(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1957(SE) - Walzer aus Wien by Johann Strauß II - Félix Nuvolone*
2 1957(STU) - Mousquetaires au couvent (Les) by Louis Varney - Robert Benedetti*
3 1958(SE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - NOT KNOWN**
4 1958?(STU) - Fille de Madame Angot (La) by Charles Lecocq - Richard Blareau*
5 1959(RA) - Mireille by Charles Gounod - Jules Gressier*
6 1959(RA) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Manuel Rosenthal*
7 195?(SE) - Graf von Luxembourg (Der) by Franz Lehár - Richard Blareau*
8 1960(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Alberto Erede*
9 1960(STU) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Manuel Rosenthal*
10 1962(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Silvio Varviso*
11 1963(RA) - Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Pierre Dervaux*
12 1963(SE) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Jean-Claude Hartemann*
13 1964(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Georges Prêtre*
14 1964(RA) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Jésus Etcheverry*
15 1964(STU) - Heure espagnole (L') by Maurice Ravel - Lorin Maazel*
16 1965(LI) - Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc - Jean Fournet**
17 1965(SE) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Jésus Etcheverry*
18 1966(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fernando Previtali*
19 1966(LI) - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini - Fernando Previtali*
20 1966(LI) - Orphée et Eurydice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Jean Fournet*
21 1967(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabri..*
22 1967(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Fausto Cleva*
23 1967(STU) - Lakmé by Léo Delibes - Richard Bonynge*
24 1968(LI) - Lakmé by Léo Delibes - Richard Bonynge*
25 1968(LI) - Padmâvatî by Albert Roussel - Georges Prêtre*
26 1968(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Zubin Mehta*
27 1969(RA) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Lorin Maazel**
28 1969(STU) - Damnation de Faust (La) by Hector Berlioz - Georges Prêtre*
29 1969(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Richard Bonynge*
30 1970(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Peter Maag*
31 1970(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Peter Maag*
32 1970(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Peter Maag*
33 1970(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Peter Maag*
34 1970(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Serge Baudo*
35 1970(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Serge Baudo*
36 1970(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Serge Baudo*
37 1970(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Serge Baudo*
38 1970(STU) - Huguenots (Les) by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Richard Bonynge*
39 1970(STU) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Julius Rudel*
40 1970(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Otto Klemperer*
41 1971(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Serge Baudo**
42 1971(LI) - tabarro (Il) by Giacomo Puccini - Nino Sanzogno*
43 1971(STU) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Richard Bonynge*
44 1971(STU) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Richard Bonynge*
45 1971(STU) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Richard Bonynge*
46 1971(STU) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Richard Bonynge*
47 1972(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Serge Baudo*
48 1972(STU) - Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini - Lamberto Gardelli*
49 1973-74(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Georg Solti*
50 1974(STU) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Richard Bonynge*
51 1974(STU) - Navarraise (La) by Jules Massenet - Henry Lewis*
52 1974(STU) - Thaïs by Jules Massenet - Julius Rudel*
53 1975(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
54 1975(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Alberto Erede**
55 1976(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
56 1976(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
57 1976(STU) - Louise by Gustav Charpentier - Georges Prêtre*
58 1977(STU) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
59 1978(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Richard Bonynge*
60 1978(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Georg Solti***
61 1978(STU) - Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet - Kazimierz Kord*
62 1978(STU) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Serge Baudo*
63 1979(FI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
64 1979(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Nicola Rescigno*
65 1979(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
66 1979(LI) - Louise by Gustav Charpentier - Jésus Etcheverry*
67 1979(STU) - Mireille by Charles Gounod - Michel Plasson*
68 1980(FI) - Escarpolette (L') by Jean-Michel Damase - Jacques Pernoo*
69 1980(LI) - Cyrano de Bergerac by Paul Danblon - Roger Rossel*
70 1980(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Georg Solti*
71 1981(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Christoph von Doh..*
72 1981(LI) - Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini - James Levine*
73 1981(STU) - Périchole (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Michel Plasson*
74 1982(LI) - Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet - Georges Prêtre*
75 1982(LI) - Périchole (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Marc Soustrot*
76 1983(STU) - Ariane et Barbe-Bleue by Paul Dukas - Armin Jordan*
