(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1956(FI) - Vincenzo Bellini - La sonnambula**
2 1959(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
3 1960(STU) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
4 1961(LI) - Pietro Mascagni - Le maschere*
5 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
6 1962(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Attila*
7 1963(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi*
8 1963(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica*
9 1963(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Il tabarro*
10 1963(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
11 1963(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
12 1964(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
13 1964(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
14 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
15 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*
16 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
17 1965(LI) - Claudio Monteverdi - L' incoronazione di Poppea*
18 1965(LI) - Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov*
19 1965(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
20 1965(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - La gazza ladra*
21 1965(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
22 1966(LI) - Claudio Monteverdi - L' incoronazione di Poppea*
23 1966(LI) - Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda*
24 1966(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
25 1966(SE) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
26 1967(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - La favorite*
27 1967(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor***
28 1967(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
29 1968(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
30 1968(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
31 1968(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
32 1968(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I due Foscari*
33 1968(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Luisa Miller*
34 1969(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
35 1969(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
36 1969(RA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
37 1970(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*
38 1970(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
39 1970(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
40 1971(LI) - Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda*
41 1971(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè]*
42 1971(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
43 1972(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Roberto Devereux*
44 1972(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Roberto Devereux*
45 1972(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I due Foscari*
46 1972(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Giovanna d'Arco*
47 1972(RA) - Ildebrando Pizzetti - Fra Gherardo*
48 1972/73(FI) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier**
49 1973(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Maria Stuarda*
50 1973(LI) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*
51 1973(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica*
52 1974(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale*
53 1975(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Linda di Chamounix*
54 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
55 1975(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
56 1976(FI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca**
57 1976(LI) - Modest Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina*
58 1976(LI) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann*
59 1976(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Attila*
60 1976(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
61 1976(RA) - Ottorino Respighi - La campana sommersa*
62 1977(LI) - Benjamin Britten - Peter Grimes*
63 1977(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I due Foscari*
64 1978(LI) - Krzysztof Penderecki - Paradise Lost*
65 1979(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
66 1979(LI) - Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda***
67 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*
68 1980(LI) - Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov*
69 1980(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Attila*
70 1981(STU) - Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda*
71 1982(LI) - Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann*
72 1983(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi**
73 1983(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Il tabarro**
74 1983(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
75 1984(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
76 1985(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La rondine*
77 1985(LI) - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin**
78 1986(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
79 1987(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
80 1987(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - La gazza ladra**
81 1988(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica*
82 1989(LI) - Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele***
83 1989(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Tancredi*
84 1990(LI) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*
85 1990(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
86 1990(LI) - Marco Tutino - La Lupa*
87 1991(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi*
88 1991(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Suor Angelica*
89 1991(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Il tabarro*
90 1993(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
91 1995(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
92 1997(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Madame Sans-Gêne**
