(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Abbado Claudio - 2000(LE) - Berliner Philharmoniker**
2 Abbado Claudio - 2001(STU) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
3 Agostini Alessandro D' - 2006(LI) - Orchestra della Fondazione «Arturo Toscanini»**
4 Amaducci Bruno - 1967(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
5 Annovazzi Napoleone - 1973(LI) - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra*
6 Bartoletti Bruno - 1970(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
7 Beecham Thomas - 1944(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
8 Bernstein Leonard - 1964(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
9 Bernstein Leonard - 1966(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
10 Cambreling Sylvain - 1987(LI) - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie**
11 Cellini Renato - 1956(LI) - New Orleans Opera*
12 Chailly Riccardo - 1995(LI) - Concertgebouworkest**
13 Cillario Carlo Felice - 1970(LI) - L'Opéra de Paris**
14 Cillario Carlo Felice - 1979(LI) - Australian Opera*
15 Conlon James - 2007(LI) - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
16 Daniel Paul - 2001(STU) - English National Opera*
17 Darlington Jonathan - 2002(LI) - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne*
18 Davis Colin - 1991(STU) - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
19 Davis Colin - 2004(LC) - London Symphony Orchestra*
20 Dohnányi Christoph von - 1972(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
21 Downes Edward - 1962(SE) - New Symphony Orchestra of London*
22 Elder Mark - 2003(LI) - Halle Orchestra*
23 Gardiner John Eliot - 1998(STU) - Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique*
24 Gatti Daniele - 2001(LI) - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
25 Gibson Alexander - 1966(LI) - Royal Scottish National Orchestra*
26 Gibson Alexander - 1976(LI) - Scottish National Orchestra*
27 Giulini Carlo Maria - 1961(LI) - Covent Garden*
28 Giulini Carlo Maria - 1963(LI) - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra*
29 Giulini Carlo Maria - 1982(LC) - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra*
30 Giulini Carlo Maria - 1982(LI) - Covent Garden**
31 Gui Vittorio - 1957(LI) - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
32 Haitink Bernard - 1999(LI) - Covent Garden***
33 Humburg Will - 1996(STU) - Hungarian State Opera*
34 Karajan Herbert von - 1956(STU) - Philharmonia Orchestra*
35 Karajan Herbert von - 1957(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
36 Karajan Herbert von - 1980(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
37 Karajan Herbert von - 1981(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
38 Karajan Herbert von - 1982 - Wiener Philharmoniker**
39 Kertész István - 1968(LI) - Covent Garden*
40 Krauss Clemens - 1941(LCE) - Wiener Staatsoper*
41 Levine James - 1992 - Metropolitan Opera**
42 Maag Peter - 1974(LI] - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
43 Maazel Lorin - 1970(LI) - Deutsche Oper Berlin***
44 Maazel Lorin - 1980(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
45 Maschio Elisabetta - 1997(LI) - Orchestra dell'Istituzione Concertistico Orchestrale dell'Amministrazione Provinciale di Lecce*
46 Mazzola Enrique - 2001(LI) - Orchestre de Paris**
47 Mehta Zubin - 2001(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*
48 Mehta Zubin - 2006(LC) - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino**
49 Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - 1963(STU) - Bolshoi Theatre*
50 Molajoli Lorenzo - 1932(STU) - Teatro alla Scala*
51 Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - 1966(LI) - San Francisco Opera*
52 Muti Riccardo - 1993(LC) - Teatro alla Scala*
53 Muti Riccardo - 2001(LI) - Teatro alla Scala**
54 Oren Daniel - 1985(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli***
55 Ozawa Seiji - 1993(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
56 Pidò Evelino - 1989(LI) - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
57 Previtali Fernando - 1963(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
58 Previtali Fernando - 1965(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
59 Pritchard John - 1976(LI) - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
60 Reiner Fritz - 1949(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
61 Rizzi Carlo - 2008(LI) - Welsh National Opera*
62 Rosenstock Joseph - 1965(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
63 Rosenstock Joseph - 1966(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
64 Rossi Mario - 1949(RA) - RAI Torino*
65 Rossi Mario - 1953(RA) - RAI Roma*
66 Rossi Mario - 1962(LI) - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
67 Rossi Mario - 1966(LI) - RAI Torino*
68 Sabata Victor de - 1951(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
69 Sabata Victor de - 1952(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
70 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1974(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*
71 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1976(LI) - Bayerische Staatsoper*
72 Serafin Tullio - 1941(LI) - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma*
73 Serafin Tullio - 1956(FI) - RAI Milano***
74 Serafin Tullio - 1958(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*
75 Solti Georg - 1950(RA) - Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester*
76 Solti Georg - 1963(STU) - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra*
77 Solti Georg - 1979(FI) - Wiener Philharmoniker**
78 Solti Georg - 1980(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper*
79 Solti Georg - 1993(LC) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
80 Solti Georg - 1993(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
81 Solyom Stefan - 2008(LI) - Royal Swedish Opera*
82 Tate Jeffrey - 1986(LI) - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
83 Toscanini Arturo - 1937(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
84 Toscanini Arturo - 1950(RA) - NBC Symphony Orchestra*
85 Weisbach Hans - 1939(RA) - Orchester des Reichsenders Leipzig*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 2000(LE)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Prague Radio Chorus
Falstaff - Alan Titus
Fenton - Massimo Giordano
Ford - Luca Gallo
Dr. Cajus - Enrico Facini
Bardolfo - Anthony Mee
Pistola - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Alice Ford - Carmela Remigio
Nannetta - Elizabeth Futral
Meg Page - Stella Doufexis
Mistress Quickly - Larissa Diadkova
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DVD (Video) - EuroArts 2050858 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - January 2007 pp.82-83 [SP]
American Record Guide - May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.240-241 [RVL]
Comments:- Video recording of a concert performance of Act 1, Part 2; Act 2, Part 2 - from «Quand'ero paggio»; and Act 3 given at a Gala performance in the Philharmonoe, Berlin (31 December 2000). The DVD issued by EuroArts also includes short excerpts from «Un ballo in maschera» and «Don Carlos».
