(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1931(STU) - Molajoli Lorenzo - Teatro alla Scala*
2 1946(Act 3;LE) - Toscanini Arturo - Teatro alla Scala*
3 1946(STU) - Orlov Alexander Ivanovich - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra*
4 1949(LI) - Antonicelli Giuseppe - Metropolitan Opera*
5 1950(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
6 1950(RE) - Simonetto Alfredo - RAI Milano*
7 1951(LE) - Votto Antonino - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro*
8 1951(LI) - Antonicelli Giuseppe - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*
9 1953(RA) - Cupolo Federico Del - RAI Torino*
10 1954(RA) - Ackermann Otto - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln*
11 1954(STU) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Santa Cecilia*
12 1954(STU) - Perlea Ionel - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
13 1956(FI) - Questa Angelo - RAI Milano**
14 1956(LI) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*
15 1957(LI) - Bellezza Vincenzo - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
16 1957(STU) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro alla Scala*
17 1958(RE) - Sanzogno Nino - RAI Milano*
18 1959(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
19 1959(LI) - Grevillius Nils - Royal Swedish Opera*
20 1959?(SE) - Tichy Jan Hus - Prague National Theatre*
21 1960(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
22 1960(SE) - Erdélyi Miklós - Budapest State Opera*
23 1961?(STU) - Gardelli Lamberto - Hungarian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra*
24 1963(SE) - Leibowitz René - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra*
25 1964(LI) - Rossi Mario - Wiener Staatsoper*
26 1964(LI) - Vernizzi Fulvio - Omroep Amsterdam*
27 1966(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
28 1966(LI:20/1/66) - Adler Kurt - Metropolitan Opera*
29 1966(LI;12/3/66) - Adler Kurt - Metropolitan Opera*
30 1968(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Chicago Lyric Opera*
31 1968(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Orchestra*
32 1968(LI) - Kruger Rudolf - Fort Worth Opera Orchestra*
33 1968(LI) - Votto Antonino - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
34 1969(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
35 1970(LI;Kabaiwanska) - Santi Nello - Verona Arena*
36 1970(LI;Oliviero) - Santi Nello - Verona Arena*
37 1971(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
38 1971(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
39 1971(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
40 1971(LI) - Rosado Luciano - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo*
41 1971(STU) - Bartoletti Bruno - New Philharmonia Orchestra*
42 1972(LI) - Veltri Michelangelo - Teatro Teresa Carreno (Caracas)*
43 1974(Act 4;LE) - Santi Nello - Lyric Opera of Philadelphia*
44 1974(LI) - Cattini Umberto - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza*
45 1974(LI) - Giovaninetti Reynald - San Francisco Opera*
46 1975(LI) - Adler Peter Herman - Metropolitan Opera*
47 1978(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala**
48 1980(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera***
49 1980(LI) - Reid William - Australian Opera*
50 1981(LI) - Chailly Riccardo - Bayerische Staatsoper*
51 1983(LI) - Arena Maurizio - San Francisco Opera*
52 1983(LI) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Covent Garden**
53 1983(STU) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Philharmonia Orchestra*
54 1984 - Campori Angelo - Bulgarian TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra*
55 1985(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Bayerische Staatsoper*
56 1987(LI) - Rudel Julius - Metropolitan Opera*
57 1987(STU) - Chailly Riccardo - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
58 1990(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)**
59 1991(LI) - Santi Nello - L'Opéra National de Paris*
60 1991(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Flemish Opera Symphony Orchestra**
61 1992(STU) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*
62 1992(STU) - Rahbari Alexander - Belgian Radio and TV Orchestra*
63 1992 - Maazel Lorin - Teatro alla Scala*
64 1994(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Wiener Staatsoper*
65 1996(LI) - Campori Angelo - Moscow State Symphony Orchestra**
66 1996(LI) - Perusso Mario - Teatro Argentino (La Plata)*
67 1997(LI) - Gardiner John Eliot - London Philharmonic Orchestra**
68 1998(LC) - Muti Riccardo - Teatro alla Scala***
69 1998?(SE) - Ozawa Seiji - Maggio Musicale Firenze*
70 1999(LI) - Pekkanen Pertti - Tampereen kaupunginorkesteri**
71 2000(LI) - Daniel Paul - English National Opera*
72 2003(LC) - Mercurio Steven - Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla*
73 2005(LI) - Ozawa Seiji - Wiener Staatsoper*
74 2006(LI) - Summers Patrick - Houston Grand Opera*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1931(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Manon Lescaut - Maria Zamboni
Des Grieux - Francesco Merli
Lescaut - Lorenzo Conati
Geronte - Attilio Bordonali
Edmondo - Giuseppe Nessi
Una voce sola - Anna Masetti-Bassi
L'oste - Aristide Baracchi
Il maestro di ballo - Giuseppe Nessi
Un sergente degli arcieri - Aristide Baracchi
Lampionaio - Giuseppe Nessi
Un comandante di Marina - Natale Villa
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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10119-31 {13x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia 33QCX 10076/77 {2LPS} (Italy); Columbia SL 111 {2LPS;AC) (USA) (1951)ª; EMI 3 C153-00693/94 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Italian Music Company IMC 202001 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Phonographe PH 5006/7; Nuova Era HMT 90022/90023; Arkadia 78014
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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:-
Opera News - September 1995 p.57
Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.56
