There are 4 recordings of Sapho by Jules Massenet on file

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

1 1961(RA) - Conte Pierre-Michel Le - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F. (Paris)*

2 1972(RA) - Keefe Bernard - Academy of the BBC*

3 1977(STU) - Boutry Roger - Orchestre Symphonique de la Garde Républicaine*

4 2001(LC) - Tingaud Jean-Luc - National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus*

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Sapho by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Pierre-Michel Le Conte - 1961(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F. (Paris)

Chorus - Chorale Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F.

Fanny Legrand - Géneviève Moizan

Jean Gaussin - Jean Mollien

Divonne - Solange Michel

Césaire - Lucien Lovano

Irène - Christiane Jacquin

Caoudal - Robert Massard

La Borderie - Joseph Peyron

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 326 (1965)ª;; {2LPS}

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Recordings of Sapho by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.217 p.54

Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance with the start of Act 3 cut

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Sapho by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Bernard Keefe - 1972(RA)

Orchestra - Academy of the BBC

Chorus - BBC West of England Singers

Fanny Legrand - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew

Jean Gaussin - Alexander Oliver

Divonne - Laura Sarti

Césaire - George Macpherson

Irène - Jenny Hill

Caoudal - Neilson Taylor

La Borderie - Bernard Dickerson

Le Patron - Norman Lumsden

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Black Disc - *Mauro R. Fuguette MRF-125-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4601/4602 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1360 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Sapho by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.217 p.54

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - March/April 1996 p.104

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Opera News - March 16 1996 p.41

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.32

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Opéra International - octobre 1995 No.195 p.66

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.112

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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.149

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.51

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Comments:- Recording of the revised (1909) version made in the Colston Hall Bristol in March 1972 and broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 23 September 1973 and 13 July 1975. See Radio Times Issues dated 22-28 September 1973 p.36 and 12-18 July 1975 p.25. See also OPERA December 1973 p.1136

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Sapho by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Roger Boutry - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique de la Garde Républicaine

Chorus - Chorale Stéphane Caillat

Fanny Legrand - Renée Doria

Jean Gaussin - Ginès Sirera

Divonne - Gisèle Ory

Césaire - Adrien Legros

Irène - Elya Waisman

Caoudal - Gamboa René

La Borderie - Christian Baudéan

Le Patron - Jean-Jacques Doumène

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Black Disc - EMI 2C 167 16203/05 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Bourg BGC 78-79 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Malibran Music CDRG 103 {2CDS} (1998)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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Recordings of Sapho by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.217 p.54

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1981 p.428 [JBS] ; November 1988 p. [LS]

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Orpheus - November 1999 S.84

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.132-135 [DWW]

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Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.57 [GC]

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Classical Express - Issue 99 June 1998 p.1 [JTH]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.102 [MO]: Summer 1999 No.12 p.81 [JH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII - N.125 gennaio 1999 p.94 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of the revised (1909) version (June 1977)

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Sapho by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Jean-Luc Tingaud - 2001(LC)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus

Chorus - Wexford Festival Opera Chorus

Fanny Legrand - Giuseppina Piunti

Jean Gaussin - Brandon Jovanovich

Divonne - Agata Bienkowska

Césaire - Massimiliano Gagliardo

Irène - Ermonela Jaho

Caoudal - Luca Salsi

La Borderie - Angel Pazos

Le Patron - Nicolas Courjal

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Compact Disc; - *fonè 023-2 SACD {2xSACD-CD hybrid discs} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Sapho by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.217 p.54

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2004 p.76 [JBS]

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Orpheus - Januar + Februar 2004 S.68 [HCM]

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International Record Review - February 2004 pp.87-88 [RL1]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 pp.81-82 [LB]

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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 pp.78-79 [AT]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Theatre Royal, Wexford (26, 29 October and 1 November 2001)

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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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