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Manrico - Plácido Domingo

Azucena - Ruza Baldani

Leonora - Montserrat Caballé

Conte di Luna - Enzo Sordello

Ferrando - John West

Ines - Jo Ann Yockey

Ruiz - Bennie Ray

Un messo - Tony Lopez

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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 27047 {2CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 665 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş; live-rare-opera unnumbered {2CDS} (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (14 March 1968; see OPERA July 1968 p.554

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ivan Anguélov (Angelov) - 1999(LI)

Orchestra - Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava

Chorus - Choir of the National Opera Bratislava

Manrico - Boiko Zvetanov

Azucena - Graciela Alperyn

Leonora - Anda-Louise Bogza

Conte di Luna - Igor Morosov

Ferrando - Vladimir Kubovcik

Ines - Katarina Michaeli

Ruiz - Simon Somorjai

Un vecchio zingaro - Ladislav Uhrak

Un messo - Michal Zelonka

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Compact Disc; - *Arte Nova Classics 74321 721102 {2CDS} (2000)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2000 p.100 [AB]

Opera Now - September/October 2000 p.101 [ST]

Orpheus - April 2000 S.72 [AW]

Comments:- Recorded in the Slovak Radio Concert Hall, Bratislava (March 1999)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Macerata Opera Festival

Chorus - Macerata Opera Festival

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Bianca Berini

Leonora - Katia Ricciarelli

Conte di Luna - Renato Bruson

Ferrando - Francesco Signor

Ines - Luciana Palombi

Ruiz - Silvano Innamorati

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Compact Disc - On Stage! (Voci d'Oro) 4707-2 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 pp.70-71 [SS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Macerata Opera Festival (16 July 1977)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor David Atherton - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Manrico - James McCracken

Azucena - Rita Gorr

Leonora - Elizabeth Vaughan

Conte di Luna - Cornell MacNeil

Ferrando - Michael Langdon

Ines - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Ruiz - John Dobson

Un vecchio zingaro - William Clothier

Un messo - Handel Owen

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02182

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1183

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (4 May 1968). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated May 4-10 1968 p.9). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Grace Bumbry

Leonora - Ilva Ligabue

Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 595-2 {2CDRS}; Omega Opera Archive 1456 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (9 October 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Gabriella Tucci

Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli

Ines - Mirella Fiorentini

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1378-2 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (November 1967; see OPERA February 1968 pp.150-151). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in ŤPremiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004ť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1975(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin

Manrico - Franco Bonisolli

Azucena - Viorica Cortez

Leonora - Raina Kabaivanska

Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro

Ferrando - Giancarlo Luccardi

Ines - Gisela Pohl

Ruiz - Johannes Bier

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Black Disc - Fonoteam; Ariola Eurodisc 281689XFR {3LPS}; Acanta 794 23.301 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - DA Music {2CDS}; Acanta 43301 {2CDS}; Arts Music 43045-2 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - September 1977 p.46

Classical Express - Issue No.113 August 1999 p.3 [NL]

Das Opernglas - Januar 1998 S.64 [ML]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.87 [PN]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Omroeporkest

Chorus - Omroepkoor

Manrico - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Azucena - Franca Marghinotti

Leonora - Gigliola Frazzoni

Conte di Luna - Rolando Panerai

Ferrando - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Ines - Marijke van der Lugt

Ruiz - Johan van Haagen

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Compact Disc; - Mitridate ŤPontoť 1023 (+Aida - excerpts - Basile) {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 p.103 [JTH]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 pp.87-88 [TF]

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (16 October 1954).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Richard Tucker

Azucena - Rosalind Elias

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi

Ines - Laura Londi

Ruiz - Mario Carlin

Un vecchio zingaro - Leonardo Monreale

Un messo - Tommaso Frascati

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6150 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)Ş; RCA Victor LSC 6150 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)Ş; *RCA VLS 04146 (3) {3LPS} ;; RCA Victor RB 6519 (Highlights) {1LP}; RCA Victor SB 6519 (Highlights) {1LP} RCA ŤGold Sealť AGL 3-4146 {3LPS} (USA)

Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor GK 60560 (1991)Ş

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 60560 {2CDS} (1991)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8000 (4-track 7˝ips) (1961)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1963 p.398 (Highlights); June 1991 p. [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.226 [PT]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

American Record Guide - October 1960 Vol.27 No.2 p.153 [PLM]: May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.757 (open reel tape) [RJ]

High Fidelity Magazine - October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.93 [CLO]: April 1961 Vol.11 No.4 p.140 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Adriana Lazzarini

Leonora - Ilva Ligabue

Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi

Ferrando - Salvatore Catania

Ines - Eugenia Vaiani

Ruiz - Virginio Assandri

Un vecchio zingaro - Giulio Sandri

Un messo - Pasquale Tommasi

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Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 924 64 (highlights) {1CD} (1992)Ş; Myto 1 MCD 944 108 (different highlights) {1CD} (1994)Ş; House of Opera CDWW 1246 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Parma (1 January 1961).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Franz Bauer-Theussl - 1962?(SE)

Orchestra - Wiener Volksoper

Chorus - Wiener Volksoper

Manrico - Waldemar Kmentt

Azucena - Sonja Draksler

Leonora - Gerda Scheyrer

Conte di Luna - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Ferrando - Ludwig Welter

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Black Disc - Eurodisc 70 020 {1LP}; Eurodisc S 70 021 {1LP} Ariola Eurodisc Z 80003R {1LP}; Ariola 11375K {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1957(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Manrico - Mario Filippeschi

Azucena - Dora Minarchi

Leonora - Leyla Gencer

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Antonio Massaria

Ines - Liliana Hussu

Ruiz - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1198/9-2 (+Lucia di Lammermoor - Fabritiis) {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of excerpts from a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (November 1957). The cast listed above is that given in ŤLeyla Gencer - romanzao vero di una primadonnať by Franca Cella p.479. The recording of excerpts issued by Bongiovanni is a Ťfillerť on the CDs of the recording of Lucia di Lammermoor conducted by Fabritiis and it is possible (probable) that not all the singers listed appear in these excerpts.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Benini - 2003(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris

Manrico - Roberto Alagna

Azucena - Dolora Zajick

Leonora - Sondra Radvanovsky

Conte di Luna - Stefano Antonucci

Ferrando - Liliana Anastasova

Ines - Martine Mahé

Ruiz - Jean-Luc Maurette

Un vecchio zingaro - Dennis Aubry

Un messo - Nicolas Marie

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1254-2 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş; Celestial Audio CA 362 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Opéra Bastille, Paris (November 2003).The performance on 26 October 2003 which had a slightly different cast is reviewed on the internet.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Elena Obraztsova

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Ingvar Wixell

Ferrando - Clifford Grant

Ines - Linda Roark(-Strummer)

Ruiz - Gary Burgess

Un vecchio zingaro - John Davies

Un messo - John Duykers

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 216 {2CDS} (1996)Ş; Celestial Audio CA 540 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.97

Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.59 (mention)

Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.4

Comments:- Recording of a performance at San Francisco (See OPERA November 1975 p.1058)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - London Opera Chorus

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Marilyn Horne

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Ingvar Wixell

Ferrando - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Ines - Norma Burrowes

Ruiz - Graham Clark

Un vecchio zingaro - Peter Knapp

Un messo - Wynford Evans

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Black Disc; - *Decca D82D3 {3LPS} (1977)Ş;; London OSA 13124 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K82K32 (1978)Ş;; Decca 417 137-1 (1987)Ş

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 137-2 {2CDS} (1987)Ş; Double Decca 460 735-2 {2CDS} (1999)Ş; Decca 475 8281 {3CDS} (2007)Ş; Decca 000829702 {3CDS} (USA) (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1977 p.697 [EG] December 1977 p.1164 [SIR]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; March 1978 p.1625 [AB]; March 1987 p. [JBS]

Fanfare - Vol.1 No.3 January 1978 p.57 [KH]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.238-239 [RT]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.177-178 [RVL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [TF]: No.103 septiembre 2007 pp.95-96 [VM]

Comments:- *The recording on the LPs and the CDs issued in 2007 contain the ballet music.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Manrico - Franco Bonisolli

