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Andrea Chénier - Plácido Domingo

Carlo Gérard - Cornell MacNeil

Madeleine di Coigny - Martina Arroyo

La mulatta Bersi - Jean Kraft

La Contessa di Coigny - Shirley Love

Madelon - Lili Chookasian

Roucher - Allan Monk

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Fernando Corena

Fouquier Tinville - Richard Best

Un Incredible - Andrea Velis

Pietro Fléville - Gene Boucher

L'abate - Paul Franke

Dumas - Russell Christopher

Schmidt - Philip Booth

Il maestro di casa - Glenn Bater

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AND 197701 (Canada) {2CDRS}

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

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 March 1977). The CDRs issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Canio - Mario Del Monaco

Nedda - Gabriella Tucci

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - Piero De Palma

Silvio - Renato Capecchi

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5560-5561 (+song recital) {2LPS} (1960)Ş; Decca SXL 2185-2186 (+song recital) {2LPS} (1960)Ş; Decca LXT 5613-5615 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; Decca SXL 2253-2255;; (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; Decca ŤAce of Diamondsť GOS 588-590 (+Cavalleriarusticana) {3LPS}; Decca ŤAce of Diamondsť GOS 658-659 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS}; CISCO KIJC 9166-9168 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; London A 4237 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS} (1960)Ş; London OSA 1212 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS} (1960)Ş; London A 4358 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; London OSA 1330 (+Cavalleria ; rusticana) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 421 807-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1989)Ş; London POCL 2394 {1CD} (Japan) (1991)Ş; London POCL 3806-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)Ş; London POCL 9766 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)Ş; Decca 467 484-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2002)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - London LOH 90021 (4-track 7˝ips) (+song recital) (1961)Ş

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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 - May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1961 p.441; November 1970 p.852; April 1975 p.1863 [AB]; August 1989 p. [JBS]

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Opera - July 1960 p.448

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Records and Recordings - April 1960 p.22 [FGB]

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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.621 [PLM]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.518 (open reel tape) [PCF]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.4 p.71 [CLO]: February 1961 Vol.11 No.2 p.91 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Comments:- See ICRC Autumn Edition 1997 No.10 p.60

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Plácido Domingo

Nedda - Mary Ellen Pracht

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - Charles Anthony

Silvio - Ron Bottcher

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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) (+Cavalleria rusticana) (2004)Ş

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan-Opera Company in the Lewisohn Stadium, New York (9 August 1966). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004.

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Canio - Jon Vickers

Nedda - Joan Carlyle

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - José Nait

Silvio - Bruno Tomaselli

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Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1014 {1CD} VAI Audio VAIA 1197 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} ; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 ŤItalian Opera from Teatro Colónť ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)Ş; Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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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 publication:-

The Absolute Sound - Issue 90 1993 p.144 p.152

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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.134 [LM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (30 June 1968 or/and 21 June 1968 (M. Richter); see OPERA, September 1968 p.719). The conductor is stated to be Juan Emilio Martini in the description of this recording given with the two CD set issued by VAI (1197), but Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón gives Bartoletti. Both Bartoletti and Martini are given on the Teatro Colón website, but it is not stated which performances each of them conducted (click link below). It is possible that the recordings issued on the different labels are of different performances.

http://www.operas-colon.com.ar

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1970?(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Richard Tucker

Nedda - Raina Kabaivanska

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - Andrea Velis

Silvio - Dominic Cossa

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 118-1 {1CDR} (2001)Ş

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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

Comments:- The CDR issued by Premiere is listed in their printed catalogue as being ŤNewť in ŤFall 2001ť and is attributed to Philadelphia (2 March 1972). The partial cast is given as ŤTucker/Kabaiwanska/MacNeil/Cossať but according to Frank Hamilton's Chronolgy of Opera Performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) Pagliacci was never performed in Philadelphia with this cast. The only performance that I have been able to find with the four singers mentioned was at the MET on 24 June 1970 and I have provisionally assumed that it is this performance that was recorded. As it was not broadcast the recording must have been made Ťin-houseť.

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Richard Tucker

Nedda - Teresa Stratas

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - Robert Schmorr

Silvio - Dominic Cossa

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1666; The Opera Lovers PAG 197102 {1CDR} (2005)Ş

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 February 1971). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť. The CDR issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Bonavolantà - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Canio - Mario Del Monaco

Nedda - Antonietta Cannarile

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - Giorgio Grimaldi

Silvio - Otello Borgonovo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4049

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (25 January 1970).

