There are 33 recordings on file in which Franco Tagliavini appears

Order by year

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

1 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Covent Garden - Bonynge Richard 1967(LI)*

2 BELLINI VINCENZO - NORMA-Metropolitan Opera - Bonynge Richard 1970(LI;19/12/70)*

3 BOITO ARRIGO - MEFISTOFELE-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Varviso Silvio 1966(SE)*

4 DONIZETTI GAETANO - ANNA BOLENA-Dallas Civic Opera - Rescigno Nicola 1968(LI)*

5 DONIZETTI GAETANO - MARIA STUARDA-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1967(LI)*

6 DONIZETTI GAETANO - MARIA STUARDA-Chicago Lyric Opera - Bartoletti Bruno 1973(LI)*

7 DONIZETTI GAETANO - MARIA STUARDA-Münchner Philharmoniker - López Cobos Jesús 1979(LI)*

8 GIORDANO UMBERTO - MADAME SANS-GÊNE-Teatro alla Scala - Gavazzeni Gianandrea 1967(LI)*

9 PONCHIELLI AMILCARE - GIOCONDA (LA)-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Patanè Giuseppe 1974(LI)*

10 PONCHIELLI AMILCARE - GIOCONDA (LA)-Arena di Verona - Guadagno Anton 1980(LI;2/8)**

11 PUCCINI GIACOMO - BOHÈME (LA)-Philadelphia Lyric Opera - Varviso Silvio 1966(LI)*

12 PUCCINI GIACOMO - MADAMA BUTTERFLY-Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel 1981(LI)*

13 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TOSCA-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Maazel Lorin 1969(LI)*

14 PUCCINI GIACOMO - TURANDOT-San Francisco Opera - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1964(LE)*

15 ROSSINI GIOACCHINO - MOÏSE ET PHARAON [MOSÈ]-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Bartoletti Bruno 1971(LI)*

16 SPONTINI GASPARE - OLYMPIE [OLIMPIA]-Teatro alla Scala - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1966(LI)*

17 SPONTINI GASPARE - OLYMPIE [OLIMPIA]-Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin - Albrecht Gerd 1984(STU)*

18 SPONTINI GASPARE - VESTALE (LA)-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Gui Vittorio 1970(LI)*

19 TCHAIKOVSKY PYOTR IL'YICH - EUGENE ONEGIN-Teatro dell'Opera di Roma - Maazel Lorin 1965(LI)*

20 VERDI GIUSEPPE - ATTILA-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Patanè Giuseppe 1971(LI)*

21 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DON CARLOS [DON CARLO]-Bayerische Staatsoper - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1977(LE)*

22 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DUE FOSCARI (I)-Chicago Lyric Opera - Bartoletti Bruno 1972(LI)*

23 VERDI GIUSEPPE - DUE FOSCARI (I)-Teatro la Fenice di Venezia - Bartoletti Bruno 1977(LI)*

24 VERDI GIUSEPPE - LUISA MILLER-Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie - Cambreling Sylvain 1982(LI)**

25 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MACBETH-Metropolitan Opera - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1973(LI)*

26 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MACBETH-Teatro alla Scala - Abbado Claudio 1975(LI)*

27 VERDI GIUSEPPE - MACBETH-Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Muti Riccardo 1975(LI)*

28 VERDI GIUSEPPE - NABUCCO-San Francisco Opera - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco 1964(LI)*

29 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Deutsche Oper Berlin - Maazel Lorin 1966(LI)**

30 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-L'Opéra de Bordeaux - Plasson Michel 1978(LI)*

31 VERDI GIUSEPPE - TRAVIATA (LA)-Deutsche Oper Berlin - López Cobos Jesús 1984(LI)*

32 VERDI GIUSEPPE - VÊPRES SICILIENNES [I VESPRI SICILIANI] (LES)-Teatro Regio di Torino - Vernizzi Fulvio 1973(LI)*

33 ZANDONAI RICCARDO - FRANCESCA DA RIMINI-Arena di Verona - Arena Maurizio 1980(LI)*

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Norma - Joan Sutherland

Adalgisa - Marilyn Horne

Pollione - Franco Tagliavini

Oroveso - Joseph Rouleau

Clotilde - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Flavio - John Lanigan

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 051 306 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.86 [JV]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.199 novembre 2005 p.102 [GL]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. September or December 1967. See OPERA January 1968 pp.71-75. The perfrmance on 16 December 1967 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme.

