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Rodolfo - Jan Peerce

Schaunard - Franco Corelli

Marcello - Alan Wagner

Colline - John Darrenkamp

Mimi - Joseph Fair

Musetta - Renata Tebaldi

Benoit - Nancy Stokes

Sergente dei doganieri - Natale De Lazzari

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

Compact Disc; - RCA «Gold Seal» GD 60288 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78036 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 78854/5 {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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

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

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

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

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1954 p.130

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

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

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Sena Jurinac

Escamillo - Ugo Savarese

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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 01 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 114-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Archipel 0130 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

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Comments:- *A slightly abridged recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (19 December 1953). The LPs issued on the Edizione Lirica label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition where the year is incorrectly given as 1952 and the singer of the role of Escamillo is incorrectly given as Tagliabue. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001». Carlo Marinelli lists the following additional cast members in ODE: Henny Herz (Frasquita), Lucretia (Lucrezia?) West (Mercédès), René Herrand (Hérent?) (Le Dancaïre), Piero De Palma? (Le Remendado), Gerardo Gaudoso (Zuninga)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Elena Rizzieri

Escamillo - Aldo Protti

Frasquita - Angela Vercelli

Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani

Le Dancaïre - Piero De Palma

Le Remendado - Francesco Battaglia

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Compact Disc - Archipel ARPCD 0130 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (21 August 1953). The partial cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annals of Franco Corelli
http://www.frankhamilton.org/fc

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

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

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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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War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff performed in Italian

Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Andrei Bolkonsky - Ettore Bastianini

Natasha Rostova - Rosanna Carteri

Sonya - Vittoria Calma

Maria Akhrosimova - Fedora Barbieri

Ilya Rostov - Italo Tajo

Pytor Bezukhov (Pierre) - Franco Corelli

Helena Bezukhova - Cesy Broggini

Anatol Kuragin - Mirto Picchi

Dolokhov - Renato Capecchi

Maria Bolkonsky - Marinelli Meli

Marshal Kutuzov - Italo Tajo

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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 77 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 50052 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5022 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of War and Peace by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.581; Opera on CD (1) p.136 (2) p.149 (3) p.168 MET p.388; PENGUIN p. 294; GIUDICI p.576 (2) p.958; 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.79 abril 2005 pp.81-82 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fioerentino (May 1956; see OPERA August 1953 p.486

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1954(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Canio - Franco Corelli

Nedda - Mafalda Micheluzzi

Tonio - Tito Gobbi

Beppe - Mario Carlin

Silvio - Lino Puglisi

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Black Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 4 (+another performance -; De Fabritiis - San Francisco) {3LPS}; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 413 (+Cavalleria Rusticana - Gavazzeni) {3LPS} (1984)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 1001 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 515-1 {1CD}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1286 {1CD} (2001)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0165 {1CD} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 012 {1CD} (2004)ª; Hardy Classic HCD 4016 {1CD} (2004)ª

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4016 (+Franco Corelli recital) (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - *Legato Classics LCV 006 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society #665 (NTSC & PAL)

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2005 p.85 (audio) [PO'C]

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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.62 (audio) [IW]

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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1984 No.72 p.61 (audio) [SS]

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Diapason - No.522 février 2005 p.13 [MP]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.264 (DVD) [RVL]: March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.242 (audio) [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.82 (audio) [JS]: No.78 marzo 2005 p.83 (DVD) [PMH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.190 gennaio 2005 p.92 [GL]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film (broadcast 26 September 1954) and audio recording of its soundtrack. See «Opera Fanatic Catalogue» No.35 p.18

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Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Agnes - Lucilla Udovich

Irmengard - Dorothy Dow

Der junge Heinrich - Alvaro Cordova

Herzog von Burgund - Franco Corelli

Der Kaiser - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Philipp von Hohenstaufen - Francesco Albanese

