(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1960(RA) - Robinson Stanford - BBC Northern Orchestra*
2 1962(STU) - Davis Colin - London Symphony Orchestra*
3 1969(LI) - Davis Colin - BBC Symphony Orchestra*
4 1977(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Boston Symphony Orchestra***
5 1977(STU) - Davis Colin - London Symphony Orchestra*
6 1979?(STU) - Barenboim Daniel - Orchestre de Paris*
7 1991[STU] - Nelson John - Opéra de Lyon*
8 1994(LI) - Nelson John - Welsh National Opera*
9 2000(LC) - Davis Colin - London Symphony Orchestra*
10 2009(LI) - Davis Colin - Orchestre National de France*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Stanford Robinson - 1960(RA)
Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Northern Singers
Béatrice - Sybyl Michelow
Bénédict - John Mitchinson
Héro - Jeannette Sinclair
Ursule - Helen Watts
Claudio - John Noble
Somarone - Frederick Wescott
Don Pedro - George James
Leonato - David Bird
A Messenger - Charles Simon
Premier Serviteur - Charles Simon
Deuxième Serviteur - Basil Jones
Un Tabellion - Charles Simon
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1573
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 March 1960. See Radio Times Issue dated March 20-26 1960 p.27. The spoken parts of some of the roles were taken by a separate cast of actors: Don Pedro (Paul Hardwick), Claudio (Richard Burrell), Benedick (Denis Goacher), Hero (Judy Bailey), Beatrice (Margaret Whiting), Ursula (Eva Stuart).
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Saint Anthony Singers
Béatrice - Josephine Veasey
Bénédict - John Mitchinson
Héro - April Cantelo
Ursule - Helen Watts
Claudio - John Cameron
Somarone - Eric Shilling
Don Pedro - John Shirley-Quirk
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Black Disc; - L'Oiseau Lyre OL 256-7 {2LPS} (1963)ª; L'Oiseau-Lyre SOL 256-7 {2LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Double Decca 448 113-2 (+selection - Gardiner {2CDS} (1996)ª; Decca «Opéra Rouge» 458 701-2 (France) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1963 p.397; April 1963 p.458; September 1996 p.102 [JW]
Opera - April 1963 p.265 [HDR]
Orpheus - März 1996 S.57
Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.50
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121
American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.697 [JWB]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.59 [CLO]
BBC Music Magazine - February 1996 p.81
Classic CD - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.1
Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]
Comments:- There is no dialogue
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - BBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - BBC Chorus
Béatrice - Yvonne Minton
Bénédict - John Mitchinson
Héro - Sheila Armstrong
Ursule - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Claudio - David Bowman
Somarone - Derek Hammond-Stroud
Don Pedro - Michael Langdon
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 019/2 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in English given at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall London and broadcast by the BBC on Radio 4 (31 July 1969).
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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Béatrice - Gwendolyn Killebrew
Bénédict - Stuart Burrows
Héro - Sheila Armstrong
Ursule - Janice Meyerson
Claudio - David Arnold
Somarone - Douglas Lawrence
Don Pedro - Joseph McKee
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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 225 (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3078
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a concert performance (October 1977). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 5 March 1978. See Radio Times Issue dated 4-10 March 1978 p.30. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of New DVDs March 4 2005, where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1979
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1977(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Béatrice - Janet Baker
Bénédict - Robert Tear
Héro - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Ursule - Helen Watts
Claudio - Thomas Allen
Somarone - Jules Bastin
Don Pedro - Robert Lloyd
Leonato - Richard Van Allan
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Black Disc; - Philips 6700 121 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 416 952-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; Philips 456 387-2 (collection) {9CDS}; Philips 475 221-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1979 p.1926, p.1929 [JW] September 1979 p.539 [SIR]; September 1987 p. [JBS]
Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.106 [RL]
Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.55 [GH]
Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.70 (mention) [CC]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [DVM]
American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.18 [RVL]: August 1979 p.1 (letter)
Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.83 [MC]
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Conductor Daniel Barenboim - 1979?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - Choeur de l'Orchestre de Paris
Béatrice - Yvonne Minton
Bénédict - Plácido Domingo
Héro - Ileana Cotrubas
Ursule - Nadine Denize
Claudio - Roger Soyer
Somarone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Don Pedro - John Macurdy
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Black Disc; - DG 2707 130 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 449 577-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Brilliant Classics «Opera Collection» 93923 {2CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1982 p.73 [JW] July 1982 pp.115-116 [JBS]; September 1996 p.102
Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.97
Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.99
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121
BBC Music Magazine - August 1996 p.70
Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.29
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 pp.73-74
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.74
Comments:- There is no dialogue, but instead a narration read by Geneviève Page
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Conductor John Nelson - 1991[STU]
Orchestra - Opéra de Lyon
Chorus - Opéra de Lyon
Béatrice - Susan Graham
Bénédict - Jean-Luc Viala
Héro - Sylvia McNair
Ursule - Catherine Robbin
Claudio - Gilles Cachemaille
Somarone - Gabriel Bacquier
Don Pedro - Vincent Le Texier
Leonato - Philippe Magnant
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Compact Disc; - ERATO 2292-45773-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1992 p.84; July 1992 p.36
Fanfare - September-October 1992 p.187
Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.485-489 [RB]
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Conductor John Nelson - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Welsh National Opera
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Béatrice - Sara Fulgoni
Bénédict - Donald Kaasch
Héro - Rebecca Evans
Ursule - Patricia Bardon
Claudio - Karl Morgan Daymond
Somarone - Donald Maxwell
Don Pedro - Stephen Richardson
Leonato - Ralph Mason
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 120/2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the New Theatre, Cardiff (17 September 1994). The CDs issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in their «List C».
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Conductor Colin Davis - 2000(LC)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - London Symphony Chorus
Béatrice - Enkelejda Shkosa
Bénédict - Kenneth Tarver
Héro - Susan Gritton
Ursule - Sara Mingardo
Claudio - Laurent Naouri
Somarone - David Wilson-Johnson
Don Pedro - Dean Robinson
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Compact Disc; - *LSO LIVE 0004 CD {2CDS} (2000)ª; LSO LIVE 46 (collection) {12CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2000 p.127 [RN]
Opera - May 2001 p.635 [ML]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.114-115 [AC]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.485-489 [RB]
Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.82 [CD]
International Record Review - February 2001 p.102 [JW]
BBC Music Magazine - February 2001 p.73 [JR]
American Record Guide - January/February 2004 Vol.67 No.1 pp.91-94 [KM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 p.87 [XC]
Répertoire - No.165 février 2003 pp.48-49 [LB]
Comments:- Recorded at Concert Performances in The Barbican Centre, London (6, 8 June 2000)
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Conductor Colin Davis - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Béatrice - Joyce DiDonato
Bénédict - Charles Workman
Héro - Nathalie Manfrino
Ursule - Elodie Méchain
Claudio - Jean-François Lapointe
Somarone - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Don Pedro - Nicolas Cavallier
Leonato - Bruno Sermone
A Messenger - Christoph Fel
Premier Serviteur - Vincent Deniard
Deuxième Serviteur - Christoph Fel
Un Tabellion - Christoph Fel
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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.165; CELLETTI p.81; Opera on CD (1) p.42 (2) p.49 (3) p.54; PENGUIN p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.214 p.64; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 p.67
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris (February 2009). The CDRs issued by premiereopera.net are (were?) listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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