(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1952(LI) - Picco Guido - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*
2 1952(RA) - Previtali Fernando - RAI Roma*
3 1953(STU) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro alla Scala*
4 1957(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Teatro Verdi di Trieste*
5 1959?(RA) - Rossi Mario - RAI Milano*
6 1960(LE) - Gui Vittorio - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
7 1960(LI) - Gui Vittorio - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
8 1961(LI) - Quadri Argeo - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
9 1961(LI) - Serafin Tullio - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*
10 1962(LI) - Verchi Nino - Teatro Comunale di Modena*
11 1963(LI) - Bonynge Richard - American Opera Society*
12 1963(STU) - Bonynge Richard - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
13 1964(LI) - Erede Alberto - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*
14 1966(LI) - Basile Arturo - Teatro Verdi di Trieste**
15 1966(LI) - Bonynge Richard - San Francisco Opera*
16 1967(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*
17 1967(LI) - Wolf-Ferrari Manno - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao*
18 1968(LI) - Quadri Argeo - Teatro Bellini di Catania*
19 1969(LI) - Ceccato Aldo - Chicago Lyric Opera*
20 1969(LI) - Quadri Argeo - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid*
21 1969(LI) - Savini Ino - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
22 1969(RA) - Muti Riccardo - RAI Roma*
23 1971(LI) - Rosa Parodi Armando La - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
24 1971(LI) - Zani Giacomo - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza*
25 1972(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro Bellini di Catania*
26 1972(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*
27 1972(LI) - Muti Riccardo - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*
28 1972(LI) - Veltri Michelangelo - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
29 1973(STU) - Bonynge Richard - London Symphony Orchestra*
30 1973(STU) - Rudel Julius - London Philharmonic Orchestra*
31 1974(LI) - Queler Eve - New Philharmonia Orchestra*
32 1974(LI) - Rescigno Nicola - Dallas Civic Opera*
33 1974(LI) - Rivoli Gianfranco - L'Opéra de Marseille*
34 1975(LI) - Keene Christopher - New York City Opera*
35 1975(LI) - Rudel Julius - New York City Opera*
36 1976(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Metropolitan Opera*
37 1979(STU) - Muti Riccardo - Philharmonia Orchestra*
38 1982(LI) - Smith Julian - Welsh National Opera*
39 1985(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Australian Opera**
40 1985(LI) - Masini Gian-Franco - Wiener Symphoniker***
41 1986(LI) - Bonynge Richard - Metropolitan Opera*
42 1986(LI) - Ferro Gabriele - Orchestra sinfonica Siciliana***
43 1987(LI) - Boncompagni Elio - L'Opéra de Montréal**
44 1988(LI) - Luisi Fabio - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*
45 1989(LC) - Bonynge Richard - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania*
46 1989(LI) - Franci Carlo - Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra**
47 1990(LI) - Argiris Spiros - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma**
48 1990(LI) - Gatto Armando - Gran Teatro del Liceo**
49 1991(LI) - Argiris Spiros - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
50 1993 - Luisi Fabio - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*
51 1994(LI) - Domingo Plácido - Wiener Staatsoper*
52 1995(LI) - Campanella Bruno - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande**
53 1995(LI) - Queler Eve - Opera Orchestra of New York*
54 1996(LI) - Campanella Bruno - Teatro Regio di Torino*
55 1996(LI) - Saccani Rico - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra*
56 1997(LI) - Müller Edoardo - Metropolitan Opera*
57 1997(LI) - Viotti Marcello - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
58 199?(SE) - NOT KNOWN - Bulgarian National Orchestra*
59 2000(LI) - Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - Teatro de la Maestranza*
60 2000(LI) - Viotti Marcello - Bayerische Staatsoper*
61 2000(LI) - Zocche Lodovico - Opernhaus Zürich*
62 2001(LI) - Spivakov Vladimir - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*
63 2001(LI;12/2/01) - Haider Friedrich - Gran Teatro del Liceo***
64 2001(LI;15/2/01) - Haider Friedrich - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
65 2001 - Kuhn Gustav - Teatro Bellini di Catania*
66 2004(LI) - Frizza Riccardo - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría***
67 2004(LI) - Soltesz Stefan - Wiener Staatsoper*
68 2004(LI) - White Steven - Baltimore Opera*
69 2005(LI) - Chaslin Frédéric - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
70 2005(LI) - Chaslin Frédéric - Wiener Staatsoper*
71 2006(LI) - Crutchfield Will - Orchestra of St. Luke's*
72 2006(LI) - Haider Friedrich - Wiener Staatsoper*
73 2006(LI) - Müller Edoardo - Seattle Opera*
74 2006(LI) - Summers Patrick - Metropolitan Opera*
75 2007(LC) - Summers Patrick - Metropolitan Opera**
76 2007(LI) - Walker Antony - Washington Concert Opera*
77 2009(LI) - Mariotti Michele - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Guido Picco - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Elvira - Maria Callas
Arturo Talbot - Giuseppe di Stefano
Sir Riccardo Forth - Piero Campolonghi
Sir Giorgio - Roberto Silva
Enrichetta di Francia - Rosa Rimoch
Sir Bruno Robertson - Tanis Lugo
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Ignacio Ruffino
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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 28; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 191 {2LPS} (1974)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 52/53 {2LPS}; Estro Armonico EA 028 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 26017 {2CDS}; DiVa 1139-1140 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Archipel ARPCD OO47 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6410/11 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]; Vol 22 No.1 Winter 2006 (published February 2007) pp.192-193 [RB]
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (I) p.43 (2) p.46 (4) p.43
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.90 [JV]: No.69 abril 2004 p.83 [AG]
Comments:- *Recording of a performace at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (25 May 1952).
