) [HF]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.112 ottobre 1997 p.88 (audio) [GL]

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Comments:- A recording of a film (or its soundtrack). The roles of Canio, Nedda, and Beppe are acted in the film by Afro Poli, Gina Lollobrigida, and Filippo Morucci respectively

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1954(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Canio - Franco Corelli

Nedda - Mafalda Micheluzzi

Tonio - Tito Gobbi

Beppe - Mario Carlin

Silvio - Lino Puglisi

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Black Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 4 (+another performance -; De Fabritiis - San Francisco) {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 413 (+Cavalleria Rusticana - Gavazzeni) {3LPS} (1984)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 1001 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 515-1 {1CD}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1286 {1CD} (2001)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0165 {1CD} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 012 {1CD} (2004)ª; Hardy Classic HCD 4016 {1CD} (2004)ª

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4016 (+Franco Corelli recital) (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - *Legato Classics LCV 006 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society #665 (NTSC & PAL)

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2005 p.85 (audio) [PO'C]

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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.62 (audio) [IW]

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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1984 No.72 p.61 (audio) [SS]

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Diapason - No.522 février 2005 p.13 [MP]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.264 (DVD) [RVL]: March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.242 (audio) [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.82 (audio) [JS]: No.78 marzo 2005 p.83 (DVD) [PMH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.190 gennaio 2005 p.92 [GL]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film (broadcast 26 September 1954) and audio recording of its soundtrack. See «Opera Fanatic Catalogue» No.35 p.18

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Canio - Giuseppe di Stefano

Nedda - Maria Callas

Tonio - Tito Gobbi

Beppe - Nicola Monti

Silvio - Rolando Panerai

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CXS 1211 + 33CX 1212 {2LPS-3xsides} (1955)ª; EMI SLS 819 (ASD 2827 - ASD 2829) {3LPS} (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1974)ª; EMI EX 291269-3 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3527 {2LPS-3xsides) (1955)ª; Angel 3528 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS};; Balkanton BAO 10337-10339 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 291269-3 (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47981-8 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3CDS} (1987)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CDS 5 56287-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1997)ª; Angel CDCC-47981; EMI CDCB 56287 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1997)ª; EMI TOCE 8557 {1CD} (Japan) (1994)ª; EMI Classics 5 86830-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Regis Records RRC 1235 {1CD} (2005)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111024 {1CD} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1955 p.146 [PHW]; February 1974 p.1605 [RO]; October 1987 p.618 [AB]; October 2005 p.101 [JBS]

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Opera - November 1955 p.718

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 pp.90-92 [CC]

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American Record Guide - May 1955 Vol.21 No.9 p.289 [JN]: July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.210-211 [RVL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.54 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1955 p.12

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.79 (2) p.81 (4) p.77

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.296

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Gramophone Record Review - September 1955 p.628 [NC]

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International Record Review - April 2006 pp.32-32 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 pp.87-88 [MC]: No.90 mayo 2006 p.81 [JV]

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Canio - Franco Corelli

Nedda - Lucine Amara

Tonio - Tito Gobbi

Beppe - Mario Spina

Silvio - Mario Zanasi

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Black Disc - Columbia 33CX 1752/1753 (+choruses); Columbia SAX 2399/2400 (+choruses); Angel 3618 B/L (+choruses) {2LPS}; Angel S 3618 B/L (+choruses) {2LPS}

Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 63967-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1961 p.166

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Opera - November 1961 p.722

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1961 Vol.11 No.5 p.55 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - June 1961 Vol.27 No.10 p.798 [CJL]

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There is only one recording of L' Oracolo by Franco Leoni on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1975(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - John Aldis Choir

Uin-Sci - Richard Van Allan

Cim-Fen - Tito Gobbi

Hu-Tsin - Clifford Grant

Uin-San-Lui - Ryland Davies

Ah-Joe - Joan Sutherland

Hua-Qui - Huguette Tourangeau

L'indovino - Ian Caley

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Black Disc; - Decca D34D2 {2LPS} (1977)ª;; London OAS 12107 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Decca K34K22; *London OSA5-12107

Compact Disc; - Decca 444 396-2 {1CD} (1996)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 514617 {1CD} (1997)ª; Decca 475 6531 (+Suor Angelica + Vissi d'arte) {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of L' Oracolo by Franco Leoni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.371