American Record Guide - August 1951 Vol.17 No.12 p.416: November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.286: May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.288
Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.6
Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.60
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.44
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.58
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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1946(Act 3;LE)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Manon Lescaut - Mafalda Favero
Des Grieux - Giovanni Malipiero
Lescaut - Mariano Stabile
Un sergente degli arcieri - Carlo Forti
Lampionaio - Giuseppe Nessi
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 434 (+L'amore medico) {2LPS} (1968)ª; Arturo Toscanini Society ATS 1010 (collection); MDP 005 (collection)
Compact Disc; - Naxos Historical 8 110821/2 (collection) {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1999 p.126 [AB]
American Record Guide - July 1971 Vol.37 No.11 p.744 (mention) [CJL)
ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.X No.2-3 p.254 [HF]
Comments:- Recording of a performance given at the re-opening of La Scala (11 May 1946)
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Conductor Alexander Ivanovich Orlov - 1946(STU)
Orchestra - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Moscow Radio Symphony Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Natalya Rozhdestvenskaya
Des Grieux - Dmitri Tarkhov
Lescaut - Vladimir Zakharov
Geronte - Konstantin Polyaev
Edmondo - I. Shadilov
Una voce sola - N Aleksandriskaya
L'oste - N. Ozerov
Lampionaio - Sergei Fomichev
Un comandante di Marina - Alexsei Korolev
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 09245-50 {3LPS}
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
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Dorothy Kirsten
Des Grieux - Jussi Björling
Lescaut - Giuseppe Valdengo
Geronte - Salvatore Baccaloni
Edmondo - Thomas Hayward
Una voce sola - Jean Madeira
L'oste - George Cehanovsky
Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Clifford Harvuot
Lampionaio - Paul Franke
Un comandante di Marina - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 207 {2LPS} (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 931.73 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Metropolitan Opera Historic Broadcasting Soria Series MET 22CD {2CDS} (1999)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110123/4 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Myto «Historical» 2 CD 011 H 056 (+excerpts from performance in Stockholm) ; {2CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500 320 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Bensar OL 121049 (BRO 125872) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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:-
Opera News - March 1999 p.82 [WRB]
Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.313-316 [AF]
Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.88-89 [GL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 December 1949). See OPERA, February 1950 p.39. 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 Fausto Cleva - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Dorothy Kirsten
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - Giuseppe Valdengo
Geronte - Gerhard Pechner
Edmondo - Leslie Chabay
Una voce sola - Margaret Roggero
L'oste - Lawrence Davidson
Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Clifford Harvuot
Lampionaio - Paul Franke
Un comandante di Marina - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 688 (& 506)
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 MET (18 November 1950). 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 Alfredo Simonetto - 1950(RE)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Manon Lescaut - Adriana Guerrini
Des Grieux - Beniamino Gigli
Lescaut - Mario Borriello
Un sergente degli arcieri - Mario Zorgniotti
Un comandante di Marina - Renato Pasquali
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 309 {1LP} (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 15005 (+Carmen - Bellezza - highlights) {1CD}; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6405 {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.5 May/June 1989 p.278 [CGP]
Comments:- Recording of part of a broadcast performance (December 1950; see EJS Discographypp.273-274 and THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos.8,9,10 - Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.203,p.218
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1951(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Manon Lescaut - Elisabetta Barbato
Des Grieux - Beniamino Gigli
Lescaut - Silvio Vieira
Geronte - Guilhermo Damiano
Edmondo - Gino Del Signore
Una voce sola - Kleuza de Pennafort
L'oste - Peter Gottlieb
Un sergente degli arcieri - Antonio Lembo
Lampionaio - Nino Crimi
Un comandante di Marina - Lesandro Sargenti
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Black Disc - Unique Opera Records UORC 336 {1LP}; MDP 010 {1LP}
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 part of a performance in Rio de Janeiro (31 August 1951; see THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos.8,9,10 Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.205, p.218
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Manon Lescaut - Clara Petrella
Des Grieux - Mario Del Monaco
Lescaut - Carlo Morelli
Geronte - Roberto Silva
Edmondo - José Mendieta
Una voce sola - Guadalupe Luna
L'oste - Humberto Pazos
Il maestro di ballo - Carlos Sagarminaga
Lampionaio - Carlos Sagarminaga
Un comandante di Marina - Christian Caballero
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 319 {2LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 826 CD 2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (June1951). According to «More EJS» pp.231-232 the conductor was Oliviero de Fabritiis, but Antonicelli is listed on both the LPs issued by UORC and on the CDs issued by GOP. The latter are advertized in L'OPERA Anno XV N.150 aprile 2001 p.153.
