There are 201 recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet on file

Order by conductor

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1908(STU) - Seidler-Winkler Bruno - Königliche Hofoper Berlin*

2 1908-15(SCE) - Setti Giulio - Metropolitan Opera*

3 1911(STU) - Ruhlmann François - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

4 1919 or 1920(STU) - NOT KNOWN - Teatro alla Scala*

5 1927-30(SCE) - Cloéz Gustav - Orchestra*

6 1928(STU) - Cohen Elie - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

7 1928(STU) - Coppola Piero - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

8 1930(SE) - Weigert Hermann - Berliner Staatsoper*

9 1930(SE) - Wolff Albert - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux*

10 1931(STU) - Sabajno Carlo - Teatro alla Scala*

11 1932(STU) - Molajoli Lorenzo - Teatro alla Scala*

12 1932-33(SE) - Ruhlmann François - Orchestre Symphonique*

13 1935(RE) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Orchestra*

14 1936(LE) - Hasselmans Louis - Metropolitan Opera*

15 1936(LI) - Hasselmans Louis - Metropolitan Opera*

16 1937(LCE) - Walter Bruno - Wiener Staatsoper*

17 1937(LI) - Papi Gennaro - Metropolitan Opera*

18 1937(LI) - Papi Gennaro - Metropolitan Opera*

19 1938(LE) - Cleva Fausto - Cincinnati Summer Opera*

20 1940(Act 2;LE) - Merola Gaetano - San Francisco Opera*

21 1940(SE) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

22 1941(LI) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

23 1942(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*

24 1942(RA) - Böhm Karl - Sächsische Staatskapelle*

25 1942(RA) - Inghelbrecht Désiré-Emile - Orchestre National*

26 1943(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*

27 1944(LE) - Halasz Laszlo - New York City Opera*

28 1944(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*

29 1945(LI) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

30 1945-46(SE) - Sébastian Georges - Metropolitan Opera*

31 1946(LI) - Stokowski Leopold - Hollywood Bowl*

32 1946(SE) - Leinsdorf Erich - RCA Victor Orchestra*

33 1949(FI) - Bellezza Vincenzo - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

34 1949(STU) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*

35 1950(STU) - Cluytens André - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

36 1950?(SE) - Allain Jean - Orchestra*

37 1951(RE) - Fricsay Ferenc - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin*

38 1951(STU) - Reiner Fritz - RCA Victor Orchestra*

39 1951(STU) - Wolff Albert - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

40 1952(LI) - Reiner Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*

41 1953(LI) - Reiner Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*

42 1953(LI) - Reiner Fritz - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

43 1953(LI) - Rodzinsky Artur - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

44 1953(SE) - Schüchter Wilhelm - Orchester*

45 1953?(STU) - Nebolsin Vasily - Bolshoi Theatre*

46 1954(LE) - Kozma Tibor - Metropolitan Opera*

47 1954(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Symphoniker*

48 1954(RA) - Jochum Eugen - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

49 1955(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Teatro alla Scala*

50 1955(LI) - Rudolf Max - Metropolitan Opera*

51 1956(LI) - Ghione Franco - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro*

52 1956(LI) - Rudolf Max - Metropolitan Opera*

53 1956(RA) - Sanzogno Nino - RAI Milano***

54 1956(SE) - Basile Arturo - RAI Torino*

55 1956(SE) - Rudolf Max - Metropolitan Opera*

56 1956(STU) - Dervaux Pierre - L'Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Pasdeloup*

57 1957(LI) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*

58 1957(LI) - Questa Angelo - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

59 1957(SE) - Strasfogel Ignace - PIANO*

60 1958(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

61 1958(SE) - Fricsay Ferenc - Bayerische Staatsoper*

62 1958(SE) - NOT KNOWN - Orchestre Symphonique*

63 1958(SE) - Quadri Argeo - Wiener Volksoper*

64 1958-59(STU) - Beecham Thomas - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris*

65 1959(LI) - Dervaux Pierre - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*

66 1959(LI) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre***

67 1959(LI) - Verchi Nino - NHK Symphony Orchestra*

68 1959(SE) - Benzi Roberto - L'Opéra de Paris*

69 1959(STU) - Conte Pierre-Michel Le - Orchestre des Concerts de Paris*

70 195?(SE) - Ghiglia Erasmo - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*

71 195?(SE) - Goehr Walter - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra*

72 1960(LI) - Ehrling Sixten - Royal Swedish Opera*

73 1960(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

74 1960(LI) - Morel Jean - Metropolitan Opera*

75 1960(SE) - Etcheverry Jésus - Orchestre Symphonique*

76 1960(STU) - Kegel Herbert - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig*

77 1960?(SE) - Marszalek Franz - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln*

78 1960?(STU) - Marinov Ivan - Sofia National Opera*

79 1961(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Staatsoper*

80 1961(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Arena di Verona*

81 1961(LI) - Ochoa Salvador - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

82 1961(SE) - Davis Colin - Sadler's Wells Opera*

83 1961(SE) - Martin Wolfgang - Städtische Oper Berlin*

84 1961(STU) - Stein Horst - Berliner Symphoniker*

85 1962(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

86 1962(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Orchestra Filarmonica di Trieste*

