(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1973(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Sadler's Wells Opera*
2 1984(LC) - Elder Mark - English National Opera**
3 1992(STU) - Mackerras Charles - Welsh National Opera*
4 2000(FI) - Daniel Paul - English Northern Philharmonia**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera
Elizabeth I - Ava June
Essex - David Hillman
Lady Essex - Maureen Morelle
Mountjoy - Terence Sharpe
Cecil - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Lady Penelope Rich - Jennifer Vyvyan
Raleigh - Don Garrard
Henry Cuffe - John Kitchiner
Lady in Waiting - Laureen Livingstone
Ballad Singer - Harry Coghill
Recorder of Norwich - Harry Coghill
Spirit of the Masque - Robert Ferguson
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Compact Cassette - mr. tape 4124
Recordings of Gloriana by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.39; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.101
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a concert performance given at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London on 2 September 1973 and which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 1-7 September 1973 p.25. A recording was broadcast on 29 May 1977. See Radio Times Issue Dated 28 May-3 June 1977 p.28.
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Conductor Mark Elder - 1984(LC)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Elizabeth I - Sarah Walker
Essex - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson
Lady Essex - Jean Rigby
Mountjoy - Neil Howlett
Cecil - Alan Opie
Lady Penelope Rich - Elizabeth Vaughan
Raleigh - Richard Van Allan
Henry Cuffe - Malcolm Donnelly
Lady in Waiting - Lynda Russell
Ballad Singer - Norman Bailey
Recorder of Norwich - Dennis Wicks
Spirit of the Masque - Adrian Martin
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 102 097 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - *CEL C604135 (PAL); Virgin Classics VVD344 (PAL); Polygram 079 236-3 (PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Gloriana by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.39; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.101
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1990 p.1965
Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.3 [JS]
Classic CD - March 1997 p.80
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1992(STU)
Orchestra - Welsh National Opera
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Elizabeth I - Josephine Barstow
Essex - Philip Langridge
Lady Essex - Della Jones
Mountjoy - Jonathan Summers
Cecil - Alan Opie
Lady Penelope Rich - Yvonne Kenny
Raleigh - Richard Van Allan
Henry Cuffe - Bryn Terfel
Lady in Waiting - Janice Watson
Ballad Singer - Willard White
Recorder of Norwich - John Shirley-Quirk
Spirit of the Masque - John Mark Ainsley
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Compact Disc; - Argo 440 213-2ZHO2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Decca 476 2593 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Gloriana by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.39; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.101
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1993 p.12 p.86; October 1993 p.36
Opera - October 1993 p.1165
Opera Now - September 1993 p.54
HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.71
Opera News - February 19 1994 p.32
Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.150
Opera Quarterly - Vol.11 No.1 1994 p.168
Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.64
Diapason - No.396 septembre 1993 p.110
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.156 p.116
Classic CD - September 1993 p.61
American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.6 November-December 1993 p.87
Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.38
The Absolute Sound - Issue 95 p.159 (1994)
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Conductor Paul Daniel - 2000(FI)
Orchestra - English Northern Philharmonia
Chorus - Opera North
Elizabeth I - Josephine Barstow
Essex - Thomas Randle
Lady Essex - Emer McGilloway
Mountjoy - David Ellis
Cecil - Eric Roberts
Lady Penelope Rich - Susan Glanville
Raleigh - Clive Bayley
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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0955D (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Gloriana by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-
PENGUIN p.39; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.101
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera - November 2006 pp.1388-1389 [ML]
Comments:- Video recording of a film of an abridged version.
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española