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Elvira - Lina Pagliughi
Arturo Talbot - Mario Filippeschi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Rolando Panerai
Sir Giorgio - Sesto Bruscantini
Enrichetta di Francia - Lucia Quinto
Sir Bruno Robertson - Enzo Mori
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Franco Calabrese
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 102 {2LPS} (1972)ª; Fonit Cetra «Archivo RAI» LAR 20 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Urania URN 22.203 [2CDS} (2002)ª; Bongiovanni «Il Mito dell'Opera» GB 1170/1-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.4 March/April 2003 pp.71-72 [BR]
Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.77 [IW]
Opéra International - No.277 mars 2003 p.76 (mention)
International Record Review - September 2002 p.74 [RP]
American Record Guide - September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 pp.237-238 [MM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.80 [JS]
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (5 January 1952)
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Elvira - Maria Callas
Arturo Talbot - Giuseppe di Stefano
Sir Riccardo Forth - Rolando Panerai
Sir Giorgio - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Enrichetta di Francia - Aurora Cattelani
Sir Bruno Robertson - Angelo Mercuriali
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Carlo Forti
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1058-1060 {3LPS} (1953)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10016/18 {3LPS} (Italy) (1953)ª; *EMI SLS 5140 {3LPS} (1978)ª; EMI EX 290874-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3502C {3LPS} (1954)ª; Angel AVB 34065 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5140; EMI EX 290874-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47308-8 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI «The Callas Edition» CDS 5 56275-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; EMI Classics «Historical» 585 647-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110259-60 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1953 p.198 [AR]; April 1954 p.419 [DST]; November 1978 p.956 [JBS]; September 1987 p.478 [AB]; April 1989 p.1628 [JBS]
Opera - January 1954 pp.38-39 [HDR]
Opera Now - May 1993 p.59
Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 pp.77-80 [MM]
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.54-S.55 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.4 Winter 1986/7 pp.108-110 [CJT]; Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.68 [JC]
American Record Guide - January 1954 Vol.20 No.5 p.151 [PHR]: May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.234 [RVL]
High Fidelity Magazine - January-February 1954 Vol.3 No.6 p.52 [JH]
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.66 (2) p.68 (3) p.65
BBC Music Magazine - May 1993 p.66
Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.56
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.83 [PN]: No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [MC]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Elvira - Virginia Zeani
Arturo Talbot - Mario Filippeschi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti
Sir Giorgio - Andrea Mongelli
Sir Bruno Robertson - Raimondo Botteghelli
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Vito Susca
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Black Disc - Rococo 1006 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 1135 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni GB 1195/6-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.65 [GH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.89 [JV]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Trieste (2 February 1957; see OPERA March 1957 p.177). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on 11 December 2004.
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1959?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Elvira - Anna Moffo
Arturo Talbot - Gianni Raimondi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ugo Savarese
Sir Giorgio - Raffaele Ariè
Enrichetta di Francia - Angela Rocco
Sir Bruno Robertson - Mino Russo
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Vito Susca
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 026 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1448-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera Depot OD {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Januar 1983 S.106 [SL]
Comments:- *Broadcast 20 February 1960. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.160. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date given is 24 October 1959 which may be the date that the recording was made, although the date given in «Anna Moffo - Una carriera Italo-Americana» p.393 is 20 February 1960.
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LE)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Nicola Filacuridi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc
Sir Giorgio - Giuseppe Modesti
Enrichetta di Francia - Monica Sinclair
Sir Bruno Robertson - John Kentish
Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Ward
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Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 841-2 (+La Sonnambula 1961) {2CDS}
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.1 Spring 1995 p.112 [RL]
Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance given at the Edinburgh Festival (8 September 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 4-10 1960 p.39. The collection of excerpts on the SRO CD is a «filler» on the CDs of La Sonnambula conducted by Rescigno (1961)
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Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Nicola Filacuridi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc
Sir Giorgio - Giuseppe Modesti
Enrichetta di Francia - Monica Sinclair
Sir Bruno Robertson - John Kentish
Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Ward
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1398
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (18 July 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (See Radio Times Issue dated June 12-18 1960). 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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Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Elvira - Leyla Gencer
Arturo Talbot - Gianni Raimondi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Manuel Ausensi
Sir Giorgio - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Enrichetta di Francia - Luisa Bartoletti
Sir Bruno Robertson - Umberto di Toto
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Mario Verazzi
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Black Disc - foyer FO 1024 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 923 63 {2CDS} (1992)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Living Stage LS 1086 {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.69
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.151 p.104
American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.231-232 [MM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [TF]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (12 July 1961 or/and 30 June 1961 (M. Richter, live-rare-opera)); see OPERA October 1961 pp.649-650). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. According to the review in ARG the recording issued on the Living Stage label is of a performance on 12 October 1961, but this must be incorrect as I puritani was not performed in the Teatro Colón on that day. See the Teatro Colón website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Gianni Raimondi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Mario Zanasi
Sir Giorgio - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Enrichetta di Francia - Vera Magrini
Sir Bruno Robertson - Mario Ferrara
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Antonio Zerbini
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 460 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Bella Voci BLV 107 227 {2CDS}
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.58
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Classical Express - Issue No.83 February 1997 p.4
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Palermo (January 1961; see OPERA, April 1961 p.246HIGH FIDELITY May 1961 Vol.11 No.5 p.12). See also «A Prima Donna's Progress» byJoan Sutherland pp.98-99
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Conductor Nino Verchi - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Modena
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena
Elvira - Mirella Freni
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Attilio D' Orazi
Sir Giorgio - Raffaele Ariè
Enrichetta di Francia - Rita Bezzi
Sir Bruno Robertson - Augusto Pedroni
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Bruno Cioni