Azucena - Elena Obraztsova

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Yuri Mazurok

Ferrando - John Tomlinson

Ines - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Ruiz - John Dobson

Un vecchio zingaro - Wyndham Parfitt

Un messo - John Kerr

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01753

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 682 (2003)Ş; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (December 1981). The performance on 19 December 1981 is reviewed in OPERA February 1982 pp.209-210. The performance on 22 December 1981 was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 19 December 1981 - 1 January 1982 p.41). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated Ť03/12/22ť. Pavarotti is listed here as a member of the cast, but he did not sing in any of the performances of Il trovatore at Covent Garden in December 1981.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra

Chorus - Australian Opera

Manrico - Kenneth Collins

Azucena - Lauris Elms

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Jonathan Summers

Ferrando - Donald Shanks

Ines - Cynthia Johnston

Ruiz - Robin Donald

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DVD (Video) - Image Entertainment ID 9310 RADVD (USA) (2002)Ş; ArtHaus 100 276 (Europe) (2002)Ş

VHS Video Cassette - *CEL VHS C604141 (PAL); Castle Vision CV 2832 (PAL) Virgin Classics VVD 922 (PAL); Polygram-Vidéo 07- 059-3 (SECAM) Polygram 079 244-3 (PAL); Sony 107VH (+BETA) (NTSC)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 pp.113-114 [AB]

Opera Now - December 1994 p.50

Orpheus - April 1994 S.62; Dezember 2002 S.63 (DVD) [MK]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]

Opéra International - No.274 décembre 2002 pp.68-69 [SS]

Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.113 [MP]

BBC Music Magazine - November 2002 p.120 [CC]

International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 p.91 [JM]

Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.83: No.163 décembre 2002 p.35 [PT]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2002 No.158 p.70 [JPS]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.93 [FGR]

Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (2 July 1983; see ŤJoan Sutherlandť by Norma Major pp.217-218; ŤA Prima Donna's Progressť pp.356-357; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1983 No.62 pp.33-34)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti

Azucena - Shirley Verrett

Leonora - Joan Sutherland

Conte di Luna - Leo Nucci

Ferrando - Franco De Grandis

Ines - Jean Kraft

Ruiz - Mark Baker

Un vecchio zingaro - Ray Morrison

Un messo - Stephen O'Mara

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TRO 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada) House of Opera CDNY 5039 {2CDRS} (2008)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1987). The CDRs issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Daniele Callegari - 2000(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna ŤArturo Toscaniniť

Chorus - Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma della Cooperativa ŤArtisti del Coroť di Parma

Manrico - Dario Volonté

Azucena - Barbara Dever

Leonora - Fiorenza Cedolins

Conte di Luna - Roberto Servile

Ferrando - Enrico Giuseppe Iori

Ines - Giovanna Donadini

Ruiz - Luca Casalin

Un vecchio zingaro - Bruno Ricci

Un messo - Roberto Carli

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Compact Disc; - *foné 2035-2036 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; House of Opera CDBB 684 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2002 S.55 [EP]

Opéra International - No.266 mars 2002 pp.71-72 [SS]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.152 giugno 2001 pp.86-87 [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.85 [JV]

Comments:- *Recorded at performances in Parma (February 2000; see OPERA 2000 p.846). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 Ť03/12/22ť where the conductor is given as ŤAbelť. This appears to be incorrect as there is no mention of any performances of Il trovatore in Parma with a conductor named ŤAbelť in ŤOpera 2000 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italiať (see p.238).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ferruccio Calusio - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Bruna Castagna

Leonora - Norina Greco

Conte di Luna - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maxine Stellman

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

Un vecchio zingaro - Arthur Kent

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 115 {2LPS} (1972)Ş; Cetra ŤOpera Liveť LO 71/3 {3LPS}; Robin Hood Records RHR 509 {2LPS};; Historical Opera Performances Editions HOPE 221 {2LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 121 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - ASDdisc 1110-11 {2CDS}; Radio Years RY 44/45 {2CDS};; Myto 2 MCD 903 17 {2CDS} (1990)Ş; Forties FT 1507/08 {2CDS}; Arkadia ŤThe Golden Ageť GA 2014 {2CDS} (2000)Ş; Urania RM 11913 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2004 p.75 [AB]

Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.107

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 p.98 [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on 11 January 1941

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Manrico - Mario Filippeschi

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Aldo Protti

Ferrando - Plinio Clabassi

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni ŤThe Golden Age of Opera ťGAO 101-102 {2CDS} Bongiovanni HOC 048/49 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.70

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.90 [JS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Paolo Carignani - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Dario Volonté

Azucena - Elisabetta Fiorillo

Leonora - Dimitra Theodossiou

Conte di Luna - Stefano Antonucci

Ferrando - Ildar Abdrazakov

Ines - Mimi Park

Ruiz - Enrico Cossutta

Un vecchio zingaro - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Un messo - Massimiliano Nardone

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 811 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (23 July 2001). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in ŤOpera 2001 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italiať p.259.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1951-52(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Margaret Roggero

Ruiz - Paul Franke

Un vecchio zingaro - George Cehanovsky

Un messo - Nathaniel Sprinzena

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6008 {2LPS} (USA) (1952)Ş; RCA Victor WDM 6008 {45s-EP} (USA) (1952)Ş; HMV ALP 1112-1113 {2LPS} (1954)Ş;; HMV ALP 1832-1833 {2LPS} (1961)Ş; *RCA ŤVictrolať VL 43536(2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)Ş; RCA VLS 00699 {2LPS} (1982)Ş

Compact Cassette; - RCA CLK2-5377P1/2; RCA VKS 00699 (1982)Ş

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor ŤGold Sealť 6643-2-RG {2CDS} (USA) (1988)Ş; RCA Victor GD 86643 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)Ş; Regis RRC 2060 {2CDS} (2003)Ş; Cantus Classics 500 329 {2CDS} (2003)Ş; Naxos ŤHistoricalť 8.110240-41 (+Milanov - songs) {2CDS} (2003)Ş

Open Reel Tape - HMV HTA 9-10 (mono); RCA Victor DC-35 (Highlights-mono)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1954 p.400 [PHW]; May 1961 p.600 [EG]; October 1961 p.199 (mention) [DST]; January 1983 p.866 (mention) [AB]; August 1988 p.337 [HF]

Opera - May 1954 pp.302-303 [HDR]

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 p.287 [JM]; Vol.27 No.3 January/ February 2004 pp.221-223 [JM] (Vol.27 No.4 May/June 2004 p.286 - letter)

Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65 [IW]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-151 [WA2]

American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.265 [MM]

Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.26 (tape)

International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.151

The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.575

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.87 [MC]

Comments:- Recorded in the Manhattan Center, New York (21, 22 February, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 30 March 1952). This information comes from ŤComplete Operas on 78 R.P.M.ť by Tom Peel. However, according to Bruce Burroughs (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.17 No.4 Autumn 2001 p.645 endnote 69) Leonora's arias and the act 4 duet with the Count were recorded in May 1951 and Ťwere later incorporated, as planned, into the complete 1952 Trovatoreť

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1996(LI)

Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich

Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich

Manrico - Neil Shicoff

Azucena - Marjana Lipovsek

Leonora - Ana María Sánchez

Conte di Luna - Giorgio Zancanaro

Ferrando - László Polgár

Ines - Brigitte Poschner-Klebel

Ruiz - Miroslav Christoff

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 664 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Zürich Opera. The date given in House of Opera's online catalogue is 23 Novemeber 1996 and Polgar is listed (as singing Ferrando?). The performance on 27 November 1996 is reviewed in the website whose URL is given below and where the singer of Ferrando is given as Giuseppe Scorsin. There is a brief review of an undated performance in ORPHEUS März 1997 S.53.

http://www.archivo.opers

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Frédéric Chaslin - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Francisco Casanova

Azucena - Elena Zaremba

Leonora - Sondra Radvanovsky

Conte di Luna - Carlos Álvarez

Ferrando - Willard White

Ines - Diane Elias

Ruiz - Eduardo Valdes

Un vecchio zingaro - John Shelhart

Un messo - David Lowe

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDNY 5031 {2CDRS} (2008)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 December 2002). 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Manrico - Umberto Borso