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Conductor Federico Del Cupolo - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Manon Lescaut - Clara Petrella
Des Grieux - Vasco Campagnano
Lescaut - Saturno Meletti
Geronte - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Edmondo - Tullio Panè
Una voce sola - Ortensia Beggiato
L'oste - Mario Anselmi
Il maestro di ballo - Tommaso Soley
Un sergente degli arcieri - Piero Poldi
Lampionaio - Tullio Panè
Un comandante di Marina - Mario Anselmi
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Black Disc - Cetra OLP C1243/1-3; Cetra 1243 {3LPS} (USA); Everest-Cetra S451-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 87474-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1962 p.451
Opera - February 1962 p.127
Opera Now - March/April 2002 p.99 [GH]
Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]
The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - November 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.4
American Record Guide - December 1953 Vol.20 No.4 p.117 [PHR]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Conductor Otto Ackermann - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln
Manon Lescaut - Anny Schlemm
Des Grieux - Hans Hopf
Lescaut - Karl Wolfram
Geronte - Herbert Bartel
Edmondo - Peter Offermans
Una voce sola - Hanna Ludwig
L'oste - Heiner Horn
Il maestro di ballo - Walter Jenkel
Un sergente degli arcieri - Hermann Firchow
Lampionaio - Peter Witsch
Un comandante di Marina - Hermann Scheuing
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0085 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Cantus Classics 500816 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 publication:-
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Manon Lescaut - Renata Tebaldi
Des Grieux - Mario Del Monaco
Lescaut - Mario Borriello
Geronte - Fernando Corena
Edmondo - Piero De Palma
Una voce sola - Luisa Ribacchi
L'oste - Antonio Sacchetti
Il maestro di ballo - Adelio Zagonora
Un sergente degli arcieri - Antonio Sacchetti
Lampionaio - Angelo Mercuriali
Un comandante di Marina - Dario Caselli
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2995-2997 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 607-608 {2LPS} (1971)ª; London LLA 28 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1317 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 253-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 713-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.318 {2CDS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90080 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1955 pp.410-411 [PHW]; April 1995 pp.471-472 [DST]; June 1971 p.79 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]
Opera - March 1955 p.181
Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.157
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1955 p.20
Gramophone Record Review - February 1955 pp.202-203 [BJ]
American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.159 (open reel tape) [RJ]
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.55 [JH]: November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.138 (open reel tape) [RDD]
Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.105 (mention) [GL]
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manon Lescaut - Licia Albanese
Des Grieux - Jussi Björling
Lescaut - Robert Merrill
Geronte - Franco Calabrese
Edmondo - Mario Carlin
Una voce sola - Anna Maria Rota
L'oste - Plinio Clabassi
Il maestro di ballo - Mario Carlin
Un sergente degli arcieri - Franco Calabrese
Lampionaio - Mario Carlin
Un comandante di Marina - Plinio Clabassi
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6116 {3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 60267 {2LPS}; RCA «Italiana» C12R 0164/6 ; HMV ALP 1326-1328 {3LPS} (1956)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 4027/1-2 {2LPS}; RCA «Victrola» VL 43544 (2) {2LPS} (Italy); (1977)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 60573 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - *RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60573 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1428 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111030/1 (+Albanese - recital) {2CDS} (2006)ª; alto ALC 2001 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1955 p.214-215 (mention) [HCS]; February 1956 p.360 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; March 1970 p.1492; October 1991 p.190 [MEO]
Opera - April 1956 p.251
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 p.191 [AL2]
Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.57-S.58 [JL]
American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.24 [PHR]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.138 [DRV]
High Fidelity Magazine - October 1955 Vol.5 No.8 p.100 [JH]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.14
Gramophone Record Review - February 1956 p.222
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.82 [MC]
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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1956(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Manon Lescaut - Clara Petrella
Des Grieux - Giancinto Prandelli
Lescaut - Enzo Sordello
Geronte - Vito de Taranto
Edmondo - Ezio De Giorgi
Una voce sola - Miti Truccato Pace
L'oste - Christiano Dalamangas
Il maestro di ballo - Gino Del Signore
Un sergente degli arcieri - Bruno Cioni
Lampionaio - Walter Artioli
Un comandante di Marina - Salvatore Catania
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 2124 (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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:- *Video recording of a television film transmitted on 17 October 1956.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Licia Albanese
Des Grieux - Jussi Björling
Lescaut - Frank Guarrera
Geronte - Fernando Corena
Edmondo - Thomas Hayward