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 195-2 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro OPD 1317 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 2 1996 p.39
Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.53
American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.87
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - American Opera Society
Chorus - American Opera Society
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Nicolai Gedda
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ernest Blanc
Sir Giorgio - Justino Díaz
Enrichetta di Francia - Betty Allen
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Raymond Michalski
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 39 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 838-2 {2CDS} ;; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - February 1993 p.57
Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.59
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.69
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.121
ARSC Journal - Vol.26 No.1 Spring 1995 p.113 [RL]
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Philadelphia (18 April 1963). A concert performance with the same cast in Carnegie Hall, New York on 16 April 1963 is reviewed in OPERA July 1963 p.460
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Pierre Duval
Sir Riccardo Forth - Renato Capecchi
Sir Giorgio - Ezio Flagello
Enrichetta di Francia - Margreta Elkins
Sir Bruno Robertson - Piero De Palma
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Giovanni Foiani
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Black Disc; - Decca MET 259-261 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; Decca SET 259-261 {3LPS} (1964)ª; London A 4373 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1373 {3LPS} (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 448 969-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª; London POCL 3965-7 {3CDS} (Japan) (1996)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90074 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1964 p.471; May 1964 p.542; July 1964 p.47; May 1997 p.113 [P'OC]
Orpheus - November 1996 S.33
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.53
Diapason - No.433 janvier 1997 p.74
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.121
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.71 [AR]: June 1964 Vol.14 No.6 p.101 [RDD] (open reel tape)
American Record Guide - April 1964 Vol.30 No.8 p.657 [PLM]
American Record Guide - May 1964 Vol.30 No.9 p.898 [CJL] (open reel tape)
Classic CD - May 1997 p.84
International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.80 (mention)
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.76
Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.25
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.105 - febbraio 1997 p.75
Musica (Milano) - No.105 Anno 21 ottobre-dicembre 1997 p.74 [SH]
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze
Elvira - Virginia Gordoni
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Sesto Bruscantini
Sir Giorgio - Paolo Washington
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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 76
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Florence
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Elvira - Gianna D' Angelo
Arturo Talbot - Luciano Saldari
Sir Riccardo Forth - Dino Dondi
Sir Giorgio - Agostino Ferrin
Enrichetta di Francia - Maja Zingerle
Sir Bruno Robertson - Giuseppe Botta
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Silvio Maionica
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DVD (Video) - Hardy Classics HCD 4018 (+Danielo Formaggia - Bellini) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - November/December 2005 Vol.69 No.6 pp.308-309 [RVL]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.199 novembre 2005 p.103 [GL]
Classica Répertoire - No.78 décembre 2005 - janvier 2006 p.116 [PT]
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Raymond Wolansky
Sir Giorgio - Nicola Ghiuselev
Enrichetta di Francia - Dorothy Cole
Sir Bruno Robertson - David Clements
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Clifford Grant
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 354 {2LPS} (1977)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 335-2
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 133 (highlights) {1CD}; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - No.183 September 1994 p.69
Comments:- *According to «More EJS» pp.303-304 the recording issued on the UORC label is an «in-house» recording of an abridged performance given by the San Francisco Opera at Sacramento on 5 October 1966. The performance in San Francisco on 20 September 1966 is briefly reviewed in OPERA December 1966 p.952
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Elvira - Anna Moffo
Arturo Talbot - Pierre Duval
Sir Riccardo Forth - Manuel Ausensi
Sir Giorgio - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Enrichetta di Francia - Bonnie Lueders
Sir Bruno Robertson - Natale De Lazzari
Lord Gualtiero Valton - William MacCully
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Compact Disc - Encore Grand Tier ENGT 5/93 {2CDS}
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - May 1994 p.49
Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.61
American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.72
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (1 December 1967; see OPERA March 1968 p.229)
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Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Bilbao
Chorus - Coros de la Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Ópera (ABAO)
Elvira - Gianna D' Angelo
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Gianni Maffeo
Sir Giorgio - Raffaele Ariè
Enrichetta di Francia - Rosario Granados
Sir Bruno Robertson - Mario Guggia
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Gino Belloni
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 108 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2053-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª; Opera Depot OD 10056-2 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Oviedo (15 September 1967). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003) and those issued by Premiere are included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania
Elvira - Gabriella Tucci
Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti
Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti
Sir Giorgio - Ruggero Raimondi
Enrichetta di Francia - Vittoria Managhi
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Compact Disc - Melodram MEL 15001 (highlights) {1CD} Butterfly Music BMCD 005 {2CDS}
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.142 (highlights) [RL]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Catania (22 March 1968; mentioned in OPERA June 1968 p.499)
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Conductor Aldo Ceccato - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Elvira - Margherita Rinaldi
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Piero Cappuccilli
Sir Giorgio - Paolo Washington
Enrichetta di Francia - Corinne Curry
Sir Bruno Robertson - Robert Thomas
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Peter Van Ginkel
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2868
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (14 November 1969).
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Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Chorus - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid
Elvira - Margherita Rinaldi
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Aldo Protti
Sir Giorgio - Agostino Ferrin
Enrichetta di Francia - Lina Gastaldi
Sir Bruno Robertson - Vittorio Pandano
Lord Gualtiero Valton - P. Branca
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers PUR 196903 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (24 April 1969). The cast listed above is that given in «Aldo Protti - Un Baritono Fatto Così» by Lidia Soriani Cucchi and Daniele Rubboli p.171. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Ino Savini - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Elvira - Mirella Freni
Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti
Sir Riccardo Forth - Walter Alberti
Sir Giorgio - Silvano Pagliuca
Enrichetta di Francia - Delia Lago
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Alfonso Marchica
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDTT 1134 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *The recording on the CDRs issued by HOO appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in March 1969. According to OPERA (June 1969 p.533) «the Bonynge-Sutherland couple were replaced at the last moment by Ino Savini and Mirella Freni». The assignment of the singers to the roles as given above may be in error. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on 11 December 2004.
