There are 29 recordings on file in which the conductor is Otmar Suitner 1922-

Order by composer

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

1 1961(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Entführung aus dem Serail*

2 1962(STU) - Bedrich Smetana - The Bartered Bride*

3 1963(STU) - Richard Strauss - Salome*

4 1964(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*

5 1964(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*

6 1965(STU) - Gioacchino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia*

7 1968(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

8 1968(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

9 1969(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*

10 1969(STU) - Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel*

11 1969(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte*

12 196?(SE) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*

13 1970(LI) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*

14 1970(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*

15 1971(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*

16 1972(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

17 1973(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*

18 1974(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*

19 1974(LI) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*

20 1974(ST) - Albert Lortzing - Die Opernprobe*

21 1974(STU) - Christophe Willibald Gluck - Le Cadi dupé*

22 1976(LI) - Paul Dessau - Einstein*

23 1977(STU) - Paul Dessau - Einstein*

24 1978(STU) - Franz Schubert - Alfonso und Estrella*

25 1979(ST) - Johann Adolf Hasse - La serva scaltra*

26 1980(STU) - Paul Dessau - Leonce und Lena*

27 1982 - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser***

28 1983(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

29 1986/88(LI) - Hans Pfitzner - Palestrina*

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Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1961(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatsoper

Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper

Konstanze - Jutta Vulpius

Belmonte - Rolf Apreck

Blonde - Rosmarie Rönisch

Pedrillo - Jürgen Förster

Osmin - Arnold Van Mill

Bassa Selim - Peter Schütte

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Black Disc - Philips A 02230-IL {2LPS}; Philips 835118-9AY {2LPS} Philips 6720 005 {2LPS}; Turnabout TV 34 320/321 {2LPS} Fontana SFL 14000-1 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0091162 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Berlin Classics 0032932 BC {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1963 pp.434-435 [PHW]; April 1968 p.556 [PHW]

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Opera - August 1963 p.549 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.214 [RVL]

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55

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Diapason - No.73 1963 p.19

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.93

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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.52

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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.87 (mention)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.200 dicembre 2005 pp.107-108 [GL]

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Comments:- A recording of this opera with the same singers as listed above (i.e. the same recording?) was issued on the Eterna label in the DDR, but with the dialogue spoken by a separate cast of actors and the role of the Bassa Selim spoken by Hans Kiessler (8 20 297/299 - mono; 8 25 297/299 - stereo). See Schallplatten Katalog 1970 - VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin (A-K) p.164. The CDs issued on the Berlin Classics label also appear to carry this version.

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The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Dresdner Staatsoper

Kruschina - Günther Leib

Kathinka - Annelies Burmeister

Marie - Anny Schlemm

Micha - Fred Teschler

Agnes - Ruth Lange

Wenzel - Harald Neukirch

Hans - Rolf Apreck

Kezal - Theo Adam

Springer - Johannes Kemter

Esmeralda - Eleonore Kistermann

Tobias - Wilfred Schaal

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Black Disc; - Eterna 820326-8 {1LP}; Philips 837 066 GY {1LP} (1965)ª

Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020402BC (Highlights) Berlin Classics 3301 {2CDS}

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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.158 [KM]

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Fono Forum - Januar 1966 S.29 [WB]

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1963(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Salome - Christel Goltz

Jochanaan - Ernst Gutstein

Herodes - Helmut Melchert

Herodias - Siw Ericsdotter

Narraboth - Heinz Hoppe

Ein Page - Eva Fleischer

Erster Nazarener - Theo Adam

Zweiter Nazarener - Johannes Kemter

Erster Soldat - Rainer Lüdeke

Zweiter Soldat - Helmut Eyle

Ein Cappadocier - Fred Teschler

Ein Sklave - Friederike Apelt

Erster Jude - Harald Neukirch

Zweiter Jude - Helmut Goldman

Dritter Jude - Guntfried Speck

Vierter Jude - Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Fünfter Jude - Günther Leib