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Montserrat Caballé

Conte di Luna - Kostas Paskalis

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Compact Cassette - Live Opera Heaven 701

Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 374 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Barcelona (January 1966; see ŤMontserrat Caballé - Casta Divať p.118)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1971(LI;Domingo)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Manrico - Plácido Domingo

Azucena - Margarita Lilowa

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Raymond Wolansky

Ferrando - Richard Mundt

Ines - Donna Petersen

Ruiz - Joe Pinedo

Un vecchio zingaro - Eugene Lawrence

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2833-2 {2CDRS} (2008)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (26 October 1971). The cast listed above is that given in the online San Francisco Opera Performance Archive. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in ŤPremiere Opera New Releasesť February 2008.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1971(LI;King)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Manrico - James King

Azucena - Margarita Lilowa

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Raymond Wolansky

Ferrando - Raymond Michalski

Ines - Donna Petersen

Ruiz - Joe Pinedo

Un vecchio zingaro - Eugene Lawrence

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1509-2 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *This appears to be a recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. There were performances with the cast given above on 29 October and 3 November 1971 (see The ŤSan Francisco Opera 1922-1978ť by Arthur Bloomfield pp.483-486). This corresponds to the partial cast listing given by Premiere. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in ŤPremiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004ť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1973(LI;11/4)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Plácido Domingo snr.

Azucena - Viorica Cortez

Leonora - Montserrat Caballé

Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill

Ferrando - Paul Plishka

Ines - Carlotta Ordassy

Ruiz - Nico Castel

Un vecchio zingaro - Edward Ghazal

Un messo - Fawayne Murphy

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 564 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *This appears to be a recording of the performance on 11 April 1973 as this was the only performance of ŤIl trovatoreť at the MET in 1973 in which the four principle singers listed by Celestial appeared together. The cast listed above is that given in the online data base of The Metropolitan Opera. This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made Ťin-houseť. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as ŤWHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1973(LI;17/3)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Plácido Domingo

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Montserrat Caballé

Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

Ines - Jean Kraft

Ruiz - Nico Castel

Un vecchio zingaro - Edward Ghazal

Un messo - Fawayne Murphy

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1662 (& 2854 & 1312); Celestial Audio CA 440 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2005)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (17 March 1973). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues Easter 2005.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Manrico - Flaviano Labò

Azucena - Irina Arkhipova

Leonora - Elinor Ross

Conte di Luna - Matteo Manuguerra

Ferrando - Nino Meneghetti

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1107-2 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colòn, Buenos Aires (July 1974; see OPERA November 1974 p.998).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish?

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 19??(SE)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Manrico - Rolf Björling

Azucena - Sylvia Lindenstrand

Leonora - Margareta Hallin

Conte di Luna - Björn Asker

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Black Disc - Lyssna 8 (+Love, Love, Love - excerpts) {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- The LP issued by Lyssna is listed in RECORDS INTERNATIONAL No.14 December 1976.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Elena Nikolaidi

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maria Leone

Ruiz - Thomas Hayward

Un vecchio zingaro - Algerd Brazis

Un messo - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 11654 (BRO 123564) {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 January 1954). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Nell Rankin

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi

Ines - Maria Leone

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Calvin Marsh

Un messo - James McCracken

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 009 {3LPS} (1980)Ş

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 830 (& 595); Walhall ŤEternity Seriesť WLCD 0207 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-150 [WA2]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (14 April 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The date give in Gebard's online catalogue for the recording issued on the Walhall label is Ť14.03.1956ť, but according to the ŤMET Annalsť Il trovatore was not performed at the MET on that day.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - William Wilderman

Ines - Helen Vanni

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Roald Reitan

Un messo - Robert Nagy

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 005-007 {3LPS} Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 601-603 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 951 120 (highlights +Tosca) {2CDS} (1995)Ş; *Bensar OL 22760 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Myto 2 MCD 071 342 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.96 [FC]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1960; see ŤSign-Off for the Old Metť by Paul Jackson pp.367-373)). The highlights on the Myto CDs are a Ťfillerť for the complete recording of Tosca under Kurt Adler (1959)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Irene Dalis

