There are 70 recordings on file in which Salvatore Baccaloni appears

Order by composer

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

1 1927-28(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Sabajno*

2 1928(LE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Vincenzo Bellezza*

3 1928(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Lorenzo Molajoli*

4 1928(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Sabajno*

5 1928(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Sabajno*

6 1928(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Lorenzo Molajoli*

7 1928(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Lorenzo Molajoli*

8 1928(STU) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Lorenzo Molajoli*

9 1929(STU) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Lorenzo Molajoli*

10 1929(STU) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Lorenzo Molajoli*

11 1929(STU) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Lorenzo Molajoli*

12 1929(STU) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Lorenzo Molajoli*

13 1929(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Lorenzo Molajoli*

14 1929(STU) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Lorenzo Molajoli*

15 1932(STU) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Lorenzo Molajoli*

16 1936(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Busch*

17 1940(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Gennaro Papi*

18 1940(LI) - Fille du regiment (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Gennaro Papi*

19 1940(LI/12) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ettore Panizza*

20 1941(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Gennaro Papi*

21 1942(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Cesare Sodero*

22 1942(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Cesare Sodero*

23 1942(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Ettore Panizza*

24 1942(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Ettore Panizza*

25 1943(LE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Paul Breisach*

26 1943(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Frank St.Leger*

27 1943(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Walter*

28 1943(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Paul Breisach*

29 1943(LI;4/12/43;Pinza) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - George Szell*

30 1944(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Szell*

31 1944(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bruno Walter*

32 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Georges Sébastian*

33 1946(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Emil Cooper*

34 1946(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Fritz Busch*

35 1946(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Cesare Sodero*

36 1946(RC) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Arturo Toscanini*

37 1946(RC) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Arturo Toscanini*

38 1947(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*

39 1947(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Busch*

40 1947(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

41 1947(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

42 1948(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

43 1948(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

44 1948(LI:31/1/48) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

45 1948(LI:31/1/48) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

46 1949(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

47 1949(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*

48 1949(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Busch*

49 1950(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Alberto Erede*

50 1950(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Reiner*

51 1951(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Reiner*

52 1952(LI) - Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini - Alberto Erede*

53 1952(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Reiner*

54 1953(LE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*

55 1953(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Fritz Stiedry*

56 1953(SE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*

57 1954(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Fausto Cleva*

58 1954(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Fritz Stiedry***

59 1955(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

60 1955(SE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*

61 1957(SE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

62 1957?(SE) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Tibor Kozma*

63 1958(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Dimitri Mitropoulos**

64 1960(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*

65 1960(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Fausto Cleva*

66 1962(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*

67 1962(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*

68 1963(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*

69 1963(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*

70 1964(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Anton Coppola*

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1927-28(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rigoletto - Luigi Piazza

Gilda - Lina Pagliughi

Duca di Mantova - Tino Folgar

Sparafucile - Salvatore Baccaloni

Maddalena - Vera de Cristoff

Giovanna - Linda Brambilla

Monterone - Aristide Baracchi

Marullo - Aristide Baracchi

Borsa - Giuseppe Nessi

Conte di Ceprano - Giuseppe Menni

Contessa di Ceprano - Linda Brambilla

Un paggio - Linda Brambilla

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 9500-9528 (even numbers) {15x78s} (1928)ª; HMV C 1483-1497 (15x78s;AC) (1928)ª; La Voz de su Amo AF 209-223 {15x78s} (1928)ª; Electrola EH 167-161 (15x78s) (Germany); Victor «Musical Masterpiece» 32 (V 9525 - 9539) (15x78s;AC) (USA) Bongiovanni GB 1001-1002 {2LPS} (Italy) (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1097-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Pearl GEMM CDS 9180 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78003 (1996)ª

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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1928 p. (Klein p.436); June 1996 p. [AB]

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Opera - January 1996 p.22

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Opera News - October 1996 p.40

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58; Februar 1997 S.56

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.52-54 [JA]; Vol.16 No.2 p.150

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Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.59

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.133

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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.287: January/February Vol.60 No.1 p.238

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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8

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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.129

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 pp.58-59

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 pp.73-74

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Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 luglio 1928. All except one of the sides were recorded between 9 November and 2 December 1927. Side 29 (È giunta alfine... with Piazza,Folgar, Paliughi) was recorded on 16 March 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian & Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1928(LE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Boris - Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Dino Borgioli

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Angelo Bada

Missail - Giuseppe Nessi

Fyodor - Margherita Carosio

Simpleton - Octave Dua

Tchelkalov - Aristide Baracchi

Lavitsky - Dennis Noble

Cherniovsky - Aristide Baracchi

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 1181-1183 (3x78s) (1929)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 161 {1LP} (1973)ª; *EMI RLS 742 (collection) {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Phonographe PH 5047 {1CD}; Eklipse EKA 50 {1CD} ;; Preiser Records 89965 (collection) {1CD} Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2206 {1CD} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1929 p.350 (Klein p.250); September 1979 p.522 [AB]; March 2002 p.44 (mention) [RC]

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Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.105

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Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 (metion) [SS]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.XII No.1-2 p.92 [PLM]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.97 [TP]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 p.99 [TP]

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Correo Musical Argentino - No.171 setiembre 1995 p.2

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Covent Garden (4 July 1928). The CD issuedby Guild contains additional material that is not present on the other issues.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Giannina Arangi-Lombardi

