(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951(RA) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
2 1951(RA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*
3 1952(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
4 1952(RA) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
5 1953(RA) - Friedrich Flotow - Martha*
6 1953(RA) - Jules Massenet - Werther*
7 1954(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell]*
8 1954(RA) - Riccardo Zandonai - Il bacio*
9 1954(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
10 1954(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
11 1955(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
12 1955(RA) - Ottorino Respighi - La fiamma*
13 1955(RA) - Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer*
14 1955(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale*
15 1955(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - L' elisir d'amore*
16 1955(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
17 1956(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
18 1956(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*
19 1956(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
20 1956(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi*
21 1957(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - I puritani*
22 1957(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
23 1958(LI) - Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur*
24 1958(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - La bohème*
25 1958(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
26 1958(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino***
27 1958(STU) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
28 1959(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - La sonnambula*
29 1959(LI) - Camille Saint-Saens - Samson et Dalila*
30 1959(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
31 1959(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
32 1960(FI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni***
33 1960(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
34 1960(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
35 1960(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
36 1961(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*
37 1961(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
38 1961(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
39 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
40 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
41 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
42 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
43 1962(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
44 1963(LI) - Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele*
45 1963(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La battaglia di Legnano*
46 1963(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Ernani*
47 1964(LE) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
48 1964(LI) - Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele*
49 1964(LI) - Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur*
50 1964(LI) - Antonio Carlos Gomes - Il Guarany*
51 1964(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
52 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
53 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
54 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
55 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
56 1965(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
57 1965(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
58 1965(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
59 1966(LI) - Gaspare Spontini - Olympie [Olimpia]*
60 1966(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
61 1966(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*
62 1966(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
63 1966(LI22/3/1966) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
64 1966(LI;13/4/1966) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier*
65 1966(STU) - Gaetano Donizetti - L' elisir d'amore*
66 1966(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La rondine*
67 1967(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Maria Stuarda*
68 1967(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
69 1967(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani]*
70 1967(LI;16/10/67) - Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette*
71 1967(LI;27/9/67) - Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette*
72 1967(RA) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
73 1967(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
74 1968(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Fedora*
75 1968(LI) - Charles Gounod - Roméo et Juliette*
76 1968(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
77 1968(LI;TUCCI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*
78 1968(LIORLANDI/MALASPINA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Simon Boccanegra*
79 1969(LE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Luisa Miller*
80 1969(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Maria Stuarda*
81 1969(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
82 1969(LI;JANKU)) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
83 1969(LI;KONYA) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
84 1969(LI;NILSSON) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
85 1969(LI;TUCKER) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
86 1970(LE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
87 1970(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
88 1970(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani]*
89 1970(LI;10/10/70) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
90 1970(LI;13/10/70) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
91 1970(LI;ROSS) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
92 1970(LITEBALDI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
93 1971(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La rondine*
94 1971(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
95 1972(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
96 1972(LI;15/6/72) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
97 1972(LI;22/4/72) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
98 1973(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*
99 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
100 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
101 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
102 1974(LE;DOMINGO / MOLNAR TALAJIC) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
103 1974(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
104 1974(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - La favorite*
105 1974(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
106 1974(LI;BERGONZI / MOLNAR/TALAJIC) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
107 1974(LI;DOMINGO / CRUZ/ROMO) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