87 1962?(SE) - Couraud Marcel - Großes Opernorchester*

88 1963(LE) - Herbert Walter - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

89 1963(LI) - Dervaux Pierre - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

90 1963(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

91 1963(STU) - Schippers Thomas - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*

92 1963?(SE) - Couraud Marcel - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe*

93 1963?(SE) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*

94 1964(LI) - Dervaux Pierre - Chicago Lyric Opera*

95 1964(SE) - Ferencsik János - Hungarian State Opera*

96 1964(SE) - Vasata Rudolf - Prague National Theatre*

97 1964(STU) - Prêtre Georges - L'Opéra de Paris*

98 1966(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

99 1966(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli**

100 1966(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Wiener Staatsoper*

101 1967(FI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker**

102 1967(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Teatro Municipal Santiago*

103 1967(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

104 1967(RA) - Prêtre Georges - RAI Roma*

105 1968(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Cincinnati Summer Opera*

106 1968(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Metropolitan Opera*

107 1968(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

108 1968(LI;April) - Lombard Alain - Metropolitan Opera*

109 1968(LI;June) - Lombard Alain - Metropolitan Opera*

110 1969(LI) - Baudo Serge - Wiener Staatsoper*

111 1969(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Metropolitan Opera*

112 1969(STU) - Frühbeck de Burgos Rafael - L'Opéra de Paris*

113 1970(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Arena di Verona*

114 1970(SE) - Lewis Henry - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

115 1970(STU) - Maazel Lorin - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

116 1971(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

117 1971(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*

118 1971(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

119 1971(LI) - Morel Jean - Metropolitan Opera*

120 1972(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*

121 1972(SE) - Patanè Giuseppe - Dresdner Staatskapelle*

122 1972(STU) - Bernstein Leonard - Metropolitan Opera*

123 1973(LI) - Buckley Emerson - Orchestra*

124 1973(LI) - Dohnányi Christoph von - Frankfurter Oper*

125 1973(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)*

126 1973(LI) - Giovaninetti Reynald - L'Opéra de Marseille*

127 1973(LI) - Solti Georg - Covent Garden*

128 1974(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Macerata Festival*

129 1974(LI;13/5/74) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*

130 1974(LI;6/5/74) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*

131 1974(STU) - Lombard Alain - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg*

132 1975(LE) - Simonov Yuri - Bolshoi Theatre*

133 1975(LI) - Braithwaite Nicholas - English National Opera*

134 1975(LI) - Ethuin Paul - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

135 1975(LI) - Lewis Henry - Metropolitan Opera*

136 1975(STU) - Solti Georg - London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra)*

137 1977(LI) - Abbado Claudio - London Symphony Orchestra*

138 1977(STU) - Abbado Claudio - London Symphony Orchestra*

139 1978(LI) - Kleiber Carlos - Wiener Philharmoniker***

140 1978(LI) - Pérez Busquier Gerard - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

141 1979(LI) - (Wendelken-)Wilson Charles - New York City Opera*

142 1980 - Dervaux Pierre - L'Opéra Comique de Paris**

143 1981(LI) - Casadesus Jean-Claude - Orchestre Philharmonique de Lille**

144 1982(LI) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

145 1982(LI) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid***

146 1982(LI) - Périsson Jean - Peking Central Opera*

147 1982(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*

148 1983(FI) - Maazel Lorin - Orchestre National de France***

149 1983(LI) - Delacôte Jacques - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

150 1983(LI) - Korn Michael - Opera Company of Philadelphia*

151 1983?(FE) - Constant Marius - Orchestre*

152 1984(LI) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

153 1984(LI) - Casadesus Jean-Claude - Orchestre National de Lille*

154 1984(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Wiener Staatsoper*

155 1984(LI) - Périsson Jean - Moravian Philharmonic**

156 1984(LI) - Santi Nello - Arena di Verona**

157 1985(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

158 1985(LI;13/1/85) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

159 1985(LI;5/1/85) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

160 1985(STU) - Haitink Bernard - London Philharmonic Orchestra**

161 1986(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

162 1986(LI) - Tchakarov Emil - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli**

163 1987(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**

164 1988(LI) - Baudo Serge - Teatro Regio di Torino*

165 1988?(STU) - Ozawa Seiji - Orchestre National de Paris (France)*

166 1989(LC) - Delacôte Jacques - National Philharmonic Orchestra**

167 1990(STU) - Rahbari Alexander - Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava*

168 1991(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Covent Garden**

169 1992(LI) - Marbà Antoni Ros - ORCHESTRA*

170 1993(LI) - Bertini Gary - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande**

171 1993(LI) - Sutej Vlekoslav - Arena di Verona*

172 1994(LI) - Lombard Alain - Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine*

173 1995(LI) - Runnicles Donald - Wiener Staatsoper*

174 1995(STU) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Bayerische Staatsoper*

175 1996(SE) - Neschling John - Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales Lausanne*

