There are 21 recordings on file in which Claire Watson appears

Order by composer

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

1 1957(SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*

2 1958(RA) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*

3 1958(STU) - Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten - Benjamin Britten*

4 1958(STU) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*

5 1959(RA) - Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell - Benjamin Britten*

6 1961(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*

7 1961(SE) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Hans Löwlein*

8 1963(Act 1;LE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*

9 1963(LC) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*

10 1964(STU) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Georg Solti*

11 1965(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*

12 1965(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*

13 1966(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*

14 1966(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Otto Klemperer*

15 1967(STU) - Freischütz (Der) by Carl Maria von Weber - Lovro von Matacic*

16 1968(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner*

17 1969(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf***

18 1969(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferdinand Leitner*

19 1970(LI) - Leonore by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Erich Leinsdorf*

20 1972(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

21 1974(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Carlos Kleiber*

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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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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln

Chorus - WDR Rundfunkchor Köln

Otello - Hans Hopf

Desdemona - Claire Watson

Iago - Josef Metternich

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 584

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast in 1958 (see «The lyric baritone» by John Hunt p.140). 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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Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Peter Grimes - Peter Pears

Ellen Orford - Claire Watson

Balstrode - James Pease

Auntie - Jean Watson

Bob Boles - Raymond Nilsson

Swallow - Owen Brannigan

Mrs. Sedley - Lauris Elms

Ned Keene - Geraint Evans

Rector - John Lanigan

Hobson - David Kelly

First niece - Marion Studholme

Second niece - Iris Kells

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5521-5523 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2150-2152 {3LPS} (1959)ª; London A 4342 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; London OSA 1305 {3LPS} (1960)ª

Compact Cassette - Decca K71K33

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 577-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Legends» 467 682-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Decca 475 6020 (Britten conducts Britten) {8CDS} (2004)ª; Decca 475 7713 {2CDS} (2006)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90083 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª

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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1959 p.188 [AR]; January 1960 p.341 [DST]; April 1986 pp.1323-1324 [AB]; August 2004 p.73 (mention) [AB]

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Opera - December 1959 p.813; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.26 [RF]

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HiFi News & Record Review - August 2001 p.54

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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 p.87 [JM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.152-159 [DH2]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1959 p.10

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Stereophile - February 1990 (Vol.13 No.2) p.192

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.118

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American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 p.503 [JD]: February 1965 Vol.31 No.6 pp.568-569 (open reel tape) [RJ]: November/December 1986 Vol.49 No.6 p.57 [DA]: January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 p.76 [CHP]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1960 Vol.10 No.3 p.59 [AF]

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Records and Recordings - October 1959 p.16 [FGB]

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International Record Review - June 2001 p.75 [SP]

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The Absolute Sound - December 2001/January 2002 Issue 133 p.89 [JH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.82 [LB]: No.101 junio 2007 p.90 [JO]

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Comments:- Recorded in Walthamstow Town Hall (December 1958). See THE GRAMOPHONE, October 1959 p.160

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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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Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell performed in English

Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1959(RA)

Orchestra - English Opera Group Orchestra

Chorus - Purcell Singers

Dido - Claire Watson

Belinda - Jeannette Sinclair

Attendant - Patricia Clark

Sorceress - Arda Mandikian

1st Witch - Jean Allister

2nd Witch - Rosemary Phillips

Aeneas - Peter Pears

Sailor - Michael Ronayne

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Compact Disc; - BBC Music Legends «Britten the Performer» BBCB 8003-2 (+When night her purple veil had softly spread) {1CD} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1999 p.102 [EG]

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Opera - October 1999 p.1243 [AP]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.326 [MU]

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Opéra International - juin 1999 No.236 p.67 [FL]

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Diapason - No.466 janvier 2000 p.82 [IAA]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1999 p.72 [SP]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 pp.106-108 [MO]

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Classic CD - August 1999 p.108 [PR]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.190 [CHP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.96 [JR]

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Comments:- Recorded at the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London (29, 30 September 1959)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Siegmund - Jon Vickers