93 1999(LI) - Umberto Giordano - La cena delle beffe**
94 2000(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
95 2000(LI) - Ildebrando Pizzetti - Assassinio nella cattedrale*
96 2002(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Alzira*
97 2003(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème**
98 2005(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
99 2005(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il corsaro*
100 2006(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth**
101 2007(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Il pirata*
102 2007(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1956(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Amina - Anna Moffo
Elvino - Danilo Vega
Rodolfo - Plinio Clabassi
Lisa - Gianna Galli
Alessio - Guido Mazzini
Notaro - Giuseppe Nessi
Teresa - Anna Maria Anelli
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DVD (Video) - Video Artists International 4239 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Classics 301 (NTSC - B&W); House of Opera VID 602 (NTSC - B&W) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.96 [JBS]
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Orpheus - März + April 2004 S.76-S.77 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.592-594 [NR]; Vol.20 No.4 Autumn 2004 pp.742-743 [RB]
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Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.89 [JC]
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Diapason - No.520 décembre 2004 p.137 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - April (published February) 2004 p.90 [IH]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.272 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.93 [PMH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.122 [PT]
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Comments:- Video recording of a black and white television film. The VHS issued by House of Opera is listed in their list of «New Releases March 2001»
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Nabucco - Ettore Bastianini
Ismaele - Gastone Limarilli
Zaccaria - Paolo Washington
Abigaille - Margherita Roberti
Fenena - Miriam Pirazzini
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Black Disc - CLS ARPCL 32037 {3LPS}
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Giardino di Boboli, Florence (July 1959; see OPERA September 1959 pp.580-581)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Figaro - Renato Capecchi
Il Conte Almaviva - Nicola Monti
Rosina - Gianna D' Angelo
Dr. Bartolo - Giorgio Tadeo
Don Basilio - Carlo Cava
Berta - Gabriella Carturan
Fiorello - Giorgio Giorgetti
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18665-18667 {2LPS} (1961)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138665-138667 {3LPS} (1961)ª; DG «Privilege» 2728 005 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - DG «Double» 449 390-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; DG 459 500-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1961 p.595; February 1975 p.1547 [AB]; July 2002 p.81 [AB]
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Opera - July 1961 p.464
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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.57-S.58 [GH]
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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59
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Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.101
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1961 Vol.11 No.8 p.57 [CLO]
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Répertoire - No.89 mars 1996 p.56
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.66
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Colombina - Elena Rizzieri
Florindo - Fernando Ferrari
Arlecchino Battocchio - Sergio Tedesco
Tartaglia - Afro Poli
Capitan Spavento - Giampiero Malaspina
Brighella - Amedeo Berdini
Pantalone de' Bisognosi - Antonio Cassinelli
Rosaura - Cesy Broggini
Dottor Graziano - Michele Cazzato (Casato)
Giocadio - Carlo Piccinato
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 490 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Mauro R. Fuggette MRF 44 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.731 (+L'amico Fritz +Guglielmo Ratcliff +Silvano - excerpts +Ave Maria - Tito Schipa) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.78 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.284 novembre 2003 p.69 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Verdi in Trieste (11 November 1961, mentioned in OPERA December 1961 p.797). According to the «EJS Discography» (p.506) the role of Arlecchino Batocchio is taken either by Sergio Tedesco, as listed above, or by Mario Ferrara
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Nabucco - Ettore Bastianini
Ismaele - Luigi Ottolini
Zaccaria - Ivo Vinco
Abigaille - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)
Fenena - Anna Maria Rota
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Black Disc - Replica ARLP 32497 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 751 {2CDS} ; Myto 2 MCD 051 305 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1994 p.63
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.51 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 pp.89-90 [JN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given in the Teatro Comunale, Florence (26 August 1961)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Attila - Boris Christoff
Ezio - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Odabella - Margherita Roberti
Foresto - Gastone Limarilli
Uldino - Franco Franchi
Leone - Mario Frosini
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Black Disc; - Movimento Musica 02018; Melodram MEL 402 (+Christoff recital) {3LPS}*Arkadia (distributed by Fonit Cetra) ARK 13 {2LPS} (1983)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 935.89 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1267 (2000)ª; The Opera Lovers ATT 196201 (Canada) {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Attila by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - February 18 1995 p.36
