There are 65 recordings on file in which Anna Moffo appears

Order by composer

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

1 1955(RA) - fiamma (La) by Ottorino Respighi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*

2 1956(FI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*

3 1956(FI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Oliviero De Fabritiis*

4 1956(FI) - sonnambula (La) by Vincenzo Bellini - Bruno Bartoletti*

5 1956(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Antonino Votto*

6 1956(STU) - Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Hans Rosbaud*

7 1956(STU) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*

8 1957(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan***

9 1957(STU) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Erich Leinsdorf*

10 1957-58(STU) - Capriccio by Richard Strauss - Wolfgang Sawallisch*

11 1958(FI) - serva padrona (La) by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Franco Ferrara*

12 1958(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*

13 1958(RA) - Armide by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Mario Rossi*

14 1958(STU) - filosofo di campagna (Il) by Baldassare Galuppi - Renato Fasano*

15 1959?(RA) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Mario Rossi*

16 1960(FI) - Fille du regiment (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Franco Mannino*

17 1960(RA) - Günther von Schwarzburg by Ignaz Holzbauer - Oliviero De Fabri..*

18 1960(STU) - nozze di Figaro (Le) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Carlo Maria Giulini*

19 1960(STU) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Fernando Previtali*

20 1961(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Nicola Rescigno*

21 1961(LI) - Turandot by Giacomo Puccini - Leopold Stokowski*

22 1961(SE) - lustige Witwe (Die) by Franz Lehár - Lehman Engel*

23 1961(STU) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Erich Leinsdorf*

24 1961?(SE) - Desert Song (The) by Sigmund Romberg - Lehman Engel*

25 1961?(SE) - Nacht in Venedig (Eine) by Johann Strauß II - Lehman Engel*

26 1961?(SE) - Naughty Marietta by Victor Herbert - Lehman Engel*

27 1961?(SE) - Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin - Lehman Engel*

28 1961?(SE) - Roberta by Jerome Kern - Lehman Engel*

29 1961?(SE) - Rose-Marie by Charles Rudolf Friml - Lehman Engel*

30 1961?(SE) - Show Boat by Jerome Kern - Lehman Engel*

31 1962(LI) - Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy - Ernest Ansermet*

32 1962(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Ignace Strasfogel*

33 1962(SE) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Lehman Engel*

34 1963(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Anton Guadagno*

35 1963(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Thomas Schippers*

36 1963(SE) - Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini - René Leibowitz*

37 1963(SE) - Manon by Jules Massenet - René Leibowitz*

38 1963(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*

39 1963?(STU) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Renato Fasano*

40 1964(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Berislav Klobucar*

41 1964(LI-Moffo) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Herbert von Karajan*

42 1964(SE) - Fledermaus (Die) by Johann Strauß II - Oscar Danon*

43 1965(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Anton Guadagno*

44 1965(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Richard Karp*

45 1965(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Juan Emilio Martini*

46 1965(STU) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Georges Prêtre**

47 1965(STU) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*

48 1966(STU) - rondine (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*

49 1967(LI) - puritani (I) by Vincenzo Bellini - Anton Guadagno***

50 1967(LI) - Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod - Anton Guadagno*

51 1968(FI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Giuseppe Patanè*

52 1968(LI) - Fille du regiment (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Oliviero De Fabri..*

53 1969(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Carlo Franci**

54 1970(LI) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Anton Guadagno*

55 1970(STU) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Lorin Maazel*

56 1971(FI) - Csárdásfürstin (Die) by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán - Bert Grund*

57 1971(FI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Carlo Felice Cill..*

58 1971(STU) - Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck - Kurt Eichhorn***

59 1972(RA) - Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Kurt Eichhorn*

60 1973(LI) - Zauberflöte (Die) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Peter Maag***

