There are 59 recordings on file in which Magda Olivero appears

Order by composer

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

1 1938(RA) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Franco Ghione*

2 1954(LI) - Mazeppa by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Ionel Perlea*

3 1956(RA) - Iris by Pietro Mascagni - Angelo Questa*

4 1957(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Vincenzo Bellezza*

5 1957(RA) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Emidio Tieri*

6 1959(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Mario Rossi*

7 1959(LI) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*

8 1960(FI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Fulvio Vernizzi*

9 1960(LI) - tabarro (Il) by Giacomo Puccini - Ugo Rápalo*

10 1960(RA) - guerra (La) by Renzo Rossellini - Massimo Freccia*

11 1961(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Nicola Rescigno***

12 1962(LE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

13 1963(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

14 1963(LI) - Celestina (La) by Flavio Testi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*

15 1963(LI) - Iris by Pietro Mascagni - Fulvio Vernizzi*

16 1963(RA) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Mario Rossi*

17 1964(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Francesco Molinari-..*

18 1964(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Fulvio Vernizzi*

19 1964(LI) - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*

20 1964(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*

21 1965(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Fulvio Vernizzi*

22 1965(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Arturo Basile*

23 1965(RA) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

24 1966(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Fernando Previtali*

25 1966(LI) - Orfeide (L') by Gian Francesco Malipiero - Hermann Scherchen*

26 1967(LI) - fanciulla del west (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabri..*

27 1967(LI) - Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini - Nicola Rescigno*

28 1969(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Carlo Moresco*

29 1969(LI) - Fedora by Umberto Giordano - Nicola Rescigno*

30 1969(LI) - Fedora by Umberto Giordano - Napoleone Annovazzi*

31 1969(LI) - quattro rusteghi (I) by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Ettore Gracis*

32 1969(SE) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Nicola Rescigno*

33 1969(STU) - Fedora by Umberto Giordano - Lamberto Gardelli*

34 1970(LI) - Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini - Fulvio Vernizzi*

35 1970(LI) - tabarro (Il) by Giacomo Puccini - Gaetano Delogu*

36 1970(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Alfredo Silipigni*

37 1970(LI) - Voix humaine (La) by Francis Poulenc - Nicola Rescigno***

38 1970(LI) - Voix humaine (La) by Francis Poulenc - Nicola Rescigno*

39 1970(LI;Oliviero) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Nello Santi*

40 1971(LC) - Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini - Nicola Rescigno*

41 1971(LI) - Confessione by Sandro Fuga - Gianfranco Rivoli*

42 1971(LI) - Fedora by Umberto Giordano - Ferruccio Scaglia*

43 1971(RA) - Risurrezione by Franco Alfano - Elio Boncompagni*

44 1972(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Michelangelo Veltri*

45 1972(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Michelangelo Veltri*

46 1972(LI) - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Nello Santi*

47 1972(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Ino Savini*

48 1972(LI) - Wally (La) by Alfredo Catalani - Ferruccio Scaglia*

49 1972(RA) - Filomela e l'infatuato by Gian Francesco Malipiero - Ettore Gracis*

50 1973(LE) - promessi sposi (I) by Errico Petrella - Carlo Farina*

51 1973(LI) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Alfredo Silipigni*

52 1974(LI) - Jenufa by Leos Janácek - Jerzy Semkow*

53 1975(LE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*

54 1975(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Jan Behr*

55 1976(LI) - cappello di paglia di Firenze (Il) by Nino Rota - Elio Boncompagni*

56 1976(LI) - Queen of Spades (The) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Guido Ajmone-Marsan*

57 1979(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - James Conlon*

58 1979(LI) - Voix humaine (La) by Francis Poulenc - Reynald Giovaninetti***

59 1993(SE) - Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea - Carmelina Gandolfo-..*

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Ghione - 1938(RA)

Orchestra - EIAR Torino

Chorus - EIAR Torino

La principessa Turandot - Gina Cigna

Calaf - Francesco Merli

Liù - Magda Olivero

Ping - Afro Poli

Pang - Adelio Zagonora

Pong - Gino Del Signore

Timur - Luciano Neroni

L'imperatore Altoum - Armando Giannotti

Un mandarino - Giuseppe Bravura

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Black Disc - Cetra CB 20046-20061 {16x78s}; Cetra CC 2066-2081 {16x78s} Parlophone R 20410-20425 {16x78s}; Parlophone SW 8039-8054 {16x78s;AC} Odeon O 8416-8431S {16x78s}; Parlophone P26/27 {16x78s} (USA) Cetra-Soria N.1206 {3LPS} (USA); Cetra LPS 3206 (electronic stereo) {3LPS} Everest 427/3 {3LPS}; Everest S427/3 (electronic stereo) {3LPS} Turnabout THS 65049/65050 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era HMT 9002-9003 {2CDS}; Fonit Cetra CD0 28 {2CDS);; Phonographe PH 5053-5054 {2CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 794 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78016 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110193-94 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Warner Fonit 50504671223-2-1 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1938 p.293 [HFVL]; March 1992 p.134; July 1996 p.34; March 2003 p.89 [PO'C]

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Opera - January 1996 p.21

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Opera Now - July/August 1996 p.107; March/April 1998 p.99 [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol. 18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.297

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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61; Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.81 [DN]

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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.69

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Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 p.131 [VA]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.167

