(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1949(LI) - matrimonio segreto (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Mario Rossi*
2 1949(RA) - campanello (Il) by Gaetano Donizetti - Alfredo Simonetto*
3 1950(RA) - Amore dei tre re (L') by Italo Montemezzi - Arturo Basile*
4 1950(RA) - Fille du regiment (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Mario Rossi*
5 1950(RA) - serva padrona (La) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Alfredo Simonetto*
6 1950(STU) - matrimonio segreto (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Manno Wolf-Ferrari*
7 1951(LI) - cantatrici villane (Le) by Valentino Fioravanti - Mario Rossi**
8 1951(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Busch*
9 1951(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Franco Capuana*
10 1951(RA) - giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Alfredo Simonetto*
11 1951(RA) - masnadieri (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Alfredo Simonetto*
12 1951(RA) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fernando Previtali*
13 1951(RA) - Signor Bruschino (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Carlo Maria Giulini*
14 1952(RA) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Mario Rossi*
15 1952(RA) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
16 1952(RA) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Fernando Previtali*
17 1952?(RA) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Vittorio Gui*
18 1953(RA) - Giannina e Bernardone by Domenico Cimarosa - Nino Sanzogno*
19 1953(STU) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vittorio Gui*
20 1954(RA) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Vittorio Gui*
21 1954(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Herbert von Karajan*
22 1955(FI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Alberto Erede*
23 1955(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
24 1955(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Vittorio Gui*
25 1956(RA) - credulo (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Alfredo Simonetto*
26 1957(FI) - italiana in Algeri (L') by Gioacchino Rossini - Nino Sanzogno*
27 1958(LI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Mario Rossi*
28 1958(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Nino Sanzogno*
29 1958(RA) - Sior Todaro brontolon by Gian Francesco Malipiero - Franco Caracciolo*
30 1958(STU) - maestro di cappella (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Renato Fasano*
31 1958?(RA) - turco in Italia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Nino Sanzogno*
32 1959(RA) - molinara (La) by Giovanni Paisiello - Franco Caracciolo*
33 1959(STU) - serva padrona (La) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Renato Fasano*
34 1960(FI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Francesco Molinar..*
35 1960(RA) - astuzie femminilli (Le) by Domenico Cimarosa - Mario Rossi***
36 1961(LI) - Lodoiska by Luigi Cherubini - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
37 1961(LI) - Queen of Spades (The) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Nino Sanzogno*
38 1961(LI) - Socrate immaginario by Giovanni Paisiello - Franco Caracciolo*
39 1962(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Carlo Felice Cill..***
40 1962(RA) - re Teodoro in Venezia (Il) by Giovanni Paisiello - Renato Fasano*
41 1962(STU) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vittorio Gui***
42 1963(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
43 1963(LI) - impresario in angustie (L') by Domenico Cimarosa - Luigi Colonna*
44 1963(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Bruno Rigacci*
45 1963(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Franco Capuana*
46 1963(STU) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Oliviero De Fabri..*
47 1964(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Gabriele Santini*
48 1964(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Nino Sanzogno***
49 1964(LI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Carlo Felice Cillario*
50 1964(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
51 1964(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Carlo Felice Cillario*
52 1964(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Alberto Erede*
53 1965(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Felice Cillario*
54 1965(LI) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Fernando Previtali*
55 1965(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
56 1965(LI) - Heure espagnole (L') by Maurice Ravel - Jean Fournet***
57 1965(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Jean Fournet*
58 1966(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Nicola Rescigno*
59 1966(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Franco Patanè*
60 1966(LI) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Jean Fournet*
61 1967 (LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Patanè*
62 1967(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabri..*
63 1967(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Bruno Bartoletti*
64 1967(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Lovro von Matacic*
65 1968(LI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Vittorio Gui*
66 1968(LI) - Chi dell'altrui si veste presto si spoglia by Domenico Cimarosa - Riccardo Muti*
67 1968(LI) - dirindina (La) by Domenico Scarlatti - Riccardo Muti*
68 1968(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
69 1968(RA) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Mario Rossi*
70 1968(RA) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Zubin Mehta*
71 1969(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Bartoletti*
72 1969(LI) - buona figliuola [La Cecchina] (La) by Niccolò Piccinni - Franco Caracciolo**
73 1969(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Patanè*
74 1969(LI) - Thaïs by Jules Massenet - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
75 1969(RA) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Thomas Schippers*
76 1969(RA) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Riccardo Muti*
77 1969(RA) - trame deluse (Le) by Domenico Cimarosa - Vittorio Gui*
78 1970(LI) - Egisto (L') by Francesco Cavalli - Renato Fasano*
79 1970(LI) - Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti - Nino Sanzogno*
80 1970(RA) - Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini - Riccardo Muti*
81 1970(RA) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Carlo Maria Giulini*
82 1970(STU) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Carlo Felice Cill..*
83 1971(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
84 1972(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Riccardo Muti*
85 1973(FI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Lamberto Gardelli*
86 1973(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
87 1973(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabritiis**
88 1973(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Verchi*
89 1973(RA) - Ariodante by George Frideric Handel - Raymond Leppard*
90 1974 - serva padrona (La) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Alberto Zedda*
91 1974(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
92 1974?(LI) - equivoco stravagante (L') by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Rigacci***
93 1975(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Nicola Rescigno*
94 1975(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Nicola Rescigno*
95 1975(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Nicola Rescigno*
96 1975(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Nicola Rescigno***
97 1975(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - John Matheson*
98 1976(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Alexander Gibson*
99 1977(FI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Piero Bellugi*
