There are 38 recordings on file in which the conductor is Edward Downes 1924-

Order by composer

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

1 1961(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

2 1962(LC) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*

3 1962(SE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*

4 1963(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*

5 1966(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

6 1967(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

7 1968(LI;CRAIG) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida***

8 1968(LI;VICKERS) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*

9 1972(LE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Ernani*

10 1972(LI) - Peter Maxwell Davies - Taverner*

11 1972(LI) - Modest Mussorgsky - Khovanshchina*

12 1972?(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

13 1972?(RA) - Dmitry Shostakovich - The Nose*

14 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*

15 1976(RA) - Richard Wagner - Die Feen*

16 1976(RA) - Richard Wagner - Das Liebesverbot*

17 1976(RA) - Richard Wagner - Rienzi*

18 1977(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*

19 1979(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*

20 1982(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*

21 1982(RA) - George Lloyd - John Socman*

22 1982(STU) - Willem Pijper - Halejwijn*

23 1983(LI) - Peter Maxwell Davies - Taverner*

24 1987(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*

25 198?(RA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme]*

26 1992 - Richard Strauss - Salome**

27 1993(LC) - Giuseppe Verdi - Stiffelio**

28 1993(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Attila*

29 1994(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida***

30 1995(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Fedora*

31 1995(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*

32 1995(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Stiffelio*

33 1997(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*

34 1998(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I masnadieri*

35 2001(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

36 2001(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto***

37 2002(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I masnadieri*

38 2005(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin

Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe di Stefano

Il barone Scarpia - Otakar Kraus

Il Sagristano - Forbes Robinson

Cesare Angelotti - David Kelly

Spoletta - David Tree

Sciarrone - Victor Godfrey

Un pastore - John Pyle

Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1093-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CA 703 {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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. There were three performances with the cast listed above. Those on 18, 23 May 1961 are reviewed in OPERA July 1961 pp.479-480 and that on 26 May 1961 was broadcast by the BBC Home Service (see Radio Times Issue dated May 20-26 1961). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003» and those issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1962(LC)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Riccardo - Jon Vickers

Renato - Ettore Bastianini

Amelia - Amy Shuard

Ulrica - Regina Resnik

Oscar - Joan Carlyle

Silvano - Victor Godfrey

Samuele - David Kelly

Tom - Michael Langdon

Un Giudice - John Kollmann

Un servo - George Barker

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00121

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 787 {2CDS}; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1403 {2CDS} (2003)ª; A Voice from the Old House VFOH 53/54 {2CDS};; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS 009 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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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:-

Opera - August 2008 pp.980-981 [RP]

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Diapason - No.560 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.107 [MP]

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International Record Review - May 2008 p.78 [RL1]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2008 pp.93-94 [TP]

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Comments:- Recording(s) made at performances in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February 1962; see OPERA April 1962 p.278). None of the performances were broadcast so, presumably, the recording(s) was(were) made «in-house». The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their «February 2003 Update» and the recording issued on «A Voice from the Old House» label is listed on the website http://www.joancarlyle.co.uk (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued on the Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» label is claimed to be of the performance on 23 February 1963, but as pointed out by Tully Potter in his review in CRC (loc.cit.) this cannot be correct as Amy Shuard did not complete this performance. He suggests that the recording «certainly derives partially from 27 February and possibly partially from 2 March.» The end of Act 2 (about a minute) is missing from this recording and «a further passage of more than four minutes ...is lost from from Act 3 Scene 1»

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1962(SE)

Orchestra - New Symphony Orchestra of London

Falstaff - Fernando Corena

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Renato Capecchi

Bardolfo - Robert Bowman

Pistola - Michael Langdon

Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue

Nannetta - Lydia Marimpietri

Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni

Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Decca SXL 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» SDD 429 London A 4154 {1LP} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1154 {1LP} (1964)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 9-075 (7½ips 4-track) (1984)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.287; November 1974 p.964 [JBS]

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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG] July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]

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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG]July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.65 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

La principessa Turandot - Amy Shuard

Calaf - Bruno Prevedi

Liù - Raina Kabaivanska

Ping - Peter Glossop

Pang - John Lanigan

Pong - Kenneth MacDonald

Timur - Joseph Rouleau

L'imperatore Altoum - Joseph Ward

Un mandarino - Victor Godfrey

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02505

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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February or March 1963). The performance on 28 February 1963 is reviewed in OPERA April 1963 pp.274-277. The performance on 5 March 1963 was broadcast by BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times issue dated March 2-8 1963 p.29).

