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Manrique - Charles Fontaine

Azucena - Ketty Lapeyrette

Léonore - Jane Morlet

Le Compte de Luna - Jean Noté

Fernand - Robert Marvini

Inès - Marie Gantéri

Ruiz - Louis Nansen

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Black Disc - Pathé 1603-1621 {19x78s)

Compact Disc; - Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)Ş; Malibran Music CDRG 148 (highlights) {1CD} (2000)Ş; Marston 52026-2 (+excerpts in French) {2CDS} (2000)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2001 p.105 [AB]

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

Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 p.287 [JC]; Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 p.61 [BR]

Orpheus - April 2002 S.56 [DN]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.49-50 [JA]; Vol.17 No.4 Autumn 2001 pp.765-766 [WA]

Opéra International - No.246 mai 2000 p.78 [SS]

International Classical Record Collector - Summer 2000 No.21 pp.102-103 [JTH]

American Record Guide - January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.272 [LM]

International Record Review - February 2001 p.108 [PO'C]

ARSC Journal - Vol.32 No.1 pp.125-126 [EAM]

Répertoire - No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.74

Comments:- According to the review by SS in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL it is Jean Noté who sings Manrique and Charles Fontaine who sings the Comte de Luna!!!

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Hermann Weigert - 1929?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestermitgliedern der Staatsoper Berlin

Chorus - Chormitgliedern der Staatsoper Berlin

Manrico - Franz Völker

Azucena - Lotte Dörwald

Leonora - Hella Toros

Conte di Luna - Armin Weltner

Ferrando - Felix Fleischer(-Janczak)

Ines - Herta Klust

Ruiz - Waldemar Henke

Un messo - Waldemar Henke

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Black Disc - Polydor 95260-95263 (blue label) {4x78s} Polydor 27403-27406 (green label} {4x78s} Polydor 15277-15280 (green label} {4x78s}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- The green-label 78s issued by Polydor (27403-27406) are listed in their Haupt-Katalog dated July 1938

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Frieder Weissmann - 1929?(SE)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Manrico - Tino Pattiera

Azucena - Helene Jung

Leonora - Beate Malkin

Conte di Luna - Paul Schöffler

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Black Disc - Parlophone E 11048-50 {3x78s}; Odeon O 7630-32 (blue label) {3x78s}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1930 p.260 (Klein p.486)

Comments:- *The following excerpts are performed: Ein unnennbares Sehnen (BM); Lodernde Flammen schlagen zu Himmel (HJ); Daß nur für mich dein Herz erhebt (TP); In deines Kerkers tiefe Nacht + Miserere (BM); Ha, dieses liebende Herz.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1930(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Francesco Merli

Azucena - Giuseppina Zinetti

Leonora - Bianca Scacciati

Conte di Luna - Enrico Molinari

Ferrando - Corrado Zambelli

Ines - Ida Mannarini

Ruiz - Emilio Venturini

Un vecchio zingaro - Enzo Arnaldi

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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10047-10060 {14x78s} (Italy) Columbia LGX 175-188 {14x78s} (Germany); Columbia DX 172-185 {14x78s} (UK)) Columbia OP 9 (67973 D - 67986 D) (14x78s) USA) Columbia 33QCX 10143/44 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 153 03024/25 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32541.42 {2CDS}; Italian Music Company IMC 202002;; {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78033 {2CDS};; Naxos ŤHistoricalť 8.110162-63 (+Bianca Scacciati, Francesco Merli, Nazzareno; de Angelis - recital) {2CDS} (2001)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1931 p.445 (Klein p.496); March 1931 p.476 (mention); March 2002 p.91 [JBS]

Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.79 [DN]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.55-56 [JA]

Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]

Comments:- Recorded in October 1930. More details can be found in ŤComplete Operas on 78 R.P.M.ť by Tom Peel

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1930(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Aureliano Pertile

Azucena - Irene Minghini-Cattaneo

Leonora - Maria Carena

Conte di Luna - Apollo Granforte

Ferrando - Bruno Carmassi

Ines - Olga de Franco

Ruiz - Giordano Callegari

Un vecchio zingaro - Antonio Gelli

Un messo - Giordano Callegari

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono ŤLa Voce del Padroneť ; AW 224-238 {15x78s} (1931)Ş; HMV D 1952-1966 {15x78s} (1931)Ş; Victor ŤMasterworksť M 106 (11040-11054) {15x78s} ;; RCA ŤCamdenť CAL 289-290 {2LPS} (1956)Ş

Compact Disc; - Phonographe PH 500250/03; Arkadia 2CD 78007; Grammofono 2000 ; AB 78737; Romophone ŤOpera Magnať 890032 {2CDS}; Aura Music LRC 11104-2 {2CDS} (2001)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1931 p.492 (Klein p.497); July 1998 p.88 [AB]

