(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1960(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
2 1960(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
3 1961(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - La sonnambula*
4 1961(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
5 1962(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
6 1963(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
7 1964(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
8 1964(LI) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*
9 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
10 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
11 1964(LI4/4/64;DALIS) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
12 1964(LI;15/2/64 / RYSANEK) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
13 1964(LI;28/4/64;NILSSON) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
14 1964(LI;9/3/64 / MILANOV) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
15 1965(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino*
16 1965?(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
17 1966(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*
18 1967(LE) - Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda*
19 1970(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
20 1970(LI;KABAIWANSKA) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
21 1970(LI;OLIVIERO) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
22 1971(STU) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
23 1972(LI) - Arrigo Boito - Mefistofele*
24 1972(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Maria Stuarda*
25 1973(ACT 1;LE) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*
26 1973(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
27 1974(ACT 3;LE) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*
28 1974(ACT 4;LE) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
29 1974(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
30 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*
31 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
32 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani]*
33 1976(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*
34 1976(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
35 1976(LI) - Riccardo Zandonai - Francesca da Rimini*
36 1976(STU) - Italo Montemezzi - L' Amore dei tre re*
37 1976?(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
38 1977(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
39 1977(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*
40 1977(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
41 1977(LI} - Giuseppe Verdi - Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani]*
42 1978(LI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*
43 1978(LI) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*
44 1978(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
45 1979(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Norma*
46 1979(LI) - Jules Massenet - Werther*
47 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*
48 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco***
49 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
50 1980(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - L' elisir d'amore*
51 1980(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*
52 1980(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème***
53 1980(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Ernani*
54 1980(LI;CHIARA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida**
55 1980(LI;DIMITROVA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
56 1981(LI) - Umberto Giordano - Andrea Chénier***
57 1981(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*
58 1981(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto***
59 1982(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La fanciulla del west**
60 1982(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Macbeth*
61 1982(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I masnadieri*
62 1982(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*
63 1982(LI;CHIARA) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
64 1982(LI;DEL GRANDE) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
65 1983(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor**
66 1983(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
67 1983(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Attila*
68 1983(LI8/1/83) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
69 1983(LI;11/1/83) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*
70 1984(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen**
71 1985(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Attila**
72 1985(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto*
73 1986(LI) - Riccardo Zandonai - Francesca da Rimini*
74 1987(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell]**
75 1988(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Luisa Miller*
76 1991(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Manon Lescaut*
77 1992(LI) - Vincenzo Bellini - Il pirata*
78 1992(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida***
79 1993(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot**
80 1997(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*
81 1999(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I Lombardi*
82 19??(RA) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Edipo Re*
83 2000(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - I due Foscari***
84 2001(LI) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia**
85 2001(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La battaglia di Legnano**
86 2001(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Giovanna d'Arco*
87 2002(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco*
88 2007(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Don Pasquale**
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Eugenio Fernandi
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Ettore Bastianini
Il Grande Inquisitore - Raffaele Ariè
Un Frate - Nicola Zaccaria
Elisabetta di Valois - Sena Jurinac
La principessa Eboli - Regina Resnik
Tebaldo - Norbert Balatsch
Il Conte di Lerma - Carlo Schmidt
Un Araldo Reale - Klaus Klinke
Una voce dal cielo - Liselotte Maikl
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 036 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BL 107.405 (+excerpts cond. Haitink 1966) (1999)ª; Fabbri Editori {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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; 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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.275-276 [JM]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.57 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.2 p.153