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi

Filippo II - Boris Christoff

Rodrigo - Peter Glossop

Il Grande Inquisitore - David Ward

Un Frate - Michael Langdon

Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones

La principessa Eboli - Rita Gorr

Tebaldo - Elizabeth Robson

Il Conte di Lerma - John Dobson

Un Araldo Reale - Ronald Lewis

Una voce dal cielo - Roxolana Roslak

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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 142/3M {3CDS} (2001)ª; House of opera CD 276 {3CDS}

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1185

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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:- This appears to be a recording of a performance a 5-act version at Covent Garden in June 1966. There were performances with the cast given above on 10, 13, 16 June 1966. The performance on 10 June is reviewed in OPERA August 1966 pp.668-669. The recording was first broadcast by the BBC Music Programme on 2 April 1967 (See Radio Times March 30 1967 p.18) and again by BBC Radio 3 on 19 September 1968 (See Radio Times September 12 1968 p.58)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Edward Downes - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Siegmund - Ernst Kozub

Sieglinde - Ingrid Bjoner

Hunding - Kurt Böhme

Brünhilde - Ludmilla Dvoráková

Wotan - Herbert Fliether

Fricka - Josephine Veasey

Gerhilde - Ava June

Ortlinde - Margaret Kingsley

Waltraute - Yvonne Minton

Schwertleite - Monica Sinclair

Helmwige - Vivien Townley

Siegrune - Noreen Berry

Grimgerde - Patricia Purcell

Roßweiße - Elizabeth Bainbridge

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10075 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.61 [SS]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.232 [JPM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.88 marzo 2006 pp.91-92 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 3 October 1967.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1968(LI;Craig)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Gwyneth Jones

Radamès - Charles Craig

Amneris - Grace Bumbry

Amonasro - John Shaw

Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau

Il Re di Egitto - David Kelly

Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley

Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas

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Compact Disc; - Opera Dept 10301-2 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3116 (2008)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Classics 8878 (NTSC) (1998)ª

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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:- Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (5 February 1968). This was transmitted by BBC 2 Television. See Radio Times Issue dated February 1 1968 p.23 where it is stated «For the first time BBC-2 presents a complete opera in colour direct from the ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN». There is a review in OPERA March 1968 pp.257-258. It was announced in Radio Times that Radames would be sung by Richard Cassily, but, on the advice of Equity, he was refused a work permit. The VHS cassette issued by Legato is listed in their «New Video Cassette Listings - Winter 1998» where it is described as «Time coded/fair quality». The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1968(LI;Vickers)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Gwyneth Jones

Radamès - Jon Vickers

Amneris - Lyne Dourian

Amonasro - John Shaw

Ramphis - Joseph Rouleau

Il Re di Egitto - David Kelly

Una Sacerdotessa - Anne Finley

Un Messaggero - Glynne Thomas

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00098

Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27019 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1849-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3420

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 [JM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Covent Garden (27 January 1968). This was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. (see Radio Times Issue dated January 25 1968 p.9). The performance on 30 January with the same cast is reviewed in OPERA March 1968 p.250). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LE)

Orchestra - Omroeporkest

Chorus - Omroepkoor

Ernani - Plácido Domingo

Elvira - Felicia Weathers

Carlo - Piero Francia

Silva - Agostino Ferrin

Riccardo - Wynford Evans

Iago - Robert Holl

Giovanna - Delia Wallis

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Compact Disc; - *Bella Voce BLV 107.004 {1CD} (1996)ª

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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.150

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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.3

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Comments:- Recording of part of a concert performance given in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw (15 January 1972)

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Taverner by Peter Maxwell Davies performed in English

Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

John Taverner - Ragnar Ulfung

Richard Taverner - Gwynne Howell

Cardinal later Archbishop - John Lanigan

King - Noel Mangin

The Jester - Benjamin Luxon

White Abbot - Raimund Herincx

Priest-Confessor - James Bowman

Captain - Paul Hudson

Gabriel - John Dobson

Michael - Dennis Wicks

First Monk - Francis Egerton

Second Monk - Adrian De Peyer

Rose Parrowe - Gillian Knight

Boy - David Pearl

Antichrist - Robert Bowman

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (15 July 1972; see OPERA September 1972 pp.789-794). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 July 1972 p.16.

