(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1946(SE) - Zarewitsch (Der) by Franz Lehár - Victor Reinshagen*
2 1947(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
3 1948(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
4 1949(LE) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
5 1950(LI) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
6 1951?(SE) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Moralt*
7 1952(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
8 1952(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Herbert von Karajan*
9 1952(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Leopold Ludwig*
10 1953(LE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*
11 1953(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
12 1953(LI) - Prozess (Der) by Gottfried von Einem - Karl Böhm***
13 1953(LI) - Prozess (Der) by Gottfried von Einem - Karl Böhm*
14 1953(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Clemens Krauss*
15 1953(RA) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Johannes den Hertog*
16 1954(FI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
17 1954(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
18 1954(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
19 1955(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
20 1955(LI) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel - Eugen Jochum*
21 1955(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
22 1955(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
23 1955(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Josef Krips*
24 1955(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Kleiber*
25 1955(STU) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Pierre Monteux*
26 1956(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Dimitri Mitropoulos**
27 1956(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
28 1956(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
29 1957(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf*
30 1957(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
31 1957(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
32 1957(STU) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*
33 1958(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
34 1958(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
35 1958(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
36 1959(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
37 1959(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Thomas Schippers*
38 1959(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf*
39 1959(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Szell*
40 1959(SE) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Alberto Erede*
41 1959(SE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Berislav Klobucar*
42 1960(LI) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Robert Heger*
43 1960(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
44 1960(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
45 1960(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Herbert von Karajan*
46 1961(LE;Acts 2,3) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf*
47 1961(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf**
48 1962?(SE) - lustige Witwe (Die) by Franz Lehár - Franz Allers*
49 1963(LC) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
50 1963(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Rosenstock*
51 1964(LI) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Georges Prêtre*
52 1964(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Thomas Schippers*
53 1965(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*
54 1965(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Georges Prêtre*
55 1966(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
56 1966(SE) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Neuhaus*
57 1966(SE) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Neuhaus*
58 1968(STU) - Vie parisienne (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Franz Allers*
59 1971(LI) - Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Jaroslav Krombholc*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Victor Reinshagen - 1946(SE)
Orchestra - Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Der Zarewitsch - Helge Roswaenge
Iwan - John Hendrik
Mascha - Leni Funk
Der Großfürst - Manfred Jungwirth
Sonja - Lisa Della Casa
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Black Disc; - Decca K 28299-28304 {6x78s}; Decca K 23091-23096 {6x78s} (Germany); Decca LK 4033 {1LP} (1951)ª; Decca BR 3034 {1x10in-LP} (1960)ª; London LLP 219 {1LP} (1950)ª; Relief RL 826 {1LP} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMS 0140 (+Die Fledermaus - Kraus) {2CDS} (2002)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1951 p.78 (mention) [JF]; August 1960 pp.127-128 (mention) [WSM]
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Opéra International - juin 1984 No.71 p.52 [JR]
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Diapason - No.493 juin 2002 pp.119-120 [MP]
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American Record Guide - September 1950 Vol.17 No.1 p.31 [AWP]: July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 pp.225-226 [RVL]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1960 p.485 [ER]
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Records and Recordings - April 1960 p.25 [FGB]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.276
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Maria Reining
Zdenka - Lisa Della Casa
Mandryka - Hans Hotter
Waldner - Georg Hann
Adelaide - Rosette Anday
Fiakermilli - Herma Handl
Matteo - Horst Taubmann
Elemer - Julius Patzak
Dominik - Josef Witt
Lamoral - Alfred Poell
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - Franz Szkokan
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 101 {3LPS} (1980)ª;; GEMA FR-525
Compact Disc - *Melodram MEL 37077; DG 445 342-2; DG 445 491-2(Collection)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.153
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Opera Now - December 1994 p.54
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.75
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Opera News - May 1995 p.46
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.66
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.56
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Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.168
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.61 [PLM]
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Classic CD - December 1994 p.57
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Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.88
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (12 August 1947)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Erna Schlüter
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Herbert Alsen
Marzelline - Lisa Della Casa
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Otto Edelmann
