(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 Abbado Claudio - 1981(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
2 Abbado Claudio - 1984(Act 2;LE) - London Symphony Orchestra*
3 Abbado Claudio - 1990 - Wiener Philharmoniker**
4 Abbado Claudio - 1991-92(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
5 Abravanel Maurice - 1937(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
6 Auguin Philippe - 2006(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
7 Bamberger Carl - 1955(SE) - Frankfurter Oper*
8 Barenboim Daniel - 1998(STU) - Berliner Staatskapelle*
9 Bartoletti Bruno - 1973(LI) - Teatro Comunale di Torino*
10 Bigot Eugène - 1936(SE) - Orchestre*
11 Bodanzky Artur - 1934(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*
12 Bodanzky Artur - 1935(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
13 Böhm Karl - 1965(LI) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
14 Böhm Karl - 1967(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*
15 Böhm Karl - 1968(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*
16 Braithwaite Nicholas - 1971(LI) - Sadler's Wells Opera*
17 Busch Fritz - 1936(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
18 Busch Fritz - 1945(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
19 Busch Fritz - 1947(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
20 Capuana Franco - 1947(FE) - Orchestra*
21 Cluytens André - 1958(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
22 Davis Andrew - 2002(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
23 Davis Colin - 1994(STU) - Bayerischer Rundfunk*
24 Divall Richard - 1985(LI) - Victoria State Opera Orchestra*
25 Erede Alberto - 1968(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
26 Fisch Asher - 2004(LI) - Seattle Opera*
27 Furtwängler Wilhelm - 1936(LE) - Bayreuth Festival*
28 Gatti Daniele - 2007(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
29 Gergiev Valery - 1997(LI) - Covent Garden*
30 Guschlbauer Theodor - 1985(LE) - Orchestre Symphonique du Rhin - Mulhouse*
31 Haitink Bernard - 1977(LI) - Covent Garden*
32 Heger Robert - 1942(LI) - Berliner Staatsoper*
33 Janowski Marek - 1980(LI) - Chicago Lyric Opera*
34 Jochum Eugen - 1952(RA) - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
35 Jochum Eugen - 1954(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
36 Karajan Herbert von - 1976(LI) - Berliner Philharmoniker*
37 Karajan Herbert von - 1976-1981 - Berliner Philharmoniker*
38 Keilberth Joseph - 1953(LC) - Bayreuth Festival*
39 Keilberth Joseph - 1964(LI) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester*
40 Kempe Rudolf - 1951(STU) - Bayerische Staatsoper*
41 Kempe Rudolf - 1962-63(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
42 Kempe Rudolf - 1967(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
43 Kleiber Erich - 1953(LE) - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen*
44 Klemperer Otto - 1948(LI) - Hungarian State Opera*
45 Klobucar Berislav - 1968(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
46 Kober Axel - 2006(LI) - Oper Leipzig*
47 Kraus Richard - 1951(RA) - Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester Köln*
48 Kraus Richard - 195?(SE) - Städtische Oper Berlin*
49 Kubelik Rafael - 1970(STU) - Bayerischer Rundfunk*
50 Kunlzsch Matthias - 1968(LE) - Hamburgische Staatsoper*
51 Leinsdorf Erich - 1940(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
52 Leinsdorf Erich - 1942(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
53 Leinsdorf Erich - 1943(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
54 Leinsdorf Erich - 1945(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
55 Leinsdorf Erich - 1965(STU) - Boston Symphony Orchestra*
56 Leitner Ferdinand - 1959(RA) - RAI Milano*
57 Levine James - 1976(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
58 Levine James - 1985(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
59 Levine James - 1986(LI) - Metropolitan Opera**
60 Levine James - 1998(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
61 Lukács Ervin - 1958?(SE) - ORCHESTRA*
62 Maazel Lorin - 1960(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
63 Matacic Lovro von - 1959(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
64 Matacic Lovro von - 1964(LI) - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
65 McArthur Edwin - 1940(SE) - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra*
66 Nagano Kent - 2006(LC) - Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin**
67 Naidenov Assen - 1968(LI) - Sofia National Opera*
68 Nelsson Woldemar - 1980(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
69 Nelsson Woldemar - 1982(LC) - Bayreuth Festival***
70 NOT KNOWN - 1926(SE) - Orchester*
71 NOT KNOWN - 1934(SE) - Orchestre*
72 Pappano Antonio - 2001(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
73 Patanè Giuseppe - 1976(LI) - Teatro Verdi di Trieste*
74 Patanè Giuseppe - 1980(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
75 Rodzinsky Artur - 1945(SE) - New York Philharmonic Orchestra*
76 Rosenstock Joseph - 1964(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
77 Rosenstock Joseph - 1967(LE) - Metropolitan Opera*
78 Rosenstock Joseph - 1967(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