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Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden - Boy's Chorus fr St. Clement Dane's Grammar School

Ivan Khovansky - David Ward

Andrey Khovansky - John Dobson

Vasily Golitsyn - Robert Tear

Shaklovity - Donald McIntyre

Dosifey - Martti Talvela

Marfa - Yvonne Minton

Scribe - Francis Egerton

Emma - Anne Pashley

Kuzka - Adrian De Peyer

Streshniev - Robert Thomas

Varsonofiev - William Elvin

Strelets I - Thomas Allen

Strelets II - Robert Lloyd

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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 300 {3CDRS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.544; Opera on CD (2) p.99 (3) p.111; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.57-58 p.166; MET(VID) p.196; PENGUIN p.267; Opera on Video p.153; GIUDICI p.530 (2) p.870; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 November 1972). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 25 November-1 December 1972 p.31. The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue - March 2002»

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1972?(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Gwyneth Jones

Mario Cavaradossi - Plácido Domingo

Il barone Scarpia - Kostas Paskalis

Il Sagristano - Eric Garrett

Cesare Angelotti - Gwynne Howell

Spoletta - John Dobson

Sciarrone - Paul Hudson

Un pastore - David Pearl

Un carceriere - Paul Statham

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 470 {2CDRS} (2003)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:- The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue in November 2002. The performance recorded is probably that on 1 January 1972 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 1-7 January 1972). The performance on 8 December 1971 is reviewed in OPERA February 1972 pp.177-178.

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The Nose by Dmitry Shostakovich performed in English

Conductor Edward Downes - 1972?(RA)

Orchestra - BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Northern Singers

Major Kuzmich Kovalyov - Geoffrey Chard

Ivan Yakovlevich - Michael Langdon

Ivan - Nigel Rogers

The Nose - Nigel Rogers

Praskovya Osipovna - Josephine Barstow

Police Officer - Paul Crook

Clerk in newspaper office - Michael Langdon

Yarkzhkin - David Lennox

Doctor - Michael Langdon

The Countess's Footman - Leslie Fyson

Lady - Ann Howard

Man - Leslie Fyson

Anxious passenger - Robert Bowman

Father - Geoffrey Chard

Mother - Sandra Dugdale

Their sons - Philip Langridge

- John Noble

Ivan Ivanovich - Neil Howlett

Pjotr Fydorovich - David Lennox

Elderly aristocratic lady - Ann Howard

Roll-seller - Josephine Barstow

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Recordings of The Nose by Dmitry Shostakovich are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.773; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance given in an English translation by Edward Downes broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 21 October 1972 and 18 September 1976. See Radio Times Issue dated 21-27 October 1972 p.29 and Issue dated 18-24 September 1976 p.27.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Yuri Mazurok

Amelia - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Ulrica - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Oscar - Reri Grist

Silvano - William Elvin

Samuele - Gwynne Howell

Tom - Forbes Robinson

Un Giudice - Francis Egerton

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00120

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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:- Recording of a performance using the Swedish version given in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (25 November 1975; see OPERA January 1976 pp.75-76. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Die Feen by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Edward Downes - 1976(RA)

Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Northern Singers

Ada - April Cantelo

Arindal - John Mitchinson

Gernot - Paul Hudson

Gunther - Richard Greager

Drolla - Teresa Cahill

Der Feekönig - Don Garrard

Ein Bote - Julian Dodgson

Morald - Tom McDonnell

Farzana - Della Jones

Zemina - Elizabeth Gale

Lora - Lorna Haywood

Stimme Gromas - Don Garrard

Harald - Don Garrard

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Black Disc; - Bismark Beane MRF 146-S {4LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Audio Encycopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike;; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 148/4 {4CDRS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1027 (+excerpts; conducted by Sixten Ehrling) {3CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Die Feen by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI 1079

