(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1952(LI) - Santini Gabriele - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
2 1968(LE) - Couraud Marcel - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.*
3 1969(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Teatro alla Scala*
4 1974(STU) - Schippers Thomas - London Symphony Orchestra*
5 1975(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*
6 1976(LI) - Woitach Richard - Metropolitan Opera*
7 1982(LI) - Inbal Eliahu - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*
8 1992 - Olmi Paolo - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*
9 2000(LI) - Benini Maurizio - Opéra National de Lyon*
10 2001(LI) - Benini Maurizio - L'Opéra National de Lyon**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Pamira - Renata Tebaldi
Néoclès - Miriam Pirazzini
Maometto - Mario Petri
Cléomène - Mirto Picchi
Hiéros (Jero) - Raffaele Ariè
Omar - Augosto Romani
Ismène - Anna Maria Borrelli
Adastro - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 353 {2LPS} (1966)ª; Historic Recording Enterprises HRE 298-2 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Live Opera Heaven CAS 290
Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6001-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1999 S.61 [MB]
Opéra International - novembre 2000 No.251 pp.66-67 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 (audio) [MT]
L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.24 [GL]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.94 [MC]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Naples (2 January 1952, mentioned in OPERA March 1952 p.170). The Compact cassette issued by Live Opera Heaven is listed in their List dated «5/2000» where its sound is described as «FAIR-Decent as best».
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Conductor Marcel Couraud - 1968(LE)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Choeurs de l'O.R.T.F.
Pamira - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Néoclès - André Mallabrera
Maometto - Krista Kristic
Cléomène - Rémy Corazza
Hiéros (Jero) - Pierre Thau
Omar - Bernard Demigny
Ismène - Isabel Andreani
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 172 {1LP} (1973)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance broadcast on 4 January 1968. More information can be found in «More EJS» pp.83-85.
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Pamira - Beverly Sills
Néoclès - Marilyn Horne
Maometto - Justino Díaz
Cléomène - Franco Bonisolli
Hiéros (Jero) - Paolo Washington
Omar - Giovanni Foiani
Ismène - Milna Paoli
Adastro - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fugette MRF 38
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03575
Compact Disc; - Arkadia CD 573 {2CDS}; Legato Classics LCD 135-2 {2CDS}; *House of Opera «Collection of Beverly Sills Operas» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; Celestial Audio CA 034 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
ARSC Journal - Vol.22 No.2 Fall 1991 p.252 [SGA]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of the version prepared by Thomas Schippers and Randolph Mickelson at La Scala (14 April 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.482). The differences between the version performed here and that performed in the commercial recording conducted by Schippers are given in the review in the ARSC Journal. The date given on the House of Opera CD-ROM is 11 April 1969. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005.
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Pamira - Beverly Sills
Néoclès - Shirley Verrett
Maometto - Justino Díaz
Cléomène - Harry Theyard
Hiéros (Jero) - Gwynne Howell
Omar - Robert Lloyd
Ismène - Delia Wallis
Adastro - Gaetano Scano
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 981 {3LPS} (1975)ª;; Angel SCLX-3819 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 64335-2
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1975 p.83 [RO]; September 1975 p.430 [SIR]; October 1975 p.584 [JBS]; April 1993 p.119
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.83
Diapason - décembre 1993 p.137
Classics - January 1993 p.62
Classic CD - February 1993 p.72
American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.179
Répertoire - novembre 1992 p.89
Comments:- Recording of a special version prepared by Thomas Schippers and Randolph Mickelson
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Pamira - Beverly Sills
Néoclès - Shirley Verrett
Maometto - Justino Díaz
Cléomène - Harry Theyard
Hiéros (Jero) - Richard T. Gill
Omar - Richard Best
Ismène - Betsy Norden
Adastro - Arthur Thompson
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 41975 (BRO 123532) {2CDRS}
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in Italian in a version prepared by Thomas Schippers for La Scala, under the title «L'Assedio de Corinthe». 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 Richard Woitach - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Pamira - Beverly Sills
Néoclès - Shirley Verrett
Maometto - Justino Díaz
Cléomène - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Hiéros (Jero) - Richard T. Gill
Omar - Richard Best
Ismène - Alma Jean Smith
Adastro - Arthur Thompson
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 482 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in Italian in a version prepared by Thomas Schippers for La Scala, under the title «L'Assedio de Corinthe» (17 January 1976). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2005.
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Conductor Eliahu Inbal - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Pamira - Katia Ricciarelli
Néoclès - Martine Dupuy
Maometto - Nicola Ghiuselev
Cléomène - Ottavio Garaventa
Hiéros (Jero) - Antonio Zerbini
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03592
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Firenze (21 December 1982; see OPERA March 1983 p.276, pp.293-294). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Paolo Olmi - 1992
Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genoa
Pamira - Luciana Serra
Néoclès - Maurizio Comencini
Maometto - Marcello Lippi
Cléomène - Dano Raffanti
Hiéros (Jero) - Armando Caforio
Omar - Francesco Facini
Ismène - Francesca Provvisionato
Adastro - Vito Martino
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Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 7140-7142 {3CDS} (1992)ª; Nuova Era NE 7372/3 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1993 p.106
Opera News - October 1992 p.32
Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.301
Orpheus - April 2001 S.59 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1997 p.172 [ETG]
Opéra International - No.174 novembre 1993 p.67
Diapason - No.404 mai 1944 p.148; No.501 mars 2003 p.93 [MP]
Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.63
American Record Guide - January-February 1994 p.143
Comments:- Badly reviewed in Fanfare
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Conductor Maurizio Benini - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Opéra National de Lyon
Chorus - Prague Chamber Chorus
Pamira - Ruth Ann Swenson
Néoclès - Giuseppe Filianoti
Maometto - Michele Pertusi
Cléomène - Stephen Mark Brown
Hiéros (Jero) - Carlo Lepore
Omar - Simone Alberghini
Ismène - Iwona Hossa
Adastro - Alessandro Guerzoni
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 597 {3CDRS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1343-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 320 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Gioachino Rossini di Pesaro (5 August 2000; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.250 octobre 2000 pp.41-42). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «New CD Releases April/May 2004» and those issued by Charles Handelman in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004
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Conductor Maurizio Benini - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Lyon
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Lyon
Pamira - Darina Takova
Néoclès - Marc Laho
Maometto - Michele Pertusi
Cléomène - Stephen Mark Brown
Hiéros (Jero) - Christoph Fel
Omar - Paul Gay
Ismène - Hélène Obadia
Adastro - Gérard Bourgoin
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DVD (Video) - Encore DVD 3017 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in L'Opéra National de Lyon (October 2001). There is a review on the internet (click link below). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
Abbreviations
(STU), "Studio" Recording
(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española