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Karl Dönch
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Black Disc - Rococco 1012 (2LPS)
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 25009 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 991 H025 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Tahra FURT 1047/8 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0149 {2CDS} (2005)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:-
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.45
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.6 July/August 1999 p.116 [GJ]
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Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.58 (mention) [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.303-305 [RP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.292 [KM]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.91 [JMP]: No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.85 [JM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. According to the review in FANFARE «virtually all dialogs» and about 20 minutes of music from Act 1 are omitted on the MYTO CDs
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1949(LE)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Tamino - Libero De Luca
Papageno - Fritz Ollendorf
Königin der Nacht - Adrienne Miglietti
Pamina - Lisa Della Casa
Sarastro - Emanuel List
Monostatos - William Wernigk
Papagena - Magda Gabory
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Compact Disc; - Cascavelle RSR 6147 {1CD} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.257 septembre 2001 pp.90-91 [CFD]
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Répertoire - No.153 janvier 2002 p.77 [GB]
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Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at Geneva (25 September 1949). The chorus sings in French and the soloists in German. The cast also includes the following: Magrit Chytil, Colette Lorand, Marie-Lise de Montmollin, Derrick Olsen. The CD issued bu Cascavelle is listed in the online catalogue of the Swiss National Sound Archives;-
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Gräfin - Lisa Della Casa
Graf - Willy Wolff
Flamand - Anton Dermota
Olivier - Hans Braun
La Roche - Paul Schöffler
Clairon - Elisabeth Höngen
Taupe - Peter Klein
Eine italienische Sängerin - Wilma Lipp
Ein italienischer Tenor - Karl Friedrich
Der Haushofmeister - Franz Bierbach
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 799
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (12 August 1950). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut p.138. 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 Rudolf Moralt - 1951?(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden
Mandryka - Alfred Poell
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Black Disc - *Decca LW 5029 {1x10in-LP}
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- A recording of the following excerpts «Er ist der Richtige nicht für mich» (Arabella, Zdenka), «Das war sehr gut, Mandryka» (Arabella, Mandryka)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Werner Faulhaber
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Ira Malaniuk
Nachtwächter - Gustav Neidlinger
Kunz Vogelgesang - Karl Terkal
Konrad Nachtigall - Walter Stoll
Ulrich Eisslinger - Karl Mikorey
Balthasar Zorn - Josef Janko
Augustin Moser - Gerhard Stolze
Hermann Ortel - Theo Adam
Hans Schwarz - Heinz Borst
Hans Foltz - Max Kohl
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 522 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34040; Golden Melodram GM 1.0003 - 4;; Music & Arts CD 1014 (+Siegfried Idyll) {4CDS} Cantus Classics 500 326 {2CDS} + Cantus Classics 500 327 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0111-4 {4CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.130 [AB]; August (published June) 2003 pp.73-74 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.665 [AB]
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Opera News - October 2003 pp.63-64 [RC]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.6 July/August 1998 pp.265-267 [WY]
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14
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Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.98 [AT]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [KM]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.278 [RVL]
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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.45 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.91 [BL]
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Répertoire - No.114 juin 1998 p.57 [TP]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA October 1952 p.596, p.597). The performance on 17 August 1952 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. In this performance the roles of Pogner and Eva were sung by Ludwig Weber and Trude Eipperle (see Radio Times Issue dated August 15 1952 p.11 and THE LISTENER Issue dated August 28 1952 p.355)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Marschallin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Octavian - Sena Jurinac
Sophie - Lisa Della Casa
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Erich Kunz
Valzacchi - Erich Majkut
Annina - Else Schürnoff
Ein Sänger - Antonio Pirino
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Jarmila Barton
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 197-3 {3CDS} (1995)ª
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 30 1996 p.36
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Orpheus - März 1996 S.52
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.72
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 p.243
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (26 January 1952; the last two minutes are from a performnce at Salzburg in 1960)
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester - Hamburg
Chorus - Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
Marschallin - Clara Ebers
Octavian - Martha Mödl
Sophie - Lisa Della Casa
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Theo Herrmann
Faninal - Caspar Bröcheler
Valzacchi - Fritz Göllnitz
Annina - Hedy Gura
Ein Sänger - Fritz Lehnert
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Lisa Bischof
Polizeikommissar - Jean Pfendt
Der Wirt - Kurt Marschner
Ein Notar - Karl (Carl) Otto
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Horst Wegner
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Kurt Marschner
Tierhändler - Robert Bodewig
Modistin - Christine Görner
Die drei Waisen - Agathe Bomatsch
- Edith Witteborn
- Kathe Feige
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03035