108 1975(LE) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
109 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
110 1975(LI;13/2/75) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
111 1975(LI;18/2/75) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
112 1976(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - La favorite*
113 1977(FI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto***
114 1977(LE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
115 1977(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - La favorite*
116 1977(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Poliuto*
117 1977(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I due Foscari*
118 1978(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
119 1978(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
120 1979(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west*
121 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Ernani*
122 1980(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Floria Tosca - Adriana Guerrini
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Poggi
Il barone Scarpia - Paolo Silveri
Il Sagristano - Carlo Badioli
Cesare Angelotti - Jan Emanuel
Spoletta - Armando Benzi
Sciarrone - Eraldo Coda
Un pastore - Elvina Ramella(-Pralungo)
Un carceriere - Giullio Biellesi
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1230 {2LPS}; Cetra LPO 2055 {2LPS} D.G.G.18095/18096 LPM {2LPS}; Cetra Soria 1230 {2LPS} Cetra CS 501/502 {2LPS} (France)
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 5046 63305-2 {2CDS} (2004)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - May 1952 Vol.18 No.9 p.290 [JN]
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International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Simon Boccanegra - Paolo Silveri
Jacopo Fiesco - Mario Petri
Amelia Grimaldi - Antonietta Stella
Gabriele Adorno - Carlo Bergonzi
Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi
Pietro - Giorgio Giorgetti
Un'ancella - Bianca Furlai
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Walter Collo
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Black Disc - Cetra LAR 1231 {3LPS}; Cetra LPC 1231 {3LPS}; Cetra Soria LPS 1231 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 23 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82648-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91113 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 7906-2 {2CDS} (2005)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1957 p.280
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Opera - December 1957 p.77
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Opera News - December 10 1994 p.50; August 2002 p.60 [MB]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.363
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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.38
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.60 [DH]
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American Record Guide - June 1952 Vol.18 No.10 p.300 [MDS]: September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.271
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1996 p.55
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.74
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.183 décembre 1994 p.112
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.143 settembre 2000 p.113 [GL]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Norma - Maria Pedrini
Adalgisa - Ebe Stignani
Pollione - Gino Penno
Oroveso - Giulio Neri
Clotilde - Irene Acampora
Flavio - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 314 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 756 (highlights +Pedrini - recital) {2CDS} (2005)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (3 April 1952). The Melodram LPs are listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 2000 No.247 p.69
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Violetta Valery - Clara Ebers
Flora Bervoix - Maria Madlen Madsen
Annina - Käthe Lindloff
Alfredo Germont - Richard Holm
Giorgio Germont - Josef Metternich
Gastone - Rudolf Kraft
Dottore Grenvil - Aage Poulsen
Barone Douphol - Georg Stern
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0048 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 performance broadcast on 11 June 1952.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Lady Harriet Durham - Elena Rizzieri
Sir Tristan Mickleford - Bruno Carmassi
Lyonel - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Plumkett - Carlo Tagliabue
Nancy - Pia Tassinari
Sheriff - Mario Zorgniotti
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Black Disc - *Cetra LPC 1254 {2LPS}; Cetra B 1254 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 7 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43552-2 (+recital - Tagliavini) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Martha by Friedrich Flotow are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.257; Opera on CD (3) p.55; MET p.139; PENGUIN p.91; GIUDICI p.231
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1957 p.68; November 1958 p.264 (mention)
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Opera - August 1957 p.514
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Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.237
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American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.59 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.800 [MR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.163 luglio-agosto 2002 pp.114-115 [SL]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Pia Tassinari
Sophie - Vittoria Neviani
Albert - Marcello Cortis
Le Bailli - Giuliano Ferrein
Johann - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Schmidt - Tommaso Soley
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC1245/1-3; Cetra C1245 {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CD 015 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87494-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.25
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Opera - July 1961 p.464
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Orpheus - April 2002 S.57-S.58 [GH]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.250 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.49 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p.264 [JC]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.104 (mention)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Guglielmo Tell - Giuseppe Taddei
Arnoldo Melchtal - Mario Filippeschi
Gualtiero Furst - Ivo Vinco
Melchthal - Ivan Sardi
Jemmy - Yeda Valtriani
Edwige - Rina Corsi
Un pescatore - Antonio Pirino
Gessler - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Matilde - Gabriella Tucci
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni HOC 050/51 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Vestilia - Rosetta Noli
Mirta - Lina Pagliughi
Marzio - Angelo Lo Forese