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.59-S.60 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.256

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Opéra International - No.299 mars-avril 2005 p.110 [FL-2]

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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.17 [ARB]

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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.84 [FSR]

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Comments:- The CDRs issued by the Oriel Music Society are listed in their LIST C where they are stated to come from a (re-)broadcast on 13 September 1981. The CDs issued on the «Ponto» label have been reviewed on the internet (http://www.omm.de) .

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Das Liebesverbot by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Edward Downes - 1976(RA)

Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Northern Singers

Friedrich - Raimund Herincx

Luzio - Alexander Young

Claudio - Ian Caley

Antonio - Neil Jenkins

Brighella - Lawrence Richard

Isabella - April Cantelo

Marianna - Ilse Wolf

Dorella - Elizabeth Gale

Angelo - William Elvin

Danieli - Leslie Fyson

Pontio Pilato - David Lennox

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 155 (4LPS)

Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-129; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00465

Compact Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 147/4 {4CDRS} (2001)ª; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1055 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Das Liebesverbot by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1098

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 2008 p.95 [MCP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 June 1976. The Pantheon-Music cassettes are advertized in ARG September 1984 p.96. The CD-Rs issued by the «Oriel Music Society» are listed in their «List C» .

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Rienzi by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Edward Downes - 1976(RA)

Orchestra - BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Northern Singers

Rienzi - John Mitchinson

Irene - Lois McDonall

Steffano Colonna - Michael Langdon

Adriano Colonna - Lorna Haywood

Peace Herald - Elizabeth Gale

Paolo Orsini - Raimund Herincx

Raimondo - David Ward

Baroncelli - Adrian De Peyer

Cecco del Vecchio - Paul Hudson

Herald - Brian Cookson

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encylopedia AE 003 - The Operas of Richard Wagner (A Mike; Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 146/5 {5CDS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1040 {4CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Rienzi by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1079; PENGUIN p.538

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.59 [US]

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Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.76 [FL-2]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.97 enero-febrero 2007 p.94 [MCP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 27 June 1976. See Radio Times Issue dated 26 June - 27 July 1976 p.24.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Gustavo III - Nicolai Gedda

Ankastrom - Yuri Mazurok

Amelia - Liljana Molnar-Talajic

Oscar - Norma Burrowes

Cristiano - William Elvin

Ribbing - Forbes Robinson

Dehorn - Gwynne Howell

Minister for Justice - Francis Egerton

Madame Arvidson - Elizabeth Bainbridge

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2315-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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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:- Recording of a performance of the «Swedish Version» in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February 1977; see OPERA April 1977 p.386). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Norma - Shirley Verrett

Adalgisa - Josephine Veasey

Pollione - Charles Craig

Oroveso - Cesare Siepi

Clotilde - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Flavio - Dennis O'Neill

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 529-2 {2CDRS}

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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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (November 1979 pp.100-102. It appears that none of the performances of Norma in this «run» was broadcast so, presumably, this recording was made «in-house».

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Simon Boccanegra - Renato Bruson

Jacopo Fiesco - Robert Lloyd

Amelia Grimaldi - Kiri Te Kanawa

Gabriele Adorno - Franco Bonisolli

Paolo Albiani - Jonathan Summers

Pietro - Roderick Earle

Un'ancella - Jane Powell

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Handel Owen

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02496

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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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (1 June 1982). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times issue dated 20 May - 4 June 1982 p.49).