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni

Ferrando - William Wilderman

Ines - Teresa Stratas

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Tomanelli

Un messo - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 917 51 {2CDS} (1991)Ş; Bensar OL 2461 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Celestial Audio CA 684 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş; Myto ŤDevotionť MDCD 0003 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (4 February 1961; see ŤSign-Off for the Old Metť by Paul Jackson pp.373-376). The performance on 27 January 1961 is reviewed in OPERA April 1961 p.252. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Giuseppe Giacomini

Azucena - Viorica Cortez

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Louis Quilico

Ferrando - John Cheek

Ines - Jean Kraft

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Luis Forero

Un messo - John Bills

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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 122684 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *This recording is probably of the performance at the MET 6 February 1982 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Margaret Harshaw

Leonora - Stella Roman

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Giacomo Vaghi

Ines - Inge Manski

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 595 (& 2755); *Bensar Records OL 122747 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Music & Arts ŤWest Hill Radio Archivesť WHRA 6010 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2008 p.91 [PO'C]

Diapason - No.557 avril 2008 p.123 [PK]

International Record Review - January 2008 p.28 [JTH]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1947). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian?

Conductor Mario Cordone - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Nederlandische Opera

Chorus - Nederlandische Opera

Manrico - Johan van der Zaim

Azucena - Anny Delorie

Leonora - Gré Brouwenstijn

Conte di Luna - Gerard Holthaus

Ferrando - Jelle de Jonghe

Ines - Ans Keman

Ruiz - Chris Taverne

Un vecchio zingaro - Gé Genemans

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Compact Disc; - Osteria OS 1001 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Stadschouwburg, Amsterdam (16 April 1953). The CDs issued on the Osteria label are listed on Klassikon's website:-

http://www.klassikon.com/ponto.html

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Will Crutchfield - 2007(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra of St. Luke's

Chorus - Caramoor Festival Chorus

Manrico - Francisco Casanova

Azucena - Ewa Podles

Leonora - Julianna Di Giacomo

Conte di Luna - Daniel Sutin

Ferrando - Daniel Mobbs

Ines - Anya Fidelia

Un messo - Jorge Garza

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 3107 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Venetian Theater, Caramoor (July 2007; see OPERA December 2007 pp.1481-1482). The CDRs issued by ŤLive Opera Heavenť are listed in their ŤNOVEMBER 2007 ALERTť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Colin Davis - 1980(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Manrico - José Carreras

Azucena - Stefania Toczyska

Leonora - Katia Ricciarelli

Conte di Luna - Yuri Mazurok

Ferrando - Robert Lloyd

Ines - Phyllis Cannan

Ruiz - Robin Leggate

Un vecchio zingaro - Roderick Earle

Un messo - John Treleaven

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Black Disc; - Philips 6769 063 {3LPS} (1981)Ş

Compact Cassette; - Philips 7654 063 (1981)Ş;; Philips 426 557-4

Compact Disc; - Philips 426 557-2 {2CDS} (1990)Ş; Philips ŤDuoť 446 151-2 {2CDS} (1995)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1981 p.933 [EG] ; August 1990 p.411 [AB]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.73

Classic CD - July 1995 p.74

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mark Elder - 2003(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Manrico - Franco Farina

Azucena - Dolora Zajick

Leonora - Dimitra Theodossiou

Conte di Luna - Carlo Guelfi

Ferrando - Maurizio Muraro

Ines - Laura Brioli

Ruiz - Enrico Facini

Un vecchio zingaro - Alessandro Calamai

Un messo - Giorgio Trucco

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1263-2 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro del Maggio Musicale di Firenze. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in ŤPremiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004ť where the date is given as 8 September 2003. However, according to L'OPERA (MILANO) ŤSupplemento al N.176 - Ottobre 2003 - Stagione Lirica 2003-2004ť p.16 the first performance of the series was on 9 September 2003. This is reviewed in L'OPERA (MILANO) Anno XVII N.176 ottobre 2003 pp.89.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Delia Rigal

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Barbara Troxell

Ruiz - Thomas Hayward

Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker

Un messo - Alessio De Paolis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1129