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- *This appears to be a recording of the performance given by the Hamburg State Opera in the King's Theatre Edinbugh as part of the Edinburgh Festival and broadcast «live» by the BBC Third Programme on 5 September 1952 (see Radio Times Issue dated August 29 1952 p.31). The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalog (November 2000 p.59), 15 September 1952, is incorrect. The performance on 30 August 1952 (with Grümmer as Octavian) is reviewed in OPERA October 1952 pp.587-588.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Frank Guarrera
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Hertha Glaz
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Genevieve Warner
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 720
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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56
Comments:- *Incomplete recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is also stated «Missing Overture, several seconds end of Act 1. Rough beginning 7 minutes of Act 3. Sound ranges fair to excellent»
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Elfride Trötschel
Mandryka - Hermann Uhde
Waldner - Max Proebstl
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Käthe Nentwig
Matteo - Lorenz Fehenberger
Elemer - Franz Klarwein
Dominik - Carl Hoppe
Lamoral - Albrecht Peter
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - Walther Matthes
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Compact Disc; - Testament SBT2 1367 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2006 p.91 [AB]
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Opera News - October 2006 pp.68-68 [MB]
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Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 pp.118-119 [SF2]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 pp.99-100 [DP]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.212-213 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.84 [JV]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Bavarian State Opera in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 September 1953). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 20-26 1953 p.19.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Josef K - Max Lorenz
Direktorstellvertreter - Peter Klein
Albert K - Endré Koréh
Ein Bursche - Erich Majkut
Frau Grubach - Polly Batic
Herr I - Fritz Mayer
Herr II - Ludwig Fleck
Herr III - Richard Bauer
Der Advokat - Alfred Poell
Der Student - Peter Klein
Titorelli - László Szemere
Der Aufseher - Ludwig Hofmann
Ein Passant - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Fabrikant - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Geistliche - Ludwig Hofmann
Untersuchungsrichter - Oskar Czerwenka
Der Prügler - Oskar Czerwenka
Franz - Walter Berry
Kanzeldirektor - Walter Berry
Willem - Alois Pernerstorfer
Gerichtsdiener - Alois Pernerstorfer
Fräulein Bürstner - Lisa Della Casa
Leni - Lisa Della Casa
Buckliges Mädchen - Luise Leitner
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 393 952 1 {2CDS} (1995)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1996 p.115
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Opera News - December 1995 p.38
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.193
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - février 1996 No.199 p.55
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.194
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.39
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.195 janvier 1996 p.88
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1995 S.13
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 pp.80-81 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (17 August 1953. See OPERA, October 1953 p.595)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Josef K - Max Lorenz
Direktorstellvertreter - Peter Klein
Albert K - Endré Koréh
Ein Bursche - Erich Majkut
Frau Grubach - Polly Batic
Herr I - Fritz Mayer
Herr II - Ludwig Fleck
Herr III - Richard Bauer
Der Advokat - Alfred Poell
Der Student - Peter Klein
Titorelli - László Szemere
Der Aufseher - Ludwig Hofmann
Ein Passant - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Fabrikant - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Geistliche - Ludwig Hofmann
Untersuchungsrichter - Oskar Czerwenka
Der Prügler - Oskar Czerwenka
Franz - Walter Berry
Kanzeldirektor - Walter Berry
Willem - Alois Pernerstorfer
Gerichtsdiener - Alois Pernerstorfer
Fräulein Bürstner - Lisa Della Casa
Leni - Lisa Della Casa
Buckliges Mädchen - Luise Leitner
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 393 952 1 {2CDS} (1995)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1996 p.115
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Opera News - December 1995 p.38
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.193
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - février 1996 No.199 p.55
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.194
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.39
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.195 janvier 1996 p.88
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1995 S.13
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 pp.80-81 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (17 August 1953. See OPERA, October 1953 p.595)
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Maria Reining
Octavian - Lisa Della Casa
Sophie - Hilde Güden
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Alfred Poell
Valzacchi - László Szemere
Annina - Sieglinde Wagner
Ein Sänger - Karl Terkal
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Judith Hellwig
Polizeikommissar - Franz Bierbach
Der Wirt - August Jaresch
Ein Notar - Oskar Czerwenka
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Georges Müller
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - August Jaresch
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Compact Cassette - Legends XLNC 110
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 211-2 (Highlights + Salome) (1996)ª; Golden Melodram GM 60005 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2293/5 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58 (mention); Februar 2001 S.60 [SL]
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.82-83 [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at ths Salzburg Festival (See OPERA October 1953 p.599). The «Highlights» on the Legato CD are a «filler» on the recording of Salome, also conducted by Krauss (1948)
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Conductor Johannes den Hertog - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Omroeporkest
Chorus - Klein Omroepkoor
Gräfin - Lisa Della Casa
Graf - Renaat Verbruggen
Flamand - Chris Scheffer
Olivier - Leo Ketelaars
La Roche - Guus Hoekman
Clairon - Annie Woud
Taupe - Dago Meybert
Eine italienische Sängerin - Henriette Mandel
Ein italienischer Tenor - Henk Meyer
Der Haushofmeister - Anton Eldering
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Compact Disc; - *Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1013 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.75 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by Hilversum radio (30 May 1953).
