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Violetta de Saint Y - Jane Morlet

Clara - Marie Gantéri

Annette - Marie Gantéri

Rodolphe d'Orbel - Maurizio Trosselli

Georges d'Orbel - Henri Albers

Emile de Letorière - Georges de Poumayrac

Marquis d'Obigny - Pierre Dupré

Docteur Germont - Hippolyte Belhomme

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Black Disc - Pathé 1587-1602 {16x78s); Bourg BG 4023/24 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)�; Marston MR 52043 (+Les Frères Danilo) {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.4 Winter 1986/7 pp.105-106 [WA]; Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.50-51 [JA]

ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.1 Spring 2005 pp.136-138 [EAM]

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1915(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Violetta Valery - Margherita Bevignani

Flora Bervoix - Maria Patini

Annina - Maria Patini

Alfredo Germont - Franco Tuminello

Giorgio Germont - Ernesto Badini

Gastone - Giuseppe Sala

Dottore Grenvil - ? Bertera

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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono �La Voce del Padrone� M 2-0250509, M 2-0254003, 2-0253002, M 2-0252003, M 2-0254007, M 2-0254009, M 2-0254012,; M 2-0250510, M 2-0254013 {11x12in-78s), C 7-254012 , C 7-254014, C 7-254016, C 7-253019 {4x10in-78s} (1916)�; Società Nazionale del Grammofono �La Voce del Padrone� S 5620/41 {78s}

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

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recorded between 19 March and 13 April 1915. More details can be found in �Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.� by Tom Peel. The first set of 78s given above is listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated gennaio 1916.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Violetta Valery - Mercedes Capsir

Flora Bervoix - Ida Conti

Annina - Ida Conti

Alfredo Germont - Lionello Cecil

Giorgio Germont - Carlo Galeffi

Gastone - Giuseppe Nessi

Dottore Grenvil - Salvatore Baccaloni

Barone Douphol - Aristide Baracchi

Marchese d'Obigny - Natale Villa

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Black Disc - Columbia OP2 (67548 D - 67598 D) (15x78s;AC) (USA) Columbia D 14479-93 {15x78s} (UK); Columbia 9629-9643 {15x78s} (UK) EMI 3C 165 18029-30 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Disc; - Arkadia 2CD 78028 {2CDS} (1997)�; Naxos �Historical� 8.110110-11 {2CDS} (2001)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1929 p.476, pp.477-478 (Klein); October 2001 p.106 [AB]

Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.57 [SL]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.54-55 [JA]

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

International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.94 [TP]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [CC]: No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.96 [JV]

Comments:- Recorded between 1 November and 21 November 1928. More details can be found in �Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.� by Tom Peel

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1930-31(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Violetta Valery - Anna Rosza

Flora Bervoix - Olga de Franco

Annina - Olga de Franco

Alfredo Germont - Alessandro Zilliani

Giorgio Germont - Luigi Borgonovo

Gastone - Giordano Callegari

Dottore Grenvil - Antonio Gelli

Barone Douphol - Arnoldo Lenzi

Marchese d'Obigny - Antonio Gelli

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono �La Voce del Padrone� ; S 10260-10272 {13x78s} (1931)�; HMV C 2214-2226 {13x78s} (1931)�; Victor �Masterworks� 112 (11105-11117) {13x78s;AC} ; RCA �Camden� CAL 287-288 {2LPS} (1956)�

Compact Disc; - VAI 1108-2 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78001 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 9002 {2CDS} (2000)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1931 p.205, p.223 (Klein); April 1996 p.132

Opera News - December 9 1995 p.46

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59; Februar 1997 S.56

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.54-55 [JA]

Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.130

The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.4 December 1932 p.121

American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.99 [PHR]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238

High Fidelity Magazine - April 1956 Vol.6 No.4 p.84 [MDS]

Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8

International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.94 [TP]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.99 - luglio/agosto 1996 p.77

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

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

Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale Anonima del Grammofono dated marzo 1931. They were recorded between 27 October 1930 and 21 January 1931. More details can be found in �Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.� by TomPeel

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1935(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Rosa Ponselle

Flora Bervoix - Elda Vettori

Annina - Henriette Wakefield

Alfredo Germont - Frederick Jagel

Giorgio Germont - Lawrence Tibbett

Gastone - Angelo Bada

Dottore Grenvil - Paolo Ananian

Barone Douphol - Alfredo Gandolfi

Marchese d'Obigny - Millo Picco

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 106 {3LPS} (1956)�; *Pearl GEMM 235/236 {2LPS} (1982)�

Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMM 9317 (+Norma - excerpts) {2CDS} (1988)�; The Fourties FT 1513-14; Naxos �Historical� 8.110032-33 {2CDS} (1998)�; Bensar OL 1535 (BRO 125868) {2CDRS} (2005)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1982 pp.407-408 [JBS] , p.481 [JBS]January 1989 p. [JBS]; February 1999 p.34 (mention) [RC]

Opera - October 1982 p.1045; April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]

Opera Now - July/August 1999 p.96 [ST]

Opera News - November 1996 p.33

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.210-218 [LG]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.177 [JC-1]

Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.4 [MT]

International Opera Collector - Summer 1999 No.12 p.93 [PO'C]

Opernwelt - Juni 6/1995 S.61

Répertoire - No.123 avril 1999 p.81 (mention)

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1935). See �Rosa Ponselle - A Centenary Biography� by James A. Drake pp.272-273. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Covent Garden

Violetta Valery - Maria Caniglia

Flora Bervoix - Maria Huder

Annina - Gladys Palmer

Alfredo Germont - Beniamino Gigli

Giorgio Germont - Mario Basiola

Gastone - Adelio Zagonora

Dottore Grenvil - Norman Walker

Barone Douphol - Aristide Baracchi

Marchese d'Obigny - Booth Hitchin

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 306 {2LPS} (1964)�; MOP 009; Edizione Lirica EL-007 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Eklipse ECRCD2; Minerva MN-A28/9; Radio Years RY 6465; Great OperaPerformances G.O.P. 803 CD 2 {2CDS}; Arkadia �The Golden Age� 2CD GA 2019 {2CDS} (2000)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1992 p.232

Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.84

Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]

International Record Review - October 2000 p.114 [JB]

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]

Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.80

Musica (Milano) - No.104 giugno-settembre 1997 p.171 [LG]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (May 1939). Germont's aria �Di Provenza� is missing, but on the EJS LPs is substituted by a recording of Giuseppe De Luca. More information about this recording is given in �More EJS� p.594

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Helen Jepson

Flora Bervoix - Thelma Votipka

Annina - Lucielle Browning

Alfredo Germont - Richard Crooks

Giorgio Germont - Lawrence Tibbett

Gastone - Alessio De Paolis

Dottore Grenvil - Louis D' Angelo

Barone Douphol - Wilfred Engelman

Marchese d'Obigny - George Cehanovsky

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera EJS 540 (highlights) {1LP} (1971)�

Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 122339 (BRO 124059) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (23 December 1939). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Swedish

Conductor Herbert Sandberg - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - Stockholm Royal Opera

Chorus - Stockholm Royal Opera

Violetta Valery - Hjördis Schymberg

Flora Bervoix - Göta Allard

Annina - Margit Sehlmark

Alfredo Germont - Jussi Björling

Giorgio Germont - Conny Molin

Gastone - Olle Strandberg

Dottore Grenvil - Göta Lindberg

Barone Douphol - Georg Svensson

Marchese d'Obigny - Folke Jonsson

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 269 {2LPS} (1975)�; Swedish Radio LP RMLP 1272-1273 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 832-2 {2CDS} Grammofono 2000 AB 78640-78641 {2CDS}

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

musikrevy (Stockholm) - Nr.6 1978 pp.299-300 [TD]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm (29 August 1939)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Wilfred (Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Eleanor Steber

Alfredo Germont - Armand Tokatyan

Giorgio Germont - Leonard Warren

Marchese d'Obigny - Lorenzo Alvary

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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 67/69 {3x78s}; RCA �Camden� CAL 227 (USA) (1955)�

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

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recorded on 31 may and 25 June 1940.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Jarmila Novotná

Flora Bervoix - Thelma Votipka

Annina - Helen Olheim

Alfredo Germont - Jan Peerce

Giorgio Germont - Lawrence Tibbett

Gastone - Alessio De Paolis

Dottore Grenvil - Louis D' Angelo

Barone Douphol - Arthur Kent

Marchese d'Obigny - George Cehanovsky

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Compact Disc; - *Myto 2 MCD 933 80 {2CDS} (1993)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.176 janvier 1994 p.72

Répertoire - No.67 mars 1994 p.80

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Flora Bervoix - Thelma Votipka

Annina - Helen Olheim

Alfredo Germont - Charles Kullman

Giorgio Germont - Lawrence Tibbett

Gastone - Alessio De Paolis

Dottore Grenvil - Lorenzo Alvary

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Louis D' Angelo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 206

