(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 BARBER SAMUEL - VANESSA-L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo - Foster Lawrence 2001(LI)*
2 BARBER SAMUEL - VANESSA-Washington Opera - Joel Emmanuel 2002(LI)*
3 BERNSTEIN LEONARD - WEST SIDE STORY-Broadway Orchestra - Bernstein Leonard 1984(STU)*
4 BIZET GEORGES - CARMEN-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1973(LI)*
5 BIZET GEORGES - CARMEN-London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra) - Solti Georg 1975(STU)*
6 GAY JOHN - BEGGAR'S OPERA (THE)-National Philharmonic Orchestra - Bonynge Richard 1981(STU)*
7 GIORDANO UMBERTO - FEDORA-Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo - Gardelli Lamberto 1969(STU)*
8 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-Covent Garden - Mackerras Charles 1974(LI)*
9 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-Covent Garden - Matheson John 1974(LI)*
10 GOUNOD CHARLES - FAUST-Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Davis Colin 1986(STU)*
11 HANDEL GEORGE FRIDERIC - SAMSON-Metropolitan Opera - Rudel Julius 1986(LI)*
12 HANDEL GEORGE FRIDERIC - SAMSON-Metropolitan Opera - Rudel Julius 1986(LI)*
13 HUMPERDINCK ENGELBERT - HÄNSEL UND GRETEL-Gürzenich Orchester (Köln) - Pritchard John 1978(STU)*
14 LOEWE FREDERICK - MY FAIR LADY-LSO - Mauceri John 198?(ST)*
15 MEYERBEER GIACOMO - HUGUENOTS (LES)-New Philharmonia Orchestra - Bonynge Richard 1970(STU)*
16 MEYERBEER GIACOMO - HUGUENOTS (LES)-New Philharmonia Orchestra - Bonynge Richard 1970(STU)*
17 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Lombard Alain 1977(STU)*
18 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1981(LI)*
19 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - COSÞ FAN TUTTE-Wiener Philharmoniker - Levine James 1988(STU)*
20 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1972(STU)*
21 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1973(LI;1/12)*
22 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-L'Opéra de Paris - Solti Georg 1975(LI)*
23 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-L'Opéra de Paris - Maazel Lorin 1978(FI)***
24 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - DON GIOVANNI-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1981(LI)*
25 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Covent Garden - Davis Colin 1971(LI)*
26 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-San Francisco Opera - Giovaninetti Reynald 1972(LI)*
27 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-London Philharmonic Orchestra - Pritchard John 1973(LI)**
28 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Böhm Karl 1975-76(FI)**
29 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Klee Bernhard 1979(LI)*
30 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-London Philharmonic Orchestra - Solti Georg 1981(STU)*
31 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - NOZZE DI FIGARO (LE)-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1990(STU)*
32 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - SCHAUSPIELDIRECTOR (DER)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Pritchard John 1990(STU)*
33 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg - Lombard Alain 1978(STU)*
34 MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS - ZAUBERFLÖTE (DIE)-Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields - Marriner Neville 1989(STU)*
35 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Covent Garden - Stapleton Robin 1976(LI)*
36 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Covent Garden - García-Navarro Luis Antonio 1979(LI)*
37 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-L'Opéra de Paris - Santi Nello 1980(LI)***
38 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-London Symphony Orchestra - Nagano Kent 1994(STU)*
39 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MANON LESCAUT-Covent Garden - Sinopoli Giuseppe 1983(LI)**
40 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MANON LESCAUT-Teatro Comunale di Bologna - Chailly Riccardo 1987(STU)*
41 PUCCINI GIACOMO - RONDINE (LA)-London Symphony Orchestra - Maazel Lorin 1981(STU)*
42 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-L'Opéra de Paris - Ozawa Seiji 1982(LI)**
43 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-National Philharmonic Orchestra - Solti Georg 1984(STU)*
44 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARABELLA-San Francisco Opera - Rennert Wolfgang 1980(LI)*
45 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARABELLA-Covent Garden - Tate Jeffrey 1986(STU)*
46 STRAUSS RICHARD - ARABELLA-Metropolitan Opera - Thielemann Christian 1994(LC)**
47 STRAUSS RICHARD - CAPRICCIO-San Francisco Opera - Runnicles Donald 1993**
48 STRAUSS RICHARD - CAPRICCIO-Wiener Philharmoniker - Schirmer Ulf 1994(STU)*
49 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-L'Opéra de Paris - Davis Andrew 1981(LI)*
50 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1985(LI)**
51 STRAUSS RICHARD - ROSENKAVALIER (DER)-Dresdner Staatskapelle - Haitink Bernard 1990(STU)*
52 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Covent Garden - Domingo Plácido 1983(LI)**
53 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Metropolitan Opera - Tate Jeffrey 1986(LI)*
54 STRAUSS II JOHANN - FLEDERMAUS (DIE)-Wiener Philharmoniker - Previn André 1990(STU)*
55 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - EUGENE ONEGIN-Welsh National Opera - Mackerras Charles 1992(STU)*
56 VERDI GIUSEPPE - AIDA-Covent Garden - Mackerras Charles 1973(LI)*
57 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Chicago Lyric Opera - Conlon James 1989(LI)*
58 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Covent Garden - Mackerras Charles 1974(LI)*
59 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1974(LI)*
60 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Verona Arena - Peskó Zoltán 1982(LI)***
61 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Solti Georg 1991(LC)*
62 VERDI GIUSEPPE - OTELLO-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1992(LC)**
63 VERDI GIUSEPPE - RIGOLETTO-London Symphony Orchestra - Bonynge Richard 1971(STU)*
64 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-San Francisco Opera - Peloso Paolo 1975(LI)*
65 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Covent Garden - Downes Edward 1982(LI)*
66 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Metropolitan Opera - Chung Myung-Whun 1986(LI)*
