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Rigoletto - Ramón Blanchart

Gilda - Eugenie Bronskaya

Duca di Mantova - Florencio Constantino

Maddalena - Bettina Freeman

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Black Disc - Victor 64069 & 60472; American Columbia S 5037, A 5180, S 5063, A 5193, A 5217, A 5183, H 31, A 5177 (78s)

Compact Disc; - Aria Recording 1026 (+other exceprts) {1CD} (1999)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.34 julio-agosto 1999 p.99 [MC]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.139 aprile 2000 pp.101-102 [GL]

Comments:- The «Aria» CD contains a series of excerpts taken from 78s:- Questa o quella andLa donna è mobile with Constantino (Victor 1907); Pari siamo (Blanchart), FigliaMio padre (Blanchart, Bronskaya), E il sol dell anima (Constantino, Bronskaya), Caro nome (Bronskaya), Parmi veder le lagrime (Constantino), Tutte le feste al tempio (Bronskaya, Blanchaart), Veglio t'inganni...Si vendetta (Blanchart, Bronskaya), Bella figlia dell'amore (Constantino, Freeman, Blanchart, Bronskaya)all American Columbia 78s from 1910

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French

Conductor François Ruhlmann - 1912(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Rigoletto - Jean Noté

Gilda - Aline Vallandri

Duca di Mantova - Robert Lassalle

Sparafucile - Pierre Dupré

Maddalena - Ketty Lapeyrette

Giovanna - Jeanne Goulancourt

Monterone - Pierre Dupré

Marullo - Pierre Dupré

Borsa - Georges de Poumayrac

Conte di Ceprano - Hippolyte Belhomme

Contessa di Ceprano - Marie Gantéri

Un paggio - Marie Gantéri

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Black Disc - Pathé 1536-1570 (25x78s); Bourg BG 4023-4024 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.51-52 [JA]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Salvatore Sassano - 1915/17/18(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Rigoletto - Antonio Armentano Anticorona

Gilda - Angela De Angelis

Duca di Mantova - Fernando De Lucia

Sparafucile - Luis Muñoz

Maddalena - Vida Ferluga

Monterone - Luis Muñoz

Marullo - Luis Muñoz

Contessa di Ceprano - Vida Ferluga

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Black Disc - Phonotype {on 35 sides - 78s see below}

Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- The recording as originally issued, with the cast as listed above, was recorded over a period of nearly 3 years from 1 July 1915 to 17 April 1918. Later issues contained a recording of «Caro nome» sung by Angeles Ottein (recorded on 29 March 1920). For more details see Michael Henstock, The Record Collector Vol.30 Nos. 5 & 6(June 1985), Nos. 7,8,9 (August 1985) and «Fernando De Lucia: Son of Naples 1860-1925» (Duckworth 1990) pp.470-473

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1916(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rigoletto - Cesare Formichi

Gilda - Ines Maria Ferraris

Duca di Mantova - Giuseppe Taccani

Sparafucile - Vincenzo Bettoni

Maddalena - G Caiani

Giovanna - G Caiani

Monterone - Vincenzo Bettoni

Marullo - Luigi Baldassare

Borsa - Carlo Bonfanti

Contessa di Ceprano - G Caiani

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Black Disc - Columbia D 17732-17747 (16x78s) (Italy)

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 89234 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.122 - ottobre 1998 pp.99-100 [GL]

Comments:- According to the review in L'OPERA the conductor was Guglielmo Somma

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1916-17(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rigoletto - Giuseppe Danise

Gilda - Ayres Borghi-Zerni

Duca di Mantova - Carlo Broccardi

Sparafucile - Vincenzo Bettoni

Maddalena - Nelda Garrone

Giovanna - Nelda Garrone

Monterone - Vincenzo Bettoni

Marullo - Napoleone Limonta

Borsa - Giuseppe Sala

Conte di Ceprano - Vincenzo Bettoni

Un paggio - Renata Pezzati

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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5544, ; S 5546, S 5548,; S 5552, S S 5554, S 5558, S 5560, S 5562, S 5564 {9x12in-78s}, R 5543, R 5549,; R 5551, R 5553, R 5555, R 5557, R 5561, R 5563 {8x10in-78s} (1918)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1024 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 p.50 [JA]

Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated giugno 1918 where the following statement is made «...la bell'opera era già pronta nel Maggio 1916. Sfortunatamente per un disgrazziato incidente, parte delle matrici vennero infrante prima di giungere alle Fabbriche. Dire tutte le peripezie delle matrici rimaste intatte e delle nuove, le difficoltà varie incontrate, ecc. ci porterebbe troppo lontano, e forse non interesserebbe.Solo oggi, dopo due anni, ci è dato de presentare al Pubblico il nostro RIGOLETTO completo...». Presumably, as a result of this «disgraziato incidente» in Acts 2 and 3 part of the role of Rigoletto is sung by Ernesto Badini, part ofthe role of Sparafucile is sung by Guido Fernandez, and part of the role of Gilda is sung by Olga Simzis. The quartet is sung by Simzis, Badini, Pezzati (Maddalena), and Broccardi. The original recording was made between 20 and 30 March 1916 and the replacement records on 28, 29, 30 March 1917. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1927 & 1930(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rigoletto - Riccardo Stracciari