79 Samosud Samuil A - 1949(STU) - The All Union Radio Orchestra*
80 Santini Gabriele - 1954(LI) - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
81 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1962(LC) - Bayreuth Festival*
82 Sawallisch Wolfgang - 1965(LI) - Teatro alla Scala*
83 Schippers Thomas - 1959(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
84 Schneider Peter - 1985(LI) - Wiener Staatsoper***
85 Schneider Peter - 1990(STU) - Bayreuth Festival***
86 Schneider Peter - 2000(LI) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
87 Schüchter Wilhelm - 1953(RA) - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)*
88 Solti Georg - 1985(LI) - Württembergische Staatsoper*
89 Solti Georg - 1985-86(STU) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
90 Steinberg William - 1942(SE) - Metropolitan Opera*
91 Stiedry Fritz - 1950(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
92 Stiedry Fritz - 1953(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
93 Stiedry Fritz - 1955(LI) - Metropolitan Opera*
94 Suitner Otmar - 196?(SE) - Berliner Staatskapelle*
95 Swarowsky Hans - 1968(STU) - Großes Symphonieorchester*
96 Tietjen Heinz - 1936(SE) - Bayreuth Festival*
97 Tietjen Heinz - 1938(LE) - Wiener Philharmoniker*
98 Varviso Silvio - 1966(LI) - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)*
99 Varviso Silvio - 1971(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
100 Waart Edo De - 1979(LI) - Bayreuth Festival*
101 Weigert Hermann - 1929(SE) - Orchestermitgliedern der Staatsoper Berlin*
102 Weigle Sebastian - 2006(LC) - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
103 Zweden Jaap van - 2008(LI) - Radio Filharmonisch Orkest*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Elizabeth Connell
Friedrich von Telramund - Siegmund Nimsgern
König Heinrich - Aage Haugland
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hartmut Welker
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6937
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (July 1981). A recording of a performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 2 May 1962. See Radio Times Issue dated 1-7 May 1982 p.36.
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1984(Act 2;LE)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Lohengrin - Siegfried Jerusalem
Elsa - Rosalind Plowright
Ortrud - Eva Randová
Friedrich von Telramund - Hartmut Welker
König Heinrich - Robert Lloyd
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CV 017 (compilation) {Audio DVD} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh (August 1984). The Audio DVD issued by Celestial Audio is (was?) listed as a new issue in their website dated October 2005 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1990
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Plácido Domingo
Elsa - Cheryl Studer
Ortrud - Dunja Vejzovic
Friedrich von Telramund - Hartmut Welker
König Heinrich - Robert Lloyd
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Georg Tichy
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCD 00011 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 956 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision LOH-83 (NTSC); Polygram Vidéo 070 070-3 (SECAM) Polygram Video 079 258-3 (PAL); Castle Vision CV 2806 (PAL) Virgin Classics VVD 841 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2003 p.86 [AB]
Opera - July 2003 pp.886-887 [GH]
Opera News - November 1994 p.57
Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.174
Opéra International - November 1992 p.68
Diapason - No.507 octobre 2003 p.146 (DVD) [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.119
BBC Music Magazine - May 1996 p.23
The Classical Video Guide - p.133
Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.81
Le Monde de la Musique - No.194 décembre 1995 p.73
International Record Review - June 2003 p.92 [SP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 pp.94-95 [PMH]
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1991-92(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Siegfried Jerusalem
Elsa - Cheryl Studer
Ortrud - Waltraud Meier
Friedrich von Telramund - Hartmut Welker
König Heinrich - Kurt Moll
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Andreas Schmidt
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Compact Disc; - *DG 437 808-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.159; April 1995 p.34
Opera - January 1995 p.120
Opera Now - February 1995 p.54
HiFi News & Record Review - March 1995 p.81
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.342
Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.63
Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.65
Diapason - No.410 décembre 1994 p.180
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.120
BBC Music Magazine - November 1994 p.82
Classic CD - November 1994 p.98
Stereophile - April 1995 p.277
American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.220
Répertoire - No.74 November 1994 p.97
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.65
Le Monde de la Musique - No.183 décembre 1994 p.112
Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books Sat December 31st 1994 p.17. This recording was made in November 1991 and May and June 1992.