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 2001(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Rundfunkchor Berlin
Falstaff - Bryn Terfel
Fenton - Daniil Shtoda
Ford - Thomas Hampson
Dr. Cajus - Enrico Facini
Bardolfo - Anthony Mee
Pistola - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Alice Ford - Adrianne Pieczonka
Nannetta - Dorothea Röschmann
Meg Page - Stella Doufexis
Mistress Quickly - Larissa Diadkova
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Compact Disc; - DG 471 194-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2001 p.106 [JBS]; February 2002 p.33 [PO'C]
Opera - October 2001 pp.1275-1277 [RF]
Opera News - December 2001 pp.69-70 [AFC]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.235-236 [JS, JM]
Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.52-S.53 [RH]
Opéra International - No.264 janvier 2002 p.66 [SS]
Diapason - No.486 novembre 2001 p.120 [MP]
International Record Review - October 2001 p.82, p.84 [SP]
BBC Music Magazine - October 2001 p.89 [GH]
American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.192-193 [MM]
Répertoire - No.150 octobre 2001 p.122 [LC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.108 [GL]
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Conductor Alessandro D' Agostini - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra della Fondazione «Arturo Toscanini»
Chorus - Coro della Fondazione «Arturo Toscanini»
Falstaff - Alberto Mastromarino
Fenton - Leonardo Caimi
Ford - Javier Franco
Dr. Cajus - Sergio Spina
Bardolfo - Giovanni Maini
Pistola - Luigi De Donato
Alice Ford - Eugenia Garza
Nannetta - Stefanno Kybalova
Meg Page - Maria José Trullu
Mistress Quickly - Olivia Andreini
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6474 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Busseto (February 2006). The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases» May 2008.
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Conductor Bruno Amaducci - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Ezio Flagello
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Frank Guarrera
Dr. Cajus - Mariano Caruso
Bardolfo - Andrea Velis
Pistola - Norman Scott
Alice Ford - Phyllis Curtin
Nannetta - Judith Raskin
Meg Page - Mildred Miller
Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAL 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 December 1967). 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 Napoleone Annovazzi - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Dublin Grand Opera Society
Falstaff - Attilio D' Orazi
Fenton - Antonio Bevacqua
Ford - Giorgio Gatti
Dr. Cajus - Brendan Cavanagh
Bardolfo - Angelo Mercuriali
Pistola - Giovanni Gusmeroli
Alice Ford - Anna Maria Balboni
Nannetta - Niculina Mirea Curta
Meg Page - Ruth Maher
Mistress Quickly - Sylvana Mazzieri
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Black Disc - Tima Club MPV 29 {2LPS}
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Dublin (7 May 1973; see OPERA July 1975 p.606). I thank Mr. Tom Peel for information on the Tima Club LPs, copies of which are in his personal collection
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Stuart Burrows
Ford - Dan Richardson
Dr. Cajus - Ragnar Ulfung
Bardolfo - Raymond Manton
Pistola - Ara Berberian
Alice Ford - Mary Costa
Nannetta - Margaret Price
Meg Page - Sylvia Anderson
Mistress Quickly - Lili Chookasian
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco (7 October 1970)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Leonard Warren
Fenton - Charles Kullman
Ford - John Brownlee
Dr. Cajus - John Dudley
Bardolfo - George Rasely
Pistola - John Gurney
Alice Ford - Eleanor Steber
Nannetta - Frances Greer
Meg Page - Lucielle Browning
Mistress Quickly - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 295
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Anselmo Colzani
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Mario Sereni
Dr. Cajus - Mariano Caruso
Bardolfo - Andrea Velis
Pistola - Norman Scott
Alice Ford - Gabriella Tucci
Nannetta - Judith Raskin
Meg Page - Rosalind Elias
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers FAL 196401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 March 1964). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fenton - Juan Oncina
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Gerhard Stolze
Bardolfo - Murray Dickie
Pistola - Erich Kunz
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Graziella Sciutti
Meg Page - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Black Disc; - Columbia M3L-350 {3LPS} (USA) (1966)ª; Columbia M3S-750 {3LPS} (USA) (1966)ª; CBS BRG 72943-5 {3LPS}; CBS SBRG 72493-5 {3LPS};; *CBS MET 3002 {3LPS} (UK); CBS SET 3002 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc; - Sony M2K 42535 {2CDS}; Sony Classical SM2K 91181 {2CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape - Columbia M3Q 880 (7½ips 4-track) (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1967 p.439; April 1967 p.513; October (published August) 2003 p.91 [PO'C]
Opera - April 1967 pp.333-334 [HDR]
American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.3 November 1966 p.203 [PLM]
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Conductor Sylvain Cambreling - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Falstaff - José van Dam
Fenton - Laurence Dale
Ford - William Stone
Dr. Cajus - Ugo Benelli
Pistola - Mario Luperi
Alice Ford - Barbara Madra
Nannetta - Elzbieta Szmytka
Meg Page - Benedetta Pecchioli
Mistress Quickly - Livia Budai
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DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 5050467 4469 2 2 (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 2005 p.86 [AB]
Opéra International - No.294 octobre 2004 p.90 [PC]
Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 pp.111-112 [MP]
International Record Review - February 2005 pp.83-84 [IJ]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.78-79 [PMH]
Comments:- Video recording of a performance given by the company of «La Monnaie» at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1987 pp.39-40).