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available �on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape�. The date of the performance recorded is given here as �May 12 1942�, i.e. 5/12/42 American style. However, more likely is 5 December 1942 i.e. 5/12/42 European style as there was a performance at the MET on that date which was broadcast. See �Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met� pp.335-338.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Hanns Steinkopf - 1942(SE)

Orchestra - Berliner Rundfunkorchester

Violetta Valery - Maria Cebotari

Alfredo Germont - Helge Roswaenge

Giorgio Germont - Heinrich Schlusnus

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Black Disc - Urania URLP 7011 {1LP}; Acanta BB 21498; Opera Society OPS 124; *PRESTO PRE 642

Compact Disc; - Iron Needle IN 1368 {1CD}; Vocal Archives VA 1178 {1CD} (1998)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1951 p.160 [AR]

Opera - May 1962 p.327

Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]

American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.63 [PHR]

Répertoire - No.117 octobre 1998 p.79 [PT]

Comments:- *More information about their recording can be found in THE RECORD COLLECTOR June 2002 p.121.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Bidù Sayão

Flora Bervoix - Thelma Votipka

Annina - Helen Olheim

Alfredo Germont - Charles Kullman

Giorgio Germont - Leonard Warren

Gastone - Alessio De Paolis

Dottore Grenvil - Lorenzo Alvary

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc - Operatic Archives OPA 1001 Historical Opera Performances Edition HOPE 202 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 1139/40-2 (+Sayão recital) {2CDS}; Walhall WHL 33 {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.89

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 April 1943). See �Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met� pp.338-339. Excerpts from Act 2 of this recording are also included as a �filler� on Bongiovanni GAO 160/161, their recording of La Traviata at the MET in 1950 (conducted by Erede)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1946(RC)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NBC

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Flora Bervoix - Maxine Stellman

Annina - Johanne Moreland

Alfredo Germont - Jan Peerce

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - John Garris

Dottore Grenvil - Arthur Newman

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Paul Dennis

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6003 {3LPS} (1951)�;; RCA Victor WDM 1544 {45S} (1951)�; HMV DB 21360-21372 (13x78s) (1951)�;; HMV DB 9683-9695 (13x78s;AC) (1951)�; HMV ALP 1072-1073 {2LPS} (1954)�; RCA �Victrola� AT 202/1-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor �Gold Seal� GD 60303 {2CDS} (1992)�; Grammofono 2000 AB 78744-46; Arkadia 2CD 78039 {2CDS} ; Music & Arts CD 4271 (rehearsals) {2CDS} (2004)�; *Aura Music LRC 11097 {2CDS} (2001)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1951 pp.148-149 [AR]; July 1953 p.33 [DST]; February 1954 p.346 (mention) [AR]; September 1973 p.559 [AB]; April 1992 p.172 [AB]

Opera - February 1952 p.110; April 1954 p.239 (mention) [HDR]; August 1967 p.646; October 1967 p.853; September 1973 p.559 [AB]

Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.99 [ST]

Fanfare - September-October 1992 pp.491-492 [JT]

Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.210-218 [LG]

American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.38 [PHR]: September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 pp.269-27O (rehearsals) [MM]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1952 p.23

Gramophone Record Review - March 1954 p.231 [DH]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.84

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.88 (rehearsals) [LB]

Comments:- *Recording made from performances broadcast on 1 and 8 December 1946.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1946(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Violetta Valery - Adriana Guerrini

Flora Bervoix - Maria Huder

Annina - Maria Huder

Alfredo Germont - Luigi Infantino

Giorgio Germont - Paolo Silveri

Gastone - Adelio Zagonora

Dottore Grenvil - Gino Conti

Barone Douphol - Paolo Rakowsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Carlo Platania

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Black Disc; - Columbia GQX 11102-11116 {15x78s} (Italy) ; Columbia DX 1324-1338 (15x78s} (UK) (1947)�; Columbia DX 8250-8264 {15x78s;AC} (UK) (1947)�; Columbia MOP 25 (72179 D - 72193 D) {15x78s} (USA) ; Columbia 33QCX 10008-9 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 153-17079/80 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Disc - Grammofono 2000 AB 787 0001; Preiser Records 90354 {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1947 p.137 [AR]

Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.50-51 [DN]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.177 [JC-1]

International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.94 [TP]

Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.57 [PT]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.44 (mention) [AV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.94 [FE]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.127 marzo 1999 pp.94-96 [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [JV]