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Conductor Maurice Abravanel - 1937(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - René Maison
Elsa - Kirsten Flagstad
Ortrud - Karin Branzell
Friedrich von Telramund - Julius Huehn
König Heinrich - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arnold Gabor
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 6 {3CDS}; Helikon 3526 {3CDS} ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0011 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.59
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.173
Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.76
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.88 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET
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Conductor Philippe Auguin - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Klaus Florian Vogt
Elsa - Karita Mattila
Ortrud - Luana De Vol
Friedrich von Telramund - Richard Paul Fink
König Heinrich - René Pape
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eike Wilm Schulte
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 627 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 May 2006). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Carl Bamberger - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Frankfurter Oper
Chorus - Frankfurter Oper
Lohengrin - Karl Liebl
Elsa - Uta Graf
Ortrud - Anneliese Schlosshauer
Friedrich von Telramund - Rolf Kunz
König Heinrich - Leonardo Wolovsky
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Rolf Kunz
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Black Disc - Musical Masterpieces Society M 2029-OP 21 {2LPS} Orpheus MMs 2029 {2LPS} (Italy)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.106 [JH]
Luister - Oktober 1956 p.17 [LR]
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1998(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Lohengrin - Peter Seiffert
Elsa - Emily Magee
Ortrud - Deborah Polaski
Friedrich von Telramund - Falk Struckmann
König Heinrich - René Pape
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Roman Trekel
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Compact Disc; - Teldec 3984 21484-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1999 p.94 [AB]
Opera - March 1999 p.364 [EJ]
Opera News - February 1999 p.66 [JAC]
Orpheus - Februar 1999 S.48 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Volume 15 No.4 Autumn 1999 p.769 [RG]
Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.76 [FL-2]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.189 p.86 [CM]
BBC Music Magazine - January 1999 p.65 [BM]
Classic CD - February 1999 p.107 [ST]
Classical Express - Issue No.108 March 1999 p.3 [MT]
American Record Guide - March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.206 [KM]
Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.68 [PB]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 pp.99-100 [LB]
Das Opernglas - Februar 1999 S.70 [ML]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Torino
Lohengrin - Gilbert Py
Elsa - Katia Ricciarelli
Ortrud - Bianca Berini
Friedrich von Telramund - Silvano Carroli
König Heinrich - Carlo Cava
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Giuseppe Zecchillo
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 197301 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- The recording on the CDRs issued by Premiere appears to be of a performance in Turin, not in Venice as given by Premiere in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that given in L'AVANT SCENE OPÉRA No.143/144 p.238.
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Conductor Eugène Bigot - 1936(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Lohengrin - Georges Thill
Elsa - Germaine Martinelli
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Black Disc - Columbia LFX 455-456 {2x78s} (France) Columbia LX 651-652 {2x78s} (UK); Columbia LOX 512-513 {2x78s} (Australia)
Compact Disc; - EMI CZS 7 62103-2 (included in Georges Thill - Grands Airs; d'Opéras) {6CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of the «Bridal chamber scene» in French (Dejà se perde leur voix).
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1934(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
Ortrud - Maria Olszewska
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 504 (+Tannhäuser - excerpts) {2LPS} (1970)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (24 March 1934)
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Conductor Artur Bodanzky - 1935(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Lotte Lehmann
Ortrud - Marjorie Lawrence
Friedrich von Telramund - Friedrich Schorr
König Heinrich - Emanuel List
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Julius Huehn
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 37049; Walhall WHL 35 {3CDS}; Gebhardt JGCD; 0023-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - Issue No.128 November 2000 p.6 [MT]
Répertoire - No.169 juin 2003 pp.101-102 [TP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1935)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Claire Watson
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Berry
König Heinrich - Martti Talvela
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 1.0045.3 {3CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 (mention) [GH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.46 [CRS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (16 May 1965; see OPERA August 1965 p.575, Festival Issue 1965 p.29-31)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1967(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Ingrid Bjoner
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Berry
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Sherrill Milnes
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.656 (+complete performance - Rosenstock 1/2/64; +excerpts cond. Böhm 10/2/68 - cond. Rosenstock 14/6/67) {4CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.14 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (21 January 1967)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Martina Arroyo
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Cassel
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Sherrill Milnes
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.656 (+complete performance cond. Rosenstock 1/2/64 +excerpts cond. Böhm 21/1/67 - cond.Rosenstock 16/6/67) (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.14 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (10 February 1968)
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Conductor Nicholas Braithwaite - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Lohengrin - Alberto Remedios
Elsa - Margaret Curphey
Ortrud - Judith Turner
Friedrich von Telramund - Raimund Herincx
König Heinrich - Clifford Grant
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Terence Sharpe
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 039 {4CDS}
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance give by the Sadler's Wells Opera at the London Colosseum (25 September 1971)
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1936(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Lohengrin - René Maison
Elsa - Germaine Hoerner
Ortrud - Marjorie Lawrence
Friedrich von Telramund - Fred Destal
König Heinrich - Alexander Kipnis
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Fritz Krenn
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 310 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0182/3 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1621-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.9 No.5 May/June 1986 pp.272-274 [WY]; Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.232-233 [WY]
Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.86 [AT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.88 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (17 September 1936). The chorus sings in Italian. The LPs issued by Melodram are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th edition 2000.
