(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1912(STU) - Ruhlmann François - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*
2 1934(LE;Act 2) - NOT KNOWN - Teatro alla Scala*
3 1935(LI) - Hasselmans Louis - Metropolitan Opera*
4 1940(LI) - Grevillius Nils - Royal Swedish Opera*
5 1946(LI) - Cooper Emil - Metropolitan Opera*
6 1947(LI) - Cooper Emil - Metropolitan Opera*
7 1947(STU) - Nebolsin Vasily - Bolshoi Theatre*
8 1947(STU) - Orlov Alexander Ivanovich - Bolshoi Theatre*
9 1951(RE) - Gressier Jules - Orchestre Lyrique de Radio France*
10 1953(STU) - Erede Alberto - Théâtre Nationale de l'Opéra Paris*
11 1954(RA) - Gressier Jules - Orchestre Lyrique de Radio France*
12 1960(RA) - Conte Pierre-Michel Le - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.*
13 1964(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Opera*
14 1964(SE) - Lombard Alain - L'Opéra de Paris*
15 1966(RA) - Fournet Jean - Radio Philharmonisch Orkest - Amsterdam*
16 1967(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Connecticut Opera Association*
17 1967(LI;16/10/67) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Metropolitan Opera*
18 1967(LI;27/9/67) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Metropolitan Opera*
19 1968(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Metropolitan Opera*
20 1968(STU) - Lombard Alain - L'Opéra de Paris*
21 1970(LI) - Lombard Alain - Metropolitan Opera*
22 1973(LI) - Rich Martin - Metropolitan Opera*
23 1974(LI) - Lewis Henry - Metropolitan Opera*
24 1974(LI) - Périsson Jean - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*
25 1976(LI) - Almeida Antonio de - Opéra de Nice*
26 1981(LI) - Fournet Jean - Chicago Lyric Opera*
27 1981(LI) - Frémaux Louis - English National Opera*
28 1982(LI) - Lombard Alain - L'Opéra de Paris**
29 1982(LI) - Schnitzler Claude - L'Opéra National de Paris*
30 1982(LI) - Stapleton Robin - Chicago Opera*
31 1983(LI) - Delacôte Jacques - Gran Teatro de Liceo - Barcelona*
32 1983(STU) - Plasson Michel - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse*
33 1985(LI) - Guingal Alain - Teatro Regio di Parma**
34 1986(LI) - Domingo Plácido - Metropolitan Opera*
35 1994(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Covent Garden**
36 1994(LI) - Mercurio Steven - Opera Company of Philadelphia*
37 1995(STU) - Plasson Michel - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse*
38 1995(STU) - Slatkin Leonard - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
39 1996(LI) - Censabella Reynaldo - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)**
40 1998(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Metropolitan Opera*
41 1999(LI) - Divall Richard - Opera Australia*
42 1999(LI) - Fournet Jean - Chicago Lyric Opera*
43 1999(LI) - Guingal Alain - Orchestra Sinfonica della Fondazione «A. Toscanini» di Parma*
44 2000(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Covent Garden*
45 2002(FI) - Guadagno Anton - Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra**
46 2002(LI) - Giovaninetti Reynald - Orquesta del Principado de Asturias***
47 2002(LI) - Plasson Michel - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse*
48 2002(LI) - Viotti Marcello - Wiener Staatsoper*
49 2003(LI) - Viotti Marcello - Wiener Staatsoper*
50 2003(LI) - Zocche Lodovico - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
51 2004(LI) - Viotti Marcello - Bayerische Staatsoper*
52 2004(LI) - Viotti Marcello - Wiener Staatsoper*
53 2005(LI) - Chaslin Frédéric - Los Angeles Opera*
54 2006(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Metropolitan Opera*
55 2006(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Wiener Staatsoper*
56 2006(LI) - Joel Emmanuel - Pittsburgh Opera*
57 2006(LI) - Mauceri John - Chicago Lyric Opera*
58 2007(LI) - Domingo Plácido - Metropolitan Opera*
59 2008(LI) - André Martin - Opera North*
60 2008(LI) - Carella Giuliano - Radio Kamer Filharmonie*
61 2008(LI) - Nézet-Séguin Yannick - Mozartium Orchester**
62 2008(LI) - White Steven - Baltimore Opera*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor François Ruhlmann - 1912(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris
Roméo - Augustarello Affre
Juliette - Yvonne Gall
Gertrude - Jeanne Goulancourt
Frère Laurence - Marcel Journet
Capulet - Henri Albers
Tybalt - Edmond Tirmont
Le Prince - Monsieur Valeramont
Gregorio - Hippolyte Belhomme
Mercutio - Alexis Boyer
Stéphano - Mme. Champell
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Black Disc - Pathé 1501-1527 {27x78s - 53 sides}; *Bourg BG 4012-13-14-15 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - VAI Audio VAIA 1064-3; Malibran Music CDRG 108 {2CDS}
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1938 pp.87-88 (mention) [LR]; December 1994 p.40
Opera News - November 1995 p.48
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.242
Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 p.52 [JA]
Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.56
Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.98; No.510 janvier 2004 p.111 [MP]
American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.28 [MM]
Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.5 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.50
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1934(LE;Act 2)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Roméo - Beniamino Gigli
Juliette - Mafalda Favero
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Compact Disc; - Immortal Performances IPCD 1003-2 (+complete performance - Cooper) {2CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - November 2009 pp.24-25 [RP]
Comments:- *Recording of Act 2 of a performance in Italian in the Teatro alla Scala (21 March 1934).