176 1997(LE) - Abbado Claudio - Berliner Philharmoniker***

177 1997(LI) - Campori Angelo - Arena di Verona*

178 1997(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**

179 1998(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Los Angeles Opera*

180 1998(LI) - Croci Giorgio - Stagione d'Opera Italiana**

181 1998(LI) - Davis Colin - London Symphony Orchestra*

182 1999(LI) - Palumbo Renato - Arena di Verona*

183 199? - Paternostro Roberto - Württenbergisches Staatsorchester Reuttlingen*

184 19??(SE) - Menet Pierre - Orchestre*

185 19??(SE) - Semkow Jerzy - Polish National Radio Orchestra*

186 2000(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo***

187 2001(LI) - Sutej Vlekoslav - Wiener Staatsoper*

188 2002(LI) - Eschenbach Christoph - Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchester*

189 2002(LI) - Jordan Philippe - London Philharmonic Orchestra**

190 2002(LI) - Plasson Michel - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*

191 2002(STU) - Parry David - Philharmonia Orchestra*

192 2002(STU) - Plasson Michel - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse*

193 2003(LI) - Lombard Alain - Arena di Verona**

194 2003(LI) - Wildner Johannes - Neue Philharmonie Westfalen**

195 2004(LI) - Chung Myung-Whun - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France*

196 2004(LI) - Manahan George - Seattle Symphony Orchestra*

197 2004(LI) - Williamson Dean - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra*

198 2005(LE) - Maazel Lorin - O. Músics de la Cumunitat Valenciana**

199 2005(LI) - Lord Stephen - Colorado Symphony Orchestra*

200 2005(LI) - Märzendorfer Ernst - Brno National Theatre**

201 2006(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Covent Garden*

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Bruno Seidler-Winkler - 1908(STU)

Orchestra - Königliche Hofoper Berlin

Chorus - Königliche Hofoper Berlin

Carmen - Emmy Destinn

Don José - Karl Jörn

Micaëla - Minnie Nast

Escamillo - Hermann Bachmann

Frasquita - Marie Dietrich

Mercédès - Grete Parbs

Le Dancaïre - Julius Lieban

Le Remendado - Rudolf Krasa

Moralès - Felix Dahn

Zuninga - Felix Dahn

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Black Disc - G&T 2-40829/31, 4-42180/82, 043109, 43199/201, 2-44464/74, 044093/104, 044405/06, 44690 {36 sides - 78s} Discophilia KS 1/3 {3LPS}, Supraphon «Ema Destonova Edition» No.8

Compact Disc; - Supraphon 11 2136-2 (collection) {12CDS} (1994)ª; Mike Richter - Audio Encylcopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Marston 52022-2 (+Lohengrin - excerpts) {2CDS} (2000)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1994 p.186 [JBS]; May 2000 p.116 [JBS]

Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

Opera Now - May 1995 p.63

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.432: Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2000 p.142 [JC]

Orpheus - November 1994 p.65

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.46-47 [JA]

International Record Review - April 2000 p.98 [PO'C]

International Classical Record Collector - Summer 2000 No.21 p.101 [JTH]

American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.258 [KM]

The Record Collector - June (published August) 2000 Vol.45 No.2 p.148 [DTP]

Comments:- Recorded between 14 October and 19 November 1908. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According to Peel Ottilie Metzger sings Carmen on sides 14 and 16

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Giulio Setti - 1908-15(SCE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Geraldine Farrar

Don José - Giovanni Martinelli

Micaëla - Geraldine Farrar

Escamillo - Pasquale Amato

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Black Disc; - RCA «Camden» CAL 359 {1LP} (USA) (1957)ª; *RCA «Camden» CDN 1014 {1LP} (UK) (1959)ª; RCA 430.612 {1LP} (France)

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1959 p.159 [DST], p.196 [AP]

Diapason - No.84 février 1964 p.22 [JG]

American Record Guide - July 1957 Vol.23 No.10 p.150 [PLM]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1959 p.12

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

Comments:- *According to the reviews in THE GRAMOPHONE some of the recording is a semitone sharp on the LP issued on the RCA Camden label. A DVD has been issued by VAI (4362) of a silent film with Farrar as Carmen. This also includes the audio recording of her and Martinelli. See ARG Vol.69 No.6 November/December 2006 p.289 [CHP]; Diapason No.542 décembre 2006 p.118 [MP]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor François Ruhlmann - 1911(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Carmen - Marguerite Mérentié

Don José - Augustarello Affre

Micaëla - Aline Vallandri

Escamillo - Henri Albers

Frasquita - Marie Gantéri

Mercédès - Jeanne Billa-Azéma

Le Dancaïre - Hippolyte Belhomme

Le Remendado - Paul Dumontier

Moralès - M. Dulac

Zuninga - Pierre Dupré

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Black Disc - Pathé 1650-1676 {27x78s}

Compact Disc; - Marston 52019-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.94 [PO'C]

Opera - December 1999 p.1417-1421 [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 pp.188-190 [JM, JC]- p.469 [LG]

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.63 [DN]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.311-313 [WA]; Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.591-594 [LG]

International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 1999 No.18 pp.101-102 [JTH]

International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.71 [RN]

American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p. 292 [RVL]

Musica (Milano) - N.117 aprile-maggio 2000 p.62 [MA]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1919 or 1920(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fanny Anitua

