(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1949(LI) - matrimonio segreto (Il) by Domenico Cimarosa - Mario Rossi*
2 1949(RA) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Rossi*
3 1950(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Vittorio Gui*
4 1950(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
5 1951(LI) - Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] (Les) by Giuseppe Verdi - Erich Kleiber*
6 1952(RA) - Betulia liberata (La) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mario Rossi*
7 1952(RA) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Artur Rodzinsky*
8 1952(STU) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Issay Dobrowen*
9 1952(STU) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Issay Dobrowen*
10 1952(STU) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Issay Dobrowen*
11 1953(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Antonino Votto*
12 1953(STU) - Faust by Charles Gounod - André Cluytens*
13 1954(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabriele Santini*
14 1954(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Gabriele Santini*
15 1954(LI) - Mazeppa by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Ionel Perlea*
16 1954(RA) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Vittorio Gui*
17 1954(RA) - Life for the Tsar [Ivan Susanin] (A) by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka - Alfredo Simonetto*
18 1954(STU) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabriele Santini*
19 1955(LI) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
20 1955(RA) - Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] (Les) by Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Rossi*
21 1955(STU) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Ionel Perlea*
22 1956(LCE) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Mario Rossi*
23 1956(LI) - Iris by Pietro Mascagni - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
24 1956(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Vittorio Gui*
25 1956(STU) - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Vittorio Gui*
26 1957(LI) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
27 1957(RA) - Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet - Alfredo Simonetto*
28 1957(RA) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*
29 1957(STU) - Life for the Tsar [Ivan Susanin] (A) by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka - Igor Markevitch*
30 1957(STU) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabriele Santini*
31 1958(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Rafael Kubelik*
32 1958(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*
33 1958(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..*
34 1958(RA) - Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky - Artur Rodzinsky*
35 1958(STU) - Faust by Charles Gounod - André Cluytens*
36 1960(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Nello Santi*
37 1960(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Antonino Votto*
38 1960(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - André Cluytens*
39 1961(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Reginald Goodall*
40 1961(RA) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Rossi*
41 1961(RA) - Golden Cockerel (The) by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Massimo Freccia*
42 1961(STU) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabriele Santini*
43 1962(LI) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
44 1962(LI) - Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin - Oscar Danon*
45 1962(LI) - Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin - Oscar Danon***
46 1962(RA) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Lovro von Matacic*
47 1962(STU) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - André Cluytens*
48 1962(STU) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - André Cluytens*
49 1962(STU) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - André Cluytens*
50 1963(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - John Pritchard*
51 1963(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
52 1964(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Lorin Maazel*
53 1964(RA) - Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin - Armando La Rosa Parodi*
54 1964(RA) - Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin - Armando La Rosa Parodi*
55 1966(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Edward Downes*
56 1966(LI) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel - Nicola Rescigno*
57 1966(LI) - incoronazione di Poppea (L') by Claudio Monteverdi - Carlo Franci*
58 1966(STU) - Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin - Jerzy Semkow*
59 1966(STU) - Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin - Jerzy Semkow*
60 1968(LI) - Maid of Pskov [Ivan the Terrible] (The) by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Samo Hubad*
61 1968(LI) - Robert le Diable by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Nino Sanzogno*
62 1968(RA) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
63 1969(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Franci*
64 1969(LI) - Maid of Pskov [Ivan the Terrible] (The) by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Thomas Schippers*
65 1970(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Gennady Rozhdestvensky*
66 1971(LI) - Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini - Bruno Bartoletti*
67 1972(LI) - masnadieri (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
68 1972-73(RA) - Saul and David by Carl Nielsen - Jascha Horenstein*
69 1974(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Yuri Ahronovitch*
70 1974(RA) - Life for the Tsar [Ivan Susanin] (A) by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka - Jerzy Semkow*
71 1976(LI) - Attila by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
72 1976(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*
73 1977(LI) - Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti - Gabriele Ferro*
74 1978(LI) - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi - Ottavio Ziino*
75 1979(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - James Conlon*
76 1980(LI) - Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi - Daniel Oren*
77 1982(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Günter Neuhold*
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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 Mario Rossi - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Macbeth - Paolo Silveri
Lady Macbeth - Lucy Kelston
Banco - Boris Christoff
Macduff - Angelo Mercuriali
Malcolm - Aldo Bertocci
Dama - Miti Truccato Pace
Medico - Empedocle Giordani
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00632
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 16 October 1949. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 where the year is given as 1951.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Amfortas - Rolando Panerai
Titurel - Dmitri Lopatto
Gurnemanz - Boris Christoff
Parsifal - Africo Baldelli
Klingsor - Giuseppe Modesti
Kundry - Maria Callas
Knappe 1 - Miti Truccato Pace
Knappe 2 - Silvana Tenti
Knappe 3 - Aldo Bertocci
Knappe 4 - Mario Frosini
Blumenmädchen 1 - Lina Pagliughi
Blumenmädchen 2 - Renata Broilo
Blumenmädchen 3 - Anna Maria Canali
Blumenmädchen 4 - Liliana Rossi (Perino)
Blumenmädchen 5 - Silvana Tenti
Blumenmädchen 6 - Miti Truccato Pace
Ritter 1 - Aldo Bertocci
Ritter 2 - Mario Frosini