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.298 [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a 4-act version at the Salzburg Festival (1 August 1960; see OPERA Autumn 1960 p.52). The CDs issued by Fabbri Editori are listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.70
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Violetta Valery - Virginia Zeani
Flora Bervoix - Marie Collier
Annina - Leah Roberts
Alfredo Germont - William McAlpine
Giorgio Germont - Jess Walters
Gastone - John Dobson
Dottore Grenvil - Michael Langdon
Barone Douphol - Forbes Robinson
Marchese d'Obigny - Ronald Lewis
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02393
Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 429-2 {2CDRS}
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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 at Covent Garden (13 January 1960). Zeani replaced Joan Sutherland who was originally announced to sing Violetta (See OPERA March 1960 pp.228-230). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Home Service (see Radio Times Issue dated January 8 1960).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Amina - Renata Scotto
Elvino - Alfredo Kraus
Rodolfo - Ivo Vinco
Lisa - Marisa Zotti
Teresa - Rosa Laghezza
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 337-2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 111-112 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro OPD 1305 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.69
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Flaviano Labò
Filippo II - Walter Kreppel
Rodrigo - Eberhard Wächter
Il Grande Inquisitore - Frederick Guthrie
Un Frate - Nicola Zaccaria
Elisabetta di Valois - Antonietta Stella
La principessa Eboli - Giulietta Simionato
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01881
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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; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (28 September 1961). The conductor is given as Cleva in Charles Handelman's Catalog but according to the performance chronology in «Simionato - How Cinderella Became Queen» p.286 Cleva only conducted the performance on 21 September and Santi conducted the second performance in which Simionato sang.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Leonie Rysanek
Ulrica - Jean Madeira
Oscar - Anneliese Rothenberger
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Tom - Luben Vichey
Un Giudice - Andrea Velis
Un servo - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc - Rodolphe RPV 32699/70 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 033 6710 {2CDS} Frequenz 043 013 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035131 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers BAL 196202 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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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 at The MET of the Swedish version (17 March 1962). The performance on 30 January 1962 is reviewed in OPERA April 1962 p.246. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Richard Tucker
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Birgit Nilsson
Ulrica - Jean Madeira
Oscar - Mattwilda Dobbs
Silvano - Roald Reitan
Samuele - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Tom - John Macurdy
Un Giudice - Andrea Velis
Un servo - Robert Nagy
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 236 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 196301 {2CDRS} (Canada) Bensar OL 11263 (BRO 124019) {2CDRS}
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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 at the MET (12 January 1963). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Franco Corelli
Nedda - Lucine Amara
Tonio - Anselmo Colzani
Beppe - Franco Ghitti
Silvio - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27095 (+Cavalleria rusticana - Bernstein) {2CDS}; Bensar OL 41164 (BRO 124726) {1CDR}; Myto 1 MCD 052 310 {1CD} (2005)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.63 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.81 [JV]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 April 1964). The CDR issued on the Bensar label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Santuzza - Eileen Farrell
Turiddu - Richard Tucker
Alfio - Cesare Bardelli
Lola - Mildred Miller
Lucia - Lili Chookasian
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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 104 (+Pagliacci - Cleva) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1492 (& 1252); The Opera Lovers CAV 196401 {1CDR} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 April 1964; see «Sign off for the Old Met» pp.494-495). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) that issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Raina Kabaivanska
Don Carlo - Nicolae Herlea
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Joann Grillo
Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena
Curra - Carlotta Ordassy
Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Mastro Trabuco - Andrea Velis
Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1596
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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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording is stated to be from a «VG in-house tape».
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil
Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo
Duca di Mantova - Carlo Bergonzi
Sparafucile - Justino Díaz
Maddalena - Nedda Casei
Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy
Monterone - John Macurdy
Marullo - Calvin Marsh
Borsa - Gabor Carelli
Conte di Ceprano - Robert Patterson
Contessa di Ceprano - Lynn Blair
Un paggio - Junetta Jones
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 121264 (BRO 125729) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 at the MET (12 December 1964). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI:4/4/64;Dalis)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Cornell MacNeil
Lady Macbeth - Irene Dalis
Banco - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Macduff - Barry Morell
Malcolm - Franco Ghitti
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Gerhard Pechner
Domestico - Edward Ghazal
Sicaro - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1031