67 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Teatro alla Scala - Solti Georg 1989(STU)*
68 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Covent Garden - Solti Georg 1991**
69 VERDI GIUSEPPE - SIMON BOCCANEGRA-Metropolitan Opera - Levine James 1995(LC)**
70 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Covent Garden - Pritchard John 1980(LI)*
71 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Mehta Zubin 1992(STU)*
72 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Goodall Reginald 1971(LI)*
73 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Wiener Philharmoniker - Solti Georg 1971-72(STU)*
74 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Horenstein Jascha 1973(LI)*
75 WAGNER RICHARD - PARSIFAL-Covent Garden - Horenstein Jascha 1973(LI)*
76 WAGNER RICHARD - SIEGFRIED-Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Haitink Bernard 1990(STU)*
77 WAGNER RICHARD - TANNHÄUSER-Philharmonia Orchestra - Janowski Marek 1990(FE)*
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Conductor Lawrence Foster - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Vanessa - Kiri Te Kanawa
Erika - Lucy Schaufer
Old Baroness - Rosalind Elias
Anatol - David Maxwell Anderson
Old Doctor - David Evitts
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Black Disc; - House of Opera CD 820 {2CDRS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Vanessa by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.25; MET p.3; PENGUIN p.3
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Monte Carlo (14 February 2001). This performance is reviewed in OPERA June 2001 pp.737-738 (see also August p.917) and that on 10 February 2001 in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.256 avril 2001 pp.41-42.
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Conductor Emmanuel Joel - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Washington Opera
Chorus - Washington Opera
Vanessa - Kiri Te Kanawa
Erika - Lucy Schaufer
Old Baroness - Rosalind Elias
Anatol - John Matz
Old Doctor - David Evitts
Nicholas - Tony R. Dillon
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 13412 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Vanessa by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.25; MET p.3; PENGUIN p.3
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Washington Opera (October 2002). This is reviewed on the Internet . The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «Mew CD Releases April/May 2004».
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1984(STU)
Orchestra - Broadway Orchestra
Chorus - Broadway Chorus
Maria - Kiri Te Kanawa
Tony - José Carreras
Anita - Tatiana Troyanos
Off-stage voice - Marilyn Horne
Riff - Kurt Ollmann
Rosalia - Louise Edeiken
Consuelo - Stella Zambalis
Francisca - Angelina Réaux
Action - David Livingstone
Diesel - Marty Nelson
Baby John - Stephen Bogardus
A-Rab - Peter Thom
Snowboy - Todd Lester
Bernardo - Richard Harrell
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Black Disc; - DG 415 253-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 415 253-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 415 253-2 (+On the Waterfront - suite) {2CDS} (1985)ª;; DG 447 958-2 (+Candide) {3CDS}; DG 457 199-2 {1CD} (1998)ª;; DG POCG 2378-9 {2CDS} (Japan) (1991)ª; DG POCG 3954 {1CD} (Japan) (1998)ª; DG 471 631-2 {1SACD} (2003)ª; DG 477 7101 (+The Making of West Side Story) {2CDS + 1DVD} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1985 p.1269 [EG]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.123
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American Record Guide - January/February 1986 Vol.49 No.1 p.58 [RLG]: March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 p.69 [RT]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.80
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - P.360
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Répertoire - No.117 octobre 1998 p.65 (mention) [CH]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Plácido Domingo
Micaëla - Kiri Te Kanawa
Escamillo - José van Dam
Frasquita - Teresa Cahill
Mercédès - Anne Pashley
Le Dancaïre - John Dobson
Le Remendado - Francis Egerton
Moralès - Thomas Allen
Zuninga - Richard Van Allan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00200
Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 498.3; Arkadia 352 149;; Myto 3 MCD 011 242 (+Carmen cond Guadagno - highlights +Lohengrin with Domingo; Hamburg 1968 excerpts) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1358 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1159-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.166-167 [JM]; Vol.31 No.4 March/ April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 p.60; Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.2 Spring 2002 pp.284-287 [RP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.72
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.84 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.88
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.82
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (4 July 1973, see OPERA, August 1973p.743). The performance on 7 July 1973 is reviewed in ORPHEUS Oktober/November 1973 S.28-29
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1975(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra)
Chorus - John Alldis Choir - Haberdasher's Aske's School Boys' Choir
Carmen - Tatiana Troyanos
Don José - Plácido Domingo
Micaëla - Kiri Te Kanawa
Escamillo - José van Dam
Frasquita - Norma Burrowes
Mercédès - Jane Berbié
Le Dancaïre - Michel Roux
Le Remendado - Michel Sénéchal
Moralès - Thomas Allen
Zuninga - Pierre Thau
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Black Disc; - Decca D11D3 {3LPS} (1976)ª;; Decca(London) 414 489-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª; London OSA 13115 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K11K33 (1976)ª;; Decca 414 489-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 489-2 {3CDS} (1985)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.640 [EG]; December 1976 p.984 [letter]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS], p.1183 [IM]; September 1985 p. [AB]
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Comments:- According to «The London Philharmonic Discography» by Philip Stuart (pp.230-231)about one third of the opera was recorded with the National Philharmonic Orchestra
