(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1946(SE) - Zarewitsch (Der) by Franz Lehár - Victor Reinshagen*
2 1947(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
3 1948(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
4 1949(LE) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
5 1950(LI) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
6 1951?(SE) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Moralt*
7 1952(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
8 1952(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Herbert von Karajan*
9 1952(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Leopold Ludwig*
10 1953(LE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fritz Stiedry*
11 1953(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
12 1953(LI) - Prozess (Der) by Gottfried von Einem - Karl Böhm*
13 1953(LI) - Prozess (Der) by Gottfried von Einem - Karl Böhm*
14 1953(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Clemens Krauss*
15 1953(RA) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Johannes den Hertog*
16 1954(FI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
17 1954(LI) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Karl Böhm*
18 1954(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
19 1955(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
20 1955(LI) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel - Eugen Jochum*
21 1955(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
22 1955(STU) - Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
23 1955(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Josef Krips*
24 1955(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Kleiber*
25 1955(STU) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Pierre Monteux*
26 1956(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
27 1956(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
28 1956(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe***
29 1957(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf**
30 1957(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
31 1957(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
32 1957(STU) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*
33 1958(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
34 1958(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
35 1958(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
36 1959(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
37 1959(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Thomas Schippers*
38 1959(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf*
39 1959(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - George Szell*
40 1959(SE) - Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss - Alberto Erede*
41 1959(SE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Berislav Klobucar*
42 1960(LI) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Robert Heger*
43 1960(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
44 1960(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
45 1960(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Herbert von Karajan**
46 1961(LE;Acts 2,3) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Erich Leinsdorf*
47 1961(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Erich Leinsdorf*
48 1962?(SE) - lustige Witwe (Die) by Franz Lehár - Franz Allers*
49 1963(LC) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
50 1963(LI) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Rosenstock*
51 1964(LI) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Georges Prêtre*
52 1964(LI) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Thomas Schippers*
53 1965(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Georg Solti*
54 1965(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Georges Prêtre*
55 1966(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Karl Böhm*
56 1966(SE) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Neuhaus*
57 1966(SE) - Rosenkavalier (Der) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Neuhaus*
58 1968(STU) - Vie parisienne (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Franz Allers**
59 1971(LI) - Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Jaroslav Krombholc*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Victor Reinshagen - 1946(SE)
Orchestra - Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Chorus - Opernhaus Zürich
Der Zarewitsch - Helge Roswaenge
Iwan - John Hendrik
Mascha - Leni Funk
Der Großfürst - Manfred Jungwirth
Sonja - Lisa Della Casa
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Black Disc; - Decca K 28299-28304 {6x78s}; Decca K 23091-23096 {6x78s} (Germany); Decca LK 4033 {1LP} (1951)ª; Decca BR 3034 {1x10in-LP} (1960)ª; London LLP 219 {1LP} (1950)ª; Relief RL 826 {1LP} (1984)ª
Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMS 0140 (+Die Fledermaus - Kraus) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Membran 223990 (+Das Land des Lächelns - Marszalek) {2CDS} (2007)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1951 p.78 (mention) [JF]; August 1960 pp.127-128 (mention) [WSM]
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Opéra International - juin 1984 No.71 p.52 [JR]
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Diapason - No.493 juin 2002 pp.119-120 [MP]
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American Record Guide - September 1950 Vol.17 No.1 p.31 [AWP]: July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 pp.225-226 [RVL]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1960 p.485 [ER]
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Records and Recordings - April 1960 p.25 [FGB]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.276
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Comments:- Membran gives the year of this recording as 1949.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Maria Reining
Zdenka - Lisa Della Casa
Mandryka - Hans Hotter
Waldner - Georg Hann
Adelaide - Rosette Anday
Fiakermilli - Herma Handl
Matteo - Horst Taubmann
Elemer - Julius Patzak
Dominik - Josef Witt
Lamoral - Alfred Poell
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - Franz Szkokan
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 101 {3LPS} (1980)ª;; GEMA FR-525
Compact Disc - *Melodram MEL 37077; DG 445 342-2; DG 445 491-2(Collection)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.153
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Opera Now - December 1994 p.54
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.75
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Opera News - May 1995 p.46
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.66
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.56
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Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.168
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.61 [PLM]
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Classic CD - December 1994 p.57
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Répertoire - No.74 novembre 1994 p.88
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (12 August 1947)
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Leonore - Erna Schlüter
Florestan - Julius Patzak
Pizarro - Ferdinand Frantz
Rocco - Herbert Alsen
Marzelline - Lisa Della Casa
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Otto Edelmann
Erster Gefangene - Hermann Gallos
Zweiter Gefangene - Karl Dönch
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Black Disc - Rococco 1012 (2LPS)
Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 25009 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 991 H025 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Tahra FURT 1047/8 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0149 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.45
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.6 July/August 1999 p.116 [GJ]
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Orpheus - März+April 2006 S.58 (mention) [SS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.303-305 [RP]
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Classical Express - Issue No.109 April 1999 p.3 [MT]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.292 [KM]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.30-31 [RB]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.91 [JMP]: No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.85 [JM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival. According to the review in FANFARE «virtually all dialogs» and about 20 minutes of music from Act 1 are omitted on the MYTO CDs
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1949(LE)
Orchestra - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève
Tamino - Libero De Luca
Papageno - Fritz Ollendorf
Königin der Nacht - Adrienne Miglietti
Pamina - Lisa Della Casa
Sarastro - Emanuel List
Monostatos - William Wernigk
Papagena - Magda Gabory
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Compact Disc; - Cascavelle RSR 6147 {1CD} (2001)ª
