There are 49 recordings on file in which Set Svanholm appears

Order by composer

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

1 1939(Act 1;LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Leo Blech*

2 1939(Act 1;LE) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Nils Grevillius*

3 1941(LCE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Vittorio Gui*

4 1941(LE) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Moralt*

5 1941(LE) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

6 1942(LE) - Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Leopold Ludwig*

7 1942(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Karl Elmendorff*

8 1946(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Cesare Sodero*

9 1946(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*

10 1947(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Erich Kleiber*

11 1947(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Erich Kleiber*

12 1947(RE) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Gaetano Merola*

13 1948(LE) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - William Steinberg*

14 1948(LI) - Daphne by Richard Strauss - Erich Kleiber*

15 1948(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Erich Kleiber*

16 1950(Act 1;LE) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Karl Rankl*

17 1950(LI) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*

18 1950(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Furtwängler*

19 1951(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Bruno Walter*

20 1951(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry**

21 1951(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

22 1951(LI) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

23 1952(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Fritz Reiner*

24 1952(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

25 1952(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Fritz Reiner***

26 1953(Act 1;RE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Schmidt-Issers..*

27 1953(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*

28 1953(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Artur Rodzinsky*

29 1953(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

30 1954(LE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

31 1954(LE) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

32 1954(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

33 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

34 1954?(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*

35 1955(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

36 1955(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

37 1955-56(LC) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling*

38 1956(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Sixten Ehrling*

39 1956(LE) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Herbert Sandberg**

40 1956(LI] - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

41 1956(RA) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Olvin Fjeldstad*

42 1957(Act 1:SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch***

43 1957(SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*

44 1958(LE) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Herbert Sandberg*

45 1958(STU) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*

46 1959(LE) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Sixten Ehrling*

47 1960(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Sixten Ehrling*

48 1960(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Sixten Ehrling*

49 1960(LI) - Rienzi by Richard Wagner - Josef Krips*

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish

Conductor Leo Blech - 1939(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Aida - Inez Kohler

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Gertrud Wettergren

Ramphis - Leon Björker

Il Re di Egitto - Folke Jonsson

Un Messaggero - Georg Sedenbrandt

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 347 (+Meistersinger + Fanal - excerpts) {1LP} (1965)ª

Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90322 (+Die Meistersinger + Götterdämmmerung -excerpts) {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.82 [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of Act 1 in Swedish from a performance in The Royal Opera House, Stockholm (5 January 1939)

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in Swedish & German

Conductor Nils Grevillius - 1939(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Hans Sachs - Joel Berglund

Veit Pogner - Leon Björker

Sixtus Beckmesser - Josef Herou

Fritz Kothner - Conny Molin

Walther von Stolzing - Set Svanholm

David - Simon Edwardsen

Eva - Helga Görlin

Magdalena - Brita Ewert

Kunz Vogelgesang - Olle Strandberg

Konrad Nachtigall - Sven Herdenberg

Ulrich Eisslinger - Folke Cembracus

Balthasar Zorn - Oscar Ralf

Augustin Moser - Gösta Kjellertz

Hermann Ortel - Göta Lindberg

Hans Schwarz - Simon d' Ailly

Hans Foltz - Sigurd Björling

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Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90332 (+Die Meistersinger +Götterdämmerung -excerpts) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.82 [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of Act 1 of a perfomance in The Royal Opera House, Stockholm. Svanholmsings in German and the rest of the cast in Swedish

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1941(LCE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Aida - Daniza Ilitsch

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Elena Nikolaidi

Amonasro - Hans Hotter

Ramphis - Josef von Manowarda

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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1458-2 (Wiener Staatsoper-Live Vol.8)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1995 p.143

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Opera News - March 18 1995 p.34

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.337

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.85

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Comments:- Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (5 & 10 June 1941)

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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1941(LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Ariadne - Anny Konetzni

Komponist - Else Schulz

Zerbinetta - Adele Kern

Bacchus - Set Svanholm

Musiklehrer - Alfred Jerger

Harlekin - Alfred Poell

Truffaldin - Alfred Vogel

Brighella - Richard Sallaba

Scaramuchio - William Wernigk

Najade - Dora Komarek

Dryade - Elena Nikolaidi

Echo - Elisabeth Rutgers

Haushofmeister - Alfred Muzzarelli

Ein Offizier - Friedrich Jelinek

Ein Perückenmacher - Hermann Baier

Ein Tanzmeister - Alexander Pichler

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Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 3-1456-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.15) (1995)ª

