There are 38 recordings on file in which Ilva Ligabue appears

Order by composer

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1951(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Franco Capuana*

2 1953?(RA) - Hôtellerie portugaise (L') by Luigi Cherubini - Enrico Piazza*

3 1954(LI) - quattro rusteghi (I) by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Antonino Votto*

4 1954(RE) - italiana in Londra (L') by Domenico Cimarosa - Ennio Gerelli*

5 1955(RA) - Pimmalione by Luigi Cherubini - Ennio Gerelli*

6 1958(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Nino Sanzogno*

7 1958(RA) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Nino Sanzogno*

8 195?(SE) - italiana in Londra (L') by Domenico Cimarosa - Ennio Gerelli**

9 1961(LI) - Lodoiska by Luigi Cherubini - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

10 1961(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Basile*

11 1961(STU) - Ascanio in Alba by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Carlo Felice Cill..*

12 1961?(RA) - Corradino lo svevo by Pino Donati - Nino Bonavolantà*

13 1962(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nicola Rescigno*

14 1962(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*

15 1962(SE) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Edward Downes*

16 1963(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Manno Wolf-Ferrari*

17 1963(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*

18 1963(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*

19 1963(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Georg Solti*

20 1963(STU) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*

21 1964(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*

22 1965(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*

23 1965(LI) - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Anton Guadagno*

24 1966(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Rossi*

25 1966(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*

26 1966(STU) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Leonard Bernstein*

27 1967(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ettore Gracis*

28 1967(LI) - Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini - Nicola Rescigno*

29 1968(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - István Kertész*

30 1968(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Antonino Votto*

31 1969(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferdinand Leitner*

32 1971(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Peter Maag*

33 1971(RA) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*

34 1972(LI) - masnadieri (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*

35 1972(LI;15/7/72) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

36 1973(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Nicola Rescigno*

37 1975(RA) - Nerone by Arrigo Boito - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*

38 1976(LI) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Nello Santi*

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Charlotte - Giulietta Simionato

Sophie - Dora Gatta

Albert - Gino Orlandini

Le Bailli - Sesto Bruscantini

Johann - Enrico Campi

Schmidt - Vittorio Pandano

Kätchen - Ilva Ligabue

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07829

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1101/2-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD H066 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 2659-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.250

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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [IW]

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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55

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The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.149

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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 La Scala (21 April 1951). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.

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There is only one recording of L' Hôtellerie portugaise by Luigi Cherubini on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Enrico Piazza - 1953?(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Donna Gabriella - Ilva Ligabue

Ines - Luisa Villa

Don Carlos - Franco Taino

Pedrillo - Giovanni Fabbri

Don Roselbo - Paolo PedanI

Inigo - Otello Borgonovo

Rodrigue - Paolo Montarsolo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 411 {1LP} (1967)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette «Cherubini Series» MRF/C 04 (+Le due giornale) {3LPS};; Melodram MEL 153 (+Elisa + Pimmalione) {4LPS} (1981)ª

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Comments:- Recording of a brodacast performance in Italian under the name «L'osteria portoghese» (1 January 1953). This may have been recorded earlier

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I quattro rusteghi by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lunardo - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Margarita - Cloe Elmo

Lucieta - Rosanna Carteri

Maurizio - Silvio Maionica

Marina - Ilva Ligabue

Filipeto - Cesare Valletti

Simon - Marco Stefanoni

Canciano - Melchiorre Luise

Siora Felice - Silvana Zanolli

Conte Riccardo Arcolai - Giuseppe Zampieri

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 344 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 26 {3LPS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.239 [CGP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (6 February 1954; see OPERA August 1954 p.504 )

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L' italiana in Londra by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Ennio Gerelli - 1954(RE)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Livia - Ilva Ligabue

Fanny - Luisa Villa

Milord Arespingh - Rodolfo Malacarne

Don Polindoro - Paolo Montarsolo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 407 (+La reginetta delle;; rose - excerpts) {1LP} (1967)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 990