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1977 p.212 [AB]; September 1997 p.508 (mention) [IM], p.529 [SIR]; October 1977 p.504 [JBS]; March 1997 p.93

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Fanfare - November 1977 Vol.1 No.2 p.32 [KH]; Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.253 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.57

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Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.56

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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.123 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.212

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 - ottobre 1996 p.78

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.79 octubre 1996 p.54

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.87 [JV]

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Santuzza - Elena Souliotis

Turiddu - Mario Del Monaco

Alfio - Tito Gobbi

Lola - Stefania Malagù

Lucia - Anna Di Stasio

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 343-344 (+Souliotis recital) {2LPS} (1967)ª; Decca SET 343-344 (+Souliotis recital) {2LPS} (1967)ª; London A-4266 (+Souliotis recital) {2LPS} (1967)ª; London OSA-1266 (+Souliotis recital) {2LPS} (1967)ª; *Jugoton LPSU-DC-334-5

Compact Disc; - *Collectors Series IMPX 9018 {1CD}; Double Decca 452 179-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 476 7216 {1CD} (2005)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1967 p.225 [PHW]; January 1968 p.366 [DST]; Special Awards Issue 1998 p.115 [JBS]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]; October 2005 p.101 [JBS]

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Opera - December 1967 p.994 [AB]

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Opera News - September 23 1967 p.30

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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [GH]

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Comments:- According to Jacopo Serafini this recording was made on 14-17, 19-21 September 1966 («È colpa amore? - Infelicita e prodigi di Elena Souliotis» by Jacopo Serafini p.276).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Giovanni - Tito Gobbi

Donna Anna - Ljuba Welitsch

Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota

Donna Elvira - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Leoporello - Erich Kunz

Il Commendatore - Josef Greindl

Masetto - Alfred Poell

Zerlina - Irmgard Seefried

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 419 {3LPS} (1968)ª; Olympic 9109-4; Melodram MEL 713 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Discocorp 407 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 34001; EMI CHS 5 66567-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0013-3 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «Historical Performances» 78073 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1298 {3CDS} (2001)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 - January 1998 p.95 [AB]

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Opera - June 1998 p.664 [AB]

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Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.105 [ST]

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

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.4 p.138

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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.89 [MP]

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Classic CD - January 1998 p.66 [MT]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 pp.237-238 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.85 [XP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII N.117 marzo 1998 p.90 [GA]: Anno XV N.150 aprile 2001 pp.99-100 [MG]

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Répertoire - No.114 juin 1998 p.47 [JMB]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.223 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.90 [CFD]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1950). According toHunt part of the Olympic version derives from a 1953 performance (John Hunt «The Furtwängler Sound» 5th Edition, 1996, p.72); The recording on EJS 419 is probably from a different performance (See «EJS Discography» p.398, «More EJS» pp.604-605). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 and the Discocorp LPs are (were?) listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Don Giovanni - Tito Gobbi

Donna Anna - Claire Watson

Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Paolo Washington

Masetto - Peter Van Ginkel

Zerlina - Judith Raskin

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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia; «WWW Site on a Disc #7» {1xCD-ROM} (2006)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 at the Chicago Lyric Opera (6 December 1969; see OPERA February 1970 pp.126-127).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Figaro - Geraint Evans

Susanna - Mirella Freni

Conte Almaviva - Tito Gobbi

Contessa Almaviva - Ilva Ligabue

Cherubino - Teresa Berganza

Marcellina - Monica Sinclair

Bartolo - Michael Langdon

Basilio - Kenneth MacDonald

Curzio - Robert Bowman

Antonio - David Kelly

Barbarina - Jenifer Eddy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1040

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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 performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 11 June 1963. This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated June 8-14 1963 p.31. The performance on 5 June 1963 is reviewed in OPERA July 1963 pp.491-496, p.506. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Rodolfo - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Schaunard - Saturno Meletti

Marcello - Tito Gobbi

Colline - Giulio Neri

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Elda Ribetti

Benoit - Carlo Badioli

Alcindoro - Carlo Badioli

Parpignol - Gianni Avolanti

Sergente dei doganieri - Silvio Santarelli

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 358 {2LPS} (1966)ª; CLS AMDRL 22811 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Pro Musica «Legends» XLNC 112 (1982)ª; Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1016; House of Opera ALD 1016

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 743 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 829 {2CDS}; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6437/8 {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.61 [IW]; Juli+August 2005 S.60 [IW]