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Black Disc; - *Estro Armonico EA 055 {4LPS}; foyer FO 1002 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 41 {4LPS} (1984)ª; Roger W. Frank FWR 648 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 36041 {3CDS}; Fonit Cetra CDAR 2020 ; *Hommage 7001843 HOM {3CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia 78083 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 5.00134 + 5.00135 {2x2CDS}; fono 1035/37 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Membran 222389 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.143-148 [WH]
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.21 (2) p.24 (3) p.22
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Wagner News - No.145 June 2001 p.19 (mention) [ARB]
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Répertoire - No.76 January 1995 p.96
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Comments:- A recording in Italian with some cuts (20, 21 November 1950). The cast given above is as listed in «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980», p.108, but Jonathan Brown in «Parsifal on Record», p.30, lists the 3rd and 4th squires as Franco Baldaccini and Aldo Bertocci
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Tannhäuser - Hans Beirer
Elisabeth - Renata Tebaldi
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Carlo Tagliabue
Venus - Livia Pery
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Boris Christoff
Walther von der Vogelweide - Petre Munteanu
Biterolf - Augosto Romani
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gianni Avolanti
Reinmar von Zweter - Iginio Riccò
Hirt - Gilda Martini Rossi
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 201-202
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 834-1 (highlights) {1CD} ;; Hardy Classic HCA 6004-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.375 [WY]
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Orpheus - Juni 1999 S.54; Februar 2000 S.65-S.66 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.252 décembre 2000 pp.73-74 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue No.121 April 2000 p.4 [SJT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.72 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (12 March 1950). Beirer sings in German andthe rest of the cast in Italian
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Guido di Montforte - Enzo Mascherini
Il Sire di Bethume - Bruno Carmassi
Il Conte Vaudemont - Mario Frosini
Arrigo - Giorgio Kokolios Bardi
Giovanni da Procida - Boris Christoff
La Duchessa Elena - Maria Callas
Ninetta - Mafalda Masini
Danieli - Gino Sarri
Tebaldo - Aldo De Paolo
Roberto - Lido Pettini
Manfredo - Breno Ristori
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Black Disc - Penzance 6 {3LPS}; Cetra LO 5/3 {3LPS} Mauro R Fuguette MRF 46 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 420 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR CD 1008-3 {3CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0005 {3CDS} (1997)ª; DiVa 1109/10/11 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Archipel 0016-3 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.179 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1291 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Deltadischi DPR 3030 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2001 p.89 [AB]
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Orpheus - November 1997 S.91; Oktober 2001 S.55-S.56 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.54
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.141 [JC-1]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.205
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.98 [JMP]: No.61 junio 2003 pp.85-86 [TF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Firenze (26 May 1951; see OPERA August 1951 p.451)
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Ozia - Cesare Valletti
Giuditta - Miriam Pirazzini
Amital - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Achior - Boris Christoff
Cabri - Luigia Vincenti
Carmi - Luigia Vincenti
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 276 {1LP} (1963)ª; Melodram MEL 211 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2377 {1CD}; Memories HR 4222 {1CD} Istituto Discografico italiano IDIS 6408 {1CD} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1417 {1CD} (2005)ª
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Recordings of La Betulia liberata by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.447
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.1 September/October 2005 p.231 [DLK]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.68 [DN]
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Opéra International - No.286 janvier 2004 p.69 [AF]
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Comments:- Recording of an abridged radio performance (30 May 1952)
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Mirto Picchi
Marina - Rina Corsi
Pimen - Giuseppe Modesti
Varlaam - Dmitri Lopatto
Shuisky - Angelo Mercuriali
Missail - Mario Carlin
Fyodor - Fernanda Cadoni
Xenia - Loretta Di Lelio
Hostess - Amalia Pini
Simpleton - Angelo Mercuriali
Tchelkalov - Fernando Valentini
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Black Disc - Historical Opera Performances Editions HOPE 20 {3LPS} I Gioelli della Musica GML 10 (Highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.316 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archives 757 (& 525); Premiere Opera Ltd. 2663-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.82-83 [JV]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 10 December 1952. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Issay Dobrowen - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Russes de Paris
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Eugenia Zareska
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - Andre Bielecki
Missail - Andre Bielecki
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Eugenia Zareska
Xenia - Ludmilla Lebedeva
Hostess - Lydia Romanova
Simpleton - Wassili Pasternak
Tchelkalov - Kim Borg
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1044-1047 {4LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1323 (Highlights) {1LP} (1956)ª; EMI SLS 5072 {4LPS} (1977)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 6400 {4LPS} (1953)ª; RCA Victor WHMV 6400 {EPS} (1953)ª; Capitol-EMI GDR 7164 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65192-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI CDHC 65192 {3CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; Living Stage LS 4035127 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0188 (+songs - Christoff) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110242-44 (+excerpts - Chaliapin) {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 221758 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Documents 221758-348 {3CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1953 pp.292-293 [AR]; July 1953 p.34 [DST]; November 1956 p.224 (Highlights); February 1977 p.1318 [JW]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; December 1994 p.159 [AB]; July 2003 pp.78-79 [PO'C]
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Opera - July 1953 pp.420-421 [H]; August 1994 p.1000
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Opera Now - July 1994 p.54
