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Eugene Onegin - Gino Bechi

Lenski - Giuseppe Campora

Tatyana - Leyla Gencer

Olga - Oralia Domínguez

Larina - Jolanda Gardino

Filipjewna - Amalia Pini

Gremin - Italo Tajo

Triquet - Piero De Palma

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Compact Disc; - Opera Depot OD 10309-1 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (17 March 1954). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1955(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Werther - Juan Oncina

Charlotte - Leyla Gencer

Sophie - Sandra Ballinari

Albert - Enzo Sordello

Le Bailli - Marcello Cortis

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5279 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2002 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Hardy Classic Video HCV 1007 (PAL)

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

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.63 [GH]

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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.55 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.1

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.108 [DA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.99 [JS]

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Musica (Milano) - N.107 Anno 22 marzo-aprile 1998 p.81 [ER]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film (23 April 1955). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases» and that issued on the Encore label is (was) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Floria Tosca - Leyla Gencer

Mario Cavaradossi - Vittorio De Santis

Il barone Scarpia - Giuseppe Taddei

Il Sagristano - Melchiorre Luise

Cesare Angelotti - Aldo Terraso

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Gerardo Gaudioso

Un pastore - Nino Tarallo

Un carceriere - Silvio Santarelli

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 752 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66331 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6486-6487 (+Leyla Gencer -; recital) {2CDS} (2006)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - November 1994 p.63; 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.61 [IW]

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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (21 January 1955). The cast listed above is that give in the performance chronology of the Leyla-gencer website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1956(LCE)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Max - Alessandro Zilliani

Agathe - Leyla Gencer

Kaspar - Boris Christoff

Ännchen - Renata Scotto

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Compact Disc - On Stage 4707 (+Oberon) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in Trieste (18 January 1956). Caspar's aria, sung by Boris Christoff, is from a broadcast (RAI Torino, 12 November 1956) conducted by Vittorio Gui. Mario Petri sang Caspar in Trieste.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1957(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Manrico - Mario Del Monaco

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Leyla Gencer

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Plinio Clabassi

Ines - Laura Londi

Ruiz - Athos Cesarini

Un vecchio zingaro - Sergio Liliani

Un messo - Walter Artioli

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Black Disc; - Historic Recording Enterprises HRE 268 {2LPS} (1979)ª; Replica RPL 2413-2415 (1980)ª;; foyer FO 1012 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - *CBS/SONY 54DC 1022-1023 {2CDS} (Japan) ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 704 {2CDS}; Arkadia MP 483.2 {2CDS}; Arkadia 352 065 {2CDS};; Myto 2 MCD 013 247 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1121-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - *Hardy Classic Video HCD 4006 (2002)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #5 (NTSC); Hardy Classic Video HCV 1006 (PAL)

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 2003 pp.56-57 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.349 (audio); Vol.25 No.5 May/June 2002 pp.221--222 (audio) [GJ]

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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; Januar 1997 S.63 (video); Dezember 1997 S.62 (video) [GH]; November 2002 S.95 (DVD) [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]: Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.122-125 (DVD) [RP]

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Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.51 (VHS) [SS]; No.274 décembre 2002 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.504 juin 2003 p.123 (DVD) [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.1

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BBC Music Magazine - February 2003 p.94 [GH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.233-234 (DVD) [LM]

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80 (audio): No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 (audio) [PT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.106 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.99 [FSR]: No.51 mayo-junio 2002 pp.99-100 (audio) [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.61 [JS]

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Comments:- A video (VHS, DVD) and a recording of the soundtrack (LP, CD) of a television film (recorded 18 April 1957)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1957(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Manrico - Mario Filippeschi

Azucena - Dora Minarchi

Leonora - Leyla Gencer

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Antonio Massaria

Ines - Liliana Hussu

Ruiz - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1198/9-2 (+Lucia di Lammermoor - Fabritiis) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of excerpts from a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (November 1957). The cast listed above is that given in «Leyla Gencer - romanzao vero di una primadonna» by Franca Cella p.479. The recording of excerpts issued by Bongiovanni is a «filler» on the CDs of the recording of Lucia di Lammermoor conducted by Fabritiis and it is possible (probable) that not all the singers listed appear in these excerpts.