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(LI;19/12/70)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Norma - Joan Sutherland

Adalgisa - Marilyn Horne

Pollione - Franco Tagliavini

Oroveso - Paul Plishka

Clotilde - Carlotta Ordassy

Flavio - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1281 (& 1043 & 3775); The Opera Lovers NOR 197003 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)ª; Celestial Audio CA 625 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1970). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and those issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(SE)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Franco Tagliavini

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6305 {1LP} (1967)ª; Decca SXL 6305 {1LP} (1967)ª; London OS 26021 {1LP}

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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1967 p.170

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Opera - December 1967 p.994 [AB]

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera

Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera

Anna Bolena - Elena Souliotis

Enrico - Ezio Flagello

Giovanna - Biancamaria Casoni

Percy - Franco Tagliavini

Rochefort - Nicola Zaccaria

Smeton - Nancy Williams

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1153-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (November 1968; see OPERA February 1969 p.121).

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Maria - Leyla Gencer

Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett

Leicester - Franco Tagliavini

Talbot - Agostino Ferrin

Anna - Mafalda Masini

Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti

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Black Disc - G.F.C. 001-003 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Hunt CD 543 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4504-4505 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 725 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035126 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 11 1993 p.44

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.71

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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.91 [DA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.79 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see Opera FestivalIssue 1967 p.100)

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Maria - Montserrat Caballé

Elisabeta - Viorica Cortez

Leicester - Franco Tagliavini

Talbot - Donald Gramm

Anna - Sandra Walker

Cecil - Brent Ellis

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 041 288 (+excerpt cond. Cillario) {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 p.107 [BR]

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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.84 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (September 1973).

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Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Maria - Montserrat Caballé

Elisabeta - Brigitte Fassbaender

Leicester - Franco Tagliavini

Talbot - Robert Lloyd

Anna - Gudrun Wewezow

Cecil - Bodo Brinkmann

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia 204 (Opera From Munich Vol.1 CD-ROM) (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 229 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96

Comments:- *An «in house» recording of a concert performance (26 July 1979; the performance on 28 July 1979 with a slightly different cast is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1979 p.88). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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Madame Sans-Gêne by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Caterina Hubscher - Orianna Santunione

Lefebrvre - Franco Tagliavini

Napoleone - Mario Zanasi

Fouchè - Renato Capecchi

Conte di Neipperg - Nicola Tagger

Vinaigre - Rinaldo Pelizzoni

Despréaux - Franco Calabrese

Toniotta - Limbania Leoni

La Regina Carolina - Romana Righetti

Giulia - Jolanda Gardino

La Principessa Elisa - Laura Zannini

De Brigole - Virgilio Carbonari

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Black Disc - Bismark Beane MRF 165 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - *Nuova Era 2387/88

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Recordings of Madame Sans-Gêne by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.21 (very brief)

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (28 February 1967, see OPERA May 1967 pp.386-387)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

La Gioconda - Leonie Rysanek

Enzo - Franco Tagliavini

Barnaba - Kostas Paskalis

Laura - Eva Randová

Alvise - Peter Lagger

La Cieca - Vera Little

Zuàne - Victor von Halem

Un Cantore - Klaus Lang

Isèpo - Peter Maus

Un Pilota - Josef Becker

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 992.205 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1634-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 p.316 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.57 [IW]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.296 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.35 septiembre-octubre 1999 p.94 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Deutsche Oper Berlin (1 March 1974; see OPERA June 1974 p.530; ORPHEUS März/April 1974 S.130

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1980(LI;2/8)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

La Gioconda - Galina Savova

Enzo - Franco Tagliavini

Barnaba - Matteo Manuguerra

Laura - Stefania Toczyska

Alvise - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Cieca - Jone Jori

Zuàne - Carlo Miliciani

Un Cantore - Giovanni Antonini

Isèpo - Ottorino Begali

Un Pilota - Bruno Tessari

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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1123 (NTSC)

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 5684

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena di Verona (2 August 1980).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Rodolfo - Franco Tagliavini

Schaunard - Seymour Schwartzman

Marcello - Franco Iglesias

Colline - Joseph Fair

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Maria Candida

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Lawrence Davidson

Parpignol - Walter Knetlar

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3952 (1996)ª; House of Opera ALD 3952

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3930

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (March 1966). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - July 1996» and those issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Cio Cio San - Elena Mauti Nunziata

Pinkerton - Franco Tagliavini

Sharpless - Thomas Allen

Suzuki - Wilma Borelli

Kate Pinkerton - Magali Schwartz

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Yves Bisson

Lo zio Bonzo - Giovanni Foiani

Il commissario imperiale - Michel Bouvier

Yakusidè - François Castel

L'ufficiale del Registro - Hans Franzen

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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6428

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (June 1981). A recording of this performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 10 January 1982. See Radio Times Issue dated 9-15 January 1982 p.36.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Floria Tosca - Pilar Lorengar