100 1977(STU) - Orlando Furioso by Antonio Vivaldi - Claudio Scimone*
101 1978(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*
102 1978(STU) - italiana in Algeri (L') by Gioacchino Rossini - Gary Bertini*
103 1979(LI) - Crispino e la comare by Luigi and Federico Ricci - James Judd*
104 1981(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Nicola Rescigno*
105 1981(LI) - italiana in Algeri (L') by Gioacchino Rossini - Nicola Rescigno*
106 1981(LI) - Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod - Jean Fournet*
107 1982(LI) - Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod - Robin Stapleton*
108 1983(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Emil Tchakarov*
109 1983(LI) - cenerentola (La) by Gioacchino Rossini - Claudio Scimone*
110 1983(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Riccardo Muti*
111 1983(STU) - Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti - Riccardo Muti*
112 1984(LI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Bartoletti*
113 1984(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Riccardo Muti*
114 1985(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Daniel Oren*
115 1986(STU) - Emilia di Liverpool by Gaetano Donizetti - David Parry*
116 1986(STU) - eremitaggio di Liverpool (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - David Parry*
117 1986(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Muti*
118 1988(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Hubert Soudant*
119 1990(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Gustav Kuhn*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Carolina - Alda Noni
Elisetta - Hilde Güden
Paolino - Tito Schipa
Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini
Fidalma - Fedora Barbieri
Il conte Robinson - Boris Christoff
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Compact Disc - MDP; Melodram CD 29505 (Act 1 +Giannina e Bernadone) {2CDS}
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Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (22 March 1949). The recording of Act 1 is a «filler» on the Melodram CDs of Giannina and Bernadone
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Serafina - Clara Scarangella
Enrico - Renato Capecchi
Don Annibalo - Sesto Bruscantini
Madame Rosa - Miti Truccato Pace
Spiridione - Angelo Mercuriali
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 50027 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.113 {1CD} (1999)ª; Warner Fonit 50504671044-2-6 {1CD} (2004)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0353 {1CD} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il campanello by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opéra International octobre 1997 No.217 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.24
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Opera - July 1961 p.464
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Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 [GH]
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Opéra International - No 290 mai 2004 p.83 [JC]
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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.119 [MP]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.293 [DA]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 p.101 [TP]
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Répertoire - No.128 octobre 1999 p.56 [PT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 13 October 1949. The Urania CD is advertized in MUSICA 112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.58
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Fiora - Clara Petrella
Avito - Amedeo Berdini
Manfredo - Renato Capecchi
Archibaldo - Sesto Bruscantini
Flamino - Aldo Bertocci
Un'ancella - Enza Bertini
Una giovanetta - Gilda Capozzi
Un giovane - Aldo Bertocci
Una vecchia - Ebe Ticozzi
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Black Disc; - *Cetra OPLC 1212/1-2 {2LPS}; Cetra Soria 1212 {2LPS} (1951)ª;; Cetra 1212 {2LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20008 (+Suor Angelica) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87487-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.427; MET p.256; GIUDICI p.387 (2) p.671
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1951 p.243; April 1962 p.513; July 1962 p.42
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Opera - August 1962 p.544
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Opera News - July 2002 pp.60-61 [GJ]
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Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.56 [GH]; Oktober 2001 S.58 [SL]; April 2002 S.57 [GH]
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American Record Guide - February 1951 Vol.17 No.6 p.191 [PHR]: January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.267 (mention) [RVL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.53 [CLO]
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Marie - Lina Pagliughi
Tonio - Cesare Valletti
Sulplice - Sesto Bruscantini
La Maquise - Rina Corsi
Hortensius - Eraldo Coda
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1213 (Italy); Cetra N 1213 (UK); Fonit Cetra LPO 2072 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDON 38 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87493-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Aura Music LRC 1115 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - April 1951 p.243; August 1957 p.104
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Opera - October 1957 p.655
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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.59
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Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.108
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.93
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American Record Guide - February 1951 Vol.17 No.6 p.213 [PHR]
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.798 [BJ]
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Répertoire - No.92 juin 1996 p.40: No.93 juillet/aoüt 1996 p.36
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Comments:- The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Serpina - Angelica Tuccari
Uberto - Sesto Bruscantini
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 50036 {1LP}; Cetra Soria 50,036 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra 102 138; Fonit Cetra CDO 33 ; Mondo Musica MMO 91104 (Il matrimonio segreto) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 76755-2 (+arias and duets - Bruscantini - Noni) {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.566; MARINELLI p.14; MET p.367; MET(VID) p.210; PENGUIN p.283
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1950 p.105
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Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.120
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American Record Guide - October 1950 Vol.17 No.2 p.68 [JN]
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International Record Review - November 2005 p.36 [RP]
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.103
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.64
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Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1950(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Carolina - Alda Noni
Elisetta - Ornella Rovero
Paolino - Cesare Valletti
Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini
Fidalma - Giulietta Simionato
Il conte Robinson - Antonio Cassinelli
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1214/1-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 32 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91102 (+La serva padrona) {3CDS} ;; Warner Fonit 5046-62907-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.362; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]