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Conductor Louis Hasselmans - 1935(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Charles Hackett
Juliette - Eide Norena
Gertrude - Henriette Wakefield
Frère Laurence - Léon Rothier
Capulet - Louis D' Angelo
Tybalt - Angelo Bada
Le Prince - Arthur Anderson
Gregorio - Paolo Ananian
Mercutio - Giuseppe De Luca
Stéphano - Gladys Swarthout
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Black Disc - Unique Opera Recordings UORC 1935
Compact Disc; - Encore Grand Tier ENGT 4/93 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110140-41 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Bensar OL 12635 (BRO 125833) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September (published July) 2003 p.82 [AB]
Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.61; Januar + Februar 2004 S.67 [DN]
Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.111 [MP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.84 [JV]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 1935). 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 Nils Grevillius - 1940(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Roméo - Jussi Björling
Juliette - Hjördis Schymberg
Gertrude - Göta Allard
Frère Laurence - Leon Björker
Capulet - Sigurd Björling
Tybalt - Simon Edwardsen
Le Prince - Folke Jonsson
Gregorio - Simon d' Ailly
Mercutio - Sven Herdenberg
Stéphano - Benna Lemon-Brundin
Pâris - Olle Strandberg
Benvolio - Folke Cembracus
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Compact Disc; - Bluebell ABCD 088 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (27 March 1940)
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Raoul Jobin
Juliette - Patrice Munsel
Gertrude - Anna Kaskas
Frère Laurence - Nicola Moscona
Capulet - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Tybalt - Thomas Hayward
Le Prince - Osie Hawkins
Gregorio - Louis D' Angelo
Mercutio - Martial Singher
Stéphano - Frances Greer
Pâris - George Cehanovsky
Benvolio - Richard Manning
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 435
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1946). 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 Emil Cooper - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Jussi Björling
Juliette - Bidù Sayão
Gertrude - Claramae Turner
Frère Laurence - Nicola Moscona
Capulet - Kenneth Schon
Tybalt - Thomas Hayward
Le Prince - William Hargrave
Gregorio - Philip Kinsman
Mercutio - John Brownlee
Stéphano - Mimi Benzell
Pâris - George Cehanovsky
Benvolio - Anthony Marlowe
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 154 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET-11 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Rare Recorded Editions AD 101/2 {2CDS}; *Rodolphe RPV 32690 {2CDS}Myto 2MCD 890.04 {2CDS} (1989)ª;; Myto 2MCD 981.H007 [2CDS} (1998)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 819 CD 2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2002 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Celestial Audio CA 024 {2CDRS} (Australia); Bensar OL 1247 (BRO 125869) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Immortal Performance IPCD 1003-2 {2CDS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.100-101 [LG]
Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.71
International Record Review - November 2009 pp.24-25 [RP]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 p.98 [GL]
Musica (Milano) - N.121 novembre 2000 p.84 [MA]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 February 1947). According to the «EJS Discography» pp.81-82 the «Waltz Song» is substituted by other recordings on both the GAO and MET LPs. See also «More EJS» p.579. 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 Vasily Nebolsin - 1947(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Roméo - Sergei Lemeshev
Juliette - Irina Maslennikova
Gertrude - Nina Ostrumova
Frère Laurence - Maxim Mikhailov
Capulet - Ivan Petrov
Tybalt - Tikhon Tchernyakov
Le Prince - Ivan Sipayev
Gregorio - Ivan Sipayev
Mercutio - Ivan Burlak
Stéphano - Natalia Sokolova
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Black Disc - Melodiya ND 01336/41 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 207 - Opera Russe (A Mike Richter CD-Rom) (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on Compact Cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
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Conductor Alexander Ivanovich Orlov - 1947(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Roméo - Ivan Kozlovsky
Juliette - Elisabeta Shumskaya
Gertrude - Nina Ostrumova
Frère Laurence - Maxim Mikhailov
Capulet - Ivan Petrov
Gregorio - Sergei Koltipin
Mercutio - Ivan Burlak
Stéphano - Natalia Sokolova
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Black Disc - Melodiya D-032563/68 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2264/65 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 2004 p.77 [AB]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2004 p.100 (mention) [JTH]
American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.223 [CHP]
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Conductor Jules Gressier - 1951(RE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de Radio France
Chorus - Choeur Lyrique de Radio France
Roméo - Georges Noré
Juliette - Lucienne Jourfier
Capulet - Lucien Lovano
Tybalt - Louis Rialland
Mercutio - Willy Clément
Stéphano - Jean Planel
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Compact Disc; - Malibran Music MR 513 {1CDR} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Théâtre Nationale de l'Opéra Paris
Chorus - Théâtre Nationale de l'Opéra Paris
Roméo - Raoul Jobin
Juliette - Janine Micheau
Gertrude - Odette Ricquier
Frère Laurence - Heinz Rehfuss
Capulet - Charles Cambon
Tybalt - Louis Rialland
Le Prince - André Philippe
Gregorio - André Philippe
Mercutio - Pierre Mollet
Stéphano - Claudine Collart
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2890-2892 {3LPS} (1954)ª; London LLA 18 {3LPS} (1954)ª; Accord ACC 150032 {3LPS} (1982)ª; IPG 115027 {3LPS} (France)
Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) 443 539-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 844-2 (France); Preiser Records PR 20041 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Cantus Classics 500664 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1954 pp.486 [PHW]; June 1995 p.109 [AB]
Opera - July 1954 pp.437-438
Opera Now - January 1996 p.59
Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61
Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.56
Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.98
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.166
American Record Guide - July 1954 Vol.20 No.11 p.353 [PHR]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 pp.224-225 [CHP]
Gramophone Record Review - May 1954 p.325
Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.101: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
Comments:- The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.400 and the IPG LPs are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition 2000.
