There are 45 recordings on file in which Blanche Thebom appears

Order by composer

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

1 1946(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Cesare Sodero*

2 1947(RE) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Gaetano Merola*

3 1948(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*

4 1949(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Ionel Perlea*

5 1950(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Reiner*

6 1950(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

7 1950(SE) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Busch*

8 1951(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

9 1951(LI;22/12/51) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Eugene Ormandy*

10 1952(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*

11 1952(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*

12 1952(STU) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Furtwängler*

13 1953(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

14 1953(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Fritz Stiedry*

15 1953(LI) - Rake's Progress (The) by Igor Stravinsky - Fritz Reiner*

16 1953(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

17 1953(STU) - Rake's Progress (The) by Igor Stravinsky - Igor Stravinsky*

18 1954(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Fritz Stiedry*

19 1954(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*

20 1954(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Fausto Cleva*

21 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

22 1955(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

23 1955(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*

24 1955(LI) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*

25 1955(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Kurt Adler*

26 1955(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

27 1955(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

28 1955(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*

29 1956(LE) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Herbert Sandberg*

30 1956(LI) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

31 1957(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

32 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

33 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

34 1957(SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

35 1958(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

36 1958(LI) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Erich Leinsdorf*

37 1958(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*

38 1958(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Thomas Beecham*

39 1958(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*

40 1958(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Rafael Kubelik*

41 1959(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

42 1962(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Ernest Ansermet*

43 1965(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Georges Prêtre*

44 1965(LI) - Vanessa by Samuel Barber - William Steinberg*

45 1967(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - William Smith*

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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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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1947(RE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

La Gioconda - Stella Roman

Enzo - Kurt Baum

Barnaba - Leonard Warren

Laura - Blanche Thebom

La Cieca - Margaret Harshaw

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

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- Recording of some of the excerpts broadcast on 19 October 1947

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Lauritz Melchior

Isolde - Helen Traubel

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Dezsö Ernster

Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen

Melot - Emery Darcy

Hirt - Leslie Chabay

Steuerman - Philip Kinsman

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 659

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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 (11 December 1948). 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 source is described as «Private acetates, some occaisional waver in orch. All voices very clear and forward. Exc Performance by Traubel»

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Lauritz Melchior

Isolde - Helen Traubel

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Mihály Székely

Kurwenal - Herbert Janssen

Melot - Emery Darcy

Hirt - Peter Klein

Steuerman - Philip Kinsman

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Leslie Chabay

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 321; Archipel ARPCD 0183-3 {3CDS}

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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 (17 December 1949). 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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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Helen Traubel

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Sven Nilsson

Kurwenal - Paul Schöffler

Melot - Hugh Thompson

Hirt - Leslie Chabay

Steuerman - Lawrence Davidson

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Thomas Hayward

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0175 {3CDS} (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:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.98 marzo 2007 p.96 [XC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 December 1950).

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Max Lorenz

Sieglinde - Rose Bampton

Hunding - Emanuel List

Brünhilde - Helen Traubel

Wotan - Herbert Janssen

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Jean Madeira

Helmwige - Maxine Stellman

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Claramae Turner

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 908

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1950). 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 source is described as «Poor to Good private home acetates. Wow in Act 3 discs».

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Busch - 1950(SE)

Orchestra - Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra

Fiordiligi - Sena Jurinac

Dorabella - Blanche Thebom

Despina - Alda Noni

Ferrando - Richard Lewis

Guglielmo - Erich Kunz

Don Alfonso - Mario Borriello

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Black Disc - HMV DB 21115-20 {6x78s) (+HMV DA 1986*); EMI SH 397 RCA Victor LM 1126 {1LP}; World Record Club SH 397 {1LP}

Compact Disc - Testament SBT 1040 {1CD}

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1950 p.91; December 1950 p.147; March 1951 p.230; June 1951 p.12; July 1951 p.36; October 1951 p.105; January 1953 p.204; June 1994 p.132