Radamès - Aroldo Lindi

Amneris - Maria Capuana

Amonasro - Armando Borgioli

Ramphis - Tancredi Pasero

Il Re di Egitto - Salvatore Baccaloni

Un Messaggero - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc; - Columbia D 14497-14514 (18x78s) (Italy); Columbia 9726-9743 (18x78s) (UK) (1929)ª; Columbia «Masterworks» OP.3 (67641 D - 67658 D) (18x78s) (USA) ; Columbia «Entré EL-3 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1015-1017 (Italy) (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1083-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Arkadia 78044 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1929 p.523 (Klein p.263); April 1996 p.130 [AB]

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Opera - January 1996 p.20

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Opera News - October 1996 p.40

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.56-57 [JA]

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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.130

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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.144 (mention): July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.273

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Classical Express - Issue 95 February 1998 p.4 [NL]

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The Record Collector - December 2001 Vol.46 No.1 p.257 [AB]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Aristodemo Giorgini

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Ernesto Badini

Colline - Luigi Manfrini

Mimi - Rosina Torri

Musetta - Thea Vitulli

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 9530-9554 (even numbers) {13x78s} (1928)ª; HMV C 1513-25 {13x78s} (1928)ª; La Voz de su Amo AF 224-236 {13x78s} (1928)ª; Victor Musical Masterpiece Set 35 (9512-9524) {13x78s}; Bongiovanni GB 1033-1034 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - In Sync C 4131/2

Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1078-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Arkadia 2CD 78029

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1928 p.153; March 1995 p.34 p.122 [JBS]

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Opera News - May 1995 p.47

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.120

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ARSC Journal - 1985 Vol.17 No.1-3 p.157 [JWNF]

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The Record Collector - Vol.39 No.4 1994 p.261 p.272

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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4

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American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.276 [RVL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [CC]

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Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 settembre 1928. The recording was made between 23 February and 11 April 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Aristodemo Giorgini

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Ernesto Badini

Colline - Luigi Manfrini

Mimi - Rosina Torri

Musetta - Thea Vitulli

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 9530-9554 (even numbers) {13x78s} (1928)ª; HMV C 1513-25 {13x78s} (1928)ª; La Voz de su Amo AF 224-236 {13x78s} (1928)ª; Victor Musical Masterpiece Set 35 (9512-9524) {13x78s}; Bongiovanni GB 1033-1034 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - In Sync C 4131/2

Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1078-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Arkadia 2CD 78029

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1928 p.153; March 1995 p.34 p.122 [JBS]

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Opera News - May 1995 p.47

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.120

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ARSC Journal - 1985 Vol.17 No.1-3 p.157 [JWNF]

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The Record Collector - Vol.39 No.4 1994 p.261 p.272

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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4

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American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.276 [RVL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [CC]

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Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 settembre 1928. The recording was made between 23 February and 11 April 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Luigi Marini

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Gino Vanelli

Colline - Tancredi Pasero

Mimi - Rosetta Pampanini

Musetta - Luba Mirella

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc - Columbia 9846-9858 (13x78s); Columbia D 14515-14527 (13x78s) Columbia Set OP 5 (67711 D - 66723 D) (13x78s) (USA) Columbia DX 604-609 (Highlights)

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 1125/26-2 {2CDS}; ARKADIA 78047 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1929 p.190 (Klein p.278); December 1934 p.265 (Highlights)

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.251

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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.138

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.86 marzo 1996 p.51

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Opernwelt - März 3/1996 S.53

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.81

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The Record Collector - Vol.41 No.1 March 1996 p.67

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.114

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.39 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [VJ]

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Comments:- This recording was made between 17 November and 3 December 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Luigi Marini

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Gino Vanelli

Colline - Tancredi Pasero

Mimi - Rosetta Pampanini

Musetta - Luba Mirella

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc - Columbia 9846-9858 (13x78s); Columbia D 14515-14527 (13x78s) Columbia Set OP 5 (67711 D - 66723 D) (13x78s) (USA) Columbia DX 604-609 (Highlights)

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 1125/26-2 {2CDS}; ARKADIA 78047 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1929 p.190 (Klein p.278); December 1934 p.265 (Highlights)

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.251

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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.138

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.86 marzo 1996 p.51

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Opernwelt - März 3/1996 S.53

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.81

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The Record Collector - Vol.41 No.1 March 1996 p.67

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.114

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.39 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [VJ]

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Comments:- This recording was made between 17 November and 3 December 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Violetta Valery - Mercedes Capsir

Flora Bervoix - Ida Conti

Annina - Ida Conti

Alfredo Germont - Lionello Cecil

Giorgio Germont - Carlo Galeffi

Gastone - Giuseppe Nessi

Dottore Grenvil - Salvatore Baccaloni

Barone Douphol - Aristide Baracchi

Marchese d'Obigny - Natale Villa

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Black Disc - Columbia OP2 (67548 D - 67598 D) (15x78s;AC) (USA) Columbia D 14479-93 {15x78s} (UK); Columbia 9629-9643 {15x78s} (UK) EMI 3C 165 18029-30 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Disc; - Arkadia 2CD 78028 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110110-11 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1929 p.476, pp.477-478 (Klein); October 2001 p.106 [AB]

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Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.57 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.54-55 [JA]

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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.94 [TP]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [CC]: No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.96 [JV]

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Comments:- Recorded between 1 November and 21 November 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Andrea Chénier - Luigi Marini

Carlo Gérard - Carlo Galeffi

Madeleine di Coigny - Lina Bruna Rasa

La mulatta Bersi - Ida Conti

La Contessa di Coigny - Anna Masetti-Bassi

Madelon - Anna Masetti-Bassi

Roucher - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Aristide Baracchi

Fouquier Tinville - Salvatore Baccaloni

Un Incredible - Giuseppe Nessi

Pietro Fléville - Natale Villa

L'abate - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10106-18 {13x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia OP 21 (69361 D - 69373 D} {13x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia «Entré» EL-10 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 945.114 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Arkadia 78042 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110066/7 (+Bruna Rasa recital) {2CDS}(2001)ª