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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1995 pp.164-165 [AB]

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Opera News - March 2 1996 p.40

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Comments:- Recording of part (43 minutes) of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (16 October 1941)

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1941(LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Wanderer - Paul Schöffler

Erda - Melanie (Mila) Bugarinovic

Waldvogel - Adele Kern

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Compact Disc - Koch-Schwann 3-1474-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.24)

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.418

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Comments:- Recording of parts of Acts 2 and 3 of a performance at the Vienna State Opera(21 June 1941)

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Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in German

Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1942(LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Iphigenie - Hilde Konetzni

Agamemnon - Paul Schöffler

Clytemnestra - Helena Braun

Achille - Set Svanholm

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Compact Disc - Koch Schwann 3-1469-2 (Wiener Staatsoper - Live Vol.19)

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Recordings of Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.67; CELLETTI p.277; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.17 (3) p.18; PENGUIN p.107; GIUDICI p.262 (2) p.444; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11; Opéra Magazine No.28 avril 2008 p.32

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1996 p.111

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Opera News - March 30 1996 p.37

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.6 July/August 1995 p.394

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance of Wagner's 1847 version given at the Vienna State Opera (29 October 1942)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Elmendorff - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Brünnhilde - Marta Fuchs

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg

Alberich - Robert Burg

Gunther - Egmont Koch

Gutrune - Else Fischer

Waltraute - Camilla Kallab

Woglinde - Hilde Scheppan

Wellgunde - Irmgar Langhammer(-Klein)

Floßhilde - Margery Booth

First Norn - Camilla Kallab

Second Norn - Hildegard Jachnow

Third Norn - Charlotte Siewert

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Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90164 {4CDS}; Preiser Records 90332 (Highlights +Aida + Die Meistersinger - excerpts) {2CDS}; Music & Arts CD 1058 {4CDS}

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1994 p.109

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Opera News - June 1995 p.47; September 2000 pp.96-97 [PT]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2000 pp.291-292 [WY]

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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63

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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.190

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Wagner News - No.97 June 1993 p.14

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.82 (highlights) [GH]

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International Record Review - July 2000 pp.114-115 [MT]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.265 [JPM]

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Classic CD - September 2000 p.67 [ST]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.32 No.1 pp.132-135 [GAG]

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Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.82

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Comments:- A recording from the 1942 Bayreuth Festival, although according to the review inOPERA NEWS (June 1995 p.47) «Different sound sources have been spliced together»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Stella Roman

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - Leonard Warren

Ramphis - Nicola Moscona

Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kinsman

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Lodovico Oliviero

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 289; Bensar OL 122846 (BRO 124186) {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 December 1946). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Helen Traubel

Brangaene - Margaret Harshaw

Marke - Dezsö Ernster

Kurwenal - Joel Berglund

Melot - Emery Darcy

Hirt - John Garris

Steuerman - Gerhard Pechner

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris

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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 951.121 {3CDS} (1995)ª;; Myto 3MCD 983 H019 {3CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61

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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.73

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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.154

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.123

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Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.80

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Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) at the MET (30 November 1946) (See Wagner News April 1995 p.13)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Emanuel List

Alberich - Fred Destal

Gunther - Herbert Janssen

Gutrune - Rose Bampton

Waltraute - Lydia Kinderman

Woglinde - Mafalda Rinaldi

Wellgunde - Maria De Benedictis

Floßhilde - Zaira Negroni

First Norn - Lydia Kinderman

Second Norn - Zaira Negroni

Third Norn - Rose Bampton

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0046-3 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.145-148 [RB]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (September 1947)

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Wotan - Herbert Janssen

Fricka - Elsa Cavelti

Loge - Set Svanholm

Mime - Roberto Maggiolo

Alberich - Fred Destal

Freia - Nilda Hofmann

Froh - Umberto di Toto

Donner - Angelo Mattiello

Erda - Lydia Kinderman

Fasolt - Jorge Dantón

Fafner - Emanuel List

Woglinde - Mafalda Rinaldi

Wellgunde - Olga Chelavine

Floßhilde - Zaira Negroni

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0036 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2002 p.110 (mention) [AB]

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Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.261 [JPM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 p.86 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (August 1947). The date given in the review in ARG is «July 8 1947», but according to the archive that was in the website of Teatro Colón (click link below) Das Rheingold was not performed in July 1947, but only on 5, 7, 20 August 1947.