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Voices
Macheath - James Morris
Peachum - Alfred Marks
Mrs Peachum - Angela Lansbury
Polly Peachum - Kiri Te Kanawa
Lockit - Stafford Dean
Lucy Lockit - Joan Sutherland
Filch - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Diana Trapes - Regina Resnik
Beggar - Warren Mitchell
Player - Michael Horden
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Black Disc; - Decca D252D2 {2LPS} (1981)ª;; London LDR 72008 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K252K22 (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 430 066-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.564; PENGUIN p.93
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1981 p.929 [RF] March 1982 p.1306, p.1311 [SIR]; April 1982 p.1414 [JB]; May 1991 p. [AML]
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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.61 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of an edition prepared by Richard Bonynge and Douglas Gamley
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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Faust - Stuart Burrows
Méphistophélès - Norman Treigle
Marguerite - Kiri Te Kanawa
Valentin - Thomas Allen
Siébel - Anne Howells
Marthe - Heather Begg
Wagner - Michael Maurel
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 371 (highlights +La bohème -;; excerpts) {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 114 {2CDRS}; *Oriel Music Trust OMS 313R {3CDRS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1990
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 pp.171-172 [CGP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (7 December 1974; see Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 December 1974 p.30).
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Conductor John Matheson - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Faust - Stuart Burrows
Méphistophélès - Norman Treigle
Marguerite - Kiri Te Kanawa
Valentin - Thomas Allen
Siébel - Anne Howells
Marthe - Heather Begg
Wagner - William Elvin
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 313 {3CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (7 December 1974). The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue - March 2002»
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Faust - Francisco Araiza
Méphistophélès - Evgeny Nesterenko
Marguerite - Kiri Te Kanawa
Valentin - Andreas Schmidt
Siébel - Pamela Coburn
Marthe - Marjana Lipovsek
Wagner - Gilles Cachemaille
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Black Disc; - Philips 420 164-1 {3LPS} (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - *Philips 420 164-4 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 420 164-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Philips 475 7769 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1987 p. [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.140-142 [GJ]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.91 [JC]
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Leona Mitchell
Micah - Sandra Walker
Manoa - John Macurdy
Harapha - Paul Plishka
Philistine Woman - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Philistine - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Messager - Thomas Booth
Israelite Woman - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Virgin - Hei-Kyung Hong
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 198601 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1986). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Leona Mitchell
Micah - Sandra Walker
Manoa - John Macurdy
Harapha - Paul Plishka
Philistine Woman - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Philistine - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Messager - Thomas Booth
Israelite Woman - Kiri Te Kanawa
A Virgin - Hei-Kyung Hong
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers 198601 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Samson by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.143; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.84-85
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1986). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Gürzenich Orchester (Köln)
Chorus - Kölner Oper
Peter - Siegmund Nimsgern
Gertrud - Christa Ludwig
Hänsel - Frederica Von Stade
Gretel - Ileana Cotrubas
Die Knusperhexe - Elisabeth Söderström
Sandmännchen - Kiri Te Kanawa
Taumännchen - Ruth Welting
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Black Disc; - Columbia M2 35898 {2LPS} (USA) (1980)ª; CBS «Masterworks» 79321 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Cassette; - CBS 40-79217 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» CD 79217 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Sony Classical «Masterworks» MK2K 79217 {2CDS} Sony Classical S2K 96455 {2CDS} +1xCD-ROM (2006)ª
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1979 p.703 [LS] ; December 1979 p.1077 [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS]; February 1980 p.1302 [GH]; November 1988 p. [EG]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 p.149 [GJ]
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American Record Guide - March 1980 Vol.43 No.5 p.28 [DA]
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Stereophile - October 1988 (Vol.11 No.10) p.169
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International Record Review - February 2007 p.23 [RP]
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Conductor John Mauceri - 198?(STU)
Orchestra - LSO
Elisa Doolittle - Kiri Te Kanawa
Professor Higgins - Jeremy Irons
Mr. Doolittle - Warren Mitchell
Freddy - Jerry Hadley
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Compact Disc - Decca(London) 421 200-2
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Stereophile - September 1988 (Vol.11 No.9) p.135
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Marguerite de Valois - Joan Sutherland
Valentine de Saint-Bris - Martina Arroyo
Urbain - Huguette Tourangeau
Raoul de Nangis - Anastasios Vrenios
Compte de Nevers - Dominic Cossa
Compte de Saint-Bris - Gabriel Bacquier
Marcel - Nicola Ghiuselev
Bois-Rosé - John Wakefield
De Tavannes - John Wakefield
De Cossé - Joseph Ward
De Thoré - John Noble
De Retz - Glynne Thomas
De Meru - John Gibbs
Maurevert - Clifford Grant