Comments:- Recorded between 29 July and 7 August 1946. More details can be found in �Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.� by Tom Peel

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Russian

Conductor Alexander Ivanovich Orlov - 1947(STU)

Orchestra - USSR State Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Violetta Valery - Elisabeta Shumskaya

Flora Bervoix - Eugenia Gribova

Annina - Nina Nelina

Alfredo Germont - Ivan Kozlovsky

Giorgio Germont - Pavel Lisitsian

Gastone - Yuri Filin

Dottore Grenvil - Konstantin Terekin

Barone Douphol - Anatoli Yakhontov

Marchese d'Obigny - I.I. Manshavin

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 057/62 {3LPS}; *Melodiya D 06271-76 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Guild �The Russian Legacy� GHCD 2305/06 (+Verdi Arias with Pavel Lisitsian) {2CDS} (2004)�; Gala GL 100 777 (+excerpts cond. Khaikin +Rigoletto - excerpts) {2CDS} (2006)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.1 September/October 2005 pp.311-312 [BB]

International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 p.103 [JTH]

Comments:- The singer of the role of the �Marquis� is given as I. Menshavin on the enclosure which accompanies the Melodiya LPs (D 06271-76) but as I. Manshavin on the records themselves

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ferruccio Calusio - 1948(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Violetta Valery - Rina Gigli

Alfredo Germont - Beniamino Gigli

Giorgio Germont - Renato Cesari

Gastone - Alvaro Bandini

Dottore Grenvil - Joaquin Alsina

Marchese d'Obigny - Carlos Feller

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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {1CDR} (2004)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of Acts 1,4 of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June or July 1948). The CDR issued by Charles Handelman is listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Violetta Valery - Nadine Conner

Flora Bervoix - Ana María Feuss

Annina - Luz María Farfan

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe di Stefano

Giorgio Germont - Giuseppe Valdengo

Gastone - Carlos Sagarminaga

Barone Douphol - Gilberto Cerda

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1215 {2CDRS} (2003)�; Omega Opera Archive 592

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palacio de la Bellas Artes, Mexico City (July 1948). Short extracts from this performance have been published on CD by Bongiovanni (along with recordings of di Stefano singing in other operas) - GB 1154-2. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003. 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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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French

Conductor Jules Gressier - 1948(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Lyrique

Chorus - Choeurs Radio-Lyrique

Violetta de Saint Y - Odette Turba-Rabier

Clara - Yvette Darasse

Annette - Germaine Parat

Rodolphe d'Orbel - Charles Richard

Georges d'Orbel - Charles Cambon

Emile de Letorière - Marcel Génio

Marquis d'Obigny - André Vasquin

Docteur Germont - Gilbert Moryn

Le Baron Reynal - Julien Thirache

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recording of an abridged version for radio originally broadcast on 25 October 1948

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Hans Müller-Kray - 1948(RA)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

Chorus - Südfunkchor

Violetta Valery - Margot Guillaume

Flora Bervoix - Hanna Stolze-Fröhlich

Annina - Erika Winkler

Alfredo Germont - Alfons Fügel

Giorgio Germont - Carl Kronenberg

Gastone - Franz Sautter

Dottore Grenvil - Wolfram Zimmermann

Barone Douphol - Alfred Affenzeller

Marchese d'Obigny - Franz Lipp

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Compact Disc; - UraCant 2005 (highlights +Lucia di Lammermoor - excerpts) {1CD} (2000)�; Cantus Classic CACD 5 00067F {2CDS} (2002)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a broadcast performance (2 December 1948). The following excerpts are performed on the highlights CD issued by UrCant: Brindisi �Auf Schlürfet�; Ach, ihres Auges Zauberblick (Fügel); �Ihr befehlt mir, was verlangt Ihr (Guillaume, Kronenberg); Verachtung trifft ihn; O lass uns fliehen (Guillaume, Fügel)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Eleanor Steber

Flora Bervoix - Thelma Votipka

Annina - Thelma Altman

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe di Stefano

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - Leslie Chabay

Dottore Grenvil - Osie Hawkins

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Lawrence Davidson

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 308 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 943.102 {2CDS} (1994)�; Naxos �Historical� 8.110115-16 (+Steber - recital) {2CDS} (2000)�

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2001 p.98 [AB]

Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]

Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.76: No.144 mars 2001 p.91 [JB]