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (4 July 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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There is only one recording of Pimmalione by Luigi Cherubini on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Ennio Gerelli - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Pimmalione - Umberto Borghi

Galatée - Ilva Ligabue

Vénus - Gabriella Carturan

Amour - Mariella Adani

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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette «Cherubini Series» MRF/C-03 (+Il crescendo) {3LPS};; Melodram MEL 153 (+Elisa + L'Hôtellerie Portugaise) {4LPS} (1981)ª

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast in Italian under the name «Pigmalione» (19 June 1955)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Don Giovanni - Mario Petri

Donna Anna - Orietta Moscucci

Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini

Il Commendatore - Franco Calabrese

Masetto - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5510 (2005)ª

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

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

Comments:- Video recording of a performance given in the Teatro de Corte del Palazzo Reale by the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli in conjunction with RAI. This is mentioned briefly in OPERA December 1958 p.794. A singer «Franco» Mazzoli is listed here, but I have taken this to be a misprint.

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Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Francesca - Ilva Ligabue

Samaritana - Nicoletta Panni

Ostasio - Fernando Valentini

Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Aldo Protti

Paolo il Bello - Mirto Picchi

Malatestino dall'Occhio - Piero De Palma

Biancofiore - Alberta Valentini

Garsenda - Renata Mattioli

Altichiara - Biancamaria Casoni

Adonella - Palma Martini

Ser Toldo Berardengo - Mario Carlin

Il balestriere - Mario Carlin

Il torrigiano - Guido Pasella

La schiava - Luisa Ribacchi

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2547-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 13 December 1958. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.150. The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007

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L' italiana in Londra by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Ennio Gerelli - 195?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica di Milano

Livia - Ilva Ligabue

Fanny - Luisa Villa

Don Polindoro - Paolo Montarsolo

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Black Disc; - Philips S 06083 R {1x10in-LP} (1957)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Luister - April 1957 p.185 [LR]

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Comments:- It is not clear if this is the same recording as that issued by EJS, but it probably derives from RAI. Mario Spina also takes part

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Lodoiska by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Lodoïska - Ilva Ligabue

Lysinka - Renata Mattioli

Floreski - Giancinto Prandelli

Titziken - Renato Gavarini

Varbel - Sesto Bruscantini

Compte Dourlinski - Walter Monachesi

Altamoras - Plinio Clabassi

Talma - Carlo Cava

Emissarie - Giampiero Malaspina

Emissarie - Carlo Cava

Terzo emissario - Giovanni Ciavola

Primo tartaro - Vito Tatone

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Black Disc - *Mauro R. Fuguette MRF «Cherubini Series» MRF/C-02 (+Requiem Mass) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª

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Comments:- The year given on the MRF records is 1967, but according to «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» by Gualerzi and Marinelli Mosconi (p.166) this performance was broadcast on 10 December 1961. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated «6/02» where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Adriana Lazzarini

Leonora - Ilva Ligabue

Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi

Ferrando - Salvatore Catania

Ines - Eugenia Vaiani

Ruiz - Virginio Assandri

Un vecchio zingaro - Giulio Sandri

Un messo - Pasquale Tommasi

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

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

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

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

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Ascanio in Alba by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1961(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra da Camera dell'Angelicum di Milano

Chorus - Polifonico di Torino

Ascanio - Emilia Cundari

Silvia - Eugenia Ratti

Aceste - Petre Munteanu

Venere - Ilva Ligabue

Fauno - Anna Maria Rota

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Black Disc; - Angelicum LPA 1704/06 {3LPS}; Harmonia Mundi 30 602-4 {3LPS}; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6126 {3LPS}; Charlin SLC 8-9-10 {3LPS} (France) (1963)ª

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Recordings of Ascanio in Alba by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.444