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John Socman by George Lloyd performed in English

Conductor Edward Downes - 1982(RA)

Orchestra - BBC Northern Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Northern Singers

John Socman - Raimund Herincx

Richard - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Sybil - Lois McDonall

Gleemaiden - Ann Howard

Brother Tom - John Winfield

Warner - Geoffrey Shaw

Sir Hugh Mannay - Tom McDonnell

Mawle - Norman Welsby

Timothy - Brian Burrows

Farmer - Geoffrey Shaw

First farmer's son - Brian Burrows

Second farmer's son - Michael Pearce

Innkeeper - Michael Pearce

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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 026/3 {3CDS}

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (7 February 1982)

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There is only one recording of Halejwijn by Willem Pijper on file (performed in Dutch)

Conductor Edward Downes - 1982(STU)

Orchestra - Omroeporkest

Chorus - Klein Omroepkoor

Halewijn - Ruud van der Meer

Royal Child - Cora Canne-Meijer

Hawewijn's Mother - Jard van Nes

King - Hein Meens

Queen - Tine Appelman

Sister - Marianne Dielemann

Brother - Peter Kooy

Groom - Wouter Goedhart

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Black Disc - Donemus «Composers' Voice CVS 1987-1988 {2LPS}

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Comments:- The LPs issued on the Donemus label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Records» 5th Edition 2000

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Taverner by Peter Maxwell Davies performed in English

Conductor Edward Downes - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

John Taverner - Ragnar Ulfung

Richard Taverner - John Tomlinson

Cardinal later Archbishop - John Dobson

King - Paul Hudson

The Jester - Alan Oke

White Abbot - Raimund Herincx

Priest-Confessor - James Bowman

Captain - Geoffrey Moses

Gabriel - Kim Begley

Michael - Roderick Earle

First Monk - John Winfield

Second Monk - Paul Crook

Rose Parrowe - Sarah Walker

Boy - Michael Watkins

Antichrist - Mary Moise-Boycott

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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 134/2 {2CDRS}

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 July 1983; see OPERA September 2003 pp.1032-1036). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 July 1983 p.44.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Otello - Vladimir Atlantov

Desdemona - Julia Varady

Iago - Sherrill Milnes

Cassio - Robin Leggate

Rodrigo - Christopher Gillet

Lodovico - Gwynne Howell

Emilia - Anne Mason

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 732 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (April or May 1987). 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» where the date of the recording is given as 14 April 1987. However, on this day Rosalind Plowright sang Desdemona (see OPERA June 1987 pp.694-696). Julia Varady sang Desdemona on 24, 28 April and 2, 7 May 1987. The performance on 24 April 1987 is reviewed in OPERA June 1987 pp.699-700. None of these recordings was broadcast so the recording was probably made «in-house».

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Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French

Conductor Edward Downes - 198?(RA)

Orchestra - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Northern Singers

Gaston, Vicomte de Béarn - Kenneth Collins

Le comte de Toulouse - Henry Newman

Roger - Malcolm King

Ademar de Monteil - Roderick Earle

Raymond - Anthony Roden

Hélène - June Anderson

Isaure - Malmfrid Sand

Un soldat - David Hoult

Un Héraut - Stephen Rhys-Williams

L'Émir de Ramla - John Tranter

Un officier de l'Émir - John Winfield

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04079

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1485

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Recordings of Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.927; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.17

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 May 1986 (See Radio Times Issue dated 10-16 May 1986 p.36). 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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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Edward Downes - 1992

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Salome - Maria Ewing

Jochanaan - Michael Devlin

Herodes - Kenneth Riegel

Herodias - Gillian Knight

Narraboth - Robin Leggate

Ein Page - Fiona Kimm

Erster Nazarener - Mark Beesley

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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCD 00791(PAL); Pioneer 146 080

DVD (Video) - Covent Garden Pioneer

VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Pioneer CVI 1720 (PAL) (1993)ª; Home Vision SAL 900 (NTSC); Echo 577 804 (SECAM) (1993)ª; Pioneer Classics PILC 1146 (Japanese NTSC) (1993)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1993 p.122 [JBS]

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Opera - Sept 1993 p.1127

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Orpheus - Juli 1994 S.63

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.121

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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.62

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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.100; No.496 octobre 2002 pp.134-135 (DVD) [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.157; No.169 p.128

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BBC Music Magazine - November 1993 p.63

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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.95: No.79 avril 1995 p.98

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.105 (DVD) [PMH]

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Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1993(LC)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Stiffelio - José Carreras