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1969(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Elvira - Mirella Freni
Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti
Sir Riccardo Forth - Sesto Bruscantini
Sir Giorgio - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Enrichetta di Francia - Mirella Fiorentini
Sir Bruno Robertson - Mino Venturini
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Giovanni Antonini
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 391-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1315 (1988)ª
Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 512-2 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 2342-2344 {3CDS};; Frequenz 043-012 {3CDS}; Verona 27029-27031 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1141 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7043 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Living Stage LS 4035128 {3CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.113-114 [DLK]
Orpheus - März + April 2008 S.56 [IW]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.29 [SDS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.89 [LB]
Comments:- Recorded on 8 July 1969 and broadcast on 7 October 1969. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484
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Conductor Armando La Rosa Parodi - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Genova
Elvira - Mirella Freni
Arturo Talbot - Salvatore Fisichella
Sir Riccardo Forth - Cornell MacNeil
Sir Giorgio - Paolo Washington
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4081
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell' Opera di Roma (6 June 1971; see OPERA August 1971 p.736). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Giacomo Zani - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Chorus - Teatro Municipale di Piacenza
Elvira - Anna Maccianti
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Giulio Fioravanti
Sir Giorgio - Lorenzo Gaetani
Enrichetta di Francia - Scilly Fortunato
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 850-2 {2CDRS}; Opera Depot OD 10065-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza which is mentioned briefly in OPERA May 1971 p.451. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Elvira - Adriana Maliponte
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Piero Cappuccilli
Sir Giorgio - Ruggero Raimondi
Enrichetta di Francia - Anna Di Stasio
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Compact Disc; - Ornamenti FE 107 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 799-2 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 125-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS} ;; Opera Depot OD 10379-2 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - September 1994 p.60
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.143
Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.53
Comments:- *The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Elvira - Beverly Sills
Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti
Sir Riccardo Forth - Louis Quilico
Sir Giorgio - Paul Plishka
Enrichetta di Francia - Ellen Shade
Sir Bruno Robertson - Natale De Lazzari
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Thomas Paul
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 311-3 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1104
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 176-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 148-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; *House of Opera «Collection of Beverly Sills Operas» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDRS} (2007)ª; Opera Depot OD 10066-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - April 1994 p.53
Opera News - May 1994 p.50
Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.40
Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.69
American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.68
Comments:- *Recording of a performance by the Philadelphia Lyric Opera (18 January 1972). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Elvira - Cristina Deutekom
Arturo Talbot - Nicolai Gedda
Sir Riccardo Forth - Sesto Bruscantini
Sir Giorgio - Agostino Ferrin
Enrichetta di Francia - Flora Rafanelli
Sir Bruno Robertson - Valiano Natali
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Graziano Del Vivo
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Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 735 {2CDS}
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.69
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale
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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Elvira - Cristina Deutekom
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei
Sir Giorgio - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Enrichetta di Francia - Tota de Igarzábal
Sir Bruno Robertson - Eduardo Sarramida
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia CDMP 475.2 {2CDS} (1994)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - November 1994 p.48
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.173
Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.53
Répertoire - No.73 October 1994 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón (6 August 1972)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Covent Garden
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti
Sir Riccardo Forth - Piero Cappuccilli
Sir Giorgio - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Enrichetta di Francia - Anita Caminada
Sir Bruno Robertson - Renato Cazzaniga
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Giancarlo Luccardi
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Black Disc; - Decca SET 587-589 {3LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Cassette - Decca K25K32
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 588-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; London POCL 2896-8 {3CDS} (Japan) (1992)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1975 p.237 [RO]; September 1975 p.430 [SIR]; October 1975 p.584 [JBS]; April 1989 p.1628 [JBS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.66
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Elvira - Beverly Sills
Arturo Talbot - Nicolai Gedda
Sir Riccardo Forth - Louis Quilico
Sir Giorgio - Paul Plishka
Enrichetta di Francia - Heather Begg
Sir Bruno Robertson - Ricardo Cassinelli
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Richard Van Allan
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Black Disc - ABC ATS 20016/3 {3LPS}; Angel AVC 34013 {3LPS} Ariola Eurodisc XG 27988R {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Millenium Classics MCD 80356 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Westminster The Legacy 471 207-2 {3CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1997 p.118 [JBS]
Opera News - March 2002 pp.68-70 [FC]
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.4 March/April 2002 p.87 [JK]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.105-108 [DWW]; Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Opéra International - No.277 mars 2003 p.76 (mention)
Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.14 [JC]
BBC Music Magazine - September 1997 p.96
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.97 (mentioned, but said to be a recording of La Sonnambula) [MO]
Classical Express - Issue No.90 September 1997 p.6 [MWW]
Classic CD - December 1997 p.72 [MT]
International Record Review - November 2001 p.80 [RP]
American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 p.72 [DRV]
Répertoire - No.109 janvier 1998 p.26 [PT]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.116 [NS]
Comments:- Recorded in August 1973
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Conductor Eve Queler - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Elvira - Vasso Papantoniou
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ryan Edwards
Sir Giorgio - Nicola Ghiuselev
Enrichetta di Francia - Sarah Walker
Sir Bruno Robertson - Leslie Fyson
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 3289-2 {2CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in The Royal Festival Hall, London (4 February 1974 see OPERA April 1974 pp.358-359). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases» February 2009.
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Elvira - Elena Nunziata
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Lorenzo Saccomani
Sir Giorgio - Agostino Ferrin
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2803
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in December 1974. See OPERA March 1975 pp.259-260. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gianfranco Rivoli - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille
Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille
Elvira - Christiane Eda-Pierre
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Robert Massard
Sir Giorgio - Pierre Thau
Enrichetta di Francia - Martine Dupuy
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 160 {2CDRS}; Premiere CDNO 1456-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Marseille Opera (23 March 1974; see OPERA August 1974 pp.688-689). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004» where the date of the performance recorded is given as «3/24/71».
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Conductor Christopher Keene - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Chorus - New York City Opera
Elvira - Beverly Sills
Arturo Talbot - John Sandor
Sir Riccardo Forth - Pablo Elvira
Sir Giorgio - Samuel Ramey
Enrichetta di Francia - Diane Curry
Sir Bruno Robertson - Jerold Siena
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Irwin Densen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3792
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (9 November 1975). This performance was broadcast. The cast listed above is that given in «The New York City Opera - An American Adventure» by Martin L. Sokol p.442, p.447.
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - New York City Opera
Chorus - New York City Opera
Elvira - Beverly Sills
Arturo Talbot - Pierre Duval
Sir Riccardo Forth - Richard Fredricks
Sir Giorgio - Robert Hale
Enrichetta di Francia - Diane Curry
Sir Bruno Robertson - Jerold Siena
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Irwin Densen
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1783-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (February 1975). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in their list of «latest offerings» dated 16 May 2005. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as 25 February 1975, but I Puritani was not performed at the City Opera on that day. The cast given above is that of the performance on 26 February 1975. There was also a performance on 23 February in which Arturo was sung by Enrico Di Giuseppe. See «The New York City Opera - An American Adventure» by Martin L. Sokol pp.436-437.