Opera Now - October 1994 p.52

Opera News - September 1995 p.57; December 1998 p.91 [JC]

Fanfare - Vol.21 No.6 July/August 1998 p.263 [JC]

Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.55-56 [JA]

High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.74 [JH]

Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.4

American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238

International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]

International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 1998 No.14 p.109 [JTH]

International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 pp.88-89 [GH]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 pp.58-59(mention): No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]

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

Comments:- The 78s are listed in the monthly list (listino mensile) of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated 15 febbraio 1931. They were recorded between 24 October and 25 November 1930. Although it is stated in the catalogues that the conductor was Carlo Sabajno, it seems that most of the recording was conducted by Gino Nastrucci. More details can be found in ŤComplete Operas on 78 R.P.M.ť by Tom Peel. See also the review in OPERA NEWS (September 1995 p.57) and in the ARSC Journal 1984 Vol.XVI No.3 p.70

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1936(LE;Act 4)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Giovanni Martinelli

Azucena - Kathryn Meisle

Leonora - Elisabeth Rethberg

Conte di Luna - Richard Bonelli

Ruiz - Giordano Paltrinieri

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1272

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of Act 4 of a performance at the MET (15 February 1936). 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 Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť. The source is described as ŤVery Good private acetatesť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Bernhard Zimmermann - 1936(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Reichssenders Stuttgart

Chorus - Chor des Reichssenders Stuttgart

Manrico - Helge Roswaenge

Azucena - Inger Karén

Leonora - Maria Reining

Conte di Luna - Hans Hermann Nissen

Ferrando - Wilhelm Strienz

Ines - Annemaria Banzhaf

Ruiz - Bruno Müller

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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90382 {2CDS} (1999)Ş; Cantus Classics 51003 {2CDS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 ŤOpera auf Deutschť {1CD-ROM} (2002)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]

American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.272 [KM]

Comments:- Recording of a broadcast (18 October 1936). The CDs issued by Cantus Classics are listed on their omline catalogue.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1939(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Gertrud Wettergren

Leonora - Gina Cigna

Conte di Luna - Mario Basiola

Ferrando - Corrado Zambelli

Ines - Maria Huder

Ruiz - Octave Dua

Un vecchio zingaro - Leslie Horsman

Un messo - Giuseppe Zammit

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03006

Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 173-2 (+La forza del destino - excerpts - Fabritiis); Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 801 {2CDS}; Urania ŤArchivo StoricoťURN 22.115 {1CD}(1999)Ş; Bel Canto Society BCS 5000 {2CDS} (2001)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1994 p.111; April 1994 p.31

Opera Now - December 1993 p.55

Opera News - September 2001 pp.90-92 [NL]

Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.4 Autumn 2001 pp.754-760 [AF2]

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

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

International Record Review - June 2001 pp.80-81 [MVA]

Répertoire - No.132 février 2000 p.91

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.85 [PN]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden. The sound is not very good, but according to the reviewer in OPERA NEWS ŤBCS's resulting sound has a smoothness and warmth I have not encountered in other transfers of this Trovatore performanceť. The Urania CDs are advertized in MUSICA 112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.58

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ferruccio Calusio - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Bruna Castagna

Leonora - Norina Greco

Conte di Luna - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maxine Stellman

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

Un vecchio zingaro - Arthur Kent

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 115 {2LPS} (1972)Ş; Cetra ŤOpera Liveť LO 71/3 {3LPS}; Robin Hood Records RHR 509 {2LPS};; Historical Opera Performances Editions HOPE 221 {2LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 121 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - ASDdisc 1110-11 {2CDS}; Radio Years RY 44/45 {2CDS};; Myto 2 MCD 903 17 {2CDS} (1990)Ş; Forties FT 1507/08 {2CDS}; Arkadia ŤThe Golden Ageť GA 2014 {2CDS} (2000)Ş; Urania RM 11913 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2004 p.75 [AB]

Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.107

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

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

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 p.98 [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on 11 January 1941

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Arthur Rother - 1942(RE)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin

Manrico - Helge Roswaenge

Azucena - Marie-Luise Schilp

Leonora - Hilde Scheppan

Conte di Luna - Karl Schmitt-Walter

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Black Disc - BASF 10 21499-0 {1LP}

Compact Disc - *Preiser Records 90273

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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

Comments:- Recorded on 26 & 27 May 1942

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Arthur Carron

Azucena - Kerstin Thorborg

Leonora - Stella Roman

Conte di Luna - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maxine Stellman

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

Un vecchio zingaro - Walter Cassel

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 662

Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1943; see ŤSaturday Afternoons at the Old Metť by Paul Jackson pp.349-351). 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 Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Margaret Harshaw

