(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1944(LI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Thomas Beecham*
2 1944(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Beecham*
3 1944(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Cesare Sodero*
4 1944(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - George Szell*
5 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Georges Sébastian*
6 1945(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Emil Cooper*
7 1945(LI) - Golden Cockerel (The) by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov - Emil Cooper*
8 1945(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Emil Cooper*
9 1945(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Georges Sébastian*
10 1946(LI) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Emil Cooper*
11 1946(LI) - tabarro (Il) by Giacomo Puccini - Cesare Sodero*
12 1946(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*
13 1946(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Paul Breisach*
14 1946(RE) - Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky - Gaetano Merola*
15 1947(LE) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Martin*
16 1947(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Antonicelli*
17 1947(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Busch*
18 1947(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Emil Cooper*
19 1947(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
20 1947(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
21 1947(RE) - Gioconda (La) by Amilcare Ponchielli - Gaetano Merola*
22 1948(LI) - Louise by Gustav Charpentier - Louis Fourestier*
23 1949(LE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Emil Cooper*
24 1950(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Emil Cooper*
25 1951(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
26 1951(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
27 1951(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
28 1952(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
29 1952(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
30 1952(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
31 1953(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
32 1953(STU) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Fausto Cleva*
33 1954(LE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
34 1954(LE) - Siegfried by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
35 1954(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*
36 1954(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - George Szell*
37 1954(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
38 1955(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Max Rudolf*
39 1955(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
40 1955(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
41 1956(LI] - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
42 1957(LI) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
43 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
44 1957(SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
45 1958(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
46 1959(LI) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Thomas Schippers*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hoffmann - Raoul Jobin
Olympia - Patrice Munsel
Giulietta - Lily Djanel
Antonia - Jarmila Novotná
Coppélius - Ezio Pinza
Dapertutto - Martial Singher
Miracle - Ezio Pinza
Nicklaus - Lucielle Browning
Spalanzani - Alessio De Paolis
Frantz - Alessio De Paolis
Schlemil - Lansing Hatfield
Crespil - Nicola Moscona
Andres - Lodovico Oliviero
Cochenille - Lodovico Oliviero
Pitichinacchio - Alessio De Paolis
La Mère d'Antonia - Margaret Harshaw
Lindorf - Mack Harrell
Nathanael - Donald Dame
Luther - Gerhard Pechner
Hermann - Walter Cassel
Muse - Lily Djanel
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 941.94 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Radio Years RY 19-20 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram CDM 27514 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1944 p.60
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Opéra International - No.244 mars 2000 pp.66-68 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.167
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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.59
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1944)
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Falstaff - Leonard Warren
Fenton - Charles Kullman
Ford - John Brownlee
Dr. Cajus - John Dudley
Bardolfo - George Rasely
Pistola - John Gurney
Alice Ford - Eleanor Steber
Nannetta - Frances Greer
Meg Page - Lucielle Browning
Mistress Quickly - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 293
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1944). 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 Cesare Sodero - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Kurt Baum
Azucena - Margaret Harshaw
Leonora - Zinka Milanov
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Nicola Moscona
Ines - Maxine Stellman
Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero
Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 919
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1944). 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 - 1944(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Rose Bampton
Hunding - Alexander Kipnis
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Beal Hober
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - MET 19CD; Myto 3 MCD 953.133 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 3 MCD H 065 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 23 1995 p.37
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.51
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
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International Opera Collector - Summer 1998 No.8 p.83 [JD]
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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.82
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.170 marzo 2003 pp.99-100 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 December 1944)
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1945(LE;Acts 3 & 4)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Boris - Ezio Pinza
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Frederick Jagel
Marina - Viviane Della Chiesa
Pimen - Lorenzo Alvary
Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni
Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis
Missail - Herbert Nystrom
Fyodor - Hertha Glaz
Xenia - Frances Castellani
Hostess - Claramae Turner
Simpleton - John Garris
Tchelkalov - George Cehanovsky
Nurse - Margaret Harshaw
Lavitsky - Charles Goodwin
Cherniovsky - Robert Mills
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 261
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of Acts 3 and 4 of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (12 October 1945). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.406. 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». I do not know if all the singers listed appear in this recording.