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Conductor Jules Gressier - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de Radio France
Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de Radio France
Roméo - Georges Noré
Juliette - Janine Micheau
Gertrude - Fréda Betti
Frère Laurence - Pierre Froumenty
Capulet - Charles Cambon
Tybalt - Louis Rialland
Le Prince - André Philippe
Gregorio - André Vessières
Mercutio - Pierre Mollet
Stéphano - Nadine Sautereau
Pâris - Julien Thirache
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Compact Disc; - Malibran Music MR 613 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- See http://www.malibran.com/acatalog/AD613.htm
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Conductor Pierre-Michel Le Conte - 1960(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Roméo - Alain Vanzo
Juliette - Huguette Rivière
Frère Laurence - Jacques Mars
Capulet - Michel Roux
Tybalt - Jean Mollien
Mercutio - Henri Peyrotte
Pâris - André Malarmé
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Compact Disc; - Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst (highlights) 30074 {1CD} (2008)ª; The Opera Lovers ROM 196001 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- The CD issued by the Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst is listed in their on-line catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). 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 Anton Guadagno - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Opera
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Gianna D' Angelo
Frère Laurence - Agostino Ferrin
Capulet - Benjamin Rayson
Tybalt - Mauro Lampi
Mercutio - Peter Gottlieb
Stéphano - Nancy Williams
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Compact Disc; - Lyric LCD 1011-2 {2CDS}; Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.71
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Philadelphia Opera (see Opera August 1994 p.548). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his CD catalogue dated «6/02».
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1964(SE)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Roméo - Nicolai Gedda
Juliette - Rosanna Carteri
Gertrude - Christiane Gayraud
Frère Laurence - Joseph Rouleau
Mercutio - Michel Dens
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1941 {1LP}; Columbia SAX 2580 {1LP} (1965)ª; Angel 36287 {1LP} (1966)ª;; Angel S-36287 {1LP} (1966)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 73089-2 (collection) {10CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1965 p.117
Opera - October 1965 p.761 [HDR]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.193 [JK]
Opéra International - janvier 1999 No.231 p.46 [SS]
American Record Guide - April 1966 Vol.32 No.8 p.715 [PLM]
Répertoire - No.119 décembre 1998 p.87 [JB]
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1966(RA)
Orchestra - Radio Philharmonisch Orkest - Amsterdam
Chorus - Grott Omroepkoor
Roméo - Alain Vanzo
Juliette - Erna Spoorenberg
Gertrude - Elisabeth Cooymans
Frère Laurence - Louis Hendrikx
Capulet - Peter van der Bilt
Tybalt - Sylvain Deruwe
Gregorio - Chris Verhoog
Mercutio - Jan Joris
Stéphano - Godelieve Van den Broeck
Pâris - Chris Verhoog
Benvolio - Louis Hendrikx
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Compact Disc - *Bella Voce BLV 107 208 (+Les Pêcheurs de perles - duet Nadir - Leila - cond. Fournet) {2CDS}
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.56
Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.98
Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.4
American Record Guide - September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.5 p.128
Répertoire - No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.40
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (Amsterdam - 22 January 1966)
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Connecticut Opera Association
Chorus - Connecticut Opera Association
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Anna Moffo
Gertrude - Rosalind Hupp
Frère Laurence - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Capulet - Ted Lambrinos
Tybalt - Paul Franke
Le Prince - Dmitri Nabokov
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; (2003)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut (15 December 1967). The cast members listed above are those given in «Anna Moffo - Una Carriera Italo-Americana» by Mario G. Genesi p.429. The assignment of the roles may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI;16/10/67)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Jeanette Pilou
Gertrude - Shirley Love
Frère Laurence - Justino Díaz
Capulet - Clifford Harvuot
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Norman Scott
Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary
Mercutio - John Reardon
Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 51
Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 737 {2CDS}
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1989 No.127 p.86; décembre 1994 No.186 p.71
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 Oct 1967). For a review of the performance on 2 Oct 1967 see Opera Dec 1967 p.976
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI;27/9/67)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Mirella Freni
Gertrude - Shirley Love
Frère Laurence - John Macurdy
Capulet - Raymond Michalski
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Norman Scott
Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary
Mercutio - John Reardon
Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin
Pâris - Gene Boucher
Benvolio - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1694 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 September 1967). 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 - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Nicolai Gedda
Juliette - Mirella Freni
Gertrude - Shirley Love
Frère Laurence - John Macurdy
Capulet - Raymond Michalski
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Norman Scott
Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary
Mercutio - John Reardon
Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin
Pâris - Gene Boucher
Benvolio - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1270
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 April 1968). 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 Alain Lombard - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Mirella Freni
Gertrude - Michèle Vilma
Frère Laurence - Xavier Depraz
Capulet - Claude Calès
Tybalt - Robert Cardona
Le Prince - Pierre Thau
Gregorio - Christos Grigoriou
Mercutio - Henri Gui
Stéphano - Eliane Lublin
Pâris - Yves Bisson
Benvolio - Maurice Auzeville