Heinrich der Löwe - Anselmo Colzani

Der Erzbischof - Arnold Van Mill

Theobald - Valiano Natali

Erster Richter - Lido Pettini

Zweiter Richter - Raniero Rossi

Ein Herold - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 467 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 25/3 {3LPS}; Cetra «Documents» DOC 72 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 27055 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD H084 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6430/1 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0087 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Agnes von Hohenstaufen by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.773

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.195-196 [GJ]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Firenze (9 May 1954; see OPERA August 1954 pp.470-474

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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Giulia - Maria Callas

Gran Vestale - Ebe Stignani

Licinius - Franco Corelli

Cinna - Enzo Sordello

Grande Sacerdote - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Un Console - Vittorio Tatozzi

Aruspice - Nicola Zaccaria

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 217 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 33 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasure ERR 117 {2LPS} Melodram MEL 419 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Estro Armonico EA OO9; Raritas 405

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 26008 {2CDS}; DiVa 1135-1136 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Golden Melodram GM 20047 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6425/26 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5018 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Encore CD 139-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 pp.268-269 [ADC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.138-139 [RL]; Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.192-195 [RB]

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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 pp.53-54

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.89 (2) p.91 (4) p.87

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.96 [MC]: No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.84 [XC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1954; see OPERA March 1955 p.173. The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Floria Tosca - Renata Heredia Capnist

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Carlo Tagliabue

Il Sagristano - Vito de Taranto

Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Sacchetti

Spoletta - Renato Ercolani

Sciarrone - Aldo Corelli

Un carceriere - Mario Zorgniotti

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB H0C 021/22-2 {2CDS}

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #660 (NTSC & PAL)

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.60-S.61 (audio) [IW]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.83 (audio) [JV]

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Comments:- *Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack (broadcast 24 September 1955)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Aida - Antonietta Stella

Radamès - Franco Corelli

Amneris - Fedora Barbieri

Amonasro - Anselmo Colzani

Ramphis - Mario Petri

Il Re di Egitto - Plinio Clabassi

Una Sacerdotessa - Elisabetta Fusco

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 116-117 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 870-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 597 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6476/77 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.212 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 p.87 [MC]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (November 1955)

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Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel performed in Italian

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

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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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1956(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Floria Tosca - Maria Caniglia

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Il Sagristano - Vito de Taranto

Cesare Angelotti - Franco Pugliese

Spoletta - Adelio Zagonora

Sciarrone - Aldo Relli

Un carceriere - Franco Pugliese

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DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic HCD 4015 (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Hardy Classic Video HCM 2002 (PAL); Bel Canto Society BCS #0540 (NTSC & PAL)

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1998 p.122 [JBS]

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Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.63 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 pp.487-490 [DM]

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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.51 [SS]

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Diapason - No.444 janvier 1998 p.45 [CC]; No.533 février 2006 p.114 [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.5 (mention): Issue No.86 May 1997 p.5

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American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.285 [LM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.100 [FSR]: No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.91 [FGR]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film. The parts of Tosca, Scarpia, Angelotti, Spoletta are acted by Franca Duval, Afro Poli, Antonio Sacchetti, and Fernando Alfieri

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Minnie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Tito Gobbi

Nick - Franco Ricciardi

Ashby - Ugo Novelli

Jake Wallace - Nicola Zaccaria

Billy Jackrabbit - Rando Coda

José Castro - Vittorio Tatozzi

Wowkle - Maria Amadini

Sonora - Enzo Sordello

Trin - Athos Cesarini

Sid - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Bello - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Harry - Gino Del Signore

Joe - Angelo Mercuriali

Happy - Carlo Forti

Jim Larkens - Giuseppe Morresi

Un postiglione - Erminio Benatti

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 278-3 (1979)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 28

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1016

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 506-2 {2CDS} ;; Legato Classics LCD 227-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 156-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1318 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Andrea Chenier +Il trovatore +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD 041 290 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 061 H119 (+La forza del destino - highlights - Corelli - Guelfi); {2CDS} (2006)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5044 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7036 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.177-178 [GJ]; Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.179-180 [JM]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.55-S.56 [GH]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.293 [JO]

