(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1951(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Franco Capuana*
2 1953?(RA) - Hôtellerie portugaise (L') by Luigi Cherubini - Enrico Piazza*
3 1954(LI) - quattro rusteghi (I) by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari - Antonino Votto*
4 1954(RE) - italiana in Londra (L') by Domenico Cimarosa - Ennio Gerelli*
5 1955(RA) - Pimmalione by Luigi Cherubini - Ennio Gerelli*
6 1958(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Nino Sanzogno*
7 1958(RA) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Nino Sanzogno*
8 195?(SE) - italiana in Londra (L') by Domenico Cimarosa - Ennio Gerelli**
9 1961(LI) - Lodoiska by Luigi Cherubini - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
10 1961(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Basile*
11 1961(STU) - Ascanio in Alba by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Carlo Felice Cill..*
12 1961?(RA) - Corradino lo svevo by Pino Donati - Nino Bonavolantà*
13 1962(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nicola Rescigno*
14 1962(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*
15 1962(SE) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Edward Downes*
16 1963(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Manno Wolf-Ferrari*
17 1963(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*
18 1963(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
19 1963(LI) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Georg Solti*
20 1963(STU) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
21 1964(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Bruno Bartoletti*
22 1965(LI) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
23 1965(LI) - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Anton Guadagno*
24 1966(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Rossi*
25 1966(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nino Sanzogno*
26 1966(STU) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Leonard Bernstein*
27 1967(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ettore Gracis*
28 1967(LI) - Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini - Nicola Rescigno*
29 1968(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - István Kertész*
30 1968(LI) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - Antonino Votto*
31 1969(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferdinand Leitner*
32 1971(LI) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Peter Maag*
33 1971(RA) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*
34 1972(LI) - masnadieri (I) by Giuseppe Verdi - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
35 1972(LI;15/7/72) - Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
36 1973(LI) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Nicola Rescigno*
37 1975(RA) - Nerone by Arrigo Boito - Gianandrea Gavazzeni*
38 1976(LI) - Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai - Nello Santi*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Giulietta Simionato
Sophie - Dora Gatta
Albert - Gino Orlandini
Le Bailli - Sesto Bruscantini
Johann - Enrico Campi
Schmidt - Vittorio Pandano
Kätchen - Ilva Ligabue
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07829
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1101/2-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD H066 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 2659-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.250
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [IW]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
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The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.149
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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (21 April 1951). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Enrico Piazza - 1953?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Donna Gabriella - Ilva Ligabue
Ines - Luisa Villa
Don Carlos - Franco Taino
Pedrillo - Giovanni Fabbri
Don Roselbo - Paolo PedanI
Inigo - Otello Borgonovo
Rodrigue - Paolo Montarsolo
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 411 {1LP} (1967)ª; Mauro R. Fuguette «Cherubini Series» MRF/C 04 (+Le due giornale) {3LPS};; Melodram MEL 153 (+Elisa + Pimmalione) {4LPS} (1981)ª
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Comments:- Recording of a brodacast performance in Italian under the name «L'osteria portoghese» (1 January 1953). This may have been recorded earlier
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Lunardo - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni
Margarita - Cloe Elmo
Lucieta - Rosanna Carteri
Maurizio - Silvio Maionica
Marina - Ilva Ligabue
Filipeto - Cesare Valletti
Simon - Marco Stefanoni
Canciano - Melchiorre Luise
Siora Felice - Silvana Zanolli
Conte Riccardo Arcolai - Giuseppe Zampieri
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 344 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 26 {3LPS}
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Recordings of I quattro rusteghi by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1178; GIUDICI p.1178 (2) p.1845
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.239 [CGP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (6 February 1954; see OPERA August 1954 p.504 )
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Conductor Ennio Gerelli - 1954(RE)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Livia - Ilva Ligabue
Fanny - Luisa Villa
Milord Arespingh - Rodolfo Malacarne
Don Polindoro - Paolo Montarsolo
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 407 (+La reginetta delle;; rose - excerpts) {1LP} (1967)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 990
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (4 July 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».