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maxine Stellman

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 919

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1944). 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 Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Bruna Castagna

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maxine Stellman

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

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Compact Disc - Walhall WHL 36 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.179 p.98 [JC-1]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (31 March 1945). See ŤSaturday Afternoons at the Old Metť pp.357-359.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1947(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Margaret Harshaw

Leonora - Stella Roman

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Giacomo Vaghi

Ines - Inge Manski

Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero

Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 595 (& 2755); *Bensar Records OL 122747 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Music & Arts ŤWest Hill Radio Archivesť WHRA 6010 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2008 p.91 [PO'C]

Diapason - No.557 avril 2008 p.123 [PK]

International Record Review - January 2008 p.28 [JTH]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1947). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ettore Panizza - 1948(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Manrico - Beniamino Gigli

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Maria Caniglia

Conte di Luna - Carlos Guichandut

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith ŤThe Golden Age of Operať EJS 325 {1LP} (1965)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (7 July 1948). These excerpts are mixed up with material from other sources to give Ťthe most diabolical disc ever to issue from the often obfuscatory studio of Eddie Smithť (see THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos 8,9,10 Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.216)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta de la Union Filarmónica de Mejico

Chorus - Opera Nacional de Mejico

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Winifred Heidt

Leonora - Astrid Varnay

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Roberto Silva

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 683 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1917-2 {2CDRS} (2005)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City (25 May 1948; see ŤLeonard Warren - American Baritoneť by Mary Jane Phillips-Matz pp.167-168, p.456). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 Ť03/12/22ť and those issued by Premiere are listed in ŤNew Releases on CD, Fall 2005ť Dated Nov.16 2005. In both these sources the name of the conductor is given as ŤMorelť. See also ŤHab's mir gelobtť by Astrid Varnay pp.181-182.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1949(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Manrico - Antonio Salvarezza

Azucena - Gianna Pederzini

Leonora - Franca Sacchi

Conte di Luna - Enzo Mascherini

Ruiz - Enrico Formichi

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VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #552 (NTSC & PAL)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Video recording of a film directed by Carmine Gallone. ŤIn place of Ferrando's narrative, the film substitutes a dramatization of the burning of Azucena's mother for witchcraftť. The roles of Manrico and Leonora are acted by Gino Sinimberghi and Vittoria Colonnello

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Maria Callas

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Ana María Feuss

Ruiz - Carlos Sagarminaga

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Black Disc - Historic Recording Enterprises HRE 207-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram 26017 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0015 (Callas Edition; Live Vol.1 (10CDS}; Fono Enterprise FONO 020/21 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Arkadia ŤThe Golden Age of Operať GA 2048 {2CDS} (2001)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.17 (2) p.19 (4) p.18

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bella Artes, Mexico City (20 June 1950)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Winfried Zillig - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt

Chorus - Radiochor Frankfurt

Manrico - Heinrich Bensing

Azucena - Diana Eustrati

Leonora - Maud Cunitz

Conte di Luna - Rudolf Gonszar

Ferrando - Otto von Rohr

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Compact Disc; - Walhall ŤEternity Seriesť WLCD 0042 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Luigi Ricci - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Gino Sarri

Azucena - Sylvia Sawyer

Leonora - Stella Roman

Conte di Luna - Antonio Manca Serra

Ferrando - Vittorio Tatozzi

Ruiz - Nino Mazziotti

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Black Disc - Capitol PBR 8180 {2LPS}; *Allegro SALL 745 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20029 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.65-S.66 [IW]

American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]

Classic Record Collector - Summer 2004 p.102 [JTH]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Delia Rigal

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Barbara Troxell

Ruiz - Thomas Hayward

Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker

Un messo - Alessio De Paolis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1129

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 Decenber 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 Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di NapolI

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Manrico - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Azucena - Cloe Elmo

Leonora - Maria Callas

Conte di Luna - Paolo Silveri

Ferrando - Italo Tajo

Ines - Teresa de Rosa

Ruiz - Luciano della Pergola

Un vecchio zingaro - Gerardo Gaudioso

Un messo - Gianni Avolanti

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Black Disc; - Roger W. Frank FWR 654 {2LPS}; Unique Opera Records UORC 304 {2LPS} (1976)Ş; Cetra ŤOpera Liveť LO-29 {2LPS}; Recital Records RR 473 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram 26001 {2CDS}; Pantheon PHE 6636-37 {2CDS} Myto ŤHistoricalť 2CD 011 H 053 (+excerpts from performance in Mexico) {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Archipel ARPCD 0012-2 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6352/53 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Opera Fenice FNO 007-8 {2CDS} (2003)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1566-2 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Mondo Musica MMO 91117 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]; September+Oktober 2007 S.59 (mention) [GE]