http://www.operas-colon.com.ar

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1947(RE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Otello - Set Svanholm

Desdemona - Licia Albanese

Iago - Leonard Warren

Cassio - Leslie Chabay

Emilia - Claramae Turner

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 321 (+La Gioconda -; excerpts) {1LP} (1965)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of some of the excerpts broadcast on 26 October 1947

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor William Steinberg - 1948(LE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Otello - Set Svanholm

Desdemona - Licia Albanese

Iago - Leonard Warren

Cassio - Alessio De Paolis

Rodrigo - Leslie Chabay

Lodovico - Désiré Ligeti

Montano - George Cehanovsky

Emilia - Claramae Turner

Un Araldo - Robin Nelson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 580

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

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

Comments:- This appears to be a recording of part of a performance given in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 16 October 1948 (see «Leonard Warren - American Baritone» p.456). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.480, but I do not know if all the singers listed appear in these excerpts. 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 year of the performance recorded is given here as 1947.

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Daphne by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Daphne - Rose Bampton

Apollo - Set Svanholm

Gaea - Lydia Kinderman

Peneios - Ludwig Weber

Leukippos - Anton Dermota

Erster Schäfer - Angelo Mattiello

Zweiter Schäfer - Rosario Totaro

Dritter Schäfer - Tulio Gagliardo

Vierter Schäfer - Héctor Barbieri

Erste Magd - Mafalda Rinaldi

Zweite Magd - Norma Palmieri

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Black Disc - I Grandi Interpreti IGI 204

Compact Disc; - VAI VAIA 1129; Voce Della Luna VL 2015/2-2; Preiser Records 90371 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Daphne by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.782; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1381

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1999 p.116 (In brief) [AB]

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American Record Guide - April 1964 Vol.30 No.8 p.658 [RS] March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.270 [KM]

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Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.6

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.99 mayo 1997 p.76

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Comments:- Recording of performance at the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (17 September 1948)

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad

Brangaene - Viorica Ursuleac

Marke - Ludwig Weber

Kurwenal - Hans Hotter

Melot - Angel Mattiello

Hirt - Roberto Maggiolo

Steuerman - Tulio Gagliardo

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Umberto di Toto

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 25007 (highlights) {2CDS} (1989)ª; Myto 3CD99 H031 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0195 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.356 [WY]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.104 (highlights) [GWL]

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Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.7 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (20 August 1948)

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Rankl - 1950(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad

Brangaene - Constance Shacklock

Kurwenal - Paul Schöffler

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02642

Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0178 (+GÖtterdämmerung - Fjelstad» {4CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.60 (mention) [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of Act 1 from a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (June 1950). Tristan and Isolde was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme on 29 June and 1 July 1950. Presumably this recording was taken from the former. (See Radio Times Issue dated June 25 - July 1 1950 p.27, p.35). The recording issued by Walhall is a «filler» on the CDs of the recording (originally Decca) of Götterdämmerung.

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Holländer - Hans Hotter

Senta - Astrid Varnay

Daland - Sven Nilsson

Erik - Set Svanholm

Mary - Hertha Glaz

Steuermann - Thomas Hayward

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 149 {2LPS} (1973)ª; Raritas OPR 5

Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARLA 35-36 {2CDS} (1996)ª; *Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2041 {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Naxos «Historical» 8.110189-90 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500 321 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2003 p.88 [AB]

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.39

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.65

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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.130 [ED]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170

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Classical Express - Issue No.77 July 1996 p.8

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Wagner News - Issue No.117 September 1996 p.11

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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.254 (mention) [PH]

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International Record Review - January 2002 p.79 [MVA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.60 mayo 2003 p.84 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 1950). The recording on the Arlecchino CDs is not quite complete

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Mime - Peter Markwort

Wanderer - Josef Herrmann

Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad

Alberich - Alois Pernerstorfer

Erda - Elisabeth Höngen

Fafner - Ludwig Weber

Waldvogel - Julia Moor

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 123 {4LPS} (1972)ª; *Murray Hill 940477 {11LPS) (cycle); Everest Opera Series 475-3; Recital RecordsRR 420; Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 39; Fonit Cetra CFE 101-118 (cycle)

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 27; Music & Arts CD-914 (cycle); Hunt WFE 301/351 (cycle); Arkadia 351.12 (cycle); Virtuoso 2699082 (cycle); Gebhardt JGCD 0018;; (cycle) {12CDS} (2000)ª;; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22 144 {3CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.654 [AB]; December 1996 p.151; February 2001 p.105, p.106, p.108 [AB]