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 943/1-3 {3LPS} (1969)ª; EMI CAN 235-237 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65290-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1969 p.1465; July 1969 p.129; February 1981 p.1114 [JBS]
Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.71
Diapason - No.410 décembre 1994 p.140
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.166
Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.83
Répertoire - No.75 décembre 1994 p.48
American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.107
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Jeanette Pilou
Gertrude - Jean Kraft
Frère Laurence - Justino Díaz
Capulet - Clifford Harvuot
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Edmond Karlsrud
Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary
Mercutio - John Reardon
Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin
Pâris - Gene Boucher
Benvolio - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 April 1970). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in July 2008 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Martin Rich - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Franco Corelli
Juliette - Colette Boky
Gertrude - Shirley Love
Frère Laurence - John Macurdy
Capulet - Clifford Harvuot
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Edmond Karlsrud
Gregorio - Richard Best
Mercutio - Dominic Cossa
Stéphano - Judith Forst
Pâris - Gene Boucher
Benvolio - Robert Schmorr
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 011 236 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 2001 S.60 [GH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.44-45 [AV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.90 [AG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 March 1973)
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Conductor Henry Lewis - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Plácido Domingo
Juliette - Judith Blegen
Gertrude - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Frère Laurence - Richard T. Gill
Capulet - Maurizio Mazzieri
Tybalt - Charles Anthony
Le Prince - Edmond Karlsrud
Gregorio - Richard Best
Mercutio - Dominic Cossa
Stéphano - Christine Weidinger
Pâris - Gene Boucher
Benvolio - Douglas Ahlstedt
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers ROM 197401 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (28 September 1974). 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 Jean Périsson - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Roméo - John Stewart
Juliette - Roberta Peters
Gertrude - Fredda Rakusin
Frère Laurence - James Morris
Capulet - Kerry McDevitt
Tybalt - David Hall
Le Prince - Gregory Servant
Gregorio - Antonio Santos
Mercutio - Alan Wagner
Stéphano - Kay Creed
Pâris - William MacFarland
Benvolio - Ennio Brugnolo
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3728 (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a perfomance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (1 November 1974). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in Frank Hamilton's online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). See also OPERA March 1975 pp.262-263. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - November 1995». Here the conductor is given as «Guadagno».
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Conductor Antonio de Almeida - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Opéra de Nice
Chorus - Opéra de Nice
Roméo - Alain Vanzo
Juliette - Andrée Esposito
Gertrude - Iris Paque
Frère Laurence - Ivan Saur
Capulet - Alain Duverry
Tybalt - François Garcia
Le Prince - André Abello
Gregorio - Gérard Spagnol
Mercutio - Jean-Pierre Laffage
Stéphano - Claudine Ferment
Pâris - Alfred Navello
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Black Disc - BJR S 154 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala 100 824 (highlights) {1CD}; *Bella Voce BLV 107 408 (highlights) (+Faust cond. Benzi) {3CDS} Opera d'Oro OPD 1477 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 p.149 [JM]
Comments:- According to the most sources this is a recording of a performance at the Nice Opera, but according to the review in Orpheus it is a recording of a performanceat Monte-Carlo. The highlights issued by Bella Voce are a «filler» on the recording of Faust conducted by Benzi.
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Roméo - Alfredo Kraus
Juliette - Mirella Freni
Gertrude - Sharon Graham
Frère Laurence - Sesto Bruscantini
Capulet - Dimitri Kavrakos
Tybalt - Gregory Kunde
Le Prince - Terry Cook
Gregorio - Rush Tully
Mercutio - J Patrick Raftery
Stéphano - Cynthia Clarey
Pâris - Duane Clenton Carter
Benvolio - Gualtiero Negrini
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers ROM 198102 {2CDS} (Canada); live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1756-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (27 November 1981). The cast listed above is that given in «Bravi - Lyric Opera of Chicago» by Skrebneski. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by Premiere in their list of new releases dated 13 April 2005.
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Conductor Louis Frémaux - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - English National Opera
Chorus - English National Opera
Roméo - John Brecknock
Juliette - Valerie Masterson
Gertrude - Noreen Berry
Frère Laurence - John Tomlinson
Capulet - Geoffrey Chard
Tybalt - Geoffrey Pogson
Le Prince - Harold Blackburn
Gregorio - William Shimell
Mercutio - Stuart Harling
Stéphano - Marie McLaughlin
Pâris - Mark Richardson
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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 008/3 {3CDS}; Celestial Audio CA 545 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6338
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the London Coliseum (10 February 1981). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 7-13 February 1981 p.49.
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Conductor Alain Lombard - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Roméo - Neil Shicoff
Juliette - Barbara Hendricks
Gertrude - Anna Ringart
Frère Laurence - Frangiskos Voutsinos
Capulet - Yves Bisson
Tybalt - Robert Dumé
Mercutio - Gino Quilico
Stéphano - Marie McLaughlin
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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1564 (NTSC)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Video recording of a performancee in the Palais Garnier (June 1982; see OPERA September 1982 pp.940-941). Jacques Mars was announced to sing Laurent, but Voutsinos is given in Lyric's «Classical Video Catalogue».