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.121

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Diapason - No.82 décembre 1963 p.27 [JG]

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There is only one recording of Corradino lo svevo by Pino Donati on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Nino Bonavolantà - 1961?(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Orietta - Ilva Ligabue

Corradino - Giuseppe Campora

L'ammamtellato - Fernandino Lidonni

Frangipane - Robert Amis El Hage

Una voce - Luisella Ciaffi Ricagno

Lao - Carlo Perucci

Baldo - Gino Pasquale

Lauro - Pier Luigi Latinucci

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Compact Cassette - mr. tape 1732

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 18 February 1961.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Otello - Mario Del Monaco

Desdemona - Ilva Ligabue

Iago - Ramón Vinay

Cassio - Antonio Pirino

Rodrigo - Michael Trimble

Lodovico - Lorenzo Gaetani

Montano - Roberto Bañuelas

Emilia - Joann Grillo

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 452 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Cin-Cin 1004/05 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1059 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66

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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.269 [MM]

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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Dallas Civic Opera (30 November or 8 December 1962; see OPERA February 1963 pp.97-98). According to OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL (loc.cit) the recording on the CDs issued on the Cin-Cin label is of a performance at the Vienna State Opera, but according to the chronology in «Mario Del Monaco - Monumentum aere perennius» Del Monaco never sang Otello in Vienna. The only performances with the partial cast quoted (Del Monaco, Vinay, Ligabue) are those in Dallas.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Otello - Mario Del Monaco

Desdemona - Ilva Ligabue

Iago - Tito Gobbi

Cassio - Franco Ricciardi

Rodrigo - Athos Cesarini

Lodovico - Enrico Campi

Montano - Guido Malfatti

Emilia - Laura Zannini

Un Araldo - Mario Rossetti

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 475 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 767 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Golden Melodram GM 50054 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 pp.266-267 [BB]

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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.60 [IW]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (11 January 1962). The cast listed above is as given in «Il Teatro Massimo di Palermo - cento anni attraverso la stagioni liriche e gli artisti» p.165.

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1962(SE)

Orchestra - New Symphony Orchestra of London

Falstaff - Fernando Corena

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Renato Capecchi

Bardolfo - Robert Bowman

Pistola - Michael Langdon

Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue

Nannetta - Lydia Marimpietri

Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni

Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Decca SXL 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» SDD 429 London A 4154 {1LP} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1154 {1LP} (1964)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 9-075 (7½ips 4-track) (1984)ª

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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 - December 1963 p.287; November 1974 p.964 [JBS]

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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG] July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]

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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG]July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (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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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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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)ª

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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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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Falstaff - Geraint Evans

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Dr. Cajus - Italo Pasini

Bardolfo - Nino Falzetti

Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue

Nannetta - Jeanette Scovotti

Meg Page - Noemi Souza

Mistress Quickly - Oralia Domínguez

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Compact Disc - Ornamenti FE 119 {2CDS}

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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 Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (30 August 1963)

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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

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

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

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

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8008 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1964)ª

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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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Grace Bumbry

Leonora - Ilva Ligabue

Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 595-2 {2CDRS}; Omega Opera Archive 1456 {2CDRS}

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (9 October 1964). 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 forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Plinio Clabassi

Leonora di Vargas - Ilva Ligabue

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato

Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi

Padre Guardiano - Nicolai Ghiaurov

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1466

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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 La Scala (7 December 1965). According to the review in OPERA (February 1966 p.147) there were several demonstrations during this performance. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Alfredo Kraus

Margherita - Ilva Ligabue

Elena - Mara Coleva

Martha - Charlotte Povia

Wagner - Gene Bullard

Pantalis - Jacklyn Schneider

Nereo - Marshall Stone

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3526

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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (February 1965). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online «Partial Performance Chronology» of opera in Philadelphia. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Falstaff - Tito Gobbi