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Conductor Ennio Gerelli - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Pimmalione - Umberto Borghi
Galatée - Ilva Ligabue
Vénus - Gabriella Carturan
Amour - Mariella Adani
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Black Disc; - Mauro R. Fuguette «Cherubini Series» MRF/C-03 (+Il crescendo) {3LPS};; Melodram MEL 153 (+Elisa + L'Hôtellerie Portugaise) {4LPS} (1981)ª
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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast in Italian under the name «Pigmalione» (19 June 1955)
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Don Giovanni - Mario Petri
Donna Anna - Orietta Moscucci
Don Ottavio - Luigi Alva
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Sesto Bruscantini
Il Commendatore - Franco Calabrese
Masetto - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5510 (2005)ª
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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:- Video recording of a performance given in the Teatro de Corte del Palazzo Reale by the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli in conjunction with RAI. This is mentioned briefly in OPERA December 1958 p.794. A singer «Franco» Mazzoli is listed here, but I have taken this to be a misprint.
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Francesca - Ilva Ligabue
Samaritana - Nicoletta Panni
Ostasio - Fernando Valentini
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Aldo Protti
Paolo il Bello - Mirto Picchi
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Piero De Palma
Biancofiore - Alberta Valentini
Garsenda - Renata Mattioli
Altichiara - Biancamaria Casoni
Adonella - Palma Martini
Ser Toldo Berardengo - Mario Carlin
Il balestriere - Mario Carlin
Il torrigiano - Guido Pasella
La schiava - Luisa Ribacchi
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2547-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 13 December 1958. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.150. The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007
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Conductor Ennio Gerelli - 195?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica di Milano
Livia - Ilva Ligabue
Fanny - Luisa Villa
Don Polindoro - Paolo Montarsolo
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Black Disc; - Philips S 06083 R {1x10in-LP} (1957)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Luister - April 1957 p.185 [LR]
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Comments:- It is not clear if this is the same recording as that issued by EJS, but it probably derives from RAI. Mario Spina also takes part
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Lodoïska - Ilva Ligabue
Lysinka - Renata Mattioli
Floreski - Giancinto Prandelli
Titziken - Renato Gavarini
Varbel - Sesto Bruscantini
Compte Dourlinski - Walter Monachesi
Altamoras - Plinio Clabassi
Talma - Carlo Cava
Emissarie - Giampiero Malaspina
Emissarie - Carlo Cava
Terzo emissario - Giovanni Ciavola
Primo tartaro - Vito Tatone
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Black Disc - *Mauro R. Fuguette MRF «Cherubini Series» MRF/C-02 (+Requiem Mass) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- The year given on the MRF records is 1967, but according to «50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» by Gualerzi and Marinelli Mosconi (p.166) this performance was broadcast on 10 December 1961. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated «6/02» where the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965.
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Parma
Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma
Manrico - Franco Corelli
Azucena - Adriana Lazzarini
Leonora - Ilva Ligabue
Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi
Ferrando - Salvatore Catania
Ines - Eugenia Vaiani
Ruiz - Virginio Assandri
Un vecchio zingaro - Giulio Sandri
Un messo - Pasquale Tommasi
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Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 924 64 (highlights) {1CD} (1992)ª; Myto 1 MCD 944 108 (different highlights) {1CD} (1994)ª; House of Opera CDWW 1246 {2CDRS}
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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 in Parma (1 January 1961).