Lina - Catherine Malfitano

Stankar - Gregory Yurisich

Jorg - Gwynne Howell

Raffaele - Robin Leggate

Dorotea - Adele Paxton

Federico - Lynton Atkinson

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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCB 00861 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - Pioneer 8921 (2002)ª; Opus Arte Royal Opera House OAR 3103 D (2008)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Home VIsion 50967 (NTSC);; *Covent Garden Pioneer CVI 1719 (PAL) (1993)ª; Echo 577 805 (SECAM)

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Recordings of Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1021; GIUDICI p.903 (2) p.1457; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.11; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.30

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1993 p.116

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Opera News - March 5 1994 p.41

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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.42

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Opéra International - No.270 juillet-aoüt 2002 pp.72-73 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.78; No.500 février 2003 p.122 [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.128

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1994 p.63

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.100: No.79 avril 1995 p.99

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 pp.105-106 [JR]

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Comments:- Video recording made at performances at Covent Garden (2,6 February 1993). See OPERA March 1993 p.265.

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Attila by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1993(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Attila - Samuel Ramey

Ezio - Giorgio Zancanaro

Odabella - Elizabeth Connell

Foresto - Dennis O'Neill

Uldino - Robin Leggate

Leone - Mark Beesley

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3238 (1993)ª; House of Opera ALD 3238

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This is probably of the performance on 19 June 1993 which was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. The performance on 14 June 1993 is reviewed in OPERA August 1993 p.982.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1994(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Cheryl Studer

Radamès - Dennis O'Neill

Amneris - Luciana D' Intino

Amonasro - Alexander Agache

Ramphis - Robert Lloyd

Il Re di Egitto - Mark Beesley

Una Sacerdotessa - Yvonne Barclay

Un Messaggero - Robin Leggate

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Compact Disc - Serenissima C 360163/4 {2CDS};The Opera Lovers AID 199401 {2CDRS} (Canada)

Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 01031 (PAL); Pioneer LDC PILC 1181 (Japanese NTSC)

VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision AID-050 (NTSC)

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1996 p.52

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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.60; No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 [SS]

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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.111

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.68

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (June 1994). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Fedora by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Maria Guleghina

Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - José Cura

De Siriex - Carlos Álvarez

Lorek - Mark Beesley

Nicola - Bryan Secombe

La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Rosemary Joshua

Boroff - David Ellis

Gretch - Jeremy White

Il Barone Rouvel - John Dobson

Cirillo - Michael Druiett

Dmitri - Maria Jagusz

Desiré - Timothy Robinson

Il piccolo Savoiardo - Jeremy Levitsky

Sergio - Philip Slane

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08114

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Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 December 1995). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 2-8 December 1995 p.126 where Plácido Domingo is listed as singing Loris, but the Royal Opera House's advertisment in OPERA November 1995 p.1251 gives José Cura as singing on 2 December. The performances on 21 November (with Domingo) and on 18 November (with Cura) are reviewed in OPERA February 1996 pp.219-220. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Gustavo III - Gegam Grigorian

Ankastrom - Giorgio Zancanaro

Amelia - Deborah Voigt

Oscar - Lilian Watson

Cristiano - David Ellis

Minister for Justice - John Dobson

Madame Arvidson - Florence Quivar

Count Ribbing - Mark Beesley

Count Horn - Michael Druiett

Servant - Rodney Gibson

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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4526 (1998)ª

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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:- Recording of a performance of the «Swedish Version» in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 April 1995). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 15-21 April 1995). Pavarotti was announced to sing Gustavo III but withdrew. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - January 1988».

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Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Stiffelio - José Cura

Lina - Catherine Malfitano

Stankar - Anthony Michaels-Moore

Jorg - Gwynne Howell

Raffaele - Robin Leggate

Dorotea - Leah-Marian Jones

Federico - Timothy Robinson

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 547 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Stiffelio by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1021; GIUDICI p.903 (2) p.1457; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.11; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.30

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (20 June 1995). This performance does not appear to have been broadcast and so the recording was presumably made «in-house». The performance on 12 June 1995 is reviewed in OPERA August 1995 pp.988-999. The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases Summer 2000»

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1997(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Macbeth - Anthony Michaels-Moore

Lady Macbeth - Georgina Lukacs

Banco - Roberto Scandiuzzi

Macduff - Dennis O'Neill

Malcolm - Robin Leggate

Dama - Jennifer Rhys-Davies

Medico - Richard Robson

Domestico - Jonathan Coad

Sicaro - Wyndham Parfitt

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 779 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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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 concert performance of the original (1847) version in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (5 July 1997). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 July 1997 p.110. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on 11 December 2004.