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Falstaff - Leonard Warren
Fenton - André Turp
Ford - Richard Torigi
Dr. Cajus - Virginio Assandri
Bardolfo - Luigi Vellucci
Pistola - Norman Treigle
Alice Ford - Viviane Della Chiesa
Nannetta - Audrey Schuh
Meg Page - Evelyn Sachs
Mistress Quickly - Lizabeth Pritchett
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Compact Disc; - Video Artists International Audio VAIA 1056-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 18 1995 p.37
Orpheus - April 1995 p.62
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.124
American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.241
Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.95
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (5 May 1956). The review in OPERA NEWS states (incorrectly) that the performance was in St Louis
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Concertgebouworkest
Chorus - Nederlands Operakoor
Falstaff - Sébastian Pratschke
Fenton - José Bros
Ford - Roberto Servile
Dr. Cajus - Jerold Siena
Bardolfo - Sergio Bertocchi
Pistola - Mario Luperi
Alice Ford - Daniela Dessi
Nannetta - Patrizia Pace
Meg Page - Serena Lazzarini
Mistress Quickly - Anna Steiger
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VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 8949 (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Video recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. The VHS Video Cassette issued by Lyric is listed in «New Video Cassette Listings - October 1996». The cast listed aboce is that given in the website: ####http://www.esdf-opera.de
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Falstaff - Tito Gobbi
Fenton - Gérard Dunan
Ford - Matteo Manuguerra
Dr. Cajus - Jacques Pottier
Bardolfo - Robert Andreozzi
Pistola - Gérard Chapuis
Alice Ford - Andrea Guiot
Nannetta - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Meg Page - Marie-Luce Bellary
Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6152 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- This appears to be a video recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (April 1970). The cast listed above is that given in L'AVANT SCENE OPÉRA No.87/88 p.175 and OPERA July 1970 p.669. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007. Here the year of the performance recorded is given as 1973. It is also stated that there are «glitches in Gobbi's Act III monologue».
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Australian Opera
Chorus - Australian Opera
Falstaff - Ronald Maconaghie
Fenton - Paul Ferris
Ford - Robert Allman
Dr. Cajus - Graeme Ewer
Bardolfo - Gordon Wilcock
Pistola - Donald Shanks
Alice Ford - Nance Grant
Nannetta - Rhonda Bruce
Mistress Quickly - Heather Begg
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 053 {2CDRS} (Australia)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (August 1979). See OPERA October 1979 p.983. It was announced that Rhonda Bruce, Paul Ferris, Graeme Ewer, and Gordon Wilcox would take part in these performances (OPERA December 1978 p.1183), but I have not been able to confirm that they did so, nor that they sang the roles listed above.
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Conductor James Conlon - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Falstaff - Ruggero Raimondi
Fenton - Miriam Pirazzini
Ford - Carlos Álvarez
Dr. Cajus - Gregory Bonfatti
Bardolfo - Luca Casalin
Pistola - Miguel Angel Zapater
Alice Ford - Patricia Racette
Nannetta - Cinzia Forte
Meg Page - Sara Allegretta
Mistress Quickly - Elisabetta Fiorillo
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2760-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (13 June 2007). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
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Conductor Paul Daniel - 2001(STU)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Falstaff - Andrew Shore
Fenton - Barry Banks
Ford - Ashley Holland
Dr. Cajus - Stuart Kale
Bardolfo - Richard Roberts
Pistola - Clive Bayley
Alice Ford - Yvonne Kenny
Nannetta - Susan Gritton
Meg Page - Alice Coote
Mistress Quickly - Rebecca de Pont Davies
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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 3079 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2002 p.84 [JBS]
Opera - July 2002 pp.868-869 [AB]
Opera News - December 2002 pp.73-74 [RP2]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.245-246 [JM]
BBC Music Magazine - August 2002 p.78 [CO]
International Record Review - September 2002 p.76, p.78 [CC]
American Record Guide - September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 p.185 [KM]
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Conductor Jonathan Darlington - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Chorus - Opéra de Lausanne
Falstaff - Victor Torres
Fenton - Soner Bülent Bezdüz
Ford - Vincent Le Texier
Dr. Cajus - Ian Thompson
Bardolfo - Gerald Isaac
Pistola - Brian Bannatyne-Scott
Alice Ford - Serena Farnocchia
Nannetta - Christine Rigaud
Meg Page - Elodie Méchain
Mistress Quickly - Valérie Marestin
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 657 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Lausanne Opera (6 January 2002). The performance on 4 January 2002 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.265 février 2002 pp.55-56. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1991(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Falstaff - Rolando Panerai
Fenton - Frank Lopardo
Ford - Alan Titus
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Ulrich Reß
Pistola - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
Alice Ford - Sharon Sweet
Nannetta - Julie Kaufmann
Meg Page - Susan Quittmeyer
Mistress Quickly - Marilyn Horne
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Compact Disc; - RCA 09026 60705-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1992 p.183; January 1993 p.33
Opera - November 1992 p.1370
Opera Now - November 1992 p.56; July/August 2001 pp.96-97 [ST]
HiFi News & Record Review - February 1993 p.80
Opera News - January 16 1993 p.32