Comments:- *This appears to be a recording of a performance at the MET on 22 January 1949 (See OPERA NEWS Vol. XIII No.12 January 17 1949 p.16). The date given on the �jewel case� of the CDs issued by Naxos 1 January 1949, but Lucia di Lammermoor was broadcast on that day. Violetta was to have been sung by Bidù Sayao who was ill.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Flora Bervoix - Lucielle Browning

Annina - Margaret Roggero

Alfredo Germont - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Giorgio Germont - Paolo Silveri

Gastone - Alessio De Paolis

Dottore Grenvil - Clifford Harvuot

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GAO 160-161 {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET. The date given on the Bongiovanni CDs is12 December 1950, but according to the �Annals of the Metropolitan Opera� La Traviata was not performed on that day. These most probable date seems to be 2 December 1950

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor V. Trucco - 1950(SE)

Orchestra - RCA ORCHESTRA

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Alfredo Germont - Jan Peerce

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 1115 {1LP}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Umberto Berrettoni - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra Italiano dell'Opera

Chorus - Coro Italiano dell'Opera

Violetta Valery - Rosetta Noli

Flora Bervoix - Giulia Olini

Annina - Giulia Olini

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Campora

Giorgio Germont - Carlo Tagliabue

Gastone - Cesare Masini-Sperti

Dottore Grenvil - Dario Caselli

Barone Douphol - Ottavio Serpo

Marchese d'Obigny - Edo Ferretti

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Black Disc - Remington RLP 199-77 {3LPS}; Plymouth 41-3 {3LPS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

Comments:- The duet in Act 2 between Giorgio Germont and Violetta is reproduced on the Preiser CD (89138 - Carlo Tagliabue II), reviewed in OPERA, November 1997 p.1294 [AB]. The Plymouth LPs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue P270

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1951(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Campora

Giorgio Germont - Paolo Silveri

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1604-S (1989)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (24 August 1951). According to �Memórias Glórias de um Teatro� by Edgard de Brito Chaves Jr. p.362, the cast also included Anna? Maria Canali, Lisandro Sergenti, Antonio Lembo.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Flora Bervoix - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)

Annina - Margaret Roggero

Alfredo Germont - Giancinto Prandelli

Giorgio Germont - Renato Capecchi

Gastone - Gabor Carelli

Dottore Grenvil - Osie Hawkins

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 302

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 December 1951). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available �on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape�.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Violetta Valery - Maria Callas

Flora Bervoix - Luz Maria Faran

Annina - Cristina Giron

Alfredo Germont - Cesare Valletti

Giorgio Germont - Giuseppe Taddei

Gastone - Carlos Sagarminaga

Dottore Grenvil - Ignacio Ruffino

Barone Douphol - Gilberto Cerda

Marchese d'Obigny - Francisco Alonso

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 26019 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0015 (Callas Edition; Live Vol.1) {10CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0182-1 {2CDS} (2001)�; fono 1029/30 {2CDS} (2001)�; House of Opera �The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Works� {1xCD-ROM} (2002)�; Myto MCD 00134 {2CDS} (2007)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2001 p.89 [AB]

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.32

Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [JP]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.85 [VJ]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (17 July 1951). According to the review in GRAMOPHONE of the CDs issued by Archipel the singers of the roles of Flora and Annina are the reverse of that given above.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Violetta Valery - Lina Pagliughi

Flora Bervoix - Liliana Pellegrino

Annina - Amelita Minniti

Alfredo Germont - Giancinto Prandelli

Giorgio Germont - Paolo Silveri

Gastone - Gino Del Signore

Dottore Grenvil - Eraldo Coda

Barone Douphol - Piero Poldi

Marchese d'Obigny - Giulio Santoro

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 593

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 10 July 1951. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available �on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape�. The year of the performance recorded is given here as 1950.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Violetta Valery - Clara Ebers

Flora Bervoix - Elinor Junker-Giesen

Annina - Irma Schäfer

Alfredo Germont - Walther Ludwig

Giorgio Germont - Karl Schmitt-Walter

Gastone - Franz Klarwein

Dottore Grenvil - Rudolf Wünzer

Barone Douphol - Josef Knapp

Marchese d'Obigny - Siegfried Spöttel

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Compact Disc; - *Walhall �Eternity Series� 0018 {2CDS} (2004)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]

International Record Review - November 2004 p.37 [JTH]: February 2005 p.32 [MT]]

Comments:- There is a commentary in German which spoken over the music.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Umberto Mugnai - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Violetta Valery - Maria Callas

