Conductor Félix Nuvolone - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Comte Michael Andrassy - André Dassary
Lieutenant Sandor Varga - Henri Chanaron
Colonel Tibor Tabakowitz - Dominique Tirmont
Popelka - Henri Bédex
Schwalb - Serge Clin
Mathias - Dietschy
Vilma - Nicole Broissin
Totsi - Rosine Brédy
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Black Disc - Véga V-30-M 959/60 {2LPS}; Véga V-30-M 816 (highlights) {1LP} ~Decca 100.100 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Decca 472 871-2 {2CDS} (France) (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.73 [GH]
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Répertoire - No.168 mai 2003 p.94 [JB]
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Comments:- In the Véga catalogue it is stated that the Music is by Franz Léhar, adapted by Prodessor Rekat and that the «livret» is by Raymon Vinci after Karl Kristal. In the revue in RÉPERTOIRE it is stated «Rose de Noël a connu un étrange destin. Après la mort de Lehár, on trouva au conservatoire de Budapest dix-sept numéros destinées à une opérette qui ne vit jamais le jour. Maurice Lehmann, alors directeur du Châtelet, obtint l'autorisation des ayants-droit de tailler dans ce matériau, sur un livret (français) et dans une orchestration que se partagèrent le chef français Paul Bonneau et le chef Miklos Rekai, qui avait découvert la musique. L'oeuvre fut créée au Châtelet en 1958.»
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
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