Leonard - Janet Coster
Dame d'Honneur 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame d'Honneur 2 - Josephte Clement
Girl 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Girl 2 - Josephte Clement
Night Watchman - John Noble
Monk 1 - John Wakefield
Monk 2 - Alan Opie
Monk 3 - Clifford Grant
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Black Disc - Decca SET 460-3 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Decca(London) 430 549-2
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Recordings of Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.137; CELLETTI p.421; Opera on CD (1) p.27 (2) p.31 (3) p.34 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.134 p.108; MET p.253; MET(VID) p.136; Opera on Video p.42; GIUDICI p.381 (2) p.661
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1970 p.638; January 1971 p.1127
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Opera - December 1970 p.1134
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.330
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE June 1969 p.15
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Marguerite de Valois - Joan Sutherland
Valentine de Saint-Bris - Martina Arroyo
Urbain - Huguette Tourangeau
Raoul de Nangis - Anastasios Vrenios
Compte de Nevers - Dominic Cossa
Compte de Saint-Bris - Gabriel Bacquier
Marcel - Nicola Ghiuselev
Bois-Rosé - John Wakefield
De Tavannes - John Wakefield
De Cossé - Joseph Ward
De Thoré - John Noble
De Retz - Glynne Thomas
De Meru - John Gibbs
Maurevert - Clifford Grant
Leonard - Janet Coster
Dame d'Honneur 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame d'Honneur 2 - Josephte Clement
Girl 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Girl 2 - Josephte Clement
Night Watchman - John Noble
Monk 1 - John Wakefield
Monk 2 - Alan Opie
Monk 3 - Clifford Grant
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Black Disc - Decca SET 460-3 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Decca(London) 430 549-2
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Recordings of Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.137; CELLETTI p.421; Opera on CD (1) p.27 (2) p.31 (3) p.34 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.134 p.108; MET p.253; MET(VID) p.136; Opera on Video p.42; GIUDICI p.381 (2) p.661
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1970 p.638; January 1971 p.1127
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Opera - December 1970 p.1134
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.330
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE June 1969 p.15
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Chorus - Opéra du Rhin
Fiordiligi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Dorabella - Frederica Von Stade
Despina - Teresa Stratas
Ferrando - David Rendall
Guglielmo - Philippe Huttenlocher
Don Alfonso - Jules Bastin
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Black Disc - ERATO STU 71110 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - ERATO 2292-45683-2; ERATO 4509 98494-2
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1929 [SS]; July 1978 p.167 [JBS]
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Opéra International - janvier 1993 p.68
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Classics - December 1992 p.53
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Fiordiligi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Dorabella - Agnes Baltsa
Despina - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
Ferrando - Stuart Burrows
Guglielmo - Thomas Allen
Don Alfonso - Richard Van Allan
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 27 January 1981. This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 24-30 January 1981 p.46.
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Conductor James Levine - 1988(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Dorabella - Ann Murray
Despina - Marie McLaughlin
Ferrando - Hans Peter Blochwitz
Guglielmo - Thomas Hampson
Don Alfonso - Ferruccio Furlanetto
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Black Disc; - DG 423 897-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 423 897-4 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 423 897-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1998 p. [AB]
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Stereophile - July 1990 (Vol.13 No.7) p.173
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Giovanni - Ingvar Wixell
Donna Anna - Martina Arroyo
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa
Leoporello - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Il Commendatore - Luigi Roni
Masetto - Richard Van Allan
Zerlina - Mirella Freni
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Black Disc; - Philips 6707 022 (1973)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7899 054 (1978)ª;; Philips 422 541-4 (1992)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 416 406-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Philips 422 541-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Philips 456 375-2 (+Le nozze di Figaro +Così fan tutte) {9CDS} ; Lyrica LRC 1073-1074 (Italy)
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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 - November 1973 p.979 [JW]; November 1978 p.969 [IM]; November 1987 p. [HF]; January 1992 p.91 [AB]
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Fanfare - July-August 1992 p.229
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Diapason - No.445 février 1998 p.92 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]
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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1973(LI;1/12)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Margaret Price
Don Ottavio - Ryland Davies
Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa
Leoporello - Richard Van Allan
Il Commendatore - Joseph Rouleau
Masetto - Robert Lloyd
Zerlina - Teresa Cahill
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1920-3 {3CDRS} (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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1 December 1973). The performance on 28 November 1973 is reviewed in OPERA January 1974 pp.84-85. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005. This performance does not appear to have been broadcast, so the recording was, presumably, made «in-house».