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Woitach - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Catherine Malfitano

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - James Atherton

Silvio - Allan Monk

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 22380 (BRO 125781) (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1980). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Canio - Jon Vickers

Nedda - Josephine Barstow

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - David Gordon

Silvio - Lenus Carlson

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (November 1982; see OPERA February 1983 p.177).

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Santuzza - Giulietta Simionato

Turiddu - Mario Del Monaco

Alfio - Cornell MacNeil

Lola - Ana Raquel Satra

Lucia - Anna Di Stasio

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5613-5615 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1961)Ş; Decca SXL 2253-2255 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1961)Ş; Decca LXT 5643-5644 {2LPS}; Decca SXL 2281-2282 {2LPS}; CISCO KIJC 9166-9168 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} London A 4240 (+song recital) {2LPS}; London OSA 1213 (+song recital) {2LPS} London A 4358 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS}; London OSA 1330 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 421 807-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (1989)Ş; Belart 450 016-2 {1CD}; Decca 467 484-2 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (2002)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - London LOH 90032 (4-track 7˝ips) (1961)Ş

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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 - February 1961 p.441; November 1961 p.274; August 1989 p. [JBS]

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Opera - June 1961 p.407; November 1961 p.723

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American Record Guide - January 1961 Vol.27 No.5 p.402 [CJL]: July 1961 Vol.27 No.11 p.902 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.62 [CLO]: September 1961 Vol.11 No.9 p.124 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Comments:- This recording was incorrectly reported in OPERA as being conducted by FrancescoMolinari-Pradelli (see OPERA March 1962 p.210)

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Woitach - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Santuzza - Bruna Baglioni

Turiddu - Juan Lloveras

Alfio - Cornell MacNeil

Lola - Isola Jones

Lucia - Jean Kraft

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 22380 (BRO 125781) (+Pagliacci) {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1980). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Magda Sorel - Patricia Neway

John Sorel - Cornell MacNeil

Mother - Marie Powers

Police Agent - Leon Lishner

Secretary - Gloria Lane

Kofner - George Jongeyans

Foreign Woman - Maria Marlo

Anna Gomez - Maria Andreassi

Vera Boronel - Lydia Summers

Nika Magadoff- Magician - Andrew McKinley

Assan - Francis Monachino

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Black Disc; - American Decca DAU 769 (20008-20015;AC) {8x78s} ; American Decca DX 101 (2LPS) (1951)Ş; Brunswick LAT 8012/3 {2LPS} (1952)Ş; Decca BKL 8012-8013 {2LPS} (France)

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100628 (+The Medium + The Telephone) {3CDS} (2008)Ş

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Recordings of The Consul by Gian Carlo Menotti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.416

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1952 pp.113-114 [LS]

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Opera - April 1953 pp.239-240 [H]

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American Record Guide - February 1951 Vol.17 No.6 p.215 [CJL]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1951 p.14

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Comments:- Recorded between 10 April and 16 May 1950. More details can be found in ŤComplete Operas on 78 R.P.M.ť by Tom Peel. The LPs issued by Decca in France are listed in their ŤCatalogue Généralť 1954 p.54.

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Renata Tebaldi

Enzo - Franco Corelli

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Biserka Cvejic

Alvise - Cesare Siepi

La Cieca - Mignon Dunn

Zuàne - Russell Christopher

Un Cantore - Paul De Paola

Isèpo - Robert Schmorr

Un Pilota - Nicola Barbusci

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Black Disc - Stradivarius STR 1023-5 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1176 The Opera Lovers GIOC 196601 {3CDRS} (2007)Ş

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 September 1966; see OPERA November 1966 p. 844). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). According to Omega the recording they issued is of the performance om 22 October 1966 in which the role of Alvise was sung by Bonaldo Giaiotti. The CDRs issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

La Gioconda - Elena Souliotis

Enzo - Richard Tucker

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Rosalind Elias

Alvise - Paolo Washington

La Cieca - Luisa Bartoletti

Zuàne - Pino de Vescovi

Un Cantore - Guerrino Boschetti

Isèpo - Nicolás Cuttone

Un Pilota - José Crea

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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi 505 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1705 (1989)Ş

Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 31030 (+excerpts cond. Adler) {3CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 115-2 {2CDRS} (2001)Ş; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 ŤItalian Opera from Teatro Colónť ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)Ş; House of Opera CDBB 371 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.249 [MM]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón Buenos Aires (26 June 1966 and/or 24 June 1966 (M. Richter); see OPERA October 1966 p.812). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of ŤPre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989ť and the CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as ŤNewť in ŤFall 2001ť.