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Opera News - October 2003 p.62 [DS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.408; Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.167-168 [BB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.67-S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.164; No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.118 [MB]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
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American Record Guide - January 1953 Vol.19 No.5 p.142 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.54
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.76
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.42-43 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.83-84 [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.85 [LB] No.76 diciembre 2004 p.87 [JB]
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Comments:- Rimsky-Korsakov's version. See The Times-Weekend May 28 1994 p.7 for a review of the CD
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Conductor Issay Dobrowen - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Russes de Paris
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Eugenia Zareska
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - Andre Bielecki
Missail - Andre Bielecki
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Eugenia Zareska
Xenia - Ludmilla Lebedeva
Hostess - Lydia Romanova
Simpleton - Wassili Pasternak
Tchelkalov - Kim Borg
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1044-1047 {4LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1323 (Highlights) {1LP} (1956)ª; EMI SLS 5072 {4LPS} (1977)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 6400 {4LPS} (1953)ª; RCA Victor WHMV 6400 {EPS} (1953)ª; Capitol-EMI GDR 7164 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65192-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI CDHC 65192 {3CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; Living Stage LS 4035127 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0188 (+songs - Christoff) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110242-44 (+excerpts - Chaliapin) {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 221758 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Documents 221758-348 {3CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1953 pp.292-293 [AR]; July 1953 p.34 [DST]; November 1956 p.224 (Highlights); February 1977 p.1318 [JW]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; December 1994 p.159 [AB]; July 2003 pp.78-79 [PO'C]
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Opera - July 1953 pp.420-421 [H]; August 1994 p.1000
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Opera Now - July 1994 p.54
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Opera News - October 2003 p.62 [DS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.408; Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.167-168 [BB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.67-S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.164; No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.118 [MB]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
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American Record Guide - January 1953 Vol.19 No.5 p.142 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.54
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.76
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.42-43 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.83-84 [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.85 [LB] No.76 diciembre 2004 p.87 [JB]
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Comments:- Rimsky-Korsakov's version. See The Times-Weekend May 28 1994 p.7 for a review of the CD
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Conductor Issay Dobrowen - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Chorus - Choeurs Russes de Paris
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda
Marina - Eugenia Zareska
Pimen - Boris Christoff
Varlaam - Boris Christoff
Shuisky - Andre Bielecki
Missail - Andre Bielecki
Rangoni - Kim Borg
Fyodor - Eugenia Zareska
Xenia - Ludmilla Lebedeva
Hostess - Lydia Romanova
Simpleton - Wassili Pasternak
Tchelkalov - Kim Borg
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1044-1047 {4LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1323 (Highlights) {1LP} (1956)ª; EMI SLS 5072 {4LPS} (1977)ª; RCA Victor LHMV 6400 {4LPS} (1953)ª; RCA Victor WHMV 6400 {EPS} (1953)ª; Capitol-EMI GDR 7164 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65192-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI CDHC 65192 {3CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; Living Stage LS 4035127 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Pearl GEMS 0188 (+songs - Christoff) {3CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110242-44 (+excerpts - Chaliapin) {3CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 221758 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Documents 221758-348 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1953 pp.292-293 [AR]; July 1953 p.34 [DST]; November 1956 p.224 (Highlights); February 1977 p.1318 [JW]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; December 1994 p.159 [AB]; July 2003 pp.78-79 [PO'C]
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Opera - July 1953 pp.420-421 [H]; August 1994 p.1000
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Opera Now - July 1994 p.54
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Opera News - October 2003 p.62 [DS]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.408; Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.167-168 [BB]
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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.67-S.68 [DN]
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Diapason - No.408 octobre 1994 p.164; No.505 juillet-aoüt 2003 p.118 [MB]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130
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American Record Guide - January 1953 Vol.19 No.5 p.142 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.54
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1994 p.76
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.42-43 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.83-84 [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.85 [LB] No.76 diciembre 2004 p.87 [JB]
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Comments:- Rimsky-Korsakov's version. See The Times-Weekend May 28 1994 p.7 for a review of the CD
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Norma - Maria Callas
Adalgisa - Elena Nicolai
Pollione - Franco Corelli
Oroveso - Boris Christoff
Clotilde - Bruna Ronchini
Flavio - Raimondo Botteghelli
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 283-2 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 26031 {2CDS}; Divina Records DVN 3 {2CDS};; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6390/91 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.78 [LB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.173 giugno 2003 pp.99-100 [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.83 [PN]
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Comments:- *According to the Divina website the recording of this performance that has survived is incomplete and «The Melodram issue filled in the missing portions with music from other Callas' Norma performances, but does not mention this.» (click URL below). The second edition of Divina's CDs is «enhanced CDs» with documentation in CD-ROM format. More information about the «patches» on the Melodram CDs is given in THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.553-554.