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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.273-275 [ADC]; Vol.17 No.4 March- April 1994 p.351
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Opéra International - mars 1984 No.68 p.52 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.124
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Répertoire - No.67 March 1994 p.80
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.42
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Comments:- Recorded on 1st December 1962 at Teatro Comunale Firenze. The performance on 15 December 1962 is reviewed by HDR in OPERA February 1963 p.91 and who states «The audience was unfortunately sparse». A recording with an identical cast said to have been made at the Theater des Westens Berlin on 5-12-62 is reviewed in OPERA QUARTERLY Vol 2 No 1 p.179. (See also the review by ADC in FANFARE September/October 1983 p.274). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1983 p.407
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Gianni Schicchi - Giuseppe Taddei
Lauretta - Myrtha Garbarini
Zita - Luisa Bartoletti
Rinuccio - Eugenio Valori
Gherardo - V. Ravini
Nella - Susana Rouco
Gherardino - C. Silvskin
Betto di Signa - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Simone - Carlos Feller
Marco - Héctor Barbieri
Ciesca - Carmen de la Mata
Spinelloccio - Eduardo Ferracani
Pinellino - Walter Maddalena
Guccio - Pino de Vescovi
Amantio di Nicolao - Ricardo Catena
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2324
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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (26 July 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Suor Angelica - Luisa Maragliano
La Zia Principessa - Oralia Domínguez
La Badessa - Isabel Casey
La Zelatrice - Carmen Burello
La Maestra delle novizie - Tota de Igarzábal
Suor Genovieffa - Olga Chelavine
Suor Osmina - Pellegrina Rossi
Suor Dolcina - Diamela Molina
La Cercatrice 1 - María del C. Ecignard
La Cercatrice 2 - Amanda Cetera
Una novizia - Consuelo Ramos
La conversa 1 - Corrada Malfa
La conversa 2 - Sofia Schultz
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2089
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Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (23 July 1963). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). Omega's online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINL.HTM) lists another recording which is ascribed to 23 July 1963, but the conductor is given as «Klobucar» (4064). However, according to Teatro Colon's website Bartoletti was the conductor on that day.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Michele - Cornell MacNeil
Luigi - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Il Tinca - Italo Pasini
Il Talpa - Juan Zanin
Giorgetta - Sofia Bandin
La Frugola - Luisa Bartoletti
Venditore di canzonette - Nino Falzetti
Due amanti - Enzo Betti
- Africa De Retes
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1885
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (23 July 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Nabucco - Tito Gobbi
Ismaele - Alfonso La Morena
Zaccaria - Boris Christoff
Abigaille - Danica Mastilovic
Fenena - Anna Maria Rota
Gran Sacerdote - William Wilderman
Abdallo - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Anna - Corinna Vozza
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1109; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1260-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (4 October 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Otello - Jon Vickers
Desdemona - Sena Jurinac
Iago - Tito Gobbi
Cassio - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Rodrigo - Richard Carl Knoll
Lodovico - William Wilderman
Montano - Bernard Izzo
Emilia - Anna Maria Canali
Un Araldo - Howard Nelson
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Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 311-2 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1689
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Chicago Lyric Opera (November 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Norma - Leyla Gencer
Adalgisa - Adriana Lazzarini
Pollione - Bruno Prevedi
Oroveso - William Wilderman
Clotilde - Sofía Schulz
Flavio - Italo Pasini
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3811 (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (18 July 1964). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker
Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi
Il Sagristano - Giorgio Tadeo
Cesare Angelotti - Renato Cesari
Spoletta - Robert Schmorr
Sciarrone - Bernard Izzo
Un pastore - Elizabeth Fischer
Un carceriere - Kay Charles Graves
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1216
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (27 November 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Don Carlo - Richard Tucker
Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo - Tito Gobbi
Il Grande Inquisitore - Bruno Marangoni
Un Frate - Raymond Michalski
Elisabetta di Valois - Leyla Gencer
La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry
Tebaldo - Jeanne Diamond
Il Conte di Lerma - Robert Schmorr
Una voce dal cielo - Carol Toscano
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1396-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (7 November 1964). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Simon Boccanegra - Cornell MacNeil
Jacopo Fiesco - William Wilderman
Amelia Grimaldi - Leyla Gencer
Gabriele Adorno - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Paolo Albiani - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Pietro - Tulio Gagliardo
Un'ancella - Corrada Malfa
Un capitano dei balestrieri - José Crea
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01269