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Conductor Claude Schnitzler - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opera National de Paris
Roméo - Jean Dupouy
Juliette - Sylvia Sass
Gertrude - Anna Ringart
Frère Laurence - Peter Meven
Capulet - Yves Bisson
Tybalt - Robert Dumé
Mercutio - Philippe Duminy
Stéphano - Marie-Christine Porta
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4484 (1998)ª
Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers ROM 198201 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (9 October 1982). The following singers also take part: Michel Philippe, Jean-Louis Soumagnas, Philippe Rouillon, Jean-Philippe Courtis. The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «Operatic Audio Cassettes - New Listings - January 1998» and 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 Robin Stapleton - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Opera
Chorus - Chicago Opera
Roméo - Alfredo Kraus
Juliette - Mirella Freni
Gertrude - Sarah Dixon
Frère Laurence - Sesto Bruscantini
Capulet - George Meadows
Tybalt - Frank Bishop
Le Prince - José Verde
Mercutio - J Patrick Raftery
Stéphano - Judith Serra
Pâris - Richard Duff
Benvolio - Paul Wentworth
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 393-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 788 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Musica (Milano) - N.28 Anno 7 marzo 1983 pp.92-93 [EG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.89 [JMP]
Comments:- *The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722. This recording is ascribed to the «Chicago Opera», but I have been unable to find any reference to a performance of Romeo et Juliette with this cast and conductor in the online Performance Archive of the Chicago Lyric Opera or in «Alfredo Kraus - I suoi personaggi» by Giancarlo Landini.
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Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro de Liceo - Barcelona
Chorus - Gran Teatro de Liceo - Barcelona
Roméo - José Carreras
Juliette - Patricia Wise
Gertrude - Montserrat Aparici
Frère Laurence - Kurt Rydl
Capulet - Enric Serra
Tybalt - Conrad Gaspà
Mercutio - Enric Serra
Stéphano - María Carmen Hernández
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 507-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Standing Room Only SRO 849-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 639-2 {2CDRS};; Celestial Audio CA 475 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - April 1995 p.50
Opera News - January 6 1996 p.39
Comments:- *Recording of a perfomance at the Liceu, Barcelona (January 1983; see OPERA September 1983 p.1024). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website dated October 2005 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse
Roméo - Alfredo Kraus
Juliette - Catherine Malfitano
Gertrude - Jocelyne Taillon
Frère Laurence - José van Dam
Capulet - Gabriel Bacquier
Tybalt - Charles Burles
Le Prince - Jean-Jacques Doumène
Gregorio - Jean-Marie Frémeau
Mercutio - Gino Quilico
Stéphano - Ann Murray
Pâris - Kurt Ollmann
Benvolio - Roger Trentin
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Black Disc; - *EMI EX 270142-3 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 270142-5 (1985)ª;; Angel 4D3X-3960
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7-47365-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Angel CDCC-47365-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1985 p. [AB]; January 1986 p.910 [JBS]; March 1987 p. [AB]
American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.27 [DA]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.221
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Conductor Alain Guingal - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Roméo - Alfredo Kraus
Juliette - Faye Robinson
Gertrude - Ambra Vespasiani
Frère Laurence - Boris Martinovich
Capulet - Franco Federici
Mercutio - Roberto Coviello
Stéphano - Lucetta Bizzi
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VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #692 (PAL & NTSC)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (see OPERA August 1985 p.936
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Conductor Plácido Domingo - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Alfredo Kraus
Juliette - Cecilia Gasdia
Gertrude - Hilary Johnsson
Frère Laurence - Paul Plishka
Capulet - Dimitri Kavrakos
Tybalt - Allan Glassman
Le Prince - Andrew Wentzel
Gregorio - Philip Booth
Mercutio - Brian Schexnayder
Stéphano - Hilda Harris
Pâris - David Bernard
Benvolio - Kirk Redman
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers ROM 198601 (Canada)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 December 1986). 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 Charles Mackerras - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Roméo - Roberto Alagna
Juliette - Leontina Vaduva
Gertrude - Sarah Walker
Frère Laurence - Robert Lloyd
Capulet - Peter Sidhom
Tybalt - Paul Charles Clarke
Le Prince - David Wilson-Johnson
Gregorio - Jeremy White
Mercutio - François Le Roux
Stéphano - Anne Maria Panzarella
Pâris - Richard Halton
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Laser Disc; - Pioneer PLM CC 01071; Pioneer PILC 1189 (Japanese NTSC) (1995)ª
DVD (Video) - Covent Garden Pioneer 8 42573 60892 59 (Europe) ; Opus Arte «Royal Opera House Collection» OAP 3106 D (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - *Covent Garden Pioneer/Castle Vision CVI 1771(PAL); ECHO 577 806 (SECAM)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1995 p.146
Opera - January 2009 pp.108-109 [WKW]
Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.64
Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.66; No.266 mars 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
Diapason - No.488 janvier 2002 pp.120-121 (DVD) [MP]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.128
Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.98: No.83 septembre 1995 p.99
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.71: No.117 enero-febrero 2009 p.79 (DVD) [JMP]
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Conductor Steven Mercurio - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia
Roméo - Richard Leech
Juliette - Hei-Kyung Hong
Gertrude - Mignon Dunn
Frère Laurence - Mark Doss
Capulet - Arthur Woodley
Tybalt - Donald Braswell II
Le Prince - Thomas Studebaker
Gregorio - Keith Spencer
Mercutio - James Michael McGuire
Stéphano - Carol Meyer
Pâris - Clay Hulsey
Benvolio - Jorge Garza
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Academy of Music, Philadelphia (April or May 1994). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004.