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - May 1995 p.47

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.172

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.165

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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.144 (mention): November/ December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.285: July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.266 [MM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1954 Vol.4 No.2 pp.45-46 [JH]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.42

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.60

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Andrea Chénier - Luigi Marini

Carlo Gérard - Carlo Galeffi

Madeleine di Coigny - Lina Bruna Rasa

La mulatta Bersi - Ida Conti

La Contessa di Coigny - Anna Masetti-Bassi

Madelon - Anna Masetti-Bassi

Roucher - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Aristide Baracchi

Fouquier Tinville - Salvatore Baccaloni

Un Incredible - Giuseppe Nessi

Pietro Fléville - Natale Villa

L'abate - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10106-18 {13x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia OP 21 (69361 D - 69373 D} {13x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia «Entré» EL-10 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 945.114 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Arkadia 78042 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110066/7 (+Bruna Rasa recital) {2CDS}(2001)ª

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - May 1995 p.47

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.172

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.165

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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.144 (mention): November/ December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.285: July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.266 [MM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1954 Vol.4 No.2 pp.45-46 [JH]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.42

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.60

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Figaro - Riccardo Stracciari

Il Conte Almaviva - Dino Borgioli

Rosina - Mercedes Capsir

Dr. Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Don Basilio - Vincenzo Bettoni

Berta - Cesira Ferrari

Fiorello - Attilio Bordonali

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Black Disc; - Columbia D 14564-14579 {16x78s); Columbia DX 610-615 (6x78s;AC); (Highlights); Columbia Set MOP 8 (67932 D - 67947 D) {16x78s} (USA) Columbia «Entré» E-1 {3LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10115-10116 {2LPS} (Italy); Arabesque 8029-3L {3LPS} (USA) (1980)ª

Compact Disc - *Classical Collector 150 102 (+miscellaneous arias) {3CDS} Arkadia 2CD 78008 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78722/23 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1934 p.220 (Highlights) [HFVL]

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Opera News - 25 December 1993 p.32

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Fanfare - Vol.4 No.1 September/October 1980 pp.188-189 [JY]; Vol.16 No.4 March/ April 1993 pp.260-262 [ADC]

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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.55

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Opéra International - novembre 1992 p.84; avril 1997 No.212 p.57

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American Record Guide - July 1953 Vol.19 No.11 p.342: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238

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Classical Express - Issue No.789 October 1996 p.4

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58: No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]

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Répertoire - No.107 novembre 1997 p.51 [LC]

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Comments:- The vocal items were recorded between 24 June and 8 July 1929 and the overture on 24 November 1927. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lucia - Mercedes Capsir

Edgardo - Enzo de Muro Lomanto

Enrico - Enrico Molinari

Raimondo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Arturo - Emilio Venturini

Alisa - Ida Mannarini

Normanno - Emilio Venturini

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Black Disc - Columbia D 14608-14620 {13x78s} (Italy or France?) Columbia LGX 58-70 {13x78s} (Italy) Columbia Set OP 20 (69282 D - 692894 D) {13x78s} (USA) OASI 510 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Myto 2 MCD 942.99 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78035 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78 762/63 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1931 p.27 (mention)

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.181

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.146 [DM]

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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.62

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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]

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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.37

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.75 [VJ]

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Comments:- Recorded in November 1929. More information can be found in THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.45 No.4 pp.275-276.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Cio Cio San - Rosetta Pampanini

Pinkerton - Alessandro Granda

Sharpless - Gino Vanelli

Suzuki - Conchita Velázquez

Kate Pinkerton - Cesira Ferrari

Goro - Giuseppe Nessi

Il principe Yamadori - Aristide Baracchi

Lo zio Bonzo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il commissario imperiale - Lino Bonardi

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Black Disc - Columbia D 14530-43 {14x78s}; Columbia 9784-97 {14x78s} Columbia Set MOP4 (67675 D - 676688 D {14X78s} (USA)

Compact Disc - Centaur CRC-2196-7 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1123/24-2 {2CDS} Grammofono 2000 AB78673/74 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78041 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1929 p.277 (Klein p.281)

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Opera News - May 1995 p.47

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.251

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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.208

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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.86 marzo 1996 p.51

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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]

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Opernwelt - März 3/1996 S.53

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.81

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The Record Collector - Vol.41 No.1 March 1996 p.66

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.114

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Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.56

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Floria Tosca - Bianca Scacciati

Mario Cavaradossi - Alessandro Granda

Il barone Scarpia - Enrico Molinari

Il Sagristano - Aristide Baracchi

Cesare Angelotti - Salvatore Baccaloni

Spoletta - Emilio Venturini

Sciarrone - Aristide Baracchi

Un pastore - Tommaso Cortellini

Un carceriere - Aristide Baracchi

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Black Disc - Columbia 9930-9943 {14x78s}; Columbia D 14594-14607 {14x78s} Columbia OP 6 (67854 D - 67867 D) {14x78s} (USA) Columbia «Entré» EL-4 {2LPS} (USA)

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1930 p.439 (Klein p.288)

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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.174 (mention)

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Comments:- Recorded between 10 and 25 October 1929. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel.