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra da Camera dell'Angelicum di Milano
Chorus - Polifonico di Torino
Ascanio - Emilia Cundari
Silvia - Eugenia Ratti
Aceste - Petre Munteanu
Venere - Ilva Ligabue
Fauno - Anna Maria Rota
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Black Disc; - Angelicum LPA 1704/06 {3LPS}; Harmonia Mundi 30 602-4 {3LPS}; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6126 {3LPS}; Charlin SLC 8-9-10 {3LPS} (France) (1963)ª
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Recordings of Ascanio in Alba by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.444
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.121
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Diapason - No.82 décembre 1963 p.27 [JG]
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Conductor Nino Bonavolantà - 1961?(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Orietta - Ilva Ligabue
Corradino - Giuseppe Campora
L'ammamtellato - Fernandino Lidonni
Frangipane - Robert Amis El Hage
Una voce - Luisella Ciaffi Ricagno
Lao - Carlo Perucci
Baldo - Gino Pasquale
Lauro - Pier Luigi Latinucci
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Compact Cassette - mr. tape 1732
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 18 February 1961.
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Ilva Ligabue
Iago - Ramón Vinay
Cassio - Antonio Pirino
Rodrigo - Michael Trimble
Lodovico - Lorenzo Gaetani
Montano - Roberto Bañuelas
Emilia - Joann Grillo
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 452 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Cin-Cin 1004/05 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1059 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66
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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.269 [MM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Dallas Civic Opera (30 November or 8 December 1962; see OPERA February 1963 pp.97-98). According to OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL (loc.cit) the recording on the CDs issued on the Cin-Cin label is of a performance at the Vienna State Opera, but according to the chronology in «Mario Del Monaco - Monumentum aere perennius» Del Monaco never sang Otello in Vienna. The only performances with the partial cast quoted (Del Monaco, Vinay, Ligabue) are those in Dallas.
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Ilva Ligabue
Iago - Tito Gobbi
Cassio - Franco Ricciardi
Rodrigo - Athos Cesarini
Lodovico - Enrico Campi
Montano - Guido Malfatti
Emilia - Laura Zannini
Un Araldo - Mario Rossetti
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 475 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 767 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Golden Melodram GM 50054 {2CDS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.30 No.1 September/October 2006 pp.266-267 [BB]
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Orpheus - 7+8 Juli-August 2007 S.60 [IW]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (11 January 1962). The cast listed above is as given in «Il Teatro Massimo di Palermo - cento anni attraverso la stagioni liriche e gli artisti» p.165.
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1962(SE)
Orchestra - New Symphony Orchestra of London
Falstaff - Fernando Corena
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Renato Capecchi
Bardolfo - Robert Bowman
Pistola - Michael Langdon
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Lydia Marimpietri
Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª;; Decca SXL 6079 {1LP} (1963)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» SDD 429 London A 4154 {1LP} (1964)ª;; London OSA 1154 {1LP} (1964)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 9-075 (7½ips 4-track) (1984)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.287; November 1974 p.964 [JBS]
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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG] July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]
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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.633 [HG]July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1052 [RJ] (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.65 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Don Giovanni - Renato Capecchi
Donna Anna - Leyla Gencer
Don Ottavio - Richard Holm
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - Giovanni Foiani
Masetto - Renato Cesari
Zerlina - Mariella Adani
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3835 (1996)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 in the Salle Garnier, Théâtre de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo (17 Februar 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the chronology section of the web-site: http://www.leylagencer.eu (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996».