Gilda - Mercedes Capsir

Duca di Mantova - Dino Borgioli

Sparafucile - Ernesto Dominici

Maddalena - Anna Masetti-Bassi

Giovanna - Ida Mannarini

Monterone - Duilio Baronti

Marullo - Aristide Baracchi

Borsa - Guido Uxa

Conte di Ceprano - Eugenio Dall' Argine

Contessa di Ceprano - Ida Mannarini

Un paggio - Anna Novi

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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 10028-10042 {15x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia DX 139-153 {15x78s} (UK) (1930)ª; Columbia OP 18 (68781-D - 68795-D) {15x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia «Entré» E-2 {2LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10091-10092 {2LPS} (Italy); *Pearl GEMM 177-178 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32539-40 {2CDS}; Phonographe PH 5036/7 {2CDS} ;; Grammofono 2000 AB 78632-33 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78023 {2CDS}; Aura Music LRC 11099-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1930 p.342 (Klein p.490); January 1931 p.387 (mention)

Opera News - October 1996 p.43

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.52-54 [JA]; Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.53-54 [JA]

Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.59

American Record Guide - July 1953 Vol.19 No.11 p.342: July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.239

Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.4

Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80

Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.126

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.66

Comments:- Most of this recording was made between 17 and 27 May 1930, but a recording of Stracciari singing «Pari siamo» that was made on 22 August 1927 was used. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1927-28(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rigoletto - Luigi Piazza

Gilda - Lina Pagliughi

Duca di Mantova - Tino Folgar

Sparafucile - Salvatore Baccaloni

Maddalena - Vera de Cristoff

Giovanna - Linda Brambilla

Monterone - Aristide Baracchi

Marullo - Aristide Baracchi

Borsa - Giuseppe Nessi

Conte di Ceprano - Giuseppe Menni

Contessa di Ceprano - Linda Brambilla

Un paggio - Linda Brambilla

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 9500-9528 (even numbers) {15x78s} (1928)ª; HMV C 1483-1497 (15x78s;AC) (1928)ª; La Voz de su Amo AF 209-223 {15x78s} (1928)ª; Electrola EH 167-161 (15x78s) (Germany); Victor «Musical Masterpiece» 32 (V 9525 - 9539) (15x78s;AC) (USA) Bongiovanni GB 1001-1002 {2LPS} (Italy) (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1097-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Pearl GEMM CDS 9180 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78003 (1996)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1928 p. (Klein p.436); June 1996 p. [AB]

Opera - January 1996 p.22

Opera News - October 1996 p.40

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58; Februar 1997 S.56

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.52-54 [JA]; Vol.16 No.2 p.150

Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.59

Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.133

American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.287: January/February Vol.60 No.1 p.238

Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8

Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.129

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 pp.58-59

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 pp.73-74

Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 luglio 1928. All except one of the sides were recorded between 9 November and 2 December 1927. Side 29 (E giunta alfine... with Piazza,Folgar, Paliughi) was recorded on 16 March 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1933(LE;Acts 3&4)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Giuseppe De Luca

Gilda - Lily Pons

Duca di Mantova - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Sparafucile - Tancredi Pasero

Maddalena - Gladys Swarthout

Giovanna - Philine Falco

Monterone - Alfredo Gandolfi

Marullo - Millo Picco

Borsa - Angelo Bada

Conte di Ceprano - Paolo Ananian

Contessa di Ceprano - Elda Vettori

Un paggio - Paolina Tomisani

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1273

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of Acts 3 and 4 of a performance at the MET (18 February 1933). Not all the singers listed above appear on this recording. 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 «Very Good private acetates».

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1935(LC)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Lawrence Tibbett

Gilda - Lily Pons

Duca di Mantova - Frederick Jagel

Sparafucile - Virgilio Lazzari

Maddalena - Helen Olheim

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - Alfredo Gandolfi

Marullo - George Cehanovsky

Borsa - Giordano Paltrinieri

Conte di Ceprano - Hubert Raidich

Contessa di Ceprano - Charlotte Symons

Un paggio - Paolina Tomisani

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Compact Disc; - Naxos «Historical» 8.110020-1 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

Orpheus - Februar 1999 S.55 [DN]

Opéra International - décembre 1998 No.230 p.50 [SS]

Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]

International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 p.94

Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.66 [PT]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 December 1935). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.111-114. Part of Act 2 on the NAXOS CDs comes fromthe performance in 1939 conducted by Papi

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Lawrence Tibbett

Gilda - Lily Pons

Duca di Mantova - Jan Kiepura

Sparafucile - Virgilio Lazzari

Maddalena - Helen Olheim

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - Norman Cordon

Marullo - George Cehanovsky

Borsa - Giordano Paltrinieri

Conte di Ceprano - Wilfred Engelman

Contessa di Ceprano - Pearl Besuner

Un paggio - Lucielle Browning

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 131 {2LPS} (1958)ª

Compact Disc; - *Myto 2 MCD 921.56 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 796 CD 2 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.78; décembre 1998 No.230 p.50 [SS]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1939; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.114-115)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Jean Dickenson