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1195 {2CDRS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (28 June 1964).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Manrico - Franco Corelli
Azucena - Grace Bumbry
Leonora - Ilva Ligabue
Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi
Ferrando - Ivo Vinco
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 595-2 {2CDRS}; Omega Opera Archive 1456 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (9 October 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Poppea - Claudia Parada
Nerone - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Ottavia - Biserka Cvejic
Ottone - Renato Cesari
Seneca - William Wilderman
Drusilla - Nilda Hofmann
Nutrice - Luisa Bartoletti
Arnalta - Oralia Domínguez
Lucano - Eugenio Valori
Amore - Noemi Souza
Liberto - Bruno Tomaselli
Littore - Pino de Vescovi
Primo soldato - Nino Falzetti
Secondo soldato - Nicolás Cuttone
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3049
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Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134
Comments:- Recording of a performance using a version by R Nielsen in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (1 August 1965). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Boris - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Marina - Biserka Cvejic
Pimen - William Wilderman
Varlaam - Giuseppe Taddei
Shuisky - Eugenio Valori
Missail - Italo Pasini
Fyodor - Carmen Burello
Xenia - María Altamura
Hostess - Adriana Cantelli
Simpleton - Enzo Betti
Tchelkalov - Ricardo Catena
Krushchov - Enzo Espósito
Nurse - Luisa Bartoletti
Lavitsky - José Crea
Cherniovsky - Mario Verazzi
Frontier Guard - Tulio Gagliardo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3685
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June or July 1965). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1966.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker
Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil
Il Sagristano - Eduardo Ferracani
Cesare Angelotti - Mario Verazzi
Spoletta - Carlos Giusti
Sciarrone - Héctor Barbieri
Un pastore - C. Slivskin
Un carceriere - Pino de Vescovi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2471-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. (10 July 1965). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Firenze
Fabrizio Vingradito - Gino Orlandini
Lucia - Flora Rafanelli
Giannetto - Cesare Valletti
Ninetta - Nicoletta Panni
Fernando Villabella - Paolo Montarsolo
Gottardo - Il Podestà - Paolo Washington
Pippo - Anna Maria Rota
Isacco - Roberto Ferraro
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1344 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of La gazza ladra by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.772; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.110 p.104; GIUDICI p.727
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (May 1965; see OPERA Festival Issue 1965 p.84)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Riccardo - Richard Tucker
Renato - Cornell MacNeil
Amelia - Margherita Roberti
Ulrica - Oralia Domínguez
Oscar - Norma Palacios Berenstein
Silvano - José Crea
Samuele - William Wilderman
Tom - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Un Giudice - Virgilio Tavini
Un servo - Enzo Espósito
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00125
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2245
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- The recordings issued by Charles Handelman and Omega appear to be of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires in July 1965. The cast listed above is that given in the Teatro-Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The role of Oscar was sung in some performances by Silvia Baleani and in others by Norma Palacios Berenstein (as listed above). I do not know who sings in the recordings issued by Charles Handelman and Omega. The Compact Cassettes that Charles Handelman issued are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1963. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Poppea - Evelyn Lear
Nerone - André Montal
Ottavia - Teresa Berganza
Ottone - Lothar Ostenburg
Seneca - William Wilderman
Drusilla - Sylvia Stahlman (Giulia Bardi)
Nutrice - Flavia Acosta
Arnalta - Oralia Domínguez
Lucano - Frederic Mayer
Valletto - Margaret Roggero
Liberto - Howard Nelson
Primo soldato - Ermanno Lorenzi
Secondo soldato - Jeff Morris
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2201 (1991)ª
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Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (12 November 1966). The cast listed above is that given in the online Performance Archive of the Chicago Lyric Opera. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «New Listings - March/April 1991».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
La Gioconda - Elena Souliotis
Enzo - Richard Tucker
Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil
Laura - Rosalind Elias
Alvise - Paolo Washington
La Cieca - Luisa Bartoletti
Zuàne - Pino de Vescovi
Un Cantore - Guerrino Boschetti
Isèpo - Nicolás Cuttone
Un Pilota - José Crea
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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi 505 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1705 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 31030 (+excerpts cond. Adler) {3CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 115-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 371 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.249 [MM]
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Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.78
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón Buenos Aires (26 June 1966 and/or 24 June 1966 (M. Richter); see OPERA October 1966 p.812). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989» and the CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Manon Lescaut - Montserrat Caballé