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Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Le Marquis de la Force - Scipio Colombo

Blanche de la Force - Virginia Zeani

Le Chevalier de la Force - Nicola Filacuridi

Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Gianna Pederzini

Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Leyla Gencer

Mère Marie - Gigliola Frazzoni

Mère Jeanne - Vittoria Palombini

Soeur Constance - Eugenia Ratti

Soeur Matilde - Fiorenza Cossotto

L'Aumonier - Alvino Misciano

Le Geôlier - Antonio Pirino

Premier Commissaire - Arturo La Porta

Deuxième Commissaire - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Thierry - Armando Manelli

M.Javelinot - Carlo Gasperini

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR-144-3 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03558

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66 366 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.57 [KC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.92 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (26 January 1957; see OPERA March 1957 p.171, June 1957 pp.374-375)

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I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Jacopo Foscari - Mirto Picchi

Lucrezia Contarini - Leyla Gencer

Jacopo Loredano - Alessandro Maddalena

Barbarigo - Ottorino Begali

Pisana - Marisa Salimbeni

Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Augusto Veronese

Servo de Doge - Uberto Scaglione

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 155 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 67/2 {2LPS}; Melodram MEL 465 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt 34029 (+Gencer - recital) {2CDS}; Arkadia CDMP 439.2 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 031 273 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.80

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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.118 [MP]

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Répertoire - No.61 septembre 1993 p.80

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Classica Répertoire - No.59 février 2004 p.118 [PT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (December 1957, see OPERA March 1958 p.184)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Franco Calabrese

Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer

Don Carlo - Aldo Protti

Don Alvaro - Giuseppe di Stefano

Preziosilla - Gabriella Carturan

Fra Melitone - Enrico Campi

Curra - Stefania Malagù

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Franco Ricciardi

Un Chirurgo - Franco Piva

Un Alcalde - Alfredo Giacomotti

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Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 37010 {3CDS}; Frequenz 043-015 {3CDS} Pantheon 6627-6629 {3CDS}; Phoenix PX 510.3 Myto 3MCD 001215 (+Anna Bolena - highlights){3CDS} (2000)ª; Living Stage LS 40351317 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera CDNO 789-3 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22315 {3CDS} (2007)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:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.4 March/April 1989 p.320 [JM]; Vol.24 No.1 September/October 2000 p.300 [GJ]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.252-254 [JM]

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Orpheus - März 1997 S.59 (mention)

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American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.311 [LM]

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80

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Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 Agosto-Settembre 1996 p.144

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Classical Express - Issue No.121 p.4 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Cologne during a tour by La Scala (5 July 1957)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Lucia - Leyla Gencer

Edgardo - Giancinto Prandelli

Enrico - Nino Carta

Raimondo - Antonio Massaria

Arturo - Lorenzo Sabatucci

Alisa - Liliana Hussu

Normanno - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2486 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Hunt 577 (highlights) {1CD); Melodram 15003 (highlights) {1CD} Bongiovanni GB 1198/99-2 (+Il trovatore - excerpts - Bellezza - Trieste 1957);; The Opera Lovers LUC 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.98 (highlights) [HF]; Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 pp.91-92 [BR]

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Comments:- Recording a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (13 December 1957 or 30 November 1967)

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There is only one recording of Monte Ivnor by Lodovico Rocca on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1957(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Edalí - Leyla Gencer

Naiké - Miriam Pirazzini

Imar - Renato Gavarini

Wladimiro Kirlatos - Anselmo Colzani

Tepurlov - Nestore Catalani

Gregor Miroj - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Il capo dei gendarmi - Leonardo Monreale

Maravaid - Leonardo Monreale

Kuttarin - Jole de Maria

Danilo - Augusto Pedroni

Droboj - Salvatore De Tommaso

Ivanaj - Walter Brunelli

Un operaio - Walter Brunelli

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Black Disc; - EJS 408 «The Golden Age of Opera» {2LPS} (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.373 {2CDS} (2007)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 358

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.57 [KC]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2007 pp.96-97 [JTH]

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Comments:- According to the EJS discography (p.384) this recording was made on 16 March 1957 and broadcast on 17 October 1957 by RAI Torino. However, it is listed as a production of RAI Milano in «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» (p.147)

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Assassinio nella cattedrale by Ildebrando Pizzetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Tommaso Beckett - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Prima Corifea - Leyla Gencer