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 1995(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse
Roméo - Roberto Alagna
Juliette - Angela Gheorghiu
Gertrude - Claire Larcher
Frère Laurence - José van Dam
Capulet - Alain Fondary
Tybalt - Daniel Galvez-Vallejo
Le Prince - Alain Vernhes
Gregorio - Till Fechner
Mercutio - Simon Keenlyside
Stéphano - Marie-Ange Todorovitch
Pâris - Didier Henry
Benvolio - Guy Flechter
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Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 5 56123-2 {3CDS} (1998)ª; EMI 358624-2 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1998 p.93 [JBS]; September 1998 p.43 [IH]
Opera - June 1998 p.746 [AB]
Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.105 [GH]
Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.191 [JK]
Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.54 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.2 Spring 1999 p.348 [ETG]
Opéra International - avril 1998 No.223 p.56 [PC]
Diapason - No.447 April 1998 p.84 [CC]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.111 [DVM]
Classic CD - June 1998 p.12: July 1998 p.120 [TS]
BBC Music Magazine - July 1998 p.74 [CO]
Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [NL]
American Record Guide - September/October 1998 Vol.61 No.5 p.159 [VAL]
International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.87 [GL]
Répertoire - No.113 mai 1998 p.43 [LC]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.120 - giugno-luglio 1998 p.88 [NS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.96 [LB]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.36 [JPS]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.222 juin 1998 p.83 [FL]
Das Opernglas - Juni 1998 S.70 [RT]
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Conductor Leonard Slatkin - 1995(STU)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Rundfunk
Roméo - Plácido Domingo
Juliette - Ruth Ann Swenson
Gertrude - Sarah Walker
Frère Laurence - Alastair Miles
Capulet - Alain Vernhes
Tybalt - Paul Charles Clarke
Le Prince - David Pittman-Jennings
Gregorio - Erik Freulon
Mercutio - Kurt Ollmann
Stéphano - Susan Graham
Pâris - Christopher Maltman
Benvolio - Toby Spence
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Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor «Red Seal» 09026 68440-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; RCA BVCC 1933-4 {2CDS} (Japan) (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1996 p.95
Opera - October 1996 p.1244
Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.106
HiFi News & Record Review - September 1996 p.88
Opera News - May 1996 p.60
Fanfare - Vol.20 No.1 September\October 1996 p.204
Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.86
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.2 Spring 1999 p.345 [CK]
Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.60
Diapason - No.427 juin 1996 p.105
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.164
BBC Music Magazine - July 1996 p.74
Classic CD - July 1996 p.10
American Record Guide - September/October 1996 Vol.59 No.5 p.128
Opernwelt - Juli 7/1996 S.63
Répertoire - No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.40
Le Monde de la Musique - No.201 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.84
L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.100 - Settembre 1996 p.94
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.49
Musica (Milano) - No.102 Anno 21 febbraio-marzo 1997 p.102
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.57
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Conductor Reynaldo Censabella - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Roméo - Eduardo Ayas
Juliette - Paula Almerares
Gertrude - Lucila Ramos Mañé
Frère Laurence - Ricardo Yost
Capulet - Luis Gaeta
Tybalt - Gabriel Renaud
Le Prince - Alejandro Sewrjugin
Gregorio - Oscar Grassi
Mercutio - GIB 15
Stéphano - Alicia Cecotti
Pâris - Juan Rodó
Benvolio - Guido De Kehrig
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VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 8933 (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (April 1996). The cast listed above is that given in website of the Teatro Colón (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The VHS Video Cassette issued by Lyric is listed in «New Video Cassette Listings - October 1996».
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Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 1998(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Roberto Alagna
Juliette - Angela Gheorghiu
Gertrude - Jane Shaulis
Frère Laurence - Robert Lloyd
Capulet - Alan Held
Tybalt - William Burden
Le Prince - Julien Robbins
Gregorio - Alfred Walker
Mercutio - Russell Braun
Stéphano - Kristine Jepson
Pâris - Jung-Hack Seo
Benvolio - Tony Stevenson
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 212 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET. It is probable that it is of the performance on 28 March 1998 which was broadcast.
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Conductor Richard Divall - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Australia
Chorus - Opera Australia
Roméo - Julian Gavin
Juliette - Leanne Kenneally
Frère Laurence - Andrew Collis
Tybalt - David Collins-White
Stéphano - Suzanne Johnston
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 032 {2CDRS} (Australia)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (June 1999; see OPERA January 2000 p.56)
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Roméo - Roberto Alagna
Juliette - Angela Gheorghiu
Gertrude - Dorothy Byrne
Frère Laurence - René Pape
Capulet - Jeffrey Wells
Tybalt - William Burden
Mercutio - Brian Montgomery
Stéphano - Patricia Risley
Pâris - Kirk Walker
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Compact Disc - live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {3CDS}
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (23 January 1999).
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Conductor Alain Guingal - 1999(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica della Fondazione «A. Toscanini» di Parma
Chorus - Cooperativa Artisti del Coro di Parma
Roméo - Marcello Giordani
Juliette - Mariella Devia
Gertrude - Sonia Zaramella
Frère Laurence - Giovanni Furlanetto
Capulet - Fabio Previati
Tybalt - Bruno Lazzaretti
Le Prince - Riccardo Ferrari
Gregorio - Giorgio Gatti
Mercutio - Giuseppe Altomare
Stéphano - Francesca Provvisionato
Pâris - Armando Gabba
Benvolio - Orfeo Zanetti
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2636-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma (19 December 1999). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2000 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.236. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases - 11 July 2007».
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Conductor Charles Mackerras - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Roméo - Roberto Alagna
Juliette - Angela Gheorghiu
Gertrude - Gillian Knight
Frère Laurence - Alastair Miles
Capulet - Sorin Colibran
Tybalt - Tito Beltran
Le Prince - Roderick Earle
Gregorio - Jeremy White
Mercutio - William Dazely
Stéphano - Jenny Grahn
Pâris - Graeme Broadbent
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 633 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (26 February 2000). The performance on 18 February 2000 is reviewed in OPERA May 2000 pp.591-592.