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Geronte - Rolf Telasko
Edmondo - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Una voce sola - Carmen Burello
L'oste - Mario Verazzi
Il maestro di ballo - Nino Falzetti
Un sergente degli arcieri - Walter Maddalena
Lampionaio - José Nait
Un comandante di Marina - Tulio Gagliardo
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1219
Compact Disc; - *Eklipse EKRP 11 (highlights) {1CD} ;; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 (highlights) [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (July 1966). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004 where the year is given incorrectly as 1967.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1966(SE)
Orchestra - Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Violetta Valery - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Flora Bervoix - Claudia Hellmann
Annina - Claudia Hellmann
Alfredo Germont - Fritz Wunderlich
Giorgio Germont - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Gastone - Friedrich Lenz
Dottore Grenvil - Karl Christian Kohn
Barone Douphol - Günther Missenhardt
Marchese d'Obigny - Hans Bruno Ernst
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 136 431 {1LP}; *DG 2535 322 {1LP}; DG 2537 022 {1LP}
Compact Cassette - DG 3335 322
Compact Disc - DG 423 873-2 {1CD}
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- Recorded in September 1966
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Ivo Vinco
Don Gasparo - Italo Pasini
Ines - Africa De Retes
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Black Disc - Great Opera performances G.O.P. 26
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 703 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (25 June 1967)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Tokyo Radio Chorus
Lucia - Renata Scotto
Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Enrico - Mario Zanasi
Raimondo - Plinio Clabassi
Arturo - Angelo Marchiandi
Alisa - Mirella Fiorentini
Normanno - Giuseppe Baratti
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Compact Disc; - Opera Italiana OP 107 {2CDS} (Japan) ; *Arkadia CDMP 467.2 (+excerpts from performances with Callas and Gencer); live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; Myto 2 MCD 065 337 (+Bergonzi sings Werther) {2CDS} (2006)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5072; Encore DVD 2004 (2005)ª; Video Artists International VAI 4418 (+Faust - Garden Scene Finale) (2007)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Legato Classics LCV-003 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - November 1994 p.57
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Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.58
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Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.113 (DVD) [MP]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 pp.273-274 (DVD) [CHP]
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Répertoire - avril 1993 p.45
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.83 (DVD) [FGR]
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Opéra Magazine - No.25 janvier 2008 p.73 (DVD) [JC]
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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in Tokyo (3 September 1967, see OPERA November 1967 p.922). The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is stated incorrectly to be Oliviero de Fabritiis.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi
Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto
Leonora - Gabriella Tucci
Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli
Ines - Mirella Fiorentini
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1378-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (November 1967; see OPERA February 1968 pp.150-151). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Canio - Jon Vickers
Nedda - Joan Carlyle
Tonio - Cornell MacNeil
Beppe - José Nait
Silvio - Bruno Tomaselli
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Compact Disc; - *VAI Audio VAIA 1014 {1CD} VAI Audio VAIA 1197 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} ; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
The Absolute Sound - Issue 90 1993 p.144 p.152
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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.134 [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (30 June 1968 or/and 21 June 1968 (M. Richter); see OPERA, September 1968 p.719). The conductor is stated to be Juan Emilio Martini in the description of this recording given with the two CD set issued by VAI (1197), but Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón gives Bartoletti. Both Bartoletti and Martini are given on the Teatro Colón website, but it is not stated which performances each of them conducted (click link below). It is possible that the recordings issued on the different labels are of different performances.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Manon Lescaut - Luisa Maragliano
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Alberto Rinaldi
Geronte - Carlo Badioli
Edmondo - Ermanno Lorenzi
Una voce sola - Huguette Tourangeau
L'oste - Bernard Izzo
Un sergente degli arcieri - Bernard Izzo
Lampionaio - Florindo Andreolli
Un comandante di Marina - Ronald Combs
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MANL 196801 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (14 December 1968). The cast listed above is that given in the online Performance Archive of the Chicago Lyric Opera. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Aida - Martina Arroyo
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Biserka Cvejic
Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil
Ramphis - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Il Re di Egitto - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Una Sacerdotessa - Africa De Retes