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Chorus - Netherlands Chamber Choir
Falstaff - Fernando Corena
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Renato Capecchi
Dr. Cajus - Mario Carlin
Bardolfo - Florindo Andreolli
Pistola - Enrico Campi
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Mirella Freni
Meg Page - Fernanda Cadoni
Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri
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Compact Disc; - Verona 27095 {2CDS}; Radio Netherlands 5001 (Concertgebouw; Orchestra 1960-1970) (14CDS) (2005)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Monthly - September 1991 p.41 [WHW]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.228 [RH2]
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Comments:- Recording of a perfornance at Gravenhage as part of the Holland Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1963 pp.85-86)
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Luigi Alva
Ford - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)
Dr. Cajus - Italo Pasini
Bardolfo - Nino Falzetti
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Jeanette Scovotti
Meg Page - Noemi Souza
Mistress Quickly - Oralia Domínguez
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Compact Disc - Ornamenti FE 119 {2CDS}
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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 in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (30 August 1963)
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Figaro - Geraint Evans
Susanna - Mirella Freni
Conte Almaviva - Tito Gobbi
Contessa Almaviva - Ilva Ligabue
Cherubino - Teresa Berganza
Marcellina - Monica Sinclair
Bartolo - Michael Langdon
Basilio - Kenneth MacDonald
Curzio - Robert Bowman
Antonio - David Kelly
Barbarina - Jenifer Eddy
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1040
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 1998
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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 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 11 June 1963. This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated June 8-14 1963 p.31. The performance on 5 June 1963 is reviewed in OPERA July 1963 pp.491-496, p.506. 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 Georg Solti - 1963(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Alfredo Kraus
Ford - Robert Merrill
Dr. Cajus - John Lanigan
Bardolfo - Piero De Palma
Pistola - Giovanni Foiani
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Mirella Freni
Meg Page - Rosalind Elias
Mistress Quickly - Giulietta Simionato
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor RE 5509-5511 {3LPS} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor SER 5509-5511 {3LPS} (UK) (1964)ª; Decca 2BB 104-106 {3LPS} (1971)ª; RCA Victor LM 6163 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6163 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; London «Jubilee» LJ 417 168-1 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette; - Decca K110K32 (1978)ª;; *Decca 417 168-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 417 168-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 460 179-2 {2CDS} (France) (1998)ª; Decca «Classic Opera» 475 6677 {2CDS} (2005)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8008 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1964 p.517; October 1964 p.174 [DST]; July 1971 p.238 [AB] November 1978 p.970 [IM]; March 1990 p. [AB]; October 2005 p.101 [JBS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.248-252 [WRM]
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Diapason - No.454 décembre 1998 p.70 (mention) [MP]
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American Record Guide - March 1964 Vol.30 No.7 p.564 [PLM]: August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.60, p.66 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.65 [CLO]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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International Record Review - November 2005 p.37 [RP]
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Répertoire - No.120 janvier 1999 p.53 [LC]
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Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Manrico - Franco Corelli
Azucena - Grace Bumbry
Leonora - Ilva Ligabue
Conte di Luna - Mario Zanasi
Ferrando - Ivo Vinco
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 595-2 {2CDRS}; Omega Opera Archive 1456 {2CDRS}
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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 Chicago Lyric Opera (9 October 1964). 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 Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Plinio Clabassi
Leonora di Vargas - Ilva Ligabue
Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato
Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi
Padre Guardiano - Nicolai Ghiaurov
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1466
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1965). According to the review in OPERA (February 1966 p.147) there were several demonstrations during this performance. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera
Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Faust - Alfredo Kraus
Margherita - Ilva Ligabue
Elena - Mara Coleva
Martha - Charlotte Povia
Wagner - Gene Bullard
Pantalis - Jacklyn Schneider
Nereo - Marshall Stone
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3526
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (February 1965). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online «Partial Performance Chronology» of opera in Philadelphia. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Falstaff - Tito Gobbi
Fenton - Agostino Lazzari
Ford - Walter Alberti
Dr. Cajus - Mario Carles
Bardolfo - Florindo Andreolli
Pistola - Leonardo Monreale
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Lydia Marimpietri
Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali
Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 061 323 (La forza del destino - Gavazenni 1965 - highlights) {2CDS} (2006)ª
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.290 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 pp.86-87 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 19 October 1966. The cast listed above is that given in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.183.
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Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Otello - Charles Craig
Desdemona - Ilva Ligabue
Iago - Peter Glossop
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 752 (2003)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Massimo di Palermo (December 1966). The CDRs issued by House of Opera listed in their online catalogue of new releases dated 22 December 2003.