Flora Bervoix - Cristina Trevi

Annina - Edna Patoni

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe di Stefano

Giorgio Germont - Piero Campolonghi

Gastone - Francisco Tortolero

Dottore Grenvil - Ignacio Ruffino

Barone Douphol - Gilberto Cerda

Marchese d'Obigny - Alberto Herrera

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 181 {2LPS} (1973)�; Replica RP 12430/2 {3LPS}; BJR 130-3 {3LPS} Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 15 {2LPS}; Melodram MEL 467 {3LPS}; Rodolphe Productions 12430/31/32 (+di Stefano - recital +Callas interview) ; {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 26021 {2CDS}; Rodolphe Productions RPC 32431/2 {2CDS}Archipel ARPCD OO48 {2CDS} (2002)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 5001 (+La sonnambula +Tosca +Medea) {8CDS} (2002)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.207 [HF]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.94-98 [LG]

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (I) p.45 (2) p.48 (4) p.45

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (3 June 1952)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi

Flora Bervoix - Pina Angelici

Annina - Anna De Santis

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Campora

Giorgio Germont - Giuseppe Taddei

Gastone - Piero De Palma

Dottore Grenvil - Antonio Piccillo

Barone Douphol - Gerardo Gaudioso

Marchese d'Obigny - Umberto Frisaldi

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 3784 (1995)�

Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6015-2 {2CDS} (2001)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.102 [GL]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (17 January 1952; mentioned in OPERA April 1952 p.234)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi

Flora Bervoix - Liliana Pellegrino

Annina - Luisa Magenta

Alfredo Germont - Giancinto Prandelli

Giorgio Germont - Gino Orlandini

Gastone - Gino Del Signore

Dottore Grenvil - Christiano Dalamangas

Barone Douphol - Nunzio Gallo

Marchese d'Obigny - Angelo Caroli

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Black Disc - Stradivarius STR 1001/2 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman 02375

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO SRO 810-2 {2CDS} (1990)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 110-2 {2CDRS} (2001)�;; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6367/8 {2CDS} (2002)�; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 2002 S.57 [IW]

Diapason - No.494 juillet-aoüt 2002 p.127 [JC]

International Record Review - June 2002 p.82. p.84 [JTH]

Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

American Record Guide - September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 p.244 [KM]

Répertoire - No.159 juillet/aoüt 2002 p.113 (mention)

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.164 settembre 2002 p.126 [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.87 [PN]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 28 May 1952. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000, where the recording is incorrectly attributed to a performance at La Scala. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as �New� in �Fall 2001�.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks

Violetta Valery - Clara Ebers

Flora Bervoix - Maria Madlen Madsen

Annina - Käthe Lindloff

Alfredo Germont - Richard Holm

Giorgio Germont - Josef Metternich

Gastone - Rudolf Kraft

Dottore Grenvil - Aage Poulsen

Barone Douphol - Georg Stern

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Compact Disc; - *Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0048 {2CDS} (2004)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 June 1952.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Luigi Ricci - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Violetta Valery - Frances Schimenti

Flora Bervoix - Loretta Di Lelio

Annina - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli

Alfredo Germont - Arrigo Pola

Giorgio Germont - Walter Monachesi

Dottore Grenvil - Carlo Platania

Barone Douphol - Virgilio Stocco

Marchese d'Obigny - Piero (Pietro) Passarotti

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Black Disc - Remington 199-98 {3LPS}; Allegro-Royale 1544-1545 {2LPS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.61 (mention) [FAL]

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

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - Kölner Rundfunkorchester

Chorus - Kölner Rundfunkchor

Violetta Valery - Teresa Stich-Randall

Flora Bervoix - Martha Deisen

Annina - Hilla Oppel

Alfredo Germont - Karl Terkal

Giorgio Germont - Robert Blasius

Gastone - Peter Offermans

Dottore Grenvil - Heiner Horn

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Compact Disc; - Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0126 {2CDS} (2005)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1953(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux

Violetta Valery - María de los Ángeles Morales

Alfredo Germont - Léopold Simoneau

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Black Disc - Philips ABE 10178 (1x45-EP); *Philips N 00639 R (1x10in-LP)

Compact Disc - *Philips 438 953-2

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1960 p.122 [PHW] .