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Luciano Pavarotti
Sir Riccardo Forth - Sherrill Milnes
Sir Giorgio - James Morris
Enrichetta di Francia - Cynthia Munzer
Sir Bruno Robertson - Jon Garrison
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Philip Booth
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1422 (& 1183); Celestial Audio CA 449 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1976). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues on January 2005. Celestial Audio have also issued a recording on CDRs (CA 606) and Audio-DVDR of the performance on 25 February 1976 which had the same cast. See their website - «WHAT'S NEW; April 2007» and «Audio-DVDs» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Riccardo Muti - 1979(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Elvira - Montserrat Caballé
Arturo Talbot - Alfredo Kraus
Sir Riccardo Forth - Matteo Manuguerra
Sir Giorgio - Agostino Ferrin
Enrichetta di Francia - Júlia Hamari
Sir Bruno Robertson - Dennis O'Neill
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Stefan Elenkov
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Black Disc; - *EMI SLS 5201 (ASD 3921 - 3923) {3LPS} (1980)ª; Angel SZCX 3881 {3LPS} (1981)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5201 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69663-2 {3CDS} (1985)ª; EMI 5 09149 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1981 p.986 [AB] ; April 1981 p.1291 [JBS] ; April 1989 p.1628 [JBS]
Opera Now - July 1995 p.56
Fanfare - August Vol.38 No.6 July/August 2008 pp.89-90 [DLK]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.116
American Record Guide - May 1981 Vol.44 No.7 p.42 [DA]: July/August 2008 Vol.71 No.4 p.66 [KM]
BBC Music Magazine - June 1995 p.74
Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.29
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Conductor Julian Smith - 1982(LI)
Orchestra - Welsh National Opera
Chorus - Welsh National Opera
Elvira - Suzanne Murphy
Arturo Talbot - Dennis O'Neill
Sir Riccardo Forth - Henry Newman
Sir Giorgio - Geoffrey Moses
Enrichetta di Francia - Catherine Savory
Sir Bruno Robertson - John Harris
Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Gwynne
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06843
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the New Theatre, Cardiff (13 March 1982). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 13-19 March 1982 p.33. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Australian Opera
Chorus - Australian Opera
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Anson Austin
Sir Riccardo Forth - Michael Lewis
Sir Giorgio - Donald Shanks
Enrichetta di Francia - Rosemary Gunn
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6043 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Sydney Opera House (June or July 1985; see OPERA December 1985 p.1411). The DVDR issued by Premiere is included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007.
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Conductor Gian-Franco Masini - 1985(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Volksoper
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - Salvatore Fisichella
Sir Riccardo Forth - Giorgio Zancanaro
Sir Giorgio - Dimitri Kavrakos
Enrichetta di Francia - Mariana Cioromila
Sir Bruno Robertson - Yordy Ramiro
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Carlo Del Bosco
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Compact Disc - Serenissima 360135 {3CDS}; Celestial Audio CA 061 {2CDRS} (Australia)
DVD (Video) - Premiere DVD 5687 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Bregenz Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1985 p.55). The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006.
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elvira - Joan Sutherland
Arturo Talbot - Rockwell Blake
Sir Riccardo Forth - Sherrill Milnes
Sir Giorgio - Samuel Ramey
Enrichetta di Francia - Wendy Hillhouse
Sir Bruno Robertson - Christopher Cameron
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Julien Robbins
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDNY 110 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 13 December 1986 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website on April 9 2008.
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Conductor Gabriele Ferro - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra sinfonica Siciliana
Chorus - Coro E.A. Teatro Petruzzelli
Elvira - Katia Ricciarelli
Arturo Talbot - Chris Merritt
Sir Riccardo Forth - Juan Luque Carmona
Sir Giorgio - Roberto Scandiuzzi
Enrichetta di Francia - Eleonora Jankovic
Sir Bruno Robertson - Carlo Gaifa
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Ambrogio Riva
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Black Disc - Fonit Cetra «Musica Aperta» LMA 3028 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4751 (1998)ª
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDC 20 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 83514-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6252 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 (audio) [GH]
American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.6 November-December 1993 p.78 (audio)
Répertoire - No.99 février 1997 p.26 (audio)
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at Bari of the Neapolitan Version (10 April 1986, see OPERA July 1986 p.832). The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «New Audio Cassette Listings(ALD) - Winter 1998» and the DVD-R issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Elio Boncompagni - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Montréal
Chorus - L'Opéra de Montréal
Elvira - Luciana Serra
Arturo Talbot - Gregory Kunde
Sir Riccardo Forth - Adib Fazah
Sir Giorgio - Pierre Charbonneau
Enrichetta di Francia - Gabrielle Lavigne
Sir Bruno Robertson - Richard Tate
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Renato Capecchi
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DVD (Video) - The Opera Lovers DVDPUR 198701
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *The DVD-R issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Fabio Luisi - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Elvira - Lucia Aliberti
Arturo Talbot - Rockwell Blake
Sir Riccardo Forth - Vinson Cole
Sir Giorgio - Mario Luperi
Enrichetta di Francia - Janet Bartolova
Sir Bruno Robertson - Mario Ferrara
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Ambrogio Riva
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1455-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance of «the Malibran version» in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (13 March 1988). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '88 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.177. The performance on 10 April 1988 with a slightly different cast is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.115 juin 1988 p.52. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004».