61 1974(SE) - Juive (La) by Fromental Halévy - Antonio de Almeida*

62 1974(STU) - Thaïs by Jules Massenet - Julius Rudel*

63 1974?(FI) - Belle Hélène (La) by Jacques Offenbach - Franz Allers***

64 1976(STU) - Amore dei tre re (L') by Italo Montemezzi - Nello Santi*

65 1977(SE) - schöne Galathee (Die) by Franz von Suppé - Kurt Eichhorn*

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La fiamma by Ottorino Respighi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Eudossia - Lucia Danieli

Basilio - Carlo Tagliabue

Donello - Giancinto Prandelli

Silvana - Mara Coleva

Agnese - Maria Teresa Mandalari

Monica - Anna Moffo

Agata - Luisa Villa

Lucilla - Tusa Santo

Sabina - Gabriella Carturan

Zoe - Luisa Mandelli

Il vescovo - Nicola Zaccaria

L'esorcista - Ivan Sardi

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 518 (& 4019); Opera d'Oro OPD 1451 {2CDS} (2006)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66343 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of La fiamma by Ottorino Respighi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.686; PENGUIN p.342

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.269 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 7 August 1955. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The recording (4019) is attributed incorrectly to La Scala in Omega's online catalogue.

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1956(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Falstaff - Giuseppe Taddei

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Scipio Colombo

Dr. Cajus - Mario Carlin

Bardolfo - Renato Ercolani

Pistola - Franco Calabrese

Alice Ford - Rosanna Carteri

Nannetta - Anna Moffo

Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali

Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri

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Black Disc - GDL

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAIDVD 4333 (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:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2006 p.99 (DVD) [JBS]

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Diapason - No.536S mai 2006 p.126 (DVD) [MP]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.230 [RVL]

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Opéra Magazine - No.8 juin 2006 p.84 (DVD) [JC]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.89 abril 2006 p.78 (DVD) [PN]

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Comments:- Video recordings of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack broadcast on 9 May 1956. The audio recording is listed (with the year given as 1958) in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 2000 No.247 p.21.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1956(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo

Pinkerton - Renato Cioni

Sharpless - Afro Poli

Suzuki - Miti Truccato Pace

Kate Pinkerton - Lelia Dori

Goro - Gino Del Signore

Il principe Yamadori - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Lo zio Bonzo - Dmitri Lopatto

Il commissario imperiale - Aristide Baracchi

Yakusidè - Alfredo Allegro

L'ufficiale del Registro - Francesco Poce

La madre di Cio Cio San - Raimonda Stamer

La zia - Maria Luisa Malacchi

La cugina - Jolanda Torriani

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.365 {2CDS} (2007)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4284 (+La bohème - excerpt - Moffo - Tucker) (2004)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2005 p.100 [JBS]

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Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.97 [CC]

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Diapason - No.522 février 2005 pp.113-114 [MP]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 p.60 [TP]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.262 [RVL]: January/ February 2008 Vol.71 No.1 pp.221-222 (audio) [MM]

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.82 [IJ]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.92-93 [FSR]

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Comments:- A video recording of a television film and an audio recording of its soundtrack. The cast listed above is that given in «Anna Moffo - Una carriera Italo-Americana» by Mario G. Genesi p.384.

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La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1956(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Amina - Anna Moffo

Elvino - Danilo Vega

Rodolfo - Plinio Clabassi

Lisa - Gianna Galli

Alessio - Guido Mazzini

Notaro - Giuseppe Nessi

Teresa - Anna Maria Anelli

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DVD (Video) - Video Artists International 4239 (2003)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - Legato Classics 301 (NTSC - B&W); House of Opera VID 602 (NTSC - B&W) (2001)ª

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Recordings of La sonnambula by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.265; Opera on Record 2 p.115; CELLETTI p.72; Opera on CD (1) p.38 (2) p.44 (3) p.49; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.178 p.72; MET p.18; MET(VID) p.7; PENGUIN p.13; GIUDICI p.29 (2) p.47; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2004 p.96 [JBS]