Fenton - Agostino Lazzari

Ford - Walter Alberti

Dr. Cajus - Mario Carles

Bardolfo - Florindo Andreolli

Pistola - Leonardo Monreale

Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue

Nannetta - Lydia Marimpietri

Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali

Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 061 323 (La forza del destino - Gavazenni 1965 - highlights) {2CDS} (2006)ª

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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:-

American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.290 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 pp.86-87 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 19 October 1966. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.183.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Otello - Charles Craig

Desdemona - Ilva Ligabue

Iago - Peter Glossop

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 752 (2003)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (December 1966). The CDRs issued by House of Opera listed in their online catalogue of new releases dated 22 December 2003.

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Falstaff - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Fenton - Juan Oncina

Ford - Rolando Panerai

Dr. Cajus - Gerhard Stolze

Bardolfo - Murray Dickie

Pistola - Erich Kunz

Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue

Nannetta - Graziella Sciutti

Meg Page - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik

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Black Disc; - Columbia M3L-350 {3LPS} (USA) (1966)ª; Columbia M3S-750 {3LPS} (USA) (1966)ª; CBS BRG 72943-5 {3LPS}; CBS SBRG 72493-5 {3LPS};; *CBS MET 3002 {3LPS} (UK); CBS SET 3002 {3LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - Sony M2K 42535 {2CDS}; Sony Classical SM2K 91181 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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 - February 1967 p.439; April 1967 p.513; October (published August) 2003 p.91 [PO'C]

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Opera - April 1967 pp.333-334 [HDR]

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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.3 November 1966 p.203 [PLM]

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Don Giovanni - Ruggero Raimondi

Donna Anna - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)

Don Ottavio - Renzo Casellato

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Giorgio Tadeo

Il Commendatore - Giovanni Antonini

Masetto - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Zerlina - Giovanni Martino

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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disk #5 - to April 2004» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (16 December 1967)

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Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Suor Angelica - Ilva Ligabue

La Zia Principessa - Oralia Domínguez

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SUO 196702 {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 at the Dallas Civic Opera (22 November 1967). There is a short review in OPERA February 1968 pp.142-144.

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor István Kertész - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Falstaff - Geraint Evans

Fenton - Stuart Burrows

Ford - John Shaw

Dr. Cajus - Kenneth MacDonald

Bardolfo - Robert Bowman

Pistola - David Kelly

Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue

Nannetta - Elizabeth Robson

Meg Page - Yvonne Minton

Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik

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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3928

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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 (3 June 1968). The performance on 29 May 1968 is reviewed in OPERA July 1968 pp.588-589.

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Manon Lescaut - Ilva Ligabue

Des Grieux - Gastone Limarilli

Lescaut - Mario Basiola jnr.

Geronte - Enrico Campi

Edmondo - Franco Ricciardi

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 4051; The Opera Lovers MANL 196902 {2CDRS} (2008)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Palermo (March 1968; see OPERA May 1968 p.398). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Don Giovanni - Tito Gobbi

Donna Anna - Claire Watson

Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Paolo Washington

Masetto - Peter Van Ginkel

Zerlina - Judith Raskin

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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia; «WWW Site on a Disc #7» {1xCD-ROM} (2006)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (6 December 1969; see OPERA February 1970 pp.126-127).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Don Giovanni - Ruggero Raimondi

Donna Anna - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)

Don Ottavio - Lajos Kozma

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Giuseppe Taddei

Il Commendatore - Antonio Zerbini

Masetto - Leonardo Monreale

Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10211 {3CDS} (1998)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:-

Orpheus - Mai 1999 S.60 [IW]

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Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]

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L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.29

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.116 diciembre 1998 p.32 (mention) [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (3 January 1971)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1971(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Graziano Del Vivo

Leonora di Vargas - Ilva Ligabue

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Franca Mattiucci

Fra Melitone - Domenico Trimarchi

Curra - Mirella Fiorentini

Padre Guardiano - Agostino Ferrin

Mastro Trabuco - Florindo Andreolli

Un Chirurgo - Teodoro Rovetta

Un Alcalde - Teodoro Rovetta

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 2545/46/47-2 (+songs - Bergonzi - Cappuccilli) {3CDS} (2005)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:-

Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.59-S.60 [IW]

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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.216 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.90 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 October 1971. According to «50 Anni di Opera Lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.200 «Una Voce» is sung by Carla Bucci.