Duca di Mantova - Armand Tokatyan

Maddalena - Lucielle Browning

Monterone - Lorenzo Alvary

Borsa - Pino Bontempi

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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 58-60 {3x78s}; RCA Camden CAL 226 {1LP} (USA) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Recorded on 31 May, 25 June 1940. Rigoletto's opening lines exchanged with the Duke are sung by Norman Cordon

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1942(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Robert Weede

Gilda - Hilde Reggiani

Duca di Mantova - Bruno Landi

Sparafucile - Nicola Moscona

Maddalena - Bruna Castagna

Giovanna - Helen Olheim

Monterone - Lansing Hatfield

Marullo - George Cehanovsky

Borsa - Alessio De Paolis

Conte di Ceprano - Wilfred Engelman

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 117 {1LP} (1972)ª

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 1114/15-2 (+L'amico Fritz +Martha +Il barbiere di Siviglia - excerpts) {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (31 January 1942). The CDs issued by Bongiovanni are reviewed on the website:-

http://archivo.opera.it

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Arthur Rother - 1942(RE)

Orchestra - Reichsenders Berlin

Rigoletto - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender

Gilda - Maria Cebotari

Duca di Mantova - Helge Roswaenge

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Compact Disc - Preiser Records 90 272 (+Andrea Chenier - excerpts)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 1997 S.62

Diapason - No.428 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.112

American Record Guide - November/December 1996 Vol.59 No.6 p.303

L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 ottobre 1996 p.82

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1943(Act 4;RE)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Rigoletto - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Gilda - Gertrude Ribla

Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce

Sparafucile - Nicola Moscona

Maddalena - Nan Merriman

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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 504 (+arias - Verdi) {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.224 [CGP]

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 25 July 1943

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Lily Pons

Duca di Mantova - Charles Kullman

Sparafucile - Nicola Moscona

Maddalena - Anna Kaskas

Giovanna - Thelma Altman

Monterone - Osie Hawkins

Marullo - George Cehanovsky

Borsa - Alessio De Paolis

Conte di Ceprano - Walter Cassel

Contessa di Ceprano - Thelma Votipka

Un paggio - Edith Herlick

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 670

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 December 1943). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.341-342. 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 «good private acetates».

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1944(Act 3;LE)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Zinka Milanov

Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce

Sparafucile - Nicola Moscona

Maddalena - Nan Merriman

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6041 (collection) {2LPS}; HMV ALP 1452-1453 (collection); RCA RBA 16139-16140 (collection); RCA «Victrola» VIC-1314 {1LP} RCA «Victrola» VICS-1314 {1LP} (electronic stereo)

Compact Cassette; - RCA «Toscanini Edition» GD 60276 (+Mefistofele-Prologue +I lombardi-excerpts) (1991)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA «Toscanini Edition» GD 60276 (+Mefistofele-Prologue; +I lombardi-excerpts) {1CD} (1991)ª; Movimento Musica (collection) {1CD};; Radio Years RY 48 (collection) {1CD}; Radio Years RY 71/72 (collection);; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (+Milanov - recital) {1CD} (2006)ª; RCA 67893 (part of «Verdi - The Complete Toscanini Recordings») {12CDS} (2006)ª; Urania URA 313 (collection) {3CDS} (2007)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1957 p.423; April 1959 p.532 (mention); June 1991 p. [AB]

Opera - June 1957 p.382; August 1967 p.646; October 1967 p.853; February 1997 p.252 (mention)

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.214-215 [MHF]; Vol.30 No.6 July/August 2007 pp.297-298 [MHF]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.148-149 [WA2]

Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.462: April 1959 p.458 [DH]

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.78 [MDS]

American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.86: October 1968 Vol.35 No.2 p.120 [CJL]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.101 [RMC]

Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.18 [FGB]

Stereophile - June 1991 (Vol.14 No.6) p.259

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Madison Square Garden, New York (25 May 1944). There are no interpolated high notes and according to MDS (in HIGH FIDELITY) Giovanni Martinelli slapped his knee in «tenorial vexation» when Jan Peerce was not allowed to sing the interpolated high B at the close of «La donna è mobile». The CDs issued by live-rare-opera are (were?) listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Robert Heger - 1944(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin

Rigoletto - Heinrich Schlusnus

Gilda - Erna Berger

Duca di Mantova - Helge Roswaenge

Sparafucile - Josef Greindl

Maddalena - Margarete Klose

Giovanna - Ilse Jacobs

Monterone - Georg Hann

Marullo - Gerit Harmsen

Borsa - Erich Zimmermann

Conte di Ceprano - Eugen Fuchs

Contessa di Ceprano - Margery Booth

Un paggio - Ruth Weigelt

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Black Disc - Urania URLP 222 {2LPS}; D.G.G. LPEM 19 222/223 {2LPS} Eterna 8 20 152/153 {2LPS}; Heliodor 2700 702 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90036 {2CDS}; ZYX Music PD 2017-2 {2CDS};; Cantus Classics 48406 {2CDS} Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª; Berlin Classics 0033002 BC {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1962 p.458; December 2005 p.121 (mention) [PO'C]

Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.58 [CK]

American Record Guide - August 1952 Vol.18 No.12 p.366 [PHR]

Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.2 (mention)

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]

Comments:- According to Michael Seil and Christian Zwarg the (The Record Collector June 2002 p.122) this recording was made on 20-22 September 1944. The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their online catalogue.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Bidù Sayão

Duca di Mantova - Jussi Björling

Sparafucile - Norman Cordon

Maddalena - Martha Lipton

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - William Hargrave

Marullo - George Cehanovsky

Borsa - Richard Manning

Conte di Ceprano - John Baker

Contessa di Ceprano - Maxine Stellman

Un paggio - Thelma Altman

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Compact Disc; - Music and Arts CD 636 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 27079 {2CDS} Grammofono 2000 AB 78776-70777 {2CDS}; Naxos «Historical» 8.110051-52 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Bensar OL 122945 (BRO 125870) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2000 p.122 [AB]

Diapason - No.371 mai 1991 p.162 [MP]; No.474 octobre 2000 p.124, p.126 [MP]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.38 (mention) [SV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.78 [MC]: No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.98 [SG]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.246 septembre 2000 p.120 [SB]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1945). 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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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1946(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rigoletto - Tito Gobbi

Gilda - Lina Pagliughi

Duca di Mantova - Mario Filippeschi

Sparafucile - Giulio Neri

Maddalena - Anna Maria Canali

Monterone - Marcello Giorda

Marullo - Virgilio Gottardi

Borsa - Roberto Bruni

Conte di Ceprano - Giuseppe Varni

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni HOC 005/6 {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers RIG 194601 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5646 (2006)ª

VHS Video Cassette - *Historic Opera Performances SL 1056; Bel Canto Society BCS #550

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.110 (video) [AB]

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.62-S.63 (audio) [IW]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 (video) [RL]

Classic CD - November 1996 p.113 (video)

International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99 (video)

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (audio) (mention) [GL]

Comments:- *Video recording of a film directed by Carmine Gallone and an audio recording of its soundtrack. Gilda is acted by Marcella Govoni and sung by Pagliughi. According to Stefan Zucker («Opera Fanatic's Catalog» No.40 p.87) «the film was recorded on September 15, 1946». This presumably refers to the soundtrack, and the film was made (or completed) in 1947), which is the year usually given. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES Spring 2006». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Hjördis Schymberg

Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce

Sparafucile - Giacomo Vaghi

Maddalena - Martha Lipton

Giovanna - Thelma Altman

Monterone - Osie Hawkins

Marullo - George Cehanovsky

Borsa - Alessio De Paolis

Conte di Ceprano - John Baker

Contessa di Ceprano - Maxine Stellman

Un paggio - Irene Jordan

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1579 (& 686); Bensar OL 3147 (BRO 125304) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1947). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.421-422. 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 recording is described as a «fair aircheck». 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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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1947(RE)

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Rigoletto - Lawrence Tibbett

Gilda - Nadine Conner

Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce

Sparafucile - Virgilio Lazzari

Maddalena - Claramae Turner

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Compact Disc; - *Legato Historic Treasures LHT 501-1 {1CD} (1997)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of an abridged version for the radio broadcast on 5 October 1947

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1947(RE)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Rigoletto - Tito Gobbi

Gilda - Lina Pagliughi

Duca di Mantova - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Maddalena - Fernanda Cadoni

Giovanna - Lidia Melisci

Monterone - Carlo Platania

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Compact Disc; - *Melodram CDM 15008 {1CD}; House of Opera CDBB 893 (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.310 [MM]

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given in Rome (14 June 1947)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1948(LE]

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas artes

Rigoletto - Giuseppe Valdengo

Gilda - Nadine Conner

Duca di Mantova - Giuseppe di Stefano

Sparafucile - Ignacio Ruffino

Maddalena - Oralia Domínguez

Marullo - Gilberto Cerda

Borsa - Carlos Sagarminaga

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 559 {1LP} (1971)ª

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 128-129 {2CDS} (Highlights +Mignon -; Highlights + other excerpts) (1992)ª; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.106 {1CD} (1999)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1154-2 (Highlights + extracts from other operas with di Stefano) {1CD}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]; Oktober 2002 S.55 [IW]

Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.80

American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.298 [DA]

Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.3 [SJT]

Répertoire - No.125 juin 1999 p.89 (mention)

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.161 maggio 2002 p.109 (highlights) [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.88 [JV]

Comments:- Incomplete recording of a performance in Mexico City (22 June 1948)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Patrice Munsel

Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce

Sparafucile - Dezsö Ernster

Maddalena - Martha Lipton

Giovanna - Thelma Altman

Monterone - Clifford Harvuot

Marullo - George Cehanovsky

Borsa - Leslie Chabay

Conte di Ceprano - John Baker

Contessa di Ceprano - Maxine Stellman

Un paggio - Thelma Altman

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 748

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET 19 March 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». The source is stated to be «Fair to very good private acetates».