Una fanciulla - Rosanna Papagni
La matrona - Giuseppina Salvi
La neofita - Anna Maria Rota
Narcisino - Walter Artioli
Nicodeme - Walter Artioli
Il parente grullo - Angelo Mercuriali
Narcisone - Virgilio Carbonari
Il parente collerico - Lido Maffeo
Padre guardino - Franco Valenti
Frate pellegrino - Giulio Fioravanti
Padre seniore - Plinio Clabassi
Altro parente - Christiano Dalamangas
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age» of Opera EJS 391 {1LP} (1967)ª
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.351 {1CD} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on Compact Cassette)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.55 [KC]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.231-232 [CHP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.86 [JS]
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Comments:- (Incomplete?) recording of a performance broadcast on 10 March 1954
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Manon Lescaut - Renata Tebaldi
Des Grieux - Mario Del Monaco
Lescaut - Mario Borriello
Geronte - Fernando Corena
Edmondo - Piero De Palma
Una voce sola - Luisa Ribacchi
L'oste - Antonio Sacchetti
Il maestro di ballo - Adelio Zagonora
Un sergente degli arcieri - Antonio Sacchetti
Lampionaio - Angelo Mercuriali
Un comandante di Marina - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2995-2997 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 607-608 {2LPS} (1971)ª; London LLA 28 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1317 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 253-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 713-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.318 {2CDS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90080 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
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 - February 1955 pp.410-411 [PHW]; April 1995 pp.471-472 [DST]; June 1971 p.79 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]
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Opera - March 1955 p.181
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.157
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1955 p.20
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1955 pp.202-203 [BJ]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.159 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.55 [JH]: November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.138 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.105 (mention) [GL]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi
Flora Bervoix - Angela Vercelli
Annina - Rina Cavallari
Alfredo Germont - Gianni Poggi
Giorgio Germont - Aldo Protti
Gastone - Piero De Palma
Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi
Barone Douphol - Antonio Sacchetti
Marchese d'Obigny - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2992-2994 {3LPS} (195)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 232-234 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 522-524 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Eclipse» ECS 726-728 {3LPS} (1974)ª; London LLA 26 {3LPS} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 430 250-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 895-2 (France) {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1955 pp.366-367 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]; December 1964 p.295 [EG]; March 1967 p.492 [EG]; July 1974 p.264, p.269 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]
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Opera - February 1955 p.122
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 v [JH]
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251, p.253
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi
Il Sagristano - Howell Glynne
Cesare Angelotti - Michael Langdon
Spoletta - David Tree
Sciarrone - Ronald Lewis
Un pastore - Noreen Berry
Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1712 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 157-2 (+excerpts) {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 753-2 {2CDRS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 029/30-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66333 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0152 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.59 [IW]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.99 [CHP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1955). The performance on 28 June 1955 is reviewed in OPERA August 1955 p.533. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Eudossia - Lucia Danieli
Basilio - Carlo Tagliabue
Donello - Giancinto Prandelli
Silvana - Mara Coleva
Agnese - Maria Teresa Mandalari
Monica - Anna Moffo
Agata - Luisa Villa
Lucilla - Tusa Santo
Sabina - Gabriella Carturan
Zoe - Luisa Mandelli
Il vescovo - Nicola Zaccaria
L'esorcista - Ivan Sardi
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 518 (& 4019); Opera d'Oro OPD 1451 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66343 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La fiamma by Ottorino Respighi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.686; PENGUIN p.342
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.269 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 7 August 1955. 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». The recording (4019) is attributed incorrectly to La Scala in Omega's online catalogue.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Holländer - Aldo Protti
Senta - Dorothy Dow
Daland - Mario Petri
Erik - Mirto Picchi
Mary - Giannella Borelli
Steuermann - Amedeo Berdini
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0223 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]
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International Record Review - May 2008 p.30 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 July 1955 and recorded on 4 April 1955.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Don Pasquale - Renato Capecchi
Norina - Bruna Rizzoli
Malatesta - Giuseppe Valdengo
Ernesto - Petre Munteanu
Un notaio - Claudio Adorni
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Black Disc; - Philips A 00323-00324 L {2LPS} (1956)ª; Philips ABL 3140-3141 {2LPS} (UK) (1956)ª; Epic 4SC 6016 {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 442 090-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
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:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1956 p.244 (mention) [HCS], p.261 [PHW]; October 1994 p.188 [JBS]
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Opera - February 1957 p.114
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Opera Now - August 1994 p.48
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.68 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70
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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.130