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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.55

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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.4: Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4

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American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.239

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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.79

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59

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Musica (Milano) - No.99 Anno 20 Agosto-Settembre 1996 p.125

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 ottobre 1996 p.84: Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.89 [MG]

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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.2 Issue 16 p.52

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.84 [TF]

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Comments:- Recorded between 4 and 15 September 1938. The recording takes thirty one 12inch 78 sides. On the Cetra and Parlophone discs the thirty second side is used for arecording of the «Inno a Roma» whereas on the Odeon discs it is blank. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Mazeppa by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Italian

Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Mazeppa - Ettore Bastianini

Mariya - Magda Olivero

Kochubey - Boris Christoff

Liubov - Mariana Radev

Andrei - David Poleri

Orlik - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Iskra - Fausto Flamini

Drunken Cossack - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1016 (+Iris - excerpts) {3LPS) Estro Armonico EA 046 {3LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 43 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27070 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66309 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500651 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5028 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

CELLETTI p.155; GIUDICI p.128 (2) p.209; 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 (corrected in issue for September/October 2003 p.287).

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1166 [JW]

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.192 [DCS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.186-188 [DWW]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.102 [JG]

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Comments:- Recorded at a performance in Florence (6 June 1954)

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Iris by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Questa - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Iris - Magda Olivero

Osaka - Salvatore Puma

Kyoto - Saturno Meletti

Il Cieco - Giulio Neri

Un Merciavolo - Salvatore De Tommaso

Un Cenciaivolo - Mario Carlin

Una guècha (Dhia) - Amalia Olivia

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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 29; Estro Armonico EA 030 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 23 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDAR 2023 {2CDS} (1995)ª

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Recordings of Iris by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.392; PENGUIN p.199; GIUDICI p.353 (2) p.616

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - July 1995 p.55

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.256

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Diapason - No.422 janvier 1996 p.105

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.94 [JG]

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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.46

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American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.136

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast on 12 September 1956. The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Opera di Roma

Chorus - Opera di Roma

Minnie - Magda Olivero

Dick Johnson - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Nick - Adelio Zagonora

Ashby - Giulio Tomei

Jake Wallace - Alfredo Colella

Billy Jackrabbit - Piero (Pietro) Passarotti

José Castro - Gino Conti

Wowkle - Corinna Vozza

Sonora - Arturo La Porta

Trin - Salvatore De Tommaso

Sid - Virgilio Ascorro

Bello - Giuseppe Forgione

Harry - Paolo Caroli

Jim Larkens - Enzo Titta

Un postiglione - Marco Rogani

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 552 {2LPS} (1971)ª

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 179 (highlights) {1LP} (1995)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.59

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.84 enero 1996 p.61

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.96 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (30 March 1957. See OPERA July 1957 p.447)(See Classic Express No.64, May 1995 p. 2)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Emidio Tieri - 1957(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Eugenio Fernandi

Il barone Scarpia - Scipio Colombo

Il Sagristano - Vito de Taranto

Cesare Angelotti - Giovanni Amodeo

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Sergio Liviabella

Un pastore - Giovanni Bianchini

Un carceriere - Giuseppe Albano

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Black Disc; - Discocorp «Reference Recordings» RR 514 {2CDS} (1979)ª; Movimiento Musica 02.004 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 5104 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6159-6120 {2CDS} (2007)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:-

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 p.224 [BR]

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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2008 S.59 [DN]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.99 [JG]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2007 Vol.70 No.6 p.266 [MM]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2007 p.98 [JTH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.106 diciembre 2007 p.93 [LB]

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Comments:- Recorded on 31 October 1957 and broadcast on 14 November 1957

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Franco Corelli

Principe di Bouillon - Antonio Cassinelli

Principessa di Bouillon - Giulietta Simionato

Michonnet - Ettore Bastianini

Quinault - Augusto Frati

Poisson - Renato Ercolani

Mlle. Jouvenot - Rossana Zerbini

Mlle. Dangeville - Anna Di Stasio

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Mariano Caruso

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

Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27009 {2CDS}; Phoenix PX 502.2 {2CDS} Hardy Classic HCA 6007-2 (+video with Olivero) {2CDS} (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 178 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers ADR 195901 {2CDRS}; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» 7037 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.124-126 [ADC]: Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.120-121 [LRB]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Francesca - Magda Olivero

Samaritana - Pinuccia Perotti

Ostasio - Enrico Campi

Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Giampiero Malaspina

Paolo il Bello - Mario Del Monaco

Malatestino dall'Occhio - Piero De Palma

Biancofiore - Lydia Marimpietri

Garsenda - Edda Vincenzi

Altichiara - Biancamaria Casoni

Adonella - Anna Maria Rota

Smaragdi - Gabriella Carturan

Ser Toldo Berardengo - Angelo Mercuriali

Il balestriere - Athos Cesarini

Prisoner - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 114 {3LPS}; Estro Armonico EA 041 {3LPS} Replica RPL 2451-53 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-132

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 186-2 {2CDS} Celestial Audio CA 227 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 051 303 {2CDS} (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:-

Opera News - March 2 1996 p.39

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.84

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Opéra International - septembre 1998 No.227 p.59 [SS]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.233

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.103 [JG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.91 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (4 June 1959; see OPERA, August 1959, p.532 for a review of a performance in which Giangiacomo Guelfi sang the role ofGiovanni lo Sciannto)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1960(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Alvino Misciano