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (4 April 1964). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.450-452. 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 Nello Santi - 1964(LI;15/2/64 - Rysanek)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - James McCracken
Desdemona - Leonie Rysanek
Iago - Anselmo Colzani
Cassio - John Alexander
Rodrigo - Robert Nagy
Lodovico - William Wilderman
Montano - Clifford Harvuot
Emilia - Janis Martin
Un Araldo - Robert Patterson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1291
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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 at the MET (15 February 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI;28/4/64;Nilsson)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Macbeth - Cornell MacNeil
Lady Macbeth - Birgit Nilsson
Banco - Giorgio Tozzi
Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi
Malcolm - Franco Ghitti
Dama - Carlotta Ordassy
Medico - Gerhard Pechner
Domestico - Edward Ghazal
Sicaro - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MACB 196401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (28 April 1964). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI;9/3/64 - Milanov)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - James McCracken
Desdemona - Zinka Milanov
Iago - Anselmo Colzani
Cassio - Paul Franke
Rodrigo - Gabor Carelli
Lodovico - William Wilderman
Montano - Clifford Harvuot
Emilia - Mignon Dunn
Un Araldo - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1431
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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 at the MET (9 March 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Leonora di Vargas - Gabriella Tucci
Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini
Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli
Preziosilla - Joann Grillo
Fra Melitone - Elfego Esparza
Curra - Carlotta Ordassy
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Andrea Velis
Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 14 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 706 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100 725 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 033 283 {2CDS} (2003)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:-
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.78 [GH]; Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.63 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.73 [GG]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.88 [JV]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1965). This performance was broadcast. This opera was not performed at the MET on 26 February 1965, a date that is sometimes given for this recording.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1965?(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Manrico - Michele Molese
Azucena - Nedda Casei
Leonora - Virginia Gordoni
Conte di Luna - Lino Puglisi
Ferrando - Tugomir Franc
Ines - Lydia Maria
Ruiz - Adolf Dallapozza
Un vecchio zingaro - Rudolf Zimmer
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Black Disc - Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 2416 {2LPS} *Concert Hall SMS 2416 A/B {2LPS}
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- The «Concert Hall» set of 2 LPs is part a boxed set which also contains recordings of «Rigoletto» (Rivoli) and «La traviata» (Rivoli). The orchestra and chorus are presumably those of the «Wiener Volksoper»
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Cio Cio San - Virginia Gordoni
Pinkerton - Michele Molese
Sharpless - Valerio Meucci
Suzuki - Nedda Casei
Kate Pinkerton - Meriel Dickinson
Goro - Franz Setzer
Il principe Yamadori - Friedrich Strack
Lo zio Bonzo - Leo Heppe
Il commissario imperiale - Nikolaus Simkowsky
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Black Disc - Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 2481 {3LPS} Orpheus SMS 2481 {3LPS} (Italy)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- The LPs issued by Orpheus are listed in ORFEO gennaio-febbraio 1979 p.10
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1967(LE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
La Gioconda - Régine Crespin
Enzo - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Barnaba - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Laura - Michèle Vilma
La Cieca - Carol Smith
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 366 (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1105-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
Comments:- *This recording appears to be of part of a performance in Marseille (1 November 1967). The performance on 26 October 1967 is reviewed in OPERA March 1968 p.235. 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»
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Heinz Blankenburg
Marcello - Raymond Wolansky
Colline - Arnold Van Mill
Mimi - Luisa Bosabalian
Musetta - Sylvia Geszty
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 381 {2CDRS} (2003)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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Hamburg State Opera (8 March 1970). Some of the cast information comes from the «Tenorissimo» website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). 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»
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1970(LI;Kabaiwanska)
Orchestra - Verona Arena
Chorus - Verona Arena
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Mario D' Anna
Geronte - Alfredo Mariotti
Edmondo - Ermanno Lorenzi
Una voce sola - Rina Pallini
L'oste - Franco Federici
Il maestro di ballo - Franco Ricciardi
Un sergente degli arcieri - Gianfranco Casarini
Lampionaio - Ottorino Begali
Un comandante di Marina - Carlo Del Bosco
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 162-163 {2CDS}
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.333
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 p.67
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Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.62
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.61
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Arena of Verona (For a review of another performance that season see Opera Festival Issue 1970 p.14)
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1970(LI;Oliviero)
Orchestra - Verona Arena
Chorus - Verona Arena
Manon Lescaut - Magda Olivero
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Giulio Fioravanti
Geronte - Alfredo Mariotti
Edmondo - Ermanno Lorenzi
Una voce sola - Rina Pallini