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Russian

Conductor Samuil A Samosud - 1949?(STU)

Orchestra - USSR State Orchestra

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Rigoletto - Andrey Alexeyevich Ivanov

Gilda - Irina Maslennikova

Duca di Mantova - Ivan Kozlovsky

Sparafucile - Vladimir Gavryushov

Maddalena - Vera (Veronika) Ivanova Borisenko

Giovanna - Nina Ostrumova

Monterone - Ivan Petrov

Marullo - Ivan Ionov

Borsa - Beniamin Shevtsov

Conte di Ceprano - N Masov

Contessa di Ceprano - O Sedykh

Un paggio - Eugenia Gribova

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 01227/32 {3LPS}; *Melodiya D 011323-26 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 973 161 {2CDS} (1997)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Oktober 1997 S.58 [GH]

Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.4

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.89 [JV]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Rigoletto - Josef Metternich

Gilda - Rita Streich

Duca di Mantova - Rudolf Schock

Sparafucile - Fritz Hoppe

Maddalena - Margarete Klose

Giovanna - Silvia Menz

Monterone - Wilhelm Lang

Marullo - Leopold Clam

Borsa - Rolph (Ralf) Peters

Conte di Ceprano - Otto Hüsch

Contessa di Ceprano - Silvia Menz

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 945 111 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 021 H064 (+Schock - recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500205 {2CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0121 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Audite 23406 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.328

Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60

Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76

Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 p.126 [JC]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.169

Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.77

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.162 giugno 2002 p.106 [GL]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Erna Berger

Duca di Mantova - Jan Peerce

Sparafucile - Italo Tajo

Maddalena - Nan Merriman

Giovanna - Mary Kreste

Monterone - Richard Wentworth

Marullo - Arthur Newman

Borsa - Nathaniel Sprinzena

Conte di Ceprano - Paul Ukena

Contessa di Ceprano - Joyce White

Un paggio - Joyce White

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor DM 1400/01 (12-1262 - 12-1275) {14x78s) (1950)ª; RCA Victor DM 1414 {15x78s;AC} (1950)ª; RCA Victor WDM 1400/1401 (49-1304 - 49-1318) {15x45s} (1950)ª; RCA Victor LM 6101 {3LPS;AC} (1950)ª; HMV ALP 1004-6 {3LPS;AC} (1952)ª; HMV ALP 1392 (Highlights) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - RCA CLK 2-5378 {2CDS};; Myto «Historical» 2CD 004 H050 (+Highlights cond Heger) {2CDS} (2000)ª; Preiser Records 90452 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110148-49 (+Warren recital) {2CDS} (2001)ª; Membran 221311 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1950 p.134 [HCS]; November 1952 p.144 [AR]; November 1956 pp.224-225 (Highlights) [AP]

Opera - January 1953 p.35 [H]

Fanfare - Vol.24 No.6 July/August 2001 pp.243-244 [BR]; Vol.25 No.1 September/ October 2001 p.381 (letter), pp.379-380 [RT]; Vol.25 No.3 January/February 2002 pp.285-286 [BR]

Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56-S.57 [SL]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.197-203 [TE]

American Record Guide - November 1950 Vol.17 No.3 p.82 [PHR]: May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.347 [RVL]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1952 p.9

International Record Review - September 2001 pp.81-82 [RP]

Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.96 [LB]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.262 février 2002 p.84 [CFD]

Comments:- Recorded in the ballroom of the Manhatten Center, New York between 8 March and 25 May 1950. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker

Sparafucile - Alois Pernerstorfer

Maddalena - Jean Madeira

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - Norman Scott

Marullo - Clifford Harvuot

Borsa - Paul Franke

Conte di Ceprano - Lawrence Davidson

Contessa di Ceprano - Anne Bollinger

Un paggio - Margaret Roggero

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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 121059 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 8 December 1951 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.». Here the conductor is given as «Cleva», but according to the «MET Annals» he did not conduct Rigoletto at the MET in 1951.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1951(RE)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Rigoletto - Paolo Silveri

Gilda - Dolores Wilson

Duca di Mantova - Luigi Infantino

Sparafucile - Giulio Neri

Maddalena - Fernanda Cadoni

Giovanna - Lydia Roan

Monterone - Carlo Platania

Marullo - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Borsa - Enzo Mori

Conte di Ceprano - Mario Berardo

Contessa di Ceprano - Lydia Roan

Un paggio - Daniela Carpis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4004

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance broadcast on 16 October 1951. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» p.113. It is possible that all the singers do not appear in the recording of the excerpts issued by Omega.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Erasmo Ghiglia - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra del Festival di Firenze

Chorus - Coro del Festival di Firenze

Rigoletto - Ivan Petroff

Gilda - Orlandina Orlandini

Duca di Mantova - Gino Sarri

Sparafucile - Mario Frosini

Maddalena - Luisa Melani

Giovanna - Rina Benucci

Monterone - Mario Frosini

Marullo - Giulio Mastrangelo

Borsa - Breno Ristori

Conte di Ceprano - Giovanni Cattaneo

Contessa di Ceprano - Marisa Naldini

Un paggio - Marisa Naldini

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Black Disc - Remington 199-58/60 {3LPS} (USA)

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20017 (+Petroff recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.64 [IW]

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]