77 1983(STU) - Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod - Michel Plasson*
78 1984(STU) - Belle Hélène (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Michel Plasson*
79 1984(STU) - Étoile (L') by Emmanuel Chabrier - John Eliot Gardiner*
80 1985(LI) - turco in Italia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Campanella*
81 1985(STU) - Jolie fille de Perth (La) by Georges Bizet - Georges Prêtre*
82 1986(STU) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Seiji Ozawa*
83 1986?(LI) - Belle Hélène (La) by Jacques Offenbach - John Burdekin*
84 1989(LC) - Love for Three Oranges (The) by Sergei Prokofieff - Kent Nagano*
85 1989(STU) - Oedipe by Georges Enesco - Lawrence Foster*
86 1990(STU) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Gabriele Ferro*
87 1991[STU] - Béatrice et Bénédict by Hector Berlioz - John Nelson*
88 1992 - Aventures du Roi Pausole (Les) by Arthur Honegger - Mario Venzago*
89 1993 - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Kent Nagano*
90 1993 - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Kent Nagano*
91 1993 - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Kent Nagano*
92 1994-96(STU) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Kent Nagano*
93 1996(LC) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Jean-Claude Casadesus*
94 19??(SE) - Andréa del Sarto by Daniel-Lesur - Manuel Rosenthal*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Félix Nuvolone - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Johann Strauß II - Gabriel Bacquier
Rési - Janine Ervil
La Comtesse - Colette Riedinger
Léopold - Bernard Alvi
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Black Disc; - Decca 163.758 {1LP} (1957)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.24 février 1958 p.30 (mention) [JP]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.94 décembre 1957 p.1154 [GE]
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Comments:- A recording of excerpts of the French version (Valses de Vienne) of this pasticcio put together by Korngold. The cast also includes Arlette Poirier, Pierre Blanc, Georgette Spanellys
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Conductor Robert Benedetti - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Narcisse de Brissac - Gabriel Bacquier
Abbé Bridaine - Louis Musy
Simone - Colette Riedinger
Marie - Jacqueline Cauchard
Soeur Opportune - Gabrielle Ristori
La Supérieure - Pauline Carton
Gontran de Solange - Pierre Blanc
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Black Disc - Decca 163.763/4 {2LPS} (France)
Compact Disc; - Musidisc «Gaieté Lyrique» 202 262 (1992)ª; Decca(Accord) 465 874-2 {2CDS} (France) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.82
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Diapason - décembre 1992 p.182; No.482 juin 2001 p.103 [MP]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.42
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Répertoire - décembre 1992 p.122: No.142 janvier 2001 p.76 [JB]
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 1958(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique
Chorus - Choeurs Raymond Saint-Paul
Carmen - Fréda Betti
Don José - Kenneth Neate
Micaëla - Andrea Guiot
Escamillo - Gabriel Bacquier
Frasquita - Georgette Spanellys
Mercédès - Jacqueline Cauchard
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Black Disc; - Philips P 77118 {1LP} (1958)ª; Philips 6556 010 {1LP}; Harmony HL 7127 {1LP} (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.103 novembre 1958 p.863 [JB]
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Conductor Richard Blareau - 1958?(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Clairette - Colette Riedinger
Mademoiselle Lange - Suzanne Lafaye
Ange Pitou - Gabriel Bacquier
Pomponnet - Bernard Alvi
Larivaudière - Louis Musy
Amaranthe - Georgette Spanellys
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Black Disc - Decca 115.059 {2LPS} (France); *Decca 100.095 (highlights - France)
Compact Disc; - Decca(Accord) 465 883-2 {2CDS} (France) (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.482 juin 2001 pp.93-94 [MP]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.35
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Répertoire - No.142 janvier 2001 p.76 [JB]
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Conductor Jules Gressier - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Radio France
Mireille - Andrée Esposito
Vincent - Alain Vanzo
Taven - Suzanne Darbans
Ourrias - Gabriel Bacquier
Vincenette - Christiane Harbell
Maître Ramon - Julien Giovannetti
Ambroise - Lucien Lovano
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Compact Disc; - Le Chant du Monde 278 921 {1CD-double durée} Gala GL 100.722 (+Mireille +La Colombe - excerpts +Faust - Rudel 1968 -;; highlights) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mireille by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.297; GIUDICI p.277 (2) p.467
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.62 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.79 [CC]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.68 [DA]
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Conductor Manuel Rosenthal - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique
Chorus - Choeurs de la Radio Television Francaise
Leila - Janine Micheau
Nadir - Alain Vanzo
Zurga - Gabriel Bacquier
Nourabad - Lucien Lovano
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Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 278913 (Double Durée) Gala GL 100.504 (+extracts from other operas) {2CDS} ;; Celestial Audio CA 260 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2003)ª