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Opera - April 1962 p.268
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Opera News - February 1996 p.41
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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.81; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]
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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.68
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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.95
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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.285
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.36
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.172 maggio 2003 p.98 [MG]
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli
Rosa - Alda Noni
Agata - Ester Orel
Giannetta - Fernanda Cadoni
Carlino - Agostino Lazzari
Don Bucefalo Zibaldone - Sesto Bruscantini
Don Marco Bomba - Franco Calabrese
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 50102 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 5046 71200-2 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le cantatrici villane by Valentino Fioravanti are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.257
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.42 [JN]: January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315 [BI]
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Comments:- Recorded October 1951 (See OPERA February 1952 pp.104-105)
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Fiordiligi - Sena Jurinac
Dorabella - Alice Howland
Despina - Isa Quensel
Ferrando - Richard Lewis
Guglielmo - Marko Rothmüller
Don Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00770
Compact Disc; - Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2303/04 {2CDS} (2004)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:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.57 [GH]
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International Record Review - January 2005 p.75-76 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 pp.96-97 [MHF]
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Comments:- *The recording on the CDs issued by Guild is mainly of the performance at the Glyndebourne Festival on 5 July 1951 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated July 1-7 1951 p.31). The were some gaps in the original tapes and these have been filled in with material from other recordings conducted by Fritz Busch.
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Giulietta Simionato
Sophie - Dora Gatta
Albert - Gino Orlandini
Le Bailli - Sesto Bruscantini
Johann - Enrico Campi
Schmidt - Vittorio Pandano
Kätchen - Ilva Ligabue
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07829
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1101/2-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD H066 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 2659-2 {2CDRS} (2007)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:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.250
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [IW]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
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The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.149
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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (21 April 1951). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Marquise del Poggio - Lina Pagliughi
Giulietta - Laura Cozzi
Edoardo de Sanval - Juan Oncina
Chevalier Belfiore - Renato Capecchi
Gasparo Antonio della Rocca - Christiano Dalamangas
Baron de Kelbar - Sesto Bruscantini
Delmonte - Ottavio Plenizio
Comte Ivrea - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1225 1-2; Cetra Soria CSLP 1225 {2LPS}; Cetra LPS 3225 (electronic stereo) {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Palladio PD 4140.41 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDON 37 {2CDS};; Mondo Musica MMO 91104 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82664-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un giorno di Regno [Il finto Stanislao] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.922; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1404; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1960 p.347 [AP]; July 1961 p.63 (mention); July 1977 p.221 [JBS]
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Opera - March 1961 p.194
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58; Februar 1996 S.59; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]
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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.60 [SS]
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Diapason - No.431 novembre 1996 p.139; No.536S mai 2006 p.120 [MP]
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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.108 [JN]: May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.246 [RVL]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.46 [CLO]
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Classical Express - Issue No.72 February 1996 p.6
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International Record Review - July/August 2001 p.85 [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.93 juillett/aoüt 1996 p.68
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.68
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Massimiliano - Sesto Bruscantini
Carlo - Ralph Lambert
Francesco - Renato Capecchi
Amalia - Adriana Guerrini
Armino - Angelo Mercuriali
Moser - Dario Caselli
Rolla - Giulio Scarinci
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 204 {2LPS} (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 29 March 1951. According to the «EJS Discography» p.144 the role of Francesco Moor is sung by Renato Capechi, as listed above, but in «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1950» p.114 it is assigned to Rolando Panerai
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Figaro - Italo Tajo
Susanna - Alda Noni
Conte Almaviva - Sesto Bruscantini
Contessa Almaviva - Gabriella Gatti
Cherubino - Jolanda Gardino
Marcellina - Miti Truccato Pace
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Angelo Mercuriali
Curzio - Manfredi Ponz De Leon
Antonio - Christiano Dalamangas
Barbarina - Graziella Sciutti
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1219 {3LPS}; Cetra Soria 1219 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 12 {3CDS}; Warner Fonit 5046 71046-2 {2CDS} (2004)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 publications:-
American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.35 [PHR]: May-June 1994 Vol.57 No.3 p.219
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.184 giugno 2004 pp.99-100 [GL]
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Comments:- The Count's aria «Vedro, mentr'io sospiro...» is omitted
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Gaudenzio - Sesto Bruscantini
Sofia - Alda Noni
Bruschino padre - Afro Poli
Bruschino figlio - Tommaso Soley
Filiberto - Christiano Dalamangas
Marianna - Fernanda Cadoni
Florville - Antonio Spruzzola (Zola)
Commissario - Giulio Scarinci
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 028 {2LPS} (1981)ª;; ~Voce 32 (+Adina) {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0046 {1CD}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0089 {1CD} (2004)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66329 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il Signor Bruschino by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.744; MET(VID) p.277; GIUDICI p.685
