(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1947/1951(FI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Thomas Beecham*
2 1947/1951(FI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Thomas Beecham*
3 1947/1951(FI) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Thomas Beecham*
4 1949(RA) - Zigeunerprimas (Der) by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán - Franz Marszalek*
5 1950(LI) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth***
6 1950(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Joseph Keilberth*
7 1950(RA) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Ferenc Fricsay*
8 1951(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Ferenc Fricsay*
9 1951(RA) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt*
10 1951(SE) - Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Fritz Lehmann*
11 1951-56(SCE) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Ferdinand Leitner..*
12 1952(RA) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Hans Schmidt-Isse..*
13 1952(RA) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Schüchter*
14 1952(RA) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
15 1952(STU) - fliegende Holländer (Der) by Richard Wagner - Ferenc Fricsay*
16 1952(STU) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Moralt*
17 1953(LI) - Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan*
18 1953(RA) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Wilhelm Schüchter*
19 1953(RA) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Richard Kraus*
20 1953(RA) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Wilhelm Schüchter*
21 1953(RA) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Ferenc Fricsay*
22 1953(SE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Wilhelm Schüchter*
23 1953(SE) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Wilhelm Schüchter*
24 1953(STU) - Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck - Herbert von Karajan*
25 1953?(SE) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Wilhelm Schüchter*
26 1954(LI) - Frau ohne Schatten (Die) by Richard Strauss - Rudolf Kempe*
27 1954(RA) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Richard Kraus***
28 1954(SE) - Arabella by Richard Strauss - Lovro von Matacic*
29 1954(SE) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Wilhelm Schüchter*
30 1954(SE) - Contes d'Hoffmann (Les) by Jacques Offenbach - Wilhelm Schüchter*
31 1955 (LI:Jan 22) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
32 1955(LI) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel - Eugen Jochum*
33 1955(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
34 1955(RA) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Alberto Erede*
35 1955(SE) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Wilhelm Schüchter*
36 1955(SE) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Wilhelm Schüchter*
37 1956(RA) - Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
38 1956(RA) - Gasparone by Carl Millöcker - Franz Marszalek*
39 1956(RA) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Mario Rossi*
40 1957(LI) - Harmonie der Welt (Die) by Paul Hindemith - Paul Hindemith*
41 1957(SE) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Wilhelm Schüchter*
42 1957?(SE) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Wilhelm Schüchter*
43 1958(RA) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
44 1958(SE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Ferenc Fricsay*
45 1959(SE) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
46 1959(SE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Berislav Klobucar*
47 1959(SE) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Hans Zanotelli*
48 1959(STU) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Horst Stein*
49 1960(LI) - Friedenstag by Richard Strauss - Joseph Keilberth*
50 1963(LC) - Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947/1951(FI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock
Olympia - Rita Streich
Giulietta - Anny Schlemm
Antonia - Maria Reith
Coppélius - Josef Metternich
Dapertutto - Josef Metternich
Miracle - Josef Metternich
Nicklaus - Anneliese Müller
La Mère d'Antonia - Johanna Blatter
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0022 {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Immortal IMM 950019 (+English version on DVD) (2006)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5743 (2006)ª
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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 publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Comments:- Neither Walhall nor Mike Richter provide information about the origin of the audio recording except the years 1947 and 1951. It is therefore a composite recording, but which parts were recorded in which year is not stated. It seems in fact that it is a recording of the soundtrack of the German version of Powell's and Pressburger's film. According to the online discography of Offenbach's stage works (hyperlink in CHLORLINK.HTM) «Rudolf Schock schrieb in seinen Memoiren, Josef Metternich und er seien nach täglich acht Stunden Synchronarbeit 'wie Betrunkene aus dem Studio gewankt'». See also the letter by Stefan Johansson in Classic Record Collector Spring 2005 p.4. Mr. Johansson also casts doubt on whether the conductor is Beecham. A DVD of the German version of the film has been issued by Premier and is listed above. See «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947/1951(FI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock
Olympia - Rita Streich
Giulietta - Anny Schlemm
Antonia - Maria Reith
Coppélius - Josef Metternich
Dapertutto - Josef Metternich
Miracle - Josef Metternich
Nicklaus - Anneliese Müller
La Mère d'Antonia - Johanna Blatter
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0022 {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Immortal IMM 950019 (+English version on DVD) (2006)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5743 (2006)ª
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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 publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Comments:- Neither Walhall nor Mike Richter provide information about the origin of the audio recording except the years 1947 and 1951. It is therefore a composite recording, but which parts were recorded in which year is not stated. It seems in fact that it is a recording of the soundtrack of the German version of Powell's and Pressburger's film. According to the online discography of Offenbach's stage works (hyperlink in CHLORLINK.HTM) «Rudolf Schock schrieb in seinen Memoiren, Josef Metternich und er seien nach täglich acht Stunden Synchronarbeit 'wie Betrunkene aus dem Studio gewankt'». See also the letter by Stefan Johansson in Classic Record Collector Spring 2005 p.4. Mr. Johansson also casts doubt on whether the conductor is Beecham. A DVD of the German version of the film has been issued by Premier and is listed above. See «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1947/1951(FI)
Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock
Olympia - Rita Streich
Giulietta - Anny Schlemm
Antonia - Maria Reith
Coppélius - Josef Metternich
Dapertutto - Josef Metternich
Miracle - Josef Metternich
Nicklaus - Anneliese Müller
La Mère d'Antonia - Johanna Blatter
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0022 {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª; Immortal IMM 950019 (+English version on DVD) (2006)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5743 (2006)ª
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 publication:-
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2004 pp.102-103 [JTH]
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Comments:- Neither Walhall nor Mike Richter provide information about the origin of the audio recording except the years 1947 and 1951. It is therefore a composite recording, but which parts were recorded in which year is not stated. It seems in fact that it is a recording of the soundtrack of the German version of Powell's and Pressburger's film. According to the online discography of Offenbach's stage works (hyperlink in CHLORLINK.HTM) «Rudolf Schock schrieb in seinen Memoiren, Josef Metternich und er seien nach täglich acht Stunden Synchronarbeit 'wie Betrunkene aus dem Studio gewankt'». See also the letter by Stefan Johansson in Classic Record Collector Spring 2005 p.4. Mr. Johansson also casts doubt on whether the conductor is Beecham. A DVD of the German version of the film has been issued by Premier and is listed above. See «New Releases from Premiere Opera - Tue. 16 May 2006».