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Torsten Ralf
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 602 (& 3295)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 November 1945). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Osie Hawkins
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 24 {4LPS}; Accord ACC 150031 {4LPS} (France) (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - GRAMOFONO 2000 AB 78747-49 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1418 (& 601 & 1179 & 4479) Walhall Eternity Series WLCD 0205 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - janvier 1998 No.220 p.52 [FL-2]
Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [AJ]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.92, p.94 [JMP]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1947). The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.761. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1947(FE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Lohengrin - Giancinto Prandelli
Elsa - Renata Tebaldi
Ortrud - Elena Nicolai
Friedrich von Telramund - Giuseppe Modesti
König Heinrich - Giulio Neri
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3787 (1995)ª; House of Opera ALD 3787
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2016-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of the soundtrack of a feature film directed by Max Calandri. The roles were sung by the singers listed above and acted by Antonio Casinelli (Lohengrin), Jacqueline Plessis (Elsa), Inga Borg (Ortrud), Attilo Ortolani (Telramund). Giulio Neri both sang and acted the Role of the King. This information comes from «Encylopedia of Opera on Screen» by Ken Wlaschin p.385. I thank Mr. Maurizio Romiro for drawing my attention to this recording.
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Leonie Rysanek
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Ernest Blanc
König Heinrich - Keith Engen
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2489-2492 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 42489 {4LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 890.02 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0076 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1982 S.883 [GH]
American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.214 [JPM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.84 [MC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (see OPERA, October 1958 p. 631). The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Andrew Davis - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Peter Seiffert
Elsa - Petra Maria Schnitzer
Ortrud - Linda Watson
Friedrich von Telramund - Jean-Philippe Lafont
König Heinrich - Stephen West
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Roman Trekel
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 6214 {4CDRS} (2002)ª; ~Sound Supreme Production 2S 017 {3CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (26 July 2002;see L'OPERA (MILANO) N.165 ottobre 2002 p.53). The performances on 19, 27 August 2002 are reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.272 octobre 2002 pp.21-22. The CDRs issued by Sound Supreme Production were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in February 2003.
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1994(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Lohengrin - Ben Heppner
Elsa - Sharon Sweet
Ortrud - Éva Marton
Friedrich von Telramund - Sergei Leiferkus
König Heinrich - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Bryn Terfel
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Compact Disc - RCA Victor «Red Seal» 09026 62646-2
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1995 p.161; January 1996 p.33
Opera - November 1995 p.1318
Opera Now - December 1996 p.66
HiFi News & Record Review - January 1996 p.92
Opera News - December 9 1995 p.46
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.342
Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.53
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1994 No.182 p.84: novembre 1995 No.196 p.67
Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.154
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.122
BBC Music Magazine - November 1995 p.86
Classic CD - November 1995 p.52
L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.79
Wagner News - Issue No.117 September 1996 p.14
Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.82
Le Monde de la Musique - No.192 octobre 1995 p.112
American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.196
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.68
Opernwelt - September 9/1995 S.22
Comments:- See The Times Weekend Saturday November 11 1995 p.16
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Conductor Richard Divall - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Victoria State Opera Orchestra
Chorus - Victoria State Opera Chorus
Lohengrin - Alberto Remedios
Elsa - Karen Bureau
Ortrud - Nance Grant
Friedrich von Telramund - Geoffrey Chard
König Heinrich - Noel Mangin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - David Brennan
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 076 {3CDRS} (Australia)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Melbourne (November or December 1985). It was announced that Noel Mangin and David Brennan would take part in these performances (OPERA May 1985 p.525), but I have been unable to confirm that they did in fact do so.
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - James King
Elsa - Heather Harper
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Thomas Stewart
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 310 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10063 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1400-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.230-231 [WY]
Opéra International - No.280 juin 2003 p.72 [FL-2]
American Record Guide - September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 pp.203-204 [JPM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.85 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (July 1968; the performance on 24 August 1968 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1968/ pp.81-82). The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Cataloge - March 2002» where this recording is dated as coming from the «early 70's»
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Conductor Asher Fisch - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Chorus - Seattle Opera
Lohengrin - Albert Bonnema
Elsa - Marie Plette
Ortrud - Jane Eaglen
Friedrich von Telramund - Greer Grimsley
König Heinrich - Gidon Saks
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Gordon Hawkins
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1647-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the McCaw Hall, Seattle (21 August 2004). There is a review of an earlier performance on the internet . The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases».