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Compact Disc; - foyer 2-CF 2033 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 927-2 {2CDRS}; House of Opera CDBB 434 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1436 {2CDS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera un-numbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2005)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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Verona Arena (30 July 1970). 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». A recording of the performance on 25 July 1970 is also listed (CDBB 433). This performance is reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue 1970 p.14.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Montserrat Caballé
Tonio - Sherrill Milnes
Beppe - Leo Goeke
Silvio - Barry McDaniel
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Black Disc - RCA LSC 7090/1-2 (+arias from La bohème, Zazà, Chatterton) {2CDS} RCA SER 5635-6 (+arias from La bohème, Zazà, Chatterton) {2LPS} (UK)
Compact Cassette - RCA RK 40003; BMG RCA 74321 50168-2 {1CD}
Compact Disc; - RCA «Gold Seal Opera» GD 60865 (+Il tabarro) {2CDS};; BMG RCA 74321 50168-2 {1CD}; Brilliant Classics 6251 (+Cavalleria rusticana - Levine {2CDS} (2001)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1972 p.89; July 1972 p.171
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Orpheus - Januar 1973 S.64 [KL]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 [CM]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.132 [MM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.62 [PL]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.116 - febbraio 1998 p.78 [NS]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.47 [LC]
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Arena «Sferisterio» di Macerata
Chorus - Arena «Sferisterio» di Macerata
Mefistofele - Cesare Siepi
Faust - Giorgio Merighi
Margherita - Magda Olivero
Elena - Linda Vajna
Martha - Luciana Palombi
Wagner - Athos Cesarini
Pantalis - Ann Sorace
Nereo - Mario Ferrara
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 229 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 8782 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Macerata «Sferisterio» (8 July 1972; see OPERANovember 1972 p.984)
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de L'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs
Maria - Montserrat Caballé
Elisabeta - Michèle Vilma
Leicester - José Carreras
Talbot - Maurizio Mazzieri
Anna - Ruth Bezinian
Cecil - Enric Serra
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 296-3 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 122-2 {2CDS}; Foyer ECF 3009 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.531 (Highlights + version conducted by Richard Bonynge) {2CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1315 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5007 (+Arabella +Caterina Cornaro + Madama Butterfly) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5006 (+L'elisir d'amore +La fille du regiment +Lucia di;; Lammermoor) {8CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1997 S.57 (Highlights)
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.158 (highlights) [ETG]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.113 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Salle Pleyel, Paris (26 March 1972, see OPERA May 1972 p.411)
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1973(Act 1;LE)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto
Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1816 (+Manon Lescaut +Turandot - excerpts) (1989)ª
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of Act 1 performed at a «Puccini Gala» (8 January 1974).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Manrico - Ludovic Spiess
Azucena - Ruza Baldani
Leonora - Annabelle Bernard
Conte di Luna - Kostas Paskalis
Ferrando - Karl Helm
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2021
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (25 February 1973; see OPERA June 1973 pp.513-514).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1974(Act 3;LE)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
La principessa Turandot - Danica Mastilovic
Calaf - Carlo Bergonzi
Liù - Renata Scotto
Timur - Paul Plishka
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1816 (+Madama Butterfly +Manon Lescaut - excerpts) (1989)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
Comments:- Recording of Act 3 given at a «Puccini Gala» (8 January 1974).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1974(Act 4;LE)
Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Philadelphia
Chorus - Lyric Opera of Philadelphia
Manon Lescaut - Antonietta Stella
Des Grieux - John Alexander
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1816 (+Madama Butterfly +Turandot - excerpts) (1989)ª
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of Act 4 given at a «Puccini Gala» (8 January 1974).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti
Renato - Norman Mittelman
Amelia - Renata Scotto
Ulrica - Ursula Böse
Oscar - Regina Marheineke
Silvano - Erland Hagegard
Samuele - Ude Krekow
Tom - Carl Schultz
Un Giudice - Peter Haage
Un servo - Kurt Marschner
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 832-2 {2CDS} (2003)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 at the Hamburg State Opera (17 June 1974). The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in their «New Compact Disc Releases» dated February/March 2003 where the location is given as Florence.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Riccardo - Plácido Domingo
Renato - Roberto Bañuelas
Amelia - Gwyneth Jones
Ulrica - Stella Silva
Oscar - Jeanette Scovotti
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1939-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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 at the Hamburg Opera (January 1975). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» dated Wed. November 16 2005.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Violetta Valery - Maria Chiara
Flora Bervoix - Joi Angeli
Annina - Anna Lia Bazzani
Alfredo Germont - Gianni Raimondi
Giorgio Germont - Mario Zanasi
Gastone - Guido Fabbris
Dottore Grenvil - Giovanni Antonini
Barone Douphol - Alessandro Maddalena
Marchese d'Obigny - Paolo Cesari
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 1082 {2CDS} (2000)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:-
Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.89 [GH]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p. 218 [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (July or August 1975)