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American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.34 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.4 p.64 [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1956 p.11
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1957 p.190 [JC]
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Répertoire - No.72 September 1994 p.37
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Adina - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Nemorino - Giuseppe di Stefano
Dulcamara - Fernando Corena
Belcore - Renato Capecchi
Giannetta - Luisa Mandelli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5155-5157 {3LPS} (1995)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 566-567 {2LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 566-567 {2LPS}; London XLL 1364 {3LPS} (1956)ª;; London OSA 1311 {3LPS} (1960)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 411 699-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca 443 542-2 {2CDS}; Urania 301 (+Duetti d'amore) {2CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90082 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1956 p.393 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; February 1969 p.1198; February 1991 p.1553 [JBS]; July 1995 p.112
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Opera - April 1956 p.250
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.3 January/February 2007 pp.115-116 [JC]
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Orpheus - March 1995 p.62
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Opéra International - décembre 1990 No.142 p.70
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Diapason - 1969 No.136 p.35
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.87 [JH]: February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: February 1965 Vol.15 No.2 p.114 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1956 p.9
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1956 p.285
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American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.357 [PLM]: November 1964 Vol.32 No.3 p.275 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.101
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.90 [JM]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica
Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi
Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini
Don Alvaro - Mario Del Monaco
Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Gabriella Carturan
Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi
Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma
Un Chirurgo - Eraldo Coda
Un Alcalde - Ezio Giordano
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5131-5134 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2069-2072 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 597-599 {3LPS} (1970)ª; London XLLA 37 {4LPS} (1956)ª; London OSA 1405 {4LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 421 598-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Originals» 475 8681 {3CDS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90009 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 pp.282-283 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; September 1959 p.134 [PHW]; October 1970 pp.665-666 [EG]; January 1989 p.1210 [RO]
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Opera - March 1956 p.175; November 1959 p.750
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.272-273 [JM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.20
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.154 [DH]: July 1959 p.648 [DH]
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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.107 [PHR]: March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.203-204 [MM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.71 [DJ]: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.17 [FGB]
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Comments:- Recorded in July 1955.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Lucia - Maria Callas
Edgardo - Gianni Raimondi
Enrico - Rolando Panerai
Raimondo - Antonio Zerbini
Arturo - Piero De Palma
Alisa - Anna Maria Borrelli
Normanno - Pietro Moccia
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Black Disc - OD 100
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 903.19 {2CDS} (1990)ª; House of Opera CDBB 202 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers LUC 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.109 (2) p.110 (4) p.106
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (22 March 1956). The LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872. 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 «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Figaro - Ettore Bastianini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Antonietta Pastori
Dr. Bartolo - Leo Pudis
Don Basilio - Andrea Mongelli
Berta - Rina Corsi
Fiorello - Gerardo Gaudioso
Un Ufficiale - Renato Ercolani
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Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 5060 {2CDS} (2006)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 publication:-
International Record Review - January 2007 p.29 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (18 August 1956). The cast listed above is that given in «Ettore Bastianini - Una Voce di Bronzo e di Velluto» p.195.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Riccardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Renato - Giuseppe Taddei
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Ebe Stignani
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BAL 195601 {2CDRS} (2007)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (3 Narch 1956). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Gianni Schicchi - Renato Capecchi
Lauretta - Bruna Rizzoli
Zita - Vittoria Palombini
Rinuccio - Agostino Lazzari
Gherardo - Piero De Palma
Nella - Ornella Rovero
Gherardino - Nino Tarallo
Betto di Signa - Plinio Clabassi
Simone - Giuseppe Modesti
Marco - Arturo La Porta
Ciesca - Maria Minetto
Spinelloccio - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Pinellino - Giorgio Onesti
Guccio - Gerardo Gaudioso
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Black Disc - Philips L 09000 {1LP}; Philips 6540 032 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Philips «Collectors Operas» 442 106-2 (+La bohème) {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1995 p.150 [MEO]
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Orpheus - March 1995 p.62
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68
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Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.122
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153
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Classic CD - March 1995 p.75
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.68
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Elvira - Virginia Zeani