Il barone Scarpia - Giulio Fioravanti

Il Sagristano - Carlo Badioli

Cesare Angelotti - Giovanni Foiani

Spoletta - Athos Cesarini

Sciarrone - Arrigo Cattelani

Un pastore - Rino Rontani

Un carceriere - Renzo Gonzales

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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 27025

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4011 (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Legato Classics LCV 016 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society BCS #685 (NTSC & PAL)

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1998 p.110 (video) [AB]; March 2005 pp.100-101 (DVD) [JBS]

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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.88 (video)

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Opera News - December 28 1996 p.52 (video)

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.83 (video); 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.76 (DVD) [IW]

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Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [CC]

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Diapason - No.517 septembre 2004 p.142 (DVD) [MP]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.100 (audio) [JG]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.99 (video) [TP]

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.82 (DVD) [IJ]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 pp.92-93 (DVD) [MC]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.183 maggio 2004 (DVD) pp.104-105 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a television film (and its soundtrack) (March 1960)

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Ugo Rápalo - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Michele - Giuseppe Gismondo

Luigi - Silvano Verlinghieri

Il Talpa - Enzo Felicitati

Giorgetta - Magda Olivero

La Frugola - Jole de Maria

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TAB 196001 {1CDR} (2008)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli. According to «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per tre Generazioni» there was a performance on 21 May 1960. The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given as 20 May 1960.

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There is only one recording of La guerra by Renzo Rossellini on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Massimo Freccia - 1960(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Marta - Magda Olivero

Maria - Nicoletta Panni

Erik - Giancinto Prandelli

Marco - Silvio Spaccesi

Prete - Renato Cesari

Postino - Renato Cesari

Donna 1 - Agata Rubeo

Donna 2 - Angela Rocco

Uomo 1 - Walter Alberti

Uomo 2 - Ottavio Taddei

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Black Disc - Impressario Editions IE 3003 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR P-7 {1CD} (1995)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.101 [JG]

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Comments:- Recorded on 8 October 1960 and broadcast on 7 January 1961. The LP issued by Impresario Editions is advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1984 p.285.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Cio Cio San - Magda Olivero

Pinkerton - Renato Cioni

Sharpless - Mario Zanasi

Suzuki - Fernanda Cadoni

Kate Pinkerton - Anna Maria Borrelli

Goro - Mariano Caruso

Il principe Yamadori - Mario Ciofi

Lo zio Bonzo - Aldo Giannini

Il commissario imperiale - Mario Carles

L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi Paolillo

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 273

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances GOP 731 (1979)ª; Hardy Classic HCA 6016 {2CDS} (2002)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.99 [LG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (26 December 1961)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1962(LE)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Flaviano Labò

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1007 (+complete recording cond. Conlon 1979 +highlights cond. Behr 1975) {3CDS} (2002)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2002 S.56 [IW]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a perfromance at Verona.

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Juan Oncina

Principe di Bouillon - Enrico Campi

Principessa di Bouillon - Adriana Lazzarini

Michonnet - Sesto Bruscantini

Quinault - Augusto Frati

Poisson - Vittorio Pandano

Mlle. Jouvenot - Elena Barcis

Mlle. Dangeville - Anna Di Stasio

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc - Discocorp MLG 72 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 186 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5999

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Edinburgh Festival (27 August 1963; see OPERA Festival Issue 1963 p.42). Flaviano Labò was announced to sing Maurizio, but was replaced at short notice by Juan Oncina. This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated August 22 1963 p.26, p.31). 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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There is only one recording of La Celestina by Flavio Testi on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Celestina - Fedora Barbieri

Melibea - Magda Olivero

Alisa - Maria Teresa Mandalari

Pleberio - Lino Puglisi

Lucrezia - Rena Garazioti

Calisto - Mirto Picchi

Parmeno - Agostino Lazzari

Sempronio - Piero Guelfi

Tristano - Gianfranco Manganotti

Elicia - Cesy Broggini

Areusa - Mafalda Masini

Centurione - Antonio Zerbini

Frate - Mario Frosini

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1554

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (May or June 1963). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The details of the cast listed above are those given by Carlo Marinelli in ODE (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). See also «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per tre Generazioni» by Vincenzo Quattrocchi pp.84-85.

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Iris by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Netherlands Radio Chorus

Iris - Magda Olivero

Osaka - Luigi Ottolini

Kyoto - Renato Capecchi

Il Cieco - Plinio Clabassi

Un Merciavolo - Fred Bongers

Un Cenciaivolo - Fred Bongers

Una guècha (Dhia) - Jennie Veeninga

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 152 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Verona 27014/15 {2CDS} Great Opera Performance G.O.P. 708 CD {2CDS}; Gala GL 100710 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1391 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1397-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Iris by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.392; PENGUIN p.199; GIUDICI p.353 (2) p.616

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.503 mai 2003 pp.125-126 [MP]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.94 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Concetgebouw (12 October 1963)

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1963(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Werther - Agostino Lazzari

Charlotte - Magda Olivero

Sophie - Nicoletta Panni

Albert - Saturno Meletti

Le Bailli - Carlo Badioli

Johann - Gerardo Benedetti

Schmidt - Gino Pasquale

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Black Disc - RR 513; IGI 513

Compact Disc - Melodram 27065

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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 publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.95 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast on 12 June 1963

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Angelo Loforese

Principe di Bouillon - Guilhermo Damiano

Principessa di Bouillon - Adriana Lazzarini

Michonnet - Paulo Fortes

Quinault - Sergio Napoli

Poisson - Victor Prochet

Mlle. Jouvenot - Loretta Lecce

Mlle. Dangeville - Maria Helena Mucelli

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Nino Crimi

Un maggiordomo - Heraldo De Marco

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1448

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (July 1964; see OPERA October 1964 p.675). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The singers listed above are those given in «Memórias Glórias de um Teatro» by Edgard de Brito Chaves Jr. p.380. I may have assigned some of the minor roles incorrectly.