Un Messaggero - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 594 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera Depot OD 10033-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1968). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Mario Zanasi
Jacopo Foscari - Renato Cioni
Lucrezia Contarini - Luisa Maragliano
Jacopo Loredano - Franco Pugliese
Barbarigo - Fernando Iacopucci
Pisana - Vera Magrini
Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Mario Carlin
Servo de Doge - Giorgio Onesti
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF S-26 {2LPS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 113
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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in New York (9 July 1968). See THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.21 No.1 Winter 2005 pp.81-85.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Luisa - Luisa Maragliano
Rodolfo - Flaviano Labò
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Federica - Franca Mattiucci
Wurm - Victor De Narké
Laura - Tota de Igarzábal
Contadino - Italo Pasini
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LUI 196802 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1968). The cast listed above is that given in website of the Teatro Colón. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Conte Almaviva - Renzo Casellato
Rosina - Teresa Berganza
Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli
Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi
Berta - Marta Benegas
Fiorello - Bruno Tomaselli
Un Ufficiale - Eduardo Ferracani
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 149/50 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1392 {2CDS} (2003)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - August 1994 p.36
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.220
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.72
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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.110
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón (August 1969)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Macbeth - Cornell MacNeil
Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer
Banco - Luigi Roni
Macduff - Angelo Mori
Malcolm - Dino Formichini
Dama - Isabella Fite
Medico - Graziano Del Vivo
Domestico - Angelo Frati
Sicaro - Guerrando Rigiri
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MAC 196901 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (12 January 1969). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that given in the website:
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Riccardo - Flaviano Labò
Renato - Mario Sereni
Amelia - Montserrat Caballé
Ulrica - Erszébet Komlóssy
Oscar - Valeria Mariconda
Silvano - Giorgio Giorgetti
Samuele - Mario Rinaudo
Tom - Giovanni Gusmeroli
Un Giudice - Gabriele De Julis
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Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21016 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1269
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.72
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Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 14 October 1969. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Stuart Burrows
Ford - Dan Richardson
Dr. Cajus - Ragnar Ulfung
Bardolfo - Raymond Manton
Pistola - Ara Berberian
Alice Ford - Mary Costa
Nannetta - Margaret Price
Meg Page - Sylvia Anderson
Mistress Quickly - Lili Chookasian
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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco (7 October 1970)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Violetta Valery - Montserrat Caballé
Flora Bervoix - Dorothy Krebill
Annina - Edna Garabedian (-George)
Alfredo Germont - Nicolai Gedda
Giorgio Germont - Piero Cappuccilli
Gastone - Norman Paige
Dottore Grenvil - David Cornell
Barone Douphol - Giorgio Giorgetti
Marchese d'Obigny - Bernard Izzo
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Compact Disc - live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performannce at the Chicago Lyric Opera (22 October 1970).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti
Renato - Sherrill Milnes
Amelia - Renata Tebaldi
Ulrica - Regina Resnik
Oscar - Helen Donath
Silvano - José van Dam
Samuele - Leonardo Monreale
Tom - Nicola Christou
Un Giudice - Pier Francesco Poli
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 484-486 {3LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 440 042-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 460 176-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)ª; Double Decca 460 752-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1971 p.1666; May 1994 p.115 [AB]
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Opera Now - March 1994 p.52
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Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.60
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Opéra International - No. 178 mars 1994 p.72
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Diapason - No. 402 mars 1994 p.178; No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1994 p.215
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Répertoire - No. 68 avril 1994 p.79: No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
La Gioconda - Leyla Gencer
Enzo - Gianni Raimondi
Barnaba - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Laura - Franca Mattiucci
Alvise - Ruggero Raimondi
La Cieca - Anna Di Stasio
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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 37092 {3CDS} live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (+Medea - Franci - highlights) {3CDS}
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.171 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.78
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (see Opera June 1971 p.542)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Mosè - Boris Christoff