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Pali Rácz - Josef Metternich
Laczi - Julius Katona
Sári - Annemarie Jürgens
Juliska - Liselotte Losch
Cadeau - Otto Kuhlmann
Graf Estragon - Otto Dauer
Gaston - Willy Hofmann
Fekete - Günther Wilhelms
Pierre - Hans Müller Westernhagen
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Compact Disc; - *Gala GL 100.750 (+excerpts in English) {2CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 223982 (highlights +Zigeunerliebe - Stephan) {2CDS} (2007)ª
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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.62 [KC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Arabella - Christel Goltz
Zdenka - Anny Schlemm
Mandryka - Josef Metternich
Waldner - Heinrich Pflanzl
Adelaide - Carola Goerlich
Fiakermilli - Irmgard Armgart
Matteo - Erich Witte
Elemer - Alfred Hülgert
Dominik - Heinz Friedrich
Lamoral - Hans Günther Grimm
Kartenaufschlägerin - Anny Klev
Welko - Friedrich Radtke
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0185 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.60 (mention) [SS]
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International Record Review - January 2007 p.29 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.102 julio-agosto 2007 p.89 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Berliner Staatsoper in the Berliner Admiralspalast where they performed before the destoyed theatre in Unter den Linden was rebuilt (19 December 1950).
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper
Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper
Macbeth - Josef Metternich
Lady Macbeth - Martha Mödl
Banco - Theo Herrmann
Macduff - Alfred Hülgert
Malcolm - Karlheinz Stracke
Dama - Hildegard Lüdtke
Medico - Kay Willumsen
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Compact Disc; - *Myto 2MCD 974.166 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0068 (+Gluck - excerpts -Mödl) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1997 S.56 [GH]; März 1998 S.58 [GH]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [MT]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.240 [CHP]
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International Classical Record Collector - Winter edition No.15 1998 p.100 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Berlin (10 September 1950).See «Das war mein Teil»by Frida Leider pp.225-226
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1950(RA)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Rigoletto - Josef Metternich
Gilda - Rita Streich
Duca di Mantova - Rudolf Schock
Sparafucile - Fritz Hoppe
Maddalena - Margarete Klose
Giovanna - Silvia Menz
Monterone - Wilhelm Lang
Marullo - Leopold Clam
Borsa - Rolph (Ralf) Peters
Conte di Ceprano - Otto Hüsch
Contessa di Ceprano - Silvia Menz
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 945 111 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 021 H064 (+Schock - recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Cantus Classics 500205 {2CDS}; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0121 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Audite 23406 {2CDS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.328
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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.76
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Diapason - No.559 juin 2008 p.126 [JC]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.169
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.77
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.162 giugno 2002 p.106 [GL]
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Chorus - Choeur du Grand-Théâtre de Genève
Leonore - Helene Werth
Florestan - Peter Anders
Pizarro - Josef Metternich
Rocco - Gottlob Frick
Marzelline - Lisa Otto
Jaquino - Karl Weiser
Fernando - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0045 (Leonore Nos.2 & 3 - Furtwängler) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Relief CR 1901 {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.59-S.60 [SS]; November + Dezember 2007 S.59 (mention) [SS]
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Classical Express - July 2002 p.7 [MT]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 p.101 [JTH]
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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.102-103 [TP]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.81 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Geneva (November 1951)
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1951(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Aida - Hilde Zadek
Radamès - Helge Roswaenge
Amneris - Elisabeth Höngen
Amonasro - Josef Metternich
Ramphis - Helmut Fehn
Il Re di Egitto - Sigmund Roth
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0036 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500804 {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:-