Répertoire - October 1992 p.98
Stereophile - July 1993 p.179
International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.84-85 [CC]
Classic CD - October 1992 p.58
BBC Music Magazine - November 1992 p.57
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Conductor Colin Davis - 2004(LC)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - London Symphony Chorus
Falstaff - Michele Pertusi
Fenton - Bülent Bezdüz
Ford - Carlos Álvarez
Dr. Cajus - Alasdair Elliot
Bardolfo - Peter Hoare
Pistola - Darren Jeffery
Alice Ford - Ana Ibarra
Nannetta - María José Moreno
Meg Page - Marina Domashenko
Mistress Quickly - Jane Henschel
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Compact Disc; - LSO Live LSO 0528 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.97 [JBS]
Opera News - January 2005 p.67 [RP2]
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.214-216 [BB]; Vol.28 No.6 July/August 2005 p.243 [RT]
Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.55-S.56 [HCM]
Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.80 [JC]
Diapason - No.522 février 2005 p.102 [MP]
American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.192 [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.85 [LB]
Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.95 [TP]
Comments:- Recorded at concert performamces in the Barbican Hall, London (May 2004).
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Tito Gobbi
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Kostas Paskalis
Dr. Cajus - Paul Franke
Bardolfo - Andrea Velis
Pistola - Richard Best
Alice Ford - Renata Tebaldi
Nannetta - Roberta Peters
Meg Page - Joann Grillo
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1749 (& 1514);; House of Opera CDNY 5019 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 April 1972). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on April 9 2008.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - New Symphony Orchestra of London
Falstaff - Fernando Corena
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Renato Capecchi
Bardolfo - Robert Bowman
Pistola - Michael Langdon
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Lydia Marimpietri
Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Decca SXL 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» SDD 429 London A 4154 {1LP} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1154 {1LP} (1964)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 9-075 (7½ips 4-track) (1984)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.287; November 1974 p.964 [JBS]
American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG] July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]
American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG]July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.65 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Mark Elder - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Halle Orchestra
Chorus - Halle Choir
Falstaff - Ambrogio Maestri
Fenton - Charles Castronovo
Ford - Ashley Holland
Dr. Cajus - Stuart Kale
Bardolfo - Anthony Mee
Pistola - Umberto Chiummo
Alice Ford - Susan Chilcott
Nannetta - Camilla Tilling
Meg Page - Alice Coote
Mistress Quickly - Felicity Palmer
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1610-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a «semi-staged» performance in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (10 May 2003). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 10-16 May 2003 p.116. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II»
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Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique
Falstaff - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Fenton - Antonello Palombi
Ford - Anthony Michaels-Moore
Dr. Cajus - Peter Bronder
Bardolfo - Francis Egerton
Pistola - Gabriele Monici
Alice Ford - Hillevi Martinpelto
Nannetta - Rebecca Evans
Meg Page - Eirian James
Mistress Quickly - Sara Mingardo
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Compact Disc; - Philips 462 603-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Philips PHCP 1431/2 {2CDS} (Japan) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2001 p.100 [AB]
Opera - October 2001 pp.1275-1277 [RF]
Opera Now - July/August 2001 pp.96-97 [ST]
Opera News - August 2001 pp.45-46 [DM]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 p.294 [JM]
Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.72 [SL]
Opéra International - No.257 mai 2001 p.70 [SS]
Diapason - No.481 maI 2001 p.102 [MP]
International Record Review - March 2001 p.82 [SP]
BBC Music Magazine - April 2001 p.70 [CP]
The Absolute Sound - August/September 2001 Issue 131 p.145 [DD]
American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.228 [LM]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - mayo 2001 No.143 p.68 [LT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 p.91 [PN]
Comments:- Recorded 16-21 1998
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Conductor Daniele Gatti - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Falstaff - Michele Pertusi
Fenton - Giuseppe Filianoti
Ford - Roberto Frontali
Dr. Cajus - Mario Bolognesi
Bardolfo - Paolo Barbacini
Pistola - Andrea Silvestrelli
Alice Ford - Svetla Vassileva
Nannetta - Eva Mei
Meg Page - Debora Beronesi
Mistress Quickly - Mariana Pentcheva
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CDWW 1063 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. The date given in House of Opera's online catalogue (March 2003) is 23 November 2001 (The «Prima») and the singer of Alice is given as «Dessi». However according to «Opera 2002 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.24 Daniela Dessi only sang in the performance on 30 November 2001. Nevertheless, Dessi is stated to have sung on 30 November in the review in OPERA ACTUAL No.49 enero-febrero 2002 p.72. The performances on 30 November and 2 December 2001 in which Svetla Vassileva sang Alice are reviewed in OPERA April 2002 pp.446-447 and OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.264 janvier 2002 pp.20-21.