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1954(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Elisabeth Grümmer
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Otto Edelmann
Il Commendatore - Dezsö Ernster
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Erna Berger
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Laser Disc - *King Video 436L-2503-4 (Japanese NTSC) DG POLG 9131/2 (Japanese NTSC); DG 072 440-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1022 (Japan) (2000)ª; DG 073 019-9 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Video Artists Intenational VAI 69063 (NTSC) (1991)ª; DG 072 440-3 (PAL) (1995)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:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1995 p.120 [AB]
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Opera - May 1995 p.612; January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]
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Opera Now - May 1995 p.51
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Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.62
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.3 Autumn 1991 pp.131-132 [BB]
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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.64; No.268 mai 2002 pp.66-67 [SS]
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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.82; No.493 juin 2002 p.123 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1996 p.21
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 pp.296-297 [GAG]
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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.45: No.156 avril 2002 p.43 (DVD) [TP]
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Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.25 2000/2001 p.174 (DVD) (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 p.104 [JS]
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Comments:- *A film of a production of the Salzburg Festival. See The Times Weekend March 11 1995 p.7. According to Anton Dermota «Furtwängler erkrankte noch vor den Dreharbeiten und wurde durch Rudolf Moralt ersetzt» (Tausendundein Abend mein Sängerleben S.247).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Ariadne - Lisa Della Casa
Komponist - Irmgard Seefried
Zerbinetta - Hilde Güden
Bacchus - Rudolf Schock
Musiklehrer - Paul Schöffler
Harlekin - Alfred Poell
Truffaldin - Oskar Czerwenka
Brighella - Murray Dickie
Scaramuchio - August Jaresch
Najade - Rita Streich
Dryade - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Echo - Lisa Otto
Haushofmeister - Alfred Neugebauer
Ein Lakai - Franz Bierbach
Ein Offizier - Georges Müller
Ein Perückenmacher - Walter Berry
Ein Tanzmeister - Peter Klein
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 104 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 445 332-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; DG 445 491-2 (Collection) ;; Gala GL 100.513 (+highlights - Der Rosenkavalier - Karajan - 1960) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.153 [AB]
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Opera Now - December 1994 p.54
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.75
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Opera News - May 1995 p.46
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Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.229-230 [JY]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.66; April 1996 S.59
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Opéra International - November 1994 No.185 p.56
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Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.168
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
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Classic CD - December 1994 p.56
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Répertoire - No.74 November 1994 p.88
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (7 August 1954; see OPERA October 1954 p.613)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Paul Franke
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Charles Anthony
Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh
Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken
Balthasar Zorn - Benjamin Wilkes
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Norman Scott
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 909
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 December 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». The source is described as «Very Good AM aircheck. Missing Prelude».