(The) Gramophone - June 2005 p.99 [AB]
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Conductor Fritz Lehmann - 1951(SE)
Orchestra - Bamberger Sinfoniker
Eugene Onegin - Josef Metternich
Lenski - Walther Ludwig
Tatyana - Elfride Trötschel
Gremin - Josef Greindl
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPEM 19023 {1LP}
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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - Leopold Ludwig - Fritz Lehmann - 1951-56(SCE)
Orchestra - Württembergisches Staatsorchester - Bayerisches Rundfunk Orchester - Münchner Philharmoniker - Berliner Radio Orchester
Figaro - Josef Greindl
Susanna - Elfride Trötschel
Conte Almaviva - Josef Metternich
Contessa Almaviva - Annelies Kupper
Cherubino - Maria Stader
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPEM 19066 {1LP}; Heliodor 89 539 {1LP}
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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:- The LP issued by D.G.G. is listed in their catalogue dated 1961/62 column 371. Additional information comes from «singers on the yellow label» by john hunt p.39, p.79, p.99, p.212 and «The lyric baritone» by John Hunt p.130. The following excerpts, which were recorded on the dates indicated, are performed: Ouvertüre; Ich weiß nicht, wo ich bin, was ich tue (MS,BaRO,Ludwig,1/11/55); Nun vergiß leises fleh'n süßes Kosen (JG,MP,Lehmann,1/2/52); Hör mein fleh'n (AK,WS,Leitner,8/5/52); Sagt holde Frauen (MS,BaRO,Ludwig); Nur näher, knien Sie hin vor mir (ET,WS,Leitner,14/7/1951); Der Prozeß schon gewonnen (JM,BeRO,Ludwig,?/2/56); Und Susanna kommt nicht - Nur zu flüchtig (AK,WS,Leitner,8/5/52); Marsch und Fandango; Alles ist richtig - Ach öffnet eure Augen (JG,MP,Lehmann,1/2/52); Endlich naht sich die Stunde - O säume länger nicht (ET,WS,Leitner,13/7/51).
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Conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Sigmund Roth
Leonora di Vargas - Carla (Dragica) Martinis
Don Carlo - Josef Metternich
Don Alvaro - Rudolf Schock
Preziosilla - Martha Mödl
Fra Melitone - Gustav Neidlinger
Curra - Ursula Zollenkopf
Padre Guardiano - Gottlob Frick
Mastro Trabuco - Kurt Marschner
Un Chirurgo - Karl (Carl) Otto
Un Alcalde - Ernst-Max Lühr
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 300 724-435 {3LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Cantus Classics 500 332 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Wallhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0002 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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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 - Dezember 1980 S.853-S.855 [GH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.87 [VM]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
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Comments:- The orchestra and chorus are stated incorrectly on the LPs to be those of «Norddeutscher Rundfunk» which was not formed until 1955 (see «Lexicon der Interpreten klassischer Musik im 20.Jahrhundert» S.849, S.883. Premiere has issued a recording (CDNO 650-2) of what appears to be this performance, but with the conductor given in their catalogue as Stokowski.
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Res Fischer
Loge - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mime - Paul Kuen
Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger
Freia - Lore Hoffmann
Froh - Rudolf Schock
Donner - Josef Metternich
Erda - Res Fischer
Fasolt - Gottlob Frick
Fafner - Josef Greindl
Woglinde - Margot Guillaume
Wellgunde - Erika Köth
Floßhilde - Maria von Ilosvay
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Black Disc - Gramophone 20139 (highlights) {1LP}; Allegro/Elite 3086 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0054-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0133 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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:-
Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.78 [AT]
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Classica Répertoire - No.63 juin 2004 p.118 [AT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 pp.84-85 [MCP]
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Comments:- The cast given on the GRAMOPHONE and ALLEGRO/ELITE discs is fictitious (See «ARSC Journal» Vol.27 No.1 Spring 1996 p.28)
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Violetta Valery - Clara Ebers
Flora Bervoix - Maria Madlen Madsen
Annina - Käthe Lindloff
Alfredo Germont - Richard Holm
Giorgio Germont - Josef Metternich
Gastone - Rudolf Kraft
Dottore Grenvil - Aage Poulsen
Barone Douphol - Georg Stern
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Compact Disc; - *Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0048 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 June 1952.