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1936(LE)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Franz Völker
Elsa - Maria Müller
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
König Heinrich - Josef von Manowarda
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Black Disc - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 399 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Iron Needle Records 1364 (Furtwängler conducts Wagner) {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Archipel ARPCD 0284 (+excerpts cond. Tietjens) {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [VM]
Comments:- Recording of part of Act 3 of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (19 July 1936). The following excerpts are performed: Prelude to Act 3; Treulich geführt ziehet dahin; Das süße Lied verhallt; Heil König Heinrich; In fernem Land, unnahbar euren Schritten; Mein lieber Schwan!; Fahr' heim! Fahr' heim, du stolzer Helde!
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Conductor Daniele Gatti - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lohengrin - Robert Dean Smith
Elsa - Anne Schwanewilms
Ortrud - Waltraud Meier
Friedrich von Telramund - Tom Fox
König Heinrich - Hans-Peter König
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Detlef Roth
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2562-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (30 January 2007). The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007
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Conductor Valery Gergiev - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lohengrin - Gosta Winbergh
Elsa - Karita Mattila
Ortrud - Gwyneth Jones
Friedrich von Telramund - Sergei Leiferkus
König Heinrich - René Pape
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Anthony Michaels-Moore
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Incorporated ALD 4693-L (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February 1993). A recording of one of these performances was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 19 March 1993. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «New Audio Cassette Listings(ALD) - Summer 1998».
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Conductor Theodor Guschlbauer - 1985(LE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique du Rhin - Mulhouse
Chorus - L'Opéra du Rhin
Lohengrin - Heikki Siukola
Elsa - Evelyn Brunner
Ortrud - Nadine Denize
Friedrich von Telramund - Ekkehard Wlaschina
König Heinrich - Byung Woon Kang
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Pierre Le Hémonet
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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100623 (+Don Carlo - Molinari-Pradelli - Munich - excerpts) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recorded at a performance in Muhlhouse on 26 October 1985.
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Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Eva Randová
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Robert Lloyd
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Jonathan Summers
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3517
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (7 December 1977). A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 5 February 1978. See Radio Times Issue dated 4-10 February 1978 p.31.
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Franz Völker
Elsa - Maria Müller
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Jaro Prohaska
König Heinrich - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Walter Großmann
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Black Disc - Preiser Records LOH 1/4 {4LPS}; *BASF 22 21996-8 (Highlights)
Compact Disc - *Preiser Records 90043 {3CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78 863-5 {3CDS} Cantus Classics 500208 + 500209 {2x2CDS}
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1992 p.100
Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.72
Classical Express - Issue No.110 May 1999 p.6 [AJ]
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Lohengrin - William Johns
Elsa - Éva Marton
Ortrud - Janis Martin
Friedrich von Telramund - Lief Roar
König Heinrich - Hans Sotin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Allan Monk
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (October 1980). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004. The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago»
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Lohengrin - Lorenz Fehenberger
Elsa - Annelies Kupper
Ortrud - Helena Braun
Friedrich von Telramund - Ferdinand Frantz
König Heinrich - Otto von Rohr
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hans Braun
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 18119-18123 LPM {4LPS}; D.G.G. 18084-18088 LPM {4LPS;AC} D.G.G. LPEM 19107 (Highlights) {1LP} American Decca DX 131 {4LPS}; American Decca DL 9711-9774 {4LPS} Hungaroton LPX 11 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90603 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1960 p.123 (Highlights) [WSM] January 1961 p.396; July 2005 p.101 [AB]
Opera - September 1960 p.638 (Highlights)
American Record Guide - February 1954 Vol.20 No.6 p.183 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1954 Vol.4 No.5 p.51 (mention) [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
Gramophone Record Review - February 1961 p.209 [NC]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.99-100 [RG]
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elsa - Birgit Nilsson
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde
König Heinrich - Theo Adam
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Black Disc; - *Cetra «Opera Live» LO 77 {4LPS} (1979)ª;; Melodram MEL 541 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 44035; Melodram MEL 36104 {3CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 10031 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1149 {4CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0281 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Great Opera Performance G.O.P. 66336 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2005 p.101 [AB]
Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]
Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.4 [MT]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.99-100 [RG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.88 [MC]: No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.89-90 [PN]
Comments:- The «Opera d'Oro» CDs are advertized in OPERA NEWS March 14 1998 p.19
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Ursula Schröder-Feinen
Friedrich von Telramund - Siegmund Nimsgern
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Robert Kerns
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01559
Compact Disc; - *Gala GL 100.583 (+Hans Heiling +Oberon +Die Frau ohn Schatten -; highlights) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere (Italy) unnumbered {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (10 April 1976). See OPERA July 1976 pp.626-629. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000. Here «Krause» is listed (incorrectly?) as a member of the cast. The CDRS issued by Premiere (Italy) are (were?) advertised on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here Dunja Vejzovich is, incorrectly, listed as singing Ortrud.