Comments:- The 10in-LP contains the following excerpts: Prelude to Act 1, Un di felice, É strano - Ah fors'è lui, Lungi da lei - De miei spririty, Che fai?, E tardi attendo, attendo, Addio del passato. Parigi, O cara, noi lasceremo

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Violetta Valery - Maria Callas

Flora Bervoix - Ede Marietti Gandolfo

Annina - Ines Marietti

Alfredo Germont - Francesco Albanese

Giorgio Germont - Ugo Savarese

Gastone - Mariano Caruso

Dottore Grenvil - Mario Zorgniotti

Barone Douphol - Alberto Albertini

Marchese d'Obigny - Mario Zorgniotti

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1246; Cetra N 1246; Cetra C 1246 {3LPS} (USA); Fonit CetraTRV 01 {3LPS}; Eurodisc 70044; VOX THS 65047/8; Everest-Cetra S-425/3 Ember GVC 2345

Compact Cassette - Ember ZCEB 2345/A-B; Ember V8EB 2345/A-B (8 track cartridge)

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 9 {2CDS}; Warner Fonit 3984 29354-2 {2CDS} (1999)�; Regis Records RRC 2067 {2CDS} (2004)�; Naxos 8.110300/1 {2CDS} (2005)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.47 [DST]; January 1958 p.328 [PHW]; December 1973 p.1252 [RO] May 1974 p.2084 [WAC]; February 1995 p.105 [JBS]; March 2000 pp.115-116 [AB]

Opera - January 1958 p.53

Opera News - November 1994 p.47

Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.433

Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.2 Spring 2005 p.389 [RES]

Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]

High Fidelity Magazine - November 1954 Vol.4 No.9 p.58 [JH]

Gramophone Record Review - December 1957 p.159

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.70 (2) p.72 (4) p.69

American Record Guide - October 1954 Vol.21 No.2 p.50 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.220 (mention) [LM]

Classic CD - February 2000 p.81 [MT]

International Record Review - January 2001 p.123 [JTH]

Musica (Milano) - N.117 aprile-maggio 2000 p.89 [SH]

Répertoire - No.143 février 2001 p.46

Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 [AT]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.88 [PN]

Comments:- Recorded September 1953. See the ARSC Journal 1987 Vol.19 No.2-3 pp.54-61

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953?(SE)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin

Violetta Valery - Melitta Muszely

Flora Bervoix - Anneliese Müller

Alfredo Germont - Rudolf Schock

Giorgio Germont - Josef Metternich

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Black Disc - Electrola ASDW 9005 {1LP}; EMI Electrola 1C 037 28996 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74267 2 5 {1CD} (2001)�; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (+short excerpt with; Schwarzkopf, Panerai) {1CD}

�(year of issue or re-issue)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

Fono Forum - Band 4 Dezember 1959 S.22 [EP]

Comments:- The cast also includes Manfred Schmidt, Karl Kohn, Walter Stoll, Wilhelm Lang

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1954(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Violetta Valery - Rosanna Carteri

Flora Bervoix - Loretta Di Lelio

Annina - Gilda Capozzi

Alfredo Germont - Nicola Filacuridi

Giorgio Germont - Carlo Tagliabue

Gastone - Gino Del Signore

Dottore Grenvil - Dario Caselli

Barone Douphol - Enrico Campi

Marchese d'Obigny - Leonardo Monreale

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5171; Encore DVD 2008 (2005)�

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #551 (NTSC & PAL)

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1997 p.110

International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.99 [TP]

Comments:- *Video recording of a film; see OPERA NEWS February 8 1997, advertisment supplement between pages 22 and 31 for information on the VHS cassette issued by BCS. The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Flora Bervoix - Margaret Roggero

Annina - Maria Leone

Alfredo Germont - Richard Tucker

Giorgio Germont - Leonard Warren

Gastone - Gabor Carelli

Dottore Grenvil - Osie Hawkins

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 835

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1954). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.180-181. 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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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi

Flora Bervoix - Angela Vercelli

Annina - Rita Jorio

Alfredo Germont - Giancinto Prandelli

Giorgio Germont - Carlo Tagliabue

Gastone - Piero De Palma

Dottore Grenvil - Christiano Dalamangas

Barone Douphol - Arturo La Porta

Marchese d'Obigny - Gerardo Gaudioso

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GAO �Golden Age of Opera� 191-192 {2CDS}; Archipel ARPCD 0229 {2CDS} (2004)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 9 1995 p.46

L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.81

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Arena Flegrea (mentioned in OPERA September 1954 p.570). According to the review in OPERA NEWS of the CDs issued by Bongiovanni their sound is very poor

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Walter Goehr - 1954(SE)

Orchestra - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Netherlands Philharmonic Chorus