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Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [RB]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.85 [JS]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (4 April 1956; see OPERA June 1956 p.365). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Carmen - Belen Amparan

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Elda Ribetti

Escamillo - Anselmo Colzani

Frasquita - Rena Gary Falachi

Mercédès - Miti Truccato Pace

Le Dancaïre - Antonio Sacchetti

Le Remendado - Vittorio Pandano

Moralès - Enzo Pieri

Zuninga - Antonio Cassinelli

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 005 231 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1931-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4013 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2004 p.78 (DVD) [PO'C]

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Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.54 (audio) [GH]; März + April 2004 S.78 (DVD] [IW]

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Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.110 (DVD) [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - April (published February) 2004 pp.90-91 (DVD) [GH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.273 (DVD) [RVL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.48-49 (audio) [SV]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.177 novembre 2003 pp.121-122 (DVD) [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.92 (DVD) [PMH]

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Comments:- *Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack recorded or transmitted on 13 June 1956. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1956(SE)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Carmen - Pia Tassinari

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Margherita Benetti

Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 55020 {1LP}; Cetra CO 3013 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 953.132 (+La forza del destino - Basile - excerpts) {1CD} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 5046-63294-2 {1CD} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.413

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Opera - April 1959 p.255

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Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.61 [IW]

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Records and Recordings - January 1959 p.16 [FGB]

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International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.103 novembre 1958 p.863 [JB]

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Discofila (Madrid) - No.64 III 1962 p.143 [RP]

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Comments:- *The year of this recording is sometimes given as 1961, but this cannot be correct as the LP issued by Cetra was reviewed in THE GRAMOPHONE and in OPERA in 1959.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Questa - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Aida - Maria Curtis Verna

Radamès - Franco Corelli

Amneris - Miriam Pirazzini

Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ramphis - Giulio Neri

Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini

Un Messaggero - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1262-1/3; Cetra LPS 3262 (electronic stereo); Cetra TRV 05

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 29 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 8573826422 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.316; July 1977 p.221 (mention) [JBS]

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Opera - November 1958 p.736; January 1996 p.20

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.367

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Orpheus - Mai 1991 S.61; April 1998 p.59 (mention) [GH]

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.133

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154

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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.160 aprile 2002 p.108 [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded on 18 December 1956.

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1956?(SE)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Don Carlo - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Don Alvaro - Franco Corelli

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 55017 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 953.132 (+Carmen - Basile - excerpts) {1CD} (1995)ª

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

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

Comments:- This is a recording of many of Carlo's and Alvaro's solos and duets. The year of this recording is usually given as 1956 or 1957; i.e. before Corelli's debut in the role of Alvaro at Naples in March 1958.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Minnie - Maria Caniglia

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 258-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (February 1957; see OPERA May 1957 pp.305-307). According to Premiere Opera's catalogue the recording on the CDRs issued by them ends after «Chella me creda».

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alexander Gibson - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Floria Tosca - Zinka Milanov

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Il Sagristano - Forbes Robinson

Cesare Angelotti - Michael Langdon

Spoletta - David Tree

Sciarrone - Ronald Lewis

Un pastore - Noreen Berry

Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 157 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 336-2 {2LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD-102-2 {2CDS};; House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; Living Stage LS 4035135 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1349 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Andrea Chenier +Il trovatore +La fanciulla del West); {8CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 269-2 {2CDRS} Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7014 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROHS {2CDS} (2006)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2006 p.115 [AB]

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Opera - January 2007 pp.100-102 [RL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.161-162 [WA2]; Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.148-152 [WA2]

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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]

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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.111 [PK]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.50 [RL]: July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 p.226 [MM]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.21 No.2 Fall 1990 p.293 [JO]

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International Record Review - December 2006 p.81 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 p.101 [DP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.93 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (1 July 1957; see «Alex - The Authorised Biography of Sir Alexander Gibson» pp.59-60; OPERA August 1957 p.525

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1958(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Miriam Pirazzini

Pollione - Franco Corelli

Oroveso - Giulio Neri

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc - Morgan 5801 {1LP}; Voce 8 {1LP}; GFC 008/9

Compact Disc - Melodram 16000 {1CD}; Divina Records DVN 7 {1CD}

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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:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.135 (2) p.137 (4) p.133

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Comments:- Recording of Act 1 of a performance which was cancelled after Maria Callas became indisposed (2 January 1958)

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1958(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

La principessa Turandot - Lucilla Udovich

Calaf - Franco Corelli

Liù - Renata Mattioli

Ping - Mario Borriello

Pang - Mario Carlin

Pong - Renato Ercolani

Timur - Plinio Clabassi

L'imperatore Altoum - Nino Del Sole

Un mandarino - Teodoro Rovetta

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 034 285 {2CDS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4300 (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5413 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Publishing LDV 215 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society BCS #544 (1996)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1997 p.126

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Opera - February 1997 p.159

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.89

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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.66; No.300 mai 2005 p.93 [JC]

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Classic CD - November 1996 p.113

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.105 (mention) [GH]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.264 (DVD) [RVL]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.190 gennaio 2005 pp.92-93 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.84 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 pp.118-119 (DVD) [PF]

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Comments:- *A video recording of a television film and an audio recording of its soundtrack. See advertisment insert in OPERA NEWS, December 14 1996. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new DVD releases dated 10 September 2005 where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1962.

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli

Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini

Madeleine di Coigny - Antonietta Stella

La mulatta Bersi - Loretta Di Lelio

Madelon - Miriam Pirazzini

Roucher - Antonio Cassinelli

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Vito de Taranto

Fouquier Tinville - Giovanni Amodeo

Un Incredible - Antonio Pirino

Pietro Fléville - Augusto Frati

L'abate - Renato Ercolani

Dumas - Antonio Orlando

Schmidt - Mario Bianchi

Il maestro di casa - Silvio Santarelli

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Compact Disc - Cin Cin 1019/20 {2CDS}

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

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (November 1958).

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

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)

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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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Hercules by George Frideric Handel performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Iole - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Lichas - Ettore Bastianini

Dejanira - Fedora Barbieri

Hyllus - Franco Corelli

Hercules - Jerome Hines

Priest - Agostino Ferrin

Trachinian - Vittorio Tatozzi

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 395 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 3002 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0025 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1516-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.201-203 [GJ]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.177 [AP]

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

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (29 December 1958; see OPERA March 1959 p.173). The year of the performance recorded is given as 1959 in Premiere's 2004 CD Catalog and it is possible that there are two recordings, one of a performance is December 1958 and one of a performance in January 1959.

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Norma - Anita Cerquetti

Adalgisa - Miriam Pirazzini

Pollione - Franco Corelli

Oroveso - Giulio Neri

Clotilde - Giannella Borelli

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 49 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 722 {2CDS} ; Living Stage LS 4035124 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD (2005)ª

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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 publications:-

American Record Guide - September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 pp.236-237 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.81 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (4 January 1958; see OPERA February 1958 p.114, p.134). See also «Anita Cerquetti - Umilità e Fierezza» by Elio Trovato pp.98-102

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Franco Corelli

Principe di Bouillon - Antonio Cassinelli

Principessa di Bouillon - Giulietta Simionato

Michonnet - Ettore Bastianini

Quinault - Augusto Frati

Poisson - Renato Ercolani

Mlle. Jouvenot - Rossana Zerbini

Mlle. Dangeville - Anna Di Stasio

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Mariano Caruso

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 497 {2LPS} (1970)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 47 {3LPS}; Replica RPL 2054-6 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Performance Edition HOPE 246; Morgan MOR 5901 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents»;; DOC 19 {3LPS} ;; Melodram MEL 043 {3LPS}; Discocorp «I Grandi Interpreti» IGI 294 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27009 {2CDS}; Phoenix PX 502.2 {2CDS} Hardy Classic HCA 6007-2 (+video with Olivero) {2CDS} (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 178 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers ADR 195901 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.124-126 [ADC]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.54-55 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.153-154 (audio) [EG]

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Opéra International - novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61 [SS]

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Classical Express - September 1995 p.1: Issue No.116 November 1999 p.7 [JP]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 p.91

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 p.96 [PO'C]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - Mo.84 enero 1996 p.39

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.134 novembre 1999 p.110 [GL]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo (28 November 1959). See OPERA March 1960 p.216. The conductor is stated to be Michele Lauro in the review in CLASSICAL RECORD COLLECTOR. Mario Rossi is given in «Il teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987» p.712. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Frasquita - Loretta Di Lelio

Mercédès - Norma Palmieri

Le Dancaïre - Renato Ercolani

Le Remendado - Guido Malfatti

Moralès - Mario Rossetti

Zuninga - Enzo Viaro

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Black Disc - Stradivarius STR 1003-1005 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 727 {2CDS}; Opera Legacies OL 6007 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Palermo (February 1959). The LPs issued by Stradivarius are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Parenti - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra del Comitato Estate Livornese

Chorus - Teatro Gran Guardia Livorno

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Anselmo Colzani

Il Sagristano - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Cesare Angelotti - Gino Belloni

Spoletta - Cesare Masini-Sperti

Sciarrone - Enzo Venchi

Un pastore - Lola Pedretti

Un carceriere - Enzo Venchi

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 171-2 (+La forza del destino - highlights) {2CDS}; fonè 93 F 15 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 467-2 {2CDRS} House of Opera CDBB 496 (2003)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.78

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Gran Guardia di Livorno (Leghorn). This is mentioned in OPERA January 1960 p.42. The date given in «Corelli - A Man, A Voice» p.245, p.295 is 21 October 1959, but in «Tebaldi - The Voice of an Angel» p.237 the dates 21, 23 September are listed for performances with this cast. The date given in Premiere's catalogue is «4/15/58». The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22» where the conductor is given as Molinari-Pradelli.

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1960(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli

Carlo Gérard - Ugo Savarese

Madeleine di Coigny - Gigliola Frazzoni

La mulatta Bersi - Edda Vincenzi

La Contessa di Coigny - Aurora Cattelani

Madelon - Fiorenza Cossotto

Roucher - Paolo Montarsolo

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Virgilio Carbonari

Fouquier Tinville - Silvio Maionica

Un Incredible - Piero De Palma

L'abate - Angelo Mercuriali

Dumas - Giuseppe Morresi

Schmidt - Franco Piva

Il maestro di casa - Carlo Forti

Il Romanziero - Dino Mantovani

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

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

Comments:- *Recording of excerpts of Acts 1,2,3 from a performance at the Teatro alla Scala. The partial cast listed by Handelman in his calalog dated November 2000 is Frazzoni, Corelli, and Bastianini and the date is given as 20 January 1960. However, according to the archive that used to be on the La Scala website (http://www.lascala.com) Tebaldi, not Frazzoni sang on this date. Frazzoni sang in the performances on 24, 28, and 31 January, but in these performanes Gérard was sung by Ugo Savarese, not Ettore Bastianini. The cast listed above is that for 24, 31 January. On the 28 January Roucher was sung by Silvio Maionica and Fouquier Tinville by Vittorio Tatozzi.

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Andrea Chénier - Franco Corelli

Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini

Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi

La mulatta Bersi - Margarethe Sjöstedt

La Contessa di Coigny - Elisabeth Höngen

Madelon - Hilde Konetzni

Roucher - Edmund Hurshell

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Alois Pernerstorfer

Fouquier Tinville - Ludwig Welter

Un Incredible - Renato Ercolani

Pietro Fléville - Kostas Paskalis

L'abate - Fritz Sperlbauer

Dumas - Franz Bierbach

Schmidt - Endré Koréh

Il maestro di casa - Harald Pröglhoff

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Black Disc - Giusepper di Stefano Records GDS 3002 {3LPS - 5 sides}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra «Fortissimo» CDE 3003 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 50021 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro OPD 1303 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Il trovatore +La fanciulla del west +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 682 0621 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2007 p.98 [JBS]

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.236; Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.345-346 [HF]

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Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.60; Juni 1998 S.57 [GH]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.165

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Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.6 [NL]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1999 Vol.62 No.3 p.124 [RVL]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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International Record Review - February 2007 p.68 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.95 [LB]: No.99 abril 2007 p.90 [PN]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.213 febbraio 2007 pp.68-69 [GL]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (26 June 1960)

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Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Poliuto - Franco Corelli

Paolina - Maria Callas

Severo - Ettore Bastianini

Callistene - Nicola Zaccaria

Nearco - Piero De Palma

Felice - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

A Christian - Virgilio Carbonari

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2442-2444 {3LPS} (1980)ª; foyer FO 1013 {2LPS} (1981)ª

Compact Disc - *CBS/Sony 54DC 838-9 {2CDS} (Japan); Arkadia HP 520.2; EMI CMS 5 65448-2 {2CDS}; EMI CDMB 5 65448-2 {2CDS} (USA); Melodram CDM 26006 {2CDS}

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

CELLETTI p.246; PENGUIN p.83; GIUDICI p.207 (2) p.347; Opéra International avril 1997 No.212 p.23

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1997 p.132 [JBS]

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Opera - March 1998 p.288 [AB]

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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.96 (mention) [GH]

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Opera News - July 1998 p.40 [FPD]

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Orpheus - November 1997 S.91 (mention)

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Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.89 [JC]

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BBC Music Magazine - October 1997 p.74 [CW2]

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Classic CD - November 1997 p.84 [MT]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.70 [CC]

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American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.117 [DA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.34 (mention) [JPS]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.213 septembre 1997 p.76 [GG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.82 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1960; see OPERA February 1961pp.80,95). See also «The Daily Telegraph - Art & Books» Saturday November 15 1997 p.A11. The «foyer» LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1981 p.1165

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra del Comitato Estate Livornese

Chorus - Coro

La principessa Turandot - Maria Luisa Nache

Calaf - Franco Corelli

Liù - Mafalda Micheluzzi

Ping - Carlo Scaravelli

Pang - Cesare Masini-Sperti

Pong - Vittorio Pandano

Timur - Antonio Cassinelli

L'imperatore Altoum - Bruno Gentilini

Un mandarino - Ernesto Vezzosi

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Compact Disc; - fonè 93 F 16 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1347-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Gran Guardo, Livorno (October 1960; See OPERA, January 1961 p.40)

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

La principessa Turandot - Anne Lund Christiansen

Calaf - Franco Corelli

Liù - Giuditta Mazzoleni

Ping - Renato Cesari

Pang - Walter Artioli

Pong - Cesare Masini-Sperti

Timur - Giovanni Foiani

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1149-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Monte Carlo (1 March 1960). See OPERA May 1960 pp.356-357. According to Premiere's «2004 CD Catalog» «Corelli encores Nessum Dorma also Opera (recording?) starts 7 minutes into performance (Extremely Rare!!)»

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Christa Ludwig

Pollione - Franco Corelli

Oroveso - Nicola Zaccaria

Clotilde - Edda Vincenzi

Flavio - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1766-1768 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Columbia SAX 2412-2414 {3LPS} (1961)ª; EMI SLS 5186 {2LPS} (1980)ª; Angel 3615 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Angel S 3615 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5186 (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 63000-22 {3CDS} (1989)ª;; EMI CMS 5 66428-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y3S 3615 (3óips 4-track) (1965)ª

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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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1961 p.263; January 1962 p.342; June 1980 p.60 [JBS] July 1989 p. [JBS]

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Opera - January 1962 p.51; September 1980 p.910; March 1998 p.289 (mention) [AB]

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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.97 (mention) [GH]

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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.74 [JC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.217 [CM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1961 Vol.11 No.10 p.80 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - November 1961 Vol.28 No.3 p.194 [PLM]: September 1965 Vol.31 No.12 pp.85-86 (open reel tape) [CJL]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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Répertoire - No.105 September 1997 p.67 [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.34 (mention) [JPS]

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Canio - Franco Corelli

Nedda - Lucine Amara

Tonio - Tito Gobbi

Beppe - Mario Spina

Silvio - Mario Zanasi

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Black Disc - Columbia 33CX 1752/1753 (+choruses); Columbia SAX 2399/2400 (+choruses); Angel 3618 B/L (+choruses) {2LPS}; Angel S 3618 B/L (+choruses) {2LPS}

Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 63967-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1961 p.166

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Opera - November 1961 p.722

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1961 Vol.11 No.5 p.55 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - June 1961 Vol.27 No.10 p.798 [CJL]

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La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lida - Antonietta Stella

Arrigo - Franco Corelli

Rolando - Ettore Bastianini

Federico Barbarossa - Marco Stefanoni

Primo Console - Silvio Maionica

Secondo Console - Agostino Ferrin

Marcovaldo - Virgilio Carbonari

Il Podesta di Como - Antonio Zerbini

Imelda - Aurora Cattelani

Un Araldo - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 101 {2LPS} (1972)ª; foyer FO 1022 {2LPS}; *Melodram MEL 430; Robin Hood Records RHR 520 {2LPS} ; Bismark Beane MRF 109 (+Corelli recital) {3LPS}; Raritas 2 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00388

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 890.10 {2CDS} (1989)ª; House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro 1367 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1402-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.856; GIUDICI p.896, (2) p.1448; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.300; Opéra International No.271 septembre 2002 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.58-S.59 [CS]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.57

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1961, see OPERA February 1962 p.96). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The year is given incorrectly as 1963 in Charles Handelman's catalogue date November 2000

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Renata Scotto

Escamillo - Ettore Bastianini

Frasquita - Adalina Grigolato

Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani

Le Dancaïre - Virgilio Carbonari

Le Remendado - Piero De Palma

Moralès - Guglielmo Ferrara

Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 118-119 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CNDO 2182-3 (+José Cura as Don José) {3CDRS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (See OPERA November 1961 pp.714-715). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Verchi - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Franco Corelli

Filippo II - Jerome Hines

Rodrigo - Mario Sereni

Il Grande Inquisitore - Hermann Uhde

Un Frate - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Elisabetta di Valois - Maria Curtis Verna

La principessa Eboli - Irene Dalis

Tebaldo - Joan Wall

Il Conte di Lerma - Gabor Carelli

Un Araldo Reale - Robert Nagy

Una voce dal cielo - Martina Arroyo

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Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 739 (+excerpts from 1964 performance with Corelli) {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 938

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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:-

Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 April 1961). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Adriana Lazzarini

Leonora - Ilva Ligabue

Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi

Ferrando - Salvatore Catania

Ines - Eugenia Vaiani

Ruiz - Virginio Assandri

Un vecchio zingaro - Giulio Sandri

Un messo - Pasquale Tommasi

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Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 924 64 (highlights) {1CD} (1992)ª; Myto 1 MCD 944 108 (different highlights) {1CD} (1994)ª; House of Opera CDWW 1246 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Parma (1 January 1961).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Irene Dalis

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni

Ferrando - William Wilderman

Ines - Teresa Stratas

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Tomanelli

Un messo - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 917 51 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Bensar OL 2461 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 February 1961; see «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.373-376). The performance on 27 January 1961 is reviewed in Opera April 1961 p.252

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Agostino Ferrin

Ines - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli

Ruiz - Vittorio Pandano

Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Platania

Un messo - Mino Russo

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 050 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Bel Canto Society BCS 5012 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 837-2 {2CDRS}