Seconda Corifea - Gabriella Carturan

Primo Sacerdote - Mario Ortica

Secondo Sacerdote - Dino Dondi

Terzo Sacerdote - Adolfo Cormanni

Un araldo - Aldo Bertocci

Primo Tentatore - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

Secondo Tentatore - Antonio Cassinelli

Terzo Tentatore - Nicola Zaccaria

Quarto Tentatore - Lino Puglisi

Primo Cavaliere - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

Secondo Cavaliere - Enrico Campi

Terzo Cavaliere - Silvio Maionica

Quarto Cavaliere - Marco Stefanoni

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Black Disc - Historical Opera Performances Editions HOPE 242 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1396 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.95 [PO'C]

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Comments:- Recording of the first performance (1 March 1958; see OPERA May 1958 p.308)

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Simon Boccanegra - Tito Gobbi

Jacopo Fiesco - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Amelia Grimaldi - Leyla Gencer

Gabriele Adorno - Mirto Picchi

Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi

Pietro - Giovanni Amodeo

Un'ancella - Anna Maria Borrelli

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Gino Borrelli

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Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6002-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Hardy Classic HCA 60002-2 (PAL) (1998)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1999 S.61 [MB]

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Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 (audio) [MT]

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L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.26 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [LB] (audio)

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at Naples (26 December 1958; see OPERA March 1959 p.179)

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Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Suor Angelica - Leyla Gencer

La Zia Principessa - Neda Monte

La Badessa - Maja Sunara

La Zelatrice - Jole de Maria

La Maestra delle novizie - Vera Magrini

Suor Genovieffa - Nunzia Mosca

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SUO 195801 {1CDR} (2008)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (25 April 1958). The partial cast listed above is that given in the website «Omagio a Leyla Gencer» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer

Enrico - Plinio Clabassi

Giovanna - Giulietta Simionato

Percy - Aldo Bertocci

Rochefort - Silvio Maionica

Smeton - Anna Maria Rota

Hervey - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 166 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Replica RPL 2407-2409 (1980)ª;; Melodram MEL 081 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Sony 54DC 1072-3 {2CDS} (Japan); Nuova Era 6713-DM {2CDS}; Memories HR 4517-4518; Phoenix PX503.2; Opera d'Oro OPD 1148 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Myto 3MCD 001 215 (highlights + La forza del destino) {3CDS} (2000)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5114 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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

Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - March 1994 p.52

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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.1 September/October 2000 p.300 (highlights) [GJ]

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Classical Express - September 1995 p.3

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 pp.38-39

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Comments:- Probably recorded on 11 July 1958 and broadcast on 17 July 1958 (see «EJS Discography» by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin p.91)

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Schwanda the Bagpiper by Jaromir Weinberger performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Schwanda - Scipio Colombo

Dorota - Leyla Gencer

Babinsky - Aldo Bertocci

Königin - Gertrude Ribla

Magier - Melchiorre Luise

Teufel - Paolo Montarsolo

Richter - Adriano Ferrario

Scharfrichter - Mario Carlin

Des Teufels Famulus - Enzo Guagni

Der Höllenhauptmann - Mario Carlin

1.Landsknecht - Adriano Ferrario

2.Landsknecht - Melchiorre Luise

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 231 {2LPS} (1975)ª

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Recordings of Schwanda the Bagpiper by Jaromir Weinberger are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1177

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 10 August 1958. Some of the dialogue is spoken by actors: Renata Salvagno (Dorota), Pierluigi Pelitti (Babinsky), Gianni Bortolotto (Schwanda)

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La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Lida - Leyla Gencer

Arrigo - Gastone Limarilli

Rolando - Giuseppe Taddei

Federico Barbarossa - Paolo Washington

Primo Console - Augusto Frati

Secondo Console - Ugo Novelli

Marcovaldo - Giorgio Giorgetti

Il Podesta di Como - Mario Frosini

Imelda - Olga Carossi

Un Araldo - Alberto Lotti-Camici

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Black Disc; - CLS AMDRL 22809 {2LPS} (1980)ª; *Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 79 {2LPS}; Gli dei Della Musica 29-30 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (+highlights of perfomance conducted by; Molinari-Pradelli) {2CDS} (2003)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.223-225 [JM]

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Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.847-S.848 [ES2]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.55

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.73 [GG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.68 marzo 2004 p.88 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (10 May 1959, see OPERA August 1959 p.503)