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Stella Roman
Enzo - Frederick Jagel
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Bruna Castagna
Alvise - Nicola Moscona
La Cieca - Margaret Harshaw
Zuàne - John Gurney
Un Cantore - Osie Hawkins
Isèpo - Lodovico Oliviero
Un Pilota - John Baker
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 277 (highlights) {1LP} (1976)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 494
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1945; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.356-357). 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 Emil Cooper - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
King Dodon - Norman Cordon
Prince Guidon - Richard Manning
Prince Afron - Hugh Thompson
Commander Polkan - John Gurney
Amelfa - Royal Housekeeper - Margaret Harshaw
Astrologer - Anthony Marlowe
The Queen of Shemakha - Patrice Munsel
The Golden Cockerel - Thelma Votipka
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 214; Bensar OL 31045 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of The Golden Cockerel by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.694; MET p.474; GIUDICI (2) p.1133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.211 p.80; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 March 1945). 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 Emil Cooper - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Pelléas - Martial Singher
Mélisande - Bidù Sayão
Golaud - Lawrence Tibbett
Arkel - Alexander Kipnis
Geneviève - Margaret Harshaw
Yniold - Lillian Raymondi
Médecin - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 27 {2CDS} (1996)ª;; NAXOS Historical 8110030-31 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Special Awards Issue 1998 p.114 [LS]
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Opera - April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
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Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95
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Orpheus - August/September 1996 S.89; Februar 1999 S.55 [DN]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.172 p.221
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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.6: Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [MT]
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Classic CD - February 1999 p.106 [MSR]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.87
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40 (mention)
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.103 - dicembre 1996 p.92
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 p.95
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Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.66 [PT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 January 1945)
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Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1945(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Salome - Lily Djanel
Jochanaan - Herbert Janssen
Herodes - Frederick Jagel
Herodias - Margaret Harshaw
Narraboth - John Garris
Ein Page - Hertha Glaz
Erster Nazarener - Lorenzo Alvary
Zweiter Nazarener - Robin Nelson
Erster Soldat - George Cehanovsky
Zweiter Soldat - Robert Mills
Ein Cappadocier - W. Vernon Sanders
Ein Sklave - Elma Heitman
Erster Jude - George Tallone
Zweiter Jude - Herbert Nystrom
Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis
Vierter Jude - Joseph Tissier
Fünfter Jude - Charles Goodwin
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 542
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; No.240 p.92; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (23 October 1945). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.406. 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 Emil Cooper - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov
Enzo - Richard Tucker
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Risë Stevens
Alvise - Giacomo Vaghi
La Cieca - Margaret Harshaw
Zuàne - Osie Hawkins
Un Cantore - Wellington Ezekiel
Isèpo - Lodovico Oliviero
Un Pilota - John Baker
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 952 127 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto H059 {2CDS} (2001)ª; *Bensar Records Ltd. OL 31646 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58; 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]
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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.56
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.88-89 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 March 1946; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.391-394)
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Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Michele - Lawrence Tibbett
Luigi - Frederick Jagel
Il Tinca - Alessio De Paolis
Il Talpa - Virgilio Lazzari
Giorgetta - Licia Albanese
La Frugola - Margaret Harshaw
Venditore di canzonette - Anthony Marlowe
Due amanti - Thomas Hayward
- Maxine Stellman
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 193 {1LP} (1960)ª
Compact Disc - Bensar OL 1546 (BRO 124074) {1CDR}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1946). 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 Fritz Busch - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Set Svanholm
Isolde - Helen Traubel
Brangaene - Margaret Harshaw
Marke - Dezsö Ernster
Kurwenal - Joel Berglund
Melot - Emery Darcy
Hirt - John Garris
Steuerman - Gerhard Pechner
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - John Garris
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Compact Disc; - Myto 3 MCD 951.121 {3CDS} (1995)ª;; Myto 3MCD 983 H019 {3CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61
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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.73
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Diapason - No.419 octobre 1995 p.154
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.123
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Wagner News - Issue No.110 July 1995 p.18
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.80