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Black Disc - Eterna 8 25 375-6 {2LPS}; EMI Electrola STE 91320-1 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0091012BC {2CDS} (1995)ª; Berlin Classics 3294 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1996 p.118 [DN]

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Opera Now - December 1995 p.67

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Opera News - March 30 1996 p.36

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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.294

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 p.472 [RG]

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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.59

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American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.190: July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.161-162 [KM]

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen

Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Venus - Barbro Ericson

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Martti Talvela

Walther von der Vogelweide - Arturo Sergi

Biterolf - Hubert Hofmann

Heinrich der Schreiber - Hermann Winkler

Reinmar von Zweter - Gerd Nienstedt

Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10050 {3CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56 [SS]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.203 p.105 [CM]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp..232-233 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.97 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the original Dresden version at the Bayreuth Festival (19 July 1964). See OPERA Festival Issue 1964 pp.22-23.

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle

Chorus - Chor des Staatsoper Dresden

Figaro - Walter Berry

Susanna - Anneliese Rothenberger

Conte Almaviva - Hermann Prey

Contessa Almaviva - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Cherubino - Edith Mathis

Marcellina - Annelies Burmeister

Bartolo - Fritz Ollendorf

Basilio - Peter Schreier

Curzio - Jürgen Förster

Antonio - Siegfried Vogel

Barbarina - Rosmarie Rönisch

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Black Disc; - Columbia STC 91 379/81 {3LPS} (Germany) (1965)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 18330159/61 {3LPS} (1973)ª; EMI Electrola 1 37-1301593; Seraphim IC-6002 {3LPS}; Seraphim SIC-6002 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020962BC {3CDS}

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - October 14 1967 p.30

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.268

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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.99-S.100 [ES]

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American Record Guide - January 1967 Vol.33 No.5 p.418 [PLM]: March/April 1995 Vol.58 No.2 p.151

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Fono Forum - März 1965 S.118 [KW}

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Berliner Rundfunk

Figaro - Hermann Prey

Il Conte Almaviva - Peter Schreier

Rosina - Ruth-Margret Pütz

Dr. Bartolo - Fritz Ollendorf

Don Basilio - Franz Crass

Berta - Annelies Burmeister

Fiorello - Harald Neukirch

Un Ufficiale - Rolf Kühne

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Black Disc - Eterna 826572-4 {3LPS}; Columbia SMC 91426-91428 {3LPS} (Germany)

Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 009064BC (+Così fan tutte + Don Pasquale -; excerpts in German) {3CDS} (1995)ª; Berlin Classics 0090212BC (1995)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 1995 S.61

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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59

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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.187

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Fono Forum - Februar 1966 S.77 [FH]

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Tamino - Peter Schreier

Papageno - Hermann Prey

Königin der Nacht - Mady Mesplé

Sprecher - Angel Mattiello

Pamina - Joan Carlyle

Sarastro - Franz Crass

Monostatos - Gerhard Unger

Papagena - Renate Holm

1er Geharnischter - Per Drewsen

2er Geharnischter - Walter Maddalena

Erste Dame - Ruth-Margret Pütz

Zweite Dame - Marta Benegas

Dritte Dame - Isabel Casey

Erster Knabe - Silvia Baleani

Zweiter Knabe - Silvia Baleani

Dritter Knabe - Olga Chelavine

Erster Priester - Virgilio Tavini

Zweiter Priester - Dulio de Matthaeis

Dritter Priester - Gui Gallardo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3687

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (probably 29 September 1968). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 29 September 1966.