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1976-1981
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Dunja Vejzovic
Friedrich von Telramund - Siegmund Nimsgern
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Robert Kerns
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Black Disc; - EMI SLS 5237 {5LPS} (1982)ª; *EMI 2C 165-43200-4; EMI EX 7 69314-1 {4LPS} (1988)ª;; EMI Angel SELX-3829
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5237 (1982)ª; EMI EX 7 69314-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69314-2 {4CDS} (1988)ª;; EMI CMS 5 66519-2 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1983 p.860 [AB] ; August 1988 p.338 [AW]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.250 p.286
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.104 noviembre 1997 p.46 (mention) [PL]
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde
König Heinrich - Josef Greindl
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hans Braun
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2880-2884 {5LPS} (1954)ª; Decca D12D5 {5LPS} (1976)ª; Decca 411 780-1 {5LPS} (France) (1984)ª; London LLA 16 {5LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Teldec 4509 93674-2 {4CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110308/10 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 223056 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; April 1954 p.420 [DST]; August 1976 p.334 [AB]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS]; April 1985 p.1270 [AB]; October 1994 p.223 [AB]
Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]
Opera Now - July 1994 p.55
HiFi News & Record Review - August 1994 p.83
Opera News - September 1994 p.60
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.289-29O [WY]
Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.196
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.143
American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.255 [PHR]: September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.271: September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 p.214 [CHP]
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1954 Vol.4 No.5 p.51 [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.77
Classic CD - August 1994 p.65
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.221 [JB]
Répertoire - No.70 juin 1994 p.75
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 pp.88-89 [JC]
Comments:- Recorded at the dress rehearsal and the first performance at the Bayreuth Festi-val 1953. (See John Culshaw in «Putting the Record Straight» pp.117-118 and OPERA, September 1953 p.535). See also The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books April 231994 p.17)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Ingrid Bjoner
Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková
Friedrich von Telramund - Hans Günter Nöcker
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Gerd Nienstedt
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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10380-3 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (17 July 1964). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that listed here, but according to the review in OPERA König Heinrich was sung by Gottlob Frick (who sang although indisposed) and the Herald by Josef Metternich (OPERA Festival Issue 1964 pp.62-64).
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - George Vincent
Elsa - Marianne Schech
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Andreas Boehm
König Heinrich - Kurt Böhme
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Willy Wolff
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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 225 {5LPS}; Nixa ULP 9225-1/5 {5LPS} (1953)ª
Compact Disc; - Pilz-Acanta 44 2118-2 {4CDS}; Acanta 44 2133-2 {4CDS} Urania URN 22.200 {3CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 209 «Opera from Germany» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1954 p.347 [MM]; Awards Issue 2002 p.110 [AB]
Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]
Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.56 [SS]
Opéra International - No.168 avril 1993 p.82
American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.75 [JN]
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
International Record Review - October 2002 pp.85-86 [MVA]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1962-63(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Elisabeth Grümmer
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
König Heinrich - Gottlob Frick
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Otto Wiener
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Black Disc; - *HMV «Angel Series» AN 121-125 {5LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 121-125 {5LPS} (1964)ª; HMV SLS 5071 {5LPS}; *EMI EX 29 0955 3 {4LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3641 E/L {5LPS} (1964)ª;; Angel S 3641 E/L {5LPS} (1964)ª; Electrola A 91 299/303 {5LPS} (1964)ª;; Electrola STA 91 299/303 {5LPS} (1964)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5071; EMI EX 290955-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49017-8 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67415-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; EMI CDCC 49017 {3CDS} (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1964 p.378; April 1964 p.453; December 1976 p.1057 [AB]; April 1977 p.1528 [JBS]; January 1987 p.1058 [AW]; February 1988 p. [AW] November (published September) 2000 p.124 [AW]
American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.494 [GLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.84 [ES]
Fono Forum - Juli 1964 S.282 [RA]
Stereophile - February 1993 (Vol.16 No.2) p.115
International Record Review - September 2000 p.125 [MT]
Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
Comments:- Recorded on 23-30 November, 1-5 December 1962, 1-3 April 1963. See THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1964 p.359
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Heather Harper
Ortrud - Grace Hoffman
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Thomas Tipton
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10032 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2000 S.58 [GH]
Wagner News - Issue No.136 December 1999 pp.14-15 [DC]:Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (21 July 1967. The performance on 30 July 1967 in which James King sang Lohengrin is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1967 pp.65-66
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1953(LE)
Orchestra - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen
Chorus - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen
Lohengrin - Erik Sjøberg
Elsa - Dorothy Larsen
Ortrud - Lilian Weber Hansen
Friedrich von Telramund - Holger Byrding
König Heinrich - Einar Nørby
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Compact Disc; - CLASSCD 5011-12 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Copenhagen.