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Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance (abridged) at the MET (30 November 1946) (See Wagner News April 1995 p.13)
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Conductor Paul Breisach - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Emanuel List
Brünhilde - Helen Traubel
Wotan - Joel Berglund
Fricka - Kerstin Thorborg
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Beal Hober
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0069/3 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1222
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
International Record Review - December 2002/January 2003 pp.83-84 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.85 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 March 1946). 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 Gaetano Merola - 1946(RE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Boris - Ezio Pinza
Grigory (False Dmitry) - Mario Berini
Marina - Hertha Glaz
Xenia - Muriel Demers
Nurse - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc; - Legato Historic Treasures LHT 500-1 {1CD} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera News - September 1997 p.62
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Comments:- Recording of a shortened version broadcast on 22 September 1946
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Conductor Wolfgang Martin - 1947(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Hans Sachs - Herbert Janssen
Veit Pogner - Dezsö Ernster
Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner
Fritz Kothner - Mack Harrell
Walther von Stolzing - Torsten Ralf
David - John Garris
Eva - Polyna Stoska
Magdalena - Margaret Harshaw
Nachtwächter - Philip Kinsman
Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward
Konrad Nachtigall - Hugh Thompson
Ulrich Eisslinger - Emery Darcy
Balthasar Zorn - Leslie Chabay
Augustin Moser - Lodovico Oliviero
Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins
Hans Schwarz - Jerome Hines
Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 608
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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 part of a performance at the MET (29 November 1947).
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Jan Peerce
Renato - Leonard Warren
Amelia - Daniza Ilitsch
Ulrica - Margaret Harshaw
Oscar - Pierrette Alarie
Silvano - John Baker
Samuele - Giacomo Vaghi
Tom - Lorenzo Alvary
Un Giudice - Leslie Chabay
Un servo - Lodovico Oliviero
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Black Disc - Classic Edition 5001 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0054 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Gala GL 100.789 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 November 1947; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old MET» pp.422-423). The cast listed by Classic Edition on their LPs and by Gala is incorrect. The LPs are listed in Parnassus's online catalogue P279
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Lauritz Melchior
Elsa - Helen Traubel
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Osie Hawkins
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Hugh Thompson
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 24 {4LPS}; Accord ACC 150031 {4LPS} (France) (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - GRAMOFONO 2000 AB 78747-49 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1418 (& 601 & 1179 & 4479); Walhall Eternity Series WLCD 0205 {3CDS} (2007)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - janvier 1998 No.220 p.52 [FL-2]
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Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [AJ]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.92, p.94 [JMP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1947). The Accord LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.761. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Jussi Björling
Azucena - Margaret Harshaw
Leonora - Stella Roman
Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren
Ferrando - Giacomo Vaghi
Ines - Inge Manski
Ruiz - Lodovico Oliviero
Un vecchio zingaro - John Baker
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 595 (& 2755); *Bensar Records OL 122747 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Music & Arts «West Hill Radio Archives» WHRA 6010 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2008 p.91 [PO'C]
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Diapason - No.557 avril 2008 p.123 [PK]
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International Record Review - January 2008 p.28 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1947). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Rose Bampton
Hunding - Nicola Moscona
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Margaret Harshaw
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Regina Resnik
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 626
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (8 March 1947). 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Lauritz Melchior
Sieglinde - Rose Bampton
Hunding - Nicola Moscona
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Herbert Janssen
Fricka - Margaret Harshaw
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Irene Jessner
Waltraute - Jeanne Palmer
Schwertleite - Margaret Harshaw
Helmwige - Regina Resnik
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Lucielle Browning
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 626
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met (8 March 1947). 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 Gaetano Merola - 1947(RE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
La Gioconda - Stella Roman
Enzo - Kurt Baum
Barnaba - Leonard Warren
Laura - Blanche Thebom
La Cieca - Margaret Harshaw
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 321 (+Otello - excerpts) {1LP} (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88
Comments:- Recording of some of the excerpts broadcast on 19 October 1947
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Conductor Louis Fourestier - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Louise - Dorothy Kirsten