Sieglinde - Claire Watson

Hunding - Michael Langdon

Brünhilde - Anita Välkki

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Rita Gorr

Gerhilde - Marie Collier

Ortlinde - Julia Malyon

Waltraute - Margreta Elkins

Schwertleite - Joan Edwards

Helmwige - Judith Pierce

Siegrune - Noreen Berry

Grimgerde - Maureen Guy

Roßweiße - Josephine Veasey

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Compact Disc - Opera Depot OD 10234-4 {4CDS} (2007)

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2963

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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 in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (2 October 1961). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 30 - October 6 1961 p.29. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Hans Löwlein - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin

Don Giovanni - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Donna Anna - Claire Watson

Don Ottavio - Ernst Haeflinger

Donna Elvira - Irene Salemka

Leoporello - Walter Berry

Zerlina - Rita Streich

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Black Disc - D.G.G. 2535 278

Compact Cassette - *DG 3335 278

Compact Disc - DG 447 812-2

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

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

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1963(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Siegmund - Fritz Uhl

Sieglinde - Claire Watson

Hunding - Josef Greindl

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Compact Disc - KICC 2406 {1CD}; Living Stage 347.18 (+Bruckner - Symphony 4) {1CD}

DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-CLHK63 (2003)ª; TDK DVWW CLHK63M (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:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2004 p.87 (DVD) [AB]

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Wagner News - Issue No.118 December 1996 p.17 (audio)

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American Record Guide - September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 p.274 (audio) [JPM]

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BBC Music Magazine - March 2004 pp.80-81 (DVD) [MA]

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International Record Review - January 2004 p.85 (DVD) [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of Act 1 (21 May 1963)

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LC)

Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Hans Sachs - Otto Wiener

Veit Pogner - Hans Hotter

Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche

Fritz Kothner - Josef Metternich

Walther von Stolzing - Jess Thomas

David - Friedrich Lenz

Eva - Claire Watson

Magdalena - Lilian Benningsen

Nachtwächter - Hans Bruno Ernst

Kunz Vogelgesang - David Thaw

Konrad Nachtigall - Carl Hoppe

Ulrich Eisslinger - Franz Klarwein

Balthasar Zorn - Walter Carnuth

Augustin Moser - Karl Ostertag

Hermann Ortel - Adolf Keil

Hans Schwarz - Georg Wieter

Hans Foltz - Max Proebstl

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Black Disc; - Oriole-Eurodisc 70850XRC {5LPS} (1964)ª; Oriole-Eurodisc S 70851XR {5LPS} (1964)ª; RCA LM 6708 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª;; RCA LSC 6708 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; World Record Club SOC 220-4 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - BMG Eurodisc GD 69008 {4CDS} (1990)ª

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 9501 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1965)ª

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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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1964 pp.473-474 [AR]; April 1990 p.1866 [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.134

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American Record Guide - September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 pp.26-28, pp.30-31 [HG]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1088-1090 [HG]: November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 pp.275-276 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 pp.113-114 [AR]: June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 pp.95-96 [RDD]

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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.205

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Comments:- Recorded at rehearsals prior to the performance which celebrated the re-opening of the Nationaltheater, Munich on 23 November 1963 (see OPERA January 1964 p.26)

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Brünnhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen

Hagen - Gottlob Frick

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Gunther - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Gutrune - Claire Watson

Waltraute - Christa Ludwig

Woglinde - Lucia Popp

Wellgunde - Gwyneth Jones

Floßhilde - Maureen Guy

First Norn - Helen Watts

Second Norn - Grace Hoffman

Third Norn - Anita Välkki

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Black Disc; - *Decca MET 292-297 {6LPS} (1965)ª; Decca SET 292-297 {6LPS} (1965)ª; Decca RING 1-22(Cycle); Decca D100-D19 {19LPS} (cycle); Decca 410 234-1 {14LPS} (Cycle) (1983)ª; Decca 414 115-1 {5LPS} (1984)ª; London A 4604 {6LPS} (1965)ª;; London OSA 1604 {6LPS} (1965)ª; London OS 25930/35

Compact Cassette; - Decca K4W 32; Decca 414 115-4 (1984)ª; Decca 414 100-4 (Cycle)

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 115-2 {5CDS} (1984)ª; Decca(London) 414 100-2 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Decca(London) 455 555-2 (Cycle) {14CDS}Decca 455 569-2 {4CDS} Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOU 90098 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)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 - May 1965 p.541; July 1965 p.49; December 1968 p.883; September 1976 p.494 [AB]; August 1977 p.345 [AB]; January 1984 p.852 [JB] May 1985 p. [AB]; March 1989 p. [AW]; August 1998 p.92 [AB]