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1932(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Falstaff - Giacomo Rimini

Fenton - Roberto D' Alessio

Ford - Emilio Ghirardini

Dr. Cajus - Emilio Venturini

Bardolfo - Giuseppe Nessi

Pistola - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alice Ford - Pia Tassinari

Nannetta - Ines Alfani-Tellini

Meg Page - Rita Monticone

Mistress Quickly - Aurora Buades(-D'Alessio)

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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10563-10576 {14x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia OP16 (14x78s;AC) (USA) (1933)ª; Columbia LX 241-254 (14x78s;AC) (UK) (1933)ª;; Columbia «Entré» EL-8 {3LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10141/42 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 153 00695-6 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Disc; - Video Artists International Audio VAIA 1098-2 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78680/81 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78024 {2CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 9001 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110198-99 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1933 p.5 (Klein p.552); April 1996 p.132

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Opera News - October 1996 p.40

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.57-58 [JA]

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The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.5 January 1933 pp.155-156

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American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.174 (mention): January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 p.236 [LM]

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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4: Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4

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Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.68

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.66

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.84-85 [MC]

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Comments:- Recorded between 30 March and 15 April 1932. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1936(STU)

Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Don Giovanni - John Brownlee

Donna Anna - Ina Souez

Don Ottavio - Koloman von Pataky (Kálmán Pataky)

Donna Elvira - Luise Helletsgruber

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - David Franklin

Masetto - Roy Henderson

Zerlina - Audrey Mildmay

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 2961-2983 {23x78s} (1937)ª; Victor VM 423 {8x78s), VM 424 {7x78s}, VM 425 {8x78s} (USA) ; HMV ALP 1199-1201 {3LPS} (1954)ª; RCA Victor LCT 6102 {3LPS}; RCA Victor WCT 59 {EPS} (1951)ª; Seraphim IC 6126; Turnabout 68084-68086 {3LPS}; Vox THS 65084-6 {3LPS};;; EMI C 151 13057-9 {3LPS} (France)

Compact Disc; - *EMI «Références» CHS 7 61030-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Pearl GEMM CDS 9369 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Grammofono 2000 AB 78693-78695 {3CDS}; Arkadia 78050 {3CDS} ; Naxos «Historical» 8.110135-37 (+excerpts) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Aura LRC 1126 {3CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1937 (part 1) p.433 [HFVL]; April 1937 p.471 (part 2) [HFVL]; July 1937 p.67 (part 3) [HFVL] December 1954 p.315 [PHW]; March 1989 p.1151 [AB]; March 1991 p.1740 [AB]; July (published May) 2001 pp.95-96 [AB]

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Opera - February 1955 p.121

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 p.315 [MHF]

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Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56-S.57 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.4 p.134

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American Record Guide - November 1951 Vol.18 No.3 p.71: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.68 [RMC]

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 pp.149-150 [HL]

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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.63 [PLM]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.37 [PP]

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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]

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International Record Review - July/August 2001 pp.82-83 [SP]

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Stereophile - July 1990 (Vol.13 No.7) p.175

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.128 - aprile 1999 p.99 [AS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.92 [MC]

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1940(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Pasquale - Salvatore Baccaloni

Norina - Bidù Sayão

Malatesta - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Ernesto - Nino Martini

Un notaio - Alessio De Paolis

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 176 {2LPS} (1960)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 25 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8110022 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; Februar 1999 S.55 [DN]

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Opéra International - octobre 1997 No.217 p.17, p.58

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Classical Express - Issue No.72 February 1996 p.8: Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]

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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.87

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 p.94

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Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.66 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1940)

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in French

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1940(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marie - Lily Pons

Tonio - Raoul Jobin

Sulplice - Salvatore Baccaloni

La Maquise - Irra Petina

Hortensius - Louis D' Angelo

Caporale - Wilfred Engelman

Un Paysan - Lodovico Oliviero

La Duchesse - Maria Savage

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 152 {2LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1142-43 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110018-9 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2004 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1998 p.104 [JBS]

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Opera - March 1998 p.292 [AB]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.98 [ST]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1997 S.58 [WB]; März 1998 S.59 [DN]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.112 [ES]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.96: Spring 1998 No.7 p.62 [MT]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1998 p.89 [GH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.102 novembre 1996 p.87: Anno XII - N.117 marzo 1998 p.93 [GL]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.38 [LC]

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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.97 [SH]

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International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 2000 No.22 pp.101-103 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 December 1940). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.228-229. See also a letter in IOC No.8 p.6

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1940(LI/12)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Licia Albanese

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Rethberg

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Irra Petina

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - George Rasely

Antonio - Louis D' Angelo

Barbarina - Marita Farell

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 228 (Highlights) {1LP} (1962)ª; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET-1

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1940)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - John Charles Thomas

Il Conte Almaviva - Bruno Landi

Rosina - Josephine Tuminia

Dr. Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Don Basilio - Ezio Pinza

Berta - Irra Petina

Fiorello - Wilfred Engelman

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 139 (2LPS) (1958)ª

Compact Disc; - Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2296/7 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 393

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - December 2004 p.42 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1941). 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». The conductor is given here incorrectly as Panizza

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Frederick Jagel

Schaunard - Wilfred Engelman

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Grace Moore

Musetta - Frances Greer

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Compact Disc; - Helikon 3519 {2CDS}; Walhall WHL 5 {2CDS} ;; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2013 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.59

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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 (mention) [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.58

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1942)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Frederick Jagel

Schaunard - Wilfred Engelman

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Grace Moore

Musetta - Frances Greer

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Compact Disc; - Helikon 3519 {2CDS}; Walhall WHL 5 {2CDS} ;; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2013 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.59

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Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 (mention) [MT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.58

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1942)

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Bidù Sayão

Nemorino - Bruno Landi

Dulcamara - Salvatore Baccaloni

Belcore - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Giannetta - Mona Paulee

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1738; Bensar OL 1342 (BRO 125890) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 January 1942). 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». 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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Grace Moore