Violetta Valery - Margit Opawsky

Annina - Catharina Hessels

Alfredo Germont - Leo Larsen

Giorgio Germont - Henk Driessen

Gastone - Jan Vroons

Dottore Grenvil - Siemen Jongsma

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Black Disc - Muzikale Meesterwerken MMS 2011 {1LP} ~Musical Masterpieces Society MMS 2011 {1LP}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

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

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Violetta Valery - Renata Tebaldi

Flora Bervoix - Angela Vercelli

Annina - Rina Cavallari

Alfredo Germont - Gianni Poggi

Giorgio Germont - Aldo Protti

Gastone - Piero De Palma

Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi

Barone Douphol - Antonio Sacchetti

Marchese d'Obigny - Dario Caselli

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2992-2994 {3LPS} (195)�; Decca �Ace of Clubs� ACL 232-234 {3LPS} (1964)�; Decca �Ace of Diamonds� GOM 522-524 {3LPS} (1967)�; Decca �Eclipse� ECS 726-728 {3LPS} (1974)�; London LLA 26 {3LPS} (1955)�

Compact Disc; - Decca �Grand Opera� 430 250-2 {2CDS} (1991)�; Decca �Rouge Opéra� 455 895-2 (France) {2CDS} (1997)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1955 pp.366-367 [PHW]; April 1955 p.471 [DST]; December 1964 p.295 [EG]; March 1967 p.492 [EG]; July 1974 p.264, p.269 [AB]; August 1991 p.78 [JBS]

Opera - February 1955 p.122

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

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

American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251, p.253

Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Flora Bervoix - Heidi Krall

Annina - Maria Leone

Alfredo Germont - Giancinto Prandelli

Giorgio Germont - Ettore Bastianini

Gastone - Gabor Carelli

Dottore Grenvil - Osie Hawkins

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 704 {2CDRS}

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 January 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available �on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape�.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Violetta Valery - Maria Callas

Flora Bervoix - Silvana Zanolli

Annina - Luisa Mandelli

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe di Stefano

Giorgio Germont - Ettore Bastianini

Gastone - Giuseppe Zampieri

Dottore Grenvil - Silvio Maionica

Barone Douphol - Arturo La Porta

Marchese d'Obigny - Antonio Zerbini

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 87 {3LPS}; Cetra �Opera Live� LO 28 {2LPS}; RR 474; Morgan 5501; Foyer FO 1003(2); Paragon �Le Grandi Serate� DSV 52011 (+Callas recital) {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Pantheon Music (Legends) XLNC-106

Compact Disc; - Foyer CF 2001; Hunt 501; *EMI CMS 7 63628-2 {2CDS} (1991)�; EMI 5 66450-2 {2CDS} (1991)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1978 p.244 [AB]; February 1991 p.1558 [JBS]

Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.96 (mention) [GH]

Orpheus - November 1997 S.91 (mention)

Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.120 [AT]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.220 [CM]

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.96 (2) p.97 (4) p.93

VERDI DAL VIVO - p.186

American Record Guide - July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.68 [PT]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.34 (mention) [JPS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (28 May 1955). See the ARSC Journal 1987 Vol.19 No.2-3 pp.54-61. The sound of the EMI CDs has been strongly criticised byRobert E. Seletzky (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.16 No.2 p.251)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Violetta Valery - Antonietta Stella

Flora Bervoix - Elvira Galassi

Annina - Luisa Mandelli

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe di Stefano

Giorgio Germont - Tito Gobbi

Gastone - Giuseppe Zampieri

Dottore Grenvil - Silvio Maionica

Barone Douphol - William Dickie

Marchese d'Obigny - Nicola Zaccaria

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1370-1371 {2LPS} (1956)�; Columbia 33QCX 10211/12 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 163 00972/00873 M {2LPS} (Italy) Angel 3545 {2LPS} (1956)�

Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 2211 {2CDS} (2001)�; Naxos �Historical� 8.111272-3 {2CDS} (2007)�

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1956 p.138 [PHW]; November 1956 p.195 (mention) [HCS] September 2001 p.97 [JBS]

Opera - November 1956 p.689

Opera News - May 2002 p.87 [DJB]

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.275-276 [BB]

Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]

American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.20 [PHR]: March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.232 [LM]

High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.102 [JH]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1956 p.16

Gramophone Record Review - September 1956 p.715 [DH]

International Record Review - November 2001 p.87 [RP]

Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 p.79 [PD]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.261 janvier 2002 p.102 [GG]

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

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 pp.98-99 [AG]

Comments:- *Recorded 15-21 September 1955. See the ARSC Journal 1987 Vol.19 No.2-3 pp.5