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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1996 S.59
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.88; No.495 septembre 2002 p.88, p.90 [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.123
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.31
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Comments:- Recorded in June 1959
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Conductor Richard Blareau - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
René - Graf von Luxemburg - Gabriel Bacquier
Angèle Didier - Colette Riedinger
Juliette Vermont - Annick Baugé
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Black Disc - Decca ACL 920 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Accord 476 9992 (+Frasquita +La Veuve joyeuse - excerpts) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.131 (mention)
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Opéra Magazine - No.10 septembre 2006 p.77 (mention) [JB]
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Comments:- Recording of excerpts from the French version «Le Comte de Luxembourg». Robert Destain and André Balbon also take part
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Chorus - Choeur du Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Don Giovanni - Gabriel Bacquier
Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Shakeh Vartenissian
Leoporello - Rolando Panerai
Il Commendatore - Giorgio Tadeo
Masetto - Ugo Trama
Zerlina - Mariella Adani
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 397 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª
DVD (Video) - Encore 3215 (2008)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
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1960 pp.33-34). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 and the DVD issued on the Encore label is listed in the online catalogue of the «berkshire record outlet» (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Manuel Rosenthal - 1960(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Floria Tosca - Jane Rhodes
Mario Cavaradossi - Albert Lance
Il barone Scarpia - Gabriel Bacquier
Il Sagristano - Bernard Demigny
Cesare Angelotti - Gérard Serkoyan
Spoletta - Aimé Doniat
Sciarrone - Jean-Pierre Hurteau
Un pastore - Fréda Betti
Un carceriere - Gérard Chapuis
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Black Disc; - Véga VAL 18 {2LPS}; Adès 21 009 {2LPS} (1983)ª
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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 - No.62 septembre 1983 p.54 [JG]
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Diapason - No.56 mars 1961 p.28 [JP]
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Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg
Susanna - Mirella Freni
Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier
Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer
Cherubino - Edith Mathis
Marcellina - Johanna Peters
Bartolo - Carlo Cava
Basilio - Hugues Cuénod
Curzio - John Kentish
Antonio - Derick Davies
Barbarina - Maria Zeri
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Compact Disc; - Glyndebourne Label GFOCD 001-62 {3CDS} (2008)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:-
(The) Gramophone - July 2008 p.89 [JBS]
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Opera - June 2008 pp.721-722 [RM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Glyndebourne Theatre 9 June 1962.
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Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1963(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Iphigenie - Jane Rhodes
Agamemnon - Gabriel Bacquier
Clytemnestra - Christiane Gayraud
Achille - Michel Sénéchal
Patrocle - Raymond Steffner
Calchas - Raymond Steffner
Arcas - Teodoro Rovetta
Diane - Paola Berti
Slave - Jolanda Torriani
Trois Grecques - Paola Berti
- Jolanda Torriani
- Manni Jottini
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4094
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Recordings of Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.67; CELLETTI p.277; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.17 (3) p.18; PENGUIN p.107; GIUDICI p.262 (2) p.444; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11; Opéra Magazine No.28 avril 2008 p.32
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 9 June 1963. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» p.172. It is not stated whether the opera was performed in French or Italian. In Omega's online catalogue the recording is stated to be of «Iphigenie en Tauride» but on the date given (6 June 1963) «Iphigenie en Aulide» was performed (loc. cit.).
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Conductor Jean-Claude Hartemann - 1963(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Rigoletto - Gabriel Bacquier
Gilda - Mady Mesplé
Duca di Mantova - Albert Lance
Sparafucile - Gérard Serkoyan
Maddalena - Francine Arrauzau
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Black Disc - Adès 16018 {1LP}; Adès C 8006 {1LP}
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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
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Jess Thomas
Dalila - Irene Dalis
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier
Abimélech - Justino Díaz
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Robert Nagy
Premier philistin - Gabor Carelli
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD 196401 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1964). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1964(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.
Chorus - Maîtrise de l'O.R.T.F.