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.1 September/October 1981 pp.163-164 [HF]; Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 p.190 [BR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.4 p.153
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American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.166 [CHP]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.228 [CHP]
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International Record Review - May 2005 p.28 [JTH]
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Don Pasquale - Sesto Bruscantini
Norina - Alda Noni
Malatesta - Mario Borriello
Ernesto - Cesare Valletti
Un notaio - Armando Benzi
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Black Disc; - Cetra OLPC 1242 1-2 {2LPS}; Cetra C 1242 {2LPS} (USA) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 14 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Preiser Records «Paperback Opera» 20001 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87476-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500 338 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1960 p.178 [PHW]
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Opera - September 1960 p.636
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Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 [ST]
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Opera News - May 1994 p.49
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.170
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Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.64 [MB]; Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70
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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.106
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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.216 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.219: January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.272 (mention) [LM]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 p.101 [TP]
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International Record Review - November 2001 pp.80-81 [RP]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.100
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Adina - Alda Noni
Nemorino - Cesare Valletti
Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini
Belcore - Afro Poli
Giannetta - Bruna Rizzoli
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1235/1-3; Cetra CS 531-533 (France); Cetra Soria 1235 {3LPS}; Everest/Cetra S-415/3; Cetra LPO 2050 (electronic stereo)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 5 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics 500 322 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 1047-2-3 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.24
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Opera - July 1961 p.464; December 1994 p.1390
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Opera News - May 1994 p.49
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Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.59 [IW]
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American Record Guide - January 1953 p.143 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.219
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Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.83 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.89 [MG]
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Elvira - Lina Pagliughi
Arturo Talbot - Mario Filippeschi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Rolando Panerai
Sir Giorgio - Sesto Bruscantini
Enrichetta di Francia - Lucia Quinto
Sir Bruno Robertson - Enzo Mori
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Franco Calabrese
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 102 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 20 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Urania URN 22.203 [2CDS} (2002)ª; Bongiovanni «Il Mito dell'Opera» GB 1170/1-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.71-72 [BR]
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Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.77 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.277 mars 2003 p.76 (mention)
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International Record Review - September 2002 p.74 [RP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 pp.237-238 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.80 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (5 January 1952)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1952?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Leonore - Gré Brouwenstijn
Florestan - Amedeo Berdini
Pizarro - Antonio Manca Serra
Rocco - Sesto Bruscantini
Marzelline - Graziella Sciutti
Jaquino - Wladimiro Badiali
Fernando - Plinio Clabassi
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Compact Disc; - Osteria OS 1003 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.79 [VJ]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 January 1952. «In Act One a couplet from Rocco's aria and a few bars of Leonora's aria are missing». The CDs issued on the Osteria label are listed on Klassikon's website:-
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Giannina - Sena Jurinac
Aurora - Disma de Cecco
Lauretta - Graziella Sciutti
Masino - Carlo De Antoni
Francone - Mario Carlin
Bernadone - Sesto Bruscantini
Orlando - Mario Borriello
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CD 29505 (+Il matrimonio segreto Act 1 - 1949) {2CDS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66322 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classica Répertoire - No.86 octobre 2006 p.106 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 26 July 1953
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Cenerentola - Marina de Gabarain
Clorinda - Alda Noni
Tisbe - Fernanda Cadoni
Don Ramiro - Juan Oncina
Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini
Don Magnifico - Ian Wallace
Alindoro - Hervey Alan
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1147-1149 {3LPS} (1954)ª; HMV «The Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1011-1013 {3LPS} (1966)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 600 {3LPS} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64183-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1954 pp.72-73 [PHW]; October 1954 p.187 [DST]; February 1966 p.409 [PHW]; May 1992 p.113 [RO]
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Opera - July 1966 pp.557-558 [AB]; December 1992 p.1498
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American Record Guide - May 1955 Vol.21 No.9 pp.290-291 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.3 p.55 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1954 p.489 [DH]
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Audio & Record Review - March 1966 p.42 [CW]
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Max - Francesco Albanese
Agathe - Sena Jurinac
Kaspar - Boris Christoff
Ottokar - Emilio Renzi
Kuno - Sesto Bruscantini
Kilian - Leonardo Monreale
Hermit - Ivo Vinco
Ännchen - Orietta Moscucci
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 637; Andromeda ANDRCD 5032 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33 L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
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International Record Review - February 2006 p.28 [JTH]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2006 pp.104-105 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.105 [AT]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 January 1955. According to «Boris Christoff - La Vita, La Voce, L'Arte» p.359 the recording was made on 28 November 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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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Fiordiligi - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Dorabella - Nan Merriman