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I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Massimiliano - Carlo Colombara

Carlo - Franco Farina

Francesco - Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Amalia - Paula Delligatti

Armino - Robin Leggate

Moser - Julian Konstantinov

Rolla - Gerard Quinn

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Recordings of I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the company of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden at the Baden-Baden Festival (13 June 1998). The performance on 8 June 1998 is reviewed in OPERA September 1998 pp.1087-1088.

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Washington Opera

Chorus - Washington Opera

Don Carlo - Ramón Vargas

Filippo II - Paata Burchuladze

Rodrigo - Jorge Lagunes

Il Grande Inquisitore - Daniel Sumegi

Un Frate - Rosendo Flores

Elisabetta di Valois - Verónica Villarroel

La principessa Eboli - Elizabeth Bishop

Tebaldo - Patricia Wulf

Il Conte di Lerma - Corey Evan Rotz

Un Araldo Reale - William Andrew Stuckey

Una voce dal cielo - Juliana Rambaldi

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 714 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1422-3 {3CDRS}

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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 four-act version given in Washington (31 March 2001). A performance in which Dwayne Croft sung the role of Rodrigo is reviewed in OPERA June 2001 pp.692-693. See also the website http://www.weblaopera.com . The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Rigoletto - Paolo Gavanelli

Gilda - Christine Schäfer

Duca di Mantova - Marcelo Álvarez

Sparafucile - Eric Halfvarson

Maddalena - Graciela Araya

Giovanna - Elizabeth Sikora

Monterone - Giovanni Battista Parodi

Marullo - Quentin Hayes

Borsa - Peter Auty

Conte di Ceprano - Graeme Broadbent

Contessa di Ceprano - Dervia Ramsay

Un paggio - Andrea Hazell

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 406 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª

DVD (Video) - BBC/Opus Arte Media OA 0829 D (Europe) (2002)ª; BBC/Opus Arte Media OA 0830 D (USA) (2002)ª

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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2002 pp.86-87 (DVD) [AB]

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Opera News - September 2002 p.118 (DVD) [MB]

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Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.77-S.78 (DVD) [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.122-125 (DVD) [NR]

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Opéra International - No.270 juillet-aoüt 2002 pp.72-73 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.494 juillet-aoüt 2002 p.130 (DVD) [MP]

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International Record Review - June 2002 pp.90-91 (DVD) [CC]

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BBC Music Magazine - June 2002 p.96 (DVD) [GH]

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Répertoire - No.158 juin 2002 p.29 (DVD) [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.65 (DVD) [JML]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.169 febbraio 2003 pp.97-98 (DVD) [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.84 (DVD) [MCP]

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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance at Covent Garden (19 September 2001; see OPERA November 2001 pp.1395-1397). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Massimiliano - René Pape

Carlo - Franco Farina

Francesco - Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Amalia - Paula Delligatti

Armino - Edgaras Montvidas

Moser - Eric Halfvarson

Rolla - Grant Doyle

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Recordings of I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (19 October 2002). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 19-25 October 2002 p.136. The performance on 30 September 2002 is reviewed in OPERA December 2002 pp.1502-1503. The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 2005(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Rigoletto - Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Gilda - Ekaterina Siurina

Duca di Mantova - Rolando Villazón

Sparafucile - Eric Halfvarson

Maddalena - Viktoria Vizin

Giovanna - Elizabeth Sikora

Monterone - Darren Jeffery

Marullo - Jared Holt

Borsa - Robert Murray

Conte di Ceprano - Graeme Broadbent

Contessa di Ceprano - Dervia Ramsay

Un paggio - Andrea Hazell

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1821-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK-HTM) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (July 2005). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».

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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

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