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Lisa Della Casa
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Ludwig Weber
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Irmgard Seefried
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Compact Disc; - RCA «Wiener Staatsoper Live» 74321 57737-2 (2CDS) (1998)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:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1999 p.96 [AB]
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Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Opera News - June 1999 p.63 [JBY]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.288 [RVL]
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Orpheus - März 1999 S.56-57 [SL]
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Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]
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Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.78 [AT]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.1 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.180 [MM]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 [MO]
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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.57 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the newly re-opened Vienna State Opera (6 November1955; see OPERA January 1956 p.23
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Giulio Cesare - Josef Metternich
Cleopatra - Lisa Della Casa
Cornelia - Ira Malaniuk
Sesto - Richard Holm
Tolomeo - Benno Kusche
Achilla - Albrecht Peter
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 439 (& 1080)
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Recordings of Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.32; CELLETTI p.312; Opera on CD (1) p.8 (2) p.11 (3) p.12; L'Avant Scène Opéra Vol.97 p.98; MET p.176; MET(VID) p.98; PENGUIN p.133; GIUDICI p.286 (2) p.486; Opera News July 1996 p.32; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.65-66; The Gramophone May 2005 p.36
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival. See OPERA October 1955 pp.642-644; «Das geliebte Haus» by Rudolf Hartmann S.414. 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 Hans Knappertsbusch - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Albrecht Peter
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Paul Kuen
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Herta Töpper
Nachtwächter - Willy Schmitz
Kunz Vogelgesang - Franz Klarwein
Konrad Nachtigall - Carl Hoppe
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emil Graf
Balthasar Zorn - John Kuhn
Augustin Moser - Karl Ostertag
Hermann Ortel - Adolf Keil
Hans Schwarz - Walter Bracht
Hans Foltz - Rudolf Wünzer
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 462 974L {4CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.130 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.665 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.58 [DN]
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Opéra International - mai 1998 No.224 p.64 [FL-2]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.104 [CM]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [KM]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X1 - N.113 - novembre 1997 p.86 [GDV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregentheater, Munich (11 september 1955)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Lisa Della Casa
Dorabella - Christa Ludwig
Despina - Emmy Loose
Ferrando - Anton Dermota
Guglielmo - Erich Kunz
Don Alfonso - Paul Schöffler
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5107-5109 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 543-545 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 543-545 (1967)ª; *Decca 417 185-1; London XLLA 32 {3LPS} (1956)ª; London A 4318 {3LPS}; Richmond SRS 03508 (SR 33087-33089) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca 417 185-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 862-2 (France) (1997)ª; Double Decca 455 476-2 {2CDS} (1999)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 - December 1955 pp.279-280 [AR]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; November 1967 p.281 [EG]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]
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Opera - March 1958 p.175; December 1967 p.996 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.78
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Diapason - juin 1993 p.148
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.92 [JH]
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American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.37 [PLM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1956 p.9
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.63: May 1999 p.79 [KB]
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.17 octubre 1957 pp.412-413 [AFC]
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Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.55: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Suzanne Danco
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Kurt Böhme
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Hilde Güden
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5103-5106 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2117-2120 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 604-606 {3LPS} (1971)ª; *Decca 411 626-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª; London XLLA 34 {4LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1401 {4LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 626-4 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 411 626-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 389-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Membran 223479 {3CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape - London LOV 90007 (4-track 7½ips) (1960)
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:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1955 pp.189-190 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; June 1959 p.23 [PHW]; March 1971 p.1514 [AB]; September 1989 p. [JBS]
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Opera - December 1955 p.786; July 1959 p.464
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 p.317 [MHF]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1955 Vol.5 No.8 p.96 [JH]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: September 1960 Vol.10 No.9 p.99 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.40 [CJL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.16
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29 [DH]: July 1959 p.649 [SH]
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Records and Recordings - June 1959 p.23 [FGB]
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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 pp.161-162 [STG]
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International Record Review - September 2000 p.119 [HC]
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BBC Music Magazine - October 2000 p.80 [CO]
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Comments:- According to «Erinnerungen» by Josef Krips (p.507) this recording was made between 6 and 21 June 1955
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Hilde Güden
Conte Almaviva - Alfred Poell
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Suzanne Danco
Marcellina - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Murray Dickie
Curzio - Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Antonio - Harald Pröglhoff