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Jean Borthayre
Siébel - Martha Angelici
Marthe - Solange Michel
Wagner - Robert Jeantet
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1162-1165 {4LPS} (1954)ª; RCA Victor LM 6400 {4LPS} (USA) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65256-2 {3CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1954 pp.162-163 [AR]; September 1995 p.124 [PO'C]
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Opera - November 1954 p.684
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.62
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Opera News - December 30 1957 p.22 [KFR]
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.60
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Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.94
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148
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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.221 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.45 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1954 p.27 [MO]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.41
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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.117
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Aida - Anita Cerquetti
Radamès - Gino Penno
Amneris - Elena Nicolai
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Boris Christoff
Il Re di Egitto - Iginio Riccò
Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 134 {1CD};; Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOCO 11 {1CD} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.16 No.5 May-June 1993 p.344 [JM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.118 (mention) [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.85 [PN]
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Comments:- *Recording of parts of Act 1,2 and 3 of a performance at the Arena Flegrea in very poor sound
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Faust - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Anna Maria Rovere
Valentin - Enzo Mascherini
Siébel - Vittoria Garofalo
Marthe - Aurora Cattelani
Wagner - Mario Bozzi
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Compact Disc; - *Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 009/10 (+short; excerpts - Napoli - 1950) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.66 [IW]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 pp.81-82 [PN]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (August 1954).
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Mazeppa - Ettore Bastianini
Mariya - Magda Olivero
Kochubey - Boris Christoff
Liubov - Mariana Radev
Andrei - David Poleri
Orlik - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Iskra - Fausto Flamini
Drunken Cossack - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1016 (+Iris - excerpts) {3LPS) Estro Armonico EA 046 {3LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 43 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27070 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66309 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500651 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5028 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mazeppa by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.155; GIUDICI p.128 (2) p.209; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.109; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63 (corrected in issue for September/October 2003 p.287).
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1166 [JW]
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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.192 [DCS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.186-188 [DWW]
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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.102 [JG]
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Comments:- Recorded at a performance in Florence (6 June 1954)
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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 Alfredo Simonetto - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Ivan Susanin - Boris Christoff
Antonida - Virginia Zeani
Bogdan Sobinin - Giuseppe Campora
Vanya - Anna Maria Rota
Sigizmund King of Poland - Eraldo Coda
Polish messenger - Guglielmo Fazzini
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 334 {2LPS} (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1542 (+1309 +800); Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66340 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5049 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of A Life for the Tsar [Ivan Susanin] by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.274; Opera on CD (1) p.43 (2) p.49 (3) p.55; PENGUIN p.104; GIUDICI p.248 (2) p.422; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.56 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.84 [JS]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 5 December 1954. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Don Carlo - Mario Filippeschi
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Tito Gobbi
Il Grande Inquisitore - Giulio Neri
Un Frate - Plinio Clabassi
Elisabetta di Valois - Antonietta Stella
La principessa Eboli - Elena Nicolai
Tebaldo - Loretta Di Lelio
Il Conte di Lerma - Paolo Caroli
Un Araldo Reale - Paolo Caroli
Una voce dal cielo - Orietta Moscucci
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1289-1292 {4LPS} (1955)ª; RCA Victor LM 6124 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Capitol-EMI GCR 7165 {4LPS}; *Seraphim IC-6004
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64642 2 {3CDS}; EMI «Références» CHS 5 67479-2 {3CDS};; Membran 223480 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Naxos 8.111132-34 {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1955 pp.234-235 [PHW]; February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS]; April 1993 p.120; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]
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Opera - January 1956 p.49; June 1993 p.744
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Opera Now - June 1993 p.54
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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]
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American Record Guide - December 1955 Vol.22 No.4 p.56 [PHR]: September-October 1993 Vol.56 No.5 p.212