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Opera - June 1997 p.748

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Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.111

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Opera News - October 1996 p.44

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Fanfare - November/December 1996 Vol.20 No.2 p.416

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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.276

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Diapason - No.473 septembre 2000 p.114, p.116 [AT]

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International Record Review - June 2000 pp.112-114 [MA]

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Classic CD - November 1996 p.98

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.77

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Classical Express - May 2000 p.8 [SJT]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 pp.239-241

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.86 [MC]

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Répertoire - No.170 juillet-aoüt 2003 pp.114-115 [TP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (22 March 1950)

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Leonore - Kirsten Flagstad

Florestan - Set Svanholm

Pizarro - Paul Schöffler

Rocco - Dezsö Ernster

Marzelline - Nadine Conner

Jaquino - Peter Klein

Fernando - Jerome Hines

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Black Disc - Discocorp «Bruno Walter Society» RR 804

Compact Disc; - West Hill Radio Archives WHRA 6008 (+1941 recording) {4CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.93 [CK]: März + April 2007 S.60 [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2006 pp.102-103 [MHF]

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Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 March 1951)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Dezsö Ernster

Alberich - Gerhard Pechner

Gunther - Herbert Janssen

Gutrune - Regina Resnik

Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw

Woglinde - Erna Berger

Wellgunde - Lucine Amara

Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Martha Lipton

Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª

Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also available on compact cassette)

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1951).

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Margaret Harshaw

Loge - Set Svanholm

Mime - Leslie Chabay

Alberich - Lawrence Davidson

Freia - Jarmila Novotná

Froh - Brian Sullivan

Donner - Osie Hawkins

Erda - Jean Madeira

Fasolt - Jerome Hines

Fafner - Dezsö Ernster

Woglinde - Erna Berger

Wellgunde - Lucine Amara

Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records UORC 276 {2LPS} (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª

Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (Also available on compact cassette)

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1950). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.35-36.

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Mime - Peter Klein

Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz

Brünhilde - Helen Traubel

Alberich - Gerhard Pechner

Erda - Karin Branzell

Fafner - Dezsö Ernster

Waldvogel - Erna Berger

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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª

Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (Also available on compact cassette)

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]

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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (10 February 1951). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.40-43.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Elektra - Astrid Varnay

Chrysothemis - Walburga Wegener

Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen

Aegisth - Set Svanholm

Orest - Paul Schöffler

Ein alter Diener - Lubomir Vichegonov

Ein junger Diener - Paul Franke

Die Schleppträgerin - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Die Vertraute - Jean Madeira

Der Pfleger des Orest - Alois Pernerstorfer

Die Aufseherin - Thelma Votipka

1. Magd - Martha Lipton

2. Magd - Hertha Glaz

3. Magd - Lucine Amara

4. Magd - Mildred Miller

5. Magd - Genevieve Warner

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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1011 {2LPS}; Metropolitan Opera Guild (+Salome) {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 20-22 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0149 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Guild «Immortal Performances» GHCD 2285/86 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 22352 (BRO 125572) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers ELE 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.99 [AB]

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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.59

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.80

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.125

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.67 [GSF]

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Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.74

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Dezsö Ernster

Alberich - Gerhard Pechner

Gunther - Paul Schöffler

Gutrune - Regina Resnik

Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw

Woglinde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Wellgunde - Lucine Amara

Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz

First Norn - Jean Madeira

Second Norn - Margaret Roggero

Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 306

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1952). 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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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Ljuba Welitsch

Jochanaan - Hans Hotter

Herodes - Set Svanholm

Herodias - Elisabeth Höngen

Narraboth - Brian Sullivan

Ein Page - Hertha Glaz

Erster Nazarener - Alois Pernerstorfer

Zweiter Nazarener - Emery Darcy

Erster Soldat - Norman Scott

Zweiter Soldat - Luben Vichey

Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins

Ein Sklave - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli

Zweiter Jude - Thomas Hayward

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 9 (+Elektra) {4LPS}; Discocorp SID 724

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952 125 (+Aida - excerpts) {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 2 MCD 031 H073 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Bensar OL 11952 (BRO 125574) {2CDRS} (2005)ª; The Opera Lovers SAL 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0201 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58 (Wrong year given)

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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.67 [GSF]: February 1983 Vol.46 No.3 p.96 (letter)

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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.252 (mention) [PH]