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The Fiery Angel by Sergei Prokofieff performed in Italian

Conductor István Kertész - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Ruprecht - Rolando Panerai

Renata - Leyla Gencer

Landlady - Stefania Malagù

Fortune Teller - Anna Maria Canali

Jakob Glock - Raimondo Botteghelli

Agrippa von Nettesheim - Florindo Andreolli

Mephistopheles - Mario Carlin

Faust - Mario Borriello

Mother Superior - Gabriella Carturan

Inquisitor - Enrico Campi

Mathias - Antonio Boyer

Innkeeper - Arturo La Porta

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 61 {2LPS}

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Recordings of The Fiery Angel by Sergei Prokofieff are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.580; Opera on CD (1) p.134 (2) p.148 (3) p.167; PENGUIN p.291; GIUDICI p.573 (2) p.956; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.109; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Spoleto Festival (See OPERA September 1959 p.577 )

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Charlotte - Leyla Gencer

Sophie - Giuliana Tavolaccini

Albert - Mario Borriello

Le Bailli - Vito Susca

Johann - Eno Mocchiutti

Schmidt - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2410-2412 (1980)ª

Compact Disc - Memories HR 4554-55 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 599.2 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro 1234 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1230-2 {2CDRS}

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

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - September 1994 p.52; December 1994 p.53

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.129 [HF]; Vol.18 No.2 November/ December 1994 p.294:Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.198

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.87

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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Verdi

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1960(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Don Giovanni - Mario Petri

Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Heinz Borst

Masetto - Renato Cesari

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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Compact Disc; - Datum 12 321 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1389 {3CDS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4314 (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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 2005 pp.91-93 (DVD) [MB]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.58 (DVD) [GH]

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Opéra International - janvier 1997 No.209 p.51 (audio)

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.132 (DVD) [MP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.62-63 (DVD) [TP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.231-232 (DVD) [RVL]

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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.108 (audio)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.82 (DVD) [PMH]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film and audio recording of the sound-track.

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Macbeth - Giuseppe Taddei

Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer

Banco - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Macduff - Mirto Picchi

Malcolm - Franco Ricciardi

Dama - Stefania Malagù

Medico - Guido Malfatti

Domestico - Leonardo Ciriminna

Sicaro - Ugo Miraglia

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 32451 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Rodolphe RP 12240/42 {3LPS}; *Sonata 9063/3 {3LPS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 705 {2CDS}; Living Stage 347.08 {2CDS}

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.138-142 [DAF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Palermo (14 January 1960)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Mario Zanasi

Amelia - Leyla Gencer

Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini

Oscar - Dora Gatta

Silvano - Franco Bordoni

Samuele - Alessandro Maddalena

Tom - Giovanni Foiani

Un Giudice - Angelo Mercuriali

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.019 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 622.2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Movimiento Musica MM 061020 {2CDS} Myto 2 MCD 011 238 (+duet Gencer, Merighi cond. Verchi 1973) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1996 S.58

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.122

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.51

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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile-Maggio 1996 p.136

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.63: No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.44-45 [AV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.96 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (28 November 1961, see OPERA February 1962 p.122)

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Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Communale di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Communale di Trieste

Francesca - Leyla Gencer

Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Anselmo Colzani

Paolo il Bello - Renato Cioni

Malatestino dall'Occhio - Mario Ferrara

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Compact Disc - Arkadia 352597; Arkadia CDHP 597.2

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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - September 1994 p.60

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.4 March-April 1994 p.366

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.83

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Arturo Talbot - Gianni Raimondi

Sir Riccardo Forth - Manuel Ausensi

Sir Giorgio - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Enrichetta di Francia - Luisa Bartoletti

Sir Bruno Robertson - Umberto di Toto

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Mario Verazzi

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Black Disc - foyer FO 1024 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 923 63 {2CDS} (1992)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Living Stage LS 1086 {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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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 Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]

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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.69

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.231-232 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (12 July 1961 or/and 30 June 1961 (M. Richter, live-rare-opera)); see OPERA October 1961 pp.649-650). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. According to the review in ARG the recording issued on the Living Stage label is of a performance on 12 October 1961, but this must be incorrect as I puritani was not performed in the Teatro Colón on that day. See the Teatro Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Hermann - Antonio Annaloro