Una voce sola - Rosalind Elias
L'oste - George Cehanovsky
Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Raemond Martin
Lampionaio - James McCracken
Un comandante di Marina - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 9 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - *Melodram CD 27502 {2CDS}
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:-
Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 pp.53-54 [SS]
Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 March 1956). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271
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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Manon Lescaut - Clara Petrella
Des Grieux - Giuseppe di Stefano
Lescaut - Mario Borriello
Geronte - Leo Pudis
Edmondo - Mariano Caruso
Una voce sola - Anna Di Stasio
L'oste - Aldo Terrosi
Il maestro di ballo - Mariano Caruso
Un sergente degli arcieri - Gerardo Gaudioso
Lampionaio - Piero De Palma
Un comandante di Marina - Giovanni Amodeo
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Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21050 {2CDS} ; Live Opera Heaven C 875 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers MANL 195701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 publication:-
Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Naples (mentioned in OPERA May 1957 p.305). 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 Tullio Serafin - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Manon Lescaut - Maria Callas
Des Grieux - Giuseppe di Stefano
Lescaut - Giulio Fioravanti
Geronte - Franco Calabrese
Edmondo - Dino Formichini
Una voce sola - Fiorenza Cossotto
L'oste - Carlo Forti
Il maestro di ballo - Vito Tatone
Un sergente degli arcieri - Giuseppe Morresi
Lampionaio - Franco Ricciardi
Un comandante di Marina - Franco Ventriglia
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1583-1585 (1959)ª; EMI RLS 737 {3LPS} (1980)ª; *EMI EX 290041-3 (EX 290041-1 - EX 290042-1) {2LPS} (1986)ª; Angel 3564 C/L {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Seraphin IC-6089
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 290041-5 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47393-8 {2CDS} (1986)ª; EMI CDS 5 56301-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Angel CDCB 47392 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1959 p.301; January 1960 p.342; April 1980 p.1503 [JBS] June 1980 p.78 [SIR]; March 1986 p. [EG]; September 1986 p. [EG]
Opera - January 1960 p.53
Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.157
Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.84
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1959 p.15
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1960 Vol.10 No.3 p.72 [CLO]: May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.72 [CLO]
American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.637 [PLM]
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.126 (2) p.128 (4) p.123
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.403
Records and Recordings - November 1959 p.25 [FGB]
Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58
Musica (Milano) - N.118 giugno-luglio 2000 p.84 [SH]
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958(RE)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Manon Lescaut - Renata Tebaldi
Des Grieux - Eugenio Fernandi
Lescaut - Guido Mazzini
Geronte - Franco Calabrese
Edmondo - Florindo Andreolli
Una voce sola - Fiorenza Cossotto
L'oste - Christiano Dalamangas
Il maestro di ballo - Angelo Mercuriali
Un sergente degli arcieri - Christiano Dalamangas
Lampionaio - Angelo Mercuriali
Un comandante di Marina - Arrigo Cattelani
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Black Disc - Longanesi Editori {1LP}
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 part of a performance broadcast on 31 May 1958. It is not certain that all the singers listed above appear in extracts on the LP issued by Longanesi Editori.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Renata Tebaldi
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - Frank Guarrera
Geronte - Fernando Corena
Edmondo - Charles Anthony
Una voce sola - Helen Vanni
L'oste - George Cehanovsky
Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Calvin Marsh
Lampionaio - Robert Nagy
Un comandante di Marina - Osie Hawkins
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 226
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:- *This appears to be a recording of the performance at the MET on 17 January 1959 which was broadcast. See OPERA March 1959 p.213. 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 Nils Grevillius - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera
Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera
Manon Lescaut - Hjördis Schymberg
Des Grieux - Jussi Björling
Lescaut - Hugo Hasslo
Geronte - Arne Tyrén
Edmondo - Lars Billengren
Una voce sola - Margarita Bergström
L'oste - Sven-Erik Jacobsson
Il maestro di ballo - Arne Ohlson
Un sergente degli arcieri - Georg Svedenbrandt
Lampionaio - Kolbjörn Höiseth
Un comandante di Marina - Bo Lundborg
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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22051 (highlights +Il trovatore) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1143-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2003 p.78 [JBS]
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.64 [SS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.4 Autumn 2003 pp.806-810 [AF2]
International Record Review - April 2003 pp.65-66 [RP]
The Record Collector - Vol.48 No.2 June 2003 pp.159-160 [RC]
American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 p.231 [RVL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm (1 November 1959). The cast listed above is that given in «A Jussi Björling Phongraphy» by Harald Henrysson p.223. Jussi Björling sings in Italian and the others in Swedish.
