There are 18 recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel on file

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1 1955(STU) - Lewis Anthony - New Symphony Orchestra*

2 1967(LI) - Shaw Robert - Cleveland Orchestra*

3 1969(LI) - Rudel Julius - Orchestra*

4 1973(STU) - Somary Johannes - English Chamber Orchestra*

5 1974(RA) - Koch Helmut - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin*

6 1982(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Covent Garden*

7 1982 - Gardiner John Eliot - English Baroque Soloists*

8 1985(LI) - Gönnenwein Wolfgang - Orchester**

9 1985(LI) - Nelson John - St Luke's Orchestra*

10 1990(STU) - Nelson John - English Chamber Orchestra*

11 1996(LI) - Mackerras Charles - Covent Garden*

12 2002(LC) - Walker Antony - Sirius Ensemble*

13 2003 - Stern David - Opera Fuoco*

14 2004(LI) - Minkowski Marc - Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble**

15 2006(LIR) - Walker Antony - New York City Opera*

16 2007(LI) - Christie William - Orchester «La Scintilla» der Oper Zürich**

17 2007 - Curnyn Christian - Early Opera Company*

18 200?(LC) - Martini Joachim Carlos - Barock-orchester Frankfurt*

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Anthony Lewis - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - New Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Saint Anthony Singers

Semele - Jennifer Vyvyan

Juno - Anna Pollack

Jupiter - William Herbert

Athamas - John Whitworth

Cadmus - George Pragnell

Ino - Helen Watts

Somnus - George James

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Black Disc; - L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50098-100 {3LPS} (1955)ª; L'Oiseau-Lyre OLS 124/6 {3LPS}; L'Oiseau-Lyre OLS 111-3 {3LPS} (1971)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1955 pp.103-104 [PHW]; October 1971 p.689 [AR]

Opera - April 1956 p.249

American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.126, p.129 [PLM]

High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.64 [CGB]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1955 p.11

Gramophone Record Review - August 1955 p.566 [RN]

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Robert Shaw - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Cleveland Orchestra

Chorus - Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus

Semele - Beverly Sills

Juno - Elaine Bonazzi

Jupiter - Seth McCoy

Athamas - Mark Deller

Cadmus - Thomas Paul

Iris - Jill Denison

Ino - Helen Vanni

Somnus - Ara Berberian

Priest - Melvin Hakola

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Compact Disc; - Cleveland Orchestra Stereo TCOCDAA 40602 (The Robert Shaw Legacy) {7CDS) (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1523-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 pp.90-92 [BI]

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance.

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in Italian

Conductor Julius Rudel - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Semele - Beverly Sills

Juno - Elaine Bonazzi

Jupiter - Léopold Simoneau

Athamas - John Ferrante

Cadmus - Michael Devlin

Apollo - Léopold Simoneau

Iris - Sandra Fox

Somnus - Ara Berberian

Priest - Michael Devlin

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Compact Disc; - Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst 30072 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance at the Caramoor Festival (21 June 1969; see OPERA Festival Issue 1969 p.126). The CDs issued by the Hamburger Archiv für Gesangkunst are listed in their on-line catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Johannes Somary - 1973(STU)

Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra

Chorus - Amor Artis Chorale

Semele - Sheila Armstrong

Juno - Helen Watts

Jupiter - Robert Tear

Athamas - Mark Deller

Cadmus - Justino Díaz

Apollo - Edgar Fleet

Iris - Felicity Palmer

Ino - Helen Watts

Somnus - Justino Díaz

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Black Disc - Pye Vanguard VSD 71180-3 {3LPS}; Harmoni Mundi HR 5101-03; Vanguard VCS 10127-29

Compact Disc; - Vanguard Classics 885082 (1996)ª; Regis Records RRC 2020 {2CDS}; alto ALC 2003 {2CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1975 p.238 [RF]

Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.60

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.198-200 [WH]

Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.66

American Record Guide - September/October 1998 Vol.61 No.5 p.164 [JWB]

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in German

Conductor Helmut Koch - 1974(RA)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Chorus - Rundfunkchor Berlin

Semele - Regina Werner

Juno - Gisela Pohl

Jupiter - Eberhard Büchner

Athamas - Siegfried Lorenz

Somnus - Fritz Hübner

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Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0020902BC {2CDS};; Deutsche Schallplatten TKCC 30416 (Japan) (1992)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.161 [RVL]