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Opera - July 1965 pp.521-522 [HDR]; 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.280; 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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American Record Guide - June 1965 Vol.31 No.10 pp.952-955 [CJL]: August 1965 Vol.31 No.12 pp.1186-1187 (open reel tape) [JM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1965 Vol.15 No.7 pp.57-58 [CLO]: October 1965 Vol.15 No.10 p.132 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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

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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 [GAL]

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Fono Forum - Juli 1965 S.311-S.314 [IH]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.145: Issue 98 p.130

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.589

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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 John Culshaw in THE GRAMOPHONE, May 1965 p.517 (& July 1965 p.90)

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Lohengrin - Jess Thomas

Elsa - Claire Watson

Ortrud - Christa Ludwig

Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Berry

König Heinrich - Martti Talvela

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 (mention) [GH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.46 [CRS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (16 May 1965; see OPERA August 1965 p.575, Festival Issue 1965 p.29-31)

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Marschallin - Claire Watson

Octavian - Herta Töpper

Sophie - Erika Köth

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme

Faninal - Otto Wiener

Valzacchi - Gerhard Stolze

Annina - Brigitte Fassbaender

Ein Sänger - Fritz Wunderlich

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Anneliese Waas

Polizeikommissar - Mino Yahia

Der Wirt - Friedrich Lenz

Ein Notar - Josef Knapp

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Franz Klarwein

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Karl Ostertag

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Compact Disc; - Orfeo D'Or C 425 963D {3CDS} (1996)ª

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - June 1998 p.664 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.278

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34

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Diapason - No.434 février 1997 p.104

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.94

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American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.175

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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1996 S.52

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Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.56

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.51

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (21 May 1965)

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Figaro - Walter Berry

Susanna - Reri Grist

Conte Almaviva - Ingvar Wixell

Contessa Almaviva - Claire Watson

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Margarethe Bence

Bartolo - Zoltán Kéléman

Basilio - David Thaw

Curzio - Alfred Pfeifle

Antonio - Klaus Hirte

Barbarina - Deirdre Aselford

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2004 pp.85-86 [AB]

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Opera News - April 2004 pp.89-90 [MB]

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Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.69-S.70 [SS]

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International Record Review - December 2003 pp.87-88[ [RP]

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BBC Music Magazine - February 2004 p.94, p.96 [ML]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.63-64 [TP]

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Comments:- Video recording in black and white of a performance in the Kleines FestspielhausSalzburg (11 August 1966).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Don Giovanni - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Donna Anna - Claire Watson

Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda

Donna Elvira - Christa Ludwig

Leoporello - Walter Berry

Il Commendatore - Franz Crass

Masetto - Paolo Montarsolo

Zerlina - Mirella Freni

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Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-1434629 (1983)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63841-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1966 p.275 [PHW]; January 1967 p.354 [DST]; July 1983 p.182 [AB]; September 1991 p.125 [AB]

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Opera - February 1967 pp.157-158 [HDR]; September 1995 p.1131

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Classic CD - January 1995 p.46

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Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber performed in German

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)

Chorus - Deutsche Oper (Berlin)

Max - Rudolf Schock

Agathe - Claire Watson

Kaspar - Gottlob Frick

Ottokar - Claudio Nicolai

Kuno - Fritz Ollendorf

Kilian - Klaus Lang

Hermit - Kurt Böhme

Zamiel - Kurt Meisel

Ännchen - Lotte Schädle

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Compact Disc; - Eurodisc/RCA 352 894 {2CDS}; BMG-RCA 74321 25287-2 Lyrica LRC 010 152 (Italy}; Denon COCO 78562-3 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1968 p.564; March 1989 p. [JW]; June 1995 p.116

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.125

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BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.75

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American Record Guide - August 1969 Vol.35 No.12 p.1151-1152 (WY)

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Hans Sachs - Gustav Neidlinger