Mario Cavaradossi - Frederick Jagel

Il barone Scarpia - Alexander Svéd

Il Sagristano - Salvatore Baccaloni

Cesare Angelotti - George Cehanovsky

Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis

Sciarrone - Wilfred Engelman

Un pastore - Michael Kreatsoulas

Un carceriere - John Gurney

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 214 {2LPS} (1974)ª

Compact Disc - Bensar OL 2742 (BRO 124058) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording at the MET (7 February 1942). The CDs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1943(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Zinka Milanov

Don Ottavio - James Melton

Donna Elvira - Jarmila Novotná

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - Norman Cordon

Masetto - Mack Harrell

Zerlina - Bidù Sayão

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 28 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2236/37 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.6

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.65

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Comments:- Recording of a large part of a performance at the MET (3 April 1943). The supperscene is omitted

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Frank St.Leger - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - John Brownlee

Il Conte Almaviva - Nino Martini

Rosina - Bidù Sayão

Dr. Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Don Basilio - Ezio Pinza

Berta - Irra Petina

Fiorello - Mack Harrell

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Black Disc - Operatic Archives OPA 1021 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Phonographe PH 5033-5034 {2CDS}; The Forties FTO 307-308 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - mai 1996 No.102 p.60

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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.120

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Cleveland (10 April 1943). Sayão sings «Bel raggio lusinghier» in the lesson scene. The Phonographe CDs are incorrectly attributed. The Operatic Archives LPs are listedin Parnassus Records' online catalogue P270

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis D' Angelo

Leonora di Vargas - Stella Roman

Don Carlo - Lawrence Tibbett

Don Alvaro - Frederick Jagel

Preziosilla - Irra Petina

Fra Melitone - Salvatore Baccaloni

Curra - Thelma Votipka

Padre Guardiano - Ezio Pinza

Mastro Trabuco - Alessio De Paolis

Un Chirurgo - John Gurney

Un Alcalde - Lorenzo Alvary

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 211 {2LPS} (1961)ª

Compact Disc; - *AS Disc AS 409/10 {2CDS}; The Forties FT 1503-4 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Naxos Historical 8 110038/40 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2009 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1995 p.34 (mention) [RC]; June 1999 p.114 [AB]

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Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59

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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.58

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.91 [JTH]

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Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.60

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.106 [SB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 January 1943). According to the reviewin ORPHEUS the AS recording is best

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Paul Breisach - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Bidù Sayão

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Hertha Glaz

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - John Garris

Antonio - Louis D' Angelo

Barbarina - Marita Farell

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Compact Disc; - Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2203/5 (+Sayao recital) {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Oktober 2002 S.52 [SS]

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International Record Review - April 2002 pp.77-78 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.96-97 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1943)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor George Szell - 1943(LI;4/12/43;Pinza)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Armand Tokatyan

Marina - Kerstin Thorborg

Pimen - Nicola Moscona

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - John Dudley

Rangoni - Leonard Warren

Fyodor - Thelma Altman

Xenia - Marita Farell

Hostess - Doris Doe

Simpleton - John Garris

Tchelkalov - Mack Harrell

Nurse - Anna Kaskas

Nikitich - John Gurney

Lavitsky - Gerhard Pechner

Cherniovsky - Lorenzo Alvary

Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 258 {3LPS} (1975)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 179

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 December 1943). 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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor George Szell - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Florence Kirk

Don Ottavio - Charles Kullman

Donna Elvira - Eleanor Steber

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - Norman Cordon

Masetto - Mack Harrell

Zerlina - Bidù Sayão

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0043 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0116-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 672 (& 479 & 2223 & 437);; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0106 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.56-S.57 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.84 [JR]: No.75 noviembre 2004 p.82 [AG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1944). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.314-317. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Bidù Sayão

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Irra Petina

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - John Garris

Antonio - Louis D' Angelo

Barbarina - Marita Farell

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Compact Disc; - AS Disc 419/420 {2CDS}; The Fourties FT 1509/1510 {2CDS} Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2039 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500670 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.60

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1944)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Frederick Jagel

Marina - Viviane Della Chiesa

Pimen - Lorenzo Alvary

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - Herbert Nystrom

Fyodor - Hertha Glaz

Xenia - Frances Castellani

Hostess - Claramae Turner

Simpleton - John Garris

Tchelkalov - George Cehanovsky

Nurse - Margaret Harshaw

Lavitsky - Charles Goodwin

Cherniovsky - Robert Mills

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 261

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of Acts 3 and 4 of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 October 1945). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.406. 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». I do not know if all the singers listed appear in this recording.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Richard Tucker

Marina - Risë Stevens

Pimen - Nicola Moscona

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - Lodovico Oliviero

Rangoni - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Fyodor - Irene Jordan

Xenia - Frances Greer

Hostess - Claramae Turner

Simpleton - Anthony Marlowe

Tchelkalov - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 309 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 809 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Cantus Classics 500721 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1946)

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Pasquale - Salvatore Baccaloni

Norina - Bidù Sayão

Malatesta - John Brownlee

Ernesto - Nino Martini

Un notaio - Alessio De Paolis

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 789 {2CDS} ; Bensar OL 1546-B (BRO 125303) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; Walhall WHL 25 (Highlights)

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - octobre 1997 No.217 p.17, p.58

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Classical Express - Issue No.72 February 1996 p.8

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.87

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Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 Agosto-Settembre 1996 p.102

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1946). The «Highlights» on the WALHALL CD are included as a «filler» with the Walhall CD of the performance conducted by Papi. 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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Grace Moore

Mario Cavaradossi - Jan Peerce

Il barone Scarpia - Lawrence Tibbett

Il Sagristano - Salvatore Baccaloni

Cesare Angelotti - Lorenzo Alvary

Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis

Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky

Un pastore - Mona Paulee

Un carceriere - John Baker

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 942 98 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1176 (& 509)