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Conductor Jan Hus Tichy - 1959?(SE)
Orchestra - Prague National Theatre
Manon Lescaut - Milada Subrtová
Des Grieux - Ivo Zidek
Un comandante di Marina - Ladislav Mraz
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Black Disc - Supraphon SUEC 838 (EP)
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 publication:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1960 p.533
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Dorothy Kirsten
Des Grieux - Carlo Bergonzi
Lescaut - Mario Sereni
Geronte - Salvatore Baccaloni
Edmondo - Charles Anthony
Una voce sola - Joan Wall
L'oste - George Cehanovsky
Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Calvin Marsh
Lampionaio - Robert Nagy
Un comandante di Marina - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GAO 113/114-2 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 370
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 MET (10 December 1960; mentioned in OPERA May 1961 p.121). 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 Miklós Erdélyi - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Budapest State Opera
Chorus - Budapest State Opera
Manon Lescaut - Erzsébet Házy
Des Grieux - Róbert Ilosfalvy
Lescaut - György Melis
Geronte - Oszkár Maleczky
Un sergente degli arcieri - Tibor Nádas
Un comandante di Marina - Sándor Mészáros
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Black Disc - Qualiton LPX-1254 {1LP} (excerpts); Qualiton SLPX-1254 {1LP} (excerpts)
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 publication:-
American Record Guide - August 1968 Vol.34 No.12 p.1122 [GLM]
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1961?(STU)
Orchestra - Hungarian Radio & Television Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Hungarian Radio & Television Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Erzsébet Házy
Des Grieux - Róbert Ilosfalvy
Lescaut - György Melis
Geronte - Oszkár Maleczky
Edmondo - Sándor Palcsó
Una voce sola - Erszébet Komlóssy
L'oste - Miklós Petri
Il maestro di ballo - Árpád Kishegyi
Un sergente degli arcieri - Béla Turpinszky
Lampionaio - Tibor Klein
Un comandante di Marina - Sándor Mészáros
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Black Disc - Hungaroton LPX 12648 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hungaroton HCD 12048-12049 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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
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Conductor René Leibowitz - 1963(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Anna Moffo
Des Grieux - Flaviano Labò
Lescaut - Robert Kerns
Edmondo - Manlio Rocchi
Un sergente degli arcieri - Enzo Titta
Un comandante di Marina - Mario Rinaudo
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 7028 (+Manon) {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor LSC 7028 (+Manon) {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor RE 5512-3 (+Manon) {2LPS} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor SER 5512-3 (+Manon) {2LPS} (UK) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.145
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1964 Vol.14 No.5 p.70 [CLO]
American Record Guide - August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 pp.1100-1101 [MDS]
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Manon Lescaut - Antonietta Stella
Des Grieux - Gastone Limarilli
Lescaut - Kostas Paskalis
Geronte - Ludwig Welter
Edmondo - Ermanno Lorenzi
Una voce sola - Margarethe Sjöstedt
L'oste - Harald Pröglhoff
Il maestro di ballo - Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Un sergente degli arcieri - Franz Bierbach
Lampionaio - Fritz Sperlbauer
Un comandante di Marina - Hans Christian
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1390-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 Vienna State Opera (October 1964). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated «9/02» and those issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004» where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1968.
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Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Omroep Amsterdam
Chorus - Groot Omroep Amsterdam
Manon Lescaut - Magda Olivero
Des Grieux - Umberto Borso
Lescaut - Fernandino Lidonni
Geronte - Giovanni Foiani
Edmondo - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc - BJR 119 {1LP}; Great Operatic Performances GFC 19/20 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKRP 6 {2CDS}; Bella Voce BLV 107221 {2CDS};; House of Opera CDBB 435 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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:-
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58
Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.113 [JC-1]
The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.98 [JG]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.60
Comments:- *Recording of a (concert?) performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (31 October 1964). 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 Bruno Bartoletti - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Manon Lescaut - Montserrat Caballé
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Geronte - Rolf Telasko
Edmondo - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Una voce sola - Carmen Burello
L'oste - Mario Verazzi
Il maestro di ballo - Nino Falzetti
Un sergente degli arcieri - Walter Maddalena
Lampionaio - José Nait
Un comandante di Marina - Tulio Gagliardo
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1219
Compact Disc; - *Eklipse EKRP 11 (highlights) {1CD} ;; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 publication:-
Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 (highlights) [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón (July 1966). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004 where the year is given incorrectly as 1967.
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1966(LI:20/1/66)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Licia Albanese
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - Mario Sereni
Geronte - Donald Gramm
Edmondo - Charles Anthony
Una voce sola - Marcia Baldwin
L'oste - Russell Christopher
Il maestro di ballo - Andrea Velis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Robert Goodloe
Lampionaio - Dan Marek
Un comandante di Marina - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3147
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 MET (20 January 1966). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Kurt Adler - 1966(LI;12/3/66)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - William Walker
Geronte - Elfego Esparza
Edmondo - Charles Anthony
Una voce sola - Marcia Baldwin
L'oste - Russell Christopher
Il maestro di ballo - Andrea Velis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Robert Goodloe
Lampionaio - Dan Marek
Un comandante di Marina - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MANL 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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 MET (12 March 1966). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Manon Lescaut - Luisa Maragliano
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Alberto Rinaldi
Geronte - Carlo Badioli
Edmondo - Ermanno Lorenzi
Una voce sola - Huguette Tourangeau
L'oste - Bernard Izzo
Un sergente degli arcieri - Bernard Izzo
Lampionaio - Florindo Andreolli
Un comandante di Marina - Ronald Combs
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MANL 196801 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 Chicago Lyric Opera (14 December 1968). The cast listed above is that given in the online Performance Archive of the Chicago Lyric Opera. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Renata Tebaldi
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Enzo Sordello
Geronte - Irwin Densen
Edmondo - Ernesto Gasco
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 544-2 {2CDRS}; House of Opera CDBB 438 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.83 [GH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Bushnell Memorial, Hartford, USA (15 February 1968). The year is given incorrectly as 1966 in Premiere's catalogue. The cast also includes William Beck. 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 Rudolf Kruger - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Fort Worth Opera Orchestra
Chorus - Fort Worth Opera Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Richard Torigi
Geronte - Edward Baird
Edmondo - R.G. Webb
L'oste - Ryan Edwards
Un sergente degli arcieri - Ryan Edwards
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 431 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in Fort Worth (8 March 1968). 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 Antonino Votto - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Manon Lescaut - Ilva Ligabue
Des Grieux - Gastone Limarilli
Lescaut - Mario Basiola jnr.