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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.80, p.82, p.84 [JH]: May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.[JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1995 p.19
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1955 p.91
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1993 p.67
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Classic CD - June 1993 p.95
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International Record Review - February 2001 p.108 [RP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.91 [JV]: No.99 abril 2007 p.94 [JS]
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Comments:- A recording of a 4-act version made on 5-9, 11-14 October 1954
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma
Giulio Cesare - Boris Christoff
Cleopatra - Onelia Fineschi
Cornelia - Fedora Barbieri
Sesto - Franco Corelli
Tolomeo - Mario Petri
Achilla - Ricardo Cassinelli
Nireno - Ferruccio Mazzoli
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Enterprises HRE 318-3 {3LPS} (1980)
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1517-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5079 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 Rome Opera (See OPERA February 1956 p.115)
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Guido di Montforte - Carlo Tagliabue
Il Sire di Bethume - Mario Zorgniotti
Il Conte Vaudemont - Giuliano Ferrein
Arrigo - Mario Ortica
Giovanni da Procida - Boris Christoff
La Duchessa Elena - Anita Cerquetti
Ninetta - Miti Truccato Pace
Danieli - Tommaso Soley
Tebaldo - Walter Artioli
Roberto - Christiano Dalamangas
Manfredo - Sante Andreoli
Ninetta - Pamela Bowden
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 206 {3LPS} (1961)ª; *Morgan 3 MOR 5503 {3LPS}; Mauro R Fuguette MRF 92 {3LPS}; Replica RPL 2433-2435 {3LPS} (1980)ª;; Replica RPL 32433 {3LPS} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 982.184 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1567-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0108 {2CDS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - November 1982 S.883 [GH]; Juni 1998 S.57 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.2 Spring 2001 pp.321-323 [RP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.141 [JC-1]
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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 pp.99-100 [MC]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]
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Comments:- Recorded on 9 October 1955 and broadcast on 16 November 1955.
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Aida - Zinka Milanov
Radamès - Jussi Björling
Amneris - Fedora Barbieri
Amonasro - Leonard Warren
Ramphis - Boris Christoff
Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi
Una Sacerdotessa - Bruna Rizzoli
Un Messaggero - Mario Carlin
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6122 {3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª; RCA Victor 26.35004EA {3LPS}; RCA Victor VIC 6119 {3LPS} ; HMV ALP 1388-1390 {3LPS} (1956)ª; *RCA VL 43533 (3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª; RCA VLS 43533 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - RCA ALK-3-5380p.1/2/3; RCA VKS 00699 (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA GD 86652 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Urania URN 22274 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Naxos 8.11042-44 (+Un ballo in maschera - Mitropoulos - excerpts) {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.255 (mention) [HCS]; November 1956 pp.221-222 [PHW]; January 1983 p.866 (mention) [AB]; August 1988 p.338 [AB]
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Opera - December 1956 p.758
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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.57-58 [JL]; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.60-61 [WD]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.238-244 [CPCG]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.159-160 [WA]
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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.40, p.43 [PHR]: November/ December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.203 [CHP]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.64-vi [JH]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1956 p.13
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 p.37 [DH]
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.150
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.565
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.87 [GL]
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Comments:- See HIGH FIDELITY October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.61, p.154
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1956(LCE)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Max - Alessandro Zilliani
Agathe - Leyla Gencer
Kaspar - Boris Christoff
Ännchen - Renata Scotto
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Compact Disc - On Stage 4707 (+Oberon) {2CDS}
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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
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in Trieste (18 January 1956). Caspar's aria, sung by Boris Christoff, is from a broadcast (RAI Torino, 12 November 1956) conducted by Vittorio Gui. Mario Petri sang Caspar in Trieste.
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Iris - Clara Petrella
Osaka - Giuseppe di Stefano
Kyoto - Saturno Meletti
Il Cieco - Boris Christoff
Una guècha - Aida Hovnanian
Un Merciavolo - Adelio Zagonora
Un Cenciaivolo - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 133 {2LPS} Cetra «Opera Live» LO 15 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 505-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Iris by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.392; PENGUIN p.199; GIUDICI p.353 (2) p.616
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (December 1956; see OPERA March 1957 p.175
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Tamino - Juan Oncina
Papageno - Giuseppe Taddei
Königin der Nacht - Mimi Coertse
Sprecher - Plinio Clabassi
Pamina - Sena Jurinac
Sarastro - Boris Christoff
Papagena - Alda Noni
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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 3013
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (27 January 1956).