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1967(LI;15/4/67)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Renata Tebaldi

Enzo - Barry Morell

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Rosalind Elias

Alvise - Cesare Siepi

La Cieca - Ruza Baldani

Zuàne - Russell Christopher

Un Cantore - Paul De Paola

Isèpo - Robert Schmorr

Un Pilota - Nicola Barbusci

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1574

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 April 1967). According to the ŤMET Annalsť there were two performers for the role of ŤUn Cantoreť Paul De Paola, as listed above, and William Mellow. Louis Sgarro is listed as singing ŤA Monkť. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Renata Tebaldi

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Fiorenza Cossotto

Alvise - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Cieca - Mignon Dunn

Zuàne - Russell Christopher

Un Cantore - Paul De Paola

Isèpo - Robert Schmorr

Un Pilota - Nicola Barbusci

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 37 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 716 {2CDS}

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 March 1968)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Macerata Opera Festival

Chorus - Macerata Opera Festival - Pueri Cantores di Macerata

La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Alvise - Carlo Cava

La Cieca - Fedora Barbieri

Zuàne - Giuseppe Morresi

Isèpo - Athos Cesarini

Un Pilota - Elvio Marinangeli

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

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Sferistero, Macerata (July 1972). The CDRs issued by ŤLive Opera Heavenť are listed in their ŤAUGUST 2007 ALERTť. The cast listed above is that given in the chronolgy section of the website Ťwww.leylagencer.euť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Minnie - Renata Tebaldi

Dick Johnson - Mario Del Monaco

Jack Rance - Cornell MacNeil

Nick - Piero De Palma

Ashby - Silvio Maionica

Jake Wallace - Giorgio Tozzi

Billy Jackrabbit - Dario Caselli

Wowkle - Biancamaria Casoni

Sonora - Giorgio Giorgetti

Trin - Enzo Guagni

Sid - Virgilio Carbonari

Bello - Ezio Peruzzi

Harry - Mario Carlin

Joe - Angelo Mercuriali

Happy - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

Un postiglione - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5463-5465 {3LPS} (1958)Ş; Decca SXL 2039-2041 {3LPS} (1958)Ş; Decca ŤAce of Diamondsť GOS 594-596 {3LPS} (1970)Ş; London A 4338 {3LPS} (1959)Ş;; London OSA 1306 {3LPS} (1959)Ş

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 421 595-2 {2CDS} (1989)Ş; Decca ŤRouge Opérať 460 170-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)Ş; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90041 (7˝ips 4-track) (1962)Ş

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.315; January 1959 p.346; July 1970 p.215; January 1989 p. [EG]

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Opera - January 1959 p.54; September 1970 p.852

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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.60 [CK]

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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1958 p.124 [DH]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1959 Vol.9 No.2 p.66 [DJ]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.622 [PHR]: June 1962 Vol.28 No.10 p.822 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Gianni Schicchi - Cornell MacNeil

Lauretta - Josella Ligi

Zita - Fedora Barbieri

Rinuccio - Neil Shicoff

Gherardo - Charles Anthony

Nella - Betsy Norden

Gherardino - Lawrence Klein

Betto di Signa - Russell Christopher

Simone - Italo Tajo

Marco - Gene Boucher

Ciesca - Shirley Love

Spinelloccio - Richard Best

Pinellino - Herman Marcus

Guccio - Edmond Karlsrud

Amantio di Nicolao - Andrij Dobriansky

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1476 Bensar OS 22677 (BRO 12418) (Trittico) {3CDRS}

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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 at the MET (26 February 1977). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Michele - Cornell MacNeil

Luigi - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta

Il Tinca - Italo Pasini

Il Talpa - Juan Zanin

Giorgetta - Sofia Bandin

La Frugola - Luisa Bartoletti

Venditore di canzonette - Nino Falzetti

Due amanti - Enzo Betti

- Africa De Retes

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1885

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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 Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (23 July 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Michele - Cornell MacNeil

Luigi - Harry Theyard

Il Tinca - Charles Anthony

Il Talpa - Philip Booth

Giorgetta - Renata Scotto

La Frugola - Lili Chookasian

Venditore di canzonette - Jon Garrison

Due amanti - Douglas Ahlstedt

- Betsy Norden

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 532 (Trittico) {3CDRS} (2006)Ş