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - Verstärkter RIAS-Kammerchor
Holländer - Josef Metternich
Senta - Annelies Kupper
Daland - Josef Greindl
Erik - Wolfgang Windgassen
Mary - Sieglinde Wagner
Steuermann - Ernst Haeflinger
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 18116-18118 LPM {3LPS}; D.G.G. 18063-10065 LPM {3LPS; AC} D.G.G. DGM 18063-18065; American Decca DX 124 {3LPS} (1953)ª
Compact Disc; - *DG 439 714-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª;; Aura LRC 1122 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Preiser Records 20036 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.284; April 1956 p.409
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Opera - January 1956 p.48
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Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.66 [IW]
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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.76
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Diapason - No.402 mars 1994 p.182
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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.66
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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - October 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.7
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High Fidelity Magazine - January-February 1954 Vol.3 No.6 p.66 [JH]: April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.75 [JH]
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Wagner News - No.36 July 1958 p.7
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1955 p.16
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1956 p.228: May 1956 p.430
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Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.94
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58: No.79 abril 2005 p.84 [VM]
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Conductor Rudolf Moralt - 1952(STU)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Salome - Walburga Wegener
Jochanaan - Josef Metternich
Herodes - László Szemere
Herodias - Georgine von Milinkovic
Narraboth - Waldemar Kmentt
Ein Page - Dagmar Hermann
Erster Nazarener - Oskar Czerwenka
Zweiter Nazarener - Walter Berry
Erster Soldat - Adolf Vogel
Zweiter Soldat - Harald Pröglhoff
Ein Cappadocier - Oskar Czerwenka
Ein Sklave - Dorothea Fraß
Erster Jude - August Jaresch
Zweiter Jude - Fritz Sperlbauer
Dritter Jude - William Wernigk
Vierter Jude - Erich Majkut
Fünfter Jude - Ljubomir Pantscheff
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Black Disc; - Philips A 00163/64 L {2LPS}; Philips ABL 3003-3004 {2LPS} (UK) (1954)ª;; Columbia SL 126 {2LPS} (USA) (1954)ª; Gramola 6799 008 {2LPS} (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - Philips 438 664-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Cantus Classics 500659 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1954 pp.116-117 [AR]; January 1955 p.338 [DST]; November 1981 p.757 [AB] May 1994 p.112 [AB]
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Opera - November 1954 p.685
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Opera Now - February 1994 p.56
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Orpheus - No.12 15 Dezember 1975 - 15 Januar 1976 S.290 [KL]; Mai 1994 S.60
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Opéra International - No.178 mars 1994 p.84
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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.139
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American Record Guide - March 1954 Vol.20 No.7 p.222 [JN]
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Gramophone Record Review - February 1955 p.204
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.77
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker
Chorus - Wiener Singverein
Leonore - Martha Mödl
Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen
Pizarro - Josef Metternich
Rocco - Otto Edelmann
Marzelline - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Jaquino - Rudolf Schock
Fernando - Hans Braun
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0063 (+excerpts cond.Leonhardt) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.80 [FL-1]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.86 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (5 June 1953)
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg) Männerchor des Nordwestdeutchen Rundfunks (Köln)
Lohengrin - Rudolf Schock
Elsa - Maud Cunitz
Ortrud - Margarete Klose
Friedrich von Telramund - Josef Metternich
König Heinrich - Gottlob Frick
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Horst Günter
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1095-1098 {4LPS} (UK) (1953)ª; HMV RLS 607 {4LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LHMV 800 {4LPS} ;; La Voix de son Maître FALP 296-299 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 5 65517-2 {3CDS} (1995)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0075 {3CDS} (2004)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:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1953 p.246 (MM); February 1956 p.342 (mention) [HCS] December 1995 p.164 [AB]; July 2005 p.101 [AB]
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Opera - March 1954 pp.173-174 [AP]; November 1995 p.1318
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.64
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HiFi News & Record Review - January 1996 p.92
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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.73
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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.150
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.124
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American Record Guide - August 1954 Vol.20 No.12 p.393 [PHR]
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.79 [JH]
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Classic CD - October 1995 p.83
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.360 [JB]
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.81
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.118
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.80
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Opernwelt - 9/September 1995 S.22
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Comments:- A co-production with Norddeutschen Rundfunk and EMI (6-11 July 1953). See The Times Saturday Weekend Saturday November 11 1995 p.16
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Floria Tosca - Leonie Rysanek
Mario Cavaradossi - Hans Hopf
Il barone Scarpia - Josef Metternich
Il Sagristano - Werner Faulhaber
Cesare Angelotti - Carl Hoppe
Spoletta - Willy Hofmann
Sciarrone - Heinz Maria Lins
Un pastore - Herta Töpper
Un carceriere - Max Eibel
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 436 {2LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02016
Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; Myto H 077 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0016 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1437-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)
Floria Tosca - Carla (Dragica) Martinis
Mario Cavaradossi - Rudolf Schock
Il barone Scarpia - Josef Metternich
Il Sagristano - Benno Kusche
Cesare Angelotti - Horst Günter
Spoletta - Kurt Marschner
Sciarrone - Karl (Carl) Otto
Un pastore - Ena Thiessen
Un carceriere - Karl (Carl) Otto
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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 300 727-420 {2LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0020 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Relief CR 1905 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1980 S.853-S.855 [GH]; Juli+August 2004 S.66-S.67 [SS]
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Comments:- The orchestra and chorus are stated incorrectly to be those of «Norddeutscher Rundfunk» which was not formed until 1955 (see «Lexicon der Interpreten klassischer Musik im 20.Jahrhundert» S.849, S.883.