Elisero - Carlo Franzini
Faraone - Franco Pugliese
Aménofi - Franco Tagliavini
Aufide - Antonio Pirino
Osiride - Plinio Clabassi
Maria - Ada Finelli
Anaìde - Gabriella Tucci
Sinaìde - Biancamaria Casoni
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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 415 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21036 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.743; PENGUIN p.367; Fanfare Vol.19 No.2 p.350, Vol.23 No.4 pp.305-307
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.306 (mention) [HF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (March 1971). The performance on 31 March 1971 with a slightly different cast is reviewed by HDR in OPERA June 1971 pp.482-483. The GDS CDs are incorrectly labeled as «Mosè in Egitto». The Raritas LPs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue P270
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Montserrat Caballé
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Vincenzo Sardinero
Geronte - Noel Mangin
Edmondo - Robert Tear
Una voce sola - Delia Wallis
L'oste - Richard Van Allan
Il maestro di ballo - Bernard Dickerson
Un sergente degli arcieri - Robert Lloyd
Lampionaio - Ian Partridge
Un comandante di Marina - Gwynne Howell
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 962 (SAN 314-315) {2LPS} (1972)ª; EMI EX 291175-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel SBLX-3782 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 291175-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47736-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CMS 7 64852-2 {2CDS}; Angel CMS 64852 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.534; January 1973 p.1296 [DST]; July 1987 p. [EG]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.157
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American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.159
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.62
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Elisabetta - Montserrat Caballé
Duca di Nottingham - Mario D' Anna
Sara - Laura Londi
Roberto Devereux - Gianni Raimondi
Lord Cecil - Nereo Ceroni
Sir Gualtiero Raleigh - Carlo Micalucci
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10161 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.247; GIUDICI p.204, (2) p.340
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1998 S.55 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 pp.505-508 [RP]
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Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.4 [RB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.28 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.94 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice. According to «Il Teatro Fenice - Cronoglia Degli Spettacoli 1938-1991» pp.274-277 the cast listed by «Mondo Musica», as given above, only performed together on 24 February 1972, butaccording to Sergio Segalini (OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL novembre 1998 No.229 p.52) this cast listing is incorrect and the recording is of the same performance as on the G.O.P. CDs which has a separate entry
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Elisabetta - Montserrat Caballé
Duca di Nottingham - Walter Alberti
Sara - Beverly Wolff
Roberto Devereux - Gianni Raimondi
Lord Cecil - Guido Fabbris
Sir Gualtiero Raleigh - Carlo Micalucci
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 764-2 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1173-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 053.312 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.247; GIUDICI p.204, (2) p.340
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.84
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Opéra International - mars 1997 No.211 p.17, p.59
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.85 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (see OPERA, August 1972 p.744). According to «Il Teatro Fenice - Cronoglia Degli Spettacoli 1938-1991» pp.274-277 the cast listed by G.O.P. and Myto performed together on 10, 17, 19 February 1972
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Piero Cappuccilli
Jacopo Foscari - Franco Tagliavini
Lucrezia Contarini - Katia Ricciarelli
Jacopo Loredano - Arnold Voketatis
Barbarigo - Frank Little
Pisana - Christina Asher
Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Ernesto Gasco
Servo de Doge - Bernard Izzo
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Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21048 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1717 {2CDRS}
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 884
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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.80
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (see OPERA December 1972 p.1075; THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.21 No.1 Winter 2005 p.84). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Giovanna - Katia Ricciarelli
Carlo VII - Flaviano Labò
Giacono - Mario Sereni
Delil - Italo D' Amico
Talbot - Rosario Amore
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises V 807-2 HRE {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 8092 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Giovanna d'Arco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.924; GIUDICI p.876 (2) p.1424; MET(VID) p.353. Opéra International No.267 avril 2002 p.68
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.222 [CGP]
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Opéra International - No.56 février 1983 p.59 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (22 May 1972). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1982 p.338
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1972(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Mariola - Gabriella Tucci
Gherardo - Angelo Mori
Una madre - Anna Di Stasio
Una vecchia - Lucia Danieli
Frate Simone - Florindo Andreolli