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1989(LC)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania
Elvira - Mariella Devia
Arturo Talbot - William Matteuzzi
Sir Riccardo Forth - Christopher Robertson
Sir Giorgio - Paolo Washington
Enrichetta di Francia - Eleonora Jankovic
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Franco Federici
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Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 6842/44 {3CDS}; Nuova Era 223302 {2CDS} (2007)ª; Brilliant Classics 92461 (Bellini Operas) {10CDS} (2005)ª; Dynamic 552 (Bellini operas) {24CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1991 p [JBS]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.3 January/February 2008 pp.107-108 [DLK]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.76-77 [CHP] January/February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.68-69 [RVL]: January/February 2009 Vol.72 No.1 pp.58-60 [CHP]
Comments:- Recorded at performances in Catania (24, 28, 30 September 1989)
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Conductor Carlo Franci - 1989(LI)
Orchestra - Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Fujiwara Opera
Elvira - Lucia Aliberti
Arturo Talbot - Aldo Bertolo
Sir Riccardo Forth - Tadamichi Orie
Sir Giorgio - Hiroyuki Okayama
Enrichetta di Francia - Fumiko Mochiki
Sir Bruno Robertson - Kazuhiro Tsunoda
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Yasuo Yanagisawa
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5362 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2012 (2005)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1839 (NTSC)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (February 1989). The cast listed above is that given as the first cast in the archive section of the Opera Japonica website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The second cast included Sochio Yamada (Giorgio), Kenji Kojima (Riccardo), Katsuji Miura (Gualtiero), Makoto Tashiro (Bruno), Naomi Nagata (Enrichetta). Some of these may be in the recording issued by Lyric, Premiere and Encore. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of «2005 Winter/Spring New Releases» and that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Spiros Argiris - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Elvira - Mariella Devia
Arturo Talbot - Chris Merritt
Sir Riccardo Forth - Gino Quilico
Sir Giorgio - Carlo Colombara
Enrichetta di Francia - Eleonora Jankovic
Sir Bruno Robertson - Carlo Novelli
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Maurizio Antonelli
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5945 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (January or February 1990). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '90 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.250. In one performance Laura Musella sang Enrichetta, not Eleonore Jankovic, as listed above. I do not know which sang in the performance recorded. The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «New Releases - October 2006». Here L. Quilico is listed as a cast member, but according to the EDT Annuario it was his son, Gino Quilico, who sang Riccardo.
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Conductor Armando Gatto - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Elvira - Denia Mazzola(-Gavazzeni)
Arturo Talbot - Rockwell Blake
Sir Riccardo Forth - Paolo Coni
Sir Giorgio - Alfonso Echeverria
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VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 8031 (1990)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (March 1990 see OPERA 1990 p.1244). The video cassette issued by Lyric is listed in their list of «New Video Cassette Listings - September/October 1990».
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Conductor Spiros Argiris - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Elvira - Lucia Aliberti
Arturo Talbot - Gregory Kunde
Sir Riccardo Forth - Vincenzo Sardinero
Sir Giorgio - Alastair Miles
Enrichetta di Francia - Iris Vermillon
Sir Bruno Robertson - Volker Horn
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Geoffrey Moses
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 107 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Oper, Berlin (10 April 1991; see ORPHEUS Juni 1991 S.37). 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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Conductor Fabio Luisi - 1993
Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Rundfunk
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - Justin Lavender
Sir Riccardo Forth - Ettore Kim
Sir Giorgio - Francesco Ellero d'Artegna
Enrichetta di Francia - Katia Lytting
Sir Bruno Robertson - Carlo Tuand
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Dankwart Siegele
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Compact Disc - Nightingale NC 070562-2 {3CDS}
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1994 p.150
Opera Now - October 1994 p.52
Opera News - January 25 1997 p.45
Fanfare - Vol.29 No.6 July/August 2006 pp.69-70 [BR]
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.55
Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.4 Summer 1996 p.126; Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.69
CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.52
American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.71
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Conductor Plácido Domingo - 1994(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - Marcello Giordani
Sir Riccardo Forth - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
Sir Giorgio - Roberto Scandiuzzi
Enrichetta di Francia - Graciela Araya
Sir Bruno Robertson - Ruben Broitman
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Goran Simic
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1197-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (2 May 1994). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004». I thank Derek Johnston for providing me with information that enabled me to correct the date of this performance as given in an earlier version of this entry.
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Conductor Bruno Campanella - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Elvira - Ruth Ann Swenson
Arturo Talbot - Stuart Neill
Sir Riccardo Forth - Jeffrey Black
Sir Giorgio - Michele Pertusi
Enrichetta di Francia - Rebecca Russell
Sir Bruno Robertson - Jan Martin
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Kristinn Sigmundsson
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 6134 (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre de Genève (May 1995; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet-aoüt 1995 No.193 p.41). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera - Extraordinary New DVD's» dated 12 April 2007. The recording is described as originating from a «House-tape with close-ups».
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Conductor Eve Queler - 1995(LI)
Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York
Chorus - The New York Choral Ensemble
Elvira - Mariella Devia
Arturo Talbot - Gregory Kunde
Sir Riccardo Forth - Carlo Guelfi
Sir Giorgio - Dean Peterson
Enrichetta di Francia - Carla Wood
Sir Bruno Robertson - Ronald Naldi
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Eric Owens
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Compact Disc; - live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in Carnegie Hall (8 May 1995). The cast listed above is that given in the chronology section of OONY'S website: http://www.oony.org (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Bruno Campanella - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino
Elvira - Mariella Devia
Arturo Talbot - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Sir Riccardo Forth - Roberto Servile
Sir Giorgio - Michele Pertusi
Enrichetta di Francia - Claudine Nicole Bandera
Sir Bruno Robertson - Iorio Zennaro
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Enrico Turco
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 4038 (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance the Teatro Regio di Torino (19 April 1996). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '96 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.255. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - July 1996».
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Conductor Rico Saccani - 1996(LI)
Orchestra - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - Hungarian Radio Choir
Elvira - Márta Szucs
Arturo Talbot - Gianni Mongiardino
Sir Riccardo Forth - Anatolij Fokonov
Sir Giorgio - Tamas Clementis
Enrichetta di Francia - Katalin Meszöly
Sir Bruno Robertson - Ferenc Gerdesits
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Miklos Kiraly
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Compact Disc; - BPO Live «Rico Saccani - The Budapest Years - 1985-2005» (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
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Conductor Edoardo Müller - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elvira - Ruth Ann Swenson
Arturo Talbot - Stuart Neill
Sir Riccardo Forth - Thomas Hampson
Sir Giorgio - Alastair Miles
Enrichetta di Francia - Diane Elias
Sir Bruno Robertson - Charles Anthony
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Hao Jiang Tian
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CV 013 {Audio DVD} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (January 1997). The Audio DVD issued by Celestial Audio is listed in their online catalogue as a new issue October 2005.