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 2002(FI)
Orchestra - Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Kühn Mixed Chorus
Roméo - Roberto Alagna
Juliette - Angela Gheorghiu
Frère Laurence - Frantisek Zahradnicek
Capulet - Ales Hendrych
Tybalt - Tito Beltran
Mercutio - Vratislav Kriz
Pâris - Zdenek Harvánek
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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 706 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 2003 pp.84-85 [JBS]
Opera - May 2003 pp.619-620 [GH]
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.93 [IW]
Diapason - No.546 avril 2007 p.111 [MP]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.176 ottobre 2003 pp.107-108 [GL]
Comments:- Video recording of a film of an abridged version.
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Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta del Principado de Asturias
Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Asturiana de los Amigos de la Ópera
Roméo - Rolando Villazón
Juliette - Ainhoa Arteta
Gertrude - Soraya Chaves
Frère Laurence - Stefano Palatchi
Capulet - Alfonso Echeverria
Tybalt - José (Josep) Ruiz
Le Prince - Jorge Sánchez Caso
Gregorio - David Menéndez
Mercutio - Carlos Marín
Stéphano - Alexandra Rivas
Pâris - David Colado
Benvolio - Pedro González
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Compact Disc; - RTVE Música 65159 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 976-3 {3CDS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5664 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.80 (audio) [LB]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.207 luglio/agosto 2006 p.96 (audio) [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo (January 2002; see OPERA ACTUAL No.50 marzo-abril 2002 pp.36-37). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES Spring 2006».
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Conductor Michel Plasson - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Chorus - Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse
Roméo - Roberto Alagna
Juliette - Angela Gheorghiu
Gertrude - Anna Steiger
Frère Laurence - René Pape
Capulet - Alain Vernhes
Tybalt - Luca Lombardo
Gregorio - Nicolas Testé
Mercutio - Russell Braun
Stéphano - Isabelle Cals
Pâris - Gérard Théruel
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 6273 {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chorégies d'Orange (27 July 2002). The performance on 30 July 2002 is reviewed in OPERA INTERNATIONAL No.271 septembre 2002 p.33.
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Conductor Marcello Viotti - 2002(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Roméo - Neil Shicoff
Juliette - Stefania Bonfadelli
Gertrude - Mihaela (Binder-)Ungureaneau
Frère Laurence - Walter Fink
Capulet - Alfred Sramek
Tybalt - John Dickie
Le Prince - Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Gregorio - In-Sung Sim
Mercutio - Yu Chen
Stéphano - Michele Breedt
Pâris - Markus Nieminen
Benvolio - Levente Hara
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 978-3 {3CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- The recording on the CDs issued by Premiere (see May 2003 list) appears to be from a performance in the Vienna State Opera in May 2002. See the website http:\www.operinwien.at
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Conductor Marcello Viotti - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Roméo - Marcello Giordani
Juliette - Norah Ammsellem
Gertrude - Mihaela (Binder-)Ungureaneau
Frère Laurence - Walter Fink
Capulet - Alfred Sramek
Tybalt - John Dickie
Le Prince - Janusz Monarcha
Gregorio - Marcus Pelz
Mercutio - Adrian Eröd
Stéphano - Cornelia Salje
Pâris - Markus Nieminen
Benvolio - Levente Hara
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 977-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (January 2003). The performance on 16 January 2003 has been reviewed on the internet
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Conductor Lodovico Zocche - 2003(LI)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Roméo - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Juliette - Stefania Bonfadelli
Gertrude - Elena Zhidkova
Frère Laurence - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Capulet - José Fardilha
Tybalt - Yves Saelens
Le Prince - Jan-Hendrik Rootering
Gregorio - Nathaniel Webster
Mercutio - Brett Polegato
Stéphano - Debora Beronesi
Pâris - Wolfgang Klose
Benvolio - Lorenz Fehenberger II
Frère Jean - Dankwart Siegele
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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 3325 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich (30 March 2003). The cast listed above is the announced cast and may be in error. The CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «OCTOBER 2008 ALERT».
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Conductor Marcello Viotti - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Roméo - Marcelo Álvarez
Juliette - Angela Maria Blasi
Gertrude - Anne Pellekoorne
Frère Laurence - Maurizio Muraro
Capulet - Ramaz Chikviladze
Tybalt - Manolito Mario Franz
Le Prince - Steven Humes
Mercutio - Martin Gantner
Stéphano - Anna Bonitatibus
Pâris - Christian Rieger
Benvolio - Kevin Conners
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1363-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of a parody production in the Nationaltheater, Munich (30 May 2004; see OPERA NEWS September 2004 p.84). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».
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Conductor Marcello Viotti - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Roméo - Marcelo Álvarez
Juliette - Andrea Rost
Gertrude - Mihaela (Binder-)Ungureaneau
Frère Laurence - Dan Paul Dumitrescu
Capulet - Wolfgang Bankl
Tybalt - Michael Roider
Le Prince - Janusz Monarcha
Gregorio - Ejiro Kai
Mercutio - Markus Nieminen
Stéphano - Elina Garanca
Pâris - Peter Köves
Benvolio - Martin Müller
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1413-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1574-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Celestial Opera CA 526 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (27 June 2004). The performance on 19 June 2004 is reviewed on the internet
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Conductor Frédéric Chaslin - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Los Angeles Opera
Chorus - Los Angeles Opera
Roméo - Rolando Villazón
Juliette - Anna Netrebko
Gertrude - Suzanna Guzmán
Frère Laurence - Reinhard Hagen
Capulet - Simone Alberghini
Tybalt - Florian Laconi
Mercutio - Marc Barrard
Stéphano - Anne Maria Panzarella
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Black Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 707 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles (January or February 2005). The cast also included Michael Gallup, David Babinet, Gregorio González, Peter Nathan Foltz, Jinyoung Jang. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.