Lisa - Leyla Gencer

Countess - Mariana Radev

Count Tomsky - Ivo Vinco

Prince Yeletsky - Sesto Bruscantini

Pauline - Adriana Lazzarini

Chekalinsky - Walter Gullino

Surin - Agostino Ferrin

Chaplitsky - Angelo Mercuriali

Major-domo - Giuseppe Bertinazzo

Narumov - Leonardo Monreale

Governess - Aurora Cattelani

Chloe - Fiorella Cova

Masha - Yeda Valtriani

Prilepa - Edith Martelli

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03851

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100 792 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 February 1961). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil

Gilda - Leyla Gencer

Duca di Mantova - Gianni Raimondi

Sparafucile - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Maddalena - Carmen Burello

Giovanna - Carmen Morra

Monterone - Juan Zanin

Marullo - Héctor Barbieri

Borsa - Italo Pasini

Conte di Ceprano - Julio Gallardo

Contessa di Ceprano - Alesia Andreavis

Un paggio - Ana María De Amicis

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 1 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03408

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 732 (+Raimondi - recital) {2CDS}; Myto 2MCD 003 225 (+I Puritani - Gencer - Raimondi - excerpts) {2CDS} (2000)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 pp.285-286 [RT]

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Orpheus - Oktober 2000 S.57 [GH]

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76

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American Record Guide - May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.192 [LM]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.170

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - noviembre 2000 No.137 p.46 [AV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.97 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón - 24 June 1961 or/and 16 June 1961 (M. Richter). The date given in VERDI DAL VIVO is 16 June 1916 (sic). Presumably this should be 1961.

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Simon Boccanegra - Tito Gobbi

Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi

Amelia Grimaldi - Leyla Gencer

Gabriele Adorno - Giuseppe Zampieri

Paolo Albiani - Rolando Panerai

Pietro - Vito Susca

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Glade Peterson

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 010 {3LPS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 1 {2LPS} Rodolphe «Crescendo» RP 12702 (highlights) {1LP};

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 732 {2CDS} ; *Gala GL 100.508 (+highlights Falstaff - Karajan 1957) {2CDS} ;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1351 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.280-281 [ADC]

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Orpheus - April 1996 S.59

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American Record Guide - March/April 1985 Vol.48 No.3 p.38 (highlights) [KM]

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.79

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. Another performance is reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue 1961 p.59

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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)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1163-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1452 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Royal Opera House «Heritage Series» ROH 5007 {3CDS} (2007)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 - 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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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)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 - 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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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

La principessa Turandot - Lucilla Udovich

Calaf - Franco Corelli

Liù - Leyla Gencer

Ping - Renato Cesari

Pang - Mario Carlin

Pong - Piero De Palma

Timur - Joshua Hecht

L'imperatore Altoum - Luigi Paolillo

Un mandarino - Antonio Sacchetti

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TURA 196201 {2CDRS} (Canada) ; Golden Melodram GM 5.0066 {2CDS} (2007)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; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.258-259 [MM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (13 January 1962; see OPERA May 1962 p.323). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Leyla Gencer

Radamès - Gastone Limarilli

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini

Una Sacerdotessa - Silvana Tumicelli

Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali

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VHS Video Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07076 (NTSC)

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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

Comments:- Video recording of Acts 1 to 3 of a performance in the Arena di Verona (4 August 1963). Act 4 was not performed because of bad weather.

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La battaglia di Legnano by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Lida - Leyla Gencer

Arrigo - João Gibin

Rolando - Ugo Savarese

Federico Barbarossa - Marco Stefanoni

Primo Console - Silvio Maionica

Secondo Console - Alessandro Maddalena

Marcovaldo - Enzo Viaro

Imelda - Bruna Ronchini

Un Araldo - Vito Susca

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-813-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.591 (+highlights I Vespri Siciliani - Gavazzeni 1964) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Myto 2 MCD 033 281 (highlights + complete recording - Gui) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 792-2 {2CDRS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.223-225 (highlights) [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.54 {mention) [GH]

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Opéra International - No.56 février 1983 p.59 [SS]

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

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.94 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Trieste (4 March 1963). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Don Giovanni - Renato Capecchi

Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer

Don Ottavio - Richard Holm

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Giovanni Foiani

Masetto - Renato Cesari

Zerlina - Mariella Adani

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3835 (1996)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 in the Salle Garnier, Théâtre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo (17 Februar 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the chronology section of the web-site: http://www.leylagencer.eu (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».