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Conductor Alexander Gibson - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Chorus - Scottish Opera
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Duncan Robertson
Ford - John Shaw
Dr. Cajus - Dennis Brandt
Bardolfo - Francis Egerton
Pistola - Ian Wallace
Alice Ford - Luisa Bosabalian
Nannetta - Elizabeth Robson
Meg Page - Laura Sarti
Mistress Quickly - Elizabeth Bainbridge
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10375-2 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh (26 May 1966). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Alexander Gibson - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Scottish National Orchestra
Chorus - Scottish Opera
Falstaff - Sesto Bruscantini
Fenton - Richard Greager
Ford - John Shaw
Dr. Cajus - John Robertson
Bardolfo - David Fieldsend
Pistola - William McCue
Alice Ford - Catherine Wilson
Nannetta - Glenys Fowles
Meg Page - Claire Livingstone
Mistress Quickly - Elizabeth Bainbridge
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6518
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- According to mr. tape's catalogue this recording is of a performance in London in 1978. However, it seems more likely that it is of a concert performance given at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall on 13 August 1976 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 August 1976 p.45.
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - John Shaw
Dr. Cajus - John Lanigan
Bardolfo - Robert Bowman
Pistola - Michael Langdon
Alice Ford - Mariella Angioletti
Nannetta - Mirella Freni
Meg Page - Josephine Veasey
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 2009
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 May 1961; see OPERA July 1961 pp.469-474). This performance was not broadcast, but that on 12 May was.
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Chorus - Netherlands Chamber Choir
Falstaff - Fernando Corena
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Renato Capecchi
Dr. Cajus - Mario Carlin
Bardolfo - Florindo Andreolli
Pistola - Enrico Campi
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Mirella Freni
Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni
Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri
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Compact Disc; - Verona 27095 {2CDS}; Radio Netherlands 5001 (Concertgebouw; Orchestra 1960-1970) (14CDS) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Monthly - September 1991 p.41 [WHW]
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.228 [RH2]
Comments:- Recording of a perfornance at Gravenhage as part of the Holland Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1963 pp.85-86)
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1982(LC)
Orchestra - Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Los Angeles Master Chorale
Falstaff - Renato Bruson
Fenton - Dalmacio González
Ford - Leo Nucci
Dr. Cajus - Michael Sells
Bardolfo - Francis Egerton
Pistola - William Wilderman
Alice Ford - Katia Ricciarelli
Nannetta - Barbara Hendricks
Meg Page - Brenda Boozer
Mistress Quickly - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
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Black Disc; - DG 2741 020 {3LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3382 020 (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 410 503-2 {2CDS} (1983)ª; DG 477 6498 {2CDS} (2007)ª; DG 000875202 {2CDS} (USA) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1983 p.964 [AB]; December 1983 p.810 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.275-277 [JM]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.4 p.118; Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.248-252 [WRM]
American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 p.205 [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.94 [JC]
Comments:- Recorded at performances in Los Angeles (See GRAMOPHONE February 1983 p.917, OPERA July 1982 p.703 )
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Falstaff - Renato Bruson
Fenton - Dalmacio González
Ford - Leo Nucci
Dr. Cajus - John Dobson
Bardolfo - Francis Egerton
Pistola - William Wilderman
Alice Ford - Katia Ricciarelli
Nannetta - Barbara Hendricks
Meg Page - Brenda Boozer
Mistress Quickly - Lucia Valentini-Terrani
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-84-064 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 50-51442-0494-2-8 (2007)ª; EuroArts 205 1728 (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Thorn EMI TVH 90 1704 2 (BETA TXH 90 1704 4) (PAL) (1983)ª; Warner Vision NVC Arts 3984 26656-3 (PAL) (1999)ª; HBO/Cannon TVE/TXE 2802 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1986 p.1395 [RM]; September 2007 p.97 (DVD) [JBS]
Opera Now - July/August 1999 p.103 [RF]
Orpheus - November + Dezember 2007 S.69-S.70 [IW]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]
Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.137 [MP]
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.103 [MSR]
BBC Music Magazine - September 1999 p.105 [RF]
Opéra Magazine - No.20 juillet-aoüt 2007 pp.85-86 [JC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 pp.83-84 [JV]
Classica Répertoire - No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 pp.106-107 [AT]
Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (16 July 1982). The performance of 30 June 1982 is reviewed in OPERA, August 1982 p.864
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Juan Oncina
Ford - Antonio Boyer
Dr. Cajus - Hugues Cuénod
Bardolfo - John Lewis
Pistola - Hervey Alan
Alice Ford - Orietta Moscucci
Nannetta - Antonietta Pastori
Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni
Mistress Quickly - Oralia Domínguez
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2454-56 {3LPS}; Replica 324544 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100784 (+Il trovatore - excerpts - Previtali) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classic Record Collector - Autunmn 2007 pp.98-99 [JTH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.93 [JM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Glyndebourne (29 June 1957 - see OPERA September 1957 pp.543-544 The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91. There is a review on the internet: ####http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Nov07/Verdi Falstaff gl100784.htm
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Falstaff - Bryn Terfel
Fenton - Kenneth Tarver
Ford - Roberto Frontali
Dr. Cajus - Robin Leggate
Bardolfo - Peter Hoare
Pistola - Gwynne Howell
Alice Ford - Barbara Frittoli
Nannetta - Desirée Rancatore
Meg Page - Diana Montague
Mistress Quickly - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 544 {2CDRS}
DVD (Video) - BBC BBCDVD 1025 (Europe) (2001)ª; Opus Arte OA 0812 D (Europe) (2007)ª; Opus Arte OA 0823 D (USA) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2001 p.104 (DVD) [AB]
Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 (DVD) [AB]
Opéra International - No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 (DVD) [SS]
International Record Review - July/August 2001 p.88 (DVD) [PS]
Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 p.21 (DVD) [PT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.159 marzo 2002 pp.109-110 (DVD) [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 p.106 (DVD) [PMH]: No.105 noviembre 2007 p.84 (DVD) [MCP]
Classica Répertoire - No.96 octobre 2007 pp.118-119 (DVD) [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (22 December 1999)
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Conductor Will Humburg - 1996(STU)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
Chorus - Hungarian State Opera