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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.96 [PN]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.105 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (10 January 1951). According to the «EJS Discography» (p.330) the conductor is Tulio Serafin. The «Legends» cassettes were issued (incorrectly) as being a recording of a performance at La Scala and those issued by Lyric as being of a recording in Rome (1950)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1961(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Rodolfo - Gianni Poggi

Schaunard - Giorgio Giorgetti

Marcello - Tito Gobbi

Colline - Giuseppe Modesti

Mimi - Renata Scotto

Musetta - Jolanda Meneguzzer

Benoit - Virgilio Carbonari

Alcindoro - Virgilio Carbonari

Parpignol - Enzo Guagni

Sergente dei doganieri - Mario Frosini

Un doganiere - Augusto Frati

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18764-18765 {2LPS} (1962)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138764-138765 {2LPS} (1962)ª; DG «Privilege» 2705 038 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - DG 435 715-2 {2CDS}; DG «Double» 449 387-2 {2CDS}; DG 477 561-8 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1962 p.303; November 1987 p.; February 1993 p.75 [JBS] February 2006 p.91 [AB]

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Opera - March 1963 p.193 [HDR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1962 Vol.12 No.4 p.76 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.735 [CJL]

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Répertoire - No.89 mars 1996 p.52

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi

Nick - Franco Ricciardi

Ashby - Ugo Novelli

Jake Wallace - Nicola Zaccaria

Billy Jackrabbit - Rando Coda

José Castro - Vittorio Tatozzi

Wowkle - Maria Amadini

Sonora - Enzo Sordello

Trin - Athos Cesarini

Sid - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Bello - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Harry - Gino Del Signore

Joe - Angelo Mercuriali

Happy - Carlo Forti

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

Un postiglione - Erminio Benatti

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 278-3 (1979)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 28

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1016

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 506-2 {2CDS} ;; Legato Classics LCD 227-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 156-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1318 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Andrea Chenier +Il trovatore +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD 041 290 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 061 H119 (+La forza del destino - highlights - Corelli - Guelfi); {2CDS} (2006)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5044 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7036 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.177-178 [GJ]; Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.179-180 [JM]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.169 [JM]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.55-S.56 [GH]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.293 [JO]

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

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.85 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (4 April 1956; see OPERA June 1956 p.365). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco

Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi

Nick - Franco Ricciardi

Ashby - Ugo Novelli

Jake Wallace - Nicola Zaccaria

Billy Jackrabbit - Franco Iglesias

José Castro - Vittorio Tatozzi

Wowkle - Fiorenza Cossotto

Sonora - Dino Mantovani

Trin - Athos Cesarini

Sid - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Bello - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Harry - Giuseppe Zampieri

Joe - Angelo Mercuriali

Happy - Carlo Forti

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

Un postiglione - Erminio Benatti

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1015

Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAN 195701 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- This appears to be a recording of the performance at La Scala on 21 March 1957. The year given in Charles Handelman's catalog is 1958, but this opera was not performed at La Scala in the 1957-58 season. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given correctly.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Sándor Kónya

Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi

Nick - Howard Fried

Ashby - Lorenzo Alvary

Jake Wallace - James Standard

Billy Jackrabbit - Richard Wentworth

José Castro - Robert Anderson

Wowkle - Katherine Hilgenberg

Sonora - Ned Romero

Trin - Raymond Manton

Sid - Colin Harvey

Bello - Donald Drain

Harry - Gilbert Russell

Joe - Orva Hoskinson

Happy - Andrew (András) Foldi

Jim Larkens - Winther Andersen

Un postiglione - Thomas Caperello

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAN 196001 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (1 October 1960). The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Gianni Schicchi - Tito Gobbi

Lauretta - Victoria de los Ángeles

Zita - Anna Maria Canali

Rinuccio - Carlo Del Monte

Gherardo - Adelio Zagonora

Nella - Lydia Marimpietri

Gherardino - Claudio Cornoldi

Betto di Signa - Saturno Meletti

Simone - Paolo Montarsolo

Marco - Fernando Valentini

Ciesca - Giuliana Raymondi

Spinelloccio - Alfredo Mariotti

Pinellino - Virgilio Stocco

Guccio - Paolo Caroli

Amantio di Nicolao - Alfredo Mariotti

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1726 {1LP} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 295 {1LP} (1959)ª; HMV SLS 5066 {3LPS} (Trittico); Capitol GAR 7179 (1LP) (1959)ª;; Capitol SGAR 7179 {1LP} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CD 7 64165-2 {1CD}; HMV Classics 5 73474-2 {1CD} (1999)ª; EMI Classics 5 62777-2 (+Tito Gobbi - recital) {1CD} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.134 [PHW]; October 1959 p.159 [HCS]; December 1959 p.301 [PHW]; January 1960 p.342 [DST]; October 1976 p.650 [AB]; June 1993 pp.102-103 [MEO]