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Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Gastone, Viconte di Bearn - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il Conte di Tolosa - Emilio Salvoldi

Ruggero - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ademaro de Montheil - Antonio Zerbini

Raimondo - Franco Ghitti

Elena - Leyla Gencer

Isaura - Mirella Fiorentini

Un Soldato - Alessandro Maddalena

Un Araldo - Virgilio Carbonari

L'Emiro di Ramla - Alessandro Maddalena

Un Ufficiale dell'Emiro - Ottorino Begali

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 284 {2LPS} (1963)ª; Melodram MEL 163 {3LPS}; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 89 {2LPS}; Morgan 6403 {3LPS};;; Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 249

Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 27004 {2CDS}; *Verona 27040/41 {2CDS} Phoenix PX 506.2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.927; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.17

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.138-142 [DAF]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.191

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 pp.38-39

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.119

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (24 September 1963, see OPERA December 1963 p.826)

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Figaro - Heinz Blankenburg

Susanna - Liliane Berton

Conte Almaviva - Michel Roux

Contessa Almaviva - Leyla Gencer

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Rosa Laghezza

Bartolo - Michael Langdon

Basilio - Hugues Cuénod

Curzio - John Kentish

Antonio - Derick Davies

Barbarina - Maria Zeri

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 352 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; The Opera Lovers NOZ 196301 {2CDS} (2008)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6805

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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 concert performance given by the Glyndebourne company at a PROM in the Royal Albert Hall, London (22 July 1963). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Home Service. See Radio Times Issue Dated July 20-26 1963 p.24. A recording was broadcast by the BBC Music Programme on 14 October 1965. See Radio Times Issue dated October 9-15 1965 p.58. 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» where the date of the performance is given as 28 June 1963 and the place as London. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The date of the performance recorded is also given here as 28 June 1963.

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Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Beatrice di Tenda - Leyla Gencer

Agnese - Antigone Sgourda

Filippo Maria Visconti - Mario Zanasi

Orombello - Juan Oncina

Anichino - Mario Guggia

Rizzardo - Ottorino Begali

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Black Disc; - Morgan Records 3MOR 6402 {3LPS}; Melodram MEL 456 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2333-2334 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4543-4544 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers BEA 196401 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Myto 2 MCD 065 334 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Beatrice di Tenda by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.44; PENGUIN p.9; GIUDICI p.28 (2) p.72

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - April 1995 p.51

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Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 pp.127-128 [ADC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.555-576 [DM]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.28 [GWL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice, Venice (10 January 1964; see OPERA April 1964 p.270). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Tito Gobbi

Il Grande Inquisitore - Bruno Marangoni

Un Frate - Raymond Michalski

Elisabetta di Valois - Leyla Gencer

La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry

Tebaldo - Jeanne Diamond

Il Conte di Lerma - Robert Schmorr

Una voce dal cielo - Carol Toscano

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1396-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (7 November 1964). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica

Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Adriana Lazzarini

Fra Melitone - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Curra - Anna Lia Bazzani

Padre Guardiano - Carlo Cava

Mastro Trabuco - Renato Ercolani

Un Chirurgo - Armando Manelli

Un Alcalde - Franco Bordoni

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 013-015 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later;; Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 689 (2003)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bologna (9 February 1964). 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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Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Gastone, Viconte di Bearn - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il Conte di Tolosa - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ruggero - Bruno Marangoni

Ademaro de Montheil - Antonio Zerbini

Raimondo - Franco Ghitti

Elena - Leyla Gencer

Isaura - Mirella Fiorentini

Un Soldato - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 1068 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.927; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.17

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 11 November (Festivals 2000) 2000 S.89 [[GH]

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Opéra International - No.255 mars 2001 pp.170-171 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.96 [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2000 No.136 p.66 [SV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (June 1964)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Norma - Leyla Gencer

Adalgisa - Adriana Lazzarini

Pollione - Bruno Prevedi

Oroveso - William Wilderman

Clotilde - Sofía Schulz

Flavio - Italo Pasini

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3811 (1996)ª

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

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (18 July 1964). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».