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.149

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Répertoire - No.73 October 1994 p.57

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 February 1946). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.396-399. 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1946(RC)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NBC Symphony Chorus

Rodolfo - Jan Peerce

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Anne McKnight

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6006 {2LPS} (USA); RCA Victor WDM 1646 {EPS} (USA);;; HMV ALP 1081-2 {2LPS} (1953)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS-6019/1-2 {2LPS} (Electronic Stereo) {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA AT 203/1-2 {2LPS} (UK) (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA «Gold Seal» GD 60288 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78036 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 78854/5 {2CDS} Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6530/31 (+Manon Lescaut - excerpts) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1953 p.201 [AR]; April 1954 pp.418-419 [DST]; December 1968 p.901 [EG]; January 1969 p.986 [DST]; January 1974 p.1421 [RO]; April 1974 p.1969 (letter); July 1974 p.184 [JBS]; September 1991 p. [AB]

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Opera - January 1954 pp.40-41 [HDR]

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Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]; August + September 1999 S.83 [DN]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

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American Record Guide - March 1952 Vol.18 No.7 p.235 [PHR]

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1954 p.130

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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXII N.222 gennaio 2008 p.93 [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded at NBC broadcasts (3, 10 February 1946). See «The Bluebird of Happiness - The Memoirs of Jan Peerce» by Alan Levy p.189

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1946(RC)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NBC Symphony Chorus

Rodolfo - Jan Peerce

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Anne McKnight

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6006 {2LPS} (USA); RCA Victor WDM 1646 {EPS} (USA);;; HMV ALP 1081-2 {2LPS} (1953)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS-6019/1-2 {2LPS} (Electronic Stereo) {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA AT 203/1-2 {2LPS} (UK) (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA «Gold Seal» GD 60288 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78036 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 78854/5 {2CDS} Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6530/31 (+Manon Lescaut - excerpts) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1953 p.201 [AR]; April 1954 pp.418-419 [DST]; December 1968 p.901 [EG]; January 1969 p.986 [DST]; January 1974 p.1421 [RO]; April 1974 p.1969 (letter); July 1974 p.184 [JBS]; September 1991 p. [AB]

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Opera - January 1954 pp.40-41 [HDR]

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Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]; August + September 1999 S.83 [DN]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

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American Record Guide - March 1952 Vol.18 No.7 p.235 [PHR]

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1954 p.130

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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXII N.222 gennaio 2008 p.93 [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded at NBC broadcasts (3, 10 February 1946). See «The Bluebird of Happiness - The Memoirs of Jan Peerce» by Alan Levy p.189

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Ezio Pinza

Donna Anna - Regina Resnik

Don Ottavio - Charles Kullman

Donna Elvira - Polyna Stoska

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - Jerome Hines

Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary

Zerlina - Nadine Conner

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 648

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 December 1947). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.317-318. The recording issued by the GOmega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The source is described as «Fair to good private acetates. Missing 30 sec Beg. Act 2» and the conductor is incorrectly stated to be «Busch». However, according to «Annals of the Metropolitan Opera» the conductor was Max Rudolf. It is stated in «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» (p.317) «the opera was assigned to Busch, but illness compelled him to relinquish it to Max Rudolf». Omega has issued another recording of this performance (480 & 411) and the conductor is listed correctly as Rudolph in their catalogue.

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Ezio Pinza

Susanna - Hjördis Schymberg

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Hertha Glaz

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - John Garris

Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary

Barbarina - Mimi Benzell

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 658 (& 486)

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1947). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.311-312. 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». «Sound ranges from fair to very good. Sound Problems on some discs on this rare performance» (658)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - Columbia OP 27 (12810 D - 12822 D) {13x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia MOP 27 (12823 D - 12835 D) {13x78s;AC) (USA) ; Columbia ML 4076-4077 {2LPS} (1949)ª; Columbia SL 101 {2LPS}; Columbia «Odyssey» Y2 32364 {2LPS} CBS 78243 {2LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - Sony «Masterworks Heritage» MH2K 62762 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Arkadia 78068 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1948 p.8 (mention) [HCS]; August 1974 p.394 [EG]; January 1998 p.95 [MEO]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.96 [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.215 [MM]

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Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.58 (mention) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

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Diapason - No.443 décembre 1997 p.95 [CC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [JC-1]

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American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.283 [LM]

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Classic CD - Christmas 1997 p.76 [MSR]

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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [RB]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.78 [PO'C]

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Stereophile - May 1998 (Vol.21 No.5) p.83 (mention) [MHF]

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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.55 [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.51 [JPS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [JV]

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Das Opernglas - Februar 1998 S.72 [NE]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.105 [MG]

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Comments:- Recorded between 7 and 21 December 1947. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - Columbia OP 27 (12810 D - 12822 D) {13x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia MOP 27 (12823 D - 12835 D) {13x78s;AC) (USA) ; Columbia ML 4076-4077 {2LPS} (1949)ª; Columbia SL 101 {2LPS}; Columbia «Odyssey» Y2 32364 {2LPS} CBS 78243 {2LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - Sony «Masterworks Heritage» MH2K 62762 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Arkadia 78068 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1948 p.8 (mention) [HCS]; August 1974 p.394 [EG]; January 1998 p.95 [MEO]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.96 [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.215 [MM]

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Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.58 (mention) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

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Diapason - No.443 décembre 1997 p.95 [CC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [JC-1]

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American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.283 [LM]

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Classic CD - Christmas 1997 p.76 [MSR]

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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [RB]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.78 [PO'C]

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Stereophile - May 1998 (Vol.21 No.5) p.83 (mention) [MHF]

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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.55 [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.51 [JPS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [JV]