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1968(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor

Tamino - Peter Schreier

Papageno - Günther Leib

Königin der Nacht - Sylvia Geszty

Sprecher - Siegfried Vogel

Pamina - Helen Donath

Sarastro - Theo Adam

Monostatos - Harald Neukirch

Papagena - Renate Hoff

Erste Dame - Hanne-Lore Kuhse

Zweite Dame - Gisela Schröter

Dritte Dame - Annelies Burmeister

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Black Disc - Eterna 8 26 173 {3LPS} Eurodisc 80584 {3LPS}; Eurodisc 805813; RCA «Italiana» VL-32530

Compact Cassette - Eurodisc 500221

Compact Disc - RCA Victor GD 86511 {3CDS}; RCA 74321 32240-2

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1982 p.1169 [AB] September 1988 p.476 [HF]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.96 Aprile 1996 p.69

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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.65 [JR]

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Brünnhilde - Amy Shuard

Siegfried - Jess Thomas

Hagen - Peter Lagger

Alberich - Elfego Esparza

Gunther - Franz Mazura

Gutrune - Janis Martin

Waltraute - Margarita Lilowa

Woglinde - Sheila Marks

Wellgunde - Sylvia Anderson

Floßhilde - Sheila Nadler

First Norn - Sona Cervená

Second Norn - Sheila Nadler

Third Norn - Sylvia Anderson

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (17 October 1969). The performance on 10 October 1969 was reviewed in OPERA December 1969 p.1043

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Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Knaben des Dresdner Kreuzchors

Peter - Theo Adam

Gertrud - Gisela Schröter

Hänsel - Ingeborg Springer

Gretel - Renate Hoff

Die Knusperhexe - Peter Schreier

Sandmännchen - Renate Krahmer

Taumännchen - Renate Krahmer

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Black Disc - Eterna 826177 {2LPS}; Telefunken SAT 22521/22 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Teldec ZA 8 35074 {2CDS}; Teldec 8 35074 {2CDS} ;; Berlin Classics 0020072BC {2CDS}; Berlin Classics 0184182 BC {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1986 p.960, p.965 [AML]

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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.92

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Opera News - November 1994 p.46

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.220

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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.30-31 [JTH]

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American Record Guide - October 1971 Vol.38 No.2 p.72 [WB]: January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.119

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Fiordiligi - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)

Dorabella - Annelies Burmeister

Despina - Sylvia Geszty

Ferrando - Peter Schreier

Guglielmo - Günther Leib

Don Alfonso - Theo Adam

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Black Disc - Eterna 826113-5 {3LPS}; Eurodisc 80 408 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Eurodisc 500 213441

Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 009064BC (Highlights) (+Don Pasquale + Il barbieredi Siviglia - excerpts in German) {3CDS} (1995)ª; Berlin Classics 0020452BC (Highlights); Berlin Classics 0094442BC {2CDS} (2001)ª; Berlin Classics 0032992 BC {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1982 p.1169 [SS] ; Awards Issue 2001 p.111 [AB]

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Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 p.63 [AF]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.125 [RVL]

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Répertoire - No.152 décembre 2001 pp.70-71 [TP]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.261 janvier 2002 p.90 [CFD]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.200 dicembre 2005 pp.107-108 [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded in May 1969.

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 196?(SE)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin

Lohengrin - Martin Ritzmann

Elsa - Hanne-Lore Kuhse

Ortrud - Ludmilla Dvoráková

Friedrich von Telramund - Karl-Heinz Stryczek

König Heinrich - Theo Adam

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Black Disc - Eterna 826434 {1LP}

Compact Disc - Ars Vivendi 2100147 {1CD}

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

Comments:- The Ars Vivendi CD is listed in «Des Meisters Werk» Frühling 2000 Nr.1

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Siegfried - Jess Thomas

Mime - Ragnar Ulfung

Wanderer - Thomas Stewart

Brünhilde - Berit Lindholm

Alberich - Dan Richardson

Erda - Sheila Nadler

Fafner - Ara Berberian

Waldvogel - Carolyn Lewis

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM) (1999)ª

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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (2 October 1970)

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Janis Martin

Marke - Giorgio Tozzi

Kurwenal - William Dooley

Melot - Allan Monk

Hirt - David Hall-Sundquist

Steuerman - Clifford Grant

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Ryland Davies

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Compact Disc - Mike Richter AE 201 (San Francisco Opera CD ROM)