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I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Massimiliano - Boris Christoff

Carlo - Gianni Raimondi

Francesco - Renato Bruson

Amalia - Ilva Ligabue

Armino - Giampaolo Corradi

Moser - Giovanni Foiani

Rolla - Mario Talba

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-811-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Cassette - *Legato ALD 2862

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 135-136 {2CDS} Myto 2 MCD 973.158 {2CDS} (1997)ª; *House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1346 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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

CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - November 1997 p.54 [CJL]

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Fanfare - Vol.16 No.5 May-June 1993 p.345 [MM]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1993 S.57: Oktober 1997 S.58 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.57 mars 1983 p.56 [SS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.88 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (29 November 1972, see OPERA March 1973 p.249)

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1972(LI;15/7/72)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Ernani - Franco Corelli

Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Silva - Ruggero Raimondi

Riccardo - Piero De Palma

Iago - Bruno Grella

Giovanna - Marisa Zotti

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «Golden Age of Opera» GAO 131-132 {2CDS}; The House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.1 The Early Years» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Opera Legacies OL 6003 {2CDS};; Myto 2 MCD 044 299 (+excepts from another performance) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Répertoire - février 1993 p.68

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.240-241 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 pp.85-86 [MC]: No.79 abril 2005 p.83 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (15 July 1972)

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Andrea Chénier - Jon Vickers

Carlo Gérard - Silvano Carroli

Madeleine di Coigny - Ilva Ligabue

Madelon - Lili Chookasian

Roucher - Lenus Carlson

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Enrico Campi

Un Incredible - Piero De Palma

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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1311

Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 219-2 {2CDRS}

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (30 November 1973; see OPERA February 1974 pp.145-146; «A Hero's Life» by Jeannie Williams p.185).

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Nerone by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1975(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Nero - Bruno Prevedi

Simon Mago - Agostino Ferrin

Fanuel - Alessandro Cassis

Asteria - Ilva Ligabue

Rubria - Ruza Baldani

Tigellino - Antonio Zerbini

Gobrias - Giampaolo Corradi

Dositeo - Alessandro Cassis

Perside - Anna Di Stasio

Cerinto - Corinna Vozza

Il tempiere - Walter Brighi

L'oracolo - Renzo Gonzales

Primo viandante - Walter Brighi

Secondo viandante - Vinicio Cocchieri

Una voce - Walter Brighi

Altra voce - Renzo Gonzales

Lo schiavo - Vinicio Cocchieri

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Black Disc; - Bismark Beane MRF 161-S {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Cetra LO 7704-7705 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Living Stage 34704 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1435 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Bongiovanni GB 2388/9-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.125

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.65 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.69

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.142

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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.69 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.30

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 pp.82-83 [JMP]

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Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de France

Chorus - Choeur de Radio France

Francesca - Ilva Ligabue

Samaritana - Janine Devost

Ostasio - Pedro Farrés

Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Aldo Protti

Paolo il Bello - Ruggero Bondino

Malatestino dall'Occhio - Michel Sénéchal

Biancofiore - Bernadette Antoine

Garsenda - Edith Tremblay

Altichiara - Joyce Castle

Adonella - Amelia Salvetti

Ser Toldo Berardengo - Michel Hamel

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Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32492/3 {2CDS);; Gala GL 100 726 (+I masnadieri - highlights - Gavazzeni) {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers FRA 197601 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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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:-

Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.65 [GH]

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Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.116 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (15 March 1976). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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