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Opera Now - August/September 1995 p.54

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.310:No.4 March/April 1995 p.18

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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.67

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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.82

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Diapason - No.407 septembre 1994 p.150

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American Record Guide - May 1951 Vol.17 No.9 p.317 [JN]

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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.59 [PLM]

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Répertoire - No.72 September 1994 p.57

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Comments:- Recorded July 1950; *The original excerpts, conducted by Busch, did not include any of Despina's music. Her two arias were recorded later by Noni under Walter Susskind (DA 1986) and are included on the CD but not on the LP. See «Glyndebourne Recorded» by Paul Campion and Rosy Runciman, pp.48-53

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Günther Treptow

Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay

Hunding - Lubomir Vichegonov

Brünhilde - Kirsten Flagstad

Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka

Ortlinde - Irene Jessner

Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer

Schwertleite - Jean Madeira

Helmwige - Regina Resnik

Siegrune - Hertha Glaz

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning

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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 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 - 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 (3 February 1951). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.37-40.

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Eugene Ormandy - 1951(LI;22/12/51)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - Charles Kullman

Rosalinde - Regina Resnik

Alfred - Brian Sullivan

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - John Brownlee

Adele - Patrice Munsel

Orlofsky - Blanche Thebom

Frank - Clifford Harvuot

Frosch - Jack Mann

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 826

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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 December 1951). 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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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber

Dorabella - Blanche Thebom

Despina - Patrice Munsel

Ferrando - Richard Tucker

Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera

Don Alfonso - John Brownlee

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1287

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 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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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera Association

Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber

Dorabella - Blanche Thebom

Despina - Roberta Peters

Ferrando - Richard Tucker

Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera

Don Alfonso - Lorenzo Alvary

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Black Disc; - Columbia SL-122 {3LPS} (USA) (1952)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y 3-32 670 (USA)

Compact Disc; - Sony «Classical Masterworks» MH2K 60652 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Cantus Classics 500 340 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - January 1999 p.78

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 pp.287-288 [MHF]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.4 Autumn 2000 pp.673-677 [ETG]

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Opéra International - novembre 1998 No.229 p.57 [AF]

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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.73 [PHR]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.180 [KM]

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Classical Express - Issue 104 November 1998 p.4 [PA]

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.107 [MO]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.125 gennaio 1999 p.90 [GL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.83 [JS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.118 febrero 1999 p.44 [JD]

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Das Opernglas - Februar 1999 S.71 [NE]

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Comments:- Recording of an abridged English version

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Tristan - Ludwig Suthaus

Isolde - Kirsten Flagstad

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Josef Greindl

Kurwenal - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Melot - Edgar Evans

Hirt - Rudolf Schock

Steuerman - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Rudolf Schock

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Black Disc; - *HMV ALP 1030-1035 {6LPS} (1953)ª; HMV «Everyman Opera Series» HQM 1001-1005 {5LPS} (1965)ª; EMI EX 290684-3 {5LPS} (1986)ª; RCA Victor LM 6700 {5LPS}; La Voix de son Maître FALP 221-226 {6LPS} (1954)ª; HMV RLS 684 {5LPS}; Angel 3588 E/L {5LPS}; Melodiya D 22869 {5LPS}

Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 29064-9 (1986)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47322-8 {4CDS} (1986)ª; EMI CDS 5 56254-2 {4CDS}; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67621-2;; {4CDS} (2001)ª; Angel CDC-47321 {4CDS} EMI TOCE 8448/51 {4CDS} (Japan); EMI TOCE 9548-61 {4CDS} (Japan) (1997)ª; Regis Records RRC 4004 {4CDS} (2004)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110321-24 {4CDS} (2004)ª; EMI Classics «Historical» 585 8732 {4CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 221921 {4CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 223061 {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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1953 pp.245-246 [AR]; April 1953 p.477 [DST]; January 1966 p.334 [DST]; May 1986 p.1462 [RO]; August 2004 p.77 [AB]