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Omroep Amsterdam

Chorus - Groot Omroep Amsterdam

Manon Lescaut - Magda Olivero

Des Grieux - Umberto Borso

Lescaut - Fernandino Lidonni

Geronte - Giovanni Foiani

Edmondo - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc - BJR 119 {1LP}; Great Operatic Performances GFC 19/20 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKRP 6 {2CDS}; Bella Voce BLV 107221 {2CDS};; House of Opera CDBB 435 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

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Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.113 [JC-1]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.98 [JG]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.60

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Comments:- Recording of a (concert?) performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (31 October 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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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Mefistofele - Cesare Siepi

Faust - Flaviano Labò

Margherita - Magda Olivero

Elena - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1066; Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1862-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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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 Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro (3 July 1964 see OPERA September 1964 pp.618-619). The cast also included Nino Crimi, Gloria Queiroz. See «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per Tre Generazioni» p.197. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The performance is attributed here incorrectly to Teatro Colón. The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES» (correctly attributed).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Flaviano Labò

Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Il Sagristano - Guilhermo Damiano

Cesare Angelotti - Nicola Zaccaria

Spoletta - Nino Crimi

Sciarrone - Amilton Moreira

Un carceriere - Antonio Lembo

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1888-2 {2CDRS} (+excerpts from; performance in July 1962 cond. Fabritiis) (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers TOS 196401 {2CDRS} (2008)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (14 July 1964). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Netherlands Radio Orchestra

Chorus - Netherlands Radio Chorus

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Fernando Ferrari

Principe di Bouillon - Franco Ventriglia

Principessa di Bouillon - Mimi Aarden

Michonnet - Renato Capecchi

Quinault - Max von Egmond

Poisson - Simon van der Geest

Mlle. Jouvenot - Elisabeth Lugt

Mlle. Dangeville - Else de Graaf

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Mario Carlin

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Compact Disc; - Verona 27077/78 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1502-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Monthly - December 1991 p.41 [WHW]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (6 November 1965; see OPERA February 1966 p.145)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Minnie - Magda Olivero

Dick Johnson - Gastone Limarilli

Jack Rance - Lino Puglisi

Nick - Mario Carlin

Ashby - Enzo Viaro

Jake Wallace - Vito Susca

Billy Jackrabbit - Mario Frosini

José Castro - Mario Frosini

Wowkle - Bruna Ronchini

Sonora - Claudio Giombi

Trin - Raimondo Botteghelli

Sid - Bruno Ferlatti

Bello - Eno Mocchiutti

Harry - Giuseppe Botta

Joe - Gino Sarri

Happy - Lucio Rolli

Jim Larkens - Augusto Frati

Un postiglione - Nicolò Macillis

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Black Disc - Morgan MOR 6501

Compact Disc - Nuova Era 2324-2325 {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.97 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Trieste (6 March 1965)

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1965(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Juan Oncina

Principe di Bouillon - Enrico Campi

Principessa di Bouillon - Anna Maria Rota

Michonnet - Mario Basiola jnr.

Quinault - Saturno Meletti

Poisson - Walter Brunelli

Mlle. Jouvenot - Olga Santini

Mlle. Dangeville - Ada Finelli

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Fernandino Jacopucci

Un maggiordomo - Aronne Ceroni

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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 008 {3LPS}

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 22 December 1965

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino

Minnie - Magda Olivero

Dick Johnson - Gastone Limarilli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Mario Carlin

Ashby - Enrico Campi

Jake Wallace - Maurizio Mazzieri

Billy Jackrabbit - Alfredo Pistone

José Castro - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Wowkle - Giuse Gerbino

Sonora - Guido Mazzini

Trin - Armando Benzi

Sid - Alberto Albertini

Bello - Emilio Savoldi

Harry - Gaspare Pace

Joe - Rinaldo Secco

Happy - Bruno Tessari

Jim Larkens - Guido Fabbris

Un postiglione - Luigi Palchetti

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 112 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2834

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Turin (5 May 1966; see OPERA August 1966 p.632). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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There is only one recording of L' Orfeide by Gian Francesco Malipiero on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Hermann Scherchen - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Orfeo - Alvino Misciano

Brighella - Giorgio Giorgetti

Arlecchino - Mario Carlin

Doctor Balanzon - Renato Capecchi

Drunken man - Renato Capecchi

Captain Spaventa - Paolo PedanI

Pantalon - Claudio Giombi

Tartaglia - Enzo Guagni

Pulcinella - Mario Ferrara

Ballad singer - Alberto Rinaldi

Nerone - Alberto Rinaldi

Old Mother - Magda Olivero

Lover - Dino Formichini

Bell-ringer - Gino Orlandini

Lamp-lighter - Manlio Micheli

Knight - Ottavio Taddei

Drinks-seller - Valiano Natali

Agrippina - Antonietta Daviso

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Compact Disc - TAHRA TAH 190/1