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1956(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Mefistofele - Boris Christoff
Faust - Giancinto Prandelli
Margherita - Orietta Moscucci
Martha - Amalia Pini
Wagner - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - La Voce del Padrone QALP 10156/57 {2LPS} (1956)ª; HMV ALP 1369-1370 {2LPS} (1956)ª; RCA Victor LM 6109 {2LPS} (1957)ª; RCA LM 6049; EMI 3C 153 03150/51 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65655-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Urania URN 22.285 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1956 pp.136-137 [AR]; April 1996 p.110 [MEO]
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Opera - November 1956 p.689; February 1996 p.189
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.133
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Opéra International - juin 1996 No.203 p.52
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Diapason - No.422 janvier 1966 p.86 [MP]
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American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.86 [PHR]: May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.222 [MM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1957 Vol.7 No.3 p.61 [MDS]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1956 p.15
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Gramophone Record Review - September 1956 p.707 [JC}
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.59
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International Classical Record Collector - Summer 1996 No.5 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.105 [AT]
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Comments:- Act IV is omitted
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Ernani - Mario Del Monaco
Elvira - Anita Cerquetti
Carlo - Ettore Bastianini
Silva - Boris Christoff
Riccardo - Athos Cesarini
Iago - Aurelian Neagu
Giovanna - Luciana Boni
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Black Disc - *Paragon DSV 52018 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents> DOC 61 {3LPS} Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 1001 (+Medea +La forza del destino +La Dame de Pique+concert) {14LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Melodram 27016 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Myto 2MCD 981.179 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Belcanto Society #5011 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1287 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9017 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2001 p.100 [AB]
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Opera News - September 2001 pp.90-92 [NL]
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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.273-275 [ADC]
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Orpheus - April 1998 p.62 (with photograph) [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.53 [SS]
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Classical Express - Issue 96 March 1998 p.3 [RB]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.320 [LM]
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.81
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.104 [MC]
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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (14 June 1957). See OPERA August 1857 pp.494-496; «Anita Cerquetti - Umilità e Firezza» by Elio Trovato pp.79-81. The BCS CDs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 2000 p.95 and in «Opera Fanatic's Catalog» No.63 p.57 where the date of the performance recorded is given as «June 25 1957».
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Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Don Quichotte - Boris Christoff
Sancho Panza - Carlo Badioli
Dulcinée - Teresa Berganza
Pedro - Ornella Rovero
Garcias - Pina Malgarini
Rodriguez - Alfredo Nobile
Juan - Tommaso Frascati
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 163 {2LPS} (1959)ª; *Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 13 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDAR 2025 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Gala 100 594 (+Boris Christoff recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Oriel Music Society OMS 133/2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.241; CELLETTI p.396; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.93 p.96; PENGUINp.203; GIUDICI p.372, (2) p.649; Opéra International octobre 2000 No.250 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.257
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Orpheus - November 2002 S.92 [GH]
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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.68
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Diapason - No.493 juin 2002 p.119 (mention) [ED]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.149
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American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.136
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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.103
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Comments:- Recording of a perfomance recorded on 25 May 1957 and broadcast on 6 February 1958. Oriel mistakenly gives the date of this recording as «Mid 1960s»
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Antonio Massaria
Leonora di Vargas - Anita Cerquetti
Don Carlo - Aldo Protti
Don Alvaro - Pier Miranda Ferraro
Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Vera Presti
Padre Guardiano - Boris Christoff
Mastro Trabuco - Adelio Zagonora
Un Chirurgo - Renzo Gonzales
Un Alcalde - Eraldo Coda
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Black Disc - Replica ARPL 32499 {3CDS}; Sonata 9056 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *CBS/Sony 1047-9 {3CDS}; Bongiovanni GAO 174-176 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 3MCD 992 203 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1865-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.346; Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.374 [JM]
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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62; Juli 1999 S.60 [GH]
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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.51 [SS]; novembre 1996 No.207 p.57
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.61
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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.215
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Comments:- Recording of a peformance broadcast on September 29 1957
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Conductor Igor Markevitch - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
Chorus - Belgrade National Opera
Ivan Susanin - Boris Christoff
Antonida - Teresa Stich-Randall
Bogdan Sobinin - Nicolai Gedda
Vanya - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic
Sigizmund King of Poland - Djurdje Djurdjevic
Russian soldier - Djurdje Djurdjevic
Polish messenger - Zhika Yovanovic
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1613-1615 {3LPS} (1959)ª;; Capitol-EMI GCR 7163 {3LPS} (1959)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 505-507 {3LPS} (France) (2059)ª; EMI Pathé 2C 163 73001-3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - EMI 69698 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of A Life for the Tsar [Ivan Susanin] by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.107; CELLETTI p.274; Opera on CD (1) p.43 (2) p.49 (3) p.55; PENGUIN p.104; GIUDICI p.248 (2) p.422; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1959 p.559 (mention); October 1959 p.190; January 1960 p.342 [DST]; September 1981 p. [LS]