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Guido di Montforte - Peter Glossop
Arrigo - Franco Bonisolli
Giovanni da Procida - Ruggero Raimondi
La Duchessa Elena - Cristina Deutekom
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 8281
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (probably 2 January 1975).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Cio Cio San - Maria Chiara
Pinkerton - Gianni Raimondi
Sharpless - Attilio D' Orazi
Suzuki - Anna Di Stasio
Kate Pinkerton - Anna Lia Bazzani
Goro - Mario Guggia
Il principe Yamadori - Paolo Cesari
Lo zio Bonzo - Giovanni Antonini
Il commissario imperiale - Franco Boscolo
L'ufficiale del Registro - Uberto Scaglione
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10251 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.322 [JM]
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Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.58 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.72-73 [SS]
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 pp.106-108 [MO]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.67 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.34 julio-agosto 1999 p.95 [JMP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.123 julio-agosto 1999 pp.52-53 [PL]
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Comments:- *According to Mondo Musica this is a recording of a performance in La Fenice on 4 July 1976. The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Il Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991» p.316 for all the performances of Madama Butterfly in July 1976, except that the singer of Suzuki is given as Maria Di Stassio. I have assumed this to be a misprint for Anna Di Stassio. The cast and conductor given by Mondo Musica differs from this in that the conductor is given as Ettore Gracis and Pinkerton, Suzuki, and Lo zio Bonzo are given as Carlo Bini, Clara Foti, and Alessandro Maddalena. SS in his review in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL also states that Pinkerton is sung by Gianni Raimondi. However the list of performances by Gianni Raimondi in «Gianni Raimondi - Felicamente Tenore» by Daniele Rubboli does not include this performance, so the cast given by Mondo Musica may be correct.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Violetta Valery - Maria Chiara
Flora Bervoix - Helrun Gardow
Annina - Lotte Reuter
Alfredo Germont - Gianni Raimondi
Giorgio Germont - Piero Cappuccilli
Gastone - Fritz Wetner
Dottore Grenvil - Hans Franzen
Barone Douphol - József Dene
Marchese d'Obigny - Geza Zelenay
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V 818-2 {2LPS} (1982)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 publication:-
Opéra International - avril 1983 No.58 pp.59-60 [SS]
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Comments:- The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Francesca - Ilva Ligabue
Samaritana - Janine Devost
Ostasio - Pedro Farrés
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Aldo Protti
Paolo il Bello - Ruggero Bondino
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Michel Sénéchal
Biancofiore - Bernadette Antoine
Garsenda - Edith Tremblay
Altichiara - Joyce Castle
Adonella - Amelia Salvetti
Ser Toldo Berardengo - Michel Hamel
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Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32492/3 {2CDS);; Gala GL 100 726 (+I masnadieri - highlights - Gavazzeni) {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers FRA 197601 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.65 [GH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.116 [AT]
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Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance (15 March 1976). 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 Nello Santi - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Fiora - Anna Moffo
Avito - Plácido Domingo
Manfredo - Pablo Elvira
Archibaldo - Cesare Siepi
Flamino - Ryland Davies
Un'ancella - Alison MacGregor
Una giovanetta - Elaine Tomkinson
Un giovane - Alan Byers
Una vecchia - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Offstage Voice - Michael Sanderson
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Black Disc - *RCA ARL2-1945 {2LPS} (USA); RCA «Red Seal» RL 01945 {2LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc; - BMG RCA 74321 50166-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.427; MET p.256; GIUDICI p.387 (2) p.671
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1977 p.692 [AB]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; May 1998 p.86 [MEO]
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Opera News - December 1998 p.91 [LAJ]
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Fanfare - September 1976 Vol.1 No.1 p.36 [RN]
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Orpheus - August/September 1998 S.87 [IW]
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Opéra International - mai 1998 No.224 p.58 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.139 [ES]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.149 [LM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.62 [PL]
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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.48 [LC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.117 - marzo 1998 p.90 [EG}
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Das Opernglas - Februar 1998 S.72 [JMW]
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1976?(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall
Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo - Piero Cappuccilli
Il Grande Inquisitore - Hans Sotin
Un Frate - Walter Fink
Elisabetta di Valois - Mirella Freni
La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 055 320 (+Manon cond. Baudo - highlights) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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; 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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.59 [HCM]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.213-214 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.82 [LB]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera. Myto gives the year of the performance recorded as 1976, but according to «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-2005» p.409 Mirella Freni sang Elisabeth de Valois for the first time at the Vienna State Opera on 30 September 1978. According to the review in ARG «The sound is terrible.»