Werther - Albert Lance
Charlotte - Rita Gorr
Sophie - Mady Mesplé
Albert - Gabriel Bacquier
Le Bailli - Julien Giovannetti
Johann - Jacques Mars
Schmidt - Robert Andreozzi
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Black Disc; - Mondiophonie MSA 101/3 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Mondiophonie SCAL1/1-3 {3LPS} (1964)ª; *Adès 7025 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Adès 203 772 {2CDS}; Adès 14083-2 {2CDS}; Accord 472 917-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1966 p.334; March 2004 p.83 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 p.156 [GJ]
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Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.64 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.281 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.83 (mention)
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Diapason - No.92 décembre 1964 p.28 [JG]: No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.90 [MP]
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Répertoire - No.171 septembre 2003 p.65 [JB]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.279 septembre 2003 p.97 [CFD]
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de Paris
Torquemeda - Jean Giraudeau
Concepcion - Jane Berbié
Gonzalve - Michel Sénéchal
Ramiro - Gabriel Bacquier
Don Inigo Gomez - José van Dam
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18970 {1LP} (1965)ª;; D.G.G. SLPM 138970 {1LP} (1965)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 423 719-2 {1CD} (1989)ª; DG «The Originals» 449 769-2 (collection) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' Heure espagnole by Maurice Ravel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.278; CELLETTI p.684; Opera on CD (1) p.127 (2) p.140 (3) p.158; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.127 p.114; MET p.467; MET(VID) p.259; PENGUIN p.340; GIUDICI p.672 (2) p.1112
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1965 p.210; March 1989 p. [LS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.127 [DVM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1965 Vol.15 No.10 pp.97-98 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 pp.253-254 [CJL]
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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MB]
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Répertoire - No.106 octobre 1997 p.61 [LB]
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Le Marquis de la Force - Gabriel Bacquier
Blanche de la Force - Denise Duval
Le Chevalier de la Force - Renato Sassola
Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Hélène Bouvier
Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Andrea Guiot
Mère Marie - Suzanne Sarroca
Mère Jeanne - Ida Terkiel
Soeur Constance - Liliane Berton
Soeur Matilde - Adriana Cantelli
L'Aumonier - Nino Falzetti
Le Geôlier - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Premier Commissaire - Eugenio Valori
Deuxième Commissaire - Ricardo Yost
Thierry - Walter Maddalena
M.Javelinot - José Crea
Un Officier - Osvaldo Cesari
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3830
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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1965). The date of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as «1/1/1965» on Omega's website.
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Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1965(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - Choeurs
Hoffmann - Albert Lance
Olympia - Mady Mesplé
Giulietta - Suzanne Sarroca
Antonia - Andrea Guiot
Coppélius - Julien Giovannetti
Dapertutto - Robert Massard
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Yves Bisson
La Mère d'Antonia - Solange Michel
Lindorf - Gérard Serkoyan
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Black Disc - Mondiophone MSA 7002 {1LP}; Adès C 8002 {1LP}
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Don Giovanni - Gabriel Bacquier
Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Ottavio - Renzo Casellato
Donna Elvira - Pilar Lorengar
Leoporello - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Il Commendatore - William Wilderman
Masetto - Ricardo Catena
Zerlina - Renate Holm
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1182 (& 944); Opera Depot OD 10257-3 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1966). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (click link below). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Guglielmo Tell - Gabriel Bacquier
Arnoldo Melchtal - Gianni Raimondi
Gualtiero Furst - William Wilderman
Melchthal - Victor De Narké
Jemmy - Silvia Baleani
Edwige - Adriana Cantelli
Un pescatore - José Nait
Leutoldo - Ricardo Yost
Gessler - Wladimiro Ganzarolli
Matilde - Raina Kabaivanska
Rodolfo - Eduardo Sarramida
Un Cacciatore - Tulio Gagliardo
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distibution ALD 1535; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01185
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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (4 September 1966).
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Conductor Jean Fournet - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Orphée - Gabriel Bacquier
Eurydice - Andrea Guiot
L'Amour - Silvia Baleani
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3696
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Recordings of Orphée et Eurydice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280; Opera on CD 12; L'Avant Scène No.23 p.68; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (2 June 1966; see OPERA October 1966 p.810). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Don Carlo - Charles Craig
Filippo II - Jerome Hines
Rodrigo - Gabriel Bacquier
Il Grande Inquisitore - William Wilderman
Un Frate - Victor De Narké
Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones
La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto
Tebaldo - Susana Rouco
Il Conte di Lerma - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Una voce dal cielo - Nelly Romanella
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01864
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1017 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 623 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Myto 3 MCD 034 287 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of a four-act version in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1967). The conductor is stated to be Previtali in Charles Handelman's Catalog, but de Fabritiis is given in the website of the Teatro Colón; de Fabritiis was also given in House of Opera's online catalogue in March and December 2003.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera - St. Francis de Sales Boy's Choir
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Raimondi
Il barone Scarpia - Gabriel Bacquier
Il Sagristano - J.B. Davis
Cesare Angelotti - Joseph Fair
Spoletta - Howard Fried
Sciarrone - David Hicks
Un carceriere - Robert Falk
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1168-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (17 January 1967). The cast listed above is that given on the website whose URL is given below. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list «Premiere Opera Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004».