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
Chorus - Hungarian State Opera
Lohengrin - József Simándy
Elsa - Magda Rigó
Ortrud - Ella Némethy
Friedrich von Telramund - László Jámbor
König Heinrich - György Losonczy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Sándor Reményi
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Black Disc - Hungaroton LPX 12436 (Klemperer in Budapest Vol.4) (highlights)
Compact Disc; - Grammofono 2000 AB 78868/8 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.147 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 1999 p.100 [GJ]
Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 p.74 [FL-2]
American Record Guide - September 1983 Vol.46 No.6 p.87, p.90 (highlights) [PJR]
Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.83 [PF]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hungarian State Opera (24 October 1948) See « Otto Klemperer - his life and times» by Peter Heyworth Vol.2 p.199; THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.18 No.2 Spring 2002 pp.231-242 (Andrew Farkas). The «Grammofono 2000» CDs are listed in GRAMOPHONE May 1999 p.146
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - James King
Elsa - Leonie Rysanek
Ortrud - Christa Ludwig
Friedrich von Telramund - William Dooley
König Heinrich - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Ted Lambrinos
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1595
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1968). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is described as a «VG to Excellent in house recording».
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Conductor Axel Kober - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Oper Leipzig
Chorus - Oper Leipzig
Lohengrin - Stefan Vinke
Elsa - Hillevi Martinpelto
Ortrud - Lioba Braun
Friedrich von Telramund - Sergei Leiferkus
König Heinrich - James Moellenhoff
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Jason Stearns
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2545-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Leipzig Opera (18 November 2006). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007.
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor
Lohengrin - Peter Anders
Elsa - Trude Eipperle
Ortrud - Helena Braun
Friedrich von Telramund - Carl Kronenberg
König Heinrich - Josef Greindl
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Günther Ambrosius
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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1015 {4LPS}; Movimento Musica 04.003 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 934.85 {3CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - April 2 1994 p.32
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.346
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.84
Répertoire - No.65 janvier 1994 p.80
Comments:- The ROCOCO LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE, May 1975 p.1970 with the conductor incorrectly given as «Kleiber»
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Lohengrin - Walter Geisler
Elsa - Maud Cunitz
Ortrud - Alice Oelke
Friedrich von Telramund - Helmut Gritska
König Heinrich - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
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Black Disc; - Club International de Disco Español CID 30137 {1LP} (1960)ª; Club International del Disco CID ST 301924 {1LP} (1962)ª; Eurodisc 70 510 KR {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Discofila (Madrid) - No.53-54 diciembre 1960 p.534 [RH] No.63 III 1962 p.100 [RH]
Discofila (Madrid) - No.53-54 diciembre 1960 p.534 [RH] No.63 III 1962 p.100 [RH]
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk
Lohengrin - James King
Elsa - Gundula Janowitz
Ortrud - Gwyneth Jones
Friedrich von Telramund - Thomas Stewart
König Heinrich - Karl Ridderbusch
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Gerd Nienstedt
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Black Disc; - *DG 2720 036 {5LPS} (1971)ª;; DG 2740 141 {5LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 449 591-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1971 p.1084 [EG]; January 1972 p.1183 [JBS]; August 1996 p.94 [AB]
Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.3 January/February 1999 pp.271-273 [WY]
Orpheus - November 1996 S.37
Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.76
Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.152
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170
Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.5
BBC Music Magazine - September 1996 p.71
Wagner News - Issue No.118 December 1996 18
International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.91
American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.227 [RVL]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.202 septembre 1996 p.124
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.74
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.65
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Conductor Matthias Kunlzsch - 1968(LE)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Lohengrin - Plácido Domingo
Elsa - Arlene Saunders
Ortrud - Ruth Hesse
Friedrich von Telramund - David Ohanesian
König Heinrich - Hans Sotin
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Tom Krause
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 012 242 (+Carmen cond. Solti + Carmen - highlights; cond. Guadagno) {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.166-167 [JM]
American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.84 [DA]
Comments:- Recording of the following excerpts taken from a performance at the Hamburg State Opera on 14 January 1968: Bridal Chamber Scene; Mein Herr und König - In fernem Land. This was Plácido Domingo's first performance as Lohengrin. The excerpts issued by Myto are a «filler» on the complete recording of Carmen conducted by Solti.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Elisabeth Rethberg
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Julius Huehn
König Heinrich - Emanuel List
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 135 {3LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL-18 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0007 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 3CD GA 2020 {3CDS} (2000)ª; *Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2278-2280 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 220726 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1995 p.38
Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]: Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
International Record Review - October 2000 p.116 [MVA]: July/August 2004 p.80 [MT]
Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18
Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 [FL-2]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1940) (See Wagner News April 1995 p.13)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1942(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Herbert Janssen
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Leonard Warren
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 605
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- «Nearly complete» recording of a performance at the MET (17 January 1942). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1943(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Alexander Svéd
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mack Harrell
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 179 {3LPS} (1973)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 923.66 (+Macbeth - highlights) (3CDS} (1992)ª; Myto 3MCD 981.H002 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2036 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110235-37 (+excerpts - Melchior - Bettendorf) {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.58-59 [US]
Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.77
Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.190
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.143
Wagner News - No.105 October 1994 p.13
Classical Express - Issue 100 July 1998 p.4 (mention) [MT]
International Record Review - May 2001 p.80 [MVA]
Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.90
Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 January 1943). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.269-271.