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Das Opernglas - Februar 1998 S.72 [NE]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.105 [MG]

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Comments:- Recorded between 7 and 21 December 1947. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Anthony Marlowe

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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 515 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Myto 2MCD 916.47 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 991 H021 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6009 (+another recording 1940) (2008)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 December 1948). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.451-452.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Anthony Marlowe

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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 515 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Myto 2MCD 916.47 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 991 H021 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6009 (+another recording 1940) (2008)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 December 1948). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.451-452.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI:31/1/48)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Schaunard - Hugh Thompson

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

Sergente dei doganieri - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc; - West Hill Radio Archives WHRA 6009 (+1940 recording +Don Pasquale - duet - De Luca - Albanese) {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1948).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI:31/1/48)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Schaunard - Hugh Thompson

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

Sergente dei doganieri - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc; - West Hill Radio Archives WHRA 6009 (+1940 recording +Don Pasquale - duet - De Luca - Albanese) {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1948).

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Bidù Sayão

Nemorino - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Dulcamara - Salvatore Baccaloni

Belcore - Giuseppe Valdengo

Giannetta - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 454 {2LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Naxos «Historical» 8.110125-26 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500417 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 p.88 [MH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 December 1949)

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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]

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Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.313-316 [AF]

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Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.88-89 [GL]

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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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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Italo Tajo

Susanna - Bidù Sayão

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Claramae Turner

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - Leslie Chabay

Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary

Barbarina - Anne Bollinger

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Black Disc - CLS MD-TP 21 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Accademia ACC 23005 {2CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0093 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.83 [CC]

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International Record Review - May 2005 p.76, p.78 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1949). The LPs issued on the CLS label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Records» 5th Edition 2000

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Giuseppe Valdengo

Il Conte Almaviva - Giuseppe di Stefano

Rosina - Lily Pons

Dr. Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Don Basilio - Jerome Hines

Berta - Hertha Glaz

Fiorello - George Cehanovsky

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 3/3 {3LPS}; OASI 602

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.738 (+highlights - Cellini - 1949) {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.62-S.63 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 p.71 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance on 16 December 1950

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Italo Tajo

Susanna - Bidù Sayão

Conte Almaviva - John Brownlee

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Jarmila Novotná

Marcellina - Claramae Turner

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Peter Klein

Curzio - Leslie Chabay

Antonio - Lawrence Davidson

Barbarina - Lois Hunt

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 674

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1950). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.313-314. 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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Paolo Silveri

Donna Anna - Ljuba Welitsch

Don Ottavio - Eugene Conley

Donna Elvira - Regina Resnik

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - Nicola Moscona

Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary

Zerlina - Nadine Conner

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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL A75/A76 {2CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0005 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]; No 290 mai 2004 p.85 [AT]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.177 p.126

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.85 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 January 1951). According to the «ARSC Journal» Vol.28 No. p.249 and p.254 the recording issued by ARLECCHINO on 2 CDs «is not the complete performance as broadcast» [PH]

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Gianni Schicchi - Salvatore Baccaloni

Lauretta - Roberta Peters

Zita - Jean Madeira

Rinuccio - Thomas Hayward

Gherardo - Alessio De Paolis

Nella - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Gherardino - Eugene Tonry

Betto di Signa - George Cehanovsky

Simone - Lorenzo Alvary

Marco - Clifford Harvuot

Ciesca - Thelma Votipka

Spinelloccio - Gerhard Pechner

Pinellino - Osie Hawkins

Guccio - Norman Scott

Amantio di Nicolao - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 732 {1CDR}

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Recordings of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1952). 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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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Cesare Siepi

Susanna - Nadine Conner

Conte Almaviva - Giuseppe Valdengo

Contessa Almaviva - Victoria de los Ángeles

Cherubino - Mildred Miller

Marcellina - Jean Madeira

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - Gabor Carelli

Antonio - Lawrence Davidson

Barbarina - Roberta Peters

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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 514 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - AS-Disc 1108/9 {2CDS}; Arlecchino ARL A68-A70 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1181/2-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0013 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.67 [IW]

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Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6

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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249 (mention) [PH]

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.178 dicembre 2003 p.114 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 pp.85-86 [JV]: No.71 junio 2004 p.84 [XC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1952)

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Erich Kunz

Susanna - Irmgard Seefried

Conte Almaviva - Frank Guarrera

Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa

Cherubino - Mildred Miller

Marcellina - Hertha Glaz

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - Gabor Carelli

Antonio - Lawrence Davidson

Barbarina - Genevieve Warner

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 720

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- Incomplete recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1953). 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». It is also stated «Missing Overture, several seconds end of Act 1. Rough beginning 7 minutes of Act 3. Sound ranges fair to excellent»

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - George London

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan

Marina - Blanche Thebom

Pimen - Norman Scott

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Andrew McKinley

Missail - Thomas Hayward

Rangoni - Sigurd Björling

Fyodor - Mildred Miller

Xenia - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Hostess - Martha Lipton

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Clifford Harvuot

Nurse - Jean Madeira

Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson

Mityukha - Algerd Brazis

Lavitsky - Osie Hawkins

Cherniovsky - Lawrence Davidson

Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 250

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 March 1953). 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». It is described as coming from «Private Acetates» with «Very good sound».