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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 at the MET on 22 or 26 January 1976. This recording was presumably made Ťin-houseť as neither of these performances was broadcast. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2006 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Michele - Cornell MacNeil

Luigi - Harry Theyard

Il Tinca - Charles Anthony

Il Talpa - Italo Tajo

Giorgetta - Hildegard Behrens

La Frugola - Jean Kraft

Venditore di canzonette - Jon Garrison

Due amanti - John Carpenter

- Betsy Norden

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OS 22677 (BRO 121118) (Trittico) {3CDRS} ;; The Opera Lovers TAB 197701 {1CDR} (2007)Ş

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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 at the MET (26 February 1977). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Michele - Cornell MacNeil

Luigi - Vasile Moldoveanu

Il Tinca - Charles Anthony

Il Talpa - Italo Tajo

Giorgetta - Renata Scotto

La Frugola - Bianca Berini

Venditore di canzonette - Jeffrey Stamm

Due amanti - Michael Best

- Louise Wohlafka

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 111481 (BRO 125778 (Trittico) {3CDRS} (2005)Ş

DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 1319 (2005)Ş

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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:- Audio and video recordings of a performance at the MET which was televised (14 November 1981). The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of ŤNew DVDs 22 January 2005ť and the CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Maria Curtis Verna

Mario Cavaradossi - Jussi Björling

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Lawrence Davidson

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Osie Hawkins

Un pastore - George Ryan

Un carceriere - Roald Reitan

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 148 {2LPS} (1973)Ş

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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:-

Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.56 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 November 1959)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Leontyne Price

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Ezio Flagello

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky

Un pastore - Alan Fischer

Un carceriere - Roald Reitan

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 925.70 {2CDS} (1995)Ş; *Bensar OL 4762 (+highlights from Lucia di Lammermoor and Pagliacci with; Corelli) {2CDRS} (2004)Ş

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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 - Februar 1993 S.49

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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.74

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 April 1962)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Pietro Argento - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra del Teatro Communale dell'Opera di Genova

Chorus - Coro del Teatro Commubale dell'Opera di Genova

Floria Tosca - Marcella Pobbe

Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Raimondi

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3420

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6389 (2008)Ş

VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution (Legato) 1947 (NTSC) (1990)Ş

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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:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Politeama Margherita, Genova (May 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in ŤNew Releasesť dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin

Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Eduardo Ferracani

Cesare Angelotti - Mario Verazzi

Spoletta - Carlos Giusti

Sciarrone - Héctor Barbieri

Un pastore - C. Slivskin

Un carceriere - Pino de Vescovi

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2471-2 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş

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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 Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. (10 July 1965). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI;Tucker)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Leonie Rysanek

Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Spoletta - Andrea Velis

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Magda Kalmár

Un carceriere - Paul Plishka

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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27508 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1848-2 {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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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:-

Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 pp.79-80 [SS]

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Comments:- This recording was attributed by Melodram to San Francisco, but there is no record of a performance of Tosca with this cast in ŤThe San Francisco Operať by Arthur Bloomfield. However two performances were given with this cast at the MET (22, 26 March 1969), neither of which was broadcast. So this is presumably an Ťin houseť recording as indicated by SS in his review in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL (vide supra). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their Ť2005 FALL NEW RELEASESť. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as Ť11/26/69ť.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI:Tebaldi)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Sándor Kónya

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot

Spoletta - Robert Schmorr

Sciarrone - Gene Boucher

Un pastore - Kris Kalfayan

Un carceriere - Edmond Karlsrud

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Compact Disc - On Stage OS 4710 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers TOS 197001 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.95 [SG]

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Comments:- The ŤOn Stageť CDs are labeled as being a recording of a performance in Philadelphia in 1966. However, according to the performance chronology in ŤTebaldi - The Voice of an Angelť the only time that Tebaldi, Konya, MacNeil, and Corena sang in Tosca together under Molinari-Pradelli was at the MET between December 31 1969 and January 10 1970 (loc.cit. p.251). The performance on January 10 1970 was broadcast and the recording is presumably of this performance. The CDRs issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the performance recorded is attributed to the MET on 10 January 1970.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Floria Tosca - Carol Neblett