Arturo Talbot - Mario Filippeschi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti
Sir Giorgio - Andrea Mongelli
Sir Bruno Robertson - Raimondo Botteghelli
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Vito Susca
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Black Disc - Rococo 1006 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 1135 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1195/6-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.65 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.89 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 February 1957; see OPERA March 1957 p.177). 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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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Rodolfo - Gianni Poggi
Schaunard - Guido Mazzini
Marcello - Renato Capecchi
Colline - Giuseppe Modesti
Mimi - Antonietta Stella
Musetta - Bruna Rizzoli
Benoit - Melchiorre Luise
Alcindoro - Giorgio Onesti
Parpignol - Piero De Palma
Sergente dei doganieri - Gerardo Gaudioso
Un doganiere - Aldo Terrosi
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Black Disc - Philips A 00444/5 {2LPS}; Philips 6720 008 {2LPS}; Columbia M2L 401 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Philips «Collectors Operas» 442 106-2 (+Gianni Schicchi) {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1958 p.192; December 1995 p.150 [MEO]
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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68
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Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.122
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153
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American Record Guide - October 1958 Vol.25 No.2 p.132 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1958 Vol.8 No.10 p.76 [DJ]
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Classic CD - March 1995 p.75
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.59
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.62
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Tebaldi
Maurizio - Nicola Filacuridi
Principe di Bouillon - Antonio Sacchetti
Principessa di Bouillon - Miriam Pirazzini
Michonnet - Renato Capecchi
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 210-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
Comments:- There year of the performance on the CDRs issued by Premiere is given in their catalogue as 1961 and one of the cast members is given as «Taddei». I have been unable to find any reference to such a performance in either the «The Voice of an Angel» or in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronolgia 1737-1987». On the basis of the rest of the cast given by Premiere the performance recorded seems to be that on 22 February 1958. The partial cast listed above is for this performance.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Schaunard - Walter Monachesi
Musette - Mafalda Masini
Marcello - Isidoro (Doro) Antonioli
Mimi - Rosetta Noli
Rodolfo - Ettore Bastianini
Barbemuche - Antonio Sacchetti
Colline - Curzio Flemi
Visconte Paolo - Giuseppe Forgione
Durand - Piero De Palma
Gaudenzio - Piero De Palma
Eufemia - Anna Di Stasio
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 165 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Melodram MEL 021 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - Hardy Classic HCd 6012-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La bohème by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.358; GIUDICI p.335
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.74 [EP]
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American Record Guide - May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.134 [LM]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.148 febbraio 2001 p.95 [GL]
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo (8 March 1958; see OPERA May 1958 p.312 ). The performance on the Hardy Classic CDs is reported to be that of 15 February 1958
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Netherlands Opera
Chorus - Netherlands Opera
Riccardo - Giuseppe Zampieri
Renato - Scipio Colombo
Amelia - Gré Brouwenstijn
Ulrica - Anny Delorie
Oscar - Eugenia Ratti
Silvano - Jos Burcksen
Samuele - Guus Hoekman
Tom - Gerard Groot
Un Giudice - Chis van Woerkom
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Compact Disc - Globe GLO 5109 {2CDS}
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol. 17 No. 4 March-April 1994 p.352
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Orpheus - Juni 1997 p.59
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Opéra International - No. 178 mars 1994 p.72
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American Record Guide - Vol. 57 No. 3 May-June 1994 p.208
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Répertoire - No. 67 mars 1994 p.80
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi
Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini
Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli
Preziosilla - Oralia Domínguez
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Anna Di Stasio
Padre Guardiano - Boris Christoff
Mastro Trabuco - Mariano Caruso
Un Chirurgo - Gianni Bardi
Un Alcalde - Giuseppe Forgione
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 206 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram IMS 370102 {3CDS} Bongiovanni «Golden Age of Opera» 151/52/53 {3CDS} Hardy Classic HCA 6014 {3CDS}
DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4002 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - *Legato Classics LCV 001(NTSC); Hardy Classic Video HCV 1001(PAL); Bel Canto Society #666 (NTSC & PAL)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2002 p.103 (DVD) [AB]
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Opera - February 1997 p.159
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89
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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42; October 1994 p.50
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.207 (DVD) [CW]; Vol.26 No.1 September/ October 2002 p.286 (correction) [CW]
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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.60; November 2002 S.95 (DVD) [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.2 Spring 2003 pp.290-293 (DVD) [RP]
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.61; novembre 1995 No.196 p.57; No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.112 (DVD) [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.170; No.175 p.124 (video)
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.213: September/ October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.302 (audio) [RVL]: March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.247 (DVD) [RVL]
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Classical Express - No.78 September 1996 p.7