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1953(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Don Giovanni - James Pease

Donna Anna - Lois Hunt

Don Ottavio - Rudolf Schock

Leoporello - Salvatore Baccaloni

Il Commendatore - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Zerlina - Barbara Troxell

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Black Disc - Allegro-Royale 1588 {1LP}

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco

Carlo Gérard - Leonard Warren

Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov

La mulatta Bersi - Rosalind Elias

La Contessa di Coigny - Hertha Glaz

Madelon - Sandra Warfield

Roucher - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Salvatore Baccaloni

Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott

Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis

Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky

L'abate - Gabor Carelli

Dumas - Osie Hawkins

Schmidt - Lawrence Davidson

Il maestro di casa - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 15 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2364-2365 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers AND 195401 {2CDRS};; Myto 2 MCD 043 H094 (+Rigoletto - excerpts - Warren) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 12454 (BRO 125871) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.168-169 [WA2]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.192 marzo 2005 pp.88-89 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 pp.86-87 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 December 1954). See «Sign Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.156-158. OPERA March 1955 p.162. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Cesare Siepi

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari

Marina - Blanche Thebom

Pimen - Norman Scott

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Charles Kullman

Missail - Thomas Hayward

Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot

Fyodor - Mildred Miller

Xenia - Genevieve Warner

Hostess - Martha Lipton

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney

Nurse - Jean Madeira

Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson

Mityukha - Algerd Brazis

Lavitsky - Osie Hawkins

Cherniovsky - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 740

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1954). 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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker

Il barone Scarpia - Leonard Warren

Il Sagristano - Salvatore Baccaloni

Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot

Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis

Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky

Un pastore - Peter Mark

Un carceriere - Calvin Marsh

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Black Disc - Readers Digest Productions RDIS 132.9/10 {2LPS} Paragon DSV 52003 (+Tosca excerpts - Callas - Mitropoulos) {3LPS}

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 pp.53-54 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 December 1955). More details are givenin «The Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos» by S.A. Arfanis pp.109-110.The «filler» on side 6 of the Paragon LPs is a recording of an abridged version of Act 2 of Tosca with Maria Callas and George London conducted by Mitropoulos from the «Ed Sullivan Show». This recording was also issued on Voce 13 and GFC 008/9

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1955(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi

Susanna - Nadine Conner

Conte Almaviva - Martial Singher

Contessa Almaviva - Lucine Amara

Cherubino - Mildred Miller

Marcellina - Hertha Glaz

Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - Gabor Carelli

Barbarina - Emilia Cundari

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 315 {1LP}

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Dorothy Kirsten

Mario Cavaradossi - Daniele Barioni

Il barone Scarpia - Frank Guarrera

Il Sagristano - Salvatore Baccaloni

Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot

Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis

Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky

Un carceriere - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 724 {1LP}

Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 446-2 {1CD}

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80-81 [GH]

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Comments:- According to the review in ORPHEUS the recording on the CD issued by Legato (Premiere?) is of a performance at the MET, but according to the «MET Annals» (CD-ROM edition) Mitropoulos never conducted Tosca with Kirsten and Barioni in the same performance there. Rather, it appears to be a re-issue of the studio recording made for the «Metropolitan Opera Record Club». According to «The Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos» by S.A. Arfanis p.111 this was made in March 1957.

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Tibor Kozma - 1957?(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Pasquale - Salvatore Baccaloni

Norina - Dolores Wilson

Malatesta - Frank Guarrera

Ernesto - Charles Anthony

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Black Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 715 {1LP} ;; RCA Victor LM-2358 {1LP} (1959)ª

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Recordings of Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- See OPERA May 1973 p.440

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Antonietta Stella

Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker

Il barone Scarpia - Leonard Warren

Il Sagristano - Salvatore Baccaloni

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky

Un pastore - George Keith

Un carceriere - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 899

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1958). 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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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Don Alvaro - Mario Sereni

Preziosilla - Mignon Dunn

Fra Melitone - Salvatore Baccaloni

Curra - Carlotta Ordassy

Padre Guardiano - Jerome Hines

Mastro Trabuco - Alessio De Paolis

Un Chirurgo - Roald Reitan

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Compact Disc - Omega Opeora Archive 225 (& 351)

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 March 1960). 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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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya

Schaunard - Geraint Evans

Marcello - Ettore Bastianini

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Marilyn Horne

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1708 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1708S

Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21027 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.253 [DMG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles (26 October 1962). According to DMG in FANFARE the sound is not good. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1989» and the recording is described as «abridged».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Rodolfo - Sándor Kónya

Schaunard - Geraint Evans

Marcello - Ettore Bastianini

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Marilyn Horne

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1708 (1989)ª; House of Opera ALD 1708S

Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21027 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.253 [DMG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the San Francisco Opera in Los Angeles (26 October 1962). According to DMG in FANFARE the sound is not good. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1989» and the recording is described as «abridged».

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Rene Miville

Leonora di Vargas - Caterina Mancini

Don Carlo - Cesare Bardelli

Don Alvaro - Bruno Prevedi

Preziosilla - Nancy Williams

Fra Melitone - Salvatore Baccaloni

Curra - Norma Dean

Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Mastro Trabuco - Salvatore Baccaloni

Un Chirurgo - Walter Knetlar

Un Alcalde - Rene Miville

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 231-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (April 1963). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000»:-

http://frankhamilton.org/ph

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Rene Miville

Leonora di Vargas - Caterina Mancini

Don Carlo - Cesare Bardelli

Don Alvaro - Bruno Prevedi

Preziosilla - Nancy Williams

Fra Melitone - Salvatore Baccaloni

Curra - Norma Dean

Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Mastro Trabuco - Salvatore Baccaloni

Un Chirurgo - Walter Knetlar

Un Alcalde - Rene Miville

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 231-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (April 1963). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000»:-

http://frankhamilton.org/ph

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Coppola - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Adina - Elena Todeschi

Nemorino - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Dulcamara - Salvatore Baccaloni

Belcore - Tito Gobbi

Giannetta - Alexandra Tagan

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00922

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1595

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (11 March 1964). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000

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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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