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Opera - June 1953 pp.361-363 [ES]: February 1966 p.128 [ET]; February 2004 p.152 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 p.243 [WY]; Vol.28 No.1 September/ October 2004 pp.216-217 [HF]

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Diapason - No.485 octobre 2001 p.152 (mention) [TS]

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American Record Guide - November 1953 Vol.20 No.3 p.76 [CJL]: March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.234-235 [JPM]: September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.270 [JPM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 pp.83-84 [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - October 1957 p.1009 [MO]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.56

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Audio & Record Review - October 1965 p.20 [WSM]: November 1965 p.64 (letter)

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Wagner News - Issue No.150 June 2002 pp.19-22 [PBD]

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International Record Review - December 2004 p.42 [MT]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.307 [CR]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.590

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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [PF]: No.64 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.125 [AT]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall, London (10-22 June 1952). See «The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» Saturday December 20 1997 p.A11

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Mario Del Monaco

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - George London

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey

Una Sacerdotessa - Lucine Amara

Un Messaggero - Thomas Hayward

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1173/74-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0031 {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 - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.78 [IW]

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Musica (Milano) - N.144 marzo 2003 p.24 (mention)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1953; see «Sign off for the Old Met» pp.171-173)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - George London

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan

Marina - Blanche Thebom

Pimen - Norman Scott

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Andrew McKinley

Missail - Thomas Hayward

Rangoni - Sigurd Björling

Fyodor - Mildred Miller

Xenia - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Hostess - Martha Lipton

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Clifford Harvuot

Nurse - Jean Madeira

Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson

Mityukha - Algerd Brazis

Lavitsky - Osie Hawkins

Cherniovsky - Lawrence Davidson

Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 250

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 March 1953). 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». It is described as coming from «Private Acetates» with «Very good sound».

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The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky performed in English

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Anne Trulove - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Baba - Blanche Thebom

Tom Rakewell - Eugene Conley

Nick Shadow - Mack Harrell

Trulove - Norman Scott

Sellem - Paul Franke

Keeper - Lawrence Davidson

Mother Goose - Martha Lipton

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Compact Disc - Datum DAT 90003 {2CDS}; Bensar OL 21453 (BRO 124004) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.349; CELLETTI p.803; Opera on CD (1) p.131 (2) p.143 (3) p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.145 p.124; MET p.548; PENGUIN p.426; GIUDICI p.853(2) p.1386; Gramophone January 2000 p.32; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.67

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 February 1953). The CDs issued on the Datum label are advertized in MUSICA 96 p.54 and 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 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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The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky performed in English

Conductor Igor Stravinsky - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera Association

Anne Trulove - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Baba - Blanche Thebom

Tom Rakewell - Eugene Conley

Nick Shadow - Mack Harrell

Trulove - Norman Scott

Sellem - Paul Franke

Keeper - Lawrence Davidson

Mother Goose - Martha Lipton

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Black Disc; - Columbia SL 125 {3LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; Philips ABL 3055-3057 {3LPS} (UK) (1955)ª; Philips A 01181-83 {3LPS} (Germany)

Compact Disc; - Naxos «Historical» 8.111266-67 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.349; CELLETTI p.803; Opera on CD (1) p.131 (2) p.143 (3) p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.145 p.124; MET p.548; PENGUIN p.426; GIUDICI p.853(2) p.1386; Gramophone January 2000 p.32; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.66 [AP]

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Opera - October 1955 p.670

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.5 May/June 1997 p.4, p.8 (letter)

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Diapason - No.554 S janvier 2008 p.111 [PEB]

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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - November 1953 Vol.16 No.11 p.6

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American Record Guide - December 1953 Vol.20 No.4 p.115 [CJL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1954 Vol.4 No.1 p.60 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1955 p.12