Geronte - Enrico Campi
Edmondo - Franco Ricciardi
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4051
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 in Palermo (February or March 1968; see OPERA May 1968 p.398). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manon Lescaut - Virginia Zeani
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - Walter Alberti
Geronte - Mario Rinaudo
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Compact Cassette - House of Opera ALD 3016
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 882 {2CDRS}; Opera Lovers MANL 196901 {2CDRS};; Encore CD 124-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (3 March 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.534. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and those issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM)
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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} The Opera Lovers MANL 197002 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)
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
Orpheus - Oktober 1994 p.67
Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]
Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.62
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.61
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). 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 - 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
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; - 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)
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 publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.91, p.92 [LB]
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 Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Manon Lescaut - Elena Souliotis
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Mario D' Anna
Geronte - Sergio Pezzetti
Edmondo - Ermanno Lorenzi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 537-2 {2CDRS}: CDNO 1926-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; House of Opera CDBB 436 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (6 May 1971; see OPERA August 1971 pp.752-753). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» and those issued by Premiere (1926-2) are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Manon Lescaut - Virginia Zeani
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Attilio D' Orazi
Geronte - Diego Monjó
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 426 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1303-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (18 December 1971). 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 Lorin Maazel - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - James King
Lescaut - William Murray
Geronte - Bengt Rundgren
Edmondo - Loren Driscoll
Il maestro di ballo - Fernando Barrera
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 431 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 Deutsche Oper Berlin. 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». Here the date of the performance recorded is given as 16 June 1971, but according to the «Opera Calender Abroad» in OPERA June 1971 p.524 a performance of Manon Lescaut was not programmed for that day. However, there was to have been a performance on 26 June 1971. The performance on 25 February 1971 is reviewed in OPERA May 1971 p.401 and the cast listed above is taken from here. Therefore it may be incorrect.
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Conductor Luciano Rosado - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo
Chorus - Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo
Manon Lescaut - Virginia Zeani
Des Grieux - Renato Cioni
Lescaut - Mario D' Anna
Geronte - Federico Davià
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 10212 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 publication:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.58 [GH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo (24 October 1971), mentioned in OPERA February 1972 p.170. See also THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.53. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list entitled «FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES».
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Manon Lescaut - Montserrat Caballé
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Vincenzo Sardinero
Geronte - Noel Mangin
Edmondo - Robert Tear
Una voce sola - Delia Wallis
L'oste - Richard Van Allan
Il maestro di ballo - Bernard Dickerson
Un sergente degli arcieri - Robert Lloyd
Lampionaio - Ian Partridge
Un comandante di Marina - Gwynne Howell
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 962 (SAN 314-315) {2LPS} (1972)ª; EMI EX 291175-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel SBLX-3782 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 291175-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47736-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CMS 7 64852-2 {2CDS}; Angel CMS 64852 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1972 p.534; January 1973 p.1296 [DST]; July 1987 p. [EG]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.157
American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.159
Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.62
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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Teresa Carreno (Caracas)
Chorus - Teatro Teresa Carreno (Caracas)
Manon Lescaut - Magda Olivero
Des Grieux - Richard Tucker
Lescaut - Vincenzo Sardinero
Geronte - Eugene Green
Edmondo - Bernard Fitch
Una voce sola - Aurora Cipriani
L'oste - Alfredo Izquierdo
Il maestro di ballo - Bernard Fitch
Un sergente degli arcieri - Boris Serdoz
Lampionaio - Bernard Fitch
Un comandante di Marina - José Montenegro
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 130 {2LPS} Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 354 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 113-2 {2CDS}; Rodolphe RPC 32901.01 {2CDS}
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.5 No.4 March/April 1982 p.221 [ADC]