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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.70

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55

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Musica (Milano) - N.148 luglio-agosto 2003 pp.87-88 [GR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1953(Act 1;RE)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks

Siegmund - Set Svanholm

Sieglinde - Birgit Nilsson

Hunding - Josef Greindl

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprise HRE 347 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107 010 {1CD} (1997)ª; Tahra TAH 9907-9909 (collection) {3CDS}; Andromeda ANDRCD 9002 {1CD} (2006)ª; Preiser Records 93447 (+Hagens Ruf - Greindl) {1CD} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - April 11 1998 p.47 [BZ]

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.211 [CGP]

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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.15; 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.58 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2006 pp.100-101 [RG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance made for the Radio in Hamburg

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Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Kaiser - Set Svanholm

Kaiserin - Eleanor Steber

Amme - Elisabeth Höngen

Barak - Karl Kamann

Färberin - Christel Goltz

Stimme des Falken - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 60006 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 (mention) [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Konzerthaus, Vienna (June 1953; see OPERA August 1953 p.496

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Tannhäuser - Set Svanholm

Elisabeth - Hertha Wilfert

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Heinz Imdahl

Venus - Margareta Kenney

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Arnold Van Mill

Walther von der Vogelweide - Hans Blessin

Biterolf - Richard Bitterauf

Heinrich der Schreiber - Karl Albrecht

Reinmar von Zweter - Heinrich Nillius

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 423 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1787 (& 1552); Golden Melodram GM 10078 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 p.289 [JM]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.271 [JPM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.88 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Florence (28 November 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Helen Traubel

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Hans Hotter

Kurwenal - Paul Schöffler

Melot - Emery Darcy

Hirt - Dieter Franke

Steuerman - Algerd Brazis

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Thomas Hayward

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 323 (& 815)

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 March 1953). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.72-74. 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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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Dezsö Ernster

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Gunther - Hermann Uhde

Gutrune - Elfriede Wasserthal

Woglinde - Joan Sutherland

Wellgunde - Rosina Raisbeck

Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas

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Compact Disc; - Pearl GEM 0232 {1CD} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]

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International Record Review - October 2005 p.90 [MT]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.249-250 [KM]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (29 June 1954). Otakar Kraus, although listed by Pearl, does not appear in these excerpts.

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Waldvogel - Joan Sutherland

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Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMS 230 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.296 [JPM]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Lubomir Vichegonov

Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter

Parsifal - Set Svanholm

Klingsor - Lawrence Davidson

Kundry - Astrid Varnay

Alto Stimme - Jean Madeira

Knappe 1 - Genevieve Warner

Knappe 2 - Mildred Miller

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Jean Fenn

Blumenmädchen 2 - Lucine Amara

Blumenmädchen 3 - Maria Leone

Blumenmädchen 4 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 5 - Heidi Krall

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - James McCracken

Ritter 2 - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 442 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Adonis 54001 (+Die Walküre - Act 1) {4CDS} (1999)ª; Omega Opera Archive 315 (& 690); Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0070 {4CDS} (2004)ª; *Bensar OL 41754 {4CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.81-84. The Adonis CDs are advertized in CLASSICAL EXPRESS No.114 september 1999 p.9. 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Set Svanholm

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Hans Hotter

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Heidi Krall

Waltraute - Mariquita Moll

Schwertleite - Jean Madeira

Helmwige - Lucine Amara

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1055 (& 760) Adonis 54001 (Act 1 +Parsifal - Stiedry 1954) {4CDS}

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]

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Comments:- Recording of of a performance at the MET (13 February 1954; see «Sign-Off for the Old MET» p.80). 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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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1954?(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler

Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick

Sixtus Beckmesser - Erich Kunz

Walther von Stolzing - Set Svanholm

Eva - Irmgard Seefried

Magdalena - Elisabeth Höngen

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 392

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- 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 date of the performance recorded is given here as June 1961. If the partial cast that they list is correct then this date is almost certainly incorrect as according to the «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995» (p.635) Svanholm only sang Walther von Stolzing at the Vienna Staatsoper twice after World War II, on 27 September 1952 and 4 October 1954. As Karl Böhm conducted «Die Meistersinger» for the first time in Vienna (after World War II) on 24 February 1953 (ibid. p.303) the most likely date for the recording issued by Omega seems to be 4 October 1954. The performance took place in the Theater an der Wien.