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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:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.257 septembre 2001 pp.90-91 [CFD]
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Répertoire - No.153 janvier 2002 p.77 [GB]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Geneva (25 September 1949). The chorus sings in French and the soloists in German. The cast also includes the following: Magrit Chytil, Colette Lorand, Marie-Lise de Montmollin, Derrick Olsen. The CD issued bu Cascavelle is listed in the online catalogue of the Swiss National Sound Archives;-
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Gräfin - Lisa Della Casa
Graf - Willy Wolff
Flamand - Anton Dermota
Olivier - Hans Braun
La Roche - Paul Schöffler
Clairon - Elisabeth Höngen
Taupe - Peter Klein
Eine italienische Sängerin - Wilma Lipp
Ein italienischer Tenor - Karl Friedrich
Der Haushofmeister - Franz Bierbach
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 799 (& 565)
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (12 August 1950). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut p.138. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1951?(SE)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - Alfred Poell
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Black Disc - *Decca LW 5029 {1x10in-LP}
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- A recording of the following excerpts «Er ist der Richtige nicht für mich» (Arabella, Zdenka), «Das war sehr gut, Mandryka» (Arabella, Mandryka)
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Werner Faulhaber
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Gerhard Unger
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Ira Malaniuk
Nachtwächter - Gustav Neidlinger
Kunz Vogelgesang - Karl Terkal
Konrad Nachtigall - Walter Stoll
Ulrich Eisslinger - Karl Mikorey
Balthasar Zorn - Josef Janko
Augustin Moser - Gerhard Stolze
Hermann Ortel - Theo Adam
Hans Schwarz - Heinz Borst
Hans Foltz - Max Kohl
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 522 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34040; Golden Melodram GM 1.0003 - 4;; Music & Arts CD 1014 (+Siegfried Idyll) {4CDS} Cantus Classics 500 326 {2CDS} + Cantus Classics 500 327 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0111-4 {4CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.130 [AB]; August (published June) 2003 pp.73-74 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.665 [AB]
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Opera News - October 2003 pp.63-64 [RC]
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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.6 July/August 1998 pp.265-267 [WY]
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Orpheus - Juli 1997 S.14
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Diapason - No.448 mai 1998 p.98 [AT]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [KM]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.278 [RVL]
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International Record Review - July/August 2003 pp.79-80 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.45 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.91 [BL]
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Répertoire - No.114 juin 1998 p.57 [TP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA October 1952 p.596, p.597). The performance on 17 August 1952 was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. In this performance the roles of Pogner and Eva were sung by Ludwig Weber and Trude Eipperle (see Radio Times Issue dated August 15 1952 p.11 and THE LISTENER Issue dated August 28 1952 p.355)
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Marschallin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Octavian - Sena Jurinac
Sophie - Lisa Della Casa
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Erich Kunz
Valzacchi - Erich Majkut
Annina - Else Schürnoff
Ein Sänger - Antonio Pirino
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Jarmila Barton
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 197-3 {3CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 30 1996 p.36
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Orpheus - März 1996 S.52
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.72
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 p.243
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (26 January 1952; the last two minutes are from a performnce at Salzburg in 1960)
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Conductor Leopold Ludwig - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester - Hamburg
Chorus - Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
Marschallin - Clara Ebers
Octavian - Martha Mödl
Sophie - Lisa Della Casa
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Theo Herrmann
Faninal - Caspar Bröcheler
Valzacchi - Fritz Göllnitz
Annina - Hedy Gura
Ein Sänger - Fritz Lehnert
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Lisa Bischof
Polizeikommissar - Jean Pfendt
Der Wirt - Kurt Marschner
Ein Notar - Karl (Carl) Otto
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Horst Wegner
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Kurt Marschner
Tierhändler - Robert Bodewig
Modistin - Christine Görner
Die drei Waisen - Agathe Bomatsch
- Edith Witteborn
- Kathe Feige
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03035
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- This appears to be a recording of the performance given by the Hamburg State Opera in the King's Theatre Edinbugh as part of the Edinburgh Festival and broadcast «live» by the BBC Third Programme on 5 September 1952 (see Radio Times Issue dated August 29 1952 p.31). The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalog (November 2000 p.59), 15 September 1952, is incorrect. The performance on 30 August 1952 (with Grümmer as Octavian) is reviewed in OPERA October 1952 pp.587-588.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Frank Guarrera
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Hertha Glaz
Bartolo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Basilio - Alessio De Paolis
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Genevieve Warner
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 720
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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
Comments:- Incomplete recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1953). 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». It is also stated «Missing Overture, several seconds end of Act 1. Rough beginning 7 minutes of Act 3. Sound ranges fair to excellent»
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Elfride Trötschel
Mandryka - Hermann Uhde
Waldner - Max Proebstl
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Käthe Nentwig
Matteo - Lorenz Fehenberger
Elemer - Franz Klarwein
Dominik - Carl Hoppe
Lamoral - Albrecht Peter
Kartenaufschlägerin - Ruth Michaelis
Welko - Walther Matthes
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Compact Disc; - Testament SBT2 1367 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2006 p.91 [AB]
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Opera News - October 2006 pp.68-68 [MB]
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Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 pp.118-119 [SF2]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2005 pp.99-100 [DP]
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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 pp.212-213 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.90 mayo 2006 p.84 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Bavarian State Opera in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 September 1953). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 20-26 1953 p.19.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Josef K - Max Lorenz
Direktorstellvertreter - Peter Klein
Albert K - Endré Koréh
Ein Bursche - Erich Majkut
Frau Grubach - Polly Batic
Herr I - Fritz Mayer
Herr II - Ludwig Fleck
Herr III - Richard Bauer
Der Advokat - Alfred Poell
Der Student - Peter Klein
Titorelli - László Szemere
Der Aufseher - Ludwig Hofmann
Ein Passant - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Fabrikant - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Geistliche - Ludwig Hofmann
Untersuchungsrichter - Oskar Czerwenka
Der Prügler - Oskar Czerwenka
Franz - Walter Berry
Kanzeldirektor - Walter Berry
Willem - Alois Pernerstorfer
Gerichtsdiener - Alois Pernerstorfer
Fräulein Bürstner - Lisa Della Casa
Leni - Lisa Della Casa
Buckliges Mädchen - Luise Leitner
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 393 952 1 {2CDS} (1995)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1996 p.115
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Opera News - December 1995 p.38
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.193
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - février 1996 No.199 p.55