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Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Falstaff - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Fenton - Juan Oncina
Ford - Rolando Panerai
Dr. Cajus - Gerhard Stolze
Bardolfo - Murray Dickie
Pistola - Erich Kunz
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Graziella Sciutti
Meg Page - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Black Disc; - Columbia M3L-350 {3LPS} (USA) (1966)ª; Columbia M3S-750 {3LPS} (USA) (1966)ª; CBS BRG 72943-5 {3LPS}; CBS SBRG 72493-5 {3LPS};; *CBS MET 3002 {3LPS} (UK); CBS SET 3002 {3LPS} (UK)
Compact Disc; - Sony M2K 42535 {2CDS}; Sony Classical SM2K 91181 {2CDS} (2003)ª
Open Reel Tape - Columbia M3Q 880 (7½ips 4-track) (USA)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1967 p.439; April 1967 p.513; October (published August) 2003 p.91 [PO'C]
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Opera - April 1967 pp.333-334 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.3 November 1966 p.203 [PLM]
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Conductor Ettore Gracis - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Don Giovanni - Ruggero Raimondi
Donna Anna - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)
Don Ottavio - Renzo Casellato
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Giorgio Tadeo
Il Commendatore - Giovanni Antonini
Masetto - Giuseppe Zecchillo
Zerlina - Giovanni Martino
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site on a Disk #5 - to April 2004» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)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 Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (16 December 1967)
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Suor Angelica - Ilva Ligabue
La Zia Principessa - Oralia Domínguez
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers SUO 196702 {1CDR} (2008)ª
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Recordings of Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.112; Opera on Record 2 p.318; CELLETTIp.627; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.447; MET(VID) p.240; PENGUIN p.318; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.646; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (22 November 1967). There is a short review in OPERA February 1968 pp.142-144.
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Conductor István Kertész - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Falstaff - Geraint Evans
Fenton - Stuart Burrows
Ford - John Shaw
Dr. Cajus - Kenneth MacDonald
Bardolfo - Robert Bowman
Pistola - David Kelly
Alice Ford - Ilva Ligabue
Nannetta - Elizabeth Robson
Meg Page - Yvonne Minton
Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik
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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3928
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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 in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (3 June 1968). The performance on 29 May 1968 is reviewed in OPERA July 1968 pp.588-589.
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Conductor Antonino Votto - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo
Manon Lescaut - Ilva Ligabue
Des Grieux - Gastone Limarilli
Lescaut - Mario Basiola jnr.
Geronte - Enrico Campi
Edmondo - Franco Ricciardi
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 4051; The Opera Lovers MANL 196902 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Palermo (March 1968; see OPERA May 1968 p.398). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) 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 Ferdinand Leitner - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera
Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera
Don Giovanni - Tito Gobbi
Donna Anna - Claire Watson
Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Geraint Evans
Il Commendatore - Paolo Washington
Masetto - Peter Van Ginkel
Zerlina - Judith Raskin
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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia; «WWW Site on a Disc #7» {1xCD-ROM} (2006)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 Chicago Lyric Opera (6 December 1969; see OPERA February 1970 pp.126-127).
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia
Don Giovanni - Ruggero Raimondi
Donna Anna - Celestina Casapietra (Kegel)
Don Ottavio - Lajos Kozma
Donna Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Leoporello - Giuseppe Taddei
Il Commendatore - Antonio Zerbini
Masetto - Leonardo Monreale
Zerlina - Graziella Sciutti
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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10211 {3CDS} (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:-
Orpheus - Mai 1999 S.60 [IW]
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Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.72 [SS]
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L'opera (Milano) - n.123 novembre 1998 supplemento p.29
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.116 diciembre 1998 p.32 (mention) [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (3 January 1971)
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Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1971(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Graziano Del Vivo
Leonora di Vargas - Ilva Ligabue
Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli
Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi
Preziosilla - Franca Mattiucci
Fra Melitone - Domenico Trimarchi
Curra - Mirella Fiorentini
Padre Guardiano - Agostino Ferrin
Mastro Trabuco - Florindo Andreolli
Un Chirurgo - Teodoro Rovetta
Un Alcalde - Teodoro Rovetta
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 2545/46/47-2 (+songs - Bergonzi - Cappuccilli) {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.59-S.60 [IW]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.216 [KM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.90 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 October 1971. According to «50 Anni di Opera Lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.200 «Una Voce» is sung by Carla Bucci.