Don José - Luigi Bolis

Micaëla - Ines Maria Ferraris

Escamillo - Cesare Formichi

Frasquita - Rosa Caravaglia

Mercédès - Lina Caravaglia

Le Dancaïre - Luigi Baldassare

Le Remendado - Carlo Paltrinieri

Moralès - Enrico Spada

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Black Disc - Columbia D 4620-4643 {24x10in - 78s} (Italy)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gustav Cloéz - 1927-30(SCE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - NOT KNOWN

Carmen - Conchita Supervía

Don José - Gaston Micheletti

Frasquita - Andrée Vavon

Mercédès - Andrée Bernadet

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Black Disc - Odeón XOC 121 {1LP}; Parlophone-Odéon PMA 1024 {1LP} (UK); American Decca DL 9522 {1LP}; EMI SHB 72

Compact Disc - Marston 52041-2 (collection) {2CDS}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1956 p.21 [PHW]; July 1956 pp.38-39 [DST]

Opera - July 1956 p.442

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - June 1956 p.11

Gramophone Record Review - June 1956 p.493 [WM]

American Record Guide - September 1959 Vol.26 No.1 p.26 [PLM]

High Fidelity Magazine - October 1959 Vol.9 No.10 p.26 [CLO]

ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.60 [PLM]: Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 pp.307-309 (mention) [EAM]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Elie Cohen - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Raymonde Visconti

Don José - Georges Thill

Micaëla - Marthe Nespoulos

Escamillo - Louis Guénot

Frasquita - Andrée Vavon

Mercédès - Andrée Bernadet

Le Dancaïre - Robert Roussel

Le Remendado - Léo Mathyl

Zuninga - Louis Guénot

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Black Disc; - Columbia D 14222-14236 {15x78s} (France) ;; Columbia 9527-9541 {15x78s} (UK) (1929)ª; Columbia OP1 (67544 D - 67558 D) {15x78s) (USA) La Voix de Son Maître OVD 2215-2216 {2LPS} (1969)ª; EMI 2C 061 12073 {2LPS} (France)

Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 154 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Malibran Music 149 (highlights) {1CD} Divine Art 27809 {2CDS} (2006)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1929 p.385 (Klein p.251)

Opera - February 2007 pp.228-229 [AB]

Opera Now - May/June 2007 p.17 [ST]

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.69 (mention) [GH]

Diapason - No.136 1969 p,17

American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 pp.307-308 (highlights) [DA]

International Record Review - March 2007 p.28 [JTH]

Classic Record Collector - Autunmn 2007 p.97 [TP]

Comments:- *Recorded between 11 February 1928 and 9 June 1928, except for «La fleur» which was recorded by Georg Thill on 11 February 1927 and conducted by Philippe Gaubert. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Piero Coppola - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Lucy Perelli

Don José - José de Trévi

Micaëla - Yvonne Brothier

Escamillo - Louis Musy

Frasquita - Henriette Lebard

Mercédès - Marinette Fenoyer

Le Dancaïre - Paul Léon Payen

Le Remendado - Albert Cornellier

Moralès - Emile Rousseau

Zuninga - Louis Morturier

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Black Disc; - HMV L 695-711 {17x78s}; RCA «Camden» CCL 100 (1956)ª

Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 136 (L'Opéra Comique Vol.II) (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.54 [GH]; Dezember 2001 S.58 [DN]; April 2002 S.56 [DN]

Opéra International - décembre 1999 No.241 p.60 [JP]

High Fidelity Magazine - December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.75 [JH]

American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.89 [PHR]

International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]

Répertoire - No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.74

Comments:- Recorded between 12 and 26 October 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Hermann Weigert - 1930(SE)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Carmen - Else Ruziczka (later Tegetthoff)

Don José - Helge Roswaenge

Micaëla - Elfriede Marherr(-Wagner)

Escamillo - Karl Armster

Frasquita - Elly Stutz-Budde

Mercédès - Lizzy Citana

Le Dancaïre - Gerhard Witting

Le Remendado - Waldemar Henke

Moralès - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender

Zuninga - Eduard Kandl

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Black Disc - Polydor 95377-95381 {5x78s}; Polydor 27367-27371 {5x78s} Polydor 15259-15263 {5x78s}

Compact Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 301 - From Which We Came - The First Opera; Sets (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- A Polydor «Abridged Opera»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Albert Wolff - 1930(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Carmen - Suzanne Brohly

Don José - Henri Saint-Cricq

Micaëla - Germaine Corney

Escamillo - José Beckmans

Frasquita - Henriette Lebard

Mercédès - Andrée Bernadet

Le Dancaïre - Jean Vieuille

Le Remendado - Fernand Roussel

Moralès - Paul Léon Payen

Zuninga - René Hérent

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Black Disc - Polydor 95328-95332 {5x78s} (Germany) Polydor 27372-27376 {5x78s} (Germany); Polydor 566033-566037 {5x78s} (France)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1930 p.26 (Klein p.479)

Comments:- A Polydor «Abridged Opera»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1931(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Gabriela Besanzoni