American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.230-231 [RVL]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Walter Herbert - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - New Orleans Opera

Chorus - New Orleans Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Duca di Mantova - Eugene Conley

Sparafucile - William Wilderman

Maddalena - Marietta Muhs

Monterone - Norman Treigle

Marullo - Walter Gadpaille

Borsa - John Patterson

Conte di Ceprano - Ernest Barnum

Contessa di Ceprano - Elaine Weber

Un paggio - Frances Vella

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Black Disc - Legendary Recordings LR 205-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1174-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - Avril 1986 No.91 p.XIII [SS]

International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.92 [JTH]

American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.298 [LM]

Comments:- Recording of a performances at the New Orleans Opera (April 1952)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Umberto Mugnai - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Rigoletto - Piero Campolonghi

Gilda - Maria Callas

Duca di Mantova - Giuseppe di Stefano

Sparafucile - Ignacio Ruffino

Maddalena - María Teresa García

Giovanna - Ana María Feuss

Monterone - Gilberto Cerda

Marullo - Alberto Herrera

Borsa - Carlos Sagarminaga

Conte di Ceprano - Francisco Alonso

Contessa di Ceprano - Edna Patoni

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Black Disc - BJR 101; BJR 149; Cetra LO 37; Melodram MEL 405

Compact Disc; - Melodram 26023 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1253 {2CDS} (2000)ª; DiVa 1117-1118 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Archipel ARPCD OO61 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22223 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Aura LRC 1113 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Celestial Audio CV 083 {1xAudio-DVDR} (Australia) (2007)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91112 {2CDS} (2007)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2007 S.59 (mention) [GE]

Diapason - No.504 juin 2003 pp.119-120 [VA]

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (I) p.48 (2) p.51 (4) p.48

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.98 [SG]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Palacio las de Bellas Artes, Mexico City (17 June 1952). The DVDR issued by Celestial Audio is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Duca di Mantova - Eugene Conley

Sparafucile - Nicola Moscona

Maddalena - Jean Madeira

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - Norman Scott

Marullo - Clifford Harvuot

Borsa - Gabor Carelli

Conte di Ceprano - Lawrence Davidson

Contessa di Ceprano - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Un paggio - Margaret Roggero

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 721 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (7 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».

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1953(SCE)

Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester

Rigoletto - Hermann Uhde

Gilda - Rita Streich

Duca di Mantova - Petre Munteanu

Monterone - Kurt Böhme

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Black Disc - D.G.G. 17011 LPE {1x10in-LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- Munteanu's contribution to this composite set of excerpts was released on an Extended Play Disc (D.G.G. EPL30076) which was reviewed in The Gramophone,June 1959 p.25, Gramophone Record Review, May 1959 p.540 and Records and Recording, May 1959 p.26. Some of the arias were conducted by Artur Rother

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French

Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1953(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Rigoletto - Ernest Blanc

Gilda - Renée Doria

Duca di Mantova - Guy Fouché

Maddalena - Denise Scharley

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Black Disc - Concert Artists LPA 1090 {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(SE)

Orchestra - Orchester

Chorus - Männerchor der Städitsche Oper Berlin

Rigoletto - Josef Metternich

Gilda - Erika Köth

Duca di Mantova - Rudolf Schock

Sparafucile - Gottlob Frick

Maddalena - Sieglinde Wagner

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Black Disc - Kristall SMVP 8006 {1LP}; EMI 1C 047 28564 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74264 2 8 (+scenes with Marcel Cordes and Erika Köth) {1CD} (Germany) (2001)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Walter Goehr - 1954(SE)

Orchestra - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Netherlands Philharmonic Chorus

Rigoletto - Paolo Gorin

Gilda - Hedda Heusser

Duca di Mantova - Paul Conrad

Sparafucile - Gee Smith

Maddalena - Anny Delorie

Giovanna - Catharina Hessels

Monterone - Henk Driessen

Marullo - Jos Plemper

Borsa - Willem van der Sluis

Conte di Ceprano - Frans de Geus

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Black Disc - Muzikale Meesterwerken MMS 111 {2x10in-LPS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- The records issued by Muzikale Meesterwerken are advertized in LUISTER November/December 1955 p.37

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Rigoletto - Aldo Protti

Gilda - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Duca di Mantova - Mario Del Monaco

Sparafucile - Cesare Siepi

Maddalena - Giulietta Simionato

Giovanna - Luisa Ribacchi

Monterone - Fernando Corena

Marullo - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Borsa - Piero De Palma

Conte di Ceprano - Dario Caselli

Contessa di Ceprano - Christiane Castelli

Un paggio - Lina Rossi

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5006-5008 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 203-205 {3LPS} (1964)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 519-521 (1967)ª; London LLA 25 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; Richmond RS 63005 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 440 242-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1955 p.366 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]; August 1964 pp.102-103 [EG]; May 1967 pp.604-605 [EG]; July 1994 p.120 [AB]

Opera - February 1955 p.123

Opera Now - February 1994 p.56

Diapason - No.401 février 1994 pp.149-150 (mention) [MP]

American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.221 [JN]: May 1964 Vol.30 No.9 p.878 [HG]