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Astrid Varnay
Ortrud - Kerstin Thorborg
Friedrich von Telramund - Alexander Svéd
König Heinrich - Norman Cordon
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mack Harrell
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 665
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1945). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.269-271. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». «Excellent Act 1. fair to good Acts 2,3 (some noisy sides)»
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Boston Pro Musica Chorus
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Lucine Amara
Ortrud - Rita Gorr
Friedrich von Telramund - William Dooley
König Heinrich - Jerome Hines
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Calvin Marsh
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Black Disc; - *RCA RE 5544-48 {5LPS - 9 sides} (UK) (1966)ª; RCA SER 5544-48 {5LPS - 9 sides} (UK) (1966)ª; RCA PVLS 9046 {5LPS - 9 sides}
Compact Disc; - RCA 26.35120; BMG RCA 74321 50164-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1966 p.276; January 1967 p.353; November 1976 p.874 [AB]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS]
Opera - February 1967 p.158 [HDR]
Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.99 [ST]
Opera News - December 1998 p.90 [JWF]
Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.61 [FL-2]
Diapason - No.449 juin 1998 p.94 [AT]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.104 [CM]
Wagner News - Issue No.105 October 1994 p.12: Issue No.127 June 1998 p.20 [PDB]
BBC Music Magazine - March 1998 p.73 [BM]
Classic CD - May 1998 p.93 [ST]
American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.72201 [KM]
Stereophile - February 1992 (Vol.15 No.2) p.91: December 1998 (Vol.21 No.12) p.181 [RL2]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.62 [PL]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.115 - gennaio 1998 p.91 [GDV]
Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.68 [PB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.103 [MG]
Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, November 1966 p.252. The 10th side of the LP set carries a recording of a discussion between Erich Leinsdorf and George Marek.
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Lohengrin - Sándor Kónya
Elsa - Marcella Pobbe
Ortrud - Laura Didier-Gambardella
Friedrich von Telramund - Aldo Protti
König Heinrich - Paolo Dari
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Enrico Campi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2008)ª; Melodram MEL 15004 (highlights) {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance recorded on 8 September 1959 (see «Aldo Protti - Un baritono fatto cosi'» p.134) and broadcast on 12 February 1960 (see «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.160. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor James Levine - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - René Kollo
Elsa - Pilar Lorengar
Ortrud - Mignon Dunn
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Allan Monk
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1735
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 December 1976). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor James Levine - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Plácido Domingo
Elsa - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Ortrud - Éva Marton
Friedrich von Telramund - Donald McIntyre
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Brent Ellis
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 198501 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1985). 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 James Levine - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Peter Hofmann
Elsa - Éva Marton
Ortrud - Leonie Rysanek
Friedrich von Telramund - Lief Roar
König Heinrich - John Macurdy
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Anthony Raffell
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PA 88-224 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4176 (2006)ª; DG 6727 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Paramount/Bel Canto
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.67-S.68 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.174(mention)
Diapason - No 539 S septembre 2006 p.145 [ED]
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.298 [RVL]
The Classical Video Guide - p.132
Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [FL-2]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.96 diciembre 2006 p.82 [VM]
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Conductor James Levine - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Ben Heppner
Elsa - Deborah Voigt
Ortrud - Deborah Polaski
Friedrich von Telramund - Hans-Joachim Ketelsen
König Heinrich - Eric Halfvarson
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eike Wilm Schulte
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 789 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET. The performance recorded is probably that of 21 March 1998 which was broadcast. The cast listed above is of that performance. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in July 2008 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here one of the cast members is given as Wlaschina, but according to the MET online data base EKkehard Wlaschina did not sing at the MET in 1998.
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Conductor Ervin Lukács - 1958?(SE)
Orchestra - ORCHESTRA
Chorus - CHORUS
Lohengrin - Zoltán Závodsky
Elsa - Zsofia Czanik
Ortrud - Rózsi Delly
Friedrich von Telramund - László Jámbor
König Heinrich - Albert Antalffy
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Black Disc - Hungaroton LPX 1052 {1LP}
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Wolfgang Windgassen
Elsa - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Gustav Neidlinger
König Heinrich - Theo Adam
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 601 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10072 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.250-251 [KM]
Comments: