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Rodolfo - Gianni Poggi

Schaunard - Attilio Barbesi

Marcello - Paolo Silveri

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Margherita Carosio

Musetta - Alda Noni

Benoit - Eraldo Coda

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - Mario Carlin

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Ulivi

Un doganiere - Giuseppe Meni

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Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 906.34 (+Andrea Chénier - excerpts) {1CD} (1990)ª; Myto «Historical» H047 (+Andrea Chénier - excerpts) {1CD} (2000)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1949). It is not certain that all the singers listed above appear in these excerpts

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Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Gianni Schicchi - Giuseppe Taddei

Lauretta - Grete Rappsardi (-Savio)

Zita - Agnese Dubbini

Rinuccio - Giuseppe Savio

Gherardo - Gino Del Signore

Nella - Renza Ferrari

Betto di Signa - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Simone - Fernando Corena

Marco - Alberto Albertini

Ciesca - Liana Avogardo

Spinelloccio - Franco Calabrese

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Black Disc; - Cetra LPC 50028; Preiser Records PR 9845 {1LP} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90074; Fonit Cetra CDON 363; Fonit Cetra CDON 36 (Trittico); Cantus Classics 500 336 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 71048-2 {1CD} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.321; CELLETTIp.603; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.451; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.303; GIUDICI p.649; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1957 p.277

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Opera - January 1958 p.55

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Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.53; Dezember 1997 S.54 [GH]

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Diapason - No.522 février 2005 p.110 (mention) [MP]

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1957 p.151 [HS]

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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.55

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International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - N0.84 enero 1996 p.55

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Répertoire - No.90 avril 1996 p.56

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.104 [GL]

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Comments:- The Preiser LP is listed in GRAMOPHONE May 1982 p.1451

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Figaro - Italo Tajo

Susanna - Alda Noni

Conte Almaviva - Sesto Bruscantini

Contessa Almaviva - Gabriella Gatti

Cherubino - Jolanda Gardino

Marcellina - Miti Truccato Pace

Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Basilio - Angelo Mercuriali

Curzio - Manfredi Ponz De Leon

Antonio - Christiano Dalamangas

Barbarina - Graziella Sciutti

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1219 {3LPS}; Cetra Soria 1219 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 12 {3CDS}; Warner Fonit 5046 71046-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.35 [PHR]: May-June 1994 Vol.57 No.3 p.219

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.184 giugno 2004 pp.99-100 [GL]

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Comments:- The Count's aria «Vedro, mentr'io sospiro...» is omitted

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Don Pasquale - Fernando Corena

Norina - Dora Gatta

Malatesta - Afro Poli

Ernesto - Agostino Lazzari

Un notaio - Gino Del Signore

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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 228/229 (USA) (1952)ª; Urania UR 228/2 {2LPS} (USA) (1962)ª;; Urania US 5228/2 {2LPS} (1962)ª; Vox OPBX 147/1-2 {2LPS}; Vox OPX 147 {2LPS}; Belter {2LPS} (Spain) (1958)ª

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

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1964 p.379

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American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.108 [PHR]: June 1962 Vol.28 No.10 p.794 [GLM]: February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.448 [HG}

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Cio Cio San - Renata Tebaldi

Pinkerton - Giuseppe Campora

Sharpless - Giovanni Inghilleri

Suzuki - Nell Rankin

Kate Pinkerton - Gianna Diozzi

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Melchiorre Luise

Lo zio Bonzo - Fernando Corena

Il commissario imperiale - Michele Calvino

L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi Pizzeri

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2638-2640 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 59-61 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 528-530 {3LPS} (1967)ª; London LLPA-8 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Richmond RS 63001 {3LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 440 230-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Pearl GEMS 0172 (+Tebaldi recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110254-55 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1952 p.208 [AR]; August 1967 p.125 [EG]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]

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Opera - June 1952 p.369; November 1967 pp.927-928 [AB]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

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Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.65 [IW]

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Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.140

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American Record Guide - February 1952 Vol.18 No.6 p.172 [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.466 (mention) [HG]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.257 [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1963 Vol.13 No.7 p.60 [CLO]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1952 p.11

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84

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International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.182 aprile 2004 pp.108-109 [GL]

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Comments:- There is a reference to this recording in a letter to the editor of GRAMOPHONE (June 1975 p.23)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1952

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Gino Calò

Leonora di Vargas - Adriana Guerrini

Don Carlo - Anselmo Colzani

Don Alvaro - Giuseppe Campora

Preziosilla - Miriam Pirazzini

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Maria Forcato

Padre Guardiano - Giuseppe Modesti

Mastro Trabuco - Gino Del Signore

Un Chirurgo - Mario Cappelli

Un Alcalde - Giovanni Cosimi

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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 226 {3LPS} (1952)ª;; Urania US 5226-3 {3LPS} (1962)ª; Saga FID 2138 (Highlights)

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20033 {2CDS} (2004)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.110 [FAL]: May 1961 Vol.28 No.9 p.740: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.242-243 [MM]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.83 [MCP]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Aida - Renata Tebaldi

Radamès - Mario Del Monaco

Amneris - Ebe Stignani

Amonasro - Aldo Protti

Ramphis - Dario Caselli

Il Re di Egitto - Fernando Corena

Una Sacerdotessa - Suzanne Danco

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2735-2737 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 172-174 {3LPS} (1962)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 516-518 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca D47D3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; London LLA-13 {3LPS} (1952)ª; London A 4308 {3LPS}; Richmmond RS 63002 {3LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 440 239-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Pearl GEMS 0191 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110129-30 {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 1952 pp.173-174 [LS]; December 1962 pp.310-311 [EG]; April 1967 pp.545-546 [PHW]; May 1978 p.1930 [AB]; October 1978 p.646 [JBS]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]

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Opera - July 1967 p.591

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.220-211 [JM]

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Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.66 [IW]

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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.149

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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29No.6 p.466 (mention) [HG]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.265 [MM]: March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.261 [RVL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1963 Vol.13 No.2 p.91 [CLO]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1952 p.18

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84

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Classic CD - March 1994 p.63

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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]: February 2004 p.30 (mention) [JTH]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.307 [GE]

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 pp.84-85 [MC]

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

La Gioconda - Anita Corridori

Enzo - Giuseppe Campora

Barnaba - Anselmo Colzani

Laura - Miriam Pirazzini

Alvise - Fernando Corena

La Cieca - Rina Cavallari

Zuàne - Guido Pasella

Un Cantore - Guido Pasella

Isèpo - Angelo Mercuriali

Un Pilota - Gino Calò

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Black Disc; - Urania URLP 229 {4LPS}; Nixa ULP 9229-1/4 {4LPS} (1953)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20034 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500706 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1954 pp.295-296 [AP]

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Opera - February 1954 p.109 [HDR]

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American Record Guide - February 1953 Vol.19 No.6 p.179 [PHR]: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.239 [KM]

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Gramophone Record Review - January p.129

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.88 [JS]

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe Campora

Il barone Scarpia - Enzo Mascherini

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Dario Caselli

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Antonio Sacchetti

Un pastore - Gianfranco Volante

Un carceriere - Antonio Sacchetti

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2730-2731 {2LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 154-155 {2LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 533-534 {2LPS}; Decca «Eclipse» ECS 206-207 {2LPS} London LL 660-661 {2LPS} (1952)ª; Richmond RS 62002 {2LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 440 236-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Andromeda 813 880 {2CDS}; Cantus Classics 500 339 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Pearl GEMS 0199 {2CDS} (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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1952 p.143 [AR]; December 1952 pp.172-173 [AR]; April 1962 pp.518-519 [EG]; June 1968 p.74 [PHW]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]

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Opera - May 1953 pp.303-304 [H]

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Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.140

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1952 p.17

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American Record Guide - January 1953 Vol.19 No.5 p.144 [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.466 (mention) [HG]

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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1963 Vol.13 No.7 p.60 [CLO]

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Classic CD - March 1994 p.63

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International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

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Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1952?(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Guglielmo Tell - Giuseppe Taddei

Arnoldo Melchtal - Mario Filippeschi

Gualtiero Furst - Giorgio Tozzi

Melchthal - Plinio Clabassi

Jemmy - Graziella Sciutti

Edwige - Miti Truccato Pace

Un pescatore - Antonio Pirino

Leutoldo - Mario Zorgniotti

Gessler - Fernando Corena

Matilde - Rosanna Carteri

Rodolfo - Tommaso Soley

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1232 1-4 {4LPS}; Cetra Soria 1232 {4LPS} *Turnabout/Vox THS 65099/101 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 87489-2 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66324 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1960 pp.227-228 [PHW]

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Opera - November 1960 p.770

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Orpheus - April 2002 S.58 [GH]

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American Record Guide - June 1952 Vol.18 No.10 p.298 [PHR]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.245 [KM]

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International Record Review - March 2002 pp.79-80 [CC]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.96 [GL]: Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.117 [SL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 8 March 1952

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I quattro rusteghi by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Lunardo - Fernando Corena

Margarita - Agnese Dubbini

Lucieta - Gianna Perea-Labia

Maurizio - Pasquale Lombardo

Marina - Alda Noni

Filipeto - Mario Carlin

Simon - Carlo Ulivi

Canciano - Christiano Dalamangas

Siora Felice - Ester Orel

Conte Riccardo Arcolai - Manfredi Ponz De Leon

Una giovane serva - Gilda Capozzi

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Black Disc - Cetra OPLC 1239/1-3; Cetra Soria 1239 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 87481-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of I quattro rusteghi by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1178; GIUDICI p.1178 (2) p.1845

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.64; October 1962 p.190

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Opera - August 1962 p.545

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Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.58 [GH]

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American Record Guide - May 1953 Vol.19 No.9 p.275 [MDS]

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International Record Review - March 2002 p.83 [MT]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Il maestro di cappella by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Amaducci - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra dei Pommeriggi Musicali di Milano

Maestro - Fernando Corena

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Black Disc - Decca LW 5112 (1x10in.LP}; London LD 9188 (1x10in.LP}; London 5194 (+arias) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Il maestro di cappella by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.167; PENGUIN p.61; GIUDICI (2) p.234

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - July 1954 Vol.20 No.11 p.352 [JN]

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Gramophone Record Review - July 1954 p.433 [RN]

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American Record Guide - January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315 [BI]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.67 septembre-octobre 1954 p.522 [CR]

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

La principessa Turandot - Inge Borkh

Calaf - Mario Del Monaco

Liù - Renata Tebaldi

Ping - Fernando Corena

Pang - Mario Carlin

Pong - Renato Ercolani

Timur - Nicola Zaccaria

L'imperatore Altoum - Gaetano Fanelli

Un mandarino - Ezio Giordano

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5128-5130 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2078-2080 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 622-624 {3LPS}; London XLLA 36 {3LPS} (1956)ª;; London OSA 1308

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 433 761-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 868-2 (France);; Double Decca 452 964-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)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 - December 1955 p.281 [PHW]; April 1956 p.409 [DST]; April 1959 p.530; November 1972 p.967; August 1993 p.82 [AB]; April 1999 p.38 [IM] (the conductor is incorrectly stated to be Serafin)

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Opera - March 1956 p.177; July 1959 p.466

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Opera Now - August 1993 p.49

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Orpheus - April/Mai 1973 S.30 [SH]

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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.72

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Diapason - juin 1993 p.154

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.18

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1955 p.89: April 1959 p.455 [DH]

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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.106 [RHR]

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Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.17 [FGB]

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Répertoire - No.60 July-August 1993 p.61: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [VJ]: No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.94 [JR]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Robert Merrill

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Roberta Peters

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi

Berta - Jean Madeira

Fiorello - George Cehanovsky

Un Ufficiale - Alessio De Paolis

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 715; Bongiovanni HOC 0012 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.62 [IW]

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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.120 [PK]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1954). Il barbiere di Siviglia was performed with the same cast and conductor on 25 December 1954 and the Omega Opera Archive has also issued a recording of this performance (712) derived from «poor to fair private acetates». Both performances were broadcast. The recordings issued by the Omega Opera Archive are 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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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - George London

Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw

Don Ottavio - Eugene Conley

Donna Elvira - Eleanor Steber

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey

Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary

Zerlina - Nadine Conner

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1092 (& 895)

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.105-107. 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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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles

Poussette - Shakeh Vartenissian

Javotte - Margaret Roggero

Rosette - Rosalind Elias

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Cesare Valletti

Lescaut - Fernando Corena

Le Compte des Grieux - Jerome Hines

Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis

De Brétigny - George Cehanovsky

L'Hôtelier - Lawrence Davidson

La Servante - May Savage

1er Garde - James McCracken

2e Garde - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 741 {2CDRS}; Bongiovani «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 013/4 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0094 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2005 p.102 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.76 diciembre 2004 p.86 [JS]: No.81 junio 2005 p.87 [MC]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 December 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Manon Lescaut - Renata Tebaldi

Des Grieux - Mario Del Monaco

Lescaut - Mario Borriello

Geronte - Fernando Corena

Edmondo - Piero De Palma

Una voce sola - Luisa Ribacchi

L'oste - Antonio Sacchetti

Il maestro di ballo - Adelio Zagonora

Un sergente degli arcieri - Antonio Sacchetti

Lampionaio - Angelo Mercuriali

Un comandante di Marina - Dario Caselli

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2995-2997 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 607-608 {2LPS} (1971)ª; London LLA 28 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1317 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 253-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 713-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.318 {2CDS} (2004)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90080 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1955 pp.410-411 [PHW]; April 1995 pp.471-472 [DST]; June 1971 p.79 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]

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Opera - March 1955 p.181

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.157

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1955 p.20

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1955 pp.202-203 [BJ]

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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251: October 1964 Vol.31 No.2 p.159 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.55 [JH]: November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.138 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.105 (mention) [GL]

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Otello - Mario Del Monaco

Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi

Iago - Aldo Protti

Cassio - Piero De Palma

Rodrigo - Angelo Mercuriali

Lodovico - Fernando Corena

Montano - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Emilia - Luisa Ribacchi

Un Araldo - Dario Caselli

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5009-5011 {3LPS} (1955)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 732-734 {3LPS} (1975)ª; London LLA 24 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; Richmond RS 63004 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 440 245-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1955 p.367 [PHW]; April 1955 pp.470-471 [DST]; February 1975 p.1548 [AB]; May 1994 p.115 [AB]

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Opera - April 1955 p.260

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Opera Now - March 1994 p.55

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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.149

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American Record Guide - February 1955 Vol.21 No.6 p.182 [PHR]: May 1964 Vol.30 No.9 p.878 [HG]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 ii [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84

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Répertoire - No.66 February 1994 p.88

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Rigoletto - Aldo Protti

Gilda - Hilde Güden

Duca di Mantova - Mario Del Monaco

Sparafucile - Cesare Siepi

Maddalena - Giulietta Simionato

Giovanna - Luisa Ribacchi

Monterone - Fernando Corena

Marullo - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Borsa - Piero De Palma

Conte di Ceprano - Dario Caselli

Contessa di Ceprano - Christiane Castelli

Un paggio - Lina Rossi

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5006-5008 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 203-205 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 519-521 (1967)ª; London LLA 25 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; Richmond RS 63005 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 440 242-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1955 p.366 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]; August 1964 pp.102-103 [EG]; May 1967 pp.604-605 [EG]; July 1994 p.120 [AB]

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Opera - February 1955 p.123

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Opera Now - February 1994 p.56

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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 pp.149-150 (mention) [MP]

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American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.221 [JN]: May 1964 Vol.30 No.9 p.878 [HG]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 ii, p.64 iv, p.64 v [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]

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Classic CD - February 1994 p.60

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw

Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti

Donna Elvira - Lucine Amara

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey

Masetto - Lawrence Davidson

Zerlina - Roberta Peters

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1204; Bensar OL 21255 (BRO 125780) {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (12 February 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is also stated «Excellent FM Aircheck. Missing 'Non mi dir'». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Cesare Siepi

Susanna - Nadine Conner

Conte Almaviva - Frank Guarrera

Contessa Almaviva - Eleanor Steber

Cherubino - Mildred Miller

Marcellina - Jean Madeira

Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - Gabor Carelli

Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary

Barbarina - Vilma Georgiou

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 931

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1955). 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 recorded is given (incorrectly) as 16 January 1955.

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Josef Krips - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Suzanne Danco

Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota

Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Kurt Böhme

Masetto - Walter Berry

Zerlina - Hilde Güden

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5103-5106 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2117-2120 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 604-606 {3LPS} (1971)ª; *Decca 411 626-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª; London XLLA 34 {4LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1401 {4LPS} (1958)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 626-4 (1986)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 626-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 389-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Membran 223479 {3CDS} (2006)ª

Open Reel Tape - London LOV 90007 (4-track 7½ips) (1960)

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1955 pp.189-190 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; June 1959 p.23 [PHW]; March 1971 p.1514 [AB]; September 1989 p. [JBS]

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Opera - December 1955 p.786; July 1959 p.464

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 p.317 [MHF]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1955 Vol.5 No.8 p.96 [JH]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: September 1960 Vol.10 No.9 p.99 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.40 [CJL]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.16

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29 [DH]: July 1959 p.649 [SH]

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Records and Recordings - June 1959 p.23 [FGB]

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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 pp.161-162 [STG]

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International Record Review - September 2000 p.119 [HC]

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BBC Music Magazine - October 2000 p.80 [CO]

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Comments:- According to «Erinnerungen» by Josef Krips (p.507) this recording was made between 6 and 21 June 1955

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Adina - Hilde Güden

Nemorino - Giuseppe di Stefano

Dulcamara - Fernando Corena

Belcore - Renato Capecchi

Giannetta - Luisa Mandelli

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5155-5157 {3LPS} (1995)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 566-567 {2LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 566-567 {2LPS}; London XLL 1364 {3LPS} (1956)ª;; London OSA 1311 {3LPS} (1960)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 411 699-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Decca 443 542-2 {2CDS}

Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90082 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1956 p.393 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; February 1969 p.1198; February 1991 p.1553 [JBS]; July 1995 p.112

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Opera - April 1956 p.250

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Orpheus - March 1995 p.62

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Opéra International - décembre 1990 No.142 p.70

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Diapason - 1969 No.136 p.35

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.87 [JH]: February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: February 1965 Vol.15 No.2 p.114 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1956 p.9

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1956 p.285

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American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.357 [PLM]: November 1964 Vol.32 No.3 p.275 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.101

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.90 [JM]

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica

Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi

Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini

Don Alvaro - Mario Del Monaco

Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Gabriella Carturan

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma

Un Chirurgo - Eraldo Coda

Un Alcalde - Ezio Giordano

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5131-5134 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2069-2072 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 597-599 {3LPS} (1970)ª; London XLLA 37 {4LPS} (1956)ª; London OSA 1405 {4LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 421 598-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90009 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1955 pp.282-283 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; September 1959 p.134 [PHW]; October 1970 pp.665-666 [EG]; January 1989 p.1210 [RO]

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Opera - March 1956 p.175; November 1959 p.750

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.20

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.154 [DH]: July 1959 p.648 [DH]

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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.107 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.71 [DJ]: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.17 [FGB]

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Figaro - Cesare Siepi

Susanna - Hilde Güden

Conte Almaviva - Alfred Poell

Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa

Cherubino - Suzanne Danco

Marcellina - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Basilio - Murray Dickie

Curzio - Hugo Meyer-Welfing

Antonio - Harald Pröglhoff

Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5088-5091 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2087-2090 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Decca GOS 585-587 {3LPS}; *Decca 417-315-1 {3LPS} ;; Decca/Testament SXL 2087-8-9-00 {4LPS};; London XLLA 35 {4LPS} (1955)ª; London OSA 1402 {4LPS} (1958)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca K79K 32 (1977)ª; Decca «Grand Opera Series» 417 315-4 (1990)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera Series» 417 315-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 369-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Membran 222932-370 {3CDS} (2006)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90008 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1955 pp.232-233 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS]; April 1956 p.410; March 1959 p.469; June 1970 p.86; December 1977 p.1146 [IM]; February 1990 p. [SS]

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Opera - December 1955 p.786; April 1959 p.254

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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.157 [RT]

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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 pp.162-163

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.17

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29: March 1959 p.371

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.60 [JH]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: September 1961 Vol.11 No.9 p.124 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.87 [PHR]: August 1961 Vol.27 No.12 p.970 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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Records and Recordings - March 1959 p.21 [FGB]

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Stereophile - June 1996 (Vol.19 No.6) p.244

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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 p.93 [TP]

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The Absolute Sound - February/March 2001 Issue 128 p.175. p.176 [ASP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.93 [MC]

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Elisabeth Grümmer

Don Ottavio - Léopold Simoneau

Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Gottlob Frick

Masetto - Walter Berry

Zerlina - Rita Streich

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Black Disc; - Replica 2422-2425 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 42422 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Sony SM3K 64263 {2CDS} (1994)ª

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.146 [AB]

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Opera - December 1994 p.1389: Festival Issue 1995 p.62

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Opera Now - November 1994 p.54

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Opera News - December 24 1994 p.32

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Fanfare - Vol.15 No.3 January/February 1982 p.139 [MHF]; Vol.18 No.3 January/ February 1995 p.210

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Orpheus - November 1994 S.64

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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.64

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Diapason - No.410 décembre 1994 p.155

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Classic CD - January 1995 p.71

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BBC Music Magazine - February 1995 p.70

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Stereophile - March 1995 p.169

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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.54

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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.252

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.182 novembre 1984 p.110

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (24 July 1956)

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Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Pasquale - Fernando Corena

Norina - Roberta Peters

Malatesta - Frank Guarrera

Ernesto - Cesare Valletti

Un notaio - Alessio De Paolis

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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 511 {2LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 23/2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.586 (+Lucia di Lammermoor - highlights - Varviso - 1966) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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

Opera March 1973 p.203; HARRIS p.90; Opera on Record p.192; CELLETTI p.196; Opera on CD (1) p.36 (2) p.42 (3) p.46; L'Avant Scène Opéra No. 108 p.94; MET p.127; MET(VID) p.77; PENGUIN p.73; GIUDICI p.221 (2) p.366; Opéra Internationaloctobre 1997 p.58; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.70 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1956)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Don Alvaro - Leonard Warren

Preziosilla - Rosalind Elias

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Thelma Votipka

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Alessio De Paolis

Un Chirurgo - George Cehanovsky

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.828 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 943.106 {2CDS} (1994)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.157-159 [WA2]

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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.58

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (17 March 1956). A recording of «La forza del destino» is listed on the on-line catalogue of «The Opera Lovers» with the same date as this recording (17.03.56) with the conductor given as Mitropoulos. This seems to be an error as the «MET Annals» gives Stiedry. Mitropoulos never conducted «La forza del destino» at the MET.

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon Lescaut - Licia Albanese

Des Grieux - Jussi Björling

Lescaut - Frank Guarrera

Geronte - Fernando Corena

Edmondo - Thomas Hayward

Una voce sola - Rosalind Elias

L'oste - George Cehanovsky

Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis

Un sergente degli arcieri - Raemond Martin

Lampionaio - James McCracken

Un comandante di Marina - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 9 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - *Melodram CD 27502 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 pp.53-54 [SS]

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 March 1956). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1982 p.1271

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Cesare Siepi

Susanna - Nadine Conner

Conte Almaviva - Frank Guarrera

Contessa Almaviva - Victoria de los Ángeles

Cherubino - Mildred Miller

Marcellina - Sandra Warfield

Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Basilio - Alessio De Paolis

Curzio - Gabor Carelli

Antonio - Lawrence Davidson

Barbarina - Emilia Cundari

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 692

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (7 April 1956). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.101-102. 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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi

Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker

Il barone Scarpia - Leonard Warren

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot

Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis

Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky

Un pastore - Peter Mark

Un carceriere - Calvin Marsh

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Black Disc - Metroplitan Opera Guild 10 {2LPS} Melodram MEL 097 {2LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 7 {2LPS} Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 143 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 044 297 (+La traviata - highlights with Tebaldi) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 9001 {2CDS} (2005)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:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.87 [VJ]: No.91 junio 2006 p.86 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 January 1956). More details are given in «The Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos» by S.A. Arfanis pp.109-110,according to which the date given on the LPs issued by Fonit-Cetra is incorrect.

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Andrea Chénier - Mario Del Monaco

Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini

Madeleine di Coigny - Renata Tebaldi

La mulatta Bersi - Fiorenza Cossotto

La Contessa di Coigny - Maria Teresa Mandalari

Madelon - Amelia Guidi

Roucher - Silvio Maionica

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Fernando Corena

Fouquier Tinville - Vico Polotto

Un Incredible - Mariano Caruso

Pietro Fléville - Dino Mantovani

L'abate - Angelo Mercuriali

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5411-5412 {2LPS} (1957)ª; Decca SXL 2208-2210 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 600-601 {2LPS} (1970)ª; London A 4332 {3LPS} (1958)ª;; London OSA 1303 {3LPS} (1958)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 425 407-2 {2CDS} ; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 841-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; London POCL 3836-7 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)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 - January 1958 p.325 [AP]; July 1960 p.78 [AP] November 1970 p.862

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Opera - February 1958 p.122; September 1960 p.638

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.21

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1958 p.243 [SG]

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American Record Guide - July 1958 Vol.24 No.11 p.458 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1958 Vol.8 No.7 p.48 [DJ]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.56 [DJ]

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Records and Recordings - June 1960 p.24 [FGB]

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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Figaro - Ettore Bastianini

Il Conte Almaviva - Alvino Misciano

Rosina - Giulietta Simionato

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi

Berta - Rina Cavallari

Fiorello - Arturo La Porta

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5283-5285 {3LPS} (1957)ª;; Decca D38D3 {3LPS} (1977)ª; London XLLA 51 {3LPS} (1957)ª; London A 4327 {3LPS}; Richmond RS 63011 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 443 536-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 883-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Urania URN 22 298 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1957 p.340; September 1977 p.487 [AB]

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Opera - March 1957 p.180

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.72

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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.110

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American Record Guide - July 1957 Vol.7 No.7 p.160 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1957 Vol.7 No.8 p.55 [CMS]

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.284

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Discofila (Madrid) - No.15 junio-agosto 1957 p.295 [AFC]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.101: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXI N.214 marzo 2007 pp.82-83 [CV]

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Comments:- *See article by Max de Schauensee in HIGH FIDELITY December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.56 and p.142

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Richard Tucker

Carlo Gérard - Leonard Warren

Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov

La mulatta Bersi - Rosalind Elias

La Contessa di Coigny - Martha Lipton

Madelon - Belen Amparan

Roucher - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Fernando Corena

Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott

Un Incredible - Charles Anthony

Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky

L'abate - Gabor Carelli

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 476 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 222; The Opera Lovers AND 195701 {2CDRS} (2006)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

Comments:- *A recording of a performance at the MET on 28 December 1957. The year is given incorrectly on the «ARKADIA» CDs as 1958. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Frank Guarrera

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Roberta Peters

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Jerome Hines

Berta - Margaret Roggero

Fiorello - George Cehanovsky

Un Ufficiale - Alessio De Paolis

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 713; Bensar OL 122157 (BRO 125578) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber

Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce

Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa

Leoporello - Fernando Corena

Il Commendatore - Giorgio Tozzi

Masetto - Theodor Uppman

Zerlina - Roberta Peters

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 439 {3LPS}

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1957). The performance of 31 October 1957 is reviewed in OPERA, January 1958 pp.28-31. The LPs issued by Melodram are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1985 p.856.

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Adina - Rosanna Carteri

Nemorino - Giuseppe di Stefano

Dulcamara - Fernando Corena

Belcore - Giulio Fioravanti

Giannetta - Grete Rappsardi (-Savio)

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 042 291 (+Manon - Gui - highlights) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1145-2 {2CDRS}; Andromeda ANDRCD 5085 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.4 Autumn 2005 (published October 2006) pp.768-770 [RB]

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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.80 [XC]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the company of the Piccola Scala in the King's Theatre Edinburgh (August 1957; see OPERA October 1957 p.636). The performance on 31 August 1957 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated August 25-31 1957 p.55). According to Premiere's «2004 CD Catalog» the prelude is missing from their recording.

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