High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 ii, p.64 iv, p.64 v [JH]

Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152, p.157 [DH]

Classic CD - February 1994 p.60

Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Questa - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Rigoletto - Giuseppe Taddei

Gilda - Lina Pagliughi

Duca di Mantova - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Sparafucile - Giulio Neri

Maddalena - Irma Colasanti

Giovanna - Tilde Florio

Monterone - Antonio Zerbini

Marullo - Alberto Albertini

Borsa - Tommaso Soley

Conte di Ceprano - Mario Zorgniotti

Contessa di Ceprano - Ines Marietti

Un paggio - Mario Giacobini

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Black Disc; - Cetra LPC 1247 {3LPS}; Cetra N 1247 {3LPS}; Realm RM 217;; (highlights) {1LP} (1965)ª; Cetra C 1247 {3LPS} (USA); Cetra LPS 3247 (electronic stereo) ;; D.G.G. 18229-31 LPM {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Cetra CDO 11 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82647-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Preiser Records «Paperback Opera» 20045 (+Taddei - recital) {2CDS} (2006)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.47 [DST]; November 1957 p.232; April 1965 p.469; July 1977 p.221 (mention) [JBS]

Opera - November 1957 p.718; July 1961 p.63 (mention); June 1965 pp.445-446 (highlights) [ET]; December 1994 p.1390; February 2007 p.229 [AB]

Opera News - March 5 1994 p.37

Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.342

Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.60-61 [WD]

Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.78

Diapason - No.398 novembre 1993 p.190

High Fidelity Magazine - October 1954 Vol.4 Vol.8 p.73 [JH]

Gramophone Record Review - October 1957 p.998 [DH]

American Record Guide - September 1954 Vol.21 No.1 p.6 [PHR]: May/June Vol.57 No.3 1994 p.220

International Record Review - February 2006 p.28 [JTH]

Classic CD - March 1995 p.75

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 pp.104-105 [GL]

Comments:- Recorded on 22, 24 february 1954

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Rigoletto - Aldo Protti

Gilda - Virginia Zeani

Duca di Mantova - Carlo Zampighi

Sparafucile - Nicola Zaccaria

Maddalena - Luisa Ribacchi

Giovanna - Marisa Guerra

Monterone - Vittorio Tatozzi

Marullo - Dario Caselli

Borsa - Gino Del Signore

Conte di Ceprano - Carlo Forti

Contessa di Ceprano - Gianna Brunelli

Un paggio - Luisa Mandelli

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Black Disc - Period TE 1112 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers RIG 195501 {2CDRS} (Canada) Bongiovanni GB HOC 027/28-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5651 (2006)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.85 noviembre 2005 p.87 [JMP]

Comments:- *The Period LPs are listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL (No.254 p.21), L'Avant Scène Opéra (No.112/113 p.157) and the Mellen Index (Vol.XI p.556) with what appears to be a fictitious cast, with the Patagonian Festival Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Ralph de Cross. It is indicated in L'Avant Scène Opéra (loc.cit.) that the Rigoletto is Protti and the Gilda is Zeani. The only performance that I have been able to find in which these singers sang together in these roles is in a RAI television performance transmitted on 26 February 1955. I have therefore assumed that the recording on the Period LPs is of the soundtrack of this. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI1931-1980» p.132. The CDs issued by Bongiovanni also carry, as a «filler», short excerpts from a performance of Rigoletto with Protti, D'Angelo, Filippeschi (Caracas 1956?). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the performance is also attributed to RAI. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «NEW RELEASES Spring 2006».

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rigoletto - Tito Gobbi

Gilda - Maria Callas

Duca di Mantova - Giuseppe di Stefano

Sparafucile - Nicola Zaccaria

Maddalena - Adriana Lazzarini

Giovanna - Giuse Gerbino

Monterone - Plinio Clabassi

Marullo - William Dickie

Borsa - Renato Ercolani

Conte di Ceprano - Carlo Forti

Contessa di Ceprano - Elvira Galassi

Un paggio - Luisa Mandelli

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CXS 1324 & 33CX 1325-1326 {3LPS 5-sides} (1956)ª; HMV SLS 5018 {3LPS} (+Callas recital) {3LPS} (1976)ª; EMI EX 290928-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3537 {3LPS 5-sides} (1956)ª; Hungaroton SLPLX 12439-12440 {2LPS};; Columbia 33QCXS 10216, 33QCX 10217/18 {3LPS 5 sides} (Italy)

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5018; EMI EX 290928-5 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47465-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» 5 56237-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Angel CDCB-47469 {2CDS};; Naxos «Historical» 8.111242/3 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1956 pp.361-362 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; May 1956 p.453 (mention) [HCS]; March 1976 p.1507 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; February 1987 p.1181 [AB]

Opera - April 1956 p.251

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.197-203 [TE]

Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.94

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.15

Gramophone Record Review - March 1956 p.288

American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.131 [PHR]: May/June 1987 Vol.50 No.3 p.64 [RVL]: July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 p.228 (mention) [CHP]

High Fidelity Magazine - April 1956 Vol.6 No.4 p.82 [MDS]