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.24 (2) p.26 (3) p.25

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

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.84 [MCP]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (27 January 1951)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Manrico - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Azucena - Miriam Pirazzini

Leonora - Caterina Mancini

Conte di Luna - Carlo Tagliabue

Ferrando - Alfredo Colella

Ines - Graziella Sciutti

Ruiz - Mario Carlin

Un vecchio zingaro - Ezio Achilli

Un messo - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc - Cetra 1226; Cetra CS 503/05; Cetra Soria CSLP 1226 {3LPS}; Cetra LPS 3226; Cetra LPO 2027; Cetra LPC 50153 (highlights); D.G.G. 18109/11 LPM Turnabout ŤHistoricalť THS 65037/9 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 2 {2CDS} (1994)Ş; Warner Fonit 8573 82663-2 {2CDS} (2001)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1961 p.443 (highlights)

Opera - February 1961 p.123 (highlights)

Opera News - March 5 1994 p.37

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

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154

American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.111 [PHR]: May-June 1994 Vol.57 No.3 p.220

International Record Review - February 2001 p.108 [PO'C]

Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.100

Comments:- Recorded July 1951. The Turnabout LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1982 p.308

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1951-52(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Margaret Roggero

Ruiz - Paul Franke

Un vecchio zingaro - George Cehanovsky

Un messo - Nathaniel Sprinzena

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6008 {2LPS} (USA) (1952)Ş; RCA Victor WDM 6008 {45s-EP} (USA) (1952)Ş; HMV ALP 1112-1113 {2LPS} (1954)Ş;; HMV ALP 1832-1833 {2LPS} (1961)Ş; *RCA ŤVictrolať VL 43536(2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)Ş; RCA VLS 00699 {2LPS} (1982)Ş

Compact Cassette; - RCA CLK2-5377P1/2; RCA VKS 00699 (1982)Ş

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor ŤGold Sealť 6643-2-RG {2CDS} (USA) (1988)Ş; RCA Victor GD 86643 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)Ş; Regis RRC 2060 {2CDS} (2003)Ş; Cantus Classics 500 329 {2CDS} (2003)Ş; Naxos ŤHistoricalť 8.110240-41 (+Milanov - songs) {2CDS} (2003)Ş

Open Reel Tape - HMV HTA 9-10 (mono); RCA Victor DC-35 (Highlights-mono)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1954 p.400 [PHW]; May 1961 p.600 [EG]; October 1961 p.199 (mention) [DST]; January 1983 p.866 (mention) [AB]; August 1988 p.337 [HF]

Opera - May 1954 pp.302-303 [HDR]

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 p.287 [JM]; Vol.27 No.3 January/ February 2004 pp.221-223 [JM] (Vol.27 No.4 May/June 2004 p.286 - letter)

Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65 [IW]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-151 [WA2]

American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.265 [MM]

Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.26 (tape)

International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.151

The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.575

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.87 [MC]

Comments:- Recorded in the Manhattan Center, New York (21, 22 February, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 30 March 1952). This information comes from ŤComplete Operas on 78 R.P.M.ť by Tom Peel. However, according to Bruce Burroughs (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.17 No.4 Autumn 2001 p.645 endnote 69) Leonora's arias and the act 4 duet with the Count were recorded in May 1951 and Ťwere later incorporated, as planned, into the complete 1952 Trovatoreť

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Walter Herbert - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - New Orleans Opera

Chorus - New Orleans Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Astrid Varnay

Conte di Luna - Robert Weede

Ferrando - Désiré Ligeti

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 6.0014 {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.65-S.66 [IW]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emidio Tieri - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra del Festival di Firenze

Chorus - Coro del Festival di Firenze

Manrico - Edward Ruhl

Azucena - Elena Nicolai

Leonora - Vassilka (Vera) Petrova

Conte di Luna - Ivan Petroff

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Black Disc - Ace A 1001-1006 {3LPS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian?

Conductor Mario Cordone - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Nederlandische Opera

Chorus - Nederlandische Opera

Manrico - Johan van der Zaim

Azucena - Anny Delorie

Leonora - Gré Brouwenstijn

Conte di Luna - Gerard Holthaus

Ferrando - Jelle de Jonghe

Ines - Ans Keman

Ruiz - Chris Taverne

Un vecchio zingaro - Gé Genemans

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Compact Disc; - Osteria OS 1001 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Stadschouwburg, Amsterdam (16 April 1953). The CDs issued on the Osteria label are listed on Klassikon's website:-

http://www.klassikon.com/ponto.html

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Gino Penno

Azucena - Ebe Stignani

Leonora - Maria Callas

Conte di Luna - Carlo Tagliabue

Ferrando - Giuseppe Modesti

Ines - Ebe Ticozzi

Ruiz - Mariano Caruso

Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Forti

Un messo - Angelo Mercuriali

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Black Disc; - Cetra ŤOpera Liveť LO 35 {3LPS] (1978)Ş