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1997 p.98

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.5 May/June 1997 p.187

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Orpheus - Februar 1998 S.63 [GH]

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Diapason - No.431 novembre 1996 p.110

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.89

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.204 novembre 1996 p.100

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Répertoire - No.101 april 1997 p.49

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro della Pergola, Florence (7 June 1966)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Minnie - Magda Olivero

Dick Johnson - Daniele Barioni

Jack Rance - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Nick - Mario Guggia

Ashby - Angelo Nosotti

Jake Wallace - Alessandro Maddalena

Billy Jackrabbit - Uberto Scaglione

José Castro - Franco Federici

Wowkle - Anna Lia Bazzani

Sonora - Giuseppe Zecchillo

Trin - Vittorio Pandano

Sid - Bruno Tessari

Bello - Bruno Grella

Harry - Augusto Pedroni

Joe - Mario Carlin

Happy - Gianni Socci

Jim Larkens - Francesco Signor

Un postiglione - Augusto Veronese

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 933 83 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 744-2 {2CDRS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.97 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (20 February 1967). A recording of this performance was also published by «Mondo Musica» but incorrectly labelled as being from 1966 (See letter by H.Fogel in FANFARE Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.429)

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Medea - Magda Olivero

Glauce - Graziella Sciutti

Neris - Biancamaria Casoni

Giasone - Bruno Prevedi

Creonte - Nicola Zaccaria

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 258 {2LPS} (1979)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette MRF C-03

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 755 {2CDS} ; live-rare-opera un-numbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.90

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (4 November 1967; see OPERAFebruary 1968 p.142)

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Connecticut Opera Association

Chorus - Connecticut Opera Association

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Pedro Lavirgen

Principe di Bouillon - Irwin Densen

Principessa di Bouillon - Mignon Dunn

Michonnet - John Modenos

Quinault - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Poisson - Robert Schmorr

Mlle. Dangeville - Rosalind Hupp

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 185 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 284

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, USA (18 October 1969; see OPERA February 1970 p.128, p.145). This performance is listed in «Magda Olvero - Una Voce per tre generazioni» where the conductor is given as Carlo Moresco (as listed above). 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 conductor is given as «Silipigni» while in mr. tape's catalogue «Guadagno» is given.

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Fedora by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero

Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Bruno Prevedi

De Siriex - Julian Patrick

La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Gretch - Italo Tajo

Cirillo - Nicola Zaccaria

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Compact Disc - Music & Arts CD-671 (+La voix humaine) {2CDS)

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

CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.93 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Dallas Civic Opera (29 November 1969; see OPERA March 1970 p.216)

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Fedora by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro del Giglio di Lucca

Chorus - Teatro del Giglio di Lucca

La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero

Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe di Stefano

De Siriex - Guido Mazzini

Lorek - Andrea Mineo

La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Giovanna di Rocco

Boroff - Plinio Clabassi

Gretch - Dino Di Stasio

Cirillo - Plinio Clabassi

Desiré - Augusto Pedroni

Il piccolo Savoiardo - Carla Mari

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 407 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 119; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 717; Opera d'Oro OPD 1260 {2CDS}

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

CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 p.93 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Lucca (16 September 1969)

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I quattro rusteghi by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Torino

Lunardo - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Margarita - Fedora Barbieri

Lucieta - Mariella Adani

Maurizio - Alfredo Mariotti

Marina - Edda Vincenzi

Filipeto - Agostino Lazzari

Simon - Alessandro Maddalena

Canciano - Renato Cesari

Siora Felice - Magda Olivero

Conte Riccardo Arcolai - Mario Carlin

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.553 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1385 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.234-235 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Februar 2000 S.64 [MK]

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Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.126 [MP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given on 21 December 1969

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Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1969(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte Carlo

Francesca - Magda Olivero

Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Virgilio Carbonari

Paolo il Bello - Mario Del Monaco

Biancofiore - Annamaria Gasparini

Il balestriere - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 422 {1LP} (1970)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 433 033-2 (+ Fedora) {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca 475 762-2 (+ Fedora) {2CDS} (2006)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:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1970 p.1174; April 1970 p.1572

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 p.84 [JG]

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International Record Review - June 2006 pp.27-28 [JTH]

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Comments:- Studio recording of part of the Opera. The recording on the Decca CD is a «fill-up» on the recording of Fedora (1969)

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Fedora by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo

Chorus - L'Opera de Monte Carlo

La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero

Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Mario Del Monaco

De Siriex - Tito Gobbi

Lorek - Leonardo Monreale

Nicola - Leonardo Monreale

La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Lucia Cappellino

Boroff - Virgilio Carbonari

Gretch - Silvio Maionica

Il Barone Rouvel - Piero De Palma

Cirillo - Peter Binder

Dmitri - Kiri Te Kanawa

Desiré - Ricardo Cassinelli

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 435-436 {2LPS} (1970)ª

Compact Disc; - *Decca 433 033-2 (+Francesca da Rimini - excerpts) {2CDS} (1992)ª; *Decca 475 762-2 (+Francesca da Rimini - excerpts) {2CDS} (2006)ª

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

CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1970 p.1473; July 1970 p.148; March 1992 p.110

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International Record Review - June 2006 pp.27-28 [JTH]

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Omroeporkest

Chorus - Grout Omroepkoor

Medea - Magda Olivero

Glauce - Nelly van der Speek

Neris - Marie Luise Gilles

Giasone - Mirto Picchi

Creonte - Henk Smit

Prima Ancella - Geraldine Hackett-Jones

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1617-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Fiori FI 1021 (downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps).