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Orpheus - März + April 2004 S.76-S.77 [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.592-594 [NR]; Vol.20 No.4 Autumn 2004 pp.742-743 [RB]

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Opéra International - No.288 mars 2004 p.89 [JC]

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Diapason - No.520 décembre 2004 p.137 [MP]

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BBC Music Magazine - April (published February) 2004 p.90 [IH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.272 [RVL]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.93 [PMH]

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Classica Répertoire - No.60 mars 2004 p.122 [PT]

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Comments:- Video recording of a black and white television film. The VHS issued by House of Opera is listed in their list of «New Releases March 2001»

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - Manuel Spatafora

Marcello - Rolando Panerai

Colline - Nicola Zaccaria

Mimi - Maria Callas

Musetta - Anna Moffo

Benoit - Carlo Badioli

Alcindoro - Carlo Badioli

Parpignol - Franco Ricciardi

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1464-1465 {2LPS} (1957)ª; Columbia QCX 10272-10273 {2LPS} (Italy); HMV SLS 5059 {2LPS} (1976)ª; *EMI EX 290923-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3560 B/L {2LPS} (1957)ª

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5059 (1976)ª; EMI EX 290923-5 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47475-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CDS 5 56295-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1957 p.170 [HCS]; March 1958 p.417 [PHW]; August 1976 p.332 [EG]; December 1976 p.1066 [IM]; November 1987 p.814, p.817 [MEO]

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Opera - April 1958 p.261

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

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Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 pp.84-85 [CC]

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American Record Guide - October 1957 Vol.24 No.2 p.60 [JB2]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1957 Vol.7 No.10 p.100 [CMS]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.111 (2) p.112 (4) p.108

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58

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Comments:- See article by Max de Schauensee in HIGH FIDELITY December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.54

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Hans Rosbaud - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire

Chorus - Aix en Provence Festival

Don Giovanni - Antonio Campó

Donna Anna - Teresa Stich-Randall

Don Ottavio - Nicolai Gedda

Donna Elvira - Suzanne Danco

Leoporello - Marcello Cortis

Il Commendatore - Raffaele Ariè

Masetto - André Vessières

Zerlina - Anna Moffo

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Black Disc; - Pathé DTX 218-221; Pathé TRI 33311-33313; VOX OPL 170;; VOX OPBX 162-3 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 64372-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; EMI 5 72195-2 (+Le Nozze di Figaro) {5CDS} (France); Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66356 {2CDS} (2006)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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.67

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Opera - March 1991 p.375

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.183 p.102 (mention) [CM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.91, p.94, p.96 [NB]: May 1964 Vol. 14 No.5 p.72 [AR]

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American Record Guide - November 1963 Vol.30 No.3 p.236 [HG]: July/August 2007 Vol.70 No.4 p.225 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recorded in a studio in Paris after the Aix-en-Provence Festival. INA has published a recording of the performance at Aix on 12 July 1956 with the same cast. This was broadcast on 20 July 1956. The CDs also carry recordings of excerpts from performances in 1950 and 1952. INA «Mémoire vive» IMV 074 {3CDS} (2007)ª. There is a brief review in DIAPASON No.550 S septembre 2007 p.128.

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Falstaff - Tito Gobbi

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Rolando Panerai

Dr. Cajus - Tomaso Spataro

Bardolfo - Renato Ercolani

Pistola - Nicola Zaccaria

Alice Ford - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Nannetta - Anna Moffo

Meg Page - Nan Merriman

Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1410-1412 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Columbia SAX 2254-2256 (1961)ª; EMI SLS 5037 (ASD 3142-3144) {3LPS} (1976)ª;; EMI SLS 5211 {2LPS} (1980)ª; EMI EX 749668-1 {2LPS} (1988)ª; Angel 3552 C/L {3LPS} (1956)ª;; Angel S 3552 C/L {3LPS} (1959)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10141/42 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5211 (1980)ª;; EMI EX 749668-4 (1988)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49668-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67083-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67162 2 3 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11379-80 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Angel CDCB-49668 {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1957 p.288; March 1957 p.382; July 1957 p.45 July 1961 p.80; January 1976 p.1239 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; December 1980 p.880 [AB] ; September 1988 p. [HF]; October 1999 p.120 [RTF]