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5088-5091 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2087-2090 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Decca GOS 585-587 {3LPS}; *Decca 417-315-1 {3LPS} ;; Decca/Testament SXL 2087-8-9-00 {4LPS};; London XLLA 35 {4LPS} (1955)ª; London OSA 1402 {4LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K79K 32 (1977)ª; Decca «Grand Opera Series» 417 315-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera Series» 417 315-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 369-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Membran 222932-370 {3CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90008 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)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:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1955 pp.232-233 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS]; April 1956 p.410; March 1959 p.469; June 1970 p.86; December 1977 p.1146 [IM]; February 1990 p. [SS]
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Opera - December 1955 p.786; April 1959 p.254
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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.157 [RT]
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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 pp.162-163
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.17
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29: March 1959 p.371
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.60 [JH]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: September 1961 Vol.11 No.9 p.124 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.87 [PHR]: August 1961 Vol.27 No.12 p.970 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Records and Recordings - March 1959 p.21 [FGB]
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Stereophile - June 1996 (Vol.19 No.6) p.244
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 p.93 [TP]
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The Absolute Sound - February/March 2001 Issue 128 p.175. p.176 [ASP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.93 [MC]
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma
Orfeo - Risë Stevens
Euridice - Lisa Della Casa
Amor - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6136 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA RB 16058-16060 {3LPS} (UK) (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - BMG RCA Victor 09026 63534-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1958 p.443 [HCS] pp.457-458 [AR]
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Opera - July 1958 p.463
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Opera News - December 2000 pp.89-90 [GJ]
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Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 p.61 [PG]
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Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.92 (mention) [ED]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1958 p.18
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1958 Vol.8 No.4 p.58 [CMS]
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American Record Guide - May 1958 Vol.24 No.10 p.427 [PLM]: January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.136 [KM]
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.77 [ML]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - 1958 No.102 p.759
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Répertoire - No.146 maI 2001 p.56 [JB]
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Elisabeth Grümmer
Don Ottavio - Léopold Simoneau
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Gottlob Frick
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - Replica 2422-2425 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 42422 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Sony SM3K 64263 {2CDS} (1994)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:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.146 [AB]
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Opera - December 1994 p.1389: Festival Issue 1995 p.62
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Opera Now - November 1994 p.54
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Opera News - December 24 1994 p.32
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Fanfare - Vol.15 No.3 January/February 1982 p.139 [MHF]; Vol.18 No.3 January/ February 1995 p.210
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.64
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.64
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Diapason - No.410 décembre 1994 p.155
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Classic CD - January 1995 p.71
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1995 p.70
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Stereophile - March 1995 p.169
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.54
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.252
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.182 novembre 1984 p.110
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (24 July 1956)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Giorgio Tozzi
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee
Walther von Stolzing - Albert Da Costa
David - Paul Franke
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh
Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 706; The Opera Lovers MEI 195602 {4CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Risë Stevens
Sophie - Hilde Güden
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Ralph Herbert
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Martha Lipton
Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins
Der Wirt - Paul Franke
Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - James McCracken
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony
Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli
Modistin - Emilia Cundari
Die drei Waisen - Vilma Georgiou
- Shakeh Vartenissian
- Sandra Warfield
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 336
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1956). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Lorenzo Alvary
Adelaide - Martha Lipton
Fiakermilli - Laurel Hurley
Matteo - Jon Crain
Elemer - Gabor Carelli
Dominik - Clifford Harvuot
Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Benjamin Wilkes
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 751
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (9 February 1957). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.122-127. 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 Karl Böhm - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Giorgio Tozzi
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 439 {3LPS}
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1957). The performance of 31 October 1957 is reviewed in OPERA, January 1958 pp.28-31. The LPs issued by Melodram are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1985 p.856.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Elektra - Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis - Lisa Della Casa
Clytemnestra - Jean Madeira
Aegisth - Max Lorenz
Orest - Kurt Böhme
Ein alter Diener - Gyorgy Littasy
Ein junger Diener - Erich Majkut
Die Schleppträgerin - Karol Loraine
Die Vertraute - Anny Felbermayer
Der Pfleger des Orest - Alois Pernerstorfer
Die Aufseherin - Audrey Gerber-Candy
1. Magd - Kersten Meyer
2. Magd - Sonja Draksler
3. Magd - Sieglinde Wagner
4. Magd - Marilyn Horne
5. Magd - Lisa Otto
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 83 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 4569 72 {2CDS} (1997)ª;; Opera d'Oro 1190 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7033 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.90 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 pp.661-662 [AB]
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Orpheus - November 1997 S.93 (mention) [GH]; Dezember 1997 S.56 [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.219 [CM]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.98 [PP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 pp.38-39 (mention) [MC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 pp.89-90 [DMGR]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (August 1957; see OPERA October 1957 pp.626-628). See Comments under the entry for the recording conducted by Beecham.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Otto Edelmann