Falstaff - Domenico Trimarchi
Fenton - Maurizio Comencini
Ford - Roberto Servile
Dr. Cajus - Enrico Facini
Bardolfo - Alessandro Cosentino
Pistola - Franco De Grandis
Alice Ford - Julia Faulkner
Nannetta - Dilbèr
Meg Page - Anna Bonitatibus
Mistress Quickly - Anna Maria di Micco
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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8660050/1 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1998 p.116 [AB]
Opera Now - March/April 1999 p.99 [GH]
Opera News - May 1999 p.70 [AB]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.357 [JM]
Orpheus - Januar 1999 S.57 [GH]
Opéra International - décembre 1998 No.230 p.57 [AF]
BBC Music Magazine - December 1998 p.82 [AB]
American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.244 [RVL]
International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.92-93 [AP]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.126 febbraio 1999 p.80 [GC]
Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.67 [PD]
Musica (Milano) - N.112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.91 [SH]
Das Opernglas - Dezember 1998 S.71 [ML]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Falstaff - Tito Gobbi
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Tomaso Spataro
Bardolfo - Renato Ercolani
Pistola - Nicola Zaccaria
Alice Ford - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Nannetta - Anna Moffo
Meg Page - Nan Merriman
Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1410-1412 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Columbia SAX 2254-2256 (1961)ª; EMI SLS 5037 (ASD 3142-3144) {3LPS} (1976)ª;; EMI SLS 5211 {2LPS} (1980)ª; EMI EX 749668-1 {2LPS} (1988)ª; Angel 3552 C/L {3LPS} (1956)ª;; Angel S 3552 C/L {3LPS} (1959)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10141/42 {2LPS} (Italy)
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5211 (1980)ª;; EMI EX 749668-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49668-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67083-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67162 2 3 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11379-80 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Angel CDCB-49668 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1957 p.288 [HCS]; March 1957 p.382 [AR]; July 1957 pp.45-46 [DST]; July 1961 p.80 [AR]; January 1976 p.1239 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; December 1980 p.880 [AB] September 1988 p.482 [HF]; October 1999 p.120 [RTF]
Opera - May 1957 p.314; October 1961 p.666; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.12 [MB]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.248-252 [WRM]
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.98 [MDS]: February 1959 Vol.9 No.2 p.76 [DJ]
American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.414: January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]
Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.458
International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.33
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.568
Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.106
Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.130 [SH]
Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (18-29 June 1956). See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.406
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Tito Gobbi
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Tomaso Spataro
Bardolfo - Renato Ercolani
Pistola - Mario Petri
Alice Ford - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Nannetta - Anna Moffo
Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali
Mistress Quickly - Giulietta Simionato
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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDKAR 226 {2CDS};; House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi + Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD+ROM} (2001)ª; Andante AN 3080 (+performance conducted by Toscanini) {4CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0212 {2CDS} (2008)ª; Orfeo C 7720821 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2005 p.93 [AB]
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.58 [SS]; März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]; 11+12 November- Dezember 2008 S.62 [BR]
Opéra International - No.297 janvier 2005 p.78 [JC]
Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 pp.107-108 [PK]
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.241 [KM]
International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]: December 2008 p.84 [RP]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 p.94 [TP]: Summer 2008 p.99 (mention) [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (10 August 1957; See OPERA October 1957 pp.625-628)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1980(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei
Fenton - Francisco Araiza
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Heinz Zednik
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Janet Perry
Meg Page - Trudeliese Schmidt
Mistress Quickly - Christa Ludwig
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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 060 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Cassette; - Philips 7654 060 (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 412 263-2 {2CDS} (1984)ª; DG 447 686-2 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1981 p.1121 [AB] ; December 1984 p. [AB]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.248-252 [WRM]
Comments:- This recording made in 1980 has the same cast as the video recording made in 1982 and the «live» recording of 1981.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei
Fenton - Francisco Araiza
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Heinz Zednik
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Janet Perry
Meg Page - Trudeliese Schmidt
Mistress Quickly - Christa Ludwig
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Compact Disc; - Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5022/23 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1981; see OPERA Festival Issue 1981 pp.47-49). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1982
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei
Fenton - Francisco Araiza
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Heinz Zednik
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Janet Perry
Meg Page - Trudeliese Schmidt
Mistress Quickly - Christa Ludwig
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Laser Disc - Sony S2LV-48422 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Sony Classical 88697296009 (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Sony SHV 8422 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1992 p.115
Opera News - February 19 1994 p.41
Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.66
Diapason - No.398 novembre 1993 p.92; No.561 S septembre 2008 p.135 [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.124
BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.51
American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.229
Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.108
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Conductor István Kertész - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Stuart Burrows
Ford - John Shaw
Dr. Cajus - Kenneth MacDonald
Bardolfo - Robert Bowman
Pistola - David Kelly
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Elizabeth Robson
Meg Page - Yvonne Minton
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3928
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (3 June 1968). The performance on 29 May 1968 is reviewed in OPERA July 1968 pp.588-589.