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Conductor Marcello Viotti - 1997(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Elvira - Maureen O'Flynn
Arturo Talbot - Marcelo Álvarez
Sir Riccardo Forth - Alberto Mastromarino
Sir Giorgio - Dean Peterson
Enrichetta di Francia - Laura Brioli
Sir Bruno Robertson - Francesco Memeo
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Luigi Roni
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (20 March 1997). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '97 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.18. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).
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Conductor NOT KNOWN - 199?(SE)
Orchestra - Bulgarian National Orchestra
Elvira - Lucia Aliberti
Arturo Talbot - Giuseppe Sabbatini
Sir Riccardo Forth - Carlos Álvarez
Sir Giorgio - Michele Pertusi
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Compact Disc - Laserlight 14208 {1CD}
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
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Conductor Miguel-Ángel Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro de la Maestranza
Chorus - Teatro de la Maestranza
Elvira - Mariella Devia
Arturo Talbot - José Sempere
Sir Riccardo Forth - Carlos Álvarez
Sir Giorgio - Giacomo Prestia
Enrichetta di Francia - Maite Arruabarrena
Sir Bruno Robertson - Manuel de Diego
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Miguel Angel Zapater
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 113 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Maestranza, Sevilla (25 October 2000; see OPERA ACTUAL No.43 enero-febrero 2001 pp.59-60). 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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Conductor Marcello Viotti - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - Paul Groves
Sir Riccardo Forth - Paolo Gavanelli
Sir Giorgio - Alastair Miles
Enrichetta di Francia - Lilian Mattei
Sir Bruno Robertson - Gerhard Auer
Lord Gualtiero Valton - James Anderson
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 620 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (29 May 2000). The performance on 29 May 2000 is reviewed in OPERA November 2000 pp.1357-1358. The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in «New Releases March 2001» p.1
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Conductor Lodovico Zocche - 2000(LI)
Orchestra - Opernhaus Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Elvira - Elena Mosuc
Arturo Talbot - Octavio Arévalo
Sir Riccardo Forth - Michele Porcelli
Sir Giorgio - László Polgár
Enrichetta di Francia - Stefania Kaluza
Sir Bruno Robertson - Miroslav Christoff
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Jacob Will
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 621 {2CDRS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (6 February 2000). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in «New Releases March 2001»
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Conductor Vladimir Spivakov - 2001(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova
Elvira - Mariella Devia
Arturo Talbot - Raúl Hernández
Sir Riccardo Forth - Stefano Antonucci
Sir Giorgio - Erwin Schrott
Enrichetta di Francia - Sonia Prina
Sir Bruno Robertson - Pietro Picone
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Alberto Rota
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 619 {2CDRS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova. The date given in House of Opera's list of «New Releases March 2001» is 16 January 2001, the date of the first performance of the series. The cast listed above is that given for this date in «Opera 2001 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.102.
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Conductor Friedrich Haider - 2001(LI;12/2/01)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - José Bros
Sir Riccardo Forth - Carlos Álvarez
Sir Giorgio - Simon Orfila
Enrichetta di Francia - Raquel Pierotti
Sir Bruno Robertson - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Konstantin Gorny
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 110 {2CDS} (2003)ª
DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-OPIP (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.302 juillet/aoüt 2005 p.91 (DVD) [JC]
International Record Review - July/August 2005 pp.82-83 (DVD) [RL1]
American Record Guide - September/October 2005 Vol.68 No.5 pp.224-227 (DVD) [DF]
Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.118 (DVD) [PT]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.82 [PMH]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.196 luglio/agosto 2005 pp.102-103 (DVD) [AM]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (12 February 2001). The cast listed above is for the performance on 28 January 2001 and the assignment of some of the singers to the minor roles given above may be incorrect. In some performances these roles were taken by Alessandro Guerzoni (Sir Giorgio), Mirela Pintó (Enrichetta), Jordi Mas (Sir Bruno) and they may have performed on 12 February. See OPERA ACTUAL No.40 marzo-abril 2001 p.42, p.44. HOO has also issued a recording (CDBB 112 - listed separately) of the performance on 15 February in which José Sempere sang Arturo. 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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Conductor Friedrich Haider - 2001(LI;15/2/01)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - José Sempere
Sir Riccardo Forth - Carlos Álvarez
Sir Giorgio - Simon Orfila
Enrichetta di Francia - Raquel Pierotti
Sir Bruno Robertson - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Konstantin Gorny
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 112 {2CDRS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (15 February 2001). The cast listed above is for the performance on 28 January 2001 (with Sempere instead of Bros) and the assignment of some of the singers to the minor roles given above may be incorrect. In some performances these roles were taken by Alessandro Guerzoni (Sir Giorgio), Mirela Pintó (Enrichetta), Jordi Mas (Sir Bruno) and they may have performed on 15 February. See OPERA ACTUAL No.40 marzo-abril 2001 p.42, p.44. HOO has also issued a recording (CDBB 110 - listed separately) of the performance on 12 February in which José Bros sang Arturo. 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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Conductor Gustav Kuhn - 2001
Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania
Elvira - Stefania Bonfadelli
Arturo Talbot - Stefano Secco
Sir Riccardo Forth - Vladimir Chernov
Sir Giorgio - Michele Pertusi
Enrichetta di Francia - Annamaria Popescu
Sir Bruno Robertson - Mario Bolognesi
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Angelo Nardinocchi
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Compact Disc; - Arte Nova 74321 87081-2 {3CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November (published September) 2003 p.108 [JBS]
Opéra International - No.284 novembre 2003 p.68 [PC]
International Record Review - September 2003 pp.76-77 [RL1]
Le Monde de la Musique - No.280 octobre 2003 p.80 [CFD]
Comments:- *I puritani was performed in the Teatro Bellini di Catania nine times in April and May 2001 with the singers listed above, but they were never all together in the same performance (see «Opera 2001 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell' Opera Lirica in Italia» p.48. See also OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.56. The CDs issued by Arte Nova are reviewed on the internet
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Conductor Riccardo Frizza - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría
Chorus - Coro del Festival de Ópera Alfredo Kraus
Elvira - Mariola Cantarero
Arturo Talbot - Juan Diego Flórez
Sir Riccardo Forth - Juan Jesús Rodríguez
Sir Giorgio - Simon Orfila
Enrichetta di Francia - Marina Rodríguez Cusi
Sir Bruno Robertson - Jorge de León
Lord Gualtiero Valton - E. Todisco
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1673-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5358 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2199 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Teatro Cuyas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (May 2004). See OPERA ACTUAL No.72 julio-agosto 2004 p.42. The CDRs and the DVD issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases». The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Stefan Soltesz - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Elvira - Stefania Bonfadelli
Arturo Talbot - Joseph Calleja
Sir Riccardo Forth - Manuel Lanza
Sir Giorgio - Alastair Miles
Enrichetta di Francia - Caitlin Hulcup
Sir Bruno Robertson - Benedikt Kobel
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Goran Simic
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 748 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (February or March 2004). The cast listed above is that given in «Die Wiener Staatsoper - Jahrbuch 2004» V 24. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Steven White - 2004(LI)
Orchestra - Baltimore Opera
Chorus - Baltimore Opera
Elvira - Elizabeth Futral
Arturo Talbot - Gregory Kunde
Sir Riccardo Forth - Giovanni Meoni
Sir Giorgio - Mikhail Svetlov
Enrichetta di Francia - Susan Chadwick
Sir Bruno Robertson - Marcus McConico
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Brendan Cooke
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1674-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Baltimore Opera (November 2004). There is a review on the internet
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Conductor Frédéric Chaslin - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - Joseph Calleja
Sir Riccardo Forth - Franco Vassallo
Sir Giorgio - Anatoly Kotcherga (Kocherga)
Enrichetta di Francia - Cheri Rose Katz
Sir Bruno Robertson - Yosep Kang
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Pièr Dalàs
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2091-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Deutsche Opera, Berlin (15 June 2005).
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Conductor Frédéric Chaslin - 2005(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Elvira - Elena Mosuc
Arturo Talbot - Juan Diego Flórez
Sir Riccardo Forth - Roberto Frontali
Sir Giorgio - Alastair Miles
Enrichetta di Francia - Antigone Papoulkas
Sir Bruno Robertson - Benedikt Kobel
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Janusz Monarcha
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 537 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2006)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (March 2005). The role of Enrichetta was sung by Adrineh Simonian in one performance (30 March 2005) and it may be she who appears in the recording issued by Celestial rather than Papoulkas who is listed above. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2006 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Will Crutchfield - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra of St. Luke's
Chorus - Caramoor Bel Canto Soloists - Concert Chorale of New York
Elvira - Sumi Jo
Arturo Talbot - Barry Banks
Sir Riccardo Forth - Weston Hurt
Sir Giorgio - Daniel Mobbs
Enrichetta di Francia - Laura Vlasak Nolen
Sir Bruno Robertson - David Ekstrom
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Eric Jordan
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 640 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Venetian Theater, Caramoor (July 2006). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Friedrich Haider - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Elvira - Edita Gruberova
Arturo Talbot - Shalva Mukeria
Sir Riccardo Forth - Franco Vassallo
Sir Giorgio - Roberto Scandiuzzi
Enrichetta di Francia - Margaretha Hintermeier
Sir Bruno Robertson - Benedikt Kobel
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Janusz Monarcha
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2153-2 {2CDRS}
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (24 March 2006). The cast listed above is that given on the «Spielplanarchiv» of the Vienna State Opera:
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Conductor Edoardo Müller - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Seattle Opera
Chorus - Seattle Opera
Elvira - Norah Amsellem
Arturo Talbot - Lawrence Brownlee
Sir Riccardo Forth - Mariusz Kwiecien
Sir Giorgio - John Relyea
Enrichetta di Francia - Fenlon Lamb
Sir Bruno Robertson - Simeon Esper
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Joseph Rawley
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 777 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Seattle (May 2008). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? June 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). There is a review on the internet:
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Conductor Patrick Summers - 2006(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elvira - Anna Netrebko
Arturo Talbot - Gregory Kunde
Sir Riccardo Forth - Franco Vassallo
Sir Giorgio - John Relyea
Enrichetta di Francia - Maria Zifchak
Sir Bruno Robertson - Eduardo Valdes
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Valerian Ruminski
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 620 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (30 December 2006). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Patrick Summers - 2007(LC)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elvira - Anna Netrebko
Arturo Talbot - Eric Cutler
Sir Riccardo Forth - Franco Vassallo
Sir Giorgio - John Relyea
Enrichetta di Francia - Maria Zifchak
Sir Bruno Robertson - Eduardo Valdes
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Valerian Ruminski
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DVD (Video) - DG 073 4421 (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 2008 p.90 [PO'C]
Fanfare - Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.334-335 [LRB]
Diapason - No.556 mars 2008 p.109 [MP]
International Record Review - February 2008 p.74 [RL1]
American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 p.270 [RVL]
Opéra Magazine - No.26 février 2008 p.77, p.79 [RM]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.110 mayo 2008 p.86 [PN]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XXII N.224 marzo 2008 pp.82-83 [GL]
Comments:- *Video recording made at performances at the MET (January 2007).
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Conductor Antony Walker - 2007(LI)
Orchestra - Washington Concert Opera
Chorus - Washington Concert Opera
Elvira - Sarah Coburn
Arturo Talbot - Lawrence Brownlee
Sir Riccardo Forth - Stephen Powell
Sir Giorgio - David Pittsinger
Enrichetta di Francia - Magdalena Wór
Sir Bruno Robertson - Patrick Toomey
Lord Gualtiero Valton - David Langan
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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 3248 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Lisner Auditorium, Washington (23 September 2007). The CDRs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «JUNE 2008 ALERT».
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Conductor Michele Mariotti - 2009(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Elvira - Nino Machaidze
Arturo Talbot - Juan Diego Flórez
Sir Riccardo Forth - Gabriele Viviani
Sir Giorgio - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo
Enrichetta di Francia - Nadia Pirazzini
Sir Bruno Robertson - Gianluca Floris
Lord Gualtiero Valton - Ugo Guagliardo
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 871 {3CDRS} (2009)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (January 2009). The performance on 8 January 2009 is reviewed in MUSICA 203 Anno 31 febbaio 2009 pp.90-91. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue «WHAT'S NEW February 2009».
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