(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1958(LI) - Adler Peter Herman - New York City Opera*
2 1959(LI) - Böhm Karl - Wiener Philharmoniker*
3 1971(FI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper**
4 1971(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
5 1976-7(STU) - Janowski Marek - Dresdner Staatskapelle*
6 1977(RA) - Segerstam Leif - Orchestre National de France*
7 1988(LI) - Sawallisch Wolfgang - Bayerische Staatsoper*
8 1993(RA) - Steinberg Pinchas - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
9 2001(LI) - Dohnányi Christoph von - Philharmonia Orchestra*
10 2009(LI) - Schneider Peter - Wiener Staatsoper*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Chorus - New York City Opera
Sir Morosus - Herbert Beattie
Haushälterin - Ruth Kobart
Der Barbier - Paul Ukena
Henry Morosus - John Alexander
Aminta - Joan Carroll
Isotta - Jacquelynne Moody
Carlotta - Regina Sarfaty
Morbio - Arthur Newman
Vanuzzi - Arnold Voketatis
Farfallo - Joshua Hecht
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 283
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera given as «The Silent Woman» in an English translation by Herbert Bedford (October or November 1958). The cast listed above is that given for the performances on 7 and 15 October 1958 in «The New York City Opera - An American Adventure» by Martin L. Sokol pp.307-308. On 26 October 1958 the role of Sir Morosus was sung by Leo Lishner and on 13 November 1958 that of the Housekeeper by Beatrice Krebs. 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 also stated that the recording is an «Inside audio master», but no details are given of the cast, and the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1959.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Hans Hotter
Haushälterin - Georgine von Milinkovic
Der Barbier - Hermann Prey
Henry Morosus - Fritz Wunderlich
Aminta - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Isotta - Pierrette Alarie
Carlotta - Hetty Plümacher
Morbio - Josef Knapp
Vanuzzi - Karl Dönch
Farfallo - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 365 (1966)ª; Melodram MEL 105 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Opera Disc 1000/1/2 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 27017 {2CDS}; *DG 445 335-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª;; DG 445 491-2 (Collection)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.153 [AB]
Opera Now - December 1994 p.54
HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.75
Opera News - May 1995 p.46
Orpheus - Oktober 1994 p.66
Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.56
Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.168
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.88
Comments:- Recording of a performance at The Salzburg Festival (6 or 8 August 1959) (See OPERA October 1959 p.653). The date given in the «EJS Discography» (p.336) is 8 August 1959, but the date given by DG is 6 August 1959. It is possible that the DG recording is of the dress rehearsal as there was no public performance on this date. The LPs issued on the Opera Disc label are listed in «The Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition.
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1971(FI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Kurt Moll
Haushälterin - Martha Mödl
Der Barbier - Barry McDaniel
Henry Morosus - Donald Grobe
Aminta - Reri Grist
Isotta - Lotte Schädle
Carlotta - Glenys Loulis
Morbio - Albrecht Peter
Vanuzzi - Benno Kusche
Farfallo - Max Proebstl
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5881 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distibution Incorporated 8487 (NTSC) (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 p.620 [ETG]
Comments:- *Video recording of a television film based on the production of the Bavarian State Opera. An audio recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich with the same cast except that Sir Morosus is sung by Kurt Böhme, has been issued by Orfeo, and is listed separately. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Kurt Böhme
Haushälterin - Martha Mödl
Der Barbier - Barry McDaniel
Henry Morosus - Donald Grobe
Aminta - Reri Grist
Isotta - Lotte Schädle
Carlotta - Glenys Loulis
Morbio - Albrecht Peter
Vanuzzi - Benno Kusche
Farfallo - Max Proebstl
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 516992 I {2CDS} (1999)ª; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss - (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 563 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2000 p.103 [AB]
HiFi News & Record Review - March 2000 p.93 [DN]
Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 pp.326-330 [JM]
Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.63-S.64 [GE]
Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 pp.65-66 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue No.116 November 1999 p.3 (audio) [SJT]
American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.176 [KM]
International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - Mo.127 diciembre 1999 p.45 (mention) [MC]
Répertoire - No.131 janvier 2000 p.74 [PF]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.139 aprile 2000 p.98 [MG]
Comments:- *Audio recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (14 July 1971). The performance on 17 July 1971 with this cast is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1971 pp.53-54.