Despina - Lisa Otto
Ferrando - Léopold Simoneau
Guglielmo - Rolando Panerai
Don Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1262-1264 {3LPS} (1955)ª; World Record Club SOC 195-197 {3LPS} (1968)ª; HMV RLS 7709 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Angel ANG 3522 {3LPS} (1955)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 163 01748-50 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 69635-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67064-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11370-72 {3CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Angel CDHC-69635 {3CDS}; EMI «Historical» 333 789-2 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Regis Records RRC 3010 {3CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111232-34 (+Schwarzkopf - Mozart Recital) {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 - September 1955 p.147 [AR]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; April 1968 p.559 [PHW]; February 1976 p.1373 [SS]; May 1983 p.1294 [JBS]; December 1988 pp.1057-1058 [AB]
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Opera - November 1955 p.716
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]; Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 p.314 [MHF]
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1955 Vol.5 No.7 p.60 [JH]
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American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.23 [PHR]: March/April 2007 Vol.70 No.2 pp.224-225 [RVL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1955 p.12
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1955 p.628, p.633 [DH]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
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International Record Review - April 2006 pp.32-32 [RP]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 September 1999 p.96
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrero 2000 p.90, p.92 [JR]
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Comments:- *Naxos provides the following information: «Recorded 13 July 1954 in Kingsway Hall, London: 14-16 and 19-21 July 1954 and 6 November 1954 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London; and 14, 17 and 19 July 1954 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No.3 London»
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1955(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Don Pasquale - Italo Tajo
Norina - Alda Noni
Malatesta - Sesto Bruscantini
Ernesto - Cesare Valletti
Un notaio - Renato Ercolani
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 172; Great Opera performances G.O.P. 66332 {2CDS} (2005)ª
DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4017 (2005)ª; Bel Canto Society BCSDVD 0686 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #686; Hardy Classic Video HCV 1002 (PAL)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.110
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89 (mention)
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Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.64; Juli+August 2005 S.68 (DVD) [IW]
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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.53 (mentioned)
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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.131 (DVD) [MP]
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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile-Maggio 1996 p.104
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Classical Express - No.78 September 1996 p.7
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99
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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.224 (audio) [CHP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.96 Aprile 1996 p.81
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.72: No.83 septiembre 2005 p.83 (DVD) [MC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.118 (DVD) [PT]
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Opéra Magazine - No.3 janvier 2006 p.79 (DVD) [JC]
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Comments:- *Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack (21 May 1955)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Don Giovanni - Giuseppe Valdengo
Donna Anna - Birgit Nilsson
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Commendatore - Gottlob Frick
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Alda Noni
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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60010 {3CDS} (2001)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 - Juni 2001 S.60 [GH]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.228-229 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 pp.92-93 [JR]
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Comments:- The Golden Melodram CDs are listed in CLASSICAL EXPRESS March 2001 p.7. The performance is mentioned in OPERA May 1955 p.315.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Susanna - Graziella Sciutti
Conte Almaviva - Franco Calabrese
Contessa Almaviva - Sena Jurinac
Cherubino - Risë Stevens
Marcellina - Monica Sinclair
Bartolo - Ian Wallace
Basilio - Hugues Cuénod
Curzio - Daniel McCoshan
Antonio - Gwyn Griffiths
Barbarina - Jeannette Sinclair
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Black Disc; - HMV ALPS 1312, ALP 1313-1315 {4LPS 7-sides) (1956)ª; HMV ASDS 274, ASD 275-277 {4LPS 7-sides} (1959)ª; EMI EX 290017-3 {3LPS} (1984)ª; World Record Club OX 171, OC 168-70 (4LPS 7-sides) (1966)ª; World Record Club SOX 171, SOC 168-70 (4LPS 7-sides) (1966)ª; RCA Victor LM 6401 {4LPS} (USA) (1956)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 290017-9 (1984)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4724 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CfPD 4724 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI «Double Forte» CZS 5 73845-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; EMI 476 942-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; EMI 367710-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - HMV SAT 1003-4 (Act 2) (1955)ª; HMV SAT 1006-7 (Act 1) (1956)ª; HMV SAT 1009-11 (Acts 3 & 4)(1956)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 - January 1956 p.321 [PHW]; November 1959 p.242; June 1984 p.67 [AB]; September 1991 p.126 [AB]; September 2000 p.96 [IM]; February 2006 p.91 [AB]
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Opera - March 1956 p.174; November 1959 p.750
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Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.87 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.258 juin 2001 p.72 [AF]
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Diapason - No.475 novembre 2000 pp.82-84 [MP]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1956 p.10
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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.87 [PHR]
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Records and Recordings - November 1959 p.22 [DH]
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International Record Review - July 2000 p.110 [MP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.92 [JR]
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Comments:- Recorded July 1955. Marcellina's and Basilio's arias are omitted in the CDs
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Astrolabio - Franco Calabrese
Norina - Dora Gatta
Don Catapazio - Sesto Bruscantini
Tiburno - Cesare Valletti
Lesbina - Maria Luisa Giorgetti
Filiberto - Mario Carlin
Madama - Elena Rizzieri
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0362 {1CD} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 2 December 1956. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.143.