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (20 June 1970). See OPERA Festival Issue 1970 p.116. The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gaetano Delogu - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Michele - Giulio Fioravanti

Luigi - Aldo Bottion

Giorgetta - Magda Olivero

La Frugola - Flora Rafanelli

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 129

Compact Disc; - Legato CLassics LCD 174-1 {1CD}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 145-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.73

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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.125

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.99 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Communale in Florence (16 December 1970. See OPERA March 1971 p.213). The cast also includes Augusto Frati and Dino Formichini. The CDR issued by Premiere was advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - New Jersey Opera

Chorus - New Jersey Opera

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Sergio Di Amorim

Il barone Scarpia - Vern Shinall

Il Sagristano - Paul Plishka

Cesare Angelotti - Konstantin Moskalenko

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Newark (7 November 1970)

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La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Elle - Magda Olivero

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Black Disc - Morgan MOR 7004

Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10607 {1CD} (1999)ª

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Recordings of La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.578; MET p.384; MET(VID) p.216; PENGUIN p.289; l'opera (Milano) Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.50

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - juin 2000 No.247 p.73 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (3 May 1970)

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La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc performed in French

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Elle - Magda Olivero

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 280 (+arias) {1LP} (1979)ª

Compact Disc - Music & Arts 671 (+Fedora) {2CDS)

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Recordings of La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.578; MET p.384; MET(VID) p.216; PENGUIN p.289; l'opera (Milano) Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.50

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.95 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Dallas Civic Opera (28 November 1970; see OPERA March 1971 p.237)

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1970(LI;Oliviero)

Orchestra - Verona Arena

Chorus - Verona Arena

Manon Lescaut - Magda Olivero

Des Grieux - Plácido Domingo

Lescaut - Giulio Fioravanti

Geronte - Alfredo Mariotti

Edmondo - Ermanno Lorenzi

Una voce sola - Rina Pallini

L'oste - Franco Federici

Il maestro di ballo - Franco Ricciardi

Un sergente degli arcieri - Gianfranco Casarini

Lampionaio - Ottorino Begali

Un comandante di Marina - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Disc; - foyer 2-CF 2033 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 927-2 {2CDRS}; House of Opera CDBB 434 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1436 {2CDS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera un-numbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7050 {2CDS} (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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.105 noviembre 2007 p.91, p.92 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Verona Arena (30 July 1970). 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». A recording of the performance on 25 July 1970 is also listed (CDBB 433). This performance is reviewed in OPERA, Festival Issue 1970 p.14.

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Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1971(LC)

Orchestra - Teatro Sociale di Mantova

Chorus - Teatro Sociale di Mantova

Medea - Magda Olivero

Glauce - Elena Baggiore

Neris - Gloria Foglizzo

Giasone - Angelo Loforese

Creonte - Loris Gambelli

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Compact Disc - MYTO 911.36

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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.90

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Comments:- Recorded at performances at Mantua (January 1971; see OPERA May 1971 p.440)

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There is only one recording of Confessione by Sandro Fuga on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Gianfranco Rivoli - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Il recitante - Magda Olivero

Solomon - Franco Ghitti

Maurizio - Mario Basiola jnr.

Antonio - Gino Orlandini

L'ufficiale - Giuliano Ferrein

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Nuovo di Torino (7 May 1971, mentioned in OPERA September 1971 p.818). See also «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per Tre Generazioni» p.117, p.206, p.229. It is not stated who sings the role of Maria. The assignment of the other roles as given above may be incorrect.

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Fedora by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Ferruccio Scaglia - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra dell'Angelicum di Milano

Chorus - Coro dell'Angelicum di Milano

La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Magda Olivero

Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Giuseppe Giacomini

De Siriex - Mario D' Anna

La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Elena Baggiore

Il Barone Rouvel - Angelo Mercuriali

Dmitri - Pietro di Vietri

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 205 (+Olivero recital) {2CDS} ; House of Opera CDBB 282 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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

CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Sociale, Como (February 1971). The cast also included Paolo Badoer, Guido Pasella, Marghereta Benetti, Pietro Di Vietri, Bruno Grella. 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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Risurrezione by Franco Alfano performed in Italian

Conductor Elio Boncompagni - 1971(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Katiusha Mikailovna - Magda Olivero