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.194
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.39
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.195 janvier 1996 p.88
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1995 S.13
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 pp.80-81 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (17 August 1953. See OPERA, October 1953 p.595)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Josef K - Max Lorenz
Direktorstellvertreter - Peter Klein
Albert K - Endré Koréh
Ein Bursche - Erich Majkut
Frau Grubach - Polly Batic
Herr I - Fritz Mayer
Herr II - Ludwig Fleck
Herr III - Richard Bauer
Der Advokat - Alfred Poell
Der Student - Peter Klein
Titorelli - László Szemere
Der Aufseher - Ludwig Hofmann
Ein Passant - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Fabrikant - Ludwig Hofmann
Der Geistliche - Ludwig Hofmann
Untersuchungsrichter - Oskar Czerwenka
Der Prügler - Oskar Czerwenka
Franz - Walter Berry
Kanzeldirektor - Walter Berry
Willem - Alois Pernerstorfer
Gerichtsdiener - Alois Pernerstorfer
Fräulein Bürstner - Lisa Della Casa
Leni - Lisa Della Casa
Buckliges Mädchen - Luise Leitner
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 393 952 1 {2CDS} (1995)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1996 p.115
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Opera News - December 1995 p.38
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.3 January/February 1996 p.193
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.62
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Opéra International - février 1996 No.199 p.55
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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.194
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.39
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.195 janvier 1996 p.88
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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1995 S.13
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 pp.80-81 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (17 August 1953. See OPERA, October 1953 p.595)
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Maria Reining
Octavian - Lisa Della Casa
Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Kurt Böhme
Faninal - Alfred Poell
Valzacchi - László Szemere
Annina - Sieglinde Wagner
Ein Sänger - Karl Terkal
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Judith Hellwig
Polizeikommissar - Franz Bierbach
Der Wirt - August Jaresch
Ein Notar - Oskar Czerwenka
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Georges Müller
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - August Jaresch
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Compact Cassette - Legends XLNC 110
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 211-2 (Highlights + Salome) (1996)ª; Golden Melodram GM 60005 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2293/5 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58 (mention); Februar 2001 S.60 [SL]
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.4
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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.82-83 [MVA]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at ths Salzburg Festival (See OPERA October 1953 p.599). The «Highlights» on the Legato CD are a «filler» on the recording of Salome, also conducted by Krauss (1948)
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Conductor Johannes den Hertog - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Omroeporkest
Chorus - Klein Omroepkoor
Gräfin - Lisa Della Casa
Graf - Renaat Verbruggen
Flamand - Chris Scheffer
Olivier - Leo Ketelaars
La Roche - Guus Hoekman
Clairon - Annie Woud
Taupe - Dago Meybert
Eine italienische Sängerin - Henriette Mandel
Ein italienischer Tenor - Henk Meyer
Der Haushofmeister - Anton Eldering
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Compact Disc; - *Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1013 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.75 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by Hilversum radio (30 May 1953).
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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1954(FI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Elisabeth Grümmer
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Otto Edelmann
Il Commendatore - Dezsö Ernster
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Erna Berger
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Laser Disc - *King Video 436L-2503-4 (Japanese NTSC) DG POLG 9131/2 (Japanese NTSC); DG 072 440-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG POBG 1022 (Japan) (2000)ª; DG 073 019-9 (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Video Artists Intenational VAI 69063 (NTSC) (1991)ª; DG 072 440-3 (PAL) (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1995 p.120 [AB]
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Opera - May 1995 p.612; January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]
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Opera Now - May 1995 p.51
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Orpheus - Dezember 1995 S.62
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.3 Autumn 1991 pp.131-132 [BB]
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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.64; No.268 mai 2002 pp.66-67 [SS]
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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.82; No.493 juin 2002 p.123 [MP]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1996 p.21
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ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 pp.296-297 [GAG]
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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.45: No.156 avril 2002 p.43 (DVD) [TP]
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Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.25 2000/2001 p.174 (DVD) (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 p.104 [JS]
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Comments:- A film of a production of the Salzburg Festival. See The Times Weekend March 11 1995 p.7. According to Anton Dermota «Furtwängler erkrankte noch vor den Dreharbeiten und wurde durch Rudolf Moralt ersetzt» (Tausendundein Abend mein Sängerleben S.247).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Ariadne - Lisa Della Casa
Komponist - Irmgard Seefried
Zerbinetta - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Bacchus - Rudolf Schock
Musiklehrer - Paul Schöffler
Harlekin - Alfred Poell
Truffaldin - Oskar Czerwenka
Brighella - Murray Dickie
Scaramuchio - August Jaresch
Najade - Rita Streich
Dryade - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Echo - Lisa Otto
Haushofmeister - Alfred Neugebauer
Ein Lakai - Franz Bierbach
Ein Offizier - Georges Müller
Ein Perückenmacher - Walter Berry
Ein Tanzmeister - Peter Klein
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 104 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 445 332-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; DG 445 491-2 (Collection) ;; Gala GL 100.513 (+highlights - Der Rosenkavalier - Karajan - 1960) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.153 [AB]
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Opera Now - December 1994 p.54
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HiFi News & Record Review - April 1995 p.75
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Opera News - May 1995 p.46
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Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.229-230 [JY]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1994 S.66; April 1996 S.59
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Opéra International - November 1994 No.185 p.56
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Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.168
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.123
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Classic CD - December 1994 p.56
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Répertoire - No.74 November 1994 p.88
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (7 August 1954; see OPERA October 1954 p.613)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann
Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Paul Franke
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Charles Anthony
Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh
Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken
Balthasar Zorn - Benjamin Wilkes
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Norman Scott
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 909
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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 at the MET (11 December 1954). 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». The source is described as «Very Good AM aircheck. Missing Prelude».