ARSC Journal - 1987 Vol.19 No.2-3 p.141 [CPGP]
The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.99 [JG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Caracas (2 June 1972)
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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 Umberto Cattini - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Chorus - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Manon Lescaut - Virginia Zeani
Des Grieux - Flaviano Labò
Lescaut - Alberto Rinaldi
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MANL 197402 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza (January 1974). The partial cast listed above is that given in THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.53. 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 Reynald Giovaninetti - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Manon Lescaut - Leontyne Price
Des Grieux - Giorgio Merighi
Lescaut - Julian Patrick
Geronte - Renato Capecchi
Edmondo - William Harness
Una voce sola - Gwendolyn Jones
L'oste - John Miller
Il maestro di ballo - Joseph Frank
Lampionaio - Raymond Manton
Sergeant - James Courtney
Un comandante di Marina - Terrence Hawkins
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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 466 (2000)ª
Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #466 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1259
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1974). 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 Peter Herman Adler - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Dorothy Kirsten
Des Grieux - John Alexander
Lescaut - William Walker
Geronte - Raymond Michalski
Edmondo - Jon Garrison
Una voce sola - Jean Kraft
L'oste - Gene Boucher
Il maestro di ballo - Robert Schmorr
Un sergente degli arcieri - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Lampionaio - Nico Castel
Un comandante di Marina - Andrij Dobriansky
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 3875 (BRO 124819) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 MET (8 March 1975). 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 Georges Prêtre - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Manon Lescaut - Sylvia Sass
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Angelo Romero
Geronte - Renato Capecchi
Edmondo - Piero De Palma
Una voce sola - Rosmarie de Rice
L'oste - Giuseppe Morresi
Il maestro di ballo - Pier Francesco Poli
Un sergente degli arcieri - Giovanni Savoiardo
Lampionaio - Ernesto Gavazzi
Un comandante di Marina - Giovanni Foiani
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5159 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1135 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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:- *Video recording of a performance at La Scala. Manon Lescaut was performed at La Scala with this cast on 14, 17, 20 May 1978. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases August 2004»
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Conductor James Levine - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Renata Scotto
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Pablo Elvira
Geronte - Renato Capecchi
Edmondo - Philip Creech
Una voce sola - Isola Jones
L'oste - Mario Bertolino
Il maestro di ballo - Andrea Velis
Un sergente degli arcieri - Julien Robbins
Lampionaio - John Carpenter
Un comandante di Marina - Russell Christopher
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 023 263 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Laser Disc - *Pioneer Classics PA-88-215 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Pioneer Classics PIBC 2005 (Japan) (2000)ª; Pioneer Classics PC 99-101-D; DG 073 4241 (2006)ª; DG 6419 (USA) (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto 12554
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (audio) (mention)
Orpheus - November 2002 S.92 (audio) [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.118-120 (video) [TE]
Opéra International - mars 1998 No.222 p.53 (video) [SS]; No.285 décembre 2003 pp.64-65 (mention) (DVD) [SS]; No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.78 (audio) [JC]
American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.313 (DVD) [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.84 (audio) [JV]: No.94 octubre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [FGR]
Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.82 (DVD) [JC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 March 1980). See OPERA July 1980 p.695
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Conductor William Reid - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Australian Opera
Chorus - Australian Opera
Manon Lescaut - Marilyn Zschau
Des Grieux - Lamberto Furlan
Lescaut - Pieter Van der Stolk
Geronte - Alan Light
Edmondo - Paul Ferris
Una voce sola - Rosemary Gunn
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 418 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Sydney Opera House. See OPERA November 1979 p.1059. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues Easter 2005.
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Manon Lescaut - Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Claudio Nicolai
Geronte - Karl Helm
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 439 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Nationaltheater, Munich (31 October 1981). The performance on 25 October 1981 is reviewed in OPERA April 1982 pp.381-382. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Manon Lescaut - Mirella Freni
Des Grieux - Ermanno Mauro
Lescaut - Vincenzo Sardinero
Geronte - Renato Capecchi
Edmondo - Walter MacNeil
Una voce sola - Donna Bruno
L'oste - Roger Andrews
Il maestro di ballo - David Gordon
Un sergente degli arcieri - Paul Gudas
Lampionaio - Jeffrey Thomas
Sergeant - John MacAllister
Un comandante di Marina - Jacob Will
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4053
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 in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (17 November 1983).