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - Giorgio Giorgetti

Spoletta - Florindo Andreolli

Sciarrone - Thomas Booth

Un pastore - Trudy Hines

Un carceriere - Carl Glaum

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TOS 197604 {2CDRS} (Canada) Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1831-2 {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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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 (26 November 1976; see OPERA March 1977 p.247). The CDRs issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (HYPERLINK in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by Premiere are included in Ť2005 NEW FALL RELEASESť.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - John Cheek

Spoletta - Andrea Velis

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Scott Rigby

Un carceriere - Philip Booth

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 312-2 {2LPS} (1980)Ş

Compact Disc; - Mitridate ŤPontoť PO 1007 (+excerpts cond. de Fabritiis; +highlights cond. Behr) {3CDS} (2002)Ş

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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 - Dezember 2002 S.56 [IW]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.86 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Dallas (11 May 1979)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé

Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe Giacomini

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Renato Capecchi

Cesare Angelotti - James Courtney

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Charles Fairweather

Un carceriere - Thomas Booth

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDNY 5143 {2CDRS} (2008)Ş

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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 (26 January 1980). The CDRs issued by HOO are listed on their website as ŤNew CD'S April 9, 2008ť

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1985(LC)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Hildegard Behrens

Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - James Courtney

Spoletta - Anthony Laciura

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Melissa Fogarty

Un carceriere - Richard Vernon

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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-86-158 (NTSC); DG 072 426-1 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - Pioneer Classics PIBC 2012 (Japan) (2001)Ş; DG 073 4100 (2006)Ş

VHS Video Cassette - Paramount 2370 (NTSC) + BETA; Home Vision TOS 02 (NTSC) + BETA; DG 072 426-3 (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:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1992 p.102

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Diapason - No 540 S octobre 2006 p.134 [MP]

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International Record Review - February 2007 p.24 [RP]

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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [JC]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Antonio Narducci - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Aida - Anita Cerquetti

Radamès - Flaviano Labò

Amneris - Nell Rankin

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Fernando Corena

Il Re di Egitto - Norman Treigle

Una Sacerdotessa - Carmen Gómez

Un Messaggero - José Sosa

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 917-2 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1512-2 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Opera Depot OD 10045-2 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.70 [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City September 1958). The cast listed above is that given in ŤAnita Cerquetti - Umilita e Fierezzať p. 194. There were two performances and Ramphis was sung by Nicola Zaccaria in one and by Fernando Corena in the other. The CDRs issued by ŤOpera Depotť are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Singerverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Aida - Renata Tebaldi

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Arnold Van Mill

Il Re di Egitto - Fernando Corena

Una Sacerdotessa - Eugenia Ratti

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5539-5541 {3LPS} (1959)Ş; Decca SXL 2167-2169 {3LPS} (reissued by VIVANTE LONDON 1997) (1959)Ş; *Decca 414 087-1 {3LPS} (1989)Ş; London A 4345 {3LPS} (1960)Ş;; London OSA-1313 {3LPS} (1960)Ş

Compact Cassette; - Decca K2A20 (1976)Ş;; Decca 414 087-4 (1989)Ş

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) ŤGrand Operať 414 087-2 {3CDS} (1989)Ş; Decca ŤRouge Opérať 458 725-2 (France) (1997)Ş; Decca ŤLegendsť 460 978-2 {2CDS} (1999)Ş; Decca 000830402 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90015 (7˝ips 4-track) (1960)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1959 p.303; April 1960 p.509 [DST]; October 1962 p.189; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; January 1989 p. [AB]

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Opera - March 1960 p.222

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HiFi News & Record Review - January 1998 p.99 (Vivante LP reissue) [JMH]

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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.157 [RT]; Vol.31 No.1 September/ October 2007 pp.232-233 [JM]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1959 p.16

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.53 [RD]: August 1960 Vol.10 No.8 p.80 (tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 p.543 [CJL]: November 1960 Vol.27 No.3 p.250 (open reel tape): January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]

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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.17 [FGB]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 60 July/August 1989 p.129: Issue 61 September/October 1989 p.130

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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]

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Comments:- For an adverse comment on the sound of this recording by Christopher Raeburn see OPERA, August 1996 p.874 See also Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music by Richard Osborne pp.444-445; Putting the Record Straight by John Culshaw pp.223- 227. This recording was made in September 1959, not in 1958 as is sometimes stated.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Birgit Nilsson

Radamès - Pier Miranda Ferraro

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Il Re di Egitto - Agostino Ferrin