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Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln
Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks Köln
Manrico - Hans Hopf
Azucena - Ira Malaniuk
Leonora - Christel Goltz
Conte di Luna - Josef Metternich
Ferrando - Wilhelm Schirp
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0026 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500811 {2CDS} (2005)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
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Carmen - Sieglinde Wagner
Don José - Rudolf Schock
Micaëla - Anny Schlemm
Escamillo - Josef Metternich
Frasquita - Lisa Otto
Mercédès - Rosl Schaffrian
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Black Disc - Electrola WBLP 1502 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 80436 {1LP} (exported to the USA as Odeon E 80436); EMI Electrola 1C 047 50582 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 26434-2 {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]
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Luister - Maart 1955 p.158 [LR}
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Fono Forum - Band 4 Mai 1959 S.19 [FH]
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester
Chorus - Männerchor der Städitsche Oper Berlin
Rigoletto - Josef Metternich
Gilda - Erika Köth
Duca di Mantova - Rudolf Schock
Sparafucile - Gottlob Frick
Maddalena - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc - Kristall SMVP 8006 {1LP}; EMI 1C 047 28564 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74264 2 8 (+scenes with Marcel Cordes and Erika Köth) {1CD} (Germany) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1953(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Loughton School
Peter - Josef Metternich
Gertrud - Maria von Ilosvay
Hänsel - Elisabeth Grümmer
Gretel - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Die Knusperhexe - Else Schürnoff
Sandmännchen - Anny Felbermayer
Taumännchen - Anny Felbermayer
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1096-1097 {2LPS} (1954)ª; World Record Club OC 187/188; HMV SLS 5145 (ASD 3618-3619) {2LPS} (1978)ª; EMI EX 769293-1 {2LPS}; Angel 3506B {2LPS} (1954)ª
Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5145; EMI EX 769293-4
Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69293-2 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67061-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Angel CDMB-69293 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67145 2 6 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11381-82 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110987-98 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 220720 {2CDS} (2004)ª
Open Reel Tape - Columbia CAT 276-7
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1954 p.295 [AR]; April 1954 p.420 [DST]; November 1978 p.960 [AB]; November 1999 p.115 [EG]; February 2005 pp.80-81 [AB]
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Opera - March 1954 p.175 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]; Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 p.138 [BR]
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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.250 [PHR]: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.234-235 [KM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1954 Vol.4 No.4 p.45 [JH]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.265
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.169 (tape)
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ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.10 No.2-3 p.255 [HF]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]
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International Record Review - February 2005 pp.77-78 [PO'C]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.92 [PG]
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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.101 [SH]
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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (27, 29, 30 June and 1, 2, 16 July 1953)
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953?(SE)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Chor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin
Violetta Valery - Melitta Muszely
Flora Bervoix - Anneliese Müller
Alfredo Germont - Rudolf Schock
Giorgio Germont - Josef Metternich
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Black Disc - Electrola ASDW 9005 {1LP}; EMI Electrola 1C 037 28996 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74267 2 5 {1CD} (2001)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (+short excerpt with; Schwarzkopf, Panerai) {1CD}
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Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
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Fono Forum - Band 4 Dezember 1959 S.22 [EP]
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Comments:- The cast also includes Manfred Schmidt, Karl Kohn, Walter Stoll, Wilhelm Lang
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kaiser - Hans Hopf
Kaiserin - Leonie Rysanek
Amme - Lilian Benningsen
Barak - Josef Metternich
Färberin - Marianne Schech
Geisterbote - Kurt Böhme
Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Howard Vandenburg
Stimme des Falken - Gerda Sommerschuh
Stimme von Oben - Ina Gerhein
Einäugige - Carl Hoppe
Einarmige - Rudolf Wünzer
Bucklige - Karl Ostertag
Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Erika Köth
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 108 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Voce della Luna VL 2007-3 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0088 {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.63
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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.8
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.89 junio 1996 p.44
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Prinzregenten Theatre (See OPERA, October 1954p.601)
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Westdeutsche Rundfunk
Chorus - Westdeutsche Rundfunk
Macbeth - Josef Metternich
Lady Macbeth - Astrid Varnay
Banco - Ludwig Weber
Macduff - Walter Geisler
Malcolm - Hasso Eschert
Dama - Trude Rösler
Medico - Heinz Borst
Domestico - Werner Engelhardt
Sicaro - Ray Reinhardt
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952.128 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0078 (+highlights cond. Gui) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2005 p.115 [AB]
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Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58
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International Record Review - February 2005 pp.31-32 [MT]
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.79
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Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Arabella - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Zdenka - Anny Felbermayer
Mandryka - Josef Metternich
Waldner - Theodor Schlott
Matteo - Nicolai Gedda
Elemer - Murray Dickie
Dominik - Harald Pröglhoff
Lamoral - Walter Berry
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1226 {1LP} (1955)ª; Columbia 33CX 1897 {1LP} (1964)ª; Angel 35156 {1LP}; World Record Club OH 199 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI CDH 7 61001-2 {1CD}; EMI 26436-2 {1CD} (2000)ª; Naxos «Historical> 8.111145 (+Vier letzten Lieder) {1CD} (2006)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Columbia CAT 271 (UK) (1955)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1955 p.456 [AR]; April 1955 p.472 [DST]; August 1964 pp.102-103 [EG]