Julien - Raoul Jobin
La Mère - Margaret Harshaw
Le Père - John Brownlee
Le Noctambule - Thomas Hayward
Le Pape de Fous - Alessio De Paolis
Irma - Maxine Stellman
Camille - Thelma Votipka
Blanche - Irene Jordan
Marguerite - Evelyn Sachs
Gertrude - Hertha Glaz
Madeleine - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Suzanne - Martha Lipton
Elise - Inge Manski
La Balayeuse - Evelyn Sachs
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 230; Bensar OL 32252 (BRO 123501) {3CDRS}
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Recordings of Louise by Gustav Charpentier are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.141; Opera on CD (1) p.112 (2) p.123 (3) p.138; MET p.76; PENGUIN p.55; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.197 p.90
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 1948). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). 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 Emil Cooper - 1949(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Ljuba Welitsch
Radamès - Frederick Jagel
Amneris - Margaret Harshaw
Amonasro - Frank Guarrera
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kinsman
Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka
Un Messaggero - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952 125 (+Salome) {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (19 February 1949). The Myto recording is a «fill-up» for the recording of Salome (MET 1952)
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Conductor Emil Cooper - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Aida - Ljuba Welitsch
Radamès - Ramón Vinay
Amneris - Margaret Harshaw
Amonasro - Robert Merrill
Ramphis - Jerome Hines
Il Re di Egitto - Lorenzo Alvary
Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka
Un Messaggero - Paul Franke
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 011 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 728; The Opera Lovers AID 195001 {2CDRS} ; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0142 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Myto 2 MCD 053 H 106 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.89 [JV]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1950). See «Saturday Afternoon at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson p.471. 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). The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1951 by «Myto»; see l'opera (Milano) novembre 2005 p.45.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Dezsö Ernster
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Regina Resnik
Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw
Woglinde - Erna Berger
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
First Norn - Jean Madeira
Second Norn - Martha Lipton
Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also available on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1951).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Dezsö Ernster
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Gunther - Herbert Janssen
Gutrune - Regina Resnik
Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw
Woglinde - Erna Berger
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
First Norn - Jean Madeira
Second Norn - Martha Lipton
Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also available on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1951).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Margaret Harshaw
Loge - Set Svanholm
Mime - Leslie Chabay
Alberich - Lawrence Davidson
Freia - Jarmila Novotná
Froh - Brian Sullivan
Donner - Osie Hawkins
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Jerome Hines
Fafner - Dezsö Ernster
Woglinde - Erna Berger
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records UORC 276 {2LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0038-12 (cycle) {12CDS} (2001)ª
Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (Also available on compact cassette)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2001 p.115, p.117 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.300 mai 2005 p.83 [FL-2]
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International Record Review - January 2002 pp.77-78 [MVA]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.46 (mention) [LT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.85 [MC]
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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.107 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 January 1950). See «Signing-Off for the Old Met» pp.35-36.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Dezsö Ernster
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Gunther - Paul Schöffler
Gutrune - Regina Resnik
Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw
Woglinde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
First Norn - Jean Madeira
Second Norn - Margaret Roggero
Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 306
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1952). 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Helen Traubel
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Dezsö Ernster
Alberich - Gerhard Pechner
Gunther - Paul Schöffler
Gutrune - Regina Resnik
Waltraute - Margaret Harshaw
Woglinde - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Wellgunde - Lucine Amara
Floßhilde - Hertha Glaz
First Norn - Jean Madeira
Second Norn - Margaret Roggero
Third Norn - Margaret Harshaw
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 306
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1952). 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Amfortas - Hans Hotter
Titurel - Luben Vichey
Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines
Parsifal - Hans Hopf
Klingsor - Gerhard Pechner
Kundry - Margaret Harshaw
Alto Stimme - Jean Madeira
Knappe 1 - Genevieve Warner
Knappe 2 - Mildred Miller
Knappe 3 - Paul Franke
Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli
Blumenmädchen 1 - Lucine Amara
Blumenmädchen 2 - Lois Hunt
Blumenmädchen 3 - Hertha Glaz
Blumenmädchen 4 - Anne Bollinger
Blumenmädchen 5 - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero
Ritter 1 - Emery Darcy