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (6 November 1970). Part ofAct 3 is missing. The performance on October 31 1970 is reviewed in OPERA February 1971 p.128

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Hans Sachs - Theo Adam

Veit Pogner - Ezio Flagello

Sixtus Beckmesser - Geraint Evans

Fritz Kothner - Raymond Wolansky

Walther von Stolzing - James King

David - John Walker

Eva - Arlene Saunders

Magdalena - Helen Vanni

Nachtwächter - Ara Berberian

Kunz Vogelgesang - James Atherton

Konrad Nachtigall - Mark Howard

Ulrich Eisslinger - Raymond Manton

Balthasar Zorn - Orva Hoskinson

Augustin Moser - Joe Pinedo

Hermann Ortel - Allan Monk

Hans Schwarz - Ara Berberian

Hans Foltz - Richard Mundt

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Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (1 October 1971; see OPERA December 1971 pp.1055-1053 )

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Siegmund - Jess Thomas

Sieglinde - Berit Lindholm

Hunding - Clifford Grant

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Wotan - Thomas Stewart

Fricka - Margarita Lilowa

Gerhilde - Betty Jones

Ortlinde - Ariel Bybee

Waltraute - Edna Garabedian (-George)

Schwertleite - Sandra Walker

Helmwige - Julia Emoed-Wallace

Siegrune - Gwendolyn Jones

Grimgerde - Donna Petersen

Roßweiße - Sandra Bush

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Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1863-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 October 1972). The CDRS issued by Premiere are included in their «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES».

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas

Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Thomas Stewart

Venus - Marita Napier

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Clifford Grant

Walther von der Vogelweide - William Neill

Biterolf - Harry Dworchak

Heinrich der Schreiber - James Atherton

Reinmar von Zweter - Philip Booth

Hirt - Jacquelyn Benson

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02353

Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1660 (& 1426); Golden Melodram GM 10082 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

Comments:- Recording of performance of the Dresden Version in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 October 1973). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Salome - Leonie Rysanek

Jochanaan - Siegmund Nimsgern

Herodes - Hans Hopf

Herodias - Astrid Varnay

Narraboth - William Neill

Ein Page - Edna Garabedian (-George)

Erster Nazarener - Philip Booth

Zweiter Nazarener - Lawrence Cooper

Erster Soldat - Terrence Hawkins

Zweiter Soldat - James Courtney

Ein Cappadocier - John Miller

Ein Sklave - Janice Felty

Erster Jude - Gary Burgess

Zweiter Jude - William Harness

Dritter Jude - Raymond Manton

Vierter Jude - Joseph Frank

Fünfter Jude - Richard Magary

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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (4 October 1974)

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Amfortas - Thomas Stewart

Titurel - Philip Booth

Gurnemanz - Kurt Moll

Parsifal - Jess Thomas

Klingsor - Peter Van Ginkel

Kundry - Eva Randová

Alto Stimme - Gwendolyn Jones

Knappe 1 - Shigemi Matsumoto

Knappe 2 - Janice Felty

Knappe 3 - Gary Burgess

Knappe 4 - Lawrence Cooper

Blumenmädchen 1 - Shigemi Matsumoto

Blumenmädchen 2 - Judith Forst

Blumenmädchen 3 - Janice Felty

Blumenmädchen 4 - Jacquelyn Benson

Blumenmädchen 5 - Sharon Daniels

Blumenmädchen 6 - Gwendolyn Jones

Ritter 1 - William Wahman

Ritter 2 - Terrence Hawkins

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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 460 (2000)ª

Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A;; Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Live Opera Heaven #460 {4CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (20 September 1974; see OPERA November 1974 pp.993-994 )

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Die Opernprobe by Albert Lortzing performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Der Graf - Klaus Hirte

Die Gräfin - Gisela Litz

Louise - Kari Lövaas

Hannchen - Regina Marheineke

Der alte Baron von Reinthal - Hans-Joachim Gallus

Der junge Baron Adolf von Reinthal - Nicolai Gedda

Johann - Walter Berry

Martin - Horst Sachtleben

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Black Disc - EMI Electrola 1C 065 28835 {1LP}; *EMI Electrola F 668 229/41 {13LPS- Die kleine Oper}

Compact Disc - CPO 999 557-2 {1CD}

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Recordings of Die Opernprobe by Albert Lortzing are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.371

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1998 p.36 (mention) [RC]; April 1998 p.108 [JW]

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Opera - May 1998 p.530 [IB]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.101 (mention) [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.1 September/October 1998 p.236 [BR]

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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [SL]

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Opéra International - septembre 1998 No.227 p.58 [DP]

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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.86 [AT]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1998 p.77 [PC]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.88 [MO]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.165 [KM]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.77 (mention) [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.60 (mention) [HQ]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.44 [GR]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.97 [JS]

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Le Cadi dupé by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Kadi - Walter Berry

Fatime - Anneliese Rothenberger

Zelmire - Helen Donath

Nuradin - Nicolai Gedda

Omar - Klaus Hirte

Omega - Regina Marheineke

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Black Disc - EMI Electrola 1C 065-28834 {1LP}; EMI Electrola F 668 229/41 {13LPS - Die kleine Oper}

Compact Disc; - cpo 999 552-2 {1CD} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Le Cadi dupé by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.277

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1998 p.36 (mention) [RC]; April 1998 p.108 [JW]

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Opera - May 1998 pp.530-532 [RC]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.101 (mention) [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.225 [JC]

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Orpheus - April 1998 p.60 (mention) [SL]

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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.55 [SS]

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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.81 [OR]

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BBC Music Magazine - June 1998 p.68 [ML]

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.88 [MO]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.135 [RT]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.77 (mention) [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.60 (mention) [HQ]

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L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.41 [GR]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.95 [PN]

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Comments:- The German name of this opera is «Die betrogene Kadi»

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Einstein by Paul Dessau performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Firenze

Einstein - Theo Adam

Junger Physiker - Eberhard Büchner

Alter Physiker - Reiner Süß

Wurst President - Henno Garduhn

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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1371 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.5 May/June 2004 p.104 [JHN]; Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.91-92 [JHN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (30 May 1976).

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Einstein by Paul Dessau performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Einstein - Theo Adam

Junger Physiker - Peter Schreier

Alter Physiker - Reiner Süß

Wurst President - Henno Garduhn

Polizist - Peter Olesch

Krokodil - Annelies Burmeister

Negerin - Annelies Burmeister

Dünne Frau - Jutta Vulpius

Dicke Frau - Gertraud Prenzlow

Junger Mann - Harald Neukirch

Junge Frau - Ingeborg Springer

Naselos Dirne - Edda Schaller

SA-Mann - Heinz Reeh

Adjutant - Horst Moye

Der Fuhrer - Kurt Rehm

Galileo - Günther Fröhlich

Leonardo - Martin Ritzmann

Casanova - Günther Kurth

Knabe - Nils Lunow

Sprecher - Paul Dessau

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Black Disc - Nova 8 85 103/4 {2LPS} (DDR)

Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0091092 {2CDS} (1996)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1997 p.106

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Opera - June 1997 p.747

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Opera News - March 8 1997 p.41

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.4 March/April 1997 p.156

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1996 p.76

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CLASSICAL disCDigest - Vol.5 No.3 Issue 17 p.52

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.103 [KM]

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Répertoire - No.152 décembre 2001 p.61 (mention) [JMB]

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Alfonso und Estrella by Franz Schubert performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Berliner Rundfunkchor

Mauregato - Hermann Prey

Estrella - Edith Mathis

Adolfo - Theo Adam

Froila - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Alfonso - Peter Schreier

Ein Mädchen - Magdelena Falewicz

Ein Jüngling - Eberhard Büchner

Bodyguard leader - Horst Gebhardt

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Black Disc; - Eterna 8 27 161/3 {3LPS}; EMI Elecrola 1C 157 30816-8 {3LPS} (1979)ª; Angel SCLX 3878 {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0021562BC {3CDS} (1994)ª

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Recordings of Alfonso und Estrella by Franz Schubert are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.763

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1979 p.96 [JW]; December 1994 p.160 [JW]

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.257

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

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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.122

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

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BBC Music Magazine - February 1995 p.71

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.90

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.87

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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.68

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American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.32 [RVL]: January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.168

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.89 [JS]: No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.84 [JV]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.118 febrero 1999 p.49 [SV]

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La serva scaltra by Johann Adolf Hasse performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1979(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Dorilla - Brigitte Eisenfeld

Balanzone - Reiner Süß

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Black Disc - Eterna 827508 {1LP}

Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0091142BC (+La serva padrona)

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 1997 p.53

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.6 July/August 1997 p.146

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55 (wrongly identified as «La serva padrona» by Hasse)

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American Record Guide - May/June 1997 Vol.60 No.3 p.125 [KM]

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There is only one recording of Leonce und Lena by Paul Dessau on file (performed in German)

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1980(STU)

Orchestra - Berlin Staatskapelle

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Prinz Leonce - Eberhard Büchner

Prinzessin Lena - Carola Nossek

König Peter - Reiner Süß

Valerio - Peter Menzel

Die Gouvernante - Edda Schaller

Rosetta - Brigitte Eisenfeld

Der Schulmeister - Henno Garduhn

Magistrate - Günther Leib

Der Hofprediger - Günther Kurth

Der Prásident des Staatraths - Peter Olesch

Master of Ceremonies - Günther Fröhlich

Kammerdiener - Joachim Arndt

Der Hofmeister - Joachim Arndt

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Black Disc - Nova 8 85 195 {1LP}

Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0010742BC {1CD}

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.179

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1997 No.3 p.82

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Répertoire - No.152 décembre 2001 p.61 (mention) [JMB]

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1982

Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Tannhäuser - Spas Wenkoff

Elisabeth - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Siegfried Lorenz

Venus - Ludmilla Dvoráková

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Fritz Hübner

Walther von der Vogelweide - Peter Bindzsus

Biterolf - Peter Olesch

Heinrich der Schreiber - Henno Garduhn

Reinmar von Zweter - Günther Fröhlich

Hirt - Carola Nossek

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Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.621 (+excerpt with Grümmer, Fortune, Talvela) {3CDS} (2005)ª

Laser Disc - Platz PLLC 5001-2 (NTSC)

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.58 (audio) (audio) [SS]

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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.221-222 (audio) [JPM]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (audio) [AT]

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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.75 (audio) [FL-2]

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Floria Tosca - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)

Mario Cavaradossi - Spas Wenkoff

Il barone Scarpia - Theo Adam

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1384-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Berlin State Opera, DDR (30 October 1983). The cast also includes Heinz Reeh, Peter Olesch. According to the programme published in OPERA (December 1983 pp.1327-1328) Tosca was to have been conducted that season by Suitner (as given above) or (Heinz) Fricke. I do not know which conducted the performance on this recording.

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Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1986-88(LI)

Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin

Chorus - Staatsoper Berlin

Palestrina - Peter Schreier

Carlo Borromeo - Siegfried Lorenz

Ighino - Carola Nossek

Silla - Rosemary Lang

Giovanni Morone - Hans-Joachim Ketelsen

Bernardo Novagerio - Peter-Jürgen Schmidt

Kardinal Madruscht - Fritz Hübner

Graf Luna - Günther Leib

Pabst Pius IV - Hermann Christian Polster

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Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0010012BC

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Recordings of Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.570

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1994 p.117

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.5 May-June 1994 p.215

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Opernwelt - 3/März 1992 S.50

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

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

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

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

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

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

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

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

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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