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 902.13 {2CDS} (1990)Ş; Sakkaris Records PR.SR 261 {2CDS}; DiVa 1115-1116 {2CDS} (2000)Ş; Urania URN 22234 {2CDS} (2003)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1978 p.1166 [AB]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.99 [SG]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (23 February 1953)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln

Manrico - Hans Hopf

Azucena - Ira Malaniuk

Leonora - Christel Goltz

Conte di Luna - Josef Metternich

Ferrando - Wilhelm Schirp

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Compact Disc; - Walhall ŤEternity Seriesť WLCD 0026 {2CDS} (2004)Ş; Cantus Classics 500811 {2CDS} (2005)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Omroeporkest

Chorus - Omroepkoor

Manrico - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Azucena - Franca Marghinotti

Leonora - Gigliola Frazzoni

Conte di Luna - Rolando Panerai

Ferrando - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Ines - Marijke van der Lugt

Ruiz - Johan van Haagen

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Compact Disc; - Mitridate ŤPontoť 1023 (+Aida - excerpts - Basile) {2CDS} (2004)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 pp.87-88 [TF]

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (16 October 1954).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Elena Nikolaidi

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Maria Leone

Ruiz - Thomas Hayward

Un vecchio zingaro - Algerd Brazis

Un messo - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 11654 (BRO 123564) {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 January 1954). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of Ťberkshire record outlet inc.ť (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Walter Goehr - 1954?(SE)

Orchestra - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Netherlands Philharmonic Chorus

Manrico - Leo Larsen

Azucena - Anny Delorie

Leonora - Margit Opawsky

Conte di Luna - Garfield Swift

Ferrando - Siemen Jongsma

Ines - Nini de Vries

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Black Disc - Muzikale Meesterweken MMS 2008 {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

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

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Nell Rankin

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi

Ines - Maria Leone

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Calvin Marsh

Un messo - James McCracken

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 009 {3LPS} (1980)Ş

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 830 (& 595); Walhall ŤEternity Seriesť WLCD 0207 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-150 [WA2]

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (14 April 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The date give in Gebard's online catalogue for the recording issued on the Walhall label is Ť14.03.1956ť, but according to the ŤMET Annalsť Il trovatore was not performed at the MET on that day.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Manrico - Mario Del Monaco

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Renata Tebaldi

Conte di Luna - Ugo Savarese

Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi

Ines - Luisa Maragliano

Ruiz - Athos Cesarini

Un vecchio zingaro - Antonio Balbi

Un messo - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5260-5262 {3LPS} (1956)Ş; Decca SXL 2129-2131 {3LPS} (1959)Ş; Decca ŤAce of Diamondsť GOS 614-616 {3LPS} (1971)Ş; *Decca 411 874-1 {2LPS};; London XLLA 50 {3LPS} (1957)Ş;; London OSA 1304 {3LPS} (1959)Ş; London ŤJubileeť LJ 42009 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 874-2 {2CDS} (1989)Ş; Double Decca 448 743-2; Decca ŤRouge Opérať 458 728-2 (France) (1997)Ş; Decca 470 589-2 {2CDS} (2002)Ş

Open Reel Tape - London LOR 90005 (4-track 7˝ips)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1956 p.222 [PHW]; August 1959 pp.101-102 [PHW]; November 1971 p.902, p.905 [AB]; September 1989 p.543 [AB]; December 2002 p.100 (mention) [PO'C]

Opera - December 1956 p.757; November 1959 p.750

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.77 [MDS]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.62 [DJ]: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]

American Record Guide - March 1961 Vol.27 No.7 p.611 (open reel tape) [PCP]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1956 p.14: August 1959 p.19

Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 pp.36-37 [DH]: July 1959 p.649 [DH]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.49

Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.11 [FGB]

International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Giuseppe di Stefano

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Maria Callas

Conte di Luna - Rolando Panerai

Ferrando - Nicola Zaccaria

Ines - Luisa Villa

Ruiz - Renato Ercolani

Un vecchio zingaro - Giulio Mauri

Un messo - Renato Ercolani

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CXS 1483 33CX 1484-1485 {3LPS 5-sides} (1957)Ş; EMI SLS 869 (ASD 2948-2950)(+Callas Recital) {3LPS} (1974)Ş; EMI EX 7 49347-1 {2LPS} (1987)Ş; Angel 3554 {3LPS 5-sides} (1957)Ş

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 869; EMI EX 7 49347-4 (1987)Ş