Don José - Piero Bauli

Micaëla - Maria Carbone

Escamillo - Ernesto Besanzoni

Frasquita - Nerina Ferrari

Mercédès - Tamara Beltacchi

Le Dancaïre - Nello Palai

Le Remendado - Emilio Venturini

Moralès - Attilio Bordonali

Zuninga - Enrico Spada

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 10300-10318 {19x78s} (Italy) (1931)ª; HMV C 2310-2328 {19x78s} (UK); HMV C 7372-7390 {19x78s;AC} (UK); Electrola EH 741-759 {19x78s} (Germany); Victor «Musical Masterpiece» 128 (11849-11857) {19x78s} (USA)

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 946.118 {2CDS} (1994)ª;; Arkadia 78043 {2CDS}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1932 p.261 (Klein p.542)

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.141: Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.20

Orpheus - mai 1995 p.62

The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.8 April 1933 p.246

Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.103

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59

Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated Ottobre 1931. They were recorded between 7 April and 7 July 1931. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. Some of this recording was conducted by Gino Nastrucci (see ARSC Journal 1984 Vol.XVI No.3 p.70)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1932(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Aurora Buades(-D'Alessio)

Don José - Aureliano Pertile

Micaëla - Ines Alfani-Tellini

Escamillo - Benvenuto Franci

Frasquita - Irma Mion

Mercédès - Ebe Ticozzi

Le Dancaïre - Aristide Baracchi

Le Remendado - Giuseppe Nessi

Moralès - Aristide Baracchi

Zuninga - Bruno Carmassi

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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10641/59 (19x78s; Italy) Columbia DX 391-409 (19x78s; UK) EMI 3C 153 17071/73 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Phonographe PH-5013/4 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78026 {2CDS}S

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - June 1997 p.663

Opera News - September 1995 p.57

The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.8 April 1933 p.246

American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.284

Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4

International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.24 junio-agosto 1997 p.56

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.66

Comments:- Recorded between 28 April and 19 May 1932. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor François Ruhlmann - 1932-33(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique

Carmen - Ninon Vallin

Don José - Miguel Villabella

Escamillo - André Baugé

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Black Disc - Pathé X-90015 X-90030 X-90031 X-90064 {4x78s}; Pathé FCX-5001 (+La Bohème - extracts) {1LP}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.726 [JB]

Luister - Oktober 1956 p.19 [LR]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1935(RE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Carmen - Grete Stückgold

Don José - Joseph Bentonelli

Micaëla - Helen Marshall

Escamillo - Robert Weede

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 291 {1LP} (1964)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of excerpts originally broadcast on Standard Brands Hour (3 March 1935). The singers of Frasquita and Mercédès are not known. There is a narration spoken by Deems Taylor

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Louis Hasselmans - 1936(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - Charles Kullman

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - Angelo Bada

Le Remendado - Marek Windheim

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 219 {1LP} (1961)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of excerpts of a performance at the Met (1 February 1936)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Louis Hasselmans - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - René Maison

Micaëla - Hilda Burke

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - Angelo Bada

Le Remendado - Marek Windheim

Moralès - George Cehanovsky

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 116 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 253-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Eklipse EKR-CD 6 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 452.3

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.50; Januar 1997 S.56

Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.102

Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.4 (mention)

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.73

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by The Metroplitan Opera at Boston (28 March 1936)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1937(LCE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Elsa Brems

Don José - Todor Mazaroff

Micaëla - Esther Réthy

Frasquita - Margit Bokor

Mercédès - Dora Komarek

Le Dancaïre - Anton Arnold

Moralès - Piero Pierotic

Zuninga - Georg Monthy

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Compact Disc - Koch/Schwann 3-1457-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live Vol.7)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1995 P115

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.336

Comments:- Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (22 & 27 December 1937). On 27 December Mercédès and Frasquita were sung by Olga Levek-Antosch and Dora Komarek respectively

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - Sydney Rayner

Micaëla - Natalie Bodanya

Escamillo - Julius Huehn

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Giordano Paltrinieri

Moralès - Wilfred Engelman

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 209 {3LPS} (1974)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archives 1742

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (9 January 1937). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - René Maison

Micaëla - Hilda Burke

Escamillo - Julius Huehn

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Giordano Paltrinieri

Moralès - Wilfred Engelman

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 103/104 (+Ponselle - arias) (1956)ª; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET-7 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Operatic Archives OPA 10016

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 15 {2CDS} (1995)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95

Opera News - June 1980 p.45 [JWF]

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera at Cleveland (17 April 1937)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1938(LE)

Orchestra - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Chorus - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Carmen - Cloe Glade

Don José - Armand Tokatyan

Micaëla - Martha Errolle

Escamillo - Joseph Royer

Frasquita - Mildred Ippolito

Mercédès - Helen Nugent

Le Dancaïre - Daniel Harris

Le Remendado - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 133 {1LP} (1972)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Cincinnati Summer Opera (23 July 1938). The UORC LP also contains a recording of a short excerpt of Carmen from St. Louis with Marjorie Lawrence and Jan Kiepura

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1940(Act 2;LE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Carmen - Marjorie Lawrence

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Alice Avakian

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 266 {1LP} (1963)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance of Act 2 in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (2 November 1940)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Joan Peebles

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Oelheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Pino Bontempi

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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 45/47 {3x78s}; RCA Camden CAL 221 (USA) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recorded on 31 May and 17, 25 June 1940. According to HIGH FIDELITY (October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.40, p.47) the role of Don José is shared by Tokatyan and Jobin