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Gramophone Record Review - September p.635 [HS]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.38 [PP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.92 [MB]

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Cesare Siepi

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari

Marina - Blanche Thebom

Pimen - Norman Scott

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Charles Kullman

Missail - Thomas Hayward

Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot

Fyodor - Mildred Miller

Xenia - Genevieve Warner

Hostess - Martha Lipton

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney

Nurse - Jean Madeira

Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson

Mityukha - Algerd Brazis

Lavitsky - Osie Hawkins

Cherniovsky - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 740

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber

Dorabella - Blanche Thebom

Despina - Patrice Munsel

Ferrando - Richard Tucker

Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera

Don Alfonso - John Brownlee

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 979

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 April 1954). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Norma - Zinka Milanov

Adalgisa - Blanche Thebom

Pollione - Gino Penno

Oroveso - Cesare Siepi

Clotilde - Maria Leone

Flavio - Paul Franke

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 005 {3LPS) (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 352; Bensar OL 32754 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.164-166 [WA2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1954; see OPERA June 1954 pp.353-354; «Sign-Off For The Old Met» pp.154-155). 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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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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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1179

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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 performace at the MET (31 December 1955). 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 source is described as a «Fair to Good AM Aircheck».

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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in English

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Arabella - Eleanor Steber

Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Mandryka - George London

Waldner - Ralph Herbert

Adelaide - Blanche Thebom

Fiakermilli - Roberta Peters

Matteo - Brian Sullivan

Elemer - Gabor Carelli

Dominik - Clifford Harvuot

Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson

Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka

Welko - Benjamin Wilkes

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Compact Disc; - Voce Della Luna VL 2014-3; Andromeda ANDRCD 5013 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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Orpheus - März 1998 S.59 [DN]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106

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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.63

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1955) given in a English translation by John Gutman.

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Fiordiligi - Eleanor Steber

Dorabella - Blanche Thebom

Despina - Patrice Munsel

Ferrando - Cesare Valletti

Guglielmo - Frank Guarrera

Don Alfonso - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1190 (& 1049); Andromeda ANDRCD 9020 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 December 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM)

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

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Filippo II - Jerome Hines

Rodrigo - Ettore Bastianini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Nicola Moscona

Un Frate - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Elisabetta di Valois - Eleanor Steber

La principessa Eboli - Blanche Thebom

Tebaldo - Vilma Georgiou

Il Conte di Lerma - Charles Anthony

Un Araldo Reale - James McCracken

Una voce dal cielo - Shakeh Vartenissian

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 43 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 946.116 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Andromeda ANDRCD 5018 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Mai 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.61

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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.AT (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1955)

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Christel Goltz

Jochanaan - Paul Schöffler

Herodes - Ramón Vinay

Herodias - Blanche Thebom

Narraboth - Brian Sullivan

Ein Page - Mildred Miller

Erster Nazarener - Nicola Moscona

Zweiter Nazarener - Calvin Marsh

Erster Soldat - Norman Scott

Zweiter Soldat - Lorenzo Alvary

Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins

Ein Sklave - Vilma Georgiou

Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli

Zweiter Jude - James McCracken

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 238 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 281; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0143 {2CDS} (2005)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:-

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

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Opernwelt - August 8/1955 S.56 (mention)

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1955). 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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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay

Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay

Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London

Venus - Blanche Thebom

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines

Walther von der Vogelweide - Giulio Gari

Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot

Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke

Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott

Hirt - Heidi Krall

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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 409; Melodram MEL 038 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Adonis 3CD 55002 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0095 {3CDS} (2005)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:-

Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.5 [MT]

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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1983 p.849

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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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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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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - George London

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari

Marina - Blanche Thebom

Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi

Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary

Shuisky - Charles Kullman

Missail - Thomas Hayward

Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot

Fyodor - Mildred Miller

Xenia - Laurel Hurley

Hostess - Martha Lipton

Simpleton - Charles Anthony

Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney

Nurse - Sandra Warfield

Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson

Mityukha - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 256

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 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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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Wotan - Hermann Uhde