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann

Alberich - Otakar Kraus

Gunther - Marko Rothmüller

Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni

Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay

Woglinde - Joan Sutherland

Wellgunde - Una Hale

Floßhilde - Glenice Halliday

First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay

Second Norn - Constance Shacklock

Third Norn - Amy Shuard

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 June 1955). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 13-18 1955 p.17).

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Astrid Varnay

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Jerome Hines

Kurwenal - Josef Metternich

Melot - James McCracken

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Calvin Marsh

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Albert Da Costa

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 700 (& 4626 & 465) ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0135 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55-S.56 [SS]

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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1955-56(LC)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Siegmund - Set Svanholm

Sieglinde - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg

Hunding - Sven Nilsson

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Wotan - Sigurd Björling

Fricka - Kersten Meyer

Gerhilde - Anna-Greta Söderholm

Ortlinde - Elisabeth Söderström

Waltraute - Ingeborg Kjellgren

Schwertleite - Margit Sehlmark

Helmwige - Kjerstin Dellert

Siegrune - Bette Wermine-Björling

Grimgerde - Margarita Bergström

Roßweiße - Kersten Meyer

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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 21765 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.58 [SS]

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International Record Review - February 2006 p.83 [MT]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2006 Vol.69 No.3 p.232 [JPM]

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The Record Collector - Vol.51 No.3 September 2006 p.228 [MS]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Royal Swedish Opera (14 April, 9 June 1955 and 18 November 1956). According to Michael Tanner, writing in IRR, «It (the recording) was largely made in-house, on a recorder placed in a box on the first-tier. Evidently the microphone was near to someone with a severe cold, who coughs noisily and often, and sometimes blows her nose vigorously.»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1956(LE)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Aida - Birgit Nilsson

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Brita Hertzberg

Amonasro - Sigurd Björling

Ramphis - Sven Nilsson

Il Re di Egitto - Leon Björker

Una Sacerdotessa - Elisabeth Söderström

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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22055 (+Lohengrin +Parsifal - excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.61 [DN]

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International Record Review - January 2005 p.79 [MT]

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The Record Collector - Vol.50 No,1 March 2005 pp.47-49 [MS]

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Comments:- Recording of most of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (12 February 1956). The first scene is omitted.

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French & Swedish

Conductor Herbert Sandberg - 1956(LE)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Samson - Set Svanholm

Dalila - Blanche Thebom

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sigurd Björling

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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22054 (+Les Troyens - excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.57 [GH]

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

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The Record Collector - Vol.50 No,1 March 2005 pp.47-49 [MS]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (September 1956).

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1956(LI]

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - Paul Schöffler

Titurel - Nicola Moscona

Gurnemanz - Otto Edelmann

Parsifal - Set Svanholm

Klingsor - Gerhard Pechner

Kundry - Margaret Harshaw

Alto Stimme - Sandra Warfield

Knappe 1 - Vilma Georgiou

Knappe 2 - Rosalind Elias

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Vilma Georgiou

Blumenmädchen 2 - Maria Leone

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 4 - Heidi Krall

Blumenmädchen 5 - Emilia Cundari

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - Albert Da Costa

Ritter 2 - Clifford Harvuot

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 702

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 March 1956). 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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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Olvin Fjeldstad - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Oslo Opera

Brünnhilde - Kirsten Flagstad

Siegfried - Set Svanholm

Hagen - Egil Nordsjo

Alberich - Per Gronnenberg

Gunther - Waldemar Johnsen

Gutrune - Ingrid Bjoner

Waltraute - Eva Gustavson

Woglinde - Unni Bugge-Hanssen

Wellgunde - Karen Flagstad (Cerhal)

Floßhilde - Beate Asserson

First Norn - Eva Gustavson

Second Norn - Karen Flagstad (Cerhal)

Third Norn - Ingrid Bjoner

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5205-5210 {6LPS} (1956)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 579-580 (highlghts) {2LPS} (1970)ª; London XLLA 48 {6LPS} (1957)ª

Compact Disc; - Urania URN 22283 (+Flagstad recital) {4CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0178 (+Tristan und Isolde - Act 1 - Rankl) {4CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1956 pp.93-94 [AR]; October 1956 pp.154-155 [DST]; May 1957 p.444 [HCS]; March 1970 p.1492 (highlights) [AR]; July 1970 p.148 [DST]

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Opera - September 1956 p.571

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.60 [SS]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1956 p.11

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Gramophone Record Review - September 1956 p.716 [WM]