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Gladys Swarthout

Don José - Charles Kullman

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Wilfred Engelman

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Compact Disc; - Naxos Historical 8.110001-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.62 [DN]

Opéra International - No.245 avril 2000 p.71 [PC]

International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.241 mars 2000 p.75 [SB]

Musica (Milano) - N.117 aprile-maggio 2000 p.62 [MA]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.91 [SG]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1941). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.251-253

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Charles Kullman

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Arthur Kent

Zuninga - Norman Cordon

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 410

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1942(RA)

Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle

Chorus - Staatsoper Dresden

Carmen - Elisabeth Höngen

Don José - Torsten Ralf

Micaëla - Elfriede Weidlich

Escamillo - Josef Herrmann

Frasquita - Elfride Trötschel

Mercédès - Helena Rott

Le Dancaïre - Karl Wesseley

Le Remendado - Heinrich Tessmer

Moralès - Jan Rittel

Zuninga - Kurt Böhme

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Black Disc; - Acanta BB 21362 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90152 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1980 (highlights - mention)

Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.167

Orpheus - November 1994 S.62

Comments:- Recorded December 1942. The conductor is sometimes stated to be Robert Heger.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht - 1942(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre National

Chorus - Choeurs Félix Rogelle

Carmen - Germaine Cernay

Don José - Raymond Berthaud

Micaëla - Ginette Guillamat

Escamillo - Lucien Lovano

Frasquita - Claudine Verneuil

Mercédès - Jeanne de Faria

Le Dancaïre - René Prau

Le Remendado - Jean Planel

Moralès - Paul Gaudin

Zuninga - Georges Albers

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera from Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Malibran Music CDRG 172 (+L'Arlésienne suite +Agnus Dei) {2CDS} (2001)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 2001 p.96 [JBS]

Orpheus - April 2002 S.56 [DN]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.591-594 [LG]

International Record Review - January 2002 pp.70-71 [JTH]

American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.267 [RVL]

Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 p.97

Comments:- Recording of excerpts broadcast from Marseilles on 9 November 1942

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Mack Harrell

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 31 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2003 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0006 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1997 S.61; August-September 1997 S.79

Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.4

International Record Review - July 2000 p.105 [SP]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.56: No.70 mayo 2004 p.84 [AG]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.98: Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 pp.81-82 [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1943)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Laszlo Halasz - 1944(LE)

Orchestra - New York City Opera

Chorus - New York City Opera

Carmen - Jennie Tourel

Don José - Joseph Rogatchevsky

Frasquita - Regina Resnik

Mercédès - Rosalind Nadel

Le Dancaïre - Emile Renan

Le Remendado - Henry Cordy

Zuninga - Sidor Belarsky

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 227 (+Manon - excerpts) {1LP} (1962)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of part of Act 2 of a performance on 26 February 1944

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Nadine Conner

Escamillo - Alexander Svéd

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Lucielle Browning

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - John Baker

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 150

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1944). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Lucielle Browning

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - John Baker

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1489

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 March 1945). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1945-46(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Nadine Conner

Escamillo - Robert Weede

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Black Disc; - Columbia «Masterworks» 607 (71739 D - 71743 D) {5x78s} (USA); Columbia ML 4013 {1LP} (USA); Columbia «Odyssey» Y 33102 {1LP} (USA);; Fontana CFE 15002-15003 {2x45s-EP} (highlights) (1958)ª; Philips GBL 5641 {1LP} (1962)ª; CBS «Harmony» 30069 (electronic stereo) {1LP} (UK) (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site III - to May 2002» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1958 p.457, May 1958 p.504 (highlights) [PHW]; July 1962 p.69 [EG]; April 1976 p.1654 [AB]

Opera - July 1958 p.465

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Comments:- Recorded on 31 December 1945 and 14,15 January 1946

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Hollywood Bowl

Chorus - Hollywood Bowl

Carmen - Winifred Heidt

Don José - Ramón Vinay

Micaëla - Marina Koshetz

Escamillo - James Pease

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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKRCD 31 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Omega Opera Archive 952

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.145

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.58

Comments:- *Recording of a slightly abridged (concert ?) performance. 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1946(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Victor Chorale

Carmen - Gladys Swarthout

Don José - Ramón Vinay

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor M 1078 (11-9317-9322) {6x78s} (1947)ª; RCA Victor LM 1007 {1LP} (1950)ª; HMV DB 6566-6571 {6x78s}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Comments:- Recorded in May 1946. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1949(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Carmen - Ebe Stignani

Don José - Beniamino Gigli

Micaëla - Rina Gigli

Escamillo - Gino Bechi

Frasquita - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli

Mercédès - Fernanda Cadoni

Le Dancaïre - Arturo La Porta

Le Remendado - Salvatore De Tommaso

Moralès - Guido Mazzini

Zuninga - Giulio Tomei

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 222 (Highlights) (1961)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 178 {3LPS} (1973)ª; Estro Armonico EA 002 {3LPS};; Voce 11 {3LPS}; EMI 3C 153-118255/57 {3LPS} ; (Italy)