Ritter 2 - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0065-3 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Omega Opera Archive 914
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classical Express - May 2002 p.7 [MT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 April 1952). 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Sigurd Björling
König Heinrich - Dezsö Ernster
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arthur Budney
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 324 (& 330 & 3863) ;; Gala GL 100640 (+excerpts cond. Busch) {3CDS} (2008)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 (11 April 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera Association
Santuzza - Margaret Harshaw
Turiddu - Richard Tucker
Alfio - Frank Guarrera
Lola - Mildred Miller
Lucia - Thelma Votipka
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Black Disc; - Columbia SL-123 (+Verdi Overtures) {2LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y3-33122 (+Paglacci) (USA) {3LPS) ;; Philips A 01612-1613 R {2x10in-LPS} (Continental Europe) ; Philips ABR 4000-4001 {2x10in-LPS} (UK) (1955)ª; CBS Classics 61640 (electronic stereo) (UK) {1LP} (1975)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1955 p.536 [PHW]; August 1975 p.359 [AB]
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Opera - September 1955 p.593
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American Record Guide - May 1953 Vol.19 No.9 p.275 [JN]
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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - May 1953 Vol.16 No.5 p.3
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - June 1955 p.17
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1955 pp.495-496 [MO]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.715 [JB]
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Dezsö Ernster
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Elfriede Wasserthal
Woglinde - Joan Sutherland
Wellgunde - Rosina Raisbeck
Floßhilde - Marjorie Thomas
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Compact Disc; - Pearl GEM 0232 {1CD} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
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International Record Review - October 2005 p.90 [MT]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2006 Vol.69 No.2 pp.249-250 [KM]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (29 June 1954). Otakar Kraus, although listed by Pearl, does not appear in these excerpts.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Mime - Paul Kuen
Wanderer - Ferdinand Frantz
Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Waldvogel - Joan Sutherland
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Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMS 230 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Siegfried by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.296 [JPM]
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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
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Conductor Max Rudolf - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - George London
Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw
Don Ottavio - Eugene Conley
Donna Elvira - Eleanor Steber
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey
Masetto - Lorenzo Alvary
Zerlina - Nadine Conner
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1092 (& 895 & 856 & 660) Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0237 {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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.105-107. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor George Szell - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Margaret Harshaw
Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London
Venus - Astrid Varnay
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines
Walther von der Vogelweide - Brian Sullivan
Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Roberta Peters
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1039 (& 614)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET of the Dresden version (9 January 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.84-87; OPERA May 1954 p.278). 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Set Svanholm
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Hans Hotter
Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Gerhilde - Thelma Votipka
Ortlinde - Heidi Krall
Waltraute - Mariquita Moll
Schwertleite - Jean Madeira
Helmwige - Lucine Amara
Siegrune - Hertha Glaz
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1055 (& 760) Adonis 54001 (Act 1 +Parsifal - Stiedry 1954) {4CDS}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]
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Comments:- Recording of of a performance at the MET (13 February 1954; see «Sign-Off for the Old MET» p.80). 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 Max Rudolf - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Giovanni - Cesare Siepi
Donna Anna - Margaret Harshaw
Don Ottavio - Cesare Valletti
Donna Elvira - Lucine Amara
Leoporello - Fernando Corena
Il Commendatore - Luben Vichey
Masetto - Lawrence Davidson
Zerlina - Roberta Peters
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1204 (& 966) Bensar OL 21255 (BRO 125780) {3CDRS} (2005)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 (12 February 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). It is also stated «Excellent FM Aircheck. Missing 'Non mi dir'». 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 Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Siegfried - Set Svanholm
Hagen - Ludwig Hofmann
Alberich - Otakar Kraus
Gunther - Marko Rothmüller
Gutrune - Hilde Konetzni
Waltraute - Maria von Ilosvay
Woglinde - Joan Sutherland
Wellgunde - Una Hale
Floßhilde - Glenice Halliday
First Norn - Maria von Ilosvay
Second Norn - Constance Shacklock
Third Norn - Amy Shuard
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 1849
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3512
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (17 June 1955). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated June 13-18 1955 p.17).
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lohengrin - Brian Sullivan
Elsa - Eleanor Steber
Ortrud - Margaret Harshaw
Friedrich von Telramund - Hermann Uhde
König Heinrich - Otto Edelmann
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Arthur Budney
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 831
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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 (24 December 1955). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.90-92. 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1956(LI]
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Amfortas - Paul Schöffler
Titurel - Nicola Moscona
Gurnemanz - Otto Edelmann
Parsifal - Set Svanholm
Klingsor - Gerhard Pechner
Kundry - Margaret Harshaw
Alto Stimme - Sandra Warfield
Knappe 1 - Vilma Georgiou
Knappe 2 - Rosalind Elias
Knappe 3 - Paul Franke
Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli
Blumenmädchen 1 - Vilma Georgiou
Blumenmädchen 2 - Maria Leone
Blumenmädchen 3 - Hertha Glaz
Blumenmädchen 4 - Heidi Krall
Blumenmädchen 5 - Emilia Cundari
Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero
Ritter 1 - Albert Da Costa
Ritter 2 - Clifford Harvuot
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 702
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 March 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 Fritz Stiedry - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Brünnhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Siegfried - Wolfgang Windgassen
Hagen - Kurt Böhme
Alberich - Lawrence Davidson
Gunther - Hermann Uhde
Gutrune - Marianne Schech
Waltraute - Jean Madeira
Woglinde - Heidi Krall
Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias
Floßhilde - Sandra Warfield
First Norn - Belen Amparan
Second Norn - Margaret Roggero
Third Norn - Gloria Lind
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 913
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 March 1957). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.214-216. 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 Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Marianne Schech
Hunding - Kurt Böhme
Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Wotan - Otto Edelmann
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Ortlinde - Heidi Krall
Waltraute - Mariquita Moll
Schwertleite - Belen Amparan
Helmwige - Gloria Lind
Siegrune - Rosalind Elias
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 004 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1058 (+highlights from studio recording) {3CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers WAL 195701 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 February 1957). 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 Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Marianne Schech
Hunding - Norman Scott
Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Wotan - Hermann Uhde
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Ortlinde - Heidi Krall
Waltraute - Mariquita Moll
Schwertleite - Belen Amparan
Helmwige - Gloria Lind
Siegrune - Rosalind Elias
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield
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Black Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 728 {2LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1058 (+live performance conducted by Mitropoulos) {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- The LPs issued by the Metropolitan Opera Record Club are advertized in OPERA NEWS, February 3 1958 (back cover) and in HIGH FIDELITY, March 1958 p.27. According to «The Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos» by S.A. Arfanis p.155 this recording was made on 11, 14 February and 6 March 1957. It is not clear if all the excerpts from the LPs are included on the Gala CDs.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Margaret Harshaw
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Otto Edelmann
Kurwenal - Walter Cassel
Melot - Calvin Marsh
Hirt - Paul Franke
Steuerman - Osie Hawkins
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 365 (&371); Bensar OL 3158 (BRO 122735) {3CDRS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers TRI 195801 {3CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.19 [ARB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1958). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» and those 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)
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