There are 6 recordings of Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini on file

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1965(LI) - Franci Carlo - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

2 1989(LI) - Pidò Evelino - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma**

3 1989 - Scimone Claudio - I Solisti Veneti*

4 1995(LI) - Norrington Roger - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*

5 1999(LI) - Benini Maurizio - L'Opéra National de Lyon*

6 2003(LI) - Benini Maurizio - Scottish Chamber Orchestra*

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Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Zelmira - Virginia Zeani

Emma - Anna Maria Rota

Ilo - Nicola Tagger

Antenore - Gastone Limarilli

Polidoro - Paolo Washington

Leucippo - Guido Mazzini

Eacide - Giuseppe Moretti

Gran Sacerdote di Giove - Enrico Campi

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 339 {2LPS} (1965)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 93 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 164 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03473

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 780 CD 2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

GIUDICI p.739 (2) p.1222

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.4 Winter 1986/7 pp.90-93 [JJ]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (10 April 1965; see OPERA June 1965 p.441). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Evelino Pidò - 1989(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Zelmira - Cecilia Gasdia

Emma - Gloria Scalchi

Ilo - Rockwell Blake

Antenore - Chris Merritt

Polidoro - Simone Alaimo

Leucippo - Roberto Servile

Eacide - Tulio Pane

Gran Sacerdote di Giove - Giancarlo Boldrini

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VHS Video Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven 906 (NTSC & PAL) (2003)ª

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Recordings of Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

GIUDICI p.739 (2) p.1222

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (April 1989; see OPERA October 1989 pp.1238-1239). The video issued by Live Opera Heaven is listed in their «February 2003 Update» where it is described as an «Audience tape...Bit blurry».

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Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Scimone - 1989

Orchestra - I Solisti Veneti

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Zelmira - Cecilia Gasdia

Emma - Bernada Fink

Ilo - William Matteuzzi

Antenore - Chris Merritt

Polidoro - José García

Leucippo - Boaz Senator

Eacide - Vernon Midgley

Gran Sacerdote di Giove - Leslie Fyson

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Compact Disc; - ERATO 2292-45419-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª

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Recordings of Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

GIUDICI p.739 (2) p.1222

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1990 p. [RO]

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Comments:- Charles Handelman also lists a recording with this cast on cassettes (06983) in his catalogue dated November 2000 p.79

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Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Roger Norrington - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Zelmira - Mariella Devia

Emma - Sonia Ganassi

Ilo - Paul Austin Kelly

Antenore - Bruce Ford

Polidoro - Giorgio Surjan

Leucippo - Simone Alberghini

Eacide - Cesare Zamparino

Gran Sacerdote di Giove - Danilo Rigosa

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08125

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Recordings of Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

GIUDICI p.739 (2) p.1222

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro. Zelmira was performed with this cast on 14, 18, 21, 24 August 1995 (see «Opera '96 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.197). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Benini - 1999(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Lyon

Chorus - L'Opéra National de Lyon

Zelmira - Mariella Devia

Emma - Sonia Ganassi

Ilo - Paul Austin Kelly

Antenore - Charles Workman

Polidoro - Lorenzo Regazzo

Leucippo - René Schirrer

Eacide - Etienne Lescroart

Gran Sacerdote di Giove - Jérôme Varnier

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 11112 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

GIUDICI p.739 (2) p.1222

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by L'Opéra National de Lyon in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris (February 1999). The performance on 10 February 1999 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL avril 1999 No.234 pp.57-58. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003».

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Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Benini - 2003(LI)

Orchestra - Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Chorus - Scottish Chamber Chorus

Zelmira - Elizabeth Futral

Emma - Manuela Custer

Ilo - Antonino Siragusa

Antenore - Bruce Ford

Polidoro - Marco Vinco

Leucippo - Mirco Palazzi

Eacide - Ashley Catling

Gran Sacerdote di Giove - Mathias Hausmann

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Compact Disc; - Opera Rara ORC 27 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Zelmira by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

GIUDICI p.739 (2) p.1222

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2004 p.115, p.117 [RO]

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Opera News - December 2004 pp.81-82 [SFV]

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Opéra International - No.295 novembre 2004 p.78 [JC]

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Diapason - No.522 février 2005 pp.94-95 [MP]

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International Record Review - December 2004 p.81 [JTH]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 pp.166-167 [CHP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.187 ottobre 2004 pp.87-89 [GL]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.84 [JMP]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Usher Hall, Edinburgh (30 August 2003; see OPERA November 2003 p.1398, p.1400).

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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

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