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Opera - December 1959 p.812

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Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.105 [PK]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1959 p.12

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.98 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - December 1959 Vol.26 No.4 p.268 [PLM]

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Records and Recordings - September 1959 p.14 [FGB]: December 1959 p.18 [FGB]

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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.94

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Massimo Pradella - 1963(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Gianni Schicchi - Tito Gobbi

Lauretta - Cecilia Fusco

Zita - Jolanda Gardino

Rinuccio - Renzo Casellato

Gherardo - Mario Carlin

Nella - Liliana Rossi (Perino)

Gherardino - Carlo Ambrosoni

Betto di Signa - Angelo Nosotti

Simone - Paolo Montarsolo

Marco - Mario Basiola jnr.

Ciesca - Luisella Ciaffi Ricagno

Spinelloccio - Giorgio Onesti

Pinellino - Christiano Dalamangas

Guccio - Enzo Viaro

Amantio di Nicolao - Carlo Badioli

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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1293 {1CD} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 19 September 1963.

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1976?(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Gianni Schicchi - Tito Gobbi

Lauretta - Ileana Cotrubas

Zita - Anna Di Stasio

Rinuccio - Plácido Domingo

Gherardo - Florindo Andreolli

Nella - Scilly Fortunato

Gherardino - Alvaro Domingo

Betto di Signa - Alfredo Mariotti

Simone - Giancarlo Luccardi

Marco - Carlo Del Bosco

Ciesca - Stefania Malagù

Spinelloccio - Leo Pudis

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Black Disc - CBS «Masterworks» 76563 {1LP} (UK); CBS «Masterworks» 79312 (Trittico) {3LPS) (UK); Columbia M 34534 {1LP} (USA)

Compact Disc - *CBS M3K 79312 (Trittico); CBS M3K 35912 (Trittico)

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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1977 p.1729 [EG]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; August 1978 p.375 [EG]; November 1988 p.861 [EG]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.3 January 1978 p.40 [KH]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles

Pinkerton - Giuseppe di Stefano

Sharpless - Tito Gobbi

Suzuki - Anna Maria Canali

Kate Pinkerton - Maria Huder

Goro - Renato Ercolani

Il principe Yamadori - Arturo La Porta

Lo zio Bonzo - Bruno Sbalchiero

Il commissario imperiale - Arturo La Porta

L'ufficiale del Registro - Arturo La Porta

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1215-1217 {3LPS} (1955)ª; World Record Club OC 161-163 {3LPS}; RCA Victor LM 6121 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Capitol-EMI GCR 7137 {3LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49575-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª;; Testament SBT 2168 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Regis Records RRC 2070 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111291-92 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1955 p.455 [AR]; November 1955 pp.214-215 (mention) [HCS]; October 1988 p.673 [JBS]; December 1998 p.111 [AB]

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Opera - April 1955 p.259; April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

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Opera News - June 1999 p.65 [PG]

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Orpheus - August + September 1999 S.79 [BH]

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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1999 No.237 p.77 [SS]

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.259 [JC]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.61 [JH]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.56 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.23 [PHR]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.310 [RVL]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]

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International Record Review - April 2006 pp.32-32 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.49 [PD]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.95 [MC]

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Michele - Tito Gobbi

Luigi - Giancinto Prandelli

Il Tinca - Piero De Palma

Il Talpa - Plinio Clabassi

Giorgetta - Margaret Mas

La Frugola - Miriam Pirazzini

Venditore di canzonette - Renato Ercolani

Due amanti - Piero De Palma

- Silvia Bertona

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Black Disc - *HMV ALP 1355 {1LP}; HMV SLS 5066 {3LPS} (Trittico); RCA Victor LM 2057 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 7 64165-2 (Trittico) {3CDS} (1992)ª; Regis Records RRC 1263 (+Welitsch +Olivero +Sayão - arias) {2CDS} (2007)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111307 (+Tito Gobbi recital) {1CD} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1956 p.471; October 1976 p.650 [AB]; June 1993 p.102 [MEO]