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49347-2 {2CDS} (1987)Ş; EMI ŤCallas Editionť CDS 5 56333-2 {2CDS} (1997)Ş; EMI ŤGreat Recordings of the Centuryť 5 62901 {2CDS} (2004)Ş; EMI ŤClassicsť 77365 {2CDS} (2007)Ş; EMI Classics ŤMaria Callas - The Complete Studio Recordingsť {70CDS} (2007)Ş; Naxos ŤHistoricalť 8.111280-81 {2CDS} (2008)Ş; alto ALC 2004 {2CDS} (2008)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1957 p.444; November 1957 p.233; January 1958 p.305; January 1974 p.1422 [AB]; December 1974 p.1079 [AB]; December 1987 p. [RO]

Opera - January 1958 p.53

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 p.216 [GJ]; Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007 p.2225 [BB]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.94

American Record Guide - April 1957 Vol.23 No.7 p.112: January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.192 (mention) [CHP]

High Fidelity Magazine - September 1957 Vol.7 No.9 p.79 [CMS]

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.110 (2) p.111 (4) p.107

The Absolute Sound - Issue 53 May/June 1988 p.106

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

Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.60 [DH]

Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.57

Comments:- See ŤHerbert von Karajan - A Life in Musicť by Richard Osborne pp.406-407

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1957(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Manrico - Mario Del Monaco

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Leyla Gencer

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Plinio Clabassi

Ines - Laura Londi

Ruiz - Athos Cesarini

Un vecchio zingaro - Sergio Liliani

Un messo - Walter Artioli

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Black Disc; - Historic Recording Enterprises HRE 268 {2LPS} (1979)Ş; Replica RPL 2413-2415 (1980)Ş;; foyer FO 1012 {3LPS} (1980)Ş

Compact Disc; - *CBS/SONY 54DC 1022-1023 {2CDS} (Japan) ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 704 {2CDS}; Arkadia MP 483.2 {2CDS}; Arkadia 352 065 {2CDS};; Myto 2 MCD 013 247 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1121-2 {2CDRS} (2003)Ş

DVD (Video) - *Hardy Classic Video HCD 4006 (2002)Ş

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #5 (NTSC); Hardy Classic Video HCV 1006 (PAL)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 2003 pp.56-57 [MB]

Fanfare - Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.349 (audio); Vol.25 No.5 May/June 2002 pp.221--222 (audio) [GJ]

Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; Januar 1997 S.63 (video); Dezember 1997 S.62 (video) [GH]; November 2002 S.95 (DVD) [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.142-163 [RL]: Vol.20 No.1 Winter 2004 pp.122-125 (DVD) [RP]

Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.51 (VHS) [SS]; No.274 décembre 2002 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

Diapason - No.504 juin 2003 p.123 (DVD) [MP]

Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.1

BBC Music Magazine - February 2003 p.94 [GH]

American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.233-234 (DVD) [LM]

Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.80 (audio): No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 (audio) [PT]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI N.111 settembre 1997 p.106 [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.99 [FSR]: No.51 mayo-junio 2002 pp.99-100 (audio) [LB]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.61 [JS]

Comments:- *A video (VHS, DVD) and a recording of the soundtrack (LP, CD) of a television film (recorded 18 April 1957)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1957(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste

Manrico - Mario Filippeschi

Azucena - Dora Minarchi

Leonora - Leyla Gencer

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Antonio Massaria

Ines - Liliana Hussu

Ruiz - Raimondo Botteghelli

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1198/9-2 (+Lucia di Lammermoor - Fabritiis) {2CDS} (2007)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of excerpts from a performance in the Teatro Verdi di Trieste (November 1957). The cast listed above is that given in ŤLeyla Gencer - romanzao vero di una primadonnať by Franca Cella p.479. The recording of excerpts issued by Bongiovanni is a Ťfillerť on the CDs of the recording of Lucia di Lammermoor conducted by Fabritiis and it is possible (probable) that not all the singers listed appear in these excerpts.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Rocco Guadagno - 1957(LE)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Jean Madeira

Leonora - Anita Cerquetti

Conte di Luna - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ferrando - Giuseppe Modesti

Ines - Ana María Feuss

Ruiz - José Sosa

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 119 S (2000)Ş

Ş(year of issue or re-issue)

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (28 October 1957). The cast listed above is that given in ŤAnita Cerquetti - Umilità e Fierezzať p.193. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in ŤNew Releases Fall 2000ť

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Manrico - Mario Filippeschi

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Aldo Protti

Ferrando - Plinio Clabassi

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni ŤThe Golden Age of Opera ťGAO 101-102 {2CDS} Bongiovanni HOC 048/49 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.70

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.90 [JS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Jean Madeira