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1941(LCE)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Georg Hann
Fenton - Anton Dermota
Ford - Carl Kronenberg
Dr. Cajus - Josef Witt
Bardolfo - William Wernigk
Pistola - Marjan Rus
Alice Ford - Esther Réthy
Nannetta - Adele Kern
Meg Page - Elena Nikolaidi
Mistress Quickly - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1458-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.8)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1995 p.143
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.337)
Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.85
Comments:- Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (25 October and 5 November 1941). What appear to be (some of?) the same excerpts appear as a «filler» on the recording of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor conducted by Hans Altmann and issued on CD by Gala (GL 100.718)
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Conductor James Levine - 1992
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Paul Plishka
Fenton - Frank Lopardo
Ford - Bruno Pola
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Anthony Laciura
Pistola - James Courtney
Alice Ford - Mirella Freni
Nannetta - Barbara Bonney
Meg Page - Susan Graham
Mistress Quickly - Marilyn Horne
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Laser Disc - DG 072 434-1(PAL)
VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 434-3(PAL)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1995 p.152 [AB]
Opera - September 1995 p.1124
Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.60
Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.72
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.156
Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.45
Le Monde de la Musique - No.192 octobre 1995 p.120
Comments:- See The Times Weekend March 11 1995 p.7
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1974(LI]
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei
Fenton - Ugo Benelli
Ford - Alberto Rinaldi
Bardolfo - Florindo Andreolli
Pistola - Giovanni Foiani
Alice Ford - Antonietta Cannarile
Nannetta - Rita Talarcio
Meg Page - Anna Di Stasio
Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1711
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (23 April 1974). The performance on 19 April 1974 is reviewed in OPERA October 1974 p.902.
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Falstaff - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Ingvar Wixell
Dr. Cajus - Martin Vantin
Bardolfo - Gloden Mercer
Pistola - Fritz Hoppe
Alice Ford - Pilar Lorengar
Nannetta - Edith Mathis
Meg Page - Patricia Johnson
Mistress Quickly - Vera Little
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAL 197001 {3CDRS} (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1203 (NTSC)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5089
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper in the Nissei Theatre, Tokyo (29 March 1970).
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Falstaff - Juan (Joan) Pons
Fenton - Péter Kelen
Ford - Bernd Weikl
Dr. Cajus - Piero De Palma
Bardolfo - Sergio Tedesco
Pistola - Luigi Roni
Alice Ford - Mirella Freni
Nannetta - Patricia Wise
Meg Page - Kathleen Kuhlmann
Mistress Quickly - Jocelyne Taillon
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01971
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6516
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of the performance at La Scala on 7 December 1980 (See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL janvier 1981 No.35 p.28). The year given in Charles Handelman's Calalog (November 2000) is 1981, but the opera performed at La Scala on 7 December 1981 was Lohengrin.
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Conductor Elisabetta Maschio - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra dell'Istituzione Concertistico Orchestrale dell'Amministrazione Provinciale di Lecce
Chorus - Coro dell'Associazione «G. Rossini» di Lecce
Falstaff - Mauro Buda
Fenton - Carlo Allemano
Ford - Fernando Luis Ciuffo
Dr. Cajus - Gianluca Floris
Bardolfo - Nicola Pammio
Pistola - Davide Baronchelli
Alice Ford - Giovanna Donadini
Nannetta - Alida Barbasini
Meg Page - Rosanna Mancarelli
Mistress Quickly - Patrizia Patelmo
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Compact Disc; - Kicco Classic KC 007 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.230 [LM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrero 2000 p.96 [SG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Politeama Greco, Lecce (March 1997)
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Conductor Enrique Mazzola - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - Académie européenne de musique du Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Falstaff - Willard White
Fenton - Yann Beuron
Ford - Marcus Jupither
Dr. Cajus - Wolfgang Ablinger(-Sperrhacke)
Bardolfo - Santiago Sánchez-Jericó
Pistola - Paolo Battaglia
Alice Ford - Geraldine McGreevy
Nannetta - Miah Persson
Meg Page - Charlotte Hellekant
Mistress Quickly - Nora Gubisch
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus 100 344 (Europe) (2002)ª; Arthaus 100 345 (USA) (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2003 p.86 [AB]
Opera - February 2003 pp.237-239 [ML]
Opera News - September 2003 p.88 (DVD) [JY]
Opéra International - No.277 mars 2003 pp.66-67 [SS]
Diapason - No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.120 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - February 2003 p.94 [GH]
International Record Review - February 2003 p.61 [MO]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.92 [XC]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 p.65 [JPS]
Comments:- Video recording of a perfomance at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence (July 2001; see OPERA October 2001 p.1229 )
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Falstaff - Bernd Weikl
Fenton - Rainer Trost
Ford - Lucio Gallo
Dr. Cajus - Ulrich Reß
Bardolfo - Anthony Mee
Pistola - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Alice Ford - Adrianne Pieczonka
Nannetta - Elizabeth Futral
Meg Page - Patricia Risley
Mistress Quickly - Marjana Lipovsek
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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 716 {2CDS}
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (20 January 2001). The performance on 17 January 2001 is reviewed in OPERA July 2001 p.854.