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 Decenber 1951). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Manrico - Mario Del Monaco

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Renata Tebaldi

Conte di Luna - Ugo Savarese

Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi

Ines - Luisa Maragliano

Ruiz - Athos Cesarini

Un vecchio zingaro - Antonio Balbi

Un messo - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5260-5262 {3LPS} (1956)Ş; Decca SXL 2129-2131 {3LPS} (1959)Ş; Decca ŤAce of Diamondsť GOS 614-616 {3LPS} (1971)Ş; *Decca 411 874-1 {2LPS};; London XLLA 50 {3LPS} (1957)Ş;; London OSA 1304 {3LPS} (1959)Ş; London ŤJubileeť LJ 42009 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 874-2 {2CDS} (1989)Ş; Double Decca 448 743-2; Decca ŤRouge Opérať 458 728-2 (France) (1997)Ş; Decca 470 589-2 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

Open Reel Tape - London LOR 90005 (4-track 7˝ips)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1956 p.222 [PHW]; August 1959 pp.101-102 [PHW]; November 1971 p.902, p.905 [AB]; September 1989 p.543 [AB]; December 2002 p.100 (mention) [PO'C]

Opera - December 1956 p.757; November 1959 p.750

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.77 [MDS]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.62 [DJ]: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]

American Record Guide - March 1961 Vol.27 No.7 p.611 (open reel tape) [PCP]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1956 p.14: August 1959 p.19

Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 pp.36-37 [DH]: July 1959 p.649 [DH]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.49

Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.11 [FGB]

International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Manrico - Richard Tucker

Azucena - Bianca Rosa Zanibelli

Leonora - Katia Ricciarelli

Conte di Luna - Renato Bruson

Ferrando - Alfonso Marchica

Ines - Rina Pallini

Ruiz - Mario Carlin

Un vecchio zingaro - Ernesto Vezzosi

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni ŤThe Golden Age of Operať GAO 193-194 {2CDS} (1995)Ş; The Opera Lovers TRO 197102 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.56

Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63

L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.100 - Settembre 1996 p.98

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Parma (27 January 1971 see OPERA, May 1971 p.441; according to this report at an earlier performance Renato Bruson left the stage when his performance of ŤIl Balenť was hissed. The CDRs issued by ŤThe Opera Loversť are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the performance recorded is ascribed to ŤTurinť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

Chorus - Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Manrico - Juan Lloveras

Azucena - Gwendolyn Killebrew

Leonora - Horiana Branisteanau

Conte di Luna - Eugene Holmes

Ferrando - Malcolm Smith

Ines - Patricia Stone

Ruiz - Wilhelm Richter

Un vecchio zingaro - Franz Radinger

Un messo - Bert Armkreutz

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Compact Disc; - Deutsche Oper am Rhein 12 00 14 {2CDS} (2001)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Opernhaus, Düsseldorf (22 January 1978). The CDs can be obtained in the Opernshop, Heinrich-Heine-Allee, Düsseldorf. They are reviewed in the ONLINE MUSIK MAGAZIN:-

http://www.omm.de

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Agostino Ferrin

Ines - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli

Ruiz - Vittorio Pandano

Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Platania

Un messo - Mino Russo

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 050 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Bel Canto Society BCS 5012 {2CDS} (2000)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 837-2 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2001 pp.96-97 [AB]

Opera News - September 2001 pp.90-92 [NEL]

International Record Review - June 2001 pp.80-81 [MVA]

Comments:- *Recording of a guest performance given by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in the Theater des Westens, Berlin - October 1961; see OPERA January 1962 p.35

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus

Manrico - Gastone Limarilli

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Bruno Marangoni

Ines - Anna Di Stasio

Ruiz - Mario Guggia

Un vecchio zingaro - Giorgio Onesti

Un messo - Augusto Pedroni

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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 351-353 {3LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - Seven Seas K33Y 109-10 {2CDS} (Japan); Rodolphe RPC 32752 (highlights) {1CD} Golden Melodram GM 5.0057 {2CDS} (2006)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.61 [WD]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.90 [XC]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