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Opera - November 1959 p.750
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1959 Vol.9 No.8 p.53 [CLO]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1959 p.11
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American Record Guide - November/December 1989 Vol.52 No.6 p.62 [LM]
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Records and Recordings - September 1959 p.14 [FGB]
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Simon Boccanegra - Tito Gobbi
Jacopo Fiesco - Boris Christoff
Amelia Grimaldi - Victoria de los Ángeles
Gabriele Adorno - Giuseppe Campora
Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi
Pietro - Paolo Dari
Un'ancella - Silvia Bertona
Un capitano dei balestrieri - Paolo Caroli
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Black Disc; - HMV ALPS 1634 - ALP 1635/36 {3LPS 5-sides} (1958)ª; HMV SLS 5090 (+arias) {2LPS} (1977)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 10229 - QALP 10230/31 {3LPS 5 sides} ; Capitol-EMI GCR 7126 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; Seraphim 1C-1655 {3LPS} (+arias)
Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5090
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63513-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; EMI Références CHS 67483-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 p.317; January 1959 p.345; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; October 1977 p.504 [JBS]; September 1990 p. [AB]; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]
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Opera - January 1959 p.52
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Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76-S.77 [SL]
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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 pp.106-107 [AT]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1958 Vol.8 No.11 p.76 [DJ]
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American Record Guide - December 1958 Vol.25 No.4 p.234 [RS]: March 1980 Vol.43 No.5 p.44 [PCP]
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International Record Review - January 2001 p.122 [RP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.44 marzo-abril 2001 p.92 [VJ]
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Comments:- Recorded 25 September to 1 October 1957
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Joseph Gostic
Marina - Regina Resnik
Pimen - Joseph Rouleau
Varlaam - David Kelly
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - David Tree
Rangoni - Otakar Kraus
Fyodor - Josephine Veasey
Xenia - Joan Carlisle
Hostess - Edith Coates
Simpleton - Duncan Robertson
Tchelkalov - Geraint Evans
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Forbes Robinson
Mityukha - David Allen
Lavitsky - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
Cherniovsky - Ronald Lewis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1074
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- *Recording of a perfomance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. This is probably of the performance on 6 November 1958 which was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated November 2-8 1958 p.43). The performance on 31 October 1958 is reviewed in OPERA December 1958 pp.809-812. 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». Here the date of the performance broadcast is given as «Nov, 7 1958», but Boris Godunov was not performed at Covent Garden on that date.
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Jon Vickers
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Tito Gobbi
Il Grande Inquisitore - Michael Langdon
Un Frate - Joseph Rouleau
Elisabetta di Valois - Gré Brouwenstijn
La principessa Eboli - Fedora Barbieri
Tebaldo - Jeannette Sinclair
Il Conte di Lerma - Edgar Evans
Un Araldo Reale - Robert Allman
Una voce dal cielo - Ava June
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Black Disc; - *Paragon DSV 52008 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Myto 3MCD 941.97 (+Un ballo in maschera - excepts - Bergonzi) {3CDS} (1994)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS 003 {3CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.112 [JBS]
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Opera - March 2007 pp.351-353 [RM]
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Opera News - August 1994 p.34
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.6 July/August 1994 p.267
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Orpheus - April 1994 p.60: März + April 2007 S.59 [SS]
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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61
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American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.184
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International Record Review - December 2006 pp.78-79 [RP]
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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.72
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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.65
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.95 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a five-act version at Covent Garden (12 May 1958 see OPERA June 1958 p.396)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi
Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini
Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli
Preziosilla - Oralia Dominguez
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Curra - Anna Di Stasio
Padre Guardiano - Boris Christoff
Mastro Trabuco - Mariano Caruso
Un Chirurgo - Gianni Bardi
Un Alcalde - Giuseppe Forgione
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 206 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram IMS 370102 {3CDS} Bongiovanni «Golden Age of Opera» 151/52/53 {3CDS} Hardy Classic HCA 6014 {3CDS}
DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4002 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - *Legato Classics LCV 001(NTSC); Hardy Classic Video HCV 1001(PAL); Bel Canto Society #666 (NTSC & PAL)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2002 p.103 (DVD) [AB]
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Opera - February 1997 p.159
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89
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Opera News - April 16 1994 p.42; October 1994 p.50
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 p.207 (DVD) [CW]; Vol.26 No.1 September/ October 2002 p.286 (correction) [CW]
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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.60; November 2002 S.95 (DVD) [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.2 Spring 2003 pp.290-293 (DVD) [RP]
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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.61; novembre 1995 No.196 p.57; No.264 janvier 2002 pp.62-63 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.112 (DVD) [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.170; No.175 p.124 (video)
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.213: September/ October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 p.302 (audio) [RVL]: March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.247 (DVD) [RVL]
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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: Autumn 1997 No.5 p.99 [TP]
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The Perfect Vision - May/June 1999 Issue 24 p.80 (video) [GS]