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Helen Vanni

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Calvin Marsh

Un messo - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1217

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 March 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available Ťon CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tapeť.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert Sandberg - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Margarita Bergström

Leonora - Aase Nordmo-Lovberg

Conte di Luna - Hugo Hasslo

Ferrando - Erik Saedén

Ines - Ruth Moberg

Ruiz - Gösta Björling

Un vecchio zingaro - Sven Wallskog

Un messo - Sture Ingebretzen

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Compact Disc; - Caprice CAP 22051 (+Manon Lescaut - highlights) {2CDS} (2003)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2003 p.78 [JBS]

Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.64 [SS]; September+Oktober 2004 (mention) S.57 [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.4 Autumn 2003 pp.806-810 [AF2]

International Record Review - April 2003 pp.65-66 [RP]

The Record Collector - Vol.48 No.2 June 2003 pp.159-160 [RC]

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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm (26 January 1957). The recording on the CDs issued by Caprice is not complete as the opening scene with Ferrando is missing.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Rosalind Elias

Leonora - Maria Curtis Verna

Conte di Luna - Frank Guarrera

Ferrando - Norman Scott

Ines - Helen Vanni

Ruiz - James McCracken

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 726

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- What appear to be two excerpts from this recording appear on the Mike Richter CD-ROM AE OO7 ŤFanget anť (Di quella pira - without chorus; Mal reggendo)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Hans Zanotelli - 1959(SE)

Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker

Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin

Manrico - Rudolf Schock

Azucena - Sieglinde Wagner

Leonora - Melitta Muszely

Conte di Luna - Josef Metternich

Ruiz - Manfred Schmidt

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Black Disc - Electrola E 80 462 {1LP}; Electrola STE 80 462 {1LP} EMI 1C 063 28998 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 135 {1LP}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Some of these excerpts are conducted by Wilhelm Schüchter

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Richard Tucker

Azucena - Rosalind Elias

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi

Ines - Laura Londi

Ruiz - Mario Carlin

Un vecchio zingaro - Leonardo Monreale

Un messo - Tommaso Frascati

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6150 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)Ş; RCA Victor LSC 6150 {3LPS} (USA) (1960)Ş; *RCA VLS 04146 (3) {3LPS} ;; RCA Victor RB 6519 (Highlights) {1LP}; RCA Victor SB 6519 (Highlights) {1LP} RCA ŤGold Sealť AGL 3-4146 {3LPS} (USA)

Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor GK 60560 (1991)Ş

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 60560 {2CDS} (1991)Ş

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8000 (4-track 7˝ips) (1961)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1963 p.398 (Highlights); June 1991 p. [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.226 [PT]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

American Record Guide - October 1960 Vol.27 No.2 p.153 [PLM]: May 1961 Vol.27 No.9 p.757 (open reel tape) [RJ]

High Fidelity Magazine - October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.93 [CLO]: April 1961 Vol.11 No.4 p.140 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - William Wilderman

Ines - Helen Vanni

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Roald Reitan

Un messo - Robert Nagy

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 005-007 {3LPS} Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 601-603 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 951 120 (highlights +Tosca) {2CDS} (1995)Ş; *Bensar OL 22760 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Myto 2 MCD 071 342 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.103 septiembre 2007 p.96 [FC]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1960; see ŤSign-Off for the Old Metť by Paul Jackson pp.367-373)). The highlights on the Myto CDs are a Ťfillerť for the complete recording of Tosca under Kurt Adler (1959)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert Sandberg - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Chorus - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Kersten Meyer

Leonora - Hjördis Schymberg

Conte di Luna - Hugo Hasslo

Ferrando - Erik Saedén

Ines - Ingeborg Kjellgren

Ruiz - Olle Sivall

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Compact Disc - Bluebell ABCD-045 {2CDS}; OASI 7003-2

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1993 p.43

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.3

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House Stockholm (6 March 1960)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor János Kulka - 1960(SE)

Orchestra - Württemmburgisches Staatstheater

Chorus - Württemmbergisches Staatstheater

Manrico - Sándor Kónya

Azucena - Cvetka Ahlin

Leonora - Gloria Davy

Conte di Luna - Raymond Wolansky

Ferrando - Klaus Bertram

Ines - Claudia Hellmann

Ruiz - Alfred Pfeifle

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Black Disc - *D.G.G. SLPEM 136405

Compact Disc - DG ŤResonanceť 809 51 38; DG 445 068-2

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.54 [GH]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Adriana Lazzarini

Leonora - Ilva Ligabue

Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi

Ferrando - Salvatore Catania

Ines - Eugenia Vaiani

Ruiz - Virginio Assandri

Un vecchio zingaro - Giulio Sandri

Un messo - Pasquale Tommasi

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Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 924 64 (highlights) {1CD} (1992)Ş; Myto 1 MCD 944 108 (different highlights) {1CD} (1994)Ş; House of Opera CDWW 1246 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Parma (1 January 1961).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Irene Dalis