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 221-2 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 15005 {2CDS} ;; Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 202 {2CDS} Urania «Documento Storico» URN 22.103 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 165-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 005-6 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 2000 p.116 [JBS]

Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]

International Record Review - March 2000 p.125 [SP]

ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.230 [CB]

American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p. 292 [RVL]

Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.84 [PT]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.80 [AG]

Comments:- *Recording of the sound-track of an unreleased film. Some sources give the year of recording as 1945, but the Gigli Discography in THE RECORD COLLECTOR (Vol.35 Nos.8,9, 10 p.202) gives June-July 1949. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Russian

Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1949(STU)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Carmen - Vera Aleksandrovna Davydova

Don José - Nikander Kanaev

Micaëla - Natalya Shpiller

Escamillo - Vladimir Politskovski

Frasquita - Larisa Makhova

Mercédès - Yevdokia Sidorova

Le Dancaïre - Ivan Skobtsov

Le Remendado - Alexander Peregudov

Moralès - Ivan Khapov

Zuninga - Mikhail Soloviev

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Black Disc - Melodiya M 41051-56 {3LPS}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *The LPs issued by Melodiya are listed in the online catalogue of the Durbeck Archive

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor André Cluytens - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Solange Michel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Martha Angelici

Escamillo - Michel Dens

Frasquita - Germaine Chellet

Mercédès - Raymonde Notti(-Pagès)

Le Dancaïre - Jean Vieuille

Le Remendado - Frédéric Leprin

Moralès - Julien Thirache

Zuninga - Xavier Smati

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1016-8 {3LPS} (UK) (1952)ª; Columbia FCX 101-103 {3LPS} (France); Columbia MOP 33 {15x78s} (USA); Columbia SL 109 {3LPS} (USA); Trianon TRI 33308-10 {3LPS}; Toshiba-EMI EAC 40175/76 {2LPS} (Japan) (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65318-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Aura LRC 1117 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110238-39 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500694 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1952 pp.169-170 [AR]; September 1995 p.124, p.126, p.128 [PO'C]; July 2003 p.81 [AB]

Opera - May 1953 pp.302-303 [H]; January 1996 p.18

Opera Now - November 1995 p.62

Opera News - May 1996 p.26

Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56; Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65-S.66 [IW]

Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.66

Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.84; No.503 mai 2003 p.125 [FL]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.163

American Record Guide - May 1951 Vol.17 No.9 p.299 [MDS]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1952 p.18

ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.102 [PLM]: Vol.34 No.2 Fall 2003 pp.239-240 [EAM]

BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.72

Classic CD - September 1995 p.72

International Classical Record Collector - November 1993 No.3 p.111

Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.28

Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.83 [PN]

Comments:- Recorded with dialogue between 6 and 8 September 1950. More details can be foundin «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. This recording was also issued onCD with a «200-page illustrated book of the libretto...(ISBN 0-7892-0719-2)» by Abbeville Press (see CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Spring 2002 p.6)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean Allain - 1950?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Carmen - Elizabeth Wysor

Don José - Guillaume Utley

Micaëla - Ariane Herbin

Escamillo - André Fortunato

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Black Disc; - Remington RLP 199-15 {1LP} (1950)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(RE)

Orchestra - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor

Carmen - Margarete Klose

Don José - Rudolf Schock

Micaëla - Elfride Trötschel

Frasquita - Maria Reith

Mercédès - Pia Coursavé

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Compact Disc; - Audite 95497 {1CD} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 2008 p.94 [JV]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale - Lycée Français Children's Chorus

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Jan Peerce

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Hugh Thompson

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6102 {3LPS} (1951)ª; RCA Victor WDM 1556 {45s-EP} (1951)ª; HMV ALP 1115-1117 {3LPS} (UK) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» GD 87981 {3CDS} (1989)ª; RCA Victor 7981-2-RG; BMG-RCA GD 87 981

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1954 p.398 [PHW]; May 1989 p.1777 [AB]

Opera - May 1954 p.303 [HDR]

American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.39 [PHR]

Gramophone Record Review - May 1954 p.321

ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No,2 Fall 1989 p.213 [PH]

Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.115

Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56

Comments:- Recorded with recitatives between 16 May and 22 June 1951. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Albert Wolff - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Suzanne Juyol

Don José - Libero De Luca

Micaëla - Janine Micheau

Escamillo - Julien Giovannetti

Frasquita - Denise Boursin

Mercédès - Jacqueline Cauchard

Le Dancaïre - Jean Vieuille

Le Remendado - Serge Rallier

Moralès - Marcel Enot

Zuninga - Henri Médus

Lilas Pasta - Pierre Germain

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2615-2617 {3LPS} (1951)ª; London LLP-437 {3LPS} (1951)ª; Richmond RS 63006 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; IPG 115092 {3LPS} (France)

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20016 {2CDS} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1951 pp.104-105 [AR]; December 1952 pp.169-170 [AR]

Opera - Vol.2 No.13 December 1951 p.711-712 [H]

Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.77 [GH]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1951 p.8

American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.39 [PHR]: May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 p.197 [MM]

High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.112 [CLO]

Comments:- Recording of a performance with recitatives. See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.103-105. The IPG LPs are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition 2000.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Nadine Conner

Escamillo - Paolo Silveri

Frasquita - Lucine Amara

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 109 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 399 (& 405 & 4565)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56 (mention)