Prince Dimitri Nekludoff - Giuseppe Gismondo

Simonson - Antonio Boyer

Matrena Pavlovna - Anna Di Stasio

Sofia Ivanova - Fernanda Cadoni

Anna - Nucci Condò

La Korableva - Vera Magrini

Fedia - Patrizia Pace

Un capo guardino - Marco Stefanoni

La gobba - Maria Grazia Allegri

Vera - Fernanda Cadoni

Fenitchka - Wanda Dimita

La rossa - Maja Sunara

Kritzloff - Egidio Casolari

Un impiegato della stazione - Andrea Petrassi

Un guardino - Andrea Petrassi

Un ufficiale - Giuseppe Scalco

Il cosacco - Vito Susca

Primo contadino - Egidio Casolari

Secondo contadino - Marco Stefanoni

Una vecchia serva - Maja Sunara

Una donna - Giuseppina Milardi

Un mugiko - Vito Susca

Prima detenuta - Maria Grazia Allegri

Seconda detenuta - Giuseppina Milardi

Terza detenuta - Luciana Palombi

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 237 {2LPS} Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 124 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Standing Room Only SRO 839-2 {2CDS} ; Gala GL 100.716 (+highlights - Francesca da Rimini - Gavazzeni) {2CDS} (2003)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1399 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Risurrezione by Franco Alfano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International No.281 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.23-26

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1993 p.110; April 2004 p.95 [PO'C]

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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.61; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.83 [KC]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.10 No.4 1994 p.136

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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.72

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Diapason - No.503 mai 2003 p.125 [MF]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.88

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast on 30 January 1973. This is the date given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» p.207 and in the review in the OPERA QUARTERLY, but according to «Magda Oliviero - Una Voce per Tre Generazioni» pp.117-118, p.206 the recording was made on 22 October 1971.

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica

Chorus - Coro

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Plácido Domingo

Principe di Bouillon - Eftimios Michalopoulos

Principessa di Bouillon - Aurora Cipriani

Michonnet - Vincenzo Sardinero

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Bernard Fitch

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 183 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Caracas, Venezuela (28 May 1972). 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 March 1972. However, the date is given as 28 May 1972 in both «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per tre generazioni» p.207 and «My First Forty Years» p.196.

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Teresa Carreno (Caracas)

Chorus - Teatro Teresa Carreno (Caracas)

Manon Lescaut - Magda Olivero

Des Grieux - Richard Tucker

Lescaut - Vincenzo Sardinero

Geronte - Eugene Green

Edmondo - Bernard Fitch

Una voce sola - Aurora Cipriani

L'oste - Alfredo Izquierdo

Il maestro di ballo - Bernard Fitch

Un sergente degli arcieri - Boris Serdoz

Lampionaio - Bernard Fitch

Un comandante di Marina - José Montenegro

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 130 {2LPS} Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 354 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 113-2 {2CDS}; Rodolphe RPC 32901.01 {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.4 March/April 1982 p.221 [ADC]

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ARSC Journal - 1987 Vol.19 No.2-3 p.141 [CPGP]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.99 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Caracas (2 June 1972)

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Arena «Sferisterio» di Macerata

Chorus - Arena «Sferisterio» di Macerata

Mefistofele - Cesare Siepi

Faust - Giorgio Merighi

Margherita - Magda Olivero

Elena - Linda Vajna

Martha - Luciana Palombi

Wagner - Athos Cesarini

Pantalis - Ann Sorace

Nereo - Mario Ferrara

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 229 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 8782 {2CDRS}

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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 Macerata «Sferisterio» (8 July 1972; see OPERANovember 1972 p.984)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Ino Savini - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Giuseppe Giacomini

Il barone Scarpia - Aldo Protti

Il Sagristano - Sergio Pezzetti

Cesare Angelotti - Alfonso Marchica

Spoletta - Aronne Ceroni

Sciarrone - Tiziano Tomassone

Un pastore - Luca Visani

Un carceriere - Enzo Vecchi

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GAO 166-167 {2CDS}; Arkadia 607-2 {1CD} (highlights); Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2613-2 {2CDRS} (2007)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:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.232: No.4 March/April 1995 p.235

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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63

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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54

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American Record Guide - March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.145

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.100 [JG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Faenza (9 March 1972). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated 21 May 2007.

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La Wally by Alfredo Catalani performed in Italian

Conductor Ferruccio Scaglia - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Gaetano Donizetti di Bergamo

Chorus - Teatro Gaetano Donizetti di Bergamo

Wally - Magda Olivero

Hagenbach - Amedeo Zambon

Gellner - Silvano Carroli

Stromminger - Nicola Zaccaria

Walter - Ida Farina

Il Pedone - Giovanni Foiani

Afra - Laura Zannini

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Black Disc - Morgan MOR 7210 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 102 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - foyer CF 2055 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1456 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Opera Depot OD 10239-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of La Wally by Alfredo Catalani are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.137; Opéra International avril 1993 p.30; GIUDICI p.114 (2) p.180

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 pp.85-86 [BR]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.58 [GH]

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The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.9

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bergamo (9 October 1972). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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There is only one recording of Filomela e l'infatuato by Gian Francesco Malipiero on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1972(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Filomela - Magda Olivero

Il principe d'argento - Maurizio Frusoni

Lo schiavo - Maurizio Frusoni

L'infatuato - Claudio Desderi

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03435

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Comments:- According to «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per tre Generazione» p.208 this recording was made on 16 December 1972 and according to «50 Anni di Opera Lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» p.206 it was broadcast on 19 October 1973.