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Loge - Ramón Vinay

Mime - Norman Kelley

Alberich - Lawrence Davidson

Freia - Mariquita Moll

Froh - James McCracken

Donner - Arthur Budney

Erda - Jean Madeira

Fasolt - Kurt Böhme

Fafner - Dezsö Ernster

Woglinde - Heidi Krall

Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias

Floßhilde - Sandra Warfield

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 709 (& 476); The Opera Lovers RHE 195701 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 232 {2CDS} (2008)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Marianne Schech

Hunding - Kurt Böhme

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Wotan - Otto Edelmann

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy

Ortlinde - Heidi Krall

Waltraute - Mariquita Moll

Schwertleite - Belen Amparan

Helmwige - Gloria Lind

Siegrune - Rosalind Elias

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 004 (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1058 (+highlights from studio recording) {3CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers WAL 195701 {3CDRS} (2005)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 publication:-

Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 February 1957). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI;23/2/57-Stella)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Antonietta Stella

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - George London

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Helen Vanni

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1461; Bensar OL 22357 (BRO 125520) {2CDRS} (2005)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 (23 February 1957). 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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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Ramón Vinay

Sieglinde - Marianne Schech

Hunding - Norman Scott

Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw

Wotan - Hermann Uhde

Fricka - Blanche Thebom

Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy

Ortlinde - Heidi Krall

Waltraute - Mariquita Moll

Schwertleite - Belen Amparan

Helmwige - Gloria Lind

Siegrune - Rosalind Elias

Grimgerde - Martha Lipton

Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield

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Black Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 728 {2LPS} (1958)ª

Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1058 (+live performance conducted by Mitropoulos) {3CDS} (2004)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

Comments:- The LPs issued by the Metropolitan Opera Record Club are advertized in OPERA NEWS, February 3 1958 (back cover) and in HIGH FIDELITY, March 1958 p.27. According to «The Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos» by S.A. Arfanis p.155 this recording was made on 11, 14 February and 6 March 1957. It is not clear if all the excerpts from the LPs are included on the Gala CDs.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Elektra - Inge Borkh

Chrysothemis - Frances Yeend

Clytemnestra - Blanche Thebom

Aegisth - David Lloyd

Orest - Giorgio Tozzi

Der Pfleger des Orest - Thomas Fisher

1. Magd - Margery Mayer

2. Magd - Lizabeth Pritchett

3. Magd - Evelyn Sachs

4. Magd - June Kelly

5. Magd - Marjorie McClung

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Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMP 459.3 (+Salome) {3CDS} (1993)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:-

Opera - December 1994 p.1384

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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.82

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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.186

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.155

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Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.98

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - Theodor Uppman

Rosalinde - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Alfred - Cesare Valletti

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - Frank Guarrera

Adele - Roberta Peters

Orlofsky - Blanche Thebom

Frank - Clifford Harvuot

Frosch - Jack Gilford

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 350; Bensar OL 121358 (BRO 125573) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1958). 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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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Inge Borkh

Jochanaan - Mack Harrell

Herodes - Ramón Vinay

Herodias - Blanche Thebom

Narraboth - Giulio Gari

Ein Page - Margaret Roggero

Erster Nazarener - William Wilderman

Zweiter Nazarener - Calvin Marsh

Erster Soldat - Norman Scott

Zweiter Soldat - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins

Ein Sklave - Mildred Allen

Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli

Zweiter Jude - Robert Nagy

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Lawrence Davidson

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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 82 {2LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc - Arkadia CDMP 459.3 (+Elektra) {3CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1317

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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:-

Opera - December 1994 p.1384

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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.82

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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.186

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.155

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Répertoire - No.62 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.68

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 February 1958). 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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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires

Samson - Ramón Vinay

Dalila - Blanche Thebom

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Giuseppe Taddei

Abimélech - Fernando Corena

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Giuseppe Modesti

Le messager philistin - Alvaro Bandini

Premier philistin - Carlos Giusti

Deuxième philistin - Guerrino Boschetti

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 449 (+Vinay - recital) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (1 August 1958, seeOPERA October 1958 p.655). It is sometimes incorrectly stated that this perfor-mance took place in Mexico City

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Margaret Harshaw

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Otto Edelmann

Kurwenal - Walter Cassel

Melot - Calvin Marsh

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Osie Hawkins

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 365 (&371); Bensar OL 3158 (BRO 122735) {3CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers TRI 195801 {3CDRS} (Canada) (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 publication:-

Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.19 [ARB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1958). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» and those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz performed in English

Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Enée - Jon Vickers

Chorèbe - Jess Walters

Panthée - Forbes Robinson

Narbal - Joseph Rouleau

Ascagne - Joan Carlyle

Cassandre - Amy Shuard

Didon - Blanche Thebom

Anna - Lauris Elms

Hylas - Dermot Troy

Priam - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

Hécube - Noreen Berry

Iopas - Robert Thomas

Helenus - Edgar Evans

Un chef grec - Robert Allman

Un soldat troyen - Ronald Lewis

1re sentinelle - Ronald Lewis

2e sentinelle - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

L'Ombre d'Hector - Joseph Rouleau

Le spectre de Cassandre - Kathleen Dunkerley

Le spectre d'Priam - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

Le spectre de Chorèbe - Jess Walters

Mercure - Kenneth Barlow

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1181; Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) (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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (17 July 1958; see Radio Times Issue dated July 13-19 1958). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. 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 by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004.

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

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Giulio Gari

Filippo II - Jerome Hines

Rodrigo - Robert Merrill

Il Grande Inquisitore - Hermann Uhde

Un Frate - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Elisabetta di Valois - Leonie Rysanek

La principessa Eboli - Blanche Thebom

Tebaldo - Madelaine Chambers

Il Conte di Lerma - Robert Nagy

Un Araldo Reale - William Olvis

Una voce dal cielo - Martina Arroyo

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 001 {3LPS} (1980)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 April 1959)

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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Ernest Ansermet - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Pelléas - Nicolai Gedda

Mélisande - Anna Moffo

Golaud - George London

Arkel - Jerome Hines

Geneviève - Blanche Thebom

Yniold - Teresa Stratas

Médecin - Clifford Harvuot

Le berger - William Walker

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1065;; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)ª

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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1962). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.402-403. 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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Arabella by Richard Strauss performed in English

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Arabella - Lisa Della Casa

Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger

Mandryka - William Dooley

Waldner - Donald Gramm

Adelaide - Blanche Thebom

Fiakermilli - Jeanette Scovotti

Matteo - Barry Morell

Elemer - Charles Anthony

Dominik - Robert Goodloe

Lamoral - Norman Scott

Kartenaufschlägerin - Lynn Owen

Welko - Joseph Folmer

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1296 (& 1058)

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

Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (18 December 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Vanessa by Samuel Barber performed in English

Conductor William Steinberg - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Vanessa - Mary Costa

Erika - Rosalind Elias

Old Baroness - Blanche Thebom

Anatol - John Alexander

Old Doctor - Giorgio Tozzi

Nicholas - Russell Christopher

Footman - Arthur Graham

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1471 (& 1231)

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Recordings of Vanessa by Samuel Barber are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.25; MET p.3; PENGUIN p.3

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 April 1965). 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 William Smith - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Tristan - Ernst Gruber

Isolde - Hanne-Lore Kuhse

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Irwin Densen

Kurwenal - Ramón Vinay

Melot - Walter Knetlar

Hirt - Herbert Kraus

Steuerman - Herbert Kraus

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Herbert Kraus

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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1076 {3CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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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 - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.59 [SS]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.193-194 [SDC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (25 January 1967).

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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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