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Marcello - Raimund Grumbach
Colline - Kurt Moll
Mimi - Mirella Freni
Musetta - Hildegard Uhrmacher
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2843 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 394 {2CDRS} (2003)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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (20 September 1977). 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»
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Grace Bumbry
Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe Giacomini
Il barone Scarpia - Sherrill Milnes
Il Sagristano - Renato Capecchi
Cesare Angelotti - Allan Monk
Spoletta - Andrea Velis
Sciarrone - Russell Christopher
Un pastore - Godehard Rau
Un carceriere - Andrij Dobriansky
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 32677 (BRO 123814) {2CDS}
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 January 1977). The CDs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Chorus - Kölner Oper
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Róbert Ilosfalvy
Amneris - Eva Randová
Amonasro - Wassili Janulako
Ramphis - Matti Salminen
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5073
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Cologne Opera (2 October 1977; see OPERA December 1977 p.1171).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1977(LI}
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Guido di Montforte - Cornell MacNeil
Il Sire di Bethume - Hans-Otto Klaus
Il Conte Vaudemont - Max Proebstl
Arrigo - Nicolai Gedda
Giovanni da Procida - Harald Stamm
La Duchessa Elena - Montserrat Caballé
Ninetta - Olive Fredricks
Danieli - Frieder Stricker
Tebaldo - Heinz Kruse
Roberto - Carl Schultz
Manfredo - Jürgen Förster
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V 819 {3LPS}
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Hamburg State Opera. There were performances of this opera at the Hamburg Opera on 23 March and 24 April 1977.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Canio - Plácido Domingo
Nedda - Teresa Stratas
Tonio - Benito di Bella
Beppe - Norbert Orth
Silvio - Wolfgang Brendel
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 294 (2003)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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (25 December 1978; see OPERA May 1979 pp.448-449). 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 performance is attributed to Bayreuth!. Norbert Orth was announced to sing Beppe, but I have not been able to confirm that he did in fact sing.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Santuzza - Leonie Rysanek
Turiddu - Plácido Domingo
Alfio - Benito di Bella
Lola - Ruth Falcon
Lucia - Astrid Varnay
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 202-1 {1CD} (1996)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 691 {1CD} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 310 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1997 S.58
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Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 pp.64-66 [SS]
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American Record Guide - July/August 1996 Vol.59 No.4 p.150
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 pp.54-55
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto p.63 [JS]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (25 December 1978; see OPERA May 1979 p.448). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» where the recording is attributed to a performance at Bayreuth!
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Otello - Plácido Domingo
Desdemona - Margaret Price
Iago - Kostas Paskalis
Cassio - Horst R Laubenthal
Rodrigo - Robert Dumé
Lodovico - John Macurdy
Montano - Jean-Louis Soumagnas
Emilia - Jane Berbié
Un Araldo - Fernand Dumont
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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 231 {2CDS} (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 820 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - August + September 1999 S.87 [GH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [NL]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.230 [LM]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Paris (13 July 1978). 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»
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Norma - Margaret Price
Adalgisa - Agnes Baltsa
Pollione - Bruno Prevedi
Oroveso - Matti Salminen
Clotilde - Nelly Skolnik
Flavio - Giorgio Aristo
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1118 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 583-2 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers NOR 197902 {2CDRS} (2007)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [GH]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Zürich Opera (3 February 1979; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.16 mars 1979 pp.51-52; ORPHEUS April 1979 pp 244-245). 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 Nello Santi - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Werther - José Carreras
Charlotte - Teresa Berganza
Sophie - Elizabeth Gale
Albert - Kari Nurmela
Le Bailli - René Rohr
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Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1339 (1988)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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (March 1979; see OPERA July 1979 pp.664-665). The sound on the compact cassettes issued by Lyric is not very good.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Rodrigo - Renato Bruson
Il Grande Inquisitore - Kurt Moll
Un Frate - Karl Christian Kohn
Elisabetta di Valois - Katia Ricciarelli
La principessa Eboli - Stefania Toczyska
Tebaldo - Marianne Seibel
Il Conte di Lerma - Friedrich Lenz
Un Araldo Reale - Hermann Sapell
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4754