Una Sacerdotessa - Giuliana Matteini

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00070

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 835-2 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro alla Scala (21 April 1960; see OPERA July 1960 p.489). The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in ŤNew Compact Disc Releases from Premiere Operať dated February/March 2003, where the conductor is given (incorrectly?) as ŤRossiť.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor George Schick - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Gabriella Tucci

Radamès - Franco Corelli

Amneris - Irene Dalis

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Carlotta Ordassy

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Black Disc - Great Opera Recordings G.O.P. 33 {3LPS} Stradivarius STR 1011-1013 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 024 271 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]

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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.51 [SS]; No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.84 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1962; see ŤSigning-off for the Old Metť pp.378-381). This recording is sometimes attributed to a performance on 23 December 1961, but the cast was quite different on that day.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Birgit Nilsson

Radamès - Franco Corelli

Amneris - Roberto Gori

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Cesare Siepi

Il Re di Egitto - Justino Díaz

Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4220 (& 4443); Past Masters PM 129/2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland, Ohio (21 April 1964). The recording issued by Omega is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). That issued on the ŤPast Mastersť label is listed on the ŤRare Operať website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor William Steinberg - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Birgit Nilsson

Radamès - Richard Tucker

Amneris - Elena Cernei

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Mary Ellen Pracht

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers AID 196501 {2CDRS} (Canada) *Bensar OL 32065 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 March 1965). The CDRs issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1967(LI;28/4/67))

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Leontyne Price

Radamès - Franco Corelli

Amneris - Nell Rankin

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - John Macurdy

Il Re di Egitto - Raymond Michalski

Una Sacerdotessa - Marcia Baldwin

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4044

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland, Ohio (28 April 1967).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Aida - Martina Arroyo

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Biserka Cvejic

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Il Re di Egitto - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Una Sacerdotessa - Africa De Retes

Un Messaggero - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango

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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 ŤItalian Opera from Teatro Colónť {1xCD-ROM} (2003)Ş; House of Opera CDBB 594 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş; Opera Depot OD 10033-2 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1968). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 Ť03/12/22ť and those issued by ŤOpera Depotť are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1970(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Lucine Amara

Radamès - Richard Tucker

Amneris - Christa Ludwig

Ramphis - Ezio Flagello

Il Re di Egitto - Edmond Karlsrud

Una Sacerdotessa - Margaret Kalil

Un Messaggero - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 26516 (+Don Carlo - excerpts - Cleva - MET - 1970) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- It seems likely that this is a recording of part of a performance at the MET on 28 November or 8 December 1970 as these appear to be the only two occasions when these singers sang together at the MET. The role of Amonasro was sung by Cornell MacNeil and Mario Sereni on these dates. The date of February 1970 given by Hunt (A Notable Quartet p.94) appears to be incorrect as according to the ŤAnnals of the Metropolitan Operať Aida was not performed in that month. The CDs issued by Melodram are listed in Bongiovanni's catalogue (December 1994) p.12. Gala has also issued excerpts with these singers on their CDs entitled ŤChrista Ludwig - Raritiesť (GL 100.596) and assigned them incorrecty to a performance at the MET on 28 February 1970. This mistake probably arose from the eleven being read as a Roman ŤIIť by someone

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Leontyne Price

Radamès - Plácido Domingo

Amneris - Marilyn Horne

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - James Morris

Una Sacerdotessa - Marcia Baldwin

Un Messaggero - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.561 {2CDS}; *Bensar Records OL 3676 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Celestial Audio CA 442 {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.61 [GH]; Januar 2002 S.54-S.55 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.72-73 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of performance at the MET (6 March 1976). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Natalia Troitskaya

Radamès - Franco Bonisolli

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Franco Federici

Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Romano

Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 849-1 (highlights) {1CDR} (2003)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1232-2 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (18 July 1986). The performance on 26 July 1986 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1986 p.98 where it is stated ŤDaniel Oren, the announced conductor, failed to appear, and his place was taken at unspecified notice by Enrico De Mori with not entirely felicitous outcomeť. According to the Programme Book for the 1988 season Enrico De Mori conducted the performances on 26 July, 5 and 8 August 1986.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Enrique Ricci - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Aida - Galina Savova

Radamès - Lando Bartolini

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Ivo Vinco

Il Re di Egitto - Franco De Grandis

Una Sacerdotessa - Rosa Maria Conesa

Un Messaggero - Conrad Gaspà

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 942 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro de Liceo, Barcelona (5 January 1987). The cast listed above is that given in ŤEl Gran Teatro del Liceoť p.513. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003. Here one of cast members was given as (Alberto?) Rinaldi (Amonasro?) and the conductor was given as (Romano?) Gandolfi. The review in OPERA (September 1987 pp.1072-1073) states the ŤThe casting was erratic: two different Radames, three Aidas, and two Kings in five daysť, but the cast given for the performance on 5 January is the same as that given above. However, the conductor is stated (like by House of Opera) to be Romano Gandolfi.