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1952. The performance on 31 January 1952 is reviewed in OPERA, April 1952 p.226). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Fedora Barbieri

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Lucine Amara

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1179/80-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 032 H074 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66301 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

International Record Review - February 2004 p.31 [JTH]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.174 luglio/agosto 2003 p.115 [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [MCP]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1953).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Elena Rizzieri

Escamillo - Aldo Protti

Frasquita - Angela Vercelli

Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani

Le Dancaïre - Piero De Palma

Le Remendado - Francesco Battaglia

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Compact Disc - Archipel ARPCD 0130 {2CDS}

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (21 August 1953). The partial cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annals of Franco Corelli

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Sena Jurinac

Escamillo - Ugo Savarese

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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 01 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 114-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Archipel 0130 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81 [GH]

Comments:- *A slightly abridged recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (19 December 1953). The LPs issued on the Edizione Lirica label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition where the year is incorrectly given as 1952 and the singer of the role of Escamillo is incorrectly given as Tagliabue. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001». Carlo Marinelli lists the following additional cast members in ODE: Henny Herz (Frasquita), Lucretia (Lucrezia?) West (Mercédès), René Herrand (Hérent?) (Le Dancaïre), Piero De Palma? (Le Remendado), Gerardo Gaudoso (Zuninga)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(SE)

Orchestra - Orchester

Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin

Carmen - Sieglinde Wagner

Don José - Rudolf Schock

Micaëla - Anny Schlemm

Escamillo - Josef Metternich

Frasquita - Lisa Otto

Mercédès - Rosl Schaffrian

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Black Disc - Electrola WBLP 1502 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 80436 {1LP} (exported to the USA as Odeon E 80436); EMI Electrola 1C 047 50582 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 26434-2 {1CD} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]

Luister - Maart 1955 p.158 [LR}

Fono Forum - Band 4 Mai 1959 S.19 [FH]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Russian

Conductor Vasily Nebolsin - 1953?(STU)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Carmen - Vera (Veronika) Ivanova Borisenko

Don José - Georgi Nelepp

Micaëla - Elisabeta Shumskaya

Escamillo - Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov

Frasquita - A Dumanyan

Mercédès - N Koshisina

Le Dancaïre - Ivan Skobtsov

Le Remendado - A Khosson

Moralès - Eugene Belov

Zuninga - Vsevolod Tyutyunnik

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 01508/15 {4LPS}; Melodiya D 05985/90 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 207 - Opera Russe (A Mike Richter CD-Rom) (2001)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Tibor Kozma - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Victoria de los Ángeles

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 689

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of pert of a performance at the MET (3 April 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.131-134. 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». «Complete Acts 1,2,4. In Act 3 only Trio, Card scene and Micaela's aria. Good to very good sound».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker

Chorus - Wiener Singerverein

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Escamillo - Michel Roux

Frasquita - Graziella Sciutti

Mercédès - Luisa Ribacchi

Le Dancaïre - Mario Carlin

Le Remendado - Gino Del Signore

Moralès - Enzo Sordello

Zuninga - Frederick Guthrie

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 27012 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.603 {3CDS} ; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD H088 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Urania RM 11918 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0082 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni GB HOC 023/24-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andante AN 3100 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - April 2006 p.485 [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.91-92 [JM]

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.60 [IW]; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.58-S.59 [US]

Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.100; No.530 novembre 2005 p.139 [FL]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.116

American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.232 [KM]: March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.240 [MM]

Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.30

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.187 ottobre 2004 p.82 [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.80 [JV]: No.84 octubre 2005 p.87 [MC]: No.88 marzo 2006 pp.88-89 [MC]

Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]: No.78 décembre 2005 - janvier 2006 p.103 [AT]

Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 p.103 [JTH]

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance (8 October 1954, cf. American Record Guide January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.18; «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.369)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Münchner Chorbuben

Carmen - Georgine von Milinkovic

Don José - Rudolf Schock

Micaëla - Elisabeth Grümmer

Escamillo - James Pease

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Compact Disc; - Relief CD 1908 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0092 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - November 2005 pp.36-37 [RP]

Comments:- *Recording of a version with spoken dialogue in German (October 1954). This recording is included in «Bayerischer Rundfunk - Schallarchiv - Historischer Katalog - Hauptteil A Band II (A 3908» where the following additional singers are listed Max Proebstl, Karl Hoppe, Heinz Maria Lins, Karl Ostertag.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Rosanna Carteri

Escamillo - Michel Roux

Frasquita - Graziella Sciutti

Mercédès - Luisa Ribacchi

Le Dancaïre - Mario Carlin

Le Remendado - Gino Del Signore

Moralès - Enzo Sordello

Zuninga - Giuseppe Modesti

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Black Disc - Morgan MOR 5502; Cetra LO 22; Recital Records RR 470; VOX/Turnabout THS 65160/2 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00198

Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (abridged) (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD O52 H 101 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.327 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1423-2 (highlights +highlights 1967) {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 156 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.20 [CJL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.85 [JS]: No.86 diciembre 2005 p.84 [JC]: No.88 marzo 2006 pp.88-89 [MC]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (18 January 1955)

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