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.103 (2) p.104 (4) p.101

The Absolute Sound - Issue 53 May/June 1988 p.107

The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.574

Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.57

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Roberta Peters

Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker

Sparafucile - Giorgio Tozzi

Maddalena - Rosalind Elias

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - Norman Scott

Marullo - Clifford Harvuot

Borsa - Gabor Carelli

Conte di Ceprano - Lawrence Davidson

Contessa di Ceprano - Maria Leone

Un paggio - Vilma Georgiou

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2426-2427 {2LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 22426 {2LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Grand Tier USA 4995-2 {2CDS}; Grand Tier (ENGT 9195) {2CDS} ;; Omega Opera Archive 498; Andromeda ANDRCD 5078 {2CDS} (2006)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62; Oktober 1995 S.61

American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.241

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

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.94 [PN]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 February 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks

Rigoletto - Josef Metternich

Gilda - Mimi Coertse

Duca di Mantova - Libero De Luca

Sparafucile - Gottlob Frick

Maddalena - Ira Malaniuk

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WLCD 0193 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.58 [SS]

International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.28 [JTH]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rigoletto - Robert Merrill

Gilda - Roberta Peters

Duca di Mantova - Jussi Björling

Sparafucile - Giorgio Tozzi

Maddalena - Anna Maria Rota

Giovanna - Silvana Celli

Monterone - Vittorio Tatozzi

Marullo - Arturo La Porta

Borsa - Tommaso Frascati

Conte di Ceprano - Leonardo Monreale

Contessa di Ceprano - Lidia Grandi

Un paggio - Santa Chissari

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6051 {2LPS} (USA) (1957)ª; RCA RB 16031-16032 (UK) (1957)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC-6401 {2LPS} (UK) (1971)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43540 (2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª

Compact Cassette - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 60172

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60172 {2CDS} ;; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66348 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.111276-27 {2CDS} (2008)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1957 p.170; January 1958 p.305 p.329; July 1971 p.238 [AB]

Opera - February 1958 p.120

American Record Guide - October 1957 Vol.24 No.2 p.64 [JB2]

High Fidelity Magazine - October 1957 Vol.7 No.10 p.106 [CMS]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.24

Comments:- Recorded between 14 and 28 June 1956. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. There are several cuts. (see The Gramophone January 1958 p.329)

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956?(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Robert McFerrin

Gilda - Laurel Hurley

Duca di Mantova - Daniele Barioni

Maddalena - Sandra Warfield

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 214

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Bendix - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Sweden Royal Opera

Chorus - Sweden Royal Opera

Rigoletto - Erik Sundquist

Gilda - Eva Prytz

Duca di Mantova - Jussi Björling

Sparafucile - Sven-Erik Jacobsson

Maddalena - Kersten Meyer

Giovanna - Barbro Ericson

Monterone - Georg Svedenbrandt

Marullo - Carl Axel Hallgren

Borsa - Olle Sivall

Conte di Ceprano - Ingvar Wixell

Contessa di Ceprano - Judith Garellick

Un paggio - Carrie Nilsson

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Compact Disc - Bluebell ABCD-044

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1993 p.43

Classical Express - Issue No.88 July 1997 p.4

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Bulgarian

Conductor Konstantin Iliev - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Ruse Opera

Chorus - Ruse Opera

Rigoletto - Kiril Krastev

Gilda - Penka Marinova

Duca di Mantova - Nikolai Zdravkov

Sparafucile - Boris Dimitrov

Maddalena - Liliana Tocheva

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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 210 (Bulgarian National Radio - Italian, French and German Opera) {1xCD-ROM) (2003)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Ruse Opera.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in English

Conductor Jean Morel - 1958(FI)

Orchestra - Symphony of the Air Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Rigoletto - Igor Gorin

Gilda - Dorothy Coulter

Duca di Mantova - Oreste Kirkop

Sparafucile - Joshua Hecht

Maddalena - Gloria Lane

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 221

VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 8072 (1990)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. The performance is in an English translation by Joseph Machlis and it was transmitted on 16 February 1958. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and the video cassette issued by Lyric is included in «New Video Cassette Listings - November/December 1990».

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1958?(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Rigoletto - Michel Dens

Gilda - Mado Robin

Duca di Mantova - Maurice Blondel

Sparafucile - Xavier Depraz

Maddalena - Solange Michel

Giovanna - Solange Michel

Monterone - Louis Noguera

Borsa - Jean-Christophe Benoit

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Black Disc; - Pathé DTX 30.173 {1LP} (1959)ª; EMI 2C 061 12128 {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.37 avril 1959 p.29 [JP]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in English

Conductor Robert Lawrence - 1958?(SE)

Orchestra - PIANO

Rigoletto - Robert McFerrin

Gilda - Laurel Hurley

Duca di Mantova - Thomas Hayward

Maddalena - Rosalind Elias

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Black Disc - Operagraph G8 OP 0257/8 {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recorded for the «Metropolitan Opera Guild». Robert Lawrence plays the piano and speaks the narration

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Roberta Peters

Duca di Mantova - Eugenio Fernandi

Sparafucile - William Wilderman

Maddalena - Margaret Roggero

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - Norman Sco