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Don Giovanni - Roger Soyer
Donna Anna - Margaret Price
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa
Leoporello - José van Dam
Il Commendatore - Kurt Moll
Masetto - Richard Van Allan
Zerlina - Jane Berbié
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 011 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DONG 197501 {3CDRS}
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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 Paris Opera (See OPERA May 1975 pp.443-445)
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1978(FI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Don Giovanni - Ruggero Raimondi
Donna Anna - Edda Moser
Don Ottavio - Kenneth Riegel
Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa
Leoporello - José van Dam
Il Commendatore - John Macurdy
Masetto - Malcolm King
Zerlina - Teresa Berganza
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Black Disc; - Columbia M3 35192 {3LPS} (USA) (1980)ª; CBS «Masterworks» 79321 {3LPS} (UK) (1979)ª
Compact Cassette - CBS «Masterworks» 40-79321
Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» M3K 35192 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Sony «Masterworks Opera» 82876 87758-2 {3CDS} (2006)ª
Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA 90 010(NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Dreamlife DLVC 1010 (Japan) (1999)ª; Gaumont Vidèo (2006)ª; Second Sight 2NDVD 3132 (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Artificial Eye ART OP2(PAL); Artificial Eye ART 014 Topaz Classic (PAL) (Germany); Kultur 1185 (NTSC)
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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 - October 1979 p.704 (audio) [LS] December 1979 p.1072 (audio) [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 (audio) [JBS]; November 1987 p. (audio) [HF]; February 1992 p.84 (video) [JBS]; April 2008 p.103 (DVD) [JBS]
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Opera Now - November 1993 p.48
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.178-179 (audio) [RT]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.3 Autumn 1991 pp.135-136 (video) [DM]
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Diapason - No.537 juin 2006 p.130 (DVD) [MP]
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American Record Guide - April 1980 Vol.43 No.6 p.32 (audio) [RVL]: November/ December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 pp.149-150 (audio) [KM]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.55 (video)
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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [PC]
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Comments:- See GRAMOPHONE November 1978 p.854
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Giovanni - Ruggero Raimondi
Donna Anna - Gundula Janowitz
Don Ottavio - Stuart Burrows
Donna Elvira - Kiri Te Kanawa
Leoporello - Richard Van Allan
Il Commendatore - Gwynne Howell
Masetto - John Tomlinson
Zerlina - Merja Wirkkala
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1351-3 {3CDRS} (2004)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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (July 1981; see OPERA September 1981 pp.882-886). The performance on 15 July 1981 was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New CD Releases - April/May 2004».
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Figaro - Geraint Evans
Susanna - Reri Grist
Conte Almaviva - Victor Braun
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Patricia Kern
Marcellina - Heather Begg
Bartolo - Noel Mangin
Basilio - John Lanigan
Curzio - David Lennox
Antonio - Eric Garrett
Barbarina - Lilian Watson
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03316
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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 (4 December 1971). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 4-10 December 1971 p.23. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Figaro - Geraint Evans
Susanna - Judith Blegen
Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Donna Petersen
Bartolo - Marius Rintzler
Basilio - Wolf Appel
Curzio - Raymond Manton
Antonio - Philip Booth
Barbarina - Evelyn Petros
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 451 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven #451 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1492-3 {3CDRS} (2004)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (22 September 1972; see OPERA December 1972 pp.1078-1079). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival
Figaro - Knut Skram
Susanna - Ileana Cotrubas
Conte Almaviva - Benjamin Luxon
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Nucci Condò
Bartolo - Marius Rintzler
Basilio - John Fryatt
Curzio - Bernard Dickerson
Antonio - Thomas Lawlor
Barbarina - Elizabeth Gale
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 101 089 (2004)ª; ArtHaus Musik 100 973 (The Mozart Glyndebourne Collection) {6DVDS} (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Longmans Video LGVH 7013 (BETA LGBE 7013) (PAL) (1984)ª; Home Vision MAR 03 (NTSC); Video Arts Internatonal VAI OP 6 (NTSC)
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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 - December 2004 p.118 [AB]
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Opera - August 1998 p.1016 [RL]
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Opera News - August 1985 p.36 [RH2]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.267-270 [DLK]
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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.69 [HH]; Mai+Juni 2005 S.65 [MK2]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.122-125 [WH]; Vol.8 No.3 p.129 [DM]
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Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.93 [AF]
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Diapason - No.519 novembre 2004 p.140 [MP]
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International Record Review - January 2005 p.83 [MVA]
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Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.125 [PF]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.190 gennaio 2005 p.92 [GC2]
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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (19 August 1973) which was transmitted by Southern Television on 21 May 1974 (see OPERA August 1974 p.747). The performances on 5 July 1973 and 23 July 1973 (in which some roles were sung by different singers) are reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue 1973 p.22 and p.35.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1975-76(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - NOT KNOWN
Figaro - Hermann Prey
Susanna - Mirella Freni
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Maria Ewing
Marcellina - Heather Begg
Bartolo - Paolo Montarsolo
Basilio - John van Kesteren
Curzio - Willy Caron
Antonio - Hans Krämer
Barbarina - Janet Perry
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Laser Disc - *DG 072 503-1 (NTSC); DG 072 403-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1015 (Japan) (2000)ª; DG 073 4034 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 403-3 (PAL); DG 072 503-3 (NTSC)
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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:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.3 Autumn 1991 pp.128-129 [WA2]
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Diapason - No.527 juillet-aoüt 2005 p.108 [MP]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.307 [JPM]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.63
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Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.25 2000/2001 p.174 (DVD) (mention)
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Comments:- According to the review in AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE the soundtrack was recorded in the Sofiensaal, Vienna in December 1975 amd the film was made in London in June 1976.