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There is only one recording of I promessi sposi by Errico Petrella on file (performed in Italian)

Conductor Carlo Farina - 1973(LE)

Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica di Sanremo

Lucia - Magda Olivero

Agnese - Adriana Stamenova

Don Abbondio - Dmitri Nabokov

Don Rodrigo - Antonio Salvadori

Renzo - Giuseppe Campora

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Black Disc; - Voce 53 (highlights) {1LP} (1982)ª

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 744 CD-2 {2CDS}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 p.196 [JM]

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Comments:- The Voce LP was advertized in GRAMOPHONE July 1982 p.172

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - New Jersey Opera

Chorus - New Jersey Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Plácido Domingo

Principe di Bouillon - John Ostendorf

Principessa di Bouillon - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Michonnet - Enzo Sordello

Quinault - Richard Kuelling

Poisson - Efren Puig

Mlle. Jouvenot - Etienne Weicker

Mlle. Dangeville - Barbara Conrad

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Nico Castel

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Black Disc - PLC 1001-2

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 140-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 157-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Symphony Hall Theater Newark (4 November 1973). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Jenufa by Leos Janácek performed in Italian

Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Grandmother Buryjovka - Bruna Baglioni

Laca - Robleto Merolla

Steva - Renato Cioni

Kostelnicka - Magda Olivero

Jenufa - Grace Bumbry

Mill Foreman - Carlo Meliciani

Mayor - Nicola Zaccaria

Mayor's Wife - Adriana Camani

Karolka - Rosemarie De Rive

Herdswoman - Luciana Rezzadore

Barena - Silvana Zanolli

Jano - Shepherd - Yeda Valtriani

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Black Disc - Morgan 3MOR 7401 {3LPS}; Legendary Recordings LR 208-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 961.142 {2CDS} (1996)ª

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Recordings of Jenufa by Leos Janácek are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.327; CELLETTI p.344; Opera on CD (1) p.103 (2) p.114 (3) p.127; L'Avant Scène No.102 p.102, mise à jour mars 2003; MET p.192; PENGUIN p.167

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.7

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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.124

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.92 octubre 1996 p.54

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (2 April 1974, see OPERA September 1974 p.787)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Margherita di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Margherita di Genova

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Gianfranco Cecchele

Il barone Scarpia - Aldo Protti

Il Sagristano - Giorgio Giorgetti

Cesare Angelotti - Ubaldo Carosi

Spoletta - Piero De Palma

Sciarrone - Gino Calò

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Compact Disc - Gala 100823 {1CD}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.72 (mention) [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genoa (June 1975; see OPERA September 1975 p.879 )

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - James King

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Richard Best

Cesare Angelotti - Edmond Karlsrud

Spoletta - Charles Anthony

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Paul Offenkrantz

Un carceriere - Arthur Thompson

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 205 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1007 (highlights as filler to performance conducted by Conlon - 1979) {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1299

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2002 S.56 [IW]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 April 1975, Olivero's debut in this theater). The conductor is sometimes incorrectly given as Conlon. 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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Il cappello di paglia di Firenze by Nino Rota performed in Italian

Conductor Elio Boncompagni - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)

Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)

Fadinard - Eduardo Giménez

Nonacourt - Gianni Socci

La Baronessa di Champigny - Magda Olivero

Elena - Mariella Devia

Beaupertuis - Federico Davià

Anaide - Dolores Crivellarc

Emilio - Manuel González

Lo Zio Vezinet - Augusto Pedroni

La Modista - Katarina Moeser

Un Caporale delle Guardie - Hartmut Schmiedner

Felice - Jean-Jacques Schreurs

Il Visconte di Rosalba - Hartmut Schmiedner

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.547 (+La Voix humaine - Olivero SF 1979) {2CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1420 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Il cappello di paglia di Firenze by Nino Rota are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.732

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 p.249 [HF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Monnaie (6 March 1976)

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

Conductor Guido Ajmone-Marsan - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Spoleto Festival Orchestra

Chorus - The Westminster Choir

Hermann - Jack (Jacques) Trussel

Lisa - Patricia Craig

Countess - Magda Olivero

Count Tomsky - Andrea Kouloumbis

Prince Yeletsky - Alberto Rinaldi

Pauline - Wilma Borelli

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2003-2 {2CDRS}

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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 in the Teatro Nuovo, Spoleto (2 July 1976). The cast also includes Rosetta Arena, Yordi Ramiro. See L'Avant Scène Opéra «Mise à jour du numéro 119/120 p.26; «Magda Olivero - Una Voce per tre Generazioni» by Vincenzo Quattrocchi p.212.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Conlon - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Magda Olivero

Mario Cavaradossi - Luciano Pavarotti

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - John Cheek

Spoletta - Andrea Velis

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Scott Rigby

Un carceriere - Philip Booth

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 312-2 {2LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1007 (+excerpts cond. de Fabritiis; +highlights cond. Behr) {3CDS} (2002)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 - Dezember 2002 S.56 [IW]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.86 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Dallas (11 May 1979)

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La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc performed in French

Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Elle - Magda Olivero

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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner - San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 - SFO 03 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Gala GL 100.547 (+Il cappello di paglio di Firenze - Boncompagni - 1976) {2CDS}

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Recordings of La Voix humaine by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.578; MET p.384; MET(VID) p.216; PENGUIN p.289; l'opera (Milano) Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.50

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (19 October 1979)

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Carmelina Gandolfo-(Piano) - 1993(SE)

Orchestra - NONE

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Alberto Cupido

Principessa di Bouillon - Marta Moretto

Michonnet - Orazio Mori

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 2512-2 {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - February 1995 p.53

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Opéra International - No.183 September 1994 p.70

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The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.137: Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.84 [JG]

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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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