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Opera - July 1956 p.442

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.68 [MDS]

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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.87 [PMR]

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Gramophone Record Review - May 1956 p.429

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International Record Review - November 2007 p.33 [JTH]

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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.94

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor John Pritchard - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Michele - Tito Gobbi

Luigi - Charles Craig

Il Tinca - John Lanigan

Il Talpa - Eric Garrett

Giorgetta - Marie Collier

La Frugola - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Venditore di canzonette - John Dobson

Due amanti - Margaret Smith

- Handel Owen

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03742

Compact Disc - Live Opera Heaven CAS 321 {1CDR}; Omega Opera Archive 1970

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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (23 April 1965; see OPERA June 1965 pp.450-454). This was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated April 15 1965 p.62).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Melchiorre Luise

Cesare Angelotti - Franco Calabrese

Spoletta - Angelo Mercuriali

Sciarrone - Dario Caselli

Un pastore - Alvaro Cordova

Un carceriere - Dario Caselli

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1094-1095 {2LPS} (1954)ª; EMI SLS 825 (ASD 2797-2798) (electronically reprocessed to give a stereo effect) {2LPS} (1975)ª; EMI EX 290039-3 {2LPS}; Angel 3508B {2LPS} (1954)ª; Columbia FCX 253-254 {2LPS} (France) (1954)ª; Hungaroton SLPXL 12243-12244 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - HMV TC SLS 825; Angel 4AV-34047

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47175-8 {2CDS} (1985)ª; EMI 5 56304-2 {2CDS}; Angel CDCB-47174 {2CDS}; EMI CDRM 491 788-2 (CD ROM) ; *EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67756-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; EMI Classics «Historical» 585 644-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110256-57 {2CDS} (2004)ª

Open Reel Tape - Columbia CAT 266-267; Columbia TA-33CX 1893 (3óips - Highlights)

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1953 pp.244-245 [AR]; April 1954 p.419 [DST]; October 1955 p.192; June 1964 p.5 (tape highlights); March 1973 p.1729 [AB]; June 1973 p.30 [SIR]; December 1975 p.1121 [MEO]; September 1985 p.400 [EG]; July 2002 p.79 [AFC]

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Opera - March 1954 pp.174-175 [HDR]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]; February 2004 p.150 [AB]

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HiFi News & Record Review - July 2002 p.72 [CB]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.187-188 [HF]; Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.77-80 [MM]; Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.178-179 [GJ]

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

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.175

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Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.84

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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.151 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January-February 1954 Vol.3 No.6 p.61 [JH]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.69 (2) p.71 (4) p.68

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.405

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.718 [GE]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.57: No.160 septembre 2002 pp.77-78 [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.92 [FSR]: No.69 abril 2004 p.86 [BD]: No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.85 [MCP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.115 - gennaio 1998 p.101 (CD-ROM) [EE]

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Comments:- This recording was reissued on LP by Testament with the records bearing the original Columbia numbers 33CX 1094/95 (February 2001)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Howell Glynne

Cesare Angelotti - Michael Langdon

Spoletta - David Tree

Sciarrone - Ronald Lewis

Un pastore - Noreen Berry

Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1712 (1989)ª

Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 157-2 (+excerpts) {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 753-2 {2CDRS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 029/30-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66333 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0152 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.59 [IW]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.99 [CHP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1955). The performance on 28 June 1955 is reviewed in OPERA August 1955 p.533. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989».

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1958(Act 2;LE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Albert Lance

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Spoletta - Louis Rialland

Sciarrone - Jean-Pierre Hurteau

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Compact Disc - Rodolphe 32495

Laser Disc - Pioneer PA 92 432 (NTSC); EMI LDB 9 91258-1 (PAL) *TOEMI L148-1032 (Japanese NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 30 (Japanese NTSC)

VHS Video Cassette - EMI MVD 9 91258-3 (PAL)

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 1995 p.59

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.147 (2) p.149 (4) p.145

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Comments:- Recorded at a Gala Performance in the Palais Garnier (19 December 1958)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Spanish

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1959(LI)-Milan

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Virgilio Carbonari

Cesare Angelotti - Nicola Zaccaria

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Giuseppe Morresi

Un pastore - Antonio Negri

Un carceriere - Franco Piva

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Black Disc - CLS AMDRL 22818 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1010; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02004