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Conductor Bernhard Klee - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - José van Dam
Susanna - Edith Mathis
Conte Almaviva - Tom Krause
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Maria Ewing
Marcellina - Jane Berbié
Bartolo - Paolo Montarsolo
Basilio - Michel Sénéchal
Curzio - Horst Nitsche
Antonio - Kurt Rydl
Barbarina - Janet Perry
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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 at the Salzburg Festival (11 August 1979). A recording of a performance at the 1979 Salzburg Festival was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 2 December 1979. See Radio Times Issue dated 1-7 December 1979 p.46.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus
Figaro - Samuel Ramey
Susanna - Lucia Popp
Conte Almaviva - Thomas Allen
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Frederica Von Stade
Marcellina - Jane Berbié
Bartolo - Kurt Moll
Basilio - Robert Tear
Curzio - Philip Langridge
Antonio - Giorgio Tadeo
Barbarina - Yvonne Kenny
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Black Disc; - Decca D267D4 {4LPS} (1982)ª; London LDR 74001 {4LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K26742 (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 410 150-2 {3CDS} (1984)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - November 1982 p.627 [AB] ; April 1984 p.1213 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.2 p.142
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Comments:- Recorded in The Kingsway Hall (29-30 May, 1-8 June 1981 and 8 December 1981 - overture). See «The London Philharmonic Discography» pp. 292-293.
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Conductor James Levine - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Susanna - Dawn Upshaw
Conte Almaviva - Thomas Hampson
Contessa Almaviva - Kiri Te Kanawa
Cherubino - Anne Sofie von Otter
Marcellina - Tatiana Troyanos
Bartolo - Paul Plishka
Basilio - Anthony Laciura
Curzio - Michael Forrest
Antonio - Renato Capecchi
Barbarina - Heidi Grant Murphy
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Compact Disc; - DG 431 619-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; DG 477 5614 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - September 1991 p.126 [AB]; February 2006 p.91 [AB]
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Stereophile - December 1992 p.243
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 85 January/February 1993 p.150
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Conductor John Pritchard - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Madame Herz - Edita Gruberova
Mademoiselle Silberklang - Kiri Te Kanawa
Vogelsang - Uwe Heilmann
Buff - Manfred Jungwirth
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Compact Disc; - Decca 430 207-2 (+Concert arias) {1CD} (1991)ª; Decca «Ovation» 452 624-2 (+Concert arias) {1CD}; Decca 475 7049 (+Concert arias) {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Schauspieldirector by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.521; PENGUIN p.254
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1991 p. [JBS]
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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.93
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.104
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International Record Review - October 2006 pp.30-31 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recorded 20-22 March 1989
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1978(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Chorus - L'Opéra du Rhin
Tamino - Peter Hofmann
Papageno - Philippe Huttenlocher
Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova
Sprecher - José van Dam
Pamina - Kiri Te Kanawa
Sarastro - Kurt Moll
Monostatos - Norbert Orth
Papagena - Kathleen Battle
1er Geharnischter - Herbert Becker
2er Geharnischter - Vladimir de Kanel
Erste Dame - Helena Wöse
Zweite Dame - Ann Murray
Dritte Dame - Naoko Shara
Erster Knabe - Zürcher Sängerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Zürcher Sängerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Zürcher Sängerknabe
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Black Disc; - Barclay 960 012-014 {3LPS} (1979)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1979 p.1929 [AB] ; October 1979 p.587 [JBS]
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Comments:- Recorded between 29 May and 7 June 1978
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Conductor Neville Marriner - 1989(STU)
Orchestra - Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Tamino - Francisco Araiza
Papageno - Olaf Bär
Königin der Nacht - Cheryl Studer
Sprecher - José van Dam
Pamina - Kiri Te Kanawa
Sarastro - Samuel Ramey
Monostatos - Aldo Baldin
Papagena - Eva Lind
1er Geharnischter - Edmund Barham
2er Geharnischter - Harrie Peeters
Erste Dame - Yvonne Kenny
Zweite Dame - Iris Vermillon
Dritte Dame - Anne Collins
Erster Knabe - Christian Fliegner
Zweiter Knabe - Markus Baur
Dritter Knabe - Christian Günther
Erster Priester - Edmund Barham
Zweiter Priester - Harrie Peeters
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Black Disc; - Philips 426 276-1 {2LPS} (1990)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 426 276-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - *Philips 426 276-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1990 p. [SS]
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Fanfare - Vol.14 No.4 March/April 1991 p.293 [RVL]
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Conductor Robin Stapleton - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Stuart Harling
Marcello - Thomas Allen
Colline - Richard Van Allan
Mimi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Musetta - Maria Pellegrini
Benoit - Brian Donlan
Alcindoro - Eric Garrett
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00172
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (30 January 1976). It does not appear that this performance was broadcast so this recording was presumably made «in-house». The performance on 15 January 1976 is reviewed in OPERA March 1976 pp.286-297. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Rodolfo - Neil Shicoff
Schaunard - John Rawnsley
Marcello - Thomas Allen
Colline - Malcolm King
Mimi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Musetta - Diana Reed
Benoit - Brian Donlan
Alcindoro - Eric Garrett
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00161