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1967(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte Carlo
Lakmé - Joan Sutherland
Gérald - Alain Vanzo
Nilakantha - Gabriel Bacquier
Mallika - Jane Berbié
Ellen - Gwenyth Annear
Rose - Josephte Clement
Frédéric - Claude Calès
Mistress Bentson - Monica Sinclair
Hadji - Emile Belcourt
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 387-389 {3LPS} (1969)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 425 485-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 835-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Double Decca 460 741-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lakmé by Léo Delibes are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.185; Opera on CD (1) p.86 (2) p.95 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.183 p.82; MET p.96; MET(VID) p.52; PENGUIN p.68; GIUDICI p.161; Répertoire No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1969 p.1592; July 1969 p.129; December 1989 p.1196 [LS] April 1999 p.36 [IM]
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Orpheus - Mai 1999 S.58 [GH]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.158
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.90 [JR]
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Comments:- Recorded «between October 1 and 12» 1967 (See «A Prima Donna's Progress» p.207.
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Lakmé - Joan Sutherland
Gérald - Anastasios Vrenios
Nilakantha - Gabriel Bacquier
Mallika - Huguette Tourangeau
Ellen - Maxime Makas
Rose - Jacqueline Pierce
Frédéric - Cornelius Opthof
Mistress Bentson - Alicia Maraslian
Hadji - Luciano del Moral
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1673 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 223 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1839-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lakmé by Léo Delibes are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.185; Opera on CD (1) p.86 (2) p.95 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.183 p.82; MET p.96; MET(VID) p.52; PENGUIN p.68; GIUDICI p.161; Répertoire No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.58
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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.4
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Phildelphia Lyric Opera in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (November 1968, see OPERA March 1969 p.243). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989» and the CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES». In both these sources the date of the performance recorded is given as 19 November 1968. However, according to the performance chronology compiled by Frank Hamilton (click link below) Carl Suppa conducted on that day. Richard Bonynge conducted on 22 November 1968. See also «A Prima Donna's Progress» pp.219-220.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Padmâvatî - Lyne Dourian
Ratan-Sen - Jon Vickers
Alaouddin - Angel Mattiello
Nakamti - Noemi Souza
Brahmin - Eugenio Valori
Gora - Guy Gallardo
Badal - Eduardo Sarramida
Le veilleur - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango
Un prêtre - Juan Zanin
Un guerrier - Per Drewsen
Un marchand - Enzo Espósito
Un artisan - Osvaldo Cesari
Première femme du palais - María Altamura
Deuxième femme du palais - Tatiana Zlatar
Femmes du peuple - Margot Arrillaga
- Tota de Igarzábal
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 04006
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (23 July 1968). Bacquier is listed as a cast member in Charles Handelman's Catalog, but does not appear in the cast list on the website of the Teatro Colón.
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin
Mario Cavaradossi - Gianni Raimondi
Il barone Scarpia - Gabriel Bacquier
Il Sagristano - Paul Plishka
Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot
Spoletta - Andrea Velis
Sciarrone - Russell Christopher
Un pastore - Robert Puleo
Un carceriere - Gene Boucher
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Black Disc - Rodolphe RP 12422/23 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Rodolphe RPK 22422/3
Compact Disc - Rodolphe RPC 32422/3 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1237
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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 (13 January 1968); The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Pelléas - Henri Gui
Mélisande - Jeanette Pilou
Golaud - Gabriel Bacquier
Arkel - Nicola Zaccaria
Geneviève - Anna Reynolds
Yniold - Adriane (Adriana) Martino
Médecin - Teodoro Rovetta
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 711 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1473 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.136-137 [JM}
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 20 February 1969
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de Paris
Chorus - Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Gabriel Bacquier
Marguerite - Janet Baker
Brander - Pierre Thau
Une voix de soprano - Maria Peronne
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 947 (SAN 258 - SAN 259) {2LPS} (1970)ª; Angel SCL 3758 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI «Forte» CZS 5 68583-2 (+La Mort de Cléopartre) {2CDS} (1996)ª; EMI «Gemini» 81493 (+La Mort de Cléopartre) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1970 p.147
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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.66 [AC]
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Orpheus - November 1999 S.84
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.69
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.99
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121
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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.4
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BBC Music Magazine - October 1996 p.78
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Classic CD - October 1996 p.89
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American Record Guide - March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.96: September/October 2007 Vol.70 No.5 p.70 [DRV]
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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.29
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1969(STU)
Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Don Giovanni - Gabriel Bacquier