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 2006(LC)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Falstaff - Ruggero Raimondi
Fenton - Daniil Shtoda
Ford - Manuel Lanza
Dr. Cajus - Carlo Bosi
Bardolfo - Gianluca Floris
Pistola - Luigi Roni
Alice Ford - Barbara Frittoli
Nannetta - Mariola Cantarero
Meg Page - Laura Polverelli
Mistress Quickly - Elena Zilio
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DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW OPFALF (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.309 [BV]
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.70-S.71 [IW]
Diapason - No.547 S mai 2007 pp.127-128 [MP]
International Record Review - February 2007 p.72 [JTH]
American Record Guide - July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 pp.239-242 [DF]
Opéra Magazine - No.18 mai 2007 pp.81-82 [JC]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 p.100 [PN]
Comments:- Video recording made at performances in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze.
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Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Falstaff - Viktor Nechipailo
Fenton - Evgeny Raikov
Ford - Vladimir Valaitis
Dr. Cajus - Andrei Sokolov
Bardolfo - Vladimir Zakharov
Pistola - Mark Reshetin
Alice Ford - Galina Vishnevskaya
Nannetta - Maria Svesdina
Meg Page - Irina Arkhipova
Mistress Quickly - Valentina Levko
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 014197/202 {3LPS}; Melodiya S 0961/0966 {3LPS}
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1932(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Falstaff - Giacomo Rimini
Fenton - Roberto D' Alessio
Ford - Emilio Ghirardini
Dr. Cajus - Emilio Venturini
Bardolfo - Giuseppe Nessi
Pistola - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alice Ford - Pia Tassinari
Nannetta - Ines Alfani-Tellini
Meg Page - Rita Monticone
Mistress Quickly - Aurora Buades(-D'Alessio)
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10563-10576 {14x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia OP16 (14x78s;AC) (USA) (1933)ª; Columbia LX 241-254 (14x78s;AC) (UK) (1933)ª;; Columbia «Entré» EL-8 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10141/42 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 153 00695-6 {2LPS} (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Video Artists International Audio VAIA 1098-2 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78680/81 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78024 {2CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 9001 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110198-99 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1933 p.5 (Klein p.552); April 1996 p.132
Opera News - October 1996 p.40
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59
Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.57-58 [JA]
The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.5 January 1933 pp.155-156
American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.174 (mention): January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.236 [LM]
Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4: Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4
Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.68
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.66
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.84-85 [MC]
Comments:- Recorded between 30 March and 15 April 1932. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Falstaff - Ramón Vinay
Fenton - Ottavio Garaventa
Ford - Frank Guarrera
Dr. Cajus - Howard Fried
Bardolfo - Raymond Manton
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Lee Venora
Meg Page - Janis Martin
Mistress Quickly - Sona Cervená
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1470-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1966). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.463. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1993(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Falstaff - Juan (Joan) Pons
Fenton - Ramón Vargas
Ford - Roberto Frontali
Dr. Cajus - Ernesto Gavazzi
Bardolfo - Paolo Barbacini
Pistola - Luigi Roni
Alice Ford - Daniela Dessi
Nannetta - Maureen O'Flynn
Meg Page - Delores Ziegler
Mistress Quickly - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa
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Compact Disc; - Sony Classical S2K 58961 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.156 [AB]; January 1995 p.32 [JBS]
Opera - December 1994 p.1430
Opera Now - November 1994 p.52
HiFi News & Record Review - February 1995 p.77
Opera News - December 10 1994 p.50
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.58
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.71
Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.192
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.166
Classic CD - November 1994 p.98
Le Monde de la Musique - No.181 octobre 1994 p.112
Stereophile - March 1995 p.173
Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.73
American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.56 No.2 p.211
Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Teatro alla Scala (21 to 30 June 1993)
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Falstaff - Ambrogio Maestri
Fenton - Juan Diego Flórez
Ford - Roberto Frontali
Dr. Cajus - Ernesto Gavazzi
Bardolfo - Paolo Barbacini
Pistola - Luigi Roni
Alice Ford - Barbara Frittoli
Nannetta - Inva Mula(-Tchako)
Meg Page - Anna Caterina Antonacci
Mistress Quickly - Bernadette Manca Di Nissa
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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-OPFAL (2002)ª; Euroarts 2051728 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2003 p.86 [AB]
Opera - February 2003 pp.237-239 [ML]
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.70-S.71 [IW]
Opéra International - No.277 mars 2003 pp.66-67 [SS]
Diapason - No.500 février 2003 p.122 [MP]
BBC Music Magazine - February 2003 p.94 [GH]
International Record Review - February 2003 p.61 [MO]
American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 pp.277 [RVL]
Répertoire - No.163 décembre 2002 p.35 [PT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.171 aprile 2003 pp.99-101 [GL]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 p.65 [JPS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.88 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the Teatro Verdi di Busseto (10 April 2001).
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Conductor Daniel Oren - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Falstaff - Sesto Bruscantini
Fenton - Frank Lopardo
Ford - Leo Nucci
Dr. Cajus - Manlio Rocchi
Bardolfo - Tulio Pane
Pistola - Mario Luperi
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Alida Ferrarini
Meg Page - Raquel Pierotti
Mistress Quickly - Márta Szirmay
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Compact Disc - Serenissima {2CDS}
DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2055 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre