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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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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Hoffmann - Agostino Lazzari

Olympia - Marta Sellas

Giulietta - Elisabetta Fusco

Antonia - Mirella Freni

Coppélius - Sesto Bruscantini

Dapertutto - Sesto Bruscantini

Miracle - Sesto Bruscantini

Nicklaus - Adriana Lazzarini

Spalanzani - Walter (Wilhelm) Dicks

Frantz - Sergio Tedesco

Schlemil - Renzo Gonzales

Crespil - Vito de Taranto

Andres - Sergio Tedesco

Cochenille - Sergio Tedesco

Pitichinacchio - Sergio Tedesco

La Mère d'Antonia - Maria Teresa Mandalari

Lindorf - Sesto Bruscantini

Nathanael - Attilio Frauto

Luther - Christiano Dalamangas

Hermann - Renzo Gonzales

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10339-2 {2CDRS} (2008)�

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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (27 February 1960). The CDRs issued by �Opera Depot� are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Maderna - 1960(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks (Hannover)

Chorus - Hannoversche Solistenvereinigung

Griselda - Mirella Freni

Costanza - Eugenia Ratti

Roberto - Ernst Haeflinger

Corrado - Peter Witsch

Gualtiero - Pierre Mollet

Ottone - Heinz Rehfuss

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Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMAD 015 (+L'Orfeo - Monteverdi - short excerpts;; +Faust Overture - Wagner +Turandot Suite - Busoni) {3CDS} (1992)�

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.386 octobre 1992 p.182 [DM]

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Falstaff - Geraint Evans

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - John Shaw

Dr. Cajus - John Lanigan

Bardolfo - Robert Bowman

Pistola - Michael Langdon

Alice Ford - Mariella Angioletti

Nannetta - Mirella Freni

Meg Page - Josephine Veasey

Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 2009

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (10 May 1961; see OPERA July 1961 pp.469-474). This performance was not broadcast, but that on 12 May was.

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi

Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer

Don Ottavio - Richard Lewis

Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - David Ward

Masetto - Robert Savoie

Zerlina - Mirella Freni

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00931

Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 31024 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1022 {3CDS} (2003)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1163-3 {3CDRS} (2004)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 1452 {3CDS} (2006)�; Royal Opera House �Heritage Series� ROH 5007 {3CDS} (2007)�

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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 - September 2007 pp.90-91 [JBS]

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Opera - August 2007 p.1004 [AB]

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Opera News - January 2008 pp.60-61 [RP]

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Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.212-213 [RT]; Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.191-192 [RT]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.58 [GH]

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Diapason - No.550 S septembre 2007 p.128 [JC]

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International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.79 [PB]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.133-134 [RVL]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 pp.94-95 [TP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]: No.95 septembre 2007 p.77 [AT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.90 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (19 February 1962). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated February 17-23 1962 p.18, p.23. The performances on 9 and 26 February are reviewed in OPERA April 1962 p.271 (see also the front cover and pp.224-225)

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Falstaff - Tito Gobbi

Fenton - Agostino Lazzari

Ford - Renato Capecchi

Dr. Cajus - Vittorio Pandano

Bardolfo - Renato Ercolani

Pistola - Enrico Campi

Alice Ford - Renata Tebaldi

Nannetta - Mirella Freni

Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni

Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica MM 030 22 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1313 {2CDS} (2001)�; House of Opera CDBB 655 {2CDRS} (2003)�; Bravissimo Opera Library 9801 (Verdi - The Greatest Operas) {14CDS} (2007)�

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.269-271 [JM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (1 December 1962; mentioned in OPERA March 1963 p.187). The cast listed above is that given in OPERA, but some sources give Anna Maria Rota as singing the role of Meg. The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 �03/12/22�

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg

Susanna - Mirella Freni

Conte Almaviva - Gabriel Bacquier

Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Johanna Peters

Bartolo - Carlo Cava

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - John Kentish

Antonio - Derick Davies

Barbarina - Maria Zeri

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Compact Disc; - Glyndebourne Label GFOCD 001-62 {3CDS} (2008)�

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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 - July 2008 p.89 [JBS]

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Opera - June 2008 pp.721-722 [RM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Glyndebourne Theatre 9 June 1962.

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Verchi - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Elvira - Mirella Freni

Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus

Sir Riccardo Forth - Attilio D' Orazi

Sir Giorgio - Raffaele Ariè

Enrichetta di Francia - Rita Bezzi

Sir Bruno Robertson - Augusto Pedroni

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Bruno Cioni

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 195-2 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro OPD 1317 {2CDS} (2001)�

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - March 2 1996 p.39

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Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.53

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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.87

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Serse [Xerxes] by George Frideric Handel performed in Italian

Conductor Piero Bellugi - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra del Teatro Piccolo Scala

Chorus - Coro del Teatro Piccolo Scala

Serse (Xerxes) - Luigi Alva

Arsamene - Rolando Panerai

Amastre - Irene Campaneez

Ariodate - Leonardo Monreale

Romilda - Mirella Freni

Atalanta - Fiorenza Cossotto

Elviro - Franco Calabrese

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 049 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03722

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1323 {2CDS} (2001)�

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Recordings of Serse [Xerxes] by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.41; CELLETTI p.322; MET(VID) p.102; GIUDICI p.294 (2) p.509; Opera News July 1996 p.34; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.69-70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.194-195 [CC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Piccolo Scala (19 January 1962; see OPERA March 1962 p.185 )

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Alcina by George Frideric Handel performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Alcina - Joan Sutherland

Ruggiero - Teresa Berganza

Bradamante - Monica Sinclair

Oronte - Luigi Alva

Morgana - Graziella Sciutti

Oberto - Mirella Freni

Melisso - Ezio Flagello

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 232-234 {3LPS} (1962)�;; Decca SET 232-234 {3LPS} (1962)�; Decca �Ace of Diamonds� GOM 509-511 {3LPS}; Decca �Ace of Diamonds� GOS 509-511 {3LPS}; Decca LXT 6080 (Highlights); Decca SLXT 6080 (Highlights); London A 4361 {3LPS} (1962)�;; London OSA 1361 {3LPS} (1962)�

Compact Disc; - Decca 433 723-2 (+Giulio Cesare - excerpts); Decca �Rouge Opéra� 467 063-2 (+Giulio Cesare - excerpts) {3CDS} (France) (2000)�

Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90050 (4-track - 7�ips) (1963)�

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

Opera on Record 2 p.40; CELLETTI p.308; Opera on CD (1) p.11 (2) p.14 (3) p.16; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.130 p.98; GIUDICI p.293 (2) p.507; Opera News July 1996 p.34; Opéra International juin 1999 No.236 p.18; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.63-64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1962 p.155; January 1963 p.333; January 1964 p.337 (Highlights); January 1967 p.388

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Orpheus - März 1973 S.45-S.46 [CK]

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Diapason - janvier 1993 p.116

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104

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American Record Guide - November 1962 Vol.29 No.3 p.164 [JWB]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1962 Vol.12 No.12 p.72, p.80, p.82, p.84 [CLO]: March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.103 (open-reel tape) [RDD]

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Répertoire - janvier 1993 p.101: No.138 septembre 2000 p.73 [LC]

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Comments:- See �A Prima Donna's Progress� by Joan Sutherland pp.136-137

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1962-63(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rodolfo - Nicolai Gedda

Schaunard - Mario Basiola jnr.

Marcello - Mario Sereni

Colline - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Mariella Adani

Benoit - Carlo Badioli

Alcindoro - Paolo Montarsolo

Parpignol - Vittorio Pandano

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Black Disc; - HMV �Angel Series� AN 131-132 {2LPS} (1964)�; HMV �Angel Series� SAN 131-132 {2LPS} (1964)�; Angel 3643 B/L {2LPS} (1964)�; Angel S 3643 B/L {2LPS} (1964)�

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69657-2 {2CDS} (1992)�; EMI Classics 392005-2 {2CDS} (2007)�; EMI Classics 91998 {2CDS} (2007)�

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZB 3643 (7�ips 4-track) (1964)�

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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 - April 1964 p.472; April 1992 p.160 [JBS]; January 2008 p.91 [PO'C]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.220-221 [BV]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.170

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.162 p.170

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American Record Guide - July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 pp.1020-1021 [PLM]: November 1964 Vol.31 No.3 p.275 (open reel tape) [CJL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1964 Vol.14 No.10 pp.143-144 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.74

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L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Suzel - Mirella Freni

Fritz Kobus - Gianni Raimondi

Beppe - Biancamaria Casoni

David - Rolando Panerai

Federico - Piero De Palma

Hanezo - Virgilio Carbonari

Caterina - Mirella Fiorentini

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Black Disc; - Fonit Cetra �Documents� DOC 58 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {4LPS} (1984)�

Compact Disc; - *Fonit Cetra �Grandi Scelte� CDE 1041 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {3CDS} (1988)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 1326 {2CDS} (2002)�; Myto 2 MCD 065 336 (+Faust - highlights - Prêtre) {2CDS} (2006)�

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Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.92 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pietro Mascagni (see OPERA February 1964 p.94 )

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Rodolfo - Gianni Raimondi

Schaunard - Giuseppe Taddei

Marcello - Rolando Panerai

Colline - Ivo Vinco

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Benoit - Peter Klein

Alcindoro - Siegfried Rudolf Frese

Parpignol - Kurt Equiluz

Sergente dei doganieri - Rudolf Zimmer

Un doganiere - Herbert Zack

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 414 {2LPS} (1983)�; Movimento musica 020 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3950 (1996)�

Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32512(double durée); Fonit Cetra CDE 1010 {2CDS}; Legato Classics LCD 147-2 (highlights + concert); BMG RCA �Red Seal� �Wiener Staatsoper Live� 74321 57736-2 {2CDS} (1998)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 1332 {2CDS} (2002)�

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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 - February 1999 p.96 [AB]

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Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.5 May/June 1999 p.250 [GJ]

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Orpheus - März 1999 S.56-57 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.170

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Opéra International - No.79 mars 1985 p.64 [SS]; janvier 1999 No.231 p.50 [PC]

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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 pp.90-91 [MP]

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Stereophile - January 1989 (Vol.12 No.1) p.221

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Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.1 [MT]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 [MO]

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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.60 [PT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.92 [VJ]

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Comments:- According to the discography in �Gianni Raimondi - Felicamente Tenore� by Daniele Ruboli (p.149) the CDs published by Fonit-Cetra and by Legato (highlights) are a recording of a performance on 30 November 1963. The RCA CDs are stated to be of a performance on 9 November 1963. The Hunt CDs of the recording of La bohème conducted by Schippers (RAI Roma) also contain excerpts of a performance conducted by Karajan said to be performed on 9 November 1963. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their �New Listings - July 1996� where the date of the performance recorded is given as 9 November 1963. See also �Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music� by Richard Osborne pp.498-502, OPERA February 1964 p.100 The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 and the Movimento musica ones in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Chorus - Netherlands Chamber Choir

Falstaff - Fernando Corena

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Renato Capecchi

Dr. Cajus - Mario Carlin

Bardolfo - Florindo Andreolli

Pistola - Enrico Campi

Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue

Nannetta - Mirella Freni

Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni

Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri

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Compact Disc; - Verona 27095 {2CDS}; Radio Netherlands 5001 (Concertgebouw; Orchestra 1960-1970) (14CDS) (2005)�

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Monthly - September 1991 p.41 [WHW]

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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.228 [RH2]

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Comments:- Recording of a perfornance at Gravenhage as part of the Holland Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1963 pp.85-86)

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Alain Guingal - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao

Chorus - Coro de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO}

Faust - Alfredo Kraus

Méphistophélès - Justino Díaz

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Santos Ariño

Siébel - Rachel Joselson

Marthe - Mabel Perelstein

Wagner - Nino Carta

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAUS 198601 {2CDRS} (2007)�

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia (2 September 1986). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Figaro - Geraint Evans

Susanna - Mirella Freni

Conte Almaviva - Tito Gobbi

Contessa Almaviva - Ilva Ligabue

Cherubino - Teresa Berganza

Marcellina - Monica Sinclair

Bartolo - Michael Langdon

Basilio - Kenneth MacDonald

Curzio - Robert Bowman

Antonio - David Kelly

Barbarina - Jenifer Eddy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1040

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1998

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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 in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 11 June 1963. This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated June 8-14 1963 p.31. The performance on 5 June 1963 is reviewed in OPERA July 1963 pp.491-496, p.506. 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1963(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Leontyne Price

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Monique Linval

Mercédès - Geneviève Macaux

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Maurice Besançon

Moralès - Bernard Demigny

Zuninga - Frank Schooten

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Black Disc; - RCA-Victor �Soria Series� LD 6164 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)�; RCA Victor �Soria Series� LDS 6164 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)�; RCA SER 5600

Compact Cassette - RCA RK 40004

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor CD 86199 {3CDS} (1988)�; Lyrica LRC 010 133 {3CDS}; BMG RCA Victor �Red Seal� 74321 39495-2 {3CDS} (1997)�; BMG BVCC 34150/52 {3CDS} (Japan) (2008)�

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC-8009 (7�ips 4-track) (1964)�

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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 - September 1964 p.142; January 1965 p.317; November 1971 p.902; March 1972 p.1503; October 1988 p.670 [AB]

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Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.70

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1964 Vol.14 No.9 pp.63-63 [CLO]: January 1965 Vol.15 No.1 p.105 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 pp.11-12 [PLM]: Vol.31 No.7 March 1965 p.665: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.88 [KM]

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BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.24 junio-agosto 1997 p.56

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Comments:- See �Putting the Record Straight� by John Culshaw pp.330-338

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus

Falstaff - Geraint Evans

Fenton - Alfredo Kraus

Ford - Robert Merrill

Dr. Cajus - John Lanigan

Bardolfo - Piero De Palma

Pistola - Giovanni Foiani

Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue

Nannetta - Mirella Freni

Meg Page - Rosalind Elias

Mistress Quickly - Giulietta Simionato

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor RE 5509-5511 {3LPS} (UK) (1964)�; RCA Victor SER 5509-5511 {3LPS} (UK) (1964)�; Decca 2BB 104-106 {3LPS} (1971)�; RCA Victor LM 6163 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)�; RCA Victor LSC 6163 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)�; London �Jubilee� LJ 417 168-1 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K110K32 (1978)�;; *Decca 417 168-4 (1990)�

Compact Disc; - Decca �Grand Opera� 417 168-2 {2CDS} (1990)�; Decca �Rouge Opéra� 460 179-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)�; Decca �Classic Opera� 475 6677 {2CDS} (2005)�

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8008 (7�ips 4-track) (USA) (1964)�

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1964 p.517; October 1964 p.174 [DST]; July 1971 p.238 [AB] November 1978 p.970 [IM]; March 1990 p. [AB]; October 2005 p.101 [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.248-252 [WRM]

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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]

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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.564 [PLM]: August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.60, p.66 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.65 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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International Record Review - November 2005 p.37 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Gianni Raimondi

Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Marcello - Rolando Panerai

Colline - Ivo Vinco

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Edda Vincenzi

Benoit - Carlo Badioli

Alcindoro - Franco Calabrese

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 015217-18 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3951 (1996)�; House of Opera ALD 3951

Compact Disc - Cetra CDE 1010 {2CDS}; The Opera Lovers BOH xx01 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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 a performance by the company of La Scala in Moscow (26 September 1964). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their �New Listings - July 1996� and the CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� (year unknown) are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI-Freni)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Violetta Valery - Mirella Freni

Flora Bervoix - Romana Righetti

Annina - Limbania Leoni

Alfredo Germont - Renato Cioni

Giorgio Germont - Mario Sereni

Gastone - Giorgio Goretti

Dottore Grenvil - Nicola Zaccaria

Barone Douphol - Alfredo Giacomotti

Marchese d'Obigny - Silvio Maionica

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Compact Disc - AS Disc 1015-6 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.506 {2CDS} Legend LGD 125-126 {2CDS}; Arkadia �Karajan Edition� CDKAR 229 {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.101 [LM]

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Comments:- Recording of the �prova generale� at La Scala (December 1964). The �prima� is reviewed in High Fidelity/Musical America March 1965 p.86-U

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1965(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Gianni Raimondi

Schaunard - Gianni Maffeo

Marcello - Rolando Panerai

Colline - Ivo Vinco

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Adriane (Adriana) Martino

Benoit - Carlo Badioli

Alcindoro - Carlo Badioli

Parpignol - Franco Ricciardi

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Laser Disc - *DG 072 205-1(NTSC); DG 072 105-1(PAL); DG POLG 9063 (Japanese NTSC)

DVD (Video) - DG 072 047-2; DG 073 027-9; DG UCBG 1004 (Japan) (2000)�; DG 073 4071 (2006)�; DG B 0004767-09 (USA) (2006)�

VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 105-3(PAL)

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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 - October 1988 p.580; October 2002 pp.100-101 [MEO]; October 2006 p.111 (DVD) [JBS]

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Opera News - March 2003 pp.90-91 [IS]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.158-159 [JK]; Vol.30 No.3 January/ February 2007 pp.318-319 [RT]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.120-124 [TE]