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Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Ramón Vargas
Juliette - Natalie Dessay
Gertrude - Jane Bunnell
Frère Laurence - Kristinn Sigmundsson
Capulet - Frederick Burchinal
Tybalt - John Nuzzo
Le Prince - Julien Robbins
Gregorio - David Won
Mercutio - Stéphane Degout
Stéphano - Katherine Goeldner
Pâris - Daniel Sutin
Benvolio - Tony Stevenson
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 710 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *This recording is probably of the performance at the MET on 4 March 2006 which was broadcast and rebroadcast on Sirius Metropolitan Opera Radio. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Roméo - Rolando Villazón
Juliette - Anna Netrebko
Gertrude - Janina Baechle
Frère Laurence - Johannes Wiedecke
Capulet - In-Sung Sim
Tybalt - Marian Talaba
Le Prince - Janusz Monarcha
Gregorio - Clemens Unterreiner
Mercutio - Ejiro Kai
Stéphano - Michaela Selinger
Pâris - Hans-Peter Kammerer
Benvolio - Meng-Chieh Ho
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (May 2006). The performance on 25 May 2006 is reviewed on the internet
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Conductor Emmanuel Joel - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Pittsburgh Opera
Chorus - Pittsburgh Opera
Roméo - Massimo Giordano
Juliette - Lyubov Petrova
Gertrude - Myrna Paris
Capulet - Chester Patton
Mercutio - Myrna Verm
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 654 (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Pittsburgh Opera (November 2006).
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Conductor John Mauceri - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Roméo - Matthew Polenzani
Juliette - Dina Kuznetsova
Gertrude - Meredith Arwady
Frère Laurence - Kevin Langan
Capulet - Wayne Tigges
Tybalt - Bryan Griffin
Le Prince - Wilbur Pauley
Gregorio - Jordan Shanahan
Mercutio - Christopher Feigum
Stéphano - Katherine Rohrer
Pâris - Philip Dothard
Benvolio - Rodell Rosel
Frère Jean - Kenneth Nichols
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2607-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (November 2006). The CDRS issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated May 2007.
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Conductor Plácido Domingo - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Roméo - Joseph Kaiser
Juliette - Anna Netrebko
Gertrude - Jane Bunnell
Frère Laurence - Kristinn Sigmundsson
Capulet - John Hancock
Tybalt - Mark Heller
Le Prince - Dean Peterson
Gregorio - David Won
Mercutio - Stéphane Degout
Stéphano - Isabel Leonard
Pâris - Louis Otey
Benvolio - Tony Stevenson
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 735 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET. This is probably of the performance on 3 October or 11 October 2007, both of which were broadcast by Sirius Metropolitan Opera Radio. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW New Year 2008».
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Conductor Martin André - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Opera North
Chorus - Opera North
Roméo - Leonardo Capaldo
Juliette - Bernarda Bobro
Gertrude - Yvonne Howard
Frère Laurence - Henry Waddington
Capulet - Peter Savidge
Tybalt - Peter Wedd
Mercutio - Grant Doyle
Stéphano - Frances Bourne
Pâris - Geoffrey Dolton
Benvolio - Nicholas Sharratt
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3482-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Theatre, Leeds (May 2008). A recording of a performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 7 June 2008. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases» dated April 2009.
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Conductor Giuliano Carella - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Radio Kamer Filharmonie
Chorus - Groot Omroepkoor
Roméo - Sebastien Guèze
Juliette - Nino Machaidze
Gertrude - Elizabeth Sikora
Frère Laurence - Giovanni Battista Parodi
Capulet - André Cognet
Tybalt - Joel Prieto
Le Prince - Giovanni Battista Parodi
Gregorio - Martijn Cornet
Mercutio - Henk Neven
Stéphano - Cora Burggraaf
Pâris - André Morsch
Frère Jean - André Morsch
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3167-3 {3CDRS} (2009)ª; Celestial Audio CA {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (8 November 2008). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW February 2009».
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Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Mozartium Orchester
Chorus - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Roméo - Rolando Villazón
Juliette - Nino Machaidze
Gertrude - Susanne Resmark
Frère Laurence - Mikhail Petrenko
Capulet - Falk Struckmann
Tybalt - Juan Francisco Gatell (Abre)
Le Prince - Christian van Horn
Gregorio - Jean-Luc Ballestra
Mercutio - Russell Braun
Stéphano - Cora Burggraaf
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6536 (2008)ª; DG 073 4518 (2009)ª; DG 073 4521 (Blu-ray) (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra Magazine - No.37 février 2009 pp.79-80 [MB]
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Felsenreitschule, Salzburg (2 August 2008). The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» September 2008.
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Conductor Steven White - 2008(LI)
Orchestra - Baltimore Opera
Chorus - Baltimore Opera
Roméo - Stephen Costello
Juliette - Young Ok Shin
Frère Laurence - Peter Volpe
Capulet - Andrew Stuckey
Tybalt - Marcus McConico
Le Prince - Peter Volpe
Mercutio - Daniel Mobbs
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2877-2 (& 3118) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278
Comments:- *Recordings of performances at the Baltimore Opera (6 April 2008 & 29 March 2008). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases» dated Wednesday 30 July 2008 (& January 2009).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española