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Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1955 Vol.4 No.12 p.67 [JH]
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American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.221 [PHR]
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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - April 1955 p.18
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Gramophone Record Review - April 1955 pp.322, 327 [WM]: November 1955 p.45 (tape) (mention) [WM]
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Comments:- See Elisabeth Schwarzkopf Discography, p.102, p.109
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock
Olympia - Rita Streich
Giulietta - Rita Streich
Antonia - Rita Streich
Dapertutto - Josef Metternich
Miracle - Josef Metternich
Nicklaus - Sieglinde Wagner
La Mère d'Antonia - Margarete Klose
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Black Disc - Electrola WBLP 506 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 60 061 {1x10in-LP} Electrola «Kristall» SMVP 8033 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74269 2 3 {1CD} (Germany) (2001)ª
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 - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
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Luister - 15 Juni 1955 p.237 [LR]
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1954(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Hoffmann - Rudolf Schock
Olympia - Rita Streich
Giulietta - Rita Streich
Antonia - Rita Streich
Dapertutto - Josef Metternich
Miracle - Josef Metternich
Nicklaus - Sieglinde Wagner
La Mère d'Antonia - Margarete Klose
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Black Disc - Electrola WBLP 506 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 60 061 {1x10in-LP} Electrola «Kristall» SMVP 8033 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74269 2 3 {1CD} (Germany) (2001)ª
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 - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
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Luister - 15 Juni 1955 p.237 [LR]
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI:Jan 22)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Riccardo - Richard Tucker
Renato - Josef Metternich
Amelia - Zinka Milanov
Ulrica - Jean Madeira
Oscar - Roberta Peters
Silvano - Calvin Marsh
Samuele - Nicola Moscona
Tom - Norman Scott
Un Giudice - James McCracken
Un servo - Charles Anthony
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 4/3 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1020 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *foyer 2-CF 2004 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 019/20-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 12255 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Seies» WLCD 0104 {2CDS} (2005)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.154-156 [WA2]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.54
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.83 septiembre 2005 pp.88-89 [JC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET on Jan 22 1955 (see «Sign-Off For the Old Met» pp.191-194). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Giulio Cesare - Josef Metternich
Cleopatra - Lisa Della Casa
Cornelia - Ira Malaniuk
Sesto - Richard Holm
Tolomeo - Benno Kusche
Achilla - Albrecht Peter
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 439 (& 1080)
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Recordings of Giulio Cesare in Egitto by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.32; CELLETTI p.312; Opera on CD (1) p.8 (2) p.11 (3) p.12; L'Avant Scène Opéra Vol.97 p.98; MET p.176; MET(VID) p.98; PENGUIN p.133; GIUDICI p.286 (2) p.486; Opera News July 1996 p.32; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.65-66; The Gramophone May 2005 p.36
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival. See OPERA October 1955 pp.642-644; «Das geliebte Haus» by Rudolf Hartmann S.414. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Set Svanholm
Isolde - Astrid Varnay
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Jerome Hines
Kurwenal - Josef Metternich
Melot - James McCracken
Hirt - Paul Franke
Steuerman - Calvin Marsh
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Albert Da Costa
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 700 (& 4626 & 465) ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0135 {3CDS} (2005)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 - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55-S.56 [SS]
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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Riccardo - Sebastian Feiersinger
Renato - Josef Metternich
Amelia - Birgit Nilsson
Ulrica - Jean Madeira
Oscar - Erika Köth
Silvano - Jos Borelli
Samuele - Max Proebstl
Tom - Hans Hermann Nissen
Un Giudice - Paul Kuen
Un servo - Albert Gassner
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0165 {2CDS} (2006)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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
International Record Review - June 2006 p.27 [JTH]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.93 septiembre 2006 pp..87-88 [VM]
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Comments:- The cast for this recording that is listed above is as given in «Bayerischer Rundfunk - Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen - Sängerinnen - Buchstabe A-Q» B 1463.
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Aida - Leonie Rysanek
Radamès - Rudolf Schock
Amneris - Sieglinde Wagner
Amonasro - Josef Metternich
Ramphis - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
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Black Disc - Electrola WBLP 1509 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 70 003 {1LP} EMI Electrola E 80 588 {1LP}; EMI Electrola 1C 047 28581 {1LP} EMI Electrola 1C 147 29150-1M {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74263 2 9 {1CD} (Germany) (2001)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 publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
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Luister - Februaryi/Maart 1956 p.131 [LR]
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Comments:- A recording of excerpts from Act 3 in German. The following excerpts are performed: Azurne Bläue; Wehe! Mein Vater!; Ich sehe dich wieder, meine Aida; Bei Napata die Schluchten! (to the end).
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1955(SE)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin + Chor der St.-Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin
Santuzza - Leonie Rysanek
Turiddu - Rudolf Schock
Alfio - Josef Metternich
Lola - Liselotte Losch
Lucia - Johanna Blatter
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Black Disc - Electrola WDLP 594 {1x10in-LP} Electrola SME 80617 (+Der Bajazzo - excerpts) {1LP}; EMI 1C 063 28999 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74268 2 4 (+Der Bajazzo - excerpts) {1CD} (Germany) (2001)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 publication:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Vorspiel un Siziliana; Laßt uns preisen den Herrn; Die Schuld wird nicht vergeben; Intermezzo sinfonico; Schäumt der süße Wein im Becher; Mutter der Rote war allzu feurig; Finale.