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1162 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - August 1980 S.585 [ES2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (December 1959). Tosca was performed with this cast at La Scala 0n 9, 12, 16, 19 December 1959. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000, where the date is given as 9 December 1959.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1962(LE)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Flaviano Labò

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1007 (+complete recording cond. Conlon 1979 +highlights cond. Behr 1975) {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2002 S.56 [IW]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a perfromance at Verona.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin

Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Giorgio Tadeo

Cesare Angelotti - Renato Cesari

Spoletta - Robert Schmorr

Sciarrone - Bernard Izzo

Un pastore - Elizabeth Fischer

Un carceriere - Kay Charles Graves

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1216

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (27 November 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Renato Cioni

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett

Cesare Angelotti - Victor Godfrey

Spoletta - Robert Bowman

Sciarrone - Dennis Wicks

Un pastore - David Sellar

Un carceriere - Edgar Boniface

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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL 443 {2LPS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 5 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02874

Compact Disc; - IMC 203003; Arkadia HP 463.2; Golden Melodram GM 2.0011; Opera d'Oro OPD 1142 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5002 (+La boheme +Turandot +Madama Butterfly {8CDS} (2002)ª; *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; DiVa 1119/1120 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI Classics 562 675-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.90 [AB]

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

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

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Orpheus - April 1998 p.62 [GH]

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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1984 No.72 p.54 [SS]; No.285 décembre 2003 pp.66-67 [SS]

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

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American Record Guide - May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.234 [RVL]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.81

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.92 [MH]: No.66 diciembre 2003 pp.86-87 [BD]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (24 January 1964, see OPERA March 1964 p.202). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated January 18-24 1964 p.49).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1964(LI;22/3/1964 - Tebaldi)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Justino Díaz

Spoletta - Mariano Caruso

Sciarrone - William Walker

Un pastore - Stuart Fischer

Un carceriere - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1165

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is described as «Clear but distant in-house recording».

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1964(SE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Renato Cioni

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Spoletta - Robert Bowman

Sciarrone - Dennis Wicks

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Laser Disc; - EMI LDB 77789-1(NTSC); EMI LDB4 91283-1(PAL) (1995)ª

DVD (Video) - EMI DVA 4 92851 9 (+Callas recital) (2002)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - EMI MVD4 91283-3(PAL) (1995)ª

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1995 p.110 [AB]; October 2002 p.103 [JBS]

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Opera News - July 1995 p.59

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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.63

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Diapason - No.413 mars 1995 p.72; No.495 septembre 2002 p.137 [MP]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.184 janvier 1995 p.110

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BBC Music Magazine - October 2002 p.102 [CC]

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International Record Review - November 2002 pp.78-79 [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.161 octobre 2002 p.40 [TP]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2003 No.162 p.65 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of Act 2 at Covent Garden (9 February 1964). According to the review in INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW this «was specially recorded on a Sunday evening at the end of a run of performances in the house.»

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Giorgio Tadeo

Cesare Angelotti - Leonardo Monreale

Spoletta - Renato Ercolani

Sciarrone - Ugo Trama

Un pastore - David Sellar

Un carceriere - Leonardo Monreale

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 149-150 {2LPS} (1965)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 149-150 {2LPS} (1965)ª; HMV SLS 917 (SAN 149-150) {2LPS};; Angel 3655 B/L {2LPS} (1965)ª;; Angel S 3655 B/L {2LPS} (1965)ª; Angel AA 9100-9101 {2LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69974-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª;; EMI CMS 5 66444-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 524973H {2CDS} (1999 (USA))ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y2S 3655 (3óips 4-track) (1965)ª

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1965 p.69 [PHW]; October 1965 p.191 [DST]; August 1989 p. [AB]

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Opera - September 1965 p.670 [ET]

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

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.175

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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.106 [CC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [CM]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.187 (2) p.192 (3) p.188

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American Record Guide - April 1965 Vol.31 No.8 pp.688-690, p.745 [JM2]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1104-1105 (open reel tape) [RJ]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1965 Vol.15 No.5 p.74, p.76 [CLO]: July 1965 Vol.15 No.7 p.84 [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.68 [PT]

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

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Renato Cioni

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Cesare Angelotti - Jean-Pierre Hurteau

Spoletta - Louis Rialland

Sciarrone - Roger Soyer

Un pastore - Jeannine Collard

Un carceriere - Georges Daum

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 480 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 26033 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

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