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Roberto Devereux by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Elisabetta - Leyla Gencer

Duca di Nottingham - Piero Cappuccilli

Sara - Anna Maria Rota

Roberto Devereux - Ruggero Bondino

Lord Cecil - Gabriele De Julis

Sir Gualtiero Raleigh - Silvano Pagliuca

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 307 {2LPS} (1964)ª; Robin Hood Records RHR 503 (+Leyla Gencer in Anna Bolena - excerpts) {3LPS}; foyer FO 1042 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 65 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Hunt CD 545 {2CDS}; Arkadia 545 {2CDS} ; Opera d'Oro OPD 1159 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Hardy Classic HCA 6011-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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

CELLETTI p.247; GIUDICI p.204, (2) p.340

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - March 1999 p.84 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.66 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Opéra International - septembre 1984 No.73 p.50 [SS]

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International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.78-79 [CC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Carlo, Napoli (2 May 1964). See OPERA, July 1964 p.480

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Simon Boccanegra - Cornell MacNeil

Jacopo Fiesco - William Wilderman

Amelia Grimaldi - Leyla Gencer

Gabriele Adorno - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta

Paolo Albiani - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Pietro - Tulio Gagliardo

Un'ancella - Corrada Malfa

Un capitano dei balestrieri - José Crea

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01269

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1195 {2CDRS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (28 June 1964).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Violetta Valery - Leyla Gencer

Flora Bervoix - Ana-Maria Martins

Annina - Carmen Pimental

Alfredo Germont - Flaviano Labò

Giorgio Germont - Piero Cappuccilli

Gastone - Nino Crimi

Dottore Grenvil - Heraldo De Marco

Barone Douphol - Antonio Lembo

Marchese d'Obigny - Amilton Moreira

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 120 (highlights) {1CD} The Opera Lovers TRA 196403 {2CDRS}

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4388

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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 a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (7 August 1964; see OPERA October 1964 pp.675-676). According to «Memórias Glórias de um Teatro» by Edgard de Brito Chaves Jr. pp.379-380 the cast also included Vladimir de Kanel, Sergio Napoli. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). It is described as «Rare in house recording. Slightly abridged, Gencer only Violetta»

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Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Guido di Montforte - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Il Sire di Bethume - Franco Pugliese

Il Conte Vaudemont - Mario Borriello

Arrigo - Gastone Limarilli

Giovanni da Procida - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

La Duchessa Elena - Leyla Gencer

Ninetta - Luciana Piccolo

Danieli - Fernandino Jacopucci

Tebaldo - Vittorio Pandano

Roberto - Paolo Mazzotta

Manfredo - Athos Cesarini

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Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27037 {2LPS}; Nuova Era 2321-2322 {2LPS};; Gala GL 100.591 {2CDS} (2001)ª; House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.54 {mention) [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (5 December 1964; see OPERA February 1965 pp.126-127)

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Anna Bolena - Leyla Gencer

Enrico - Carlo Cava

Giovanna - Patricia Johnson

Percy - Juan Oncina

Rochefort - Don Garrard

Smeton - Maureen Morelle

Hervey - Lloyd Strauss-Smith

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 458 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc - Hunt CD 554 {2CDS}

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

Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - March/April 1986 Vol.9 No.4 pp.127-128 [ADC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (13 June 1965, see OPERAFestival Issue 1965 p.21 for a review of the performance on 11 June 1965)

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

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Guglielmo Tell - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Arnoldo Melchtal - Gianni Raimondi

Gualtiero Furst - Paolo Washington

Melchthal - Bruno Marangoni

Edwige - Anna Maria Rota

Un pescatore - Pietro Bottazzo

Gessler - Silvano Pagliuca

Matilde - Leyla Gencer

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 36

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01783

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 715 {3CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 537 {3CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1461 {3CDS} (2006)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (11 December 1965; see OPERA February 1966 p.148). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and 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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Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Gastone, Viconte di Bearn - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

Il Conte di Tolosa - Renato Bruson

Ruggero - Ruggero Raimondi

Ademaro de Montheil - Massimiliano Malaspina

Elena - Leyla Gencer

Isaura - Aida Meneghelli

L'Emiro di Ramla - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 5.0056 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Jérusaleme [Gerusaleme] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.927; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.17

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.86 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the company of the Teatro La Fenice in Munich (14 May 1965). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Il Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991» p.198

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