Il guercio - Mario Chiappi
Il podestà - Silvano Carroli
Un gentiluomo - Mario D' Anna
Una donna bionda - Giuseppina Milardi
Il cieco - Franco Calabrese
Un fraticello giovinetto - Saverio Forzano
L'incredulo - Marco Vivicio Corda
Il vescovo - Domenico Trimarchi
Frate Guido - Giovanni Antonini
Un notaro - Aldo Bertocci
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4666
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1972-73(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli
Carlo Gérard - Piero Cappuccilli
Madeleine di Coigny - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)
La mulatta Bersi - Giovanna di Rocco
La Contessa di Coigny - Gabriella Carturan
Madelon - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)
Roucher - Luigi Roni
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Giorgio Giorgetti
Fouquier Tinville - Mario Chiappi
Un Incredible - Ermanno Lorenzi
Pietro Fléville - Leonardo Monreale
L'abate - Florindo Andreolli
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DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4008 (2002)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution #1052 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society #542; Hardy Classic Video HCV 1016 (2002)ª
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.94 (DVD) [AB]
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Opera News - June 2003 p.64 [JY]
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Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.76 (mention) [GE]; März + April 2004 S.78 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.282 septembre 2003 pp.66-67 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.133 [MP]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 p.211 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 pp.92-93 [PMH]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film. The date given in «Corelli - a Man - a Voice» by Marina Boagno (p.273) is 25 May 1973, which appears to be the date of transmission as according to the review in ARG the film was made in 1972-73.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Maria - Montserrat Caballé
Elisabeta - Viorica Cortez
Leicester - Franco Tagliavini
Talbot - Donald Gramm
Anna - Sandra Walker
Cecil - Brent Ellis
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 041 288 (+excerpt cond. Cillario) {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 p.107 [BR]
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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.84 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (September 1973).
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Torino
Lohengrin - Gilbert Py
Elsa - Katia Ricciarelli
Ortrud - Bianca Berini
Friedrich von Telramund - Silvano Carroli
König Heinrich - Carlo Cava
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Giuseppe Zecchillo
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 197301 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- The recording on the CDRs issued by Premiere appears to be of a performance in Turin, not in Venice as given by Premiere in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that given in L'AVANT SCÈNE OPÉRA No.143/144 p.238.
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Suor Angelica - Katia Ricciarelli
La Zia Principessa - Fiorenza Cossotto
La Badessa - Maria Grazia Allegri
La Zelatrice - Anna Di Stasio
La Maestra delle novizie - Maria Grazia Allegri
Suor Genovieffa - Rosanna Lippi
Suor Osmina - Margherita Benetti
Suor Dolcina - Miwako Matsumoto
La Sorella Infermiera - Anna Di Stasio
La Cercatrice 1 - Margherita Benetti
La Cercatrice 2 - Anna Di Stasio
Una novizia - Rosanna Lippi
La conversa 1 - Miwako Matsumoto
La conversa 2 - Maria Grazia Allegri
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Black Disc; - RCA SER 5673 {1LP} (UK) (1974)ª;; RCA RL 12712 {1LP} (UK) (1979)ª; RCA VLS 32626 {1LP} (Italy)
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Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1974 p.106 [EG]; October 1974 p.659 [JBS]; October 1979 p.704 [JBS]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Don Pasquale - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Norina - Ileana Cotrubas
Malatesta - Vincenzo Sardinero
Ernesto - Alfredo Kraus
Un notaio - Richard Sutliff
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 490-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60
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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.50
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.98
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.38
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.60
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.100 - Settembre 1996 p.96
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (2 November 1974; See OPERA, February 1975 pp.178-180)
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Genova
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Genova
Linda - Margherita Rinaldi
Carlo - Alfredo Kraus
Antonio - Renato Bruson
Pierotto - Maria Maddalena
Il Prefetto - Agostino Ferrin
Il Marchese di Boisfleury - Renato Cesari
Maddalena - Rina Pallini
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 344 {2LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 121-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Linda di Chamounix by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.222; GIUDICI p.219 (2) p.362; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.23
Comments:- The Legato CDs are labeled as being of a recording of a performance in 1973 conducted by Gavazzeni, but according to Sergio Segalini they are in fact of a performance in Genoa conducted by Bruno Bartoletti (see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL novembre 1997 No.218 p.24). See also «More EJS» pp. 288-289, where the date of the performance is given as 24 April or 4 May 1975. The performance on 24 April is reviewed in OPERA August 1975 pp.790-791