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American Record Guide - April 1957 Vol.23 No.7 p.112: March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.250 [JPM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.4 p.76 [JH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.85 [MCP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.202 febbraio 2006 pp.83-84 [GL]

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Comments:- Most of this recording is from a broadcast, but the Norn scene and the scene between Hagen and Alberich were recorded later (See «Ring Resounding» by John Culshaw pp.56-61; HIGH FIDELITY June 1959 Vol.9 No.6 pp.45-46)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(Act 1:SE)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Siegmund - Set Svanholm

Sieglinde - Kirsten Flagstad

Hunding - Arnold Van Mill

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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 5429-5430 (+Götterdämmerung - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey +Siegried's Funeral Music) {2LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2074-2075 (+Götterdämmerung - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey ; +Siegried's Funeral Music) {2LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 581-582 (+Götterdämmerung - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey +Siegried's Funeral Music) {2LPS} (1969)ª; Decca «Grandi Voci» GRV 26 {1LP} (1983)ª; London A 4229 (+Götterdämmerung - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey;; +Siegried's Funeral Music) {2LPS} (1959)ª; London OSA-1204 {2LPS} (+Götterdämmerung - Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey;; +Siegried's Funeral Music) (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Historic» 425 963-2 {1CD} (1990)ª; Decca «Eloquence» 466 678-2 (+Siegfried's Funeral March) {1CD} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1959 p.24 [AR]; January 1960 p.341 [DST]; December 1969 pp.1005-1006 [AR]; September 1983 p.380 [AB]; July 1990 p.276, p.279 [AB]

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Opera - August 1959 p.535

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1959 Vol.9 No.2 p.76 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - March 1959 Vol.25 No.7 p.467 [PLM]

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Records and Recordings - May 1959 p.20 [MM]: June 1959 p.23 [MM]

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Gramophone Record Review - June 1959 p.605 [NC]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.134

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International Record Review - June 2000 p.114 [MT]

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Siegmund - Set Svanholm

Sieglinde - Marianne Schech

Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad

Wotan - Otto Edelmann

Gerhilde - Oda Balsborg

Ortlinde - Ilona Steingruber(-Wildgans)

Waltraute - Grace Hoffman

Schwertleite - Margarethe Bence

Helmwige - Claire Watson

Siegrune - Anny Delorie

Grimgerde - Frieda Roesler

Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher

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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 5389-5390 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2031-2032 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 577-578 {2LPS} (1969)ª; London A 4225 {2LPS} (1958)ª;; London OSA 1203 {2LPS} (1958)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 425 986-2 {1CD} (1991)ª; Decca 448 575-2 {1CD}; Decca «Legends» 467 124-2 {1CD} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1958 p.330; December 1958 p.318; September 1969 p.453 [EG]; September 1991 p.136 [AB]

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Opera - February 1958 p.121; December 1958 p.802

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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.123; No.475 novembre 2000 p.100 [TS]

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American Record Guide - March 1958 Vol.24 No.7 p.318 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1958 Vol.8 No.3 p.62 [CMS]

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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition 1996 No.7 p.104

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.25

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1957 p.160: December 1958 p.130

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International Record Review - February 2001 p.111 [MVA]

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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.77: No.140 novembre 2000 p.82 [ET]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.73

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Comments:- A recording of Act III and Act II - Todesverkündigung (13-17 May 1957). The latter is not on the CDs Decca 425 986-2, Decca 448 575-2 and Decca 467 124-2, but is included on Decca 440 495-2

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Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz performed in Swedish

Conductor Herbert Sandberg - 1958(LE)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Enée - Set Svanholm

Chorèbe - Anders Näslund

Panthée - Erik Sundquist

Narbal - Erik Saedén

Ascagne - Busk Margit Jonsson

Cassandre - Kjerstin Dellert

Didon - Kersten Meyer

Anna - Barbro Ericson

Priam - Arne Tyrén

Iopas - Arne Hendriksen

Helenus - Kolbjörn Höiseth

L'Ombre d'Hector - Georg Svedenbrandt

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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22054 (+Samson et Dalila - excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.57 [GH]

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

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The Record Collector - Vol.50 No.1 March 2005 pp.47-49 [MS]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance of a shortened version at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm (March 1958; see OPERA June 1958 pp.392-393.)