Donna Anna - Joan Sutherland
Don Ottavio - Werner Krenn
Donna Elvira - Pilar Lorengar
Leoporello - Donald Gramm
Il Commendatore - Clifford Grant
Masetto - Leonardo Monreale
Zerlina - Marilyn Horne
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Black Disc - Decca SET 412-415; London OSA-1434 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Decca 448 973-2
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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 - February 1970 p.1312; May 1997 p.112
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.33
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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.50
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Diapason - No.433 janvier 1997 p.98
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American Record Guide - September 1970 Vol.37 No.1 p.40 [WB]
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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.79
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.76
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Répertoire - No.99 février 1997 p.53
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.94 [GL]
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Hoffmann - Sándor Kónya
Olympia - Mady Mesplé
Giulietta - Radmila Bakocevic
Antonia - Heather Harper
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Noemi Souza
Spalanzani - Guy Gallardo
Frantz - Nino Falzetti
Andres - Nino Falzetti
Cochenille - Nino Falzetti
Pitichinacchio - Nino Falzetti
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27090 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1331 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 115-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-69 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Hoffmann - Sándor Kónya
Olympia - Mady Mesplé
Giulietta - Radmila Bakocevic
Antonia - Heather Harper
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Noemi Souza
Spalanzani - Guy Gallardo
Frantz - Nino Falzetti
Andres - Nino Falzetti
Cochenille - Nino Falzetti
Pitichinacchio - Nino Falzetti
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27090 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1331 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 115-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-69 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Hoffmann - Sándor Kónya
Olympia - Mady Mesplé
Giulietta - Radmila Bakocevic
Antonia - Heather Harper
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Noemi Souza
Spalanzani - Guy Gallardo
Frantz - Nino Falzetti
Andres - Nino Falzetti
Cochenille - Nino Falzetti
Pitichinacchio - Nino Falzetti
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27090 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1331 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 115-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-69 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Hoffmann - Sándor Kónya
Olympia - Mady Mesplé
Giulietta - Radmila Bakocevic
Antonia - Heather Harper
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Noemi Souza
Spalanzani - Guy Gallardo
Frantz - Nino Falzetti
Andres - Nino Falzetti
Cochenille - Nino Falzetti
Pitichinacchio - Nino Falzetti
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27090 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1331 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Encore CD 115-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-69 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda
Olympia - Reri Grist
Giulietta - Rosalind Elias
Antonia - Pilar Lorengar
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Frederica Von Stade
Spalanzani - Paul Franke
Frantz - Andrea Velis
Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot
Crespil - Paul Plishka
Andres - Andrea Velis
Cochenille - Andrea Velis
Pitichinacchio - Andrea Velis
La Mère d'Antonia - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
Nathanael - Charles Anthony
Luther - Richard Best
Hermann - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lover CON-197001 (Canada) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 September 1970). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lover» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda
Olympia - Reri Grist
Giulietta - Rosalind Elias
Antonia - Pilar Lorengar
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Frederica Von Stade
Spalanzani - Paul Franke
Frantz - Andrea Velis
Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot
Crespil - Paul Plishka
Andres - Andrea Velis
Cochenille - Andrea Velis
Pitichinacchio - Andrea Velis
La Mère d'Antonia - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
Nathanael - Charles Anthony
Luther - Richard Best
Hermann - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lover CON-197001 (Canada) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 September 1970). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lover» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda
Olympia - Reri Grist
Giulietta - Rosalind Elias
Antonia - Pilar Lorengar
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Frederica Von Stade
Spalanzani - Paul Franke
Frantz - Andrea Velis
Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot
Crespil - Paul Plishka
Andres - Andrea Velis
Cochenille - Andrea Velis
Pitichinacchio - Andrea Velis
La Mère d'Antonia - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
Nathanael - Charles Anthony
Luther - Richard Best
Hermann - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lover CON-197001 (Canada) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 September 1970). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lover» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda
Olympia - Reri Grist
Giulietta - Rosalind Elias
Antonia - Pilar Lorengar
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Frederica Von Stade
Spalanzani - Paul Franke
Frantz - Andrea Velis
Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot
Crespil - Paul Plishka
Andres - Andrea Velis
Cochenille - Andrea Velis
Pitichinacchio - Andrea Velis
La Mère d'Antonia - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
Nathanael - Charles Anthony
Luther - Richard Best
Hermann - Gene Boucher
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lover CON-197001 (Canada) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 September 1970). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lover» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Marguerite de Valois - Joan Sutherland