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Massimiliano - Boris Christoff
Carlo - Gianni Raimondi
Francesco - Renato Bruson
Amalia - Ilva Ligabue
Armino - Giampaolo Corradi
Moser - Giovanni Foiani
Rolla - Mario Talba
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-811-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette - *Legato ALD 2862
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 135-136 {2CDS} Myto 2 MCD 973.158 {2CDS} (1997)ª; *House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1346 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - November 1997 p.54 [CJL]
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Fanfare - Vol.16 No.5 May-June 1993 p.345 [MM]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1993 S.57: Oktober 1997 S.58 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.57 mars 1983 p.56 [SS]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - diciembre 1997 - febrero 1998 No.26 p.88 [JV]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (29 November 1972, see OPERA March 1973 p.249)
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1972(LI;15/7/72)
Orchestra - Arena di Verona
Chorus - Arena di Verona
Ernani - Franco Corelli
Elvira - Ilva Ligabue
Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli
Silva - Ruggero Raimondi
Riccardo - Piero De Palma
Iago - Bruno Grella
Giovanna - Marisa Zotti
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni «Golden Age of Opera» GAO 131-132 {2CDS}; The House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.1 The Early Years» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; Opera Legacies OL 6003 {2CDS};; Myto 2 MCD 044 299 (+excepts from another performance) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Répertoire - février 1993 p.68
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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.240-241 [MM]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 pp.85-86 [MC]: No.79 abril 2005 p.83 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (15 July 1972)
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Andrea Chénier - Jon Vickers
Carlo Gérard - Silvano Carroli
Madeleine di Coigny - Ilva Ligabue
Madelon - Lili Chookasian
Roucher - Lenus Carlson
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Enrico Campi
Un Incredible - Piero De Palma
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Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1311
Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 219-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (30 November 1973; see OPERA February 1974 pp.145-146; «A Hero's Life» by Jeannie Williams p.185).
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1975(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Nero - Bruno Prevedi
Simon Mago - Agostino Ferrin
Fanuel - Alessandro Cassis
Asteria - Ilva Ligabue
Rubria - Ruza Baldani
Tigellino - Antonio Zerbini
Gobrias - Giampaolo Corradi
Dositeo - Alessandro Cassis
Perside - Anna Di Stasio
Cerinto - Corinna Vozza
Il tempiere - Walter Brighi
L'oracolo - Renzo Gonzales
Primo viandante - Walter Brighi
Secondo viandante - Vinicio Cocchieri
Una voce - Walter Brighi
Altra voce - Renzo Gonzales
Lo schiavo - Vinicio Cocchieri
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Black Disc; - Bismark Beane MRF 161-S {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Cetra LO 7704-7705 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Living Stage 34704 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1435 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Bongiovanni GB 2388/9-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Nerone by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.125
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2006 S.65 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.69
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.161 p.142
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American Record Guide - January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.69 [CHP]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.30
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 pp.82-83 [JMP]
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Conductor Nello Santi - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre National de France
Chorus - Choeur de Radio France
Francesca - Ilva Ligabue
Samaritana - Janine Devost
Ostasio - Pedro Farrés
Giovanni lo Sciancato (Gianciotto) - Aldo Protti
Paolo il Bello - Ruggero Bondino
Malatestino dall'Occhio - Michel Sénéchal
Biancofiore - Bernadette Antoine
Garsenda - Edith Tremblay
Altichiara - Joyce Castle
Adonella - Amelia Salvetti
Ser Toldo Berardengo - Michel Hamel
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Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32492/3 {2CDS);; Gala GL 100 726 (+I masnadieri - highlights - Gavazzeni) {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers FRA 197601 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Francesca da Rimini by Riccardo Zandonai are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.1181; MET p.752; MET(VID) p.455; PENGUIN p.572; GIUDICI p.1182 (2) p.1847
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.65 [GH]
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Classica Répertoire - No.62 mai 2004 p.116 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (15 March 1976). 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