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni

Ferrando - William Wilderman

Ines - Teresa Stratas

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Tomanelli

Un messo - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 917 51 {2CDS} (1991)Ş; Bensar OL 2461 {2CDRS} (2004)Ş; Celestial Audio CA 684 {2CDRS} (2007)Ş; Myto ŤDevotionť MDCD 0003 {2CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.68

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (4 February 1961; see ŤSign-Off for the Old Metť by Paul Jackson pp.373-376). The performance on 27 January 1961 is reviewed in OPERA April 1961 p.252. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2007.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Agostino Ferrin

Ines - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli

Ruiz - Vittorio Pandano

Un vecchio zingaro - Carlo Platania

Un messo - Mino Russo

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 050 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Bel Canto Society BCS 5012 {2CDS} (2000)Ş; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 837-2 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 2001 pp.96-97 [AB]

Opera News - September 2001 pp.90-92 [NEL]

International Record Review - June 2001 pp.80-81 [MVA]

Comments:- *Recording of a guest performance given by the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in the Theater des Westens, Berlin - October 1961; see OPERA January 1962 p.35

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in English

Conductor Michael Moores - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera

Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera

Manrico - Charles Craig

Azucena - Patricia Johnson

Leonora - Elizabeth Fretwell

Conte di Luna - Peter Glossop

Ferrando - Donald McIntyre

Ines - Rita Hunter

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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1564 {1LP} (1962)Ş;; HMV CSD 1440 {1LP} (1962)Ş; HMV ŤGreensleeveť ESD 7027 [1LP] (1977)Ş; Capitol P 8609 {1LP} (USA) (1965)Ş;; Capitol SP 8609 {1LP} (USA) (1965)Ş

Compact Disc; - EMI ŤClassics for Pleasureť 585 005-2 (+Rigoletto +La Traviata -; excerpts) {2CDS} (2003)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1962 p.63; January 1977 p.1174 [AB]

Opera - October 1962 p.690

High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.108 [CLO]

American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.876-877 [JM]

International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]

Comments:- Based on performances at Sadler's Wells

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

Ines - Mirella Fiorentini

Ruiz - Piero De Palma

Un vecchio zingaro - Virgilio Carbonari

Un messo - Franco Ricciardi

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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 188 {2LPS} (1983)Ş

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03803

Compact Disc; - Claque GM 2013-2014 {2CDS}; Melodram MEL 27608 {2CDS} Myto 2CD 012 243 {2CDS} (2001)Ş; Opera Legacies OL 6010 {2CDS};; House of Opera ŤThe Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later Worksť {1xCD-ROM} (2002)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]

American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.205 [LM]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1962; see OPERA March 1963 pp.185-187

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Manrico - Franco Corelli

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Nicola Zaccaria

Ines - Laurence Dutoit

Ruiz - Siegfried Rudolf Frese

Un vecchio zingaro - Rudolf Zimmer

Un messo - Kurt Equiluz

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 287-3 {3LPS} (1979)Ş; Melodram MEL 710 {3LPS} (1982)Ş; Paragon DSV 52025 {3LPS}; Historical Opera Performance Edition HOPR 247 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPC 32482-83 {2CDS} Gala GL 100.505 (+Corelli and Bastianini in excerpts from La forza del destino) {2CDS}; DG 447 659-2 {2CDS} (1995)Ş; Opera d'Oro OPD 5009 (+Andrea Chenier +La fanciulla del West +Tosca) {8CDS} (2002)Ş; Opera d'Oro OPD 5004 (+La traviata +Otello +Aida) {8CDS} (2002)Ş; Bravissimo Opera Library 9801 (Verdi - The Greatest Operas) {14CDS} (2007)Ş

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1995 p.109; April 1996 p.38

Opera - December 1994 p.1391: Festival Issue 1995 p.65

Opera Now - December 1995 p.67

HiFi News & Record Review - December 1995 p.83

Fanfare - Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.269-271 [JM]

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.55 S.61; April 1996 S.59

Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63

Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.150

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.125

Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.79

Le Monde de la Musique - No.193 november 1995 p.108

Opernwelt - Oktober 10/1995 S.13

Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.105 [PT]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Salzburg (31 July 1962). The performance on 25 August 1962 was reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1962 p.22. The Melodram LPs areadvertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in French

Conductor Jean Fournet - 1962(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux

Manrique - Tony Poncet

Azucena - Elise Kahn

Léonore - Michèle Le Bris

Le Compte de Luna - Louis Quilico

Fernand - Bernard Gontcharenko

Inès - Michele Conti

Ruiz - Georges Lacour

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