Valentine de Saint-Bris - Martina Arroyo
Urbain - Huguette Tourangeau
Raoul de Nangis - Anastasios Vrenios
Compte de Nevers - Dominic Cossa
Compte de Saint-Bris - Gabriel Bacquier
Marcel - Nicola Ghiuselev
Bois-Rosé - John Wakefield
De Tavannes - John Wakefield
De Cossé - Joseph Ward
De Thoré - John Noble
De Retz - Glynne Thomas
De Meru - John Gibbs
Maurevert - Clifford Grant
Leonard - Janet Coster
Dame d'Honneur 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame d'Honneur 2 - Josephte Clement
Girl 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa
Girl 2 - Josephte Clement
Night Watchman - John Noble
Monk 1 - John Wakefield
Monk 2 - Alan Opie
Monk 3 - Clifford Grant
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Black Disc - Decca SET 460-3 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Decca(London) 430 549-2
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Recordings of Les Huguenots by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.137; CELLETTI p.421; Opera on CD (1) p.27 (2) p.31 (3) p.34 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.134 p.108; MET p.253; MET(VID) p.136; Opera on Video p.42; GIUDICI p.381 (2) p.661
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1970 p.638; January 1971 p.1127
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Opera - December 1970 p.1134
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.330
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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE June 1969 p.15
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Manon - Beverly Sills
Poussette - Michèle Raynaud
Javotte - Hélia T' Hézan
Rosette - Patricia Kern
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda
Lescaut - Gérard Souzay
Le Compte des Grieux - Gabriel Bacquier
Guillot de Morfontaine - Nico Castel
De Brétigny - Michel Trempont
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Black Disc; - ABC Records ATS 20007/4 {4LPS} (1971)ª; HMV SLS 800 {4LPS} (1971)ª; Angel AVC 34010 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Angel CDMC 69831-2 {3CDS}; DG 474 950-2 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1971 p.1815; July 1971 p.162
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Opera News - September 2004 pp.96-97 [SFV]
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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 pp.156-157 [MM]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.105-108 [DWW]
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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.80 [CC]
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Diapason - No.516 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.91 [MP]
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American Record Guide - October 1971 Vol.38 No.2 p.60 [AS]: September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 pp.148-149 [DRV,RVL]
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BBC Music Magazine - November 2004 p.90 [RW]
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Classica Répertoire - No.65 septembre 2004 pp.95-96 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- The CDs issued by DG are advertized in OPERA NEWS June 2004 p.75.
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Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Figaro - Geraint Evans
Susanna - Reri Grist
Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier
Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Söderström
Cherubino - Teresa Berganza
Marcellina - Annelies Burmeister
Bartolo - Michael Langdon
Basilio - Werner Hollweg
Curzio - Willi Brokmeier
Antonio - Clifford Grant
Barbarina - Margaret Price
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 955 {4LPS} (1971)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63849-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1971 p.1822; July 1971 p.161; March 1972 p.1503; September 1991 p.125 [AB]
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Richard Tucker
Dalila - Grace Bumbry
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier
Abimélech - Paul Plishka
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Nico Castel
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD 197101 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- An «in-house» recording of a performance at the MET (18 December 1971). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Michele - Gabriel Bacquier
Luigi - Aldo Bottion
Il Tinca - Raymond Manton
Il Talpa - William Fleck
Giorgetta - Leontyne Price
La Frugola - Betty Allen
Venditore di canzonette - Joe Pinedo
Due amanti - Steve Covington
- Ariel Bybee
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Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 395 (& 401); live-rare-opera (unnumbered)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (26 November 1971; see OPERA March 1973 p.251 ). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and those issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Radio de la Suisse Romande
Hoffmann - Plácido Domingo
Olympia - Joan Sutherland
Giulietta - Joan Sutherland
Antonia - Joan Sutherland
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Huguette Tourangeau
Spalanzani - Jacques Charon
Frantz - Hugues Cuénod
Schlemil - André Neury
Crespil - Paul Plishka
Andres - Hugues Cuénod
Cochenille - Hugues Cuénod
Pitichinacchio - Hugues Cuénod
La Mère d'Antonia - Margarita Lilowa
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
Stella - Joan Sutherland
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 545-547 (1972)ª;; London OSA 13106
Compact Cassette; - Decca K109K32 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 363-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 865-2 (France) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1972 p.954 [EG]; January 1973 p.1297 [DST]; July 1979 p.259 [IM]; November 1986 p. [EG]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.375
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Stereophile - February 1993 (Vol. 16 No.2) p.107: February 1997 (Vol.20 No.2) p.115
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Radio de la Suisse Romande
Hoffmann - Plácido Domingo
Olympia - Joan Sutherland
Giulietta - Joan Sutherland
Antonia - Joan Sutherland
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Huguette Tourangeau
Spalanzani - Jacques Charon
Frantz - Hugues Cuénod
Schlemil - André Neury
Crespil - Paul Plishka
Andres - Hugues Cuénod
Cochenille - Hugues Cuénod
Pitichinacchio - Hugues Cuénod
La Mère d'Antonia - Margarita Lilowa