Ines - Africa De Retes

Ruiz - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango

Un vecchio zingaro - Tulio Gagliardo

Un messo - Virgilio Tavini

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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR P-9 {2CDS} (1995)Ş; Myto 2 MCD 022 258 {2CDS} (2002)Ş; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 ŤItalian Opera from Teatro Colónť ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.202-204 [JM]

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58; November 2002 S.92 [GH]

Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63; No.298 février 2005 p.80 [CC]

American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.361 [LM]

Correo Musical Argentino - No.171 setiembre 1995 p.2

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2002 No.158 pp.46-47 [AV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.87 [LB]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Colón (June 1969)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arthur Fagen - 2000(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Manrico - Janez Lotric

Azucena - Elena Batoukova

Leonora - Ines Salazar

Conte di Luna - Georg Tichy

Ferrando - Goran Simic

Ines - Stella Grigorian

Ruiz - John Nuzzo

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 717 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (25 November 2000).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French

Conductor Jean Fournet - 1962(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux

Manrique - Tony Poncet

Azucena - Elise Kahn

Léonore - Michèle Le Bris

Le Compte de Luna - Louis Quilico

Fernand - Bernard Gontcharenko

Inès - Michele Conti

Ruiz - Georges Lacour

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Black Disc - Philips 837 469 {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Patrick Fournillier - 2006(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana

Chorus - Coro Lirico Marchigiano

Manrico - Walter Fraccaro

Azucena - Marianne Cornetti

Leonora - Sondra Radvanovsky

Conte di Luna - Vladimir Stoyanov

Ferrando - Riccardo Zanellato

Ines - Miriam Artiaco

Ruiz - Mauro Buffoli

Un vecchio zingaro - Roberto Gattei

Un messo - Giovanni Brecciaroli

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Black Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2459-2 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro delle Muse di Ancona (February 2006). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases that was published on their website in January 2007. There is a review of one of the performances on the website:

http://www.scenaillustrata.com/public/article.php?id article=134

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln

Manrico - Hans Hopf

Azucena - Ira Malaniuk

Leonora - Christel Goltz

Conte di Luna - Josef Metternich

Ferrando - Wilhelm Schirp

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Compact Disc; - Walhall ŤEternity Seriesť WLCD 0026 {2CDS} (2004)Ş; Cantus Classics 500811 {2CDS} (2005)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Manrico - Bruno Rufo

Azucena - Adelaide Negri

Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto

Conte di Luna - Matteo Manuguerra

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

Ines - Lia Altavilla

Ruiz - Antonio Silva

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Compact Disc - New Ornamenti NOC 170 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.96 diciembre 2006 p.87 [FF]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Sao Carlos, Lisbon (25 June 1961). The cast also includes José Manuel Coelho, Manuel Almeida. The CDs issued on the New Ornamenti label are listed on the website http://www.Lrmusic.net.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 2000(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Real, Madrid

Chorus - Teatro Real, Madrid

Manrico - José Cura

Azucena - Nina Terentieva

Leonora - Christine Weidinger

Conte di Luna - Carlo Guelfi

Ferrando - Stefano Palatchi

Ines - María Rey-Joly

Ruiz - Eduardo Santamaría

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 685 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Real, Madrid (26 December 2000). See OPERA ACTUAL No.44 marzo-abril 2001. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 Ť03/12/22ť

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Hungarian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 19??

Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera

Chorus - Hungarian State Opera

Manrico - József Simándy

Azucena - Magda Tiszay

Leonora - Gabriella Déry

Conte di Luna - László Palócz

Ruiz - Árpád Kishegyi

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Black Disc - Hungaroton LPX 1105 {1LP}; Hungaroton SLPX 11897 {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

Ines - Mirella Fiorentini

Ruiz - Piero De Palma

Un vecchio zingaro - Virgilio Carbonari

Un messo - Franco Ricciardi

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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 188 {2LPS} (1983)Ş

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03803

Compact Disc; - Claque GM 2013-2014 {2CDS}; Melodram MEL 27608 {2CDS} Myto 2CD 012 243 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Opera Legacies OL 6010 {2CDS};; House of Opera ŤThe Operas of Giuseppe Verdi