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Andrea Chénier - Hans Hopf
Carlo Gérard - Josef Metternich
Madeleine di Coigny - Marianne Schech
La Contessa di Coigny - Elisabeth Löw-Szöky
Roucher - Keith Engen
Il sanculotto Mathieu - Walter Berry
Schmidt - Hans Hermann Nissen
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0197 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.58 [SS]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 p.99 [JTH]
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Comments:- According to the «Bayerischer Rundfunk - Historischer Katalog - Gesang Aufnahme - Haupteil - Sängerinnen - Band II - Buchstabe R-Z» entry 2178 the following also take part: Lilian Bennigsen, Dagmar Naaf.
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Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Carlotta - Anny Schlemm
Sindulfo - Philipp Gehly
Der Fremde - Josef Metternich
Luigi - Herbert Hennies
Benozzo - Willy Hofmann
Sora - Herta Talmar
Nasoni - Benno Kusche
Massaccio - Walter Jenkel (Jenckel)
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Black Disc - RCA VL 30 353 AF (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Membran 231712 {2CDS} (+Der arme Jonathan - excerpts) {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln (March 1956). The dialogue of Carlotta is spoken by Lola Mütherl and that of Der Fremde by Wolfgang Lukschy.
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Conductor Mario Rossi - 1956(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Westdeutschen Rundfunks
Rigoletto - Josef Metternich
Gilda - Mimi Coertse
Duca di Mantova - Libero De Luca
Sparafucile - Gottlob Frick
Maddalena - Ira Malaniuk
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Compact Disc; - Walhall WLCD 0193 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2007 S.58 [SS]
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International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.28 [JTH]
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Conductor Paul Hindemith - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Rudolf II - Ferdinand II - Die Sonne - Keith Engen
Kepler - Die Erde - Josef Metternich
Wallenstein - Jupiter - Richard Holm
Ulrich Grüßer - Mars - Kurt Wehofschitz
Tansur - Saturn - Marcel Cordes
Susanna - Venus - Liselotte Fölser
Katharina - Der Mond - Herta Töpper
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1138
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Comments:- Recording of the first performance in the Prinzregententheater, Munich (11 August 1957). See OPERA November 1957 pp.694-696. 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». Here the date of the performance is given incorrectly as 11 September 1957.
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Städdtische Oper Berlin
Lucia - Erika Köth
Edgardo - Rudolf Schock
Enrico - Josef Metternich
Raimondo - Gottlob Frick
Arturo - Manfred Schmidt
Alisa - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc - Electrola E 60074 {1LP}; Electrola E 80 021 {1LP} Electrola VP 8073 {1LP}; EMI 1C 047 28579 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 26433-2 {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Noch ist er ferne...Schweigende, dunkle Mitternacht; Komm näher, Lucia; Diese eingestall'nen Wangen; Wer vermag's den Zorn zu hemmen?; Freudigen Jubelruf; laßt heut' erklingen; Laßt diese Jubeltöne schweigen; Ich hörte sprechen; Die Kerzen leuchten
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1957?(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Canio - Josef Traxel
Nedda - Anneliese Rothenberger
Tonio - Josef Metternich
Silvio - Hermann Prey
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Black Disc - Electrola WDLP 597 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 60 079 {1x10in-LP} Kristall SMVP 8012 {1LP}; EMI 1C 047 28571 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74268 2 4 (+Cavalleria rusticana - excerpts) {1CD} (Germany) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Prolog; Einzug und Chor des Bauern; Szene und Glockenchor; Wie flammte auf sein Auge; Jetz spielen! Hüllen in Tand nur; Nedda! Silvio; Nein! Bin Bajazzo nicht bloß; Finale.
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1958(RA)
Orchestra - WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln
Chorus - WDR Rundfunkchor Köln
Otello - Hans Hopf
Desdemona - Claire Watson
Iago - Josef Metternich
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 584
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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 broadcast in 1958 (see «The lyric baritone» by John Hunt p.140). 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 Ferenc Fricsay - 1958(SE)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Carmen - Oralia Domínguez
Don José - József Simándy
Micaëla - Maria Stader
Escamillo - Josef Metternich
Frasquita - Hanny Steffek
Mercédès - Liselotte Folser
Le Dancaïre - Kurt Wehofschitz
Le Remendado - Paul Kuen
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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPEM 19191 {1LP} (1959)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 136032 {1LP} (1959)ª; DG 2535 297 {1LP}
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1960 p.30 [AP]; September 1960 p.177 [AP] .
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Opera - September 1960 p.640
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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.14 [FGB]
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Fono Forum - Band 4 Dezember 1959 S.24 [HWW]
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Comments:- Recording of the following excerpts in German: Prelude; Ja, die Liebe; Wie, du kommst von der Mutter; Draussen am Wall; Was is Zigeuners hochsten Lust; Euren Toast...; Auf in den Kampf; Ich hab ein Geschäft vorzutragen; Hier an dem Herzen; Wenn dir den Karten; Hier in der Felsenschlucht...; Ich sprach, dass ich furchtlos mich fuhle; Ha, sie naht; Du bist's? Ich bin's!
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Staatskapelle Berlin
Wotan - Ferdinand Frantz
Fricka - Johanna Blatter
Loge - Helmut Melchert
Alberich - Benno Kusche
Froh - Rudolf Schock
Donner - Josef Metternich
Erda - Ruth Siewert
Woglinde - Lisa Otto
Wellgunde - Melitta Muszely
Floßhilde - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1984 {1LP} (1963)ª; *EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 109 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 091 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Berlin Classics 0020352BC {1CD} (1994)ª; Berlin Classics 0032632BC {1CD} (2003)ª
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 - July 1963 p.68; October 1963 p.177
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Opera - September 1963 pp.636-637 [HDR]
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.420
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.157
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Classical Express - Issue 92 November 1997 p.4 [AJ]
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Floria Tosca - Lisa Della Casa
Mario Cavaradossi - Rudolf Schock
Il barone Scarpia - Josef Metternich
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Black Disc; - Electrola E 80 538 {1LP} (1960)ª; Electrola STE 80 538 {1LP} (1960)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 063 28509 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - EMI Electrola 637 253048-2 (collection) {11CDS} ;; EMI Classics 5 67678-2 (collection) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 pp.75-76 [RS]
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Fono Forum - 5/60 (1960) S.22
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Comments:- Wilhelm Strienz also takes part in this recording.
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Conductor Hans Zanotelli - 1959(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Manrico - Rudolf Schock
Azucena - Sieglinde Wagner
Leonora - Melitta Muszely
Conte di Luna - Josef Metternich
Ruiz - Manfred Schmidt
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Black Disc - Electrola E 80 462 {1LP}; Electrola STE 80 462 {1LP} EMI 1C 063 28998 {1LP}; Eterna 8 20 135 {1LP}
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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:- Some of these excerpts are conducted by Wilhelm Schüchter
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Conductor Horst Stein - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Berliner Staatskapelle
Chorus - Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin
Canio - Rudolf Schock
Nedda - Melitta Muszely
Tonio - Josef Metternich
Beppe - Manfred Schmidt
Silvio - Marcel Cordes
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Black Disc; - Electrola E 80 501/02 S {2LPS}; Electrola STE 80 501/02 S {2LPS} Eterna 8 20 119/20 {2LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc - EMI Electrola 523 252 347-2 {1CD}; Berlin Classics 0091022 BC {1CD}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.200
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Kommandant - Josef Metternich
Maria - Hildegard Hillebrecht
Wachtmeister - Max Proebstl
Konstabel - Benno Kusche
Schütze - Richard Holm
Musketier - Albrecht Peter
Hornist - Wolfgang Anresos
Offizier - Hans Hermann Nissen
Piedmonteser - Horst Wilhelm
Holsteiner - Kurt Böhme
Bürgermeister - Lorenz Fehenberger
Prälat - Carl Hoppe
Frontoffizier - Josef Knapp
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03567
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Munich Festival (13 August 1960). The cast given above is that listed in the «Historischer Katalog» of Bayerischer Rundfunk, but it is not certain if the singers have been correctly assigned to the roles.
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1963(LC)
Orchestra - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Hans Sachs - Otto Wiener
Veit Pogner - Hans Hotter
Sixtus Beckmesser - Benno Kusche
Fritz Kothner - Josef Metternich
Walther von Stolzing - Jess Thomas
David - Friedrich Lenz
Eva - Claire Watson
Magdalena - Lilian Benningsen
Nachtwächter - Hans Bruno Ernst
Kunz Vogelgesang - David Thaw
Konrad Nachtigall - Carl Hoppe
Ulrich Eisslinger - Franz Klarwein
Balthasar Zorn - Walter Carnuth
Augustin Moser - Karl Ostertag
Hermann Ortel - Adolf Keil
Hans Schwarz - Georg Wieter
Hans Foltz - Max Proebstl
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Black Disc; - Oriole-Eurodisc 70850XRC {5LPS} (1964)ª; Oriole-Eurodisc S 70851XR {5LPS} (1964)ª; RCA LM 6708 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª;; RCA LSC 6708 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; World Record Club SOC 220-4 {5LPS}
Compact Disc; - BMG Eurodisc GD 69008 {4CDS} (1990)ª
Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 9501 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1965)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1964 pp.473-474 [AR]; April 1990 p.1866 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.3 Spring 1996 p.134
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American Record Guide - September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 pp.26-28, pp.30-31 [HG]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1088-1090 [HG]: November 1965 Vol.32 No.3 pp.275-276 (open reel tape) [RJ]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 pp.113-114 [AR]: June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 pp.95-96 [RDD]
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Stereophile - June 1990 (Vol.13 No.6) p.205
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Comments:- Recorded at rehearsals prior to the performance which celebrated the re-opening of the Nationaltheater, Munich on 23 November 1963 (see OPERA January 1964 p.26)
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