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BBC Music Magazine - December 2002 p.102 (DVD) [CC]
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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.124
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.87
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.122 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro San Carlo (15 March 1958)
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Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Ivan Khovansky - Mario Petri
Andrey Khovansky - Amedeo Berdini
Vasily Golitsyn - Mirto Picchi
Shaklovity - Giampiero Malaspina
Dosifey - Boris Christoff
Marfa - Irene Companeez
Scribe - Herbert Handt
Emma - Jolanda Mancini
Varsonofiev - Dmitri Lopatto
Strelets I - Giorgio Canello
Strelets II - Dmitri Lopatto
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Compact Disc; - Datum DAT 12320 {2CDS}; Stradivarius STV DTM 12320 {2CDS};; VAI VAIA 1052-2 (1994)ª
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Recordings of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.544; Opera on CD (2) p.99 (3) p.111; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.57-58 p.166; MET(VID) p.196; PENGUIN p.267; Opera on Video p.153; GIUDICI p.530 (2) p.870; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.277
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Opéra International - février 1995 No.188 p.68; juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.63
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.168
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Comments:- Recording of a radio performance (3 July 1958)
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Faust - Nicolai Gedda
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles
Valentin - Ernest Blanc
Siébel - Liliane Berton
Marthe - Rita Gorr
Wagner - Victor Autran
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1721-1724 {4LPS} (1959)ª;; HMV ASD 307-310 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Capitol GDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGDR 7154 {4LPS} (1960)ª; La Voce del Padrone QALP 261-264 {4LPS}; La Voce del Padrone QALPS 261-264 ; {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69983 2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; EMI TOCE WPCC 8142-4 {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 567 967-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZD 3622 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1960 pp.369-370 [PHW]; July 1989 p. [JBS]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
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Opera - March 1960 p.221
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 pp.124-125 [JM]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.148; No.217 p.92 [DVM]
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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.618 [PLM]: September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 p.62, p.64 (open reel tape) [JM]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.114 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.68 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]
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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.19 [FGB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.59: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.81 [LB]
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Carlo - Eugenio Fernandi
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Ettore Bastianini
Il Grande Inquisitore - Raffaele Ariè
Un Frate - Nicola Zaccaria
Elisabetta di Valois - Sena Jurinac
La principessa Eboli - Regina Resnik
Tebaldo - Norbert Balatsch
Il Conte di Lerma - Carlo Schmidt
Un Araldo Reale - Klaus Klinke
Una voce dal cielo - Liselotte Maikl
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 036 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BL 107.405 (+excerpts cond. Haitink 1966) (1999)ª; Fabbri Editori {2CDS}
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.275-276 [JM]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.57 [GH]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.2 p.153
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.298 [LM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a 4-act version at the Salzburg Festival (1 August 1960; see OPERA Autumn 1960 p.52). The CDs issued by Fabbri Editori are listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.70
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago
Don Carlo - Richard Tucker
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Tito Gobbi
Il Grande Inquisitore - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Un Frate - Franco Ventriglia
Elisabetta di Valois - Margherita Roberti
La principessa Eboli - Giulietta Simionato
Tebaldo - Jeanne Diamond
Il Conte di Lerma - Mariano Caruso
Una voce dal cielo - Shirley Johnson
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 38 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1089 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 pp.86-87 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Chicago (October 1960; see OPERA December 1960 p.817
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Conductor André Cluytens - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Amfortas - Gustav Neidlinger
Titurel - Silvio Maionica
Gurnemanz - Boris Christoff
Parsifal - Sándor Kónya
Klingsor - Georg Stern
Kundry - Rita Gorr
Knappe 1 - Clara Foti
Knappe 2 - Stefania Malagù
Knappe 3 - Mario Ferrara
Knappe 4 - Angelo Mercuriali
Blumenmädchen 1 - Montserrat Caballé
Blumenmädchen 2 - Ursula Kerp
Blumenmädchen 3 - Susanne Will
Blumenmädchen 4 - Colette Lorand
Blumenmädchen 5 - Hilde Koch
Blumenmädchen 6 - Maria Graf
Ritter 1 - Rinaldo Pelizzoni
Ritter 2 - Giuseppe Morresi
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 437 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 100.77 {4CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.230 [JPM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.86 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (2 May 1960).
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Conductor Reginald Goodall - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Boris - Boris Christoff
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Edgar Evans
Marina - Margreta Elkins
Pimen - Joseph Rouleau
Varlaam - Michael Langdon
Shuisky - John Lanigan
Missail - David Tree
Fyodor - Josephine Veasey
Xenia - Jeannette Sinclair
Hostess - Edith Coates
Simpleton - Robert Bowman
Tchelkalov - David Ward
Krushchov - Thomas Fletcher
Nurse - Noreen Berry
Nikitich - Robert Savoie
Mityukha - Ronald Lewis
Lavitsky - Ronald Lewis
Cherniovsky - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03999
Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 274
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 June 1961). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 8 1961 p.9)
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1961(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Don Carlo - Luigi Ottolini
Filippo II - Boris Christoff
Rodrigo - Ettore Bastianini
Il Grande Inquisitore - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Un Frate - Leonardo Monreale
Elisabetta di Valois - Margherita Roberti
La principessa Eboli - Anna Maria Rota
Tebaldo - Carla Vannini
Il Conte di Lerma - Mario Carlin
Un Araldo Reale - Mario Carlin
Una voce dal cielo - Donatella Rosa
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Black Disc - Melodiya M 10 47959-005 {4LPS}
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1555
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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292