Comments:- The cast also includes Renate Hoff, Ingeborg Springer, Hans Jürgen Wachsmut, Hermann Christian Polster, Thomas Thomaschke, Wolf-Dieter Hauschild

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Semele - Valerie Masterson

Juno - Kathleen Kuhlmann

Jupiter - Robert Tear

Athamas - John York Skinner

Cadmus - John Tomlinson

Apollo - Robin Leggate

Iris - Marie McLaughlin

Ino - Kathleen Kuhlmann

Somnus - Gwynne Howell

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (11 December 1982). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 11-17 December 1982 p.29.

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1982

Orchestra - English Baroque Soloists

Chorus - Monteverdi Choir

Semele - Norma Burrowes

Juno - Della Jones

Jupiter - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Athamas - Timothy Penrose

Cadmus - Robert Lloyd

Apollo - Maldwyn Davies

Iris - Patrizia Kwella

Ino - Catherine Denley

Somnus - David Thomas

Cupid - Elisabeth Priday

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Black Disc; - ERATO STU 714453 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc - ERATO 2292-45982-2

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1982 [LS] ; June 1993 p.98

HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.84

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.198-200 [WH]

Diapason - No.393 mai 1996 p.122

BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.62

Répertoire - juin 1993 p.46

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Gönnenwein - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Orchester

Semele - Barbara Bonney

Juno - Jadwiga Rappé

Jupiter - Deon Van Der Walt

Athamas - Charles Brett

Cadmus - Albert Dohmen

Apollo - Jörg Dürmüller

Iris - Sunny Joy Langton

Ino - Martina Borst

Somnus - Petteri Salomaa

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VHS Video Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated 8201 (1991)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Schloßtheater, Ludwigsburg. The VHS Video Cassette issued by Lyric is listed in «New Video Cassette Listings - August-September 1991».

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in Italian

Conductor John Nelson - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - St Luke's Orchestra

Chorus - Gala Handel Opera Group

Semele - Kathleen Battle

Juno - Marilyn Horne

Jupiter - Rockwell Blake

Athamas - Jeffrey Gall

Cadmus - Samuel Ramey

Apollo - Walter MacNeil

Iris - Sylvia McNair

Ino - Marilyn Horne

Somnus - Samuel Ramey

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Black Disc - Legendry Recordings 214 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1587-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance at the Carnegie Hall, New York (23 February 1985, see OPERA, May 1995 p.502). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «Mew CD Releases Fall 2004».

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor John Nelson - 1990(STU)

Orchestra - English Chamber Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Semele - Kathleen Battle

Juno - Marilyn Horne

Jupiter - John Aler

Athamas - Michael Chance

Cadmus - Samuel Ramey

Apollo - Neil Mackie

Iris - Sylvia McNair

Ino - Marilyn Horne

Somnus - Samuel Ramey

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Compact Disc; - DG 435 782-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª; DG POCG 1676-8 {3CDS} (Japan) (1990)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1993 p.98

Opera Now - August 1993 p.48

HiFi News & Record Review - August 1993 p.74

Opera News - November 1993 p.43

Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.196

Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p.69

Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.102

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.152

BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.347

Classic CD - July 1993 p.44

Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.45

The Absolute Sound - Issue 95 p.158 (1994)

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1996(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Semele - Ruth Ann Swenson

Juno - Felicity Palmer

Jupiter - Philip Langridge

Athamas - Michael Chance

Cadmus - Peter Rose

Apollo - Robin Leggate

Iris - Judith Howarth

Ino - Felicity Palmer

Somnus - Peter Rose

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 610 (2000)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (4 March 1996). The performance on 19 February 1996 is reviewed in OPERA May 1996 pp.577-578. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Antony Walker - 2002(LC)

Orchestra - Sirius Ensemble

Chorus - Cantillation

Semele - Anna Ryberg

Juno - Sally-Anne Russell

Jupiter - Angus Wood

Athamas - Tobias Cole

Cadmus - Stephen Bennett

Apollo - Paul McMahon

Iris - Belinda Montgomery

Ino - Sally-Anne Russell

Somnus - Stephen Bennett

Cupid - Shelli Gilhome

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Compact Disc; - ABC Classics 980 047-0 {3CDS} (Australia) (2004)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - April 2004 p.79 [HC]

American Record Guide - September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 pp.107-109 [JWB]

Comments:- Recorded at performances given by Pinchgut Opera in the City Recital Hall, Sydney (4, 6, 7, 9 December 2002).

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor David Stern - 2003

Orchestra - Opera Fuoco

Chorus - Opera Fuoco

Semele - Danielle De Niese

Juno - Guillemette Laurens

Jupiter - Paul Agnew

Athamas - Sébastien Fournier

Cadmus - Jonathan May

Apollo - Ernesto Tres Palacios

Iris - Susan Miller

Ino - Louise Innes

Somnus - Jonathan May

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Compact Disc; - Pierre Verany PV 704021/22 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Jul+Aug 2006 S.53 [GE]

Opéra International - No.289 avril 2004 p.78 [FL-1]

Diapason - No.514 mai 2004 p.96 [PK]

BBC Music Magazine - August 2004 p.58, p.60 [RW]

International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.74-75 [HC]

Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.64 [TP]

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Marc Minkowski - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

Chorus - Les Musiciens du Louvre

Semele - Annick Massis

Juno - Sarah Connolly

Jupiter - Richard Croft

Athamas - Stephen Wall

Cadmus - David Pittsinger

Apollo - Andrew Tortise

Iris - Claron McFadden

Ino - Charlotte Hellekant

Somnus - David Pittsinger

Cupid - Marion Harousseau

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6393 (2008)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

Comments:- Video recording of a perfomance in the Théâtre des Champs Elysées (February 2004 - click link below) The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» January 2008. ####http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID review=2275

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Antony Walker - 2006(LI)

Orchestra - New York City Opera

Semele - Elizabeth Futral

Juno - Vivica Genaux

Jupiter - Robert Breault

Athamas - Matthew White

Cadmus - Sanford Sylvan

Apollo - Robert Breault

Iris - Constance Hauman

Ino - Vivica Genaux

Somnus - Sanford Sylvan

Priest - Sanford Sylvan

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 2557-2 {2CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (4 October 2006).

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor William Christie - 2007(LI)

Orchestra - Orchester «La Scintilla» der Oper Zürich

Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich

Semele - Cecilia Bartoli

Juno - Birgit Remmert

Jupiter - Charles Workman

Athamas - Thomas Michael Allen

Cadmus - Anton Scharinger

Apollo - Charles Workman

Iris - Isabel Rey

Ino - Liliana Nikiteanu

Somnus - Anton Scharinger

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 6485 (2008)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Zürich Opera House (January 2007). The DVDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases» May 2008. There is a review on the internet ####http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID review=3797

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Christian Curnyn - 2007

Orchestra - Early Opera Company

Semele - Rosemary Joshua

Juno - Hilary Summers

Jupiter - David Croft

Athamas - Stephen Wallace

Cadmus - Brindley Sherratt

Apollo - David Croft

Iris - Gail Pearson

Ino - Hilary Summers

Somnus - Brindley Sherratt

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Compact Disc; - Chandos «Chaconne» CHANO 745 {3CDS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2008 p.89 [RW]

Opera - January 2008 p.84 [CG]

Opera News - March 2008 p.67 [JM]

Fanfare - August Vol.38 No.6 July/August 2008 p.155 [LRB]

Diapason - No.555 février 2008 p.87 [IAA]

International Record Review - December 2007 pp.74-75 [RP]

American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 pp.121-122 [JWB]

Opéra Magazine - No.27 mars 2008 pp.76-77 [PG]

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Semele by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Joachim Carlos Martini - 200?(LC)

Orchestra - Barock-orchester Frankfurt

Chorus - Junge Kantorei

Semele - Elisabeth Scholl

Juno - Annette Markert

Jupiter - Knut Schoch

Athamas - Ralf Popken

Cadmus - Klaus Mertens

Apollo - Knut Schoch

Iris - Julla Schmidt

Ino - Britta Schwarz

Somnus - Klaus Mertens

Priest - Klaus Mertens

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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.570431-33 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Semele by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.44; CELLETTI p.321; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.171 p.96; PENGUIN p.144; GIUDICI p.295 (2) p.511; Opéra International juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.14; Opera News July 1996 p.46; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.87-88

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.562 octobre 2008 p.107 [IAA]

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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

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