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Isabella - Teresa Berganza
Lindoro - Alvino Misciano
Mustafà - Mario Petri
Taddeo - Sesto Bruscantini
Elvira - Rena Gary Falachi
Zulma - Vittoria Palombini
Haly - Valerio Meucci
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.006 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Movimento Musica 051-018; Opera d'Oro OPD 1149 {2CDS} (1998)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #683
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1997 p.126
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89 (mention)
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 pp.97-98 [TP]
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Comments:- Video recording of a television film. See advertisment insert in OPERA NEWS, December 14 1996
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra da camera «A.Scarlatti» di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Cenerentola - Teresa Berganza
Clorinda - Ornella Rovero
Tisbe - Miti Truccato Pace
Don Ramiro - Nicola Monti
Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini
Don Magnifico - Mario Petri
Alindoro - Leonardo Monreale
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 020 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc - ~Pantheon PHE 6656.57 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.243 [HF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di Corte del Palazzo Reale in Naples as part of a season of comic opera organized by Radio Italiana in conjunction with the Teatro San Carlo (8 October 1958; mentioned in OPERA December 1958 p.794)
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Don Giovanni - Mario Petri
Donna Anna - Orietta Moscucci
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Commendatore - Franco Calabrese
Masetto - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5510 (2005)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:- *Video recording of a performance given in the Teatro de Corte del Palazzo Reale by the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli in conjunction with RAI. This is mentioned briefly in OPERA December 1958 p.794. A singer «Franco» Mazzoli is listed here, but I have taken this to be a misprint.
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Conductor Franco Caracciolo - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Napoli
Marcolina - Pina Malgarini
Cecilia - Maria Teresa Pedone
Todaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Desiderio - Giuseppe Forgione
Nicoletto - Florindo Andreolli
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Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 18 December 1958. This was part of a triple-bill with the other two works in «Tre commedie goldoniane» («La bottega del caffé», «La baruffe chiozzotte») broadcast as well. However recordings of these are not listed in the catalogue of Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society
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Conductor Renato Fasano - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Colleguium Musicum Italicum - I Virtuosi di Roma
Maestro - Sesto Bruscantini
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Black Disc - La Voce del Padrone QALP 10223/24 (+Il filosofo di campagna) {2LPS} HMV ALP 1661-2 (+Il filosofo di campagna) {2LPS}
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Recordings of Il maestro di cappella by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.167; PENGUIN p.61; GIUDICI (2) p.234
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.413
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Opera - May 1959 p.325
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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.19 [RF]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.282 [NDM]
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Selim - Sesto Bruscantini
Donna Fiorilla - Graziella Sciutti
Don Narciso - Agostino Lazzari
Zaida - Renata Mattioli
Don Geronio - Franco Calabrese
Il poeta Prosdocimo - Scipio Colombo
Albazar - Florindo Andreolli
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 021 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Frequenz 051-042 {2CDS}; Pantheon PHE 6654.55 {2CDS}; Movimento Musica 42 {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7572 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1400 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il turco in Italia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.112; CELLETTI p.748; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.169 p.102; PENGUIN p.372; GIUDICI p.695 (2) p.1160
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.188-189 [DLK]
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Comments:- Broadcast 25 February 1958. The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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Conductor Franco Caracciolo - 1959(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestra da Camera «Alessandro Scarlatti» di Napoli
Rachelina - Graziella Sciutti
Eugenia - Giuliana Raimondi
Amaranta - Giovanna Fioroni
Colloandro - Alvino Misciano
Luigino - Agostino Lazzari
Notar Pistofolo - Sesto Bruscantini
Rospolone - Franco Calabrese
Primo Medico - Antonio Boyer
Secondo Medico - Leonardo Monreale
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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 19 {1LP} (1982)ª
Compact Disc - Fonit Cetra CDAR 2024; Cetra 102093
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La molinara by Giovanni Paisiello are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.562
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - mars 1997 No.211 p.62
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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.117
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152
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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.254 [CHP]
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.60
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.62
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Comments:- Recorded in the Teatro di Corte at Naples on 29 September 1959
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Conductor Renato Fasano - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Collegium Musicum Italicum