Veit Pogner - Franz Crass

Sixtus Beckmesser - Carlos Alexander

Fritz Kothner - Angel Mattiello

Walther von Stolzing - Sándor Kónya

David - Gerhard Unger

Eva - Claire Watson

Magdalena - Adriana Cantelli

Nachtwächter - Walter Maddalena

Kunz Vogelgesang - Eugenio Valori

Konrad Nachtigall - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Ulrich Eisslinger - Nicolás Cuttone

Balthasar Zorn - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango

Augustin Moser - Enzo Betti

Hermann Ortel - Ricardo Yost

Hans Schwarz - Tulio Gagliardo

Hans Foltz - Mario Verazzi

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1024 {4CDS} (2003)ª

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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:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.87 [PN]

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Comments:- According to the web-site of the Teatro Colón Die Meistersinger was performed with this cast on 25, 27 October and 1, 5 November 1968.

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

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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Boston Symphony Orchestra

Ariadne - Claire Watson

Zerbinetta - Beverly Sills

Bacchus - Robert Nagy

Harlekin - John Reardon

Truffaldin - Malcolm Smith

Brighella - John Ferrante

Scaramuchio - James Billings

Najade - Benita Valente

Dryade - Eunice Alberts

Echo - Carole Bogard

Monsieur Jourdain - Andrew Raeburn

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1006-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAIdvd 4363 (2006)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:-

Opera - December 2006 pp.1522-1523 [RP2]

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Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.66 (DVD) [SS]

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International Record Review - October 2006 pp.89-90 (DVD) [RL1]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.296 [CHP]

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Opéra Magazine - No.15 février 2007 p.80 (DVD) [TG]

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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a concert performance of the original (1912) version given in Symphony Hall, Boston on 7 January 1969. There was also a concert performance with the same or a similar cast given in Carnegie Hall, New York (18 January 1969; see OPERA April 1969 pp.309-310).

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Don Giovanni - Tito Gobbi

Donna Anna - Claire Watson

Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus

Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Paolo Washington

Masetto - Peter Van Ginkel

Zerlina - Judith Raskin

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

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

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

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

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Leonore by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Leonore - Claire Watson

Florestan - Ernst Kozub

Rocco - Arne Tyrén

Pizzaro - Rolf Kühne

Fernando - Ernst Gerold Schramm

Marzelline - Liselotte Rebmann

Jaquino - Gerhard Unger

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Italian Radio Auditorium, Turin. The review in OPERA (June 1970 p.562) gives the date as 6 February 1970 while mr tape's catalogue gives 7 April 1970. It is probable that the former is the date of the performance while the latter is the date of the radio transmission.

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Elektra - Danica Mastilovic

Chrysothemis - Claire Watson

Clytemnestra - Astrid Varnay

Aegisth - Fritz Uhl

Orest - Franz Crass

Ein alter Diener - Gerhard Auer

Ein junger Diener - Georg Paskuda

Die Schleppträgerin - Antonia Fahberg

Die Vertraute - Gertrud Freedman

Der Pfleger des Orest - Max Proebstl

Die Aufseherin - Margarethe Bence

1. Magd - Gudrun Wewezow

2. Magd - Irmhilt Schwartz

3. Magd - Daphne Evangelatos

4. Magd - Anneliese Waas

5. Magd - Hildegard Heichele

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (29 December 1972; see OPERA April 1973 p.347). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 17 June 1973. See Radio Times Issue dated 16-22 June 1973 p.27.

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Marschallin - Claire Watson

Octavian - Brigitte Fassbaender

Sophie - Hilde de Groote

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Karl Ridderbusch

Faninal - Benno Kusche

Valzacchi - David Thaw

Annina - Margarethe Bence

Ein Sänger - William Holley

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Anneliese Waas

Polizeikommissar - Albrecht Peter

Der Wirt - Lorenz Fehenberger

Ein Notar - Hans Wilbrink

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Georg Paskuda

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Franz Klarwein

Tierhändler - Wolfgang Pirke

Modistin - Waltraud-Isolde Eichlepp

Die drei Waisen - Evi List

- Doris Linswe

- Judith Auer

Hippolyte - Karl Schrader

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

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - April 16 1994 p.37; March 30 1996 p.36

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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 p.209 [BV]

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Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.56; November 1999 S.93-94 [GH]

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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.195 p.72

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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.152

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Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.3 [AJ]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 pp.204-205 [MM]

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.75

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bavarian State Opera (20 July 1974)

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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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