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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; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (10 May 1979). It does not appear that this performance was broadcast, so the recording was probably made «in-house». The cast listed above was that announced in the Süddeutsche Zeitung (10 May 1979 S.22) and may be in error.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Théâtre de l'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - Théâtre de l'Opéra de Paris
Nabucco - Sherrill Milnes
Ismaele - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Zaccaria - Ruggero Raimondi
Abigaille - Grace Bumbry
Fenena - Viorica Cortez
Gran Sacerdote - Marc Vento
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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 154-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 67 (Japanese NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Paris Opera (13 July 1979). See OPERA September 1979 p.895. The Legendary Recordings LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Manrico - Plácido Domingo
Azucena - Eva Randová
Leonora - Maria Parazzini
Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 672 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Opernhaus, Zürich (17 february 1979; see «My First Forty Years» p.128, p.200). 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». The partial cast listed above is that given there. Apart from Plácido Domingo, I have been unable to confirm it.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Adina - Kathleen Battle
Nemorino - Francisco Araiza
Dulcamara - Günter von Kannen
Belcore - Rudolf Hartmann
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1028-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Opernhaus, Zürich. The performance on 4 October 1980 in which Battle and Araiza sang, but in which the roles of Dulcamara and Belcore were performed by Paolo Montarsolo and Bruno Pola is reviewed in OPERA (December 1980 pp.1237-1238). According to OPERA (June 1980 p.569) Elizabeth Gale and Peter Dvorsky were to have performed Adina and Nemorino in some performances. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list entitled «FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES».
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Bodo Brinkmann
Marcello - Wolfgang Brendel
Colline - Nikolaus Hillebrand
Mimi - Ileana Cotrubas
Musetta - Judy Conwell
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 390 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
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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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (30 November 1980; see Tenorissimo website). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Rodolfo - Plácido Domingo
Schaunard - Yves Bisson
Marcello - Tom Krause
Colline - Roger Soyer
Mimi - Kiri Te Kanawa
Musetta - Wilhelmina Fernández
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 371 (+Faust - excerpts - Mackerras) {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Bella Voce BLV 107233 (60 minutes of highlights) {2CDS}
VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1128 (NTSC) Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1847 (NTSC) (1989)ª
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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.5 No.6 July /August 1982 pp.171-172 [CGP]
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Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Palais Garnier, Paris (June or July 1980). The VHS Cassette issued by Lyric (1847) is included in «New Video Cassette Listings - September 1989»
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper
Ernani - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Elvira - Grace Bumbry
Carlo - Giorgio Zancanaro
Silva - Hans Sotin
Riccardo - Peter Haage
Iago - Ernst Wiemann
Giovanna - Olive Fredricks
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5392 & 5393
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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
Comments:- *Recordings of concert performances at the Hamburg State Opera on 6 (5392) and 19 (5393) January 1980. The cast listed above is that given in mr. tape's catalogue and as announced in OPERA June 1979 p.567.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI;Chiara)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Maria Chiara
Radamès - Giuseppe Giacomini
Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto
Amonasro - Garbis Boyagian
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Gabriella Onesti
Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti
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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1195 (NTSC)
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5778
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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 (or of performances) in the Arena di Verona (see OPERA Festival Issue 1980 pp.108-109). Aida was performed with this cast on 27, 30 July and 3, 9 August 1980. The date given in mr. tape's catalogue is 30 July 1980. It is not known if the video recording is of the same performance.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1980(LI;Dimitrova)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Aida - Ghena Dimitrova
Radamès - Nicola Martinucci
Amneris - Bruna Baglioni
Amonasro - Garbis Boyagian
Ramphis - Cesare Siepi
Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini
Una Sacerdotessa - Maria Gabriella Onesti
Un Messaggero - Gianfranco Manganotti
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5779
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (1 August 1980). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.92.
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Andrea Chénier - Plácido Domingo
Carlo Gérard - Piero Cappuccilli
Madeleine di Coigny - Gabriela Benacková
La mulatta Bersi - Rohangiz Yachmi(-Caucig)
La Contessa di Coigny - Cseslawa Slania
Madelon - Fedora Barbieri
Roucher - Hans Helm
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Alfred Sramek
Fouquier Tinville - Reid Bunger
Un Incredible - Heinz Zednik
Pietro Fléville - Paul Wolfrum
L'abate - Yoshihisa Yamaj
Dumas - Edmund Zelotes Toliver
Schmidt - Rudolf Mazzola
Il maestro di casa - Walter Fink
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