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99: Autumn 1997 No.5 p.99 [TP]
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The Perfect Vision - May/June 1999 Issue 24 p.80 (video) [GS]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.102 (DVD) [CC]
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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.124
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.87
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.122 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo (15 March 1958)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Canio - Mario Del Monaco
Nedda - Gabriella Tucci
Tonio - Cornell MacNeil
Beppe - Piero De Palma
Silvio - Renato Capecchi
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5560-5561 (+song recital) {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca SXL 2185-2186 (+song recital) {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca LXT 5613-5615 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; Decca SXL 2253-2255;; (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 588-590 (+Cavalleriarusticana) {3LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 658-659 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS}; CISCO KIJC 9166-9168 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; London A 4237 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS} (1960)ª; London OSA 1212 (+Italian Songs) {2LPS} (1960)ª; London A 4358 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}; London OSA 1330 (+Cavalleria ; rusticana) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca 421 807-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1989)ª; London POCL 2394 {1CD} (Japan) (1991)ª; London POCL 3806-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª; London POCL 9766 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)ª; Decca 467 484-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOH 90021 (4-track 7½ips) (+song recital) (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1961 p.441; November 1970 p.852; April 1975 p.1863 [AB]; August 1989 p. [JBS]
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Opera - July 1960 p.448
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Records and Recordings - April 1960 p.22 [FGB]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.621 [PLM]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.518 (open reel tape) [PCF]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.4 p.71 [CLO]: February 1961 Vol.11 No.2 p.91 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Comments:- See ICRC Autumn Edition 1997 No.10 p.60
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Amina - Virginia Zeani
Elvino - Nicola Monti
Rodolfo - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Lisa - Liliana Poli
Alessio - Augusto Frati
Teresa - MariaLuisa Castellanos
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers SON 195901 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
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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
Comments:- Recordings of performances in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (28 (Handleman) (24 OL) January 1959). The cast listed above is that given in THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.49. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004 and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Samson - Mario Del Monaco
Dalila - Jean Madeira
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Lino Puglisi
Abimélech - Plinio Clabassi
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Iginio Riccò
Le messager philistin - Attilio Flauto
Premier philistin - Athos Cesarini
Deuxième philistin - Enzo Felicitati
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 030 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6006 {2CDS} (1999)ª
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.6 No.1 p.333 [ADC]
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Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]
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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.132 settembre 1999 p.94 [GL]
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Comments:- It has been claimed that the recording on the Melodram LPs is in fact (i) a recording of a performance in 1960 at the Paris Opera conducted by Louis Fourestier with Denise Scharley as Dalila (ii) a recording in the Teatro di San Carlo in 1970 with Vioric (sic) Cortez as Dalila (See FANFARE March/April 1983 Vol.6 No.4 p.26, IOC Spring 1998 No.7 pp.30-37, Summer 1998 No.8 p.7, Autumn 1998 No.9 p.7). A performance at the Paris Opera conducted by Fourestier is reviewed in OPERA November 1960 p.763 and a performance in Naples in 1970 with Viorica Cortez is reviewed in OPERA May 1971 p.434. The Hardy CDs are advertized in ORPHEUS Juli 1999 S.17 where the date of the performance is given as 5 May 1959. According to the review of the Hardy Classic CDs in L'OPERA Del Monaco and Madeira sing in French and the rest of the cast in Italian. In «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia» p.706 Del Monaco and Madeira are listed as singing in three performances, the first of which was on 5 April 1959. JTH states in his review in CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR that the performance on the CDs issued by Hardy Classic is «audibly different from Melodram's».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Mario Del Monaco
Il barone Scarpia - George London
Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena
Cesare Angelotti - Silvio Maionica
Spoletta - Piero De Palma
Sciarrone - Giovanni Morese
Un pastore - Ernesto Palerini
Un carceriere - Giovanni Morese
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5554-5555 {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca SXL 2180-2181 {2LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 612-613 {2LPS}; Decca 411 871-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª; London OSA 1210 {2LPS} (1960)ª; King(CISCO) KIJC-92L {2LPS}; London KUC 9101/02 {2LPS} (Japan)
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 411 871-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 871-2 (France) (1997)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90020 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1960 pp.426-427 [PHW]; April 1960 p.510 [DST]; September 1971 p.514; February 1985 p. [AB]; August 1991 p. [JBS]
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Opera - March 1960 p.222
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Orpheus - Mai/Juni 1973 S.62 [CK]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.628 [CJL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.72 [CLO]: May 1962 Vol.12 No.5 p.105 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 97 p.134
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Records and Recordings - January 1960 p.17 [FGB]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Rigoletto - Renato Capecchi
Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo
Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker
Sparafucile - Ivan Sardi
Maddalena - Miriam Pirazzini
Giovanna - Aurora Cattelani
Monterone - Vito Susca
Marullo - Giorgio Giorgetti
Borsa - Vittorio Pandano
Conte di Ceprano - Guido Pasella
Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Di Stasio
Un paggio - Carmen Marchi
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Black Disc; - Philips A 02021/02022; Philips 835052/835053; Philips ABL 3307/3308 {2LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; Fontana SFL 1005/1006 {2LPS};; Philips 6747 407 {2LPS} (1981)ª; Columbia M2L 404 {2LPS} (USA); Columbia M2S 901 {2LPS} (USA)
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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 - July 1960 p.79 [AP] October 1960 p.206 [DST] May 1968 p.610; November 1981 p.763 [AB]
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Opera - August 1960 p.567
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.75 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - July 1960 Vol.26 No.11 p.917 [PLM]
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1960 p.524 [DH]
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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.14 [FGB]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Don Giovanni - Mario Petri
Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Leyla Gencer
Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Commendatore - Heinz Borst
Masetto - Renato Cesari
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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Compact Disc; - Datum 12 321 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1389 {3CDS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4314 (2005)ª
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 2005 pp.91-93 (DVD) [MB]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.58 (DVD) [GH]
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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51 (audio)
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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.132 (DVD) [MP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.62-63 (DVD) [TP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.231-232 (DVD) [RVL]
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.108 (audio)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film and audio recording of the sound-track.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten
Dick Johnson - Sándor Kónya
Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi
Nick - Howard Fried
Ashby - Lorenzo Alvary
Jake Wallace - James Standard
Billy Jackrabbit - Richard Wentworth
José Castro - Robert Anderson
Wowkle - Katherine Hilgenberg
Sonora - Ned Romero
Trin - Raymond Manton
Sid - Colin Harvey
Bello - Donald Drain
Harry - Gilbert Russell
Joe - Orva Hoskinson
Happy - Andrew (András) Foldi
Jim Larkens - Winther Andersen
Un postiglione - Thomas Caperello
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAN 196001 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (1 October 1960). The cast listed above is that given in the «San Francisco Opera Performance Archive» (http://archive.sfopera.com - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Aida - Leonie Rysanek
Radamès - Jon Vickers
Amneris - Irene Dalis
Amonasro - Robert Weede
Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi
Il Re di Egitto - Andrew (András) Foldi
Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin
Un Messaggero - Gilbert Russell
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Compact Cassette; - House of Opera CAS 483 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera #483 {2CDS} (2000)ª; live-rare-opera.com unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 5.0067 {2CDS} (2007)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.271 [BB]
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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.56; November + Dezember 2007 S.58 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 p.224 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (30 September 1960). According to the review in ORPHEUS the recording issued on the Golden Melodram label «An die Grenzen des Hörvergnügens stoßt»
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Macbeth - Tito Gobbi
Lady Macbeth - Amy Shuard
Banco - Forbes Robinson
Macduff - André Turp
Malcolm - John Dobson
Dama - Noreen Berry
Medico - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 435 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00783
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107.203 (+Otello - excerpts - Sanzogno) {2CDS} (1996)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1996 S.62
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Opéra International - novembre 1984 No.75 pp.51-52 [SS]
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.150
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 p.82 [GL]
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Comments:- The performance whose recording is on the Bella Voce CDs and Charles Handelman's tapes is reported to be that at Covent Garden on 8 April 1960 with the cast as listed above. This performance was broadcast (see Radio Times Issue dated April 3-9 1960 p.51). That on the Melodram LPs is reported to be that of 31 March 1960, the first night, which was not broadcast. In this performance Joseph Rouleau sang Banco, not Forbes Robinson. (See OPERA May 1960 p.369)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Carmen - Giulietta Simionato
Don José - Franco Corelli
Micaëla - Renata Scotto
Escamillo - Ettore Bastianini
Frasquita - Adalina Grigolato
Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani
Le Dancaïre - Virgilio Carbonari
Le Remendado - Piero De Palma
Moralès - Guglielmo Ferrara
Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 118-119 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CNDO 2182-3 (+José Cura as Don José) {3CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (See OPERA November 1961 pp.714-715). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia
Chorus - Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia
Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti
Schaunard - Walter de Ambrosis
Marcello - Vito Mattiola
Colline - Dmitri Nabokov
Mimi - Alberta Pellegrini
Musetta - Bianca Bellesia
Benoit - Guido Pasella
Alcindoro - Guido Pasella
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Black Disc - Murray Hill X23808; Fonit Cetra «Arkadia» ARK 3 (Highlights) {1LP} foyer FO 1041 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 4275 (1997)ª
Compact Disc - Claque GM 2001-2002 {2CDS}; foyer 2-CF 2017 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Februar 1983 S.187 (highlights) [OT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Reggio Emilia (29 April 1961). The Fonit Cetra «Arkadia» LP is advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - April 1997».