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Lisa Della Casa
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Sena Jurinac
Leoporello - Erich Kunz
Il Commendatore - Ludwig Weber
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Irmgard Seefried
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Compact Disc; - RCA «Wiener Staatsoper Live» 74321 57737-2 (2CDS) (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1999 p.96 [AB]
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Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Opera News - June 1999 p.63 [JBY]
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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.4 March/April 1999 p.288 [RVL]
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Orpheus - März 1999 S.56-57 [SL]
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Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]
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Diapason - No.455 janvier 1999 p.78 [AT]
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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.107 February 1999 p.1 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.180 [MM]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 [MO]
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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.57 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the newly re-opened Vienna State Opera (6 November1955; see OPERA January 1956 p.23 )
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Giulio Cesare - Josef Metternich
Cleopatra - Lisa Della Casa
Cornelia - Ira Malaniuk
Sesto - Richard Holm
Tolomeo - Benno Kusche
Achilla - Albrecht Peter
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 439 (& 1080)
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Recordings of Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.32; CELLETTI p.312; Opera on CD (1) p.8 (2) p.11 (3) p.12; L'Avant Scène Opéra Vol.97 p.98; MET p.176; MET(VID) p.98; PENGUIN p.133; GIUDICI p.286 (2) p.486; Opera News July 1996 p.32; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.65-66; The Gramophone May 2005 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival. See OPERA October 1955 pp.642-644; «Das geliebte Haus» by Rudolf Hartmann S.414. 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 Hans Knappertsbusch - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Ferdinand Frantz
Veit Pogner - Gottlob Frick
Sixtus Beckmesser - Heinrich Pflanzl
Fritz Kothner - Albrecht Peter
Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf
David - Paul Kuen
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Herta Töpper
Nachtwächter - Willy Schmitz
Kunz Vogelgesang - Franz Klarwein
Konrad Nachtigall - Carl Hoppe
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emil Graf
Balthasar Zorn - John Kuhn
Augustin Moser - Karl Ostertag
Hermann Ortel - Adolf Keil
Hans Schwarz - Walter Bracht
Hans Foltz - Rudolf Wünzer
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Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 462 974L {4CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1998 p.130 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 p.665 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.58 [DN]
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Opéra International - mai 1998 No.224 p.64 [FL-2]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.104 [CM]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.241 [KM]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 1998 p.89 [RC]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X1 - N.113 - novembre 1997 p.86 [GDV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregentheater, Munich (11 september 1955)
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Fiordiligi - Lisa Della Casa
Dorabella - Christa Ludwig
Despina - Emmy Loose
Ferrando - Anton Dermota
Guglielmo - Erich Kunz
Don Alfonso - Paul Schöffler
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5107-5109 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 543-545 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 543-545 (1967)ª; *Decca 417 185-1; London XLLA 32 {3LPS} (1956)ª; London A 4318 {3LPS}; Richmond SRS 03508 (SR 33087-33089) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Decca 417 185-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 862-2 (France) (1997)ª; Double Decca 455 476-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - December 1955 pp.279-280 [AR]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; November 1967 p.281 [EG]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]
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Opera - March 1958 p.175; December 1967 p.996 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.78
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Diapason - juin 1993 p.148
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.92 [JH]
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American Record Guide - November 1956 Vol.23 No.3 p.37 [PLM]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1956 p.9
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1993 p.63: May 1999 p.79 [KB]
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Discofila (Madrid) - No.17 octubre 1957 pp.412-413 [AFC]
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Répertoire - No.59 juin 1993 p.55: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
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Conductor Josef Krips - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Suzanne Danco
Don Ottavio - Anton Dermota
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Kurt Böhme
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5103-5106 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2117-2120 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 604-606 {3LPS} (1971)ª; *Decca 411 626-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª; London XLLA 34 {4LPS} (1955)ª;; London OSA 1401 {4LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 626-4 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 411 626-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 389-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Membran 223479 {3CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape - London LOV 90007 (4-track 7½ips) (1960)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1955 pp.189-190 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; June 1959 p.23 [PHW]; March 1971 p.1514 [AB]; September 1989 p. [JBS]
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Opera - December 1955 p.786; July 1959 p.464
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.2 November/December 2000 p.317 [MHF]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1955 Vol.5 No.8 p.96 [JH]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: September 1960 Vol.10 No.9 p.99 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.40 [CJL]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.16
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29 [DH]: July 1959 p.649 [SH]
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Records and Recordings - June 1959 p.23 [FGB]
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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 pp.161-162 [STG]
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International Record Review - September 2000 p.119 [HC]
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BBC Music Magazine - October 2000 p.80 [CO]
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Comments:- According to «Erinnerungen» by Josef Krips (p.507) this recording was made between 6 and 21 June 1955
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Conductor Erich Kleiber - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Conte Almaviva - Alfred Poell
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Suzanne Danco
Marcellina - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Murray Dickie
Curzio - Hugo Meyer-Welfing
Antonio - Harald Pröglhoff
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5088-5091 {4LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2087-2090 {4LPS} (1959)ª; Decca GOS 585-587 {3LPS}; *Decca 417-315-1 {3LPS} ;; Decca/Testament SXL 2087-8-9-00 {4LPS};; London XLLA 35 {4LPS} (1955)ª; London OSA 1402 {4LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca K79K 32 (1977)ª; Decca «Grand Opera Series» 417 315-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera Series» 417 315-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Legends» 466 369-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Membran 222932-370 {3CDS} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90008 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1955 pp.232-233 [PHW]; January 1956 p.302 [DST]; February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS]; April 1956 p.410; March 1959 p.469; June 1970 p.86; December 1977 p.1146 [IM]; February 1990 p. [SS]
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Opera - December 1955 p.786; April 1959 p.254
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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.157 [RT]
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The Record Collector - Vol.10 No.7 December 1955 pp.162-163
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.17
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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.29: March 1959 p.371
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.60 [JH]: December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.62 [DJ]: September 1961 Vol.11 No.9 p.124 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.87 [PHR]: August 1961 Vol.27 No.12 p.970 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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Records and Recordings - March 1959 p.21 [FGB]
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Stereophile - June 1996 (Vol.19 No.6) p.244
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 p.93 [TP]
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The Absolute Sound - February/March 2001 Issue 128 p.175. p.176 [ASP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.36 noviembre-diciembre 1999 p.93 [MC]
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Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma
Orfeo - Risë Stevens
Euridice - Lisa Della Casa
Amor - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6136 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA RB 16058-16060 {3LPS} (UK) (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - BMG RCA Victor 09026 63534-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1958 p.443 [HCS] pp.457-458 [AR]
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Opera - July 1958 p.463
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Opera News - December 2000 pp.89-90 [GJ]
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Opéra International - No.262 novembre 2001 p.61 [PG]
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Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.92 (mention) [ED]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1958 p.18
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1958 Vol.8 No.4 p.58 [CMS]
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American Record Guide - May 1958 Vol.24 No.10 p.427 [PLM]: January/February 2001 Vol.64 No.1 p.136 [KM]
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International Record Review - April 2001 p.77 [ML]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - 1958 No.102 p.759
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Répertoire - No.146 maI 2001 p.56 [JB]
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Elisabeth Grümmer
Don Ottavio - Léopold Simoneau
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Gottlob Frick
Masetto - Walter Berry
Zerlina - Rita Streich
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Black Disc; - Replica 2422-2425 {4LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 42422 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Sony SM3K 64263 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto «Historical» 3CD 00128 (+Lisa della Casa en Concert) {3CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1994 p.146 [AB]
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Opera - December 1994 p.1389: Festival Issue 1995 p.62
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Opera Now - November 1994 p.54
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Opera News - December 24 1994 p.32
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Fanfare - Vol.15 No.3 January/February 1982 p.139 [MHF]; Vol.18 No.3 January/ February 1995 p.210; Vol.31 No.4 March/April 2008 pp.175-176 [RT]
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.64; September+Oktober 2007 S.57-S.58 [DN]
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Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.64
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Diapason - No.410 décembre 1994 p.155
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Classic CD - January 1995 p.71
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1995 p.70
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Stereophile - March 1995 p.169
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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.54
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American Record Guide - January/February 1995 Vol.58 No.1 p.252
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.182 novembre 1984 p.110
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
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Classica Répertoire - No.96 octobre 2007 p.110 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (24 July 1956)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler
Veit Pogner - Giorgio Tozzi
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee
Walther von Stolzing - Albert Da Costa
David - Paul Franke
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Hertha Glaz
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh
Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken
Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 706; The Opera Lovers MEI 195602 {4CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 at the MET (28 January 1956). 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». 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 Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Risë Stevens
Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Ralph Herbert
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Martha Lipton
Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins
Der Wirt - Paul Franke
Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - James McCracken
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony
Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli
Modistin - Emilia Cundari
Die drei Waisen - Vilma Georgiou
- Shakeh Vartenissian
- Sandra Warfield
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 336
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1956). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Lorenzo Alvary
Adelaide - Martha Lipton
Fiakermilli - Laurel Hurley
Matteo - Jon Crain
Elemer - Gabor Carelli
Dominik - Clifford Harvuot
Lamoral - Lawrence Davidson
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Benjamin Wilkes
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 751
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (9 February 1957). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.122-127. 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 Karl Böhm - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Jan Peerce
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Giorgio Tozzi
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Roberta Peters
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 439 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Andromeda ANDRCD 9026 {3CDS} (2008)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6011 {3CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 p.125 [PK]
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International Record Review - May 2008 pp.29-30 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 December 1957). The performance of 31 October 1957 is reviewed in OPERA, January 1958 pp.28-31. The LPs issued by Melodram are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1985 p.856.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Elektra - Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis - Lisa Della Casa
Clytemnestra - Jean Madeira
Aegisth - Max Lorenz
Orest - Kurt Böhme
Ein alter Diener - Gyorgy Littasy
Ein junger Diener - Erich Majkut
Die Schleppträgerin - Karol Loraine
Die Vertraute - Anny Felbermayer
Der Pfleger des Orest - Alois Pernerstorfer
Die Aufseherin - Audrey Gerber-Candy
1. Magd - Kersten Meyer
2. Magd - Sonja Draksler
3. Magd - Sieglinde Wagner
4. Magd - Marilyn Horne
5. Magd - Lisa Otto
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 83 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc; - Orfeo C 4569 72 {2CDS} (1997)ª;; Opera d'Oro 1190 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7033 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1998 p.90 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 pp.661-662 [AB]
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Orpheus - November 1997 S.93 (mention) [GH]; Dezember 1997 S.56 [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.219 [CM]
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International Opera Collector - Winter 1998 No.10 p.98 [PP]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 pp.38-39 (mention) [MC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 pp.89-90 [DMGR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (August 1957; see OPERA October 1957 pp.626-628). See Comments under the entry for the recording conducted by Beecham.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Otto Edelmann
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Mimi Coertse
Matteo - Anton Dermota
Elemer - Waldemar Kmentt
Dominik - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Lamoral - Harald Pröglhoff
Kartenaufschlägerin - Judith Hellwig
Welko - Wilhelm Lenninger
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5403-5406 (+Vier letzte Lieder) {4LPS} (1958)ª; Decca SXL 2050-2053 {4LPS} (1960)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 571-573 {3LPS} (1969)ª; London A 4412 (+Vier letzte Lieder) {4LPS} (1958)ª; Richmond S-63522 {3LPS} (1972)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 430 387-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Decca «The Solti Richard Strauss Edition» 458 700-2 {14CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 460 230-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Decca 475 7731 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1958 pp.418-419 [PHW]; October 1958 pp.189-190 [DST]; April 1960 p.534 [PHW]; August 1969 pp.314-315 [WSM]; October 1969 p.537 (mention) [DST]; May 1992 p.116 [MK]
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Opera - May 1958 p.321; May 1960 p.361
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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.4 March/April 2007 pp.230-231 [BV]
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American Record Guide - June 1958 Vol.24 No.10 p.416 [RS]: January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 pp.173-174 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1958 Vol.8 No.6 p.56 [DJ]: March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122 [HG]
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Records and Recordings - March 1960 p.16 [FGB]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.40 [PP]: Spring 1999 No.11 pp.104-108 (mention) [MO]
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Répertoire - No.122 mars 1999 p.63 [LC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.96 [MH]: No.99 abril 2007 p.93 [FF]: No.103 septiembre 2007 p.92 [FF]
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Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.145-146, pp.150-153
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Otto Edelmann
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Eta Köhre
Matteo - Kurt Ruesche
Elemer - Helmut Melchert
Dominik - Georg Stern
Lamoral - Karl Weber
Kartenaufschlägerin - Kersten Meyer
Welko - Wilhelm Lenninger
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1135;; Orfeo C 651 053 D (+Vier letzte Lieder - Lisa della Casa) {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.77 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.5 May/June 2006 pp.206-207 [JS]
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Diapason - No.535 avril 2006 pp.118-119 [SF2]
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International Record Review - November 2005 pp.88-89 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 p.177 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.82 [JS]
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Opéra Magazine - No.5 mars 2006 p.76 [TG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Salzburg (29 July 1958). The cast listed above is that given in «Festspiele in Salzburg» by Josef Kaut pp.160-181. 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Regina Resnik
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Norman Kelley
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary
Barbarina - Mildred Allen
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 774 (& 542); The Opera Lovers NOZ 195801 {3CDRS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (January 11 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.309-313. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) and that issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Giorgio Tozzi
Susanna - Roberta Peters
Conte Almaviva - George London
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Rosalind Elias
Marcellina - Sandra Warfield
Bartolo - Fernando Corena
Basilio - Gabor Carelli
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Barbarina - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - RCA LM 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª;; RCA LSC 6408 {4LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA RE 25009-12 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª;; RCA SER 4508-11 {4LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; *Decca «Eclipse» ECS 743-5 {3LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 444 602-2 {3CDS} (1996)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; October 1960 p.226 [PHW]; March 1975 p.1701 [AB]
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Opera - November 1960 p.770
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99
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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.88
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Opéra International - octobre 1996 No.206 p.56
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Diapason - No.426 mai 1996 p.112
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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.60 [NB]
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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 pp.107-108 [PLM]
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BBC Music Magazine - June 1996 p.76
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Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.53
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.88 mayo 1996 p.94
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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1997 S.61
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.64
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Ezio Flagello
Il Commendatore - William Wilderman
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Guild (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers DONG 195901 {3CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 February 1959). 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 Thomas Schippers - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Lisa Della Casa
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Cassel
König Heinrich - Otto Edelmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Mario Sereni
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers LOH 195501 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1959). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Christa Ludwig
Sophie - Elisabeth Söderström
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Oskar Czerwenka
Faninal - Ralph Herbert
Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis
Annina - Belen Amparan
Ein Sänger - Eugenio Fernandi
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka
Polizeikommissar - Norman Scott
Der Wirt - Paul Franke
Ein Notar - Osie Hawkins
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Gabor Carelli
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony
Tierhändler - Kurt Kessler
Modistin - Mary Fercana
Die drei Waisen - Jane Kirwan
- Alexandra Jones
- Dorothy Shawn
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 819
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1959). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.303-306. 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 George Szell - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Tamino - Léopold Simoneau
Papageno - Walter Berry
Königin der Nacht - Erika Köth
Sprecher - Hans Hotter
Pamina - Lisa Della Casa
Sarastro - Kurt Böhme
Monostatos - Karl Dönch
Papagena - Graziella Sciutti
1er Geharnischter - Robert Charlebois
2er Geharnischter - Alois Pernerstorfer
Erste Dame - Friederike Sailer
Zweite Dame - Hetty Plümacher
Dritte Dame - Sieglinde Wagner
Erster Knabe - Wiener Singerknabe
Zweiter Knabe - Wiener Singerknabe
Dritter Knabe - Wiener Singerknabe
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 007 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc - *Gala GL 100-502; Gala 3005582; Orfeo C 4559721
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 1998 p.104 [AB]
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Opera - June 1998 pp.663-664 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.6 No.2 November/December 1982 pp.186-187 [JM]
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Orpheus - April 1996 S.59; November 1997 S.93 [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.103 [CM]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 pp.38-39 (mention) [MC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.87 [DMGR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at The Salzburg Festival (27 July 1959; see OPERA October 1959 p.655). The 3 boys were sung by 3 Wiener Sängerknaben
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker
Ariadne - Lisa Della Casa
Bacchus - Rudolf Schock
Najade - Lisa Otto
Dryade - Nada Puttar
Echo - Leonore Kirschstein
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 2045 {1LP} {1LP}; HMV ASD 594 {1LP} (1964)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 063 00824 {1LP};; Odeon CSDW 7038 {1LP} (USA) (1964)ª; Odeon STE 80503 {1LP} (USA) (1964)ª
Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 1036 (+Lieder) {1CD} (1994)ª; EMI 26437-2 {1CD} (2000)ª; EMI Classics 5 67678-2 (collection) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1964 p.18; November 1994 p. [AB] (mention)
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Fanfare - Vol.18 N0 1 September/October 1994 p.345
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Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SE]
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Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 pp.75-76 [RS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1964 Vol.14 No.4 p.93 [CLO]
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Comments:- This is a recording of almost all of Ariadne's music
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Floria Tosca - Lisa Della Casa
Mario Cavaradossi - Rudolf Schock
Il barone Scarpia - Josef Metternich
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Black Disc; - Electrola E 80 538 {1LP} (1960)ª; Electrola STE 80 538 {1LP} (1960)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 063 28509 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI Electrola 637 253048-2 (collection) {11CDS} ;; EMI Classics 5 67678-2 (collection) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 pp.75-76 [RS]
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Fono Forum - 5/60 (1960) S.22
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Comments:- Wilhelm Strienz also takes part in this recording.
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Conductor Robert Heger - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Gräfin - Lisa Della Casa
Graf - Horst Günter
Flamand - Richard Holm
Olivier - Hermann Prey
La Roche - Kurt Böhme
Clairon - Gisela Litz
Taupe - Paul Kuen
Eine italienische Sängerin - Erika Köth
Ein italienischer Tenor - Lorenz Fehenberger
Der Haushofmeister - Georg Wieter
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Black Disc - *Melodram MEL-S 110 (3)
Compact Disc - Voce Della Luna VL 2010-2 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.174 p.94
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.45
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival (20 August 1960) (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 p.58 )
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Figaro - Cesare Siepi
Susanna - Elisabeth Söderström
Conte Almaviva - Kim Borg
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Mildred Miller
Marcellina - Regina Resnik
Bartolo - Ezio Flagello
Basilio - Charles Kullman
Curzio - Gabor Carelli
Antonio - Lawrence Davidson
Barbarina - Mildred Allen
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 978 (& 743)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 January 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Figaro - Erich Kunz
Susanna - Irmgard Seefried
Conte Almaviva - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Contessa Almaviva - Lisa Della Casa
Cherubino - Christa Ludwig
Marcellina - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Bartolo - Alois Pernerstorfer
Basilio - Murray Dickie
Curzio - Erich Majkut
Antonio - Ljubomir Pantscheff
Barbarina - Liselotte Maikl
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 869 (& 634)
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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
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Altes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (August 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Sena Jurinac
Sophie - Hilde Güden (Gueden)
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Erich Kunz
Valzacchi - Renato Ercolani
Annina - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Ein Sänger - Giuseppe Zampieri
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Judith Hellwig
Polizeikommissar - Alois Pernerstorfer
Der Wirt - Fritz Sperlbauer
Ein Notar - Josef Knapp
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Erich Majkut
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Siegfried Rudolf Frese
Die drei Waisen - Liselotte Maikl
- Ute Frey
- Evelyn Labruce
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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDKAR 213 (+Elektra - highlights) {3CDS}; Gala GL 100606 {3CDS} (1999)ª; DG «Salzburger Festspieldokumente» 453 200-2 GX3 {3CDS} (1999)ª; DG POCG 10188-90 {3CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.98 [AB]
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HiFi News & Record Review - January 2000 p.105 [DN]
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Orpheus - August + September 1999 S.87 [GH] ; Oktober 1999 S.54-55 [GH]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 pp.105-106 [FL]
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Répertoire - No.128 octobre 1999 p.78 [LC]
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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 pp.127-128 [MM]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII N.134 novembre 1999 p.114 [MG]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.126 noviembre 1999 p.63 (mention) [PL]
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Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.22 Summer 1999 p.191
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (See OPERA Festival Issue 1960 p.48; American Record Guide October 1960 Vol.27 No.2 p.101)
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LE;Acts 2,3)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - George London
Waldner - Ralph Herbert
Adelaide - Mignon Dunn
Fiakermilli - Laurel Hurley
Matteo - Barry Morell
Elemer - Robert Nagy
Dominik - Roald Reitan
Lamoral - Norman Scott
Kartenaufschlägerin - Thelma Votipka
Welko - Joseph Folmer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1575
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of Acts 2 and 3 of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (21 January 1961). 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 Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Eleanor Steber
Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - William Wilderman
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Laurel Hurley
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 338 {& 344)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 January 1961). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franz Allers - 1962?(SE)
Orchestra - American Opera Society
Chorus - American Opera Society
Hanna Glawari - Lisa Della Casa
Danilo Danilowitsch - John Reardon
Camille de Rosillon - Charles K.L. Davis
Valencienne - Laurel Hurley
Baron Mirko Zeta - Paul Franke
Cascada - Howard Kahl
Raoul de St Brioche - Paul Richards
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Black Disc; - Columbia OL 5880 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª;; *Columbia OS 2280 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Columbia OQ 517 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.301; Opera on CD (1) p.126 (2) p.138 (3) p.157; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.45 p.118; MET p.205; MET(VID) p.117; PENGUIN p.181; The Gramophone October 2005 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.66 [JFI]: August 1963 Vol.13 No.8 p.104 [RDD] (open reel tape)
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LC)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Karl Christian Kohn
Adelaide - Ira Malaniuk
Fiakermilli - Eva Maria Rogner
Matteo - Georg Paskuda
Elemer - Fritz Uhl
Dominik - Carl Hoppe
Lamoral - Horst Günter
Kartenaufschlägerin - Caecile Reich
Welko - Walther Matthes
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18883-18885 (1964)ª;; D.G.G. SLPM 138883-138885 (1964)ª; DG 2721 163 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; *DG 415 385-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 415 385-4 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 437 700-2 {3CDS} (1993)ª; DG 477 5625 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1964 p.17; October 1964 p.174; March 1979 p.1611 [WSM] July 1979 p.169 [JBS] ; November 1985 p. [JBS]; August 1993 p.84 [AB]
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Opera Now - August 1993 p.51
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Orpheus - October 1993 p.55
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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.81
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Diapason - No.395 juillet/aoüt 1993 p.125
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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.68 [PJS]
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American Record Guide - August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 pp.1084-1087[RS]
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Répertoire - No.60 juillet/aoüt 1993 p.68
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Comments:- Recorded in the Nationaltheater, Munich (November 1963). The performances at which this recording was made were given to celebrate the reopening of the Nationaltheater and what appears to be a video recording of one of them has been issued on DVD by House of Opera (DVD 150) with the year given incorrectly as 1960.
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann
Veit Pogner - Ezio Flagello
Sixtus Beckmesser - Karl Dönch
Fritz Kothner - Norman Mittelman
Walther von Stolzing - Sándor Kónya
David - Charles Anthony
Eva - Lisa Della Casa
Magdalena - Helen Vanni
Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot
Kunz Vogelgesang - Paul Franke
Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh
Ulrich Eisslinger - Robert Nagy
Balthasar Zorn - Andrea Velis
Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli
Hermann Ortel - Roald Reitan
Hans Schwarz - Norman Scott
Hans Foltz - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 645 Gala GL 100.657 (+Parsifal - Prêtre - Act 2) {4CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.58 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.81 (mention)
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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1963). 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 Georges Prêtre - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Gräfin - Lisa Della Casa
Graf - Robert Kerns
Flamand - Waldemar Kmentt
Olivier - Walter Berry
La Roche - Otto Wiener
Clairon - Christa Ludwig
Taupe - Peter Klein
Eine italienische Sängerin - Lucia Popp
Ein italienischer Tenor - Fritz Wunderlich
Der Haushofmeister - Alois Pernerstorfer
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1540 (& 1308);; Orfeo C 734082 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (March 1964). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Marschallin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Octavian - Lisa Della Casa
Sophie - Judith Raskin
Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann
Faninal - Karl Dönch
Valzacchi - Andrea Velis
Annina - Gladys Kriese
Ein Sänger - Barry Morell
Marianne Leitmetzerin - Lynn Owen
Polizeikommissar - Norman Scott
Der Wirt - Charles Anthony
Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner
Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Gabor Carelli
Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Arthur Graham
Tierhändler - Frank D' Elia
Modistin - Loretta Di Franco
Die drei Waisen - Mary Fercana
- Alexandra Jones
- Dorothy Shawn
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Compact Disc; - Claque GM 3010-2 {3CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1355 (& 765);; Bensar OL 121964 (BRO 125497) {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1964). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.474-477. 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». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Joan Carlyle
Mandryka - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Waldner - Michael Langdon
Adelaide - Josephine Veasey
Fiakermilli - Jenifer Eddy
Matteo - Alexander Young
Elemer - Kenneth MacDonald
Dominik - Delme Bryn-Jones
Lamoral - Victor Godfrey
Kartenaufschlägerin - Judith Pierce
Welko - John Kollmann
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00439
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1115; Opera Depot OD 10237-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 February 1965). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated February 4 1965 p.10). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and the CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Arabella - Lisa Della Casa
Zdenka - Anneliese Rothenberger
Mandryka - William Dooley
Waldner - Donald Gramm
Adelaide - Blanche Thebom
Fiakermilli - Jeanette Scovotti
Matteo - Barry Morell
Elemer - Charles Anthony
Dominik - Robert Goodloe
Lamoral - Norman Scott
Kartenaufschlägerin - Lynn Owen
Welko - Joseph Folmer
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1296 (& 1058)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by John Gutman (18 December 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Leontyne Price
Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda
Donna Elvira - Lisa Della Casa
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Justino Díaz
Masetto - Theodor Uppman
Zerlina - Rosalind Elias
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3819 (& 3661)
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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 October 1996). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Rudolf Neuhaus - 1966(SE)
Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Lisa Della Casa
Sophie - Anneliese Rothenberger
Faninal - Günther Leib
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Black Disc - HMV ASD 2335 {1LP}; *EMI Electrola C 063-28 516 {1LP} Eterna 8 20 638 {1LP} (mono) (DDR); Eterna 8 25 638 {1LP} (stereo) (DDR)
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0090012BC {1CD}; EMI Classics 5 67678-2 (collection) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1967 p.277
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Opera - February 1968 p.138 [HDR]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.74; No.269 juin 2002 pp.75-76 [RS]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.189
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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.69
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Comments:- In the excerpts from Act 1 Della Casa sings the Marschallin and Rothenberger sings Octavian. In the excerpts from Acts 2 & 3 Della Casa sings Octavian and Rothenberger sings Sophie
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Conductor Rudolf Neuhaus - 1966(SE)
Orchestra - Dresdener Staatskapelle
Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa
Octavian - Lisa Della Casa
Sophie - Anneliese Rothenberger
Faninal - Günther Leib
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Black Disc - HMV ASD 2335 {1LP}; *EMI Electrola C 063-28 516 {1LP} Eterna 8 20 638 {1LP} (mono) (DDR); Eterna 8 25 638 {1LP} (stereo) (DDR)
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0090012BC {1CD}; EMI Classics 5 67678-2 (collection) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1967 p.277
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Opera - February 1968 p.138 [HDR]
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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55
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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.74; No.269 juin 2002 pp.75-76 [RS]
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American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.189
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Répertoire - No.94 septembre 1996 p.69
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Comments:- In the excerpts from Act 1 Della Casa sings the Marschallin and Rothenberger sings Octavian. In the excerpts from Acts 2 & 3 Della Casa sings Octavian and Rothenberger sings Sophie
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Conductor Franz Allers - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Métella - Lisa Della Casa
La Baronne de Gondremarck - Margit Schramm
Gabrielle - Ingeborg Hallstein
Le Baron de Gondremarck - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Raoul de Gardefeu - Ferry Gruber
Bobinet - Peter Alexander
Pauline - Dorothea Chryst
Gontran - Julius Katona
Frick - Gerhard Unger
Prosper - Karl-Ernst Mercker
Le Brésilien - Rudolf Schock
Urbain - Kurt Böhme
Clara - Ursula Schirrmacher
Léonie - Gitta Guarente
Louise - Clementine von Schuch
Joseph - Karl Herford
Alphonse - Victor de Kowa
Madame Quimper Karadec - Brigitte Mira
Madame Folle-Verdure - Helga Wisniewska
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Black Disc - Eurodisc 77 489 {2LPS}; Parnass 77489 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - BMG Ariola GD 69 021 (highlights)
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Recordings of La Vie parisienne by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.175; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 pp.44-45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.206 p.98
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März/April 1974 S.73-S.74 [EO]
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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.20
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Conductor Jaroslav Krombholc - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Idomeneo - Waldemar Kmentt
Idamante - Werner Krenn
Arbace - Reid Bunger
Ilia - Lisa Della Casa
Elettra - Sena Jurinac
Gran Sacerdote - Manfred Jungwirth
Due cretesi - Liselotte Maikl
- Dagmar Hermann
Due troiani - Ewald Aichberger
- Harald Pröglhoff
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1044 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.42; CELLETTI p.497; Opera on CD (1) p.15 (2) p.19 (3) p.20; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.89 p.124; MET p.272; MET(VID) p.153; PENGUIN p.242; Répertoire No.91 mai 1996 p.14; GIUDICI p.408 (2) p.711; Gramophone July 1996 p.38; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.53-54
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - September+Oktober 2006 S.58 [US]
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International Record Review - October 2006 p.30 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 p.84 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (14 March 1971). Some of the information about the cast comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995» compiled by Harald Hoyer p.123.
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