Serpina - Renata Scotto
Uberto - Sesto Bruscantini
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Black Disc - Mercury MG 50240 (1LP} (USA); Mercury SR 90240 {1LP} (USA) Delysé D 56078 {1LP} (UK); Ricordi OCL 16 033 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Dischi Ricordi CDOCL 16033 {1CD}; BMG Ricordi 74321 68778-2 {1CD} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.566; MARINELLI p.14; MET p.367; MET(VID) p.210; PENGUIN p.283
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1966 p.276; December 1979 p.1051 [LS]
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Opera Now - November/December 2001 p.105 [GH]
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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.266 mars 2002 p.69 [PG]
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Diapason - No.484 septembre 2001 p.122 [JC]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.64 [CLO]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 p.99 [TP]
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Répertoire - No.150 octobre 2001 pp.105-106 [PD]
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Comments:- Recorded by Mercury in the late Summer 1959 at the Teatro Grande, Brescia (see CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Autumn 2001 p.26)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Don Giovanni - Mario Petri
Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Leyla Gencer
Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Commendatore - Heinz Borst
Masetto - Renato Cesari
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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Compact Disc; - Datum 12 321 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1389 {3CDS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4314 (2005)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 2005 pp.91-93 (DVD) [MB]
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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.58 (DVD) [GH]
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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51 (audio)
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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.132 (DVD) [MP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.62-63 (DVD) [TP]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.231-232 (DVD) [RVL]
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.108 (audio)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film and audio recording of the sound-track.
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1960(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Napoli
Chorus - RAI Napoli
Bellina - Graziella Sciutti
Filandro - Luigi Alva
Don Giampaolo - Sesto Bruscantini
Ersilia - Renata Mattioli
Leonora - Anna Maria Rota
Don Romualdo - Franco Calabrese
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 459 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Voce 42 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4285-86 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1365 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le astuzie femminilli by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.165
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - October-November 1992 p.216
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Comments:- The Voce LPs are advertised in GRAMOPHONE July 1982 p.113
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Lodoïska - Ilva Ligabue
Lysinka - Renata Mattioli
Floreski - Giancinto Prandelli
Titziken - Renato Gavarini
Varbel - Sesto Bruscantini
Compte Dourlinski - Walter Monachesi
Altamoras - Plinio Clabassi
Talma - Carlo Cava
Emissarie - Giampiero Malaspina
Emissarie - Carlo Cava
Terzo emissario - Giovanni Ciavola
Primo tartaro - Vito Tatone
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Black Disc - *Mauro R. Fuguette MRF «Cherubini Series» MRF/C-02 (+Requiem Mass) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- *The year given on the MRF records is 1967, but according to «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» by Gualerzi and Marinelli Mosconi (p.166) this performance was broadcast on 10 December 1961. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated «6/02» where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965.
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Hermann - Antonio Annaloro
Lisa - Leyla Gencer
Countess - Mariana Radev
Count Tomsky - Ivo Vinco
Prince Yeletsky - Sesto Bruscantini
Pauline - Adriana Lazzarini
Chekalinsky - Walter Gullino
Surin - Agostino Ferrin
Chaplitsky - Angelo Mercuriali
Major-domo - Giuseppe Bertinazzo
Narumov - Leonardo Monreale
Governess - Aurora Cattelani
Chloe - Fiorella Cova
Masha - Yeda Valtriani
Prilepa - Edith Martelli
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03851
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 792 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 February 1961). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Franco Caracciolo - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Don Tammaro Promontorio - Italo Tajo
Donna Rosa - Jolanda Gardino
Emilia - Lydia Marimpietri
Ippolito - Luigi Alva
Mastro Antonio - Sesto Bruscantini
Cilla - Angelica Tuccari
Calandrino - Renato Capecchi
Lauretta - Elena Rizzieri
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Black Disc - ~Voce 82 {2LPS}
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Comments:- Seen in Music & Video Exchange
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Victoria de los Ángeles
Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Don Basilio - Miroslav Changalovich
Berta - Carmen Burello
Fiorello - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Un Ufficiale - Umberto di Toto
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00327
Compact Disc; - Ornamenti 113 {2CDS} New Ornamenti NOVA 005 {2CDS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers BAR 196201 {2CDRS} (Canada)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May or June 1962). 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 Renato Fasano - 1962(RA)
Orchestra - I Virtuosi di Roma
Teodoro - Sesto Bruscantini
Gafforio - Florindo Andreolli
Acmet Terzo - Mario Basiola jnr.