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BOH 197901 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 June 1979). This performance does not appear to have been broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The performance on 25 May 1979 is reviewed in OPERA August 1979 pp.807-808. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Yves Bisson
Marcello - Tom Krause
Colline - Roger Soyer
Mimi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Musetta - Wilhelmina Fernández
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 371 (+Faust - excerpts - Mackerras) {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Bella Voce BLV 107233 (60 minutes of highlights) {2CDS}
VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1128 (NTSC) Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1847 (NTSC) (1989)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July /August 1982 pp.171-172 [CGP]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Palais Garnier, Paris (June or July 1980). The VHS Cassette issued by Lyric (1847) is included in «New Video Cassette Listings - September 1989»
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Conductor Kent Nagano - 1994(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus & St. Clement Danes School Choir
Rodolfo - Richard Leech
Schaunard - Gino Quilico
Marcello - Alan Titus
Colline - Roberto Scandiuzzi
Mimi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Musetta - Nancy Gustafson
Benoit - Carlos Chausson
Alcindoro - Alan Ewing
Parpignol - Barry Banks
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Compact Disc - ERATO 0630 10669-2
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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 - November 1995 p.155; January 1996 p.34
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Opera - February 1996 p.190
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.65
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HiFi News & Record Review - February 1996 p.75
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Opera News - January 6 1996 p.38
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.250
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Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.52
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.138
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Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.63
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.132
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Classic CD - November 1995 p.83
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BBC Music Magazine - December 1995 p.86
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American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.167
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.64
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.193 novembre 1995 p.100
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.79
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.115
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.65
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Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Manon Lescaut - Kiri Te Kanawa
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Thomas Allen
Geronte - Forbes Robinson
Edmondo - Robin Leggate
Una voce sola - Anna Cooper
L'oste - George Macpherson
Il maestro di ballo - John Fryatt
Un sergente degli arcieri - Handel Thomas
Lampionaio - Mark Curtis
Sergeant - Paschal Allen
Un comandante di Marina - Roderick Earle
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-84-072 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 5050466-7174-2-9 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVH 90 2201 2 (BETA TXH 90 2201 4) (PAL) (1984)ª; Home Vision MAN 03 (+BETA) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.110 [MSR]
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Opera News - December 22 1984 p.44 [JWF]
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Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.131 [MP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 May 1983). See OPERA, July 1983 p.791). House of Opera have issued what appears to be a recording of the soundtrack of this video on CDRs (CDBB 439). These are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Manon Lescaut - Kiri Te Kanawa
Des Grieux - José Carreras
Lescaut - Paolo Coni
Geronte - Italo Tajo
Edmondo - William Matteuzzi
Una voce sola - Margarita Zimmermann
L'oste - Ledo Freschi
Il maestro di ballo - Piero De Palma
Un sergente degli arcieri - Giorgio Tadeo
Lampionaio - Carlo Gaifa
Un comandante di Marina - Natale de Carolis
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Black Disc; - Decca(London) 421 426-1 {2LPS} (1988)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 421 426-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca (London) 421 426-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Double Decca 460 750-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p. [MEO]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.129-131 [DWW]
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Stereophile - February 1989 (Vol.12 No.2) p.163
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1981(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Magda de Civry - Kiri Te Kanawa
Ruggero Lastouc - Plácido Domingo
Ramblado Fernandez - Leo Nucci
Lisette - Mariana Nicolesco
Prunier - David Rendall
Yvette - Lilian Watson
Bianca - Gillian Knight
Suzy - Linda Finnie
Perichaud - Lindsay Benson
Gobin - Vernon Midgley
Crebillon - David Beavan
Georgette - Maryetta Midgley
Gabriella - Mary Thomas
Lolette - Ursula Connors
Rabonier - Bruce Ogston
Uno Studente - Alan Byers
Maggiordomo - Oliver Broome
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Black Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» D2 37852 {2LPS} (UK) (1983)ª
Compact Cassette; - CBS «Materworks» 40-D2 37852 (UK) (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» M2K-37852 {2CDS} (1985)ª; *CBS/SONY 60DC 150-1 {2CDS} (Japan)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La rondine by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; CELLETTI p.625; MET p.441; PENGUIN p.311; GIUDICI p.641, (2) p. 1051; The Opera Quarterly Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 p.517
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1983 p.679 [EG]; October 1985 p. [EG]
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Opéra International - No.65 décembre 1983 p.49 [SS]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.404
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Floria Tosca - Kiri Te Kanawa