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Tagliavini

Il barone Scarpia - Ingvar Wixell

Il Sagristano - Ernst Krukowski

Cesare Angelotti - José van Dam

Spoletta - Fernando Barrera

Sciarrone - Robert Koffmane

Un pastore - Harry Tchor

Un carceriere - Leopold Clam

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Compact Disc - ~Bella Voce BLV 107238 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.59 [IW]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.143 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (13 April 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.523)

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Franco Tagliavini

Liù - Pilar Lorengar

Ping - Raymond Wolansky

Pang - Raymond Manton

Pong - André Montal

Timur - Giorgio Tozzi

L'imperatore Altoum - Howard Fried

Un mandarino - John West

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TURA 196402 {1CDR} (Canada)

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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1964). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.455. I do not know if all the singers listed appear on the CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers». It is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Mosè - Boris Christoff

Elisero - Carlo Franzini

Faraone - Franco Pugliese

Aménofi - Franco Tagliavini

Aufide - Antonio Pirino

Osiride - Plinio Clabassi

Maria - Ada Finelli

Anaìde - Gabriella Tucci

Sinaìde - Biancamaria Casoni

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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 415 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21036 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.743; PENGUIN p.367; Fanfare Vol.19 No.2 p.350, Vol.23 No.4 pp.305-307

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.4 March/April 2000 p.306 (mention) [HF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (March 1971). The performance on 31 March 1971 with a slightly different cast is reviewed by HDR in OPERA June 1971 pp.482-483. The GDS CDs are incorrectly labeled as «Mosè in Egitto». The Raritas LPs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue P270

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Olympie [Olimpia] by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Olympie - Pilar Lorengar

Statira - Fiorenza Cossotto

Cassandre - Franco Tagliavini

Antigone - Giangiacomo Guelfi

L'Hiérophante - Nicola Zaccaria

Hermas - Silvio Maionica

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 542 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Melodram MEL 479 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21021 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1395 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.95 [PO'C]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (1 June 1966; see OPERA August 1966 p.627). The conductor is stated in «The EJS Discography» p.572 to be Gianandrea Gavazzeni.

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Olympie [Olimpia] by Gaspare Spontini performed in French

Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1984(STU)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin

Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor Berlin - Männerchor der Deutschen Oper Berlin

Olympie - Julia Varady

Statira - Stefania Toczyska

Cassandre - Franco Tagliavini

Antigone - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

L'Hiérophante - George Fortune

Hermas - Josef Becker

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Black Disc - *Orfeo S 137 863F {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Orfeo C 137 862H {2CDS}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1987 p. [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.138-1140 [LG]

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Comments:- Recording of the revised 1826 Paris version

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La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Giulia - Renata Scotto

Gran Vestale - Oralia Dominguez

Licinius - Franco Tagliavini

Cinna - Mirto Picchi

Grande Sacerdote - Graziano Del Vivo

Aruspice - Giorgio Giorgetti

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Compact Disc - Melodram «Connoisseur» CDM 27512 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLLETTI p.774; GIUDICI p.785 (2) p.1296

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - March 1993 p.73

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Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Eugene Onegin - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Lenski - Franco Tagliavini

Tatyana - Virginia Zeani

Olga - Anna Maria Rota

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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (January 1965; see OPERA April 1965 p.286). The partial cast listing given above comes from THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.36 No.1 March 1991 p.50 where the exact date of the performance recorded is given as 28 January 1965. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004. There is an additional cast member listed here, «Danielli».

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Attila by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Attila - José van Dam

Ezio - Ingvar Wixell

Odabella - Gundula Janowitz

Foresto - Franco Tagliavini

Leone - Bengt Rundgren

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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 036 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3522 (1994)ª; House of Opera ALD 3522

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

CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (see OPERA October 1971 p.879). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - November 1994».

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1977(LE)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Don Carlo - Franco Tagliavini

Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi

Rodrigo - Renato Bruson

Elisabetta di Valois - Raina Kabaivanska

La principessa Eboli - Nadine Denize

Tebaldo - Marianne Seibel

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.623 (+Lohengrin - Guschlbauer - excerpts) {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the Bavarian State Opera (22 October 1977)

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I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Piero Cappuccilli

Jacopo Foscari - Franco Tagliavini

Lucrezia Contarini - Katia Ricciarelli

Jacopo Loredano - Arnold Voketatis

Barbarigo - Frank Little

Pisana - Christina Asher

Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Ernesto Gasco

Servo de Doge - Bernard Izzo

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Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21048 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1717 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.80

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (see OPERA December 1972 p.1075; THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.21 No.1 Winter 2005 p.84). 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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I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Renato Bruson