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Conductor Marek Janowski - 1976-7(STU)
Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Theo Adam
Haushälterin - Annelies Burmeister
Der Barbier - Wolfgang Schöne
Henry Morosus - Eberhard Büchner
Aminta - Jeanette Scovotti
Isotta - Carola Nossek
Carlotta - Trudeliese Schmidt
Morbio - Klaus Hirte
Vanuzzi - Werner Haseleu
Farfallo - Helmut Berger-Tuna
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 5160 {3LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49340-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª;; EMI CMS 5 66033-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1979 p.102; September 1979 p.539 [SIR]; April 1980 p.1536 [JBS] January 1989 p. [MK]; May 1997 p.118 [AB]
Opera Now - January-February 1997 p.99
Orpheus - Januar 1997 p.55
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.106
Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.1
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Conductor Leif Segerstam - 1977(RA)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Sir Morosus - Marius Rintzler
Haushälterin - Gwynn Cornell
Der Barbier - Peter-Christoph Runge
Henry Morosus - Romano Emili
Aminta - Edita Gruberova
Isotta - Louise Lebrun
Carlotta - Elke Estlinbaum
Morbio - Jean-Marie Frémeau
Vanuzzi - Constantin Dumitri
Farfallo - Victor von Halem
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2614
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
Comments:- *A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 23 April 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 23-29 April 1977 p.25.
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Kurt Moll
Haushälterin - Margarethe Bence
Der Barbier - Wolfgang Rauch
Henry Morosus - Francisco Araiza
Aminta - Julie Kaufmann
Isotta - Angela Maria Blasi
Carlotta - Birgit Calm
Morbio - Hans Günter Nöcker
Vanuzzi - Alfred Kuhn
Farfallo - Keith Engen
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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 004 - The Operas of Richard Strauss (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (19 March 1988)
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Conductor Pinchas Steinberg - 1993(RA)
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Sir Morosus - Kurt Moll
Haushälterin - Reinhild Runkel
Der Barbier - Eike Wilm Schulte
Henry Morosus - Deon Van Der Walt
Aminta - Cyndia Sieden (Cynthia Siedentop)
Isotta - Barbara Kilduff
Carlotta - Iris Vermillon
Morbio - Wolfgang Rauch
Vanuzzi - Alfred Kuhn
Farfallo - Cornelius Hauptmann
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Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 36591 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.191-193 [JS]
American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.182 [KM]
Comments:- Recorded in January 1993
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Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Morosus - Sten Byriel
Haushälterin - Jill Grove
Der Barbier - Dietrich Henschel
Henry Morosus - Juan José Lopera
Aminta - Natalie Dessay
Isotta - Ofelia Sala
Carlotta - Gabriele Sima
Morbio - Matthias Henneberg
Vanuzzi - Marek Gasztecki
Farfallo - André Eckert
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 837 (2002)ª; Live Opera Heaven C {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris (24 February 2001). The performance on 5 March 2001 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.256 avril 2001 p.47 and that on 11 March 2001 is reviewed in OPERA June 2001 p.717. There is also a review on the web-site http://www.concertnet
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Conductor Peter Schneider - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Sir Morosus - Kurt Rydl
Haushälterin - Janina Baechle
Der Barbier - Adrian Eröd
Henry Morosus - Michael Schade
Aminta - Jane Archibald
Isotta - Caroline Wenborne
Carlotta - Michaela Selinger
Morbio - Clemens Unterreiner
Vanuzzi - Janusz Monarcha
Farfallo - Walter Fink
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Compact Disc; - premiereopera.net (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Die schweigsame Frau by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.799; GIUDICI p.849 (2) p.1380
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (June 2009). The CDRs issued by premiereopera.net are (were?) listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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