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson
Calaf - Giuseppe di Stefano
Liù - Leontyne Price
Ping - Kostas Paskalis
Pang - Ermanno Lorenzi
Pong - Murray Dickie
Timur - Nicola Zaccaria
L'imperatore Altoum - Peter Klein
Un mandarino - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Black Disc - Morgan 6101 {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 321 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 153-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Myto 2 MCD 014 250 (+Nilsson in Un ballo in Masquera - excerpts in German) ; {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 755-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Orfeo C 757 0821 {2CDS} (2008)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]
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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.102 [JCH2]
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International Record Review - July/August 2008 p.83 [RL1]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.92 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (22 June 1961; see OPERA September 1961 p.595 )
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Luisa Maragliano
Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Aldo Protti
Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini
Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 370-2 {2CDRS}
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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:- Aida was performed at Verona with this cast on 1, 6, 10, 14 August 1961. See OPERA November 1961 p.714. A video recording is listed in Live Opera Heaven's «October 2002 Update» (C 1199) with this cast and the date given as 1 August 1961, but with the conductor stated to be Gavazenni. This seem to be incorrect as the conductor on that date was Molinari-Pradelli. Gavazenni did conduct Aida at Verona on 22 and 29 July 1961, but the Aida in those performances was Gabriella Tucci (see the cast listings in the Verona programmes).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Riccardo - Giuseppe Zampieri
Renato - Ettore Bastianini
Amelia - Gré Brouwenstijn
Ulrica - Margarethe Bence
Oscar - Graziella Sciutti
Silvano - Donald Drain
Samuele - Plinio Clabassi
Tom - Andrew (András) Foldi
Un Giudice - Raymond Nilsson
Un servo - Winther Andersen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1434
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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 in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1961). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.445-445. 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Nabucco - Ettore Bastianini
Ismaele - Renato Cioni
Zaccaria - Giorgio Tozzi
Abigaille - Lucilla Udovich
Fenena - Janis Martin
Gran Sacerdote - Joshua Hecht
Abdallo - Howard Fried
Anna - Gwen Curatilo
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1432
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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 War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (23 October 1961). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera 1922-1978» by Arthur Bloomfield pp.445-446. 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 Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Rigoletto - Aldo Protti
Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo
Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus
Sparafucile - Giorgio Tadeo
Maddalena - Bruna Ronchini
Giovanna - Liliana Hussu
Monterone - Vito Susca
Marullo - Claudio Giombi
Borsa - Raimondo Botteghelli
Conte di Ceprano - Eno Mucchiutti
Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Bianchi
Un paggio - Ofelia Cappelletti
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Black Disc; - Paragon DSV 52009 {2LPS}; *Movimento Musica 02.003 {2LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc - Melodram 27006 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDE 1020 {2CDS}
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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 publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.67
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 March 1961)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya
Schaunard - Geraint Evans
Marcello - Ettore Bastianini
Colline - Giorgio Tozzi
Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Musetta - Marilyn Horne
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1708 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1708S
Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21027 {2CDS}
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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.253 [DMG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles (26 October 1962). According to DMG in FANFARE the sound is not good. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1989» and the recording is described as «abridged».