There are 103 recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner on file

Order by year

(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*

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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)

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in Italian

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in French

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in English

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German & Italian

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in Italian

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in English

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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}

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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)

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1953(LE)

Orchestra - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen

Chorus - Det Kongelige Teater, Copenhagen

Lohengrin - Erik Sjøberg

Elsa - Dorothy Larsen

Ortrud - Lilian WeberHansen

Friedrich von Telramund - Holger Byrding

König Heinrich - Einar Nørby

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Compact Disc; - CLASSCD 5011-12 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in Hungarian

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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}

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in Italian

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}

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in Hungarian

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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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

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

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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]

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