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Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Manon Lescaut - Kiri Te Kanawa
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Thomas Allen
Geronte - Forbes Robinson
Edmondo - Robin Leggate
Una voce sola - Anna Cooper
L'oste - George Macpherson
Il maestro di ballo - John Fryatt
Un sergente degli arcieri - Handel Thomas
Lampionaio - Mark Curtis
Sergeant - Paschal Allen
Un comandante di Marina - Roderick Earle
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-84-072 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 5050466-7174-2-9 (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVH 90 2201 2 (BETA TXH 90 2201 4) (PAL) (1984)ª; Home Vision MAN 03 (+BETA) (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2003 p.110 [MSR]
Opera News - December 22 1984 p.44 [JWF]
Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.131 [MP]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.78-79 [PMH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 May 1983). See OPERA, July 1983 p.791). House of Opera have issued what appears to be a recording of the soundtrack of this video on CDRs (CDBB 439). These are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1983(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Manon Lescaut - Mirella Freni
Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo
Lescaut - Renato Bruson
Geronte - Kurt Rydl
Edmondo - Robert Gambill
Una voce sola - Brigitte Fassbaender
L'oste - George Macpherson
Il maestro di ballo - John Fryatt
Un sergente degli arcieri - Handel Thomas
Lampionaio - Mark Curtis
Un comandante di Marina - John Tomlinson
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Black Disc; - DG 413 893-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 413 893-4 (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - *DG 413 893-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; DG 477 6364 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1984 p. [EG]; March 1985 p. [EG]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.169-170 [ED]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.103-104 [WH]
American Record Guide - September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 pp.145-146 [RVL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 pp.87-88 [FF]
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Conductor Angelo Campori - 1984
Orchestra - Bulgarian TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Bulgarian TV and Radio Mixed Chorus.
Manon Lescaut - Raina Kabaivanska
Des Grieux - Giuseppe Giacomini
Lescaut - Nelson Portella
Geronte - Giancarlo Luccardi
Edmondo - Lyubomir Diakovski
Una voce sola - Cristina Anghelakova (Angelakova)
L'oste - Dimiter Stanchev
Il maestro di ballo - Lyubomir Diakovski
Un sergente degli arcieri - Nikolai Smochevski
Lampionaio - Lyubomir Diakovski
Un comandante di Marina - Dimiter Stanchev
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Black Disc - RCA RL 70967
Compact Cassette - RCA RK 70967
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 publication:-
Opéra International - février 1987
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Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Manon Lescaut - Mirella Freni
Des Grieux - Ermanno Mauro
Lescaut - Rolando Panerai
Geronte - Karl Helm
Edmondo - Claes H. Ahnsjö
Una voce sola - Helena Jungwirth
L'oste - Hermann Sapell
Il maestro di ballo - Ulrich Reß
Un sergente degli arcieri - Hans Wilbrink
Lampionaio - Friedrich Lenz
Un comandante di Marina - Gerhard Auer
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera from Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 429 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Nationaltheater, Munich (16 June 1985). 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 Julius Rudel - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manon Lescaut - Leona Mitchell
Des Grieux - Ermanno Mauro
Lescaut - Brian Schexnayder
Geronte - Italo Tajo
Edmondo - Philip Creech
L'oste - Spiro Malas
Il maestro di ballo - Andrea Velis
Un sergente degli arcieri - John Darrenkamp
Lampionaio - Charles Anthony
Un comandante di Marina - Russell Christopher
Madrigalist - Constance Green
Madrigalist - Susan Vaughan
Madrigalist - Janet Wagner
Madrigalist - Carole Wright
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3991
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 MET (31 January 1987). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1987(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Manon Lescaut - Kiri Te Kanawa
Des Grieux - José Carreras
Lescaut - Paolo Coni
Geronte - Italo Tajo
Edmondo - William Matteuzzi
Una voce sola - Margarita Zimmermann
L'oste - Ledo Freschi
Il maestro di ballo - Piero De Palma
Un sergente degli arcieri - Giorgio Tadeo
Lampionaio - Carlo Gaifa
Un comandante di Marina - Natale de Carolis
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Black Disc; - Decca(London) 421 426-1 {2LPS} (1988)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 421 426-4 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca (London) 421 426-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Double Decca 460 750-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p. [MEO]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.129-131 [DWW]
Stereophile - February 1989 (Vol.12 No.2) p.163
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Chorus - Teatro Liceo (Barcelona)
Manon Lescaut - Mirella Freni
Des Grieux - Peter Dvorsky
Lescaut - Enric Serra
Geronte - Alfredo Mariotti
Edmondo - José (Josep) Ruiz
Una voce sola - María (Asunción) Uriz
L'oste - Manuel Garrido
Il maestro di ballo - Alfredo Heilbron
Un sergente degli arcieri - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve
Lampionaio - Antonio (Antoni) Comas
Un comandante di Marina - Stefano Palatchi
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VHS Video Cassette; - Bel Canto Society #589 (NTSC & PAL) ;; Lyric Distribution Incorporated 8044 (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Teatro Liceo, Barcelona (January 1990; see OPERA October 1990 p.1244)
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Manon Lescaut - Diana Soviero
Des Grieux - Vasile Moldoveanu
Lescaut - J Patrick Raftery
Geronte - Jeffrey Black
Edmondo - Ian Caley
Una voce sola - Doris Lamprecht
Il maestro di ballo - Ian Caley
Lampionaio - Ian Caley
Sergeant - Jean-Pierre Mazaloubaud
Un comandante di Marina - Jean-Jacques Nadaud
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera; (unnumbered) (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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 in the Opéra Bastille, Paris (April 1991; see ORPHEUS Juni 1991 S.50; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1991 No.148 p.40-41). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated «9/02» where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1990.
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Flemish Opera Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Flemish Opera Chorus
Manon Les