Mario Cavaradossi - Ernesto Veronelli
Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell
Il Sagristano - Philippe Duminy
Cesare Angelotti - Anton Diakov
Spoletta - Robert Dumé
Sciarrone - Michel Marimpouy
Un carceriere - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife/Nihon Monitor DMLB 4 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 3 (Japanese NTSC); Topaz (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier (March 1982; see OPERA July 1982 p.732 ; Opéra International mai 1982 No.49 p.31)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1984(STU)
Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Floria Tosca - Kiri Te Kanawa
Mario Cavaradossi - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Il barone Scarpia - Leo Nucci
Il Sagristano - Spiro Malas
Cesare Angelotti - Malcolm King
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - Paul Hudson
Un pastore - Ivo Martinez
Un carceriere - Nicholas Folwell
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Black Disc; - Decca(London) 414 597-1 {2LPS} (1986)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca(London) 414 597-4 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 597-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - September 1986 p.438 [EG]; November 1986 p.748 [EG]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.151-153 [RL]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 pp.48-49 [DA]
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Conductor Wolfgang Rennert - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa
Zdenka - Barbara Daniels
Mandryka - Ingvar Wixell
Waldner - Sona Cervená
Adelaide - Alexander Malta
Fiakermilli - Erie Mills
Matteo - William Lewis
Elemer - Michael Ballam
Dominik - John Brandstetter
Lamoral - Kevin Langan
Kartenaufschlägerin - Rebecca Cook
Welko - Daniel Becker
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00489
Compact Disc; - *John Wegner - San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 - SFO 03 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (14 November 1980). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Jeffrey Tate - 1986(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa
Zdenka - Gabriele Fontana
Mandryka - Franz Grundheber
Waldner - Ernst Gutstein
Adelaide - Helga Dernesch
Fiakermilli - Gwendolyn Bradley
Matteo - Peter Seiffert
Elemer - Alexandru Ionita
Dominik - Gilles Cachemaille
Lamoral - Kurt Rydl
Kartenaufschlägerin - Reinhild Runkel
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Black Disc; - Decca 417 623-1 {3LPS} (1988)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 417 623-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 623-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1988 p.1161 p.1243 [MK]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.143-145 [CPGP]
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Conductor Christian Thielemann - 1994(LC)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Kiri Te Kanawa
Zdenka - Marie McLaughlin
Mandryka - Wolfgang Brendel
Waldner - Donald McIntyre
Adelaide - Helga Dernesch
Fiakermilli - Natalie Dessay
Matteo - David Kuebler
Elemer - Charles Workman
Dominik - Kim Josephson
Lamoral - Julien Robbins
Kartenaufschlägerin - Jane Shaulis
Welko - Roger Crouthamel
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Laser Disc - DG 440 072 549-1 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1018 (Japan) (2000)ª; DG 073 005-9 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 449-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.108; September 2001 p.105 [AB]
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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.93 [RF]
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Opéra International - No.263 décembre 2001 pp.66-7 [SS]
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Diapason - No.486 novembre 2001 pp.142-143 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - janvier 1998 No.220 p.43 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.5
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Classic CD - December 1997 p.89 [PR]
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BBC Music Magazine - August 2001 p.105 (mention) [MR]
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International Record Review - September 2001 p.87 [MVA]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.94-95 (DVD) [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded at the MET (November 1994)
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Conductor Donald Runnicles - 1993
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Gräfin - Kiri Te Kanawa
Graf - Håkan Hagegård
Flamand - David Kuebler
Olivier - Simon Keenlyside
La Roche - Victor Braun
Clairon - Tatiana Troyanos
Taupe - Michel Sénéchal
Eine italienische Sängerin - Maria Portuna
Ein italienischer Tenor - Craig Estep
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Laser Disc - Decca 071 426-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 354 (Europe) (2003)ª; Kultur D 2900 (USA) (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Decca 440 071 426-3 (PAL); London 440 071 526-3 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1995 p.121
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Opera News - September 1994 p.72; November 2003 p.68 (DVD) [EM]
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.64; Januar + Februar 2004 S.75-S.76 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.11 No.3 1995 p.154
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Diapason - No.411 janvier 1995 p.64; No.509 décembre 2003 p.137 [MP]
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Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.97
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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 aprile-maggio 1996 p.130
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.180 febbraio 2004 p.98 [GC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.125 [PF]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 pp.83-84 [FGR]
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Conductor Ulf Schirmer - 1994(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Gräfin - Kiri Te Kanawa
Graf - Håkan Hagegård
Flamand - Uwe Heilmann
Olivier - Olaf Bär
La Roche - Victor von Halem
Clairon - Brigitte Fassbaender
Taupe - Werner Hollweg
Eine italienische Sängerin - Anna Rita Taliento
Ein italienischer Tenor - Roberto Saccà
Der Haushofmeister - Gottfried Hornik
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Compact Disc - Decca(London) 444 405-2
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