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Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Alzira - Virginia Zeani

Zamoro - Gianfranco Cecchele

Gusmano - Cornell MacNeil

Zuma - Bianca Bortoluzzi

Ovando - Saverio Porzano

Ataliba - Mario Rinaudo

Otumbo - Sergio Tedesco

Alvaro - Carlo Cava

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith ŤThe Golden Age of Operať EJS 396 {2LPS} (1967)Ş; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 8 {3LPS}; GFC 036/37 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Verona 27042-3 {2CDS}; Melodram 27013 {2CDS} ; House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)Ş; Gala GL 100.701 (+Virginia Zeani sings Bellini) {2CDS} (2002)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 285-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Alzira by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.26

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

VERDI DAL VIVO - p.31

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Comments:- A recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (12 February 1967, see OPERA April 1967 p.289). There is some uncertainty about the date of this performance. Other possible dates are 14 February 1967 (ŤVerdi dal Vivoť p.31) and 16 March 1967 (EJS, VERONA). The 12 February 1967, the opening night of the production, is the date given in ŤThe Record Collectorť Vol.36, No.1 March 1991 p.51

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1960-61(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Cornell MacNeil

Amelia - Birgit Nilsson

Ulrica - Giulietta Simionato

Oscar - Sylvia Stahlman (Giulia Bardi)

Silvano - Tom Krause

Samuele - Fernando Corena

Tom - Libero Arbace

Un Giudice - Piero De Palma

Un servo - Vittorio Pandano

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 215-217 {3LPS} (1962)Ş;; Decca SET 215-217 {3LPS} (1962)Ş; London A 4356 {3LPS} (1962)Ş;; London OSA 1328 {3LPS} (1962)Ş

Compact Disc; - *Decca ŤGrand Operať 425 655-2 {2CDS} (1990)Ş; Decca 475 8278 {2CDS} (2007)Ş; Decca 000829602 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90039 (7˝ips 4-track) (1962)Ş

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.363; April 1962 p.485; September 1990 p. [AB] October 2007 p.113 [PO'C]

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Opera - April 1962 p.268

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.233-234 [ED]

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American Record Guide - February 1962 Vol.28 No.6 p.480 [CJL]: May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.751 (open reel tape) [RJ]: September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.176-177 [CHP]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.83, p.83, p.86 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.93 [JC]

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Comments:- This recording was originally to have had Jussi Björling as Riccardo (See Roland Gellatt in HIGH FIDELITY (November 1960 p.71), John Culshaw in ŤPutting the Record Straightť pp.236-245, Anna Lisa Björling and Andrew Farkas in ŤJussiť Chapter 30, and Birgit Nilsson in ŤLa Nilssonť pp.345-348). See also ICRC Autumn Edition 1997 No.10 p.61

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Riccardo - Richard Tucker

Renato - Cornell MacNeil

Amelia - Margherita Roberti

Ulrica - Oralia Domínguez

Oscar - Norma Palacios Berenstein

Silvano - José Crea

Samuele - William Wilderman

Tom - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Un Giudice - Virgilio Tavini

Un servo - Enzo Espósito

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00125

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2245

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

Comments:- The recordings issued by Charles Handelman and Omega appear to be of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires in July 1965. The cast listed above is that given in the Teatro-Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The role of Oscar was sung in some performances by Silvia Baleani and in others by Norma Palacios Berenstein (as listed above). I do not know who sings in the recordings issued by Charles Handelman and Omega. The Compact Cassettes that Charles Handelman issued are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1963. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Bernardi - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Riccardo - Ragnar Ulfung

Renato - Cornell MacNeil

Amelia - Leontyne Price

Ulrica - Mignon Dunn

Oscar - Reri Grist

Silvano - Allan Monk

Samuele - Ara Berberian

Tom - Federico Davià

Un Giudice - David Clements

Un servo - John Beauchamp

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1369

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