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Mimi Coertse
Matteo - Anton Dermota
Elemer - Waldemar Kmentt
Dominik - Eberhard Wächter
Lamoral - Harald Pröglhoff
Kartenaufschlägerin - Judith Hellwig
Welko - Wilhelm Lenninger
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5403-5406 (+Vier letzte Lieder) {4LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2050-2053 {4LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 571-573 {3LPS} (1969)ª; London A 4412 (+Vier letzte Lieder) {4LPS} (1958)ª; Richmond S-63522 {3LPS} (1972)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 387-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 460 230-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 475 7731 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 pp.418-419 [PHW]; October 1958 pp.189-190 [DST]; April 1960 p.534 [PHW]; August 1969 pp.314-315 [WSM]; October 1969 p.537 (mention) [DST]; May 1992 p.116 [MK]
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Opera - May 1958 p.321; May 1960 p.361
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.230-231 [BV]
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American Record Guide - June 1958 Vol.24 No.10 p.416 [RS]: January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.173-174 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1958 Vol.8 No.6 p.56 [DJ]: March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122 [HG]
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Records and Recordings - March 1960 p.16 [FGB]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]: Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.96 [MH]: No.99 abril 2007 p.93 [FF]
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Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.145-146, pp.150-153
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Otto Edelmann
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Eta Köhre
Matteo - Kurt Ruesche
Elemer - Helmut Melchert
Dominik - Georg Stern
Lamoral - Karl Weber
Kartenaufschlägerin - Kersten Meyer
Welko - Wilhelm Lenninger
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1135;; Orfeo C 651 053 D (+Vier letzte Lieder - Lisa della Casa) {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.77 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.206-207 [JS]
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Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 pp.118-119 [SF2]
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International Record Review - November 2005 pp.88-89 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.177 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.82 [JS]
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Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.76 [TG]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (29 July 1958). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut pp.160-181. 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Hilde Güden
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Regina Resnik
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Norman Kelley
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina - Mildred Allen
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 774 (& 542); The Opera Lovers NOZ 195801 {3CDRS} (2006)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
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (January 11 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.309-313. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and that issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Roberta Peters
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Rosalind Elias
Marcellina - Sandra Warfield
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Gabor Carelli
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - RCA LM 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª;; RCA LSC 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA RE 25009-12 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª;; RCA SER 4508-11 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 743-5 {3LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 444 602-2 {3CDS} (1996)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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; October 1960 p.226 [PHW]; March 1975 p.1701 [AB]
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Opera - November 1960 p.770
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99
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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.88
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.56
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.112
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.60 [NB]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 pp.107-108 [PLM]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1996 p.76
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.64
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Ezio Flagello
Il Commendatore - William Wilderman
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Guild (2004)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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 February 1959).
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Lisa Della Casa
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Cassel
König Heinrich - Otto Edelmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mario Sereni
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 195501 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1959). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Christa Ludwig
Sophie - Elisabeth Söderström
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Oskar Czerwenka
Faninal - Ralph Herbert
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Belen Amparan
Ein Sänger - Eugenio Fernandi
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Norman Scott
Der Wirt - Paul Franke
Ein Notar - Osie Hawkins
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Gabor Carelli
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony
Tierhändler - Kurt Kessler
Modistin - Mary Fercana
Die drei Waisen - Jane Kirwan
- Alexandra Jones
- Dorothy Shawn
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 819
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1959). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.303-306. 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 George Szell - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Léopold Simoneau
Papageno - Walter Berry
Königin der Nacht - Erika Köth
Sprecher - Hans Hotter
Pamina - Lisa Della Casa
Sarastro - Kurt Böhme
Monostatos - Karl Dönch
Papagena - Graziella Sciutti
1er Geharnischter - Robert Charlebois
2er Geharnischter - Alois Pernerstorfer
Erste Dame - Friederike Sailer
Zweite Dame - Hetty Plümacher
Dritte Dame - Sieglinde Wagner
Erster Knabe - Wiener Singerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Wiener Singerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Wiener Singerknabe
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 007 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc - *Gala GL 100-502; Gala 3005582; Orfeo C 4559721
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1998 p.104 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 pp.663-664 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.186-187 [JM]
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Orpheus - April 1996 S.59; November 1997 S.93 [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.103 [CM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 pp.38-39 (mention) [MC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.87 [DMGR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at The Salzburg Festival (27 July 1959; see OPERA October 1959 p.655). The 3 boys were sung by 3 Wiener Sängerknaben
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