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
Stella - Joan Sutherland
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 545-547 (1972)ª;; London OSA 13106
Compact Cassette; - Decca K109K32 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 363-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 865-2 (France) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1972 p.954 [EG]; January 1973 p.1297 [DST]; July 1979 p.259 [IM]; November 1986 p. [EG]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.375
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Stereophile - February 1993 (Vol. 16 No.2) p.107: February 1997 (Vol.20 No.2) p.115
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Radio de la Suisse Romande
Hoffmann - Plácido Domingo
Olympia - Joan Sutherland
Giulietta - Joan Sutherland
Antonia - Joan Sutherland
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Huguette Tourangeau
Spalanzani - Jacques Charon
Frantz - Hugues Cuénod
Schlemil - André Neury
Crespil - Paul Plishka
Andres - Hugues Cuénod
Cochenille - Hugues Cuénod
Pitichinacchio - Hugues Cuénod
La Mère d'Antonia - Margarita Lilowa
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
Stella - Joan Sutherland
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 545-547 (1972)ª;; London OSA 13106
Compact Cassette; - Decca K109K32 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 363-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 865-2 (France) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1972 p.954 [EG]; January 1973 p.1297 [DST]; July 1979 p.259 [IM]; November 1986 p. [EG]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.375
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Stereophile - February 1993 (Vol. 16 No.2) p.107: February 1997 (Vol.20 No.2) p.115
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Radio de la Suisse Romande
Hoffmann - Plácido Domingo
Olympia - Joan Sutherland
Giulietta - Joan Sutherland
Antonia - Joan Sutherland
Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier
Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier
Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier
Nicklaus - Huguette Tourangeau
Spalanzani - Jacques Charon
Frantz - Hugues Cuénod
Schlemil - André Neury
Crespil - Paul Plishka
Andres - Hugues Cuénod
Cochenille - Hugues Cuénod
Pitichinacchio - Hugues Cuénod
La Mère d'Antonia - Margarita Lilowa
Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier
Stella - Joan Sutherland
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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 545-547 (1972)ª;; London OSA 13106
Compact Cassette; - Decca K109K32 (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 363-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Rouge Opera» 455 865-2 (France) (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1972 p.954 [EG]; January 1973 p.1297 [DST]; July 1979 p.259 [IM]; November 1986 p. [EG]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.375
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Stereophile - February 1993 (Vol. 16 No.2) p.107: February 1997 (Vol.20 No.2) p.115
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Serge Baudo - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - James McCracken
Dalila - Grace Bumbry
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Gabriel Bacquier
Abimélech - Paul Plishka
Le Vieillard Hébreu - John Macurdy
Le messager philistin - Charles Anthony
Premier philistin - Robert Schmorr
Deuxième philistin - Robert Goodloe
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers SAMD 197201 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1972). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Guillaume Tell - Gabriel Bacquier
Arnold Melchtal - Nicolai Gedda
Walter Furst - Kolos Kováts
Melchthal - Gwynne Howell
Jemmy - Mady Mesplé
Hedwige - Jocelyne Taillon
Ruodi - un pêcheur - Charles Burles
Leuthold - Nicola Christou
Gesler - Louis Hendrikx
Mathilde - Montserrat Caballé
Rodolphe - Ricardo Cassinelli
Un Chasseur - Leslie Fyson
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 970 (1973)ª;; Angel SCL 3793 S {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69951-2 {4CDS} (1989)ª; Angel CDMD 69951 {4CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1973 p.902, p.980 [JW]; March 1974 p.1687; March 1989 p. [RO]
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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.142
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.59
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.59
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1973-74(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - London Opera Chorus
Fiordiligi - Pilar Lorengar
Dorabella - Teresa Berganza
Despina - Jane Berbié
Ferrando - Ryland Davies
Guglielmo - Tom Krause
Don Alfonso - Gabriel Bacquier
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 575-578 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Decca D56D4 {4LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 101-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Compact Disc Opera Collection» 473 354-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª; Decca 475 7033 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1974 p.105 [SS]; September 1974 p.478 [SIR]; October 1974 p.659 [JBS]; August 1977 p.339 [AB]; March 1991 p.1722 [AB]; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.10 [HC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.64 [XP]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (1-17 July 1973) and completed 12 February 1974 (see The London Philharmonic Discography by Philip Stuart p.205)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Alfonso - Gabriel Bacquier
Leonora - Fiorenza Cossotto
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Don Gasparo - Piero De Palma
Ines - Ileana Cotrubas
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Black Disc; - Decca D 96D3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; London OSA 13113 {3LPS} (1978)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K96K33 (1978)ª
Compact Disc; - *Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 038-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1978 p.1926 [EG]; September 1978 p.566 [IM]; October 1978 p.645 [JBS]; October 1990 p. [JBS]
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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.5 May/June 1978 p.36 [KH]
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Opéra International - December 1990 p.70
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