Jacopo Foscari - Franco Tagliavini

Lucrezia Contarini - Maria Parazzini

Jacopo Loredano - Alessandro Maddalena

Barbarigo - Osvaldo Alemanno

Pisana - Anna Lia Bazzani

Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Guido Fabbris

Servo de Doge - Paolo Cesari

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10 381 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 p.382 [JM]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.56 [IW]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.229 [LM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Sylvain Cambreling - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

Chorus - Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

Luisa - Ellen Shade

Rodolfo - Franco Tagliavini

Miller - Rudolf Constantin

Walter - László Polgár

Federica - Benedetta Pecchioli

Wurm - Richard Van Allan

Laura - Gisèle Ory

Contadino - Arnaud Dufrasne

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5337 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2023 (2005)ª

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (February 1982). 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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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth - Sherrill Milnes

Lady Macbeth - Martina Arroyo

Banco - Ruggero Raimondi

Macduff - Franco Tagliavini

Malcolm - Rod MacWherter

Dama - Carlotta Ordassy

Medico - Edmond Karlsrud

Domestico - Glenn Bater

Sicaro - Richard Best

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MACB 197301 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1973).

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Macbeth - Piero Cappuccilli

Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett

Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Macduff - Franco Tagliavini

Malcolm - Nicola Martinucci

Dama - Stefania Malagù

Medico - Carlo Zardo

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 962.145 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1337 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.199-200 [JM]

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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.57

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.182-187 [LG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1975; see OPERA, March 1976 p.231). According to L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40, mise à jour septembre 2000 p.7 a recording of the performance on 10 December 1975, with the same cast, was issued on LP by VIP Records

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Macbeth - Kostas Paskalis

Lady Macbeth - Leyla Gencer

Banco - Aage Haugland

Macduff - Franco Tagliavini

Malcolm - Giuliano Bernardi

Medico - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 434 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (May or June 1975). There is a review of a performance with the alternative cast in OPERA November 1975 pp.1027-1029. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website on 1 November 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Nabucco - Tito Gobbi

Ismaele - Franco Tagliavini

Zaccaria - Giorgio Tozzi

Abigaille - Gladys Kuchta

Fenena - Janis Martin

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2271-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª

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

Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26

Comments:- *This may be a recording of a performance given by the San Francisco Opera in the open-air Greek auditorium in the University of Berkeley. See OPERA December 1964 p.797. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the online update to their catalogue dated 9 August 2006.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Violetta Valery - Pilar Lorengar

Flora Bervoix - Sieglinde Wagner

Annina - Gitta Mikes

Alfredo Germont - Franco Tagliavini

Giorgio Germont - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Gastone - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi

Barone Douphol - Ernst Krukowski

Marchese d'Obigny - Manfred Röhrl

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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1231 (NTSC)

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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:- *Video recording (B&W) of a performance given by the Deutsche Oper, Berlin in the Nissei Theatre, Tokyo (October 1966). The year is given incorrectly as 1968 in Lyric Distribution's Classical Video Catalogue (see the Archive section of Opera Japonica's website: http://www.operajaponica.org)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Michel Plasson - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Bordeaux

Chorus - L'Opéra de Bordeaux

Violetta Valery - Maria Chiara

Alfredo Germont - Franco Tagliavini

Giorgio Germont - Renato Bruson

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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 in Bordeaux (19 March 1978; see OPERA July 1978 p.706).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Violetta Valery - Julia Varady

Flora Bervoix - Ruthild Engert(-Ely)

Annina - Marie Jose Brill

Alfredo Germont - Franco Tagliavini

Giorgio Germont - Leo Nucci

Gastone - Loren Driscoll

Dottore Grenvil - Ivan Sardi

Barone Douphol - Tomislav Neralic

Marchese d'Obigny - Klaus Lang

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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1042 {2CDS} (+recital - Varady) (2006)ª

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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 - September+Oktober 2006 S.58-S.59 [US]

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Diapason - No.536S mai 2006 p.106 [MP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.91 junio 2006 p.86 [JV]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (30 April 1984).

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Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fulvio Vernizzi - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino

Guido di Montforte - Licinio Montefusco

Il Conte Vaudemont - Angelo Nosotti

Arrigo - Franco Tagliavini

Giovanni da Procida - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Duchessa Elena - Raina Kabaivanska

Danieli - Giampaolo Corradi

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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Torino (15 April 1973). The performance on 10 April 1973 is reviewed in OPERA July 1973 pp.634-636.

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Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Francesca - Raina Kabaivanska

Samaritana - Maria Ferraro

Ostasio - Bruno Grella

Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Felice Schiavi

Paolo il Bello - Franco Tagliavini

Malatestino dall'Occhio - Oslavio Di Credico

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5891 (2006)ª

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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Filarmonico, Verona (April 1980; see OPERA August 1980 p.811).

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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