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Opéra International - No.285 décembre 2003 pp.64-65 (mention) [SS]

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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.123 [MP]

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International Record Review - August 2002 p.79 [MVA]: July/August 2006 p.79 [RP]

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BBC Music Magazine - August 2002 p.96 (DVD) [EB]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.77

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Répertoire - No.167 avril 2003 p.43 [TP]

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Opéra Magazine - No.9 juillet/aoüt 2006 p.85 [JC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.81 [MCP]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Gianni Raimondi

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Calvin Marsh

Colline - John Macurdy

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Heidi Krall

Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary

Alcindoro - Andrea Velis

Parpignol - Emil Filip

Sergente dei doganieri - Edward Ghazal

Un doganiere - John Trehy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1706

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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 a performance at the MET (29 September 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chorus - Lyric Opera of Chicago

Rodolfo - Franco Corelli

Schaunard - Renato Cesari

Marcello - Sesto Bruscantini

Colline - Raffaele Ariè

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Edith Martelli

Benoit - Giorgio Tadeo

Alcindoro - Giorgio Tadeo

Parpignol - Herbert Kraus

Sergente dei doganieri - Bernard Izzo

Un doganiere - Howard Nelson

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 195 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1994 (1990)�

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 841-2 {2CDRS} ;; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; The Opera Lovers BOH 196602 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)�

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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 publication:-

Opéra International - No.79 mars 1985 p.64 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Chicago October 1965 - see OPERA January 1966 p.55 . The LR LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE February 1984 p.1035. There is a photograph of the dinner in Café Momus in �Corelli - A Man, A Voice� (plate 98). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their �New Listings - September/October 1990� and the CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Mirella Freni

Nemorino - Nicolai Gedda

Dulcamara - Fernando Corena

Belcore - Mario Sereni

Giannetta - Joy Clements

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2035; Omega Opera Archive 3602

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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

Comments:- Recordings of performances at the MET on 12 November 1965 (2035) and on 27 November 1965 (3602). The former is described in the online catalogue of the Omega Opera Archive as �vg(IH)� and the latter as �exc.�.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Violetta Valery - Mirella Freni

Flora Bervoix - Luciana Rezzadore

Annina - Gianbruna Rizzardini

Alfredo Germont - Luciano Pavarotti

Giorgio Germont - Attilio D' Orazi

Gastone - Augusto Pedroni

Dottore Grenvil - Maurizio Mazzieri

Barone Douphol - Walter de Ambrosis

Marchese d'Obigny - Bruno Cioni

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Compact Disc - ZYX Classic CLS 4602-2 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1682 {2CDRS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Modena (7 February 1965). The CDs issued by ZYX Records are listed in the �Bielefelder Katalog Klassik 1 1997� S.996. and 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Rodolfo - Flaviano Labò

Schaunard - William Ledbetter

Marcello - Franco Iglesias

Colline - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Mary Costa

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Lawrence Davidson

Parpignol - Aldo Marra

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2155 (1991)�; House of Opera ALD 2155

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni �The Golden Age of Opera� GAO 147-148 {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 publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.17 No.5 May-June 1994 p.220

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (9 December 1966). The performance of 5 December is briefly reviewed in OPERA April 1967 p.300. It is reported that at this performance Musetta was sung by Maria Cleva. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their �New Listings - January/February 1991�

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Gérard Dunan

Le Remendado - Milen Paunov

Moralès - Roger Soyer

Zuninga - Anton Diakov

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Compact Disc; - Frequenz 11022 {3CDS}; Price-Less DI 838X {3CDS} ; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)�

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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 the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1966). The performance on 27 August 1966, with Ernest Blanc as Escamillo, is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.54, p.58.

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Franco Corelli

Liù - Mirella Freni

Ping - Theodor Uppman

Pang - Robert Nagy

Pong - Charles Anthony

Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti

L'imperatore Altoum - Mariano Caruso

Un mandarino - Robert Goodloe

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 756 (+Freni - concert) {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035158 {2CDS} (2002)�

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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; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 December 1966)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Don Giovanni - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Donna Anna - Claire Watson

Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda

Donna Elvira - Christa Ludwig

Leoporello - Walter Berry

Il Commendatore - Franz Crass

Masetto - Paolo Montarsolo

Zerlina - Mirella Freni

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Black Disc; - *HMV �Angel Series� AN 172-5 {4LPS} (1966)�; HMV �Angel Series� SAN 172-5 {4LPS} (1966)�; EMI SLS 1434623 {3LPS} (1983)�; Angel SDL 3700

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-1434629 (1983)�

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63841-2 {3CDS} (1991)�

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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 1966 p.275 [PHW]; January 1967 p.354 [DST]; July 1983 p.182 [AB]; September 1991 p.125 [AB]

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Opera - February 1967 pp.157-158 [HDR]; September 1995 p.1131

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Classic CD - January 1995 p.46

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

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Adina - Mirella Freni

Nemorino - Nicolai Gedda

Dulcamara - Renato Capecchi

Belcore - Mario Sereni

Giannetta - Angela Arena

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Black Disc - HMV �Angel� AN 180-1; HMV �Angel� SAN 180-1; ENI 3 C 165-00066/67; Angel SBL 3701

Compact Disc - EMI CDMB 69897 {2CDS} (USA)

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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 - April 1967 p.538; July 1967 p.53

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Valérie Millot

Mercédès - Júlia Hamari

Le Dancaïre - Kurt Equiluz

Le Remendado - Milen Paunov

Moralès - Robert Kerns

Zuninga - Anton Diakov

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Laser Disc - Philips 070 440-1 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - Philips PHBH 1003 (Japan) (1999)�; DG 073 4032 (2005)�

VHS Video Cassette - Philips 440 070 540-3 (NTSC); Philips Video Classics 070 440-3 (PAL)

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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 - October 1996 p.117 [AB]

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Opera - March 2006 pp.353-354 [YS]

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Opera News - August 1996 p.52

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.341-342 [DLK]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1987 p.149 [DM]

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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.45

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Diapason - No.527 juillet-aoüt 2005 p.108 [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.128

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BBC Music Magazine - May 1996 p.23

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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.303-306 [DF]

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Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.84

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.83

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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile -Maggio p.94

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Comments:- Video recording of a film (see OPERA January 1969 p.84)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leone Magiera - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Rodolfo - Luciano Pavarotti

Schaunard - Afro Poli

Marcello - Guido d' Orazi

Colline - Mario Gaetani

Mimi - Mirella Freni

Musetta - Grazia di Rocco

Parpignol - Fernando Pavarotti

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 2567 (1991)�

Compact Disc - ZYX Classic CLS 4601 {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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale, Modena (December 1967). The CDs issued by ZYX Classic are listed in the �Bielefelder Katalog Klassik 1 1997� S.996

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Chor der Wiener Staatsoper - Kammerchor der Salzburger Festspiele - Kinderchor der Salzburger Festspiele

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Olivera Miljakovic

Mercédès - Júlia Hamari

Le Dancaïre - John van Kesteren

Le Remendado - Milen Paunov

Moralès - Robert Kerns

Zuninga - Anton Diakov

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1306;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1432-2 (highlights +highlights 1955) {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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 Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (July or August 1967). The cast listed above is as given in Festspiele in Salzburg by Josef Kaut pp.244-245. 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 origin of the recording is stated to be an �Excellent FM Aircheck�.

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Faust - Gianni Raimondi

Méphistophélès - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Marguerite - Mirella Freni

Valentin - Robert Massard

Siébel - Luigi Alva

Marthe - Anna Di Stasio

Wagner - Alfredo Giacomotti

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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37005 {3CDS]; Opera d'Oro OPD 1294 {3CDS} (2001)�; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)�

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1998 pp.141-142 [MM]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.177 [CPGP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (16 February 1967; see OPERA May 1967 p.387)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Violetta Valery - Mirella Freni

Flora Bervoix - Anne Howells

Annina - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Alfredo Germont - Renato Cioni

Giorgio Germont - Piero Cappuccilli

Gastone - John Lanigan

Dottore Grenvil - David Kelly

Barone Douphol - George Macpherson

Marchese d'Obigny - Eric Garrett

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Compact Disc - Frequenz 043 006 {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (5 May 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.512). This performance was broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times dated April 27 1967 p.58).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1967(LI;11/10/67)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Cesare Siepi

Susanna - Mirella Freni

Conte Almaviva - Tom Krause

Contessa Almaviva - Pilar Lorengar

Cherubino - Teresa Berganza

Marcellina - Nancy Williams

Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Basilio - Paul Franke

Curzio - Gabor Carelli

Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary

Barbarina - Loretta Di Franco

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers NOZ 196703 {3CDRS} (2008)�

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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 (11 October 1967).This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made �in house�. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given at 11 November 1967. According to the MET Online Data Base there was a performance of Le Nozze di Figaro on that day, but neither Siepi nor Freni sang in it.

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI;27/9/67)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Roméo - Franco Corelli

Juliette - Mirella Freni

Gertrude - Shirley Love

Frère Laurence - John Macurdy

Capulet - Raymond Michalski

Tybalt - Charles Anthony

Le Prince - Norman Scott

Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary

Mercutio - John Reardon

Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin

Pâris - Gene Boucher

Benvolio - Robert Schmorr

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1694 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 September 1967). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Shirley Verrett

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Lilian Sukis

Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin

Le Dancaïre - Robert Goodloe

Le Remendado - Robert Schmorr

Moralès - Tony Christova

Zuninga - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1578 (& 2700 & 1345)

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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 the MET (10 October 1968). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). It was described as a �VG to Excellent in-house recording�.

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Giovanni - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Donna Anna - Gundula Janowitz

Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus

Donna Elvira - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Martti Talvela

Masetto - Rolando Panerai

Zerlina - Mirella Freni

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Black Disc - GOP Records GOP 53

Compact Disc - Paragon PCD 84009-84011 {3CDS}

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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 Salzburg Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1968 p.52)

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Roméo - Nicolai Gedda

Juliette - Mirella Freni

Gertrude - Shirley Love

Frère Laurence - John Macurdy

Capulet - Raymond Michalski

Tybalt - Charles Anthony

Le Prince - Norman Scott

Gregorio - Lorenzo Alvary

Mercutio - John Reardon

Stéphano - Marcia Baldwin

Pâris - Gene Boucher

Benvolio - Robert Schmorr

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1270

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 April 1968). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Alain Lombard - 1968(LI;April)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Lilian Sukis

Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin

Le Dancaïre - Gene Boucher

Le Remendado - Charles Anthony

Moralès - Ron Bottcher

Zuninga - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1711 (& 1476); Premiere (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2008)�

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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 the MET (20 April 1968). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRS issued by Premiere (Italy) are (were?) advetised on their website (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1968(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Adina - Mirella Freni

Nemorino - Renzo Casellato

Dulcamara - Sesto Bruscantini

Belcore - Mario Basiola jnr.

Giannetta - Elena Zilio

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Compact Disc; - Frequenz 043-009 {2CDS} (1989)�

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 3 September 1968

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L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1968(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Suzel - Mirella Freni

Fritz Kobus - Luciano Pavarotti

Beppe - Laura Didier-Gambardella

David - Vincenzo Sardinero

Federico - Luigi Pontiggia

Hanezo - Benito di Bella

Caterina - Malvina Major

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Black Disc; - HMV �Angel� SAN 242-243 {2LPS} (1969)�; HMV SLS 5107 {2LPS} (1978)�; Angel SBL-3737 {2LPS} (1969)�; EMI Electrola 1C 065 01908/09 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5107 (1978)�

Compact Disc; - *EMI CDS 7 47905 8 {2CDS} (1987)�; EMI �Great Recordings of the Century� CMS 5 67376-2 {2CDS} (2000)�; Angel CDCB 47905 {2CDS} (1987)�; EMI Classics 5139372 (collection) {7CDS + 2DVDS} (2008)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1969 p.188; October 1969 p.537; August 1978 p.368 [JBS]; December 1978 p.1178 (mention) [IM]; January 1979 p.1258 [JBS]; August 1987 p. [AB]; Awards Issue (published October) 2000 pp.124-125 [MEO]; January 2001 (published December 2000) p.51 [PO'C]

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Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.65-S.66 [RM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.134-137 [DWW]

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American Record Guide - August 1969 Vol.35 No.12 p.1137 [PLM]

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International Record Review - September 2000 pp.118-119 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]

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Comments:- Recorded on 29-31 August, 1-4, 7, 11, 13 September 1968

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Alain Lombard - 1968(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Roméo - Franco Corelli

Juliette - Mirella Freni

Gertrude - Michèle Vilma

Frère Laurence - Xavier Depraz

Capulet - Claude Calès

Tybalt - Robert Cardona

Le Prince - Pierre Thau

Gregorio - Christos Grigoriou

Mercutio - Henri Gui

Stéphano - Eliane Lublin

Pâris - Yves Bisson

Benvolio - Maurice Auzeville

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