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Wotan - George London

Fricka - Kirsten Flagstad

Loge - Set Svanholm

Mime - Paul Kuen

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Freia - Claire Watson

Froh - Waldemar Kmentt

Donner - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Erda - Jean Madeira

Fasolt - Walter Kreppel

Fafner - Kurt Böhme

Woglinde - Oda Balsborg

Wellgunde - Hetty Plümacher

Floßhilde - Ira Malaniuk

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Black Disc; - *Decca LXT 5495-5497 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2101-2103 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca MET 382-384 {3LPS}; Decca SET 382-384 {3LPS}; Decca Ring 1-22 (Cycle); Decca D100D19 {19LPS} (Cycle); Decca 410 234-1 {14LPS} (Cycle) (1983)ª; Decca 414 101-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª; London A 4340 {3LPS} (1959)ª;; London OSA-1309 {3LPS} (1959)ª; London OS 2507/80 {3LPS}; Melodiya SN 01955-60 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K2W 29; Decca 414 101-4 (1984)ª; Decca 414 100-4 (Cycle)

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 101-2 {3CDS} (1984)ª; Decca(London) 414 100-2 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Decca 455 555-2 (cycle) {14CDS}; Decca 455 556-2 {2CDS} Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª; Decca «Originals» 478 0382 {2CDS} (2008)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90006 (7½ips; 4-track) (1960)ª

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1959 pp.472-473 [AP]; July 1959 pp.50-51 [DST], p.52 [HCS]; September 1968 p.378, p.383 [AR]; December 1968 p.883-884 [AP]; September 1976 p.494 [AB]; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; January 1984 p.852 [JB]; March 1989 p.1498 [AW]; August 1998 p.92 [AB]

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Opera - May 1959 p.325; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.27 [RP]

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

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.119 [MSH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.279; Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.145-149 [WH]

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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.132 [CC]

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Records and Recordings - March 1959 p.16 [TH]: April 1959 p.15 [TH]

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American Record Guide - August 1959 Vol.25 No.12 p.863 [PLM]: August 1960 Vol.26 No.12 p.1018 (open reel tape) [PCP]

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Gramophone Record Review - April 1959 p.465 [NC,BJ]

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International Classical Record Collector - Winter Edition 1997 No.11 p.36 [TP], p.42 [MY]

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Classic CD - December 1997 p.84 [MSR]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1997 p.91 [DB]

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Stereophile - January 1998 (Vol.21 No.1) p.101 [RL2]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.29 No.1 Spring 1998 p.144 [GAG]

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1959 Vol.9 No.8 p.42 [RDD]: September 1960 Vol.10 No.9 pp.100-101 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 98 p.130

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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.67 (mention)

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.61 [JPS]

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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE, March 1959 p.441

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in Swedish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1959(LE)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Tannhäuser - Set Svanholm

Elisabeth - Anna-Greta Söderholm

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Sigurd Björling

Venus - Margarita Bergström

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Leon Björker

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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22062 (+short excerpts - Parsifal - Siegfried) {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - February 2008 pp.82-83 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm (November 1959).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish and Finnish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Aida - Anita Välkki

Radamès - Set Svanholm

Amneris - Barbro Ericson

Amonasro - Sigurd Björling

Ramphis - Erik Saedén

Il Re di Egitto - Arne Tyrén

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera. Anita Välkki sings in Finnish and the rest of the cast in Swedish. See OPERA August 1960 pp.565-566.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Swedish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Carmen - Kersten Meyer

Don José - Set Svanholm

Micaëla - Eva Prytz

Escamillo - Sigurd Björling

Frasquita - Ingeborg Kjellgren

Mercédès - Barbro Ericson

Le Dancaïre - Erik Sundquist

Moralès - Carl Axel Hallgren

Zuninga - Anders Näslund

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera in Swedish with spoken dialogue

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Rienzi by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Josef Krips - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Rundfunk

Rienzi - Set Svanholm

Irene - Anne Lund Christiansen

Steffano Colonna - Paul Schöffler

Adriano Colonna - Christa Ludwig

Peace Herald - Teresa Stich-Randall

Paolo Orsini - Walter Berry

Raimondo - Heinz Holecek

Baroncelli - Karl Terkal

Cecco del Vecchio - Alois Pernerstorfer

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 225 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 2.4016; Golden Melodram GM 10039 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Rienzi by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1079; PENGUIN p.538

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.73 [SS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.264

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Stereophile - August 1989 (Vol.12 No.8) p.185

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - noviembre 2000 No.137 p.41 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 pp.98-99 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance

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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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