Taddeo - Paolo PedanI
Lisetta - Cecilia Fusco
Sandrino - Nicola Monti
Belisa - Rukmini Sukmavati
Messer Grande - Angelo Nosotti
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Compact Disc; - Quaderno dell'I.R.TE.M no.16 (1966)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 1996 p.1445
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.53
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Opéra International - mars 1997 No.211 p.62
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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.1 Spring 1997 p.76
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 - ottobre 1996 p.87
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Comments:- Recording made by RAI Torino (22 April 1962) and published by L'Instituto di Ricerca per il Teatro Musicale
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1962(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Victoria de los Ángeles
Dr. Bartolo - Ian Wallace
Don Basilio - Carlo Cava
Berta - Laura Sarti
Fiorello - Duncan Robertson
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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 114-116 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 114-116 {3LPS} (1963)ª; HMV SLS 5165 (ASD 3718-3720) {3LPS} (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfPD 4704 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3638 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Angel S 3638 C/L {3LPS} (1963)ª; Angel SCLX 1914 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5185 (1979)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 4704 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64162-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª;; Angel CDMB 64162 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67762-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3638 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1963 p.190; January 1964 p.319; February 1964 p.385; July 1979 p.255 [RO]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; September 1987 p. [RO]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
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Opera - December 1963 pp.833-834 [HDR]; December 1992 p.1498
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.196-197 [JK]
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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.185 [HG]: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 pp.159-160 (open reel tape) [JM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1963 Vol.13 No.11 p.80 [CLO]: January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.99 [RDD]
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Classic CD - January 1995 p.48
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero
Maurizio - Juan Oncina
Principe di Bouillon - Enrico Campi
Principessa di Bouillon - Adriana Lazzarini
Michonnet - Sesto Bruscantini
Quinault - Augusto Frati
Poisson - Vittorio Pandano
Mlle. Jouvenot - Elena Barcis
Mlle. Dangeville - Anna Di Stasio
L'Abate di Chazeuil - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Discocorp MLG 72 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 186 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5999
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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Edinburgh Festival (27 August 1963; see OPERA Festival Issue 1963 p.42). Flaviano Labò was announced to sing Maurizio, but was replaced at short notice by Juan Oncina. This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated August 22 1963 p.26, p.31). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Luigi Colonna - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli
Fiordispina - Dora Gatta
Merlina - Gianna Galli
Doralba - Laura Londi
Gelindo - Pietro Bottazzo
Perizonio - Sesto Bruscantini
Crisobolo - Italo Tajo
Strabinio - Renzo Gonzales
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 189 {1LP} (1974)ª; Voce 55 {1LP} (1982)ª
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given at the «Stagione lirica all'Auditorium» 29 September 1963
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Conductor Bruno Rigacci - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Lucia - Renata Scotto
Edgardo - Alfredo Kraus
Enrico - Sesto Bruscantini
Raimondo - Paolo Washington
Arturo - Paolo Federici
Alisa - Luisa Boni
Normanno - Enzo Guagni
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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances GOP 747 {2CDS} ; Living Stage LS 4035136 {2CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 216 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Opéra International - January 1995 No.187 p.62
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.81, p.83 [TF]: No.61 junio 2003 pp.80-81 [LB]
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Comments:- *The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Werther - Giuseppe di Stefano
Charlotte - Biancamaria Casoni
Sophie - Edith Martelli
Albert - Sesto Bruscantini
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4059
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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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genova (April 1963; see OPERA August 1963 p.545). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Cenerentola - Giulietta Simionato
Clorinda - Dora Carral
Tisbe - Miti Truccato Pace
Don Ramiro - Ugo Benelli
Dandini - Sesto Bruscantini
Don Magnifico - Paolo Montarsolo
Alindoro - Giovanni Foiani
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 265-267 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; Decca SET 265-267 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 631-633 {3LPS} (1973)ª; London A 4376 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1376 {3LPS} (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 433 030-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 886-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90084 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.146; January 1965 p.318; June 1973 p.107 [AB] May 1992 p.113 [RO]
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American Record Guide - November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.197 [HG]: May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.921-922 (open reel tape) [JM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1965 Vol.15 No.1 p.106 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Figaro - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Alva
Rosina - Fiorenza Cossotto
Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli
Don Basilio - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Berta - Stefania Malagù
Fiorello - Virgilio Carbonari
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 08055
Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1133 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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; PENGUI