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Opera - May 1957 p.314; October 1961 p.666; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.12 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.248-252 [WRM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.98 [MDS]: February 1959 Vol.9 No.2 p.76 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.414: January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]

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Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.458

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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.33

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.568

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.106

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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.130 [SH]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (18-29 June 1956). See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.406

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Falstaff - Tito Gobbi

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Rolando Panerai

Dr. Cajus - Tomaso Spataro

Bardolfo - Renato Ercolani

Pistola - Mario Petri

Alice Ford - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Nannetta - Anna Moffo

Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali

Mistress Quickly - Giulietta Simionato

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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDKAR 226 {2CDS};; House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi + Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD+ROM} (2001)ª; Andante AN 3080 (+performance conducted by Toscanini) {4CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0212 {2CDS} (2008)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:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2005 p.93 [AB]

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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.58 [SS]; März + April 2008 S.59 [SS]

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Opéra International - No.297 janvier 2005 p.78 [JC]

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Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 pp.107-108 [PK]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.241 [KM]

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International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 p.94 [TP]: Summer 2008 p.99 (mention) [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (10 August 1957; See OPERA October 1957 pp.625-628)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo

Pinkerton - Cesare Valletti

Sharpless - Renato Cesari

Suzuki - Rosalind Elias

Kate Pinkerton - Miti Truccato Pace

Goro - Mario Carlin

Il principe Yamadori - Nestore Catalani

Lo zio Bonzo - Fernando Corena

Il commissario imperiale - Leonardo Monreale

Yakusidè - Andrea Mineo

L'ufficiale del Registro - Andrea Mineo

La madre di Cio Cio San - Luisa Zeri

La zia - (Maria) Grazia Ciferi

La cugina - Renata Mattioli

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6165 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6165 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor 26.35059; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6100/1-3 {3LPS} (USA & UK) (1964-66)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6100/1-3 {3LPS} (USA & UK) (1964-66)ª; RCA VICTOR VLS 04145; RCA «Victrola» VL 43542 (3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA «Victor» GD 84145 {2CDS} (Europe) (1988)ª; RCA Victor 4145-2 {2CDS} (USA)

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 (HCS); April 1966 p.507 (EG); September 1988 p. [MEO]

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Opera - June 1966 p.490 [AB]

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American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.192 [MB2]: December 1964 Vol.31 No.4 p.349 [GLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.66 [DJ]: March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.9 (letter): November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.122 [CLO]

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Capriccio by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1957-58(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Gräfin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Graf - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Flamand - Nicolai Gedda

Olivier - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

La Roche - Hans Hotter

Clairon - Christa Ludwig

Taupe - Rudolf Christ

Eine italienische Sängerin - Anna Moffo

Ein italienischer Tenor - Dermot Troy

Der Haushofmeister - Karl Schmitt-Walter

Diener 1 - Wolfgang Sawallisch

Diener 2 - Edgar Fleet

Diener 3 - Ian Humphries

Diener 4 - Edward Darling

Diener 5 - Leslie Fyson

Diener 6 - John Hauxvell (Hauxwell)

Diener 7 - Geoffrey Walls

Diener 8 - Dennis Wicks

Diener 9 - David Winnard

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1600-1602 {3LPS} (1959)ª; *World Record Club OC 230/1/2 {3LPS} (1969)ª; Columbia C 90997/99 {3LPS} (Germany) (1959)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 151 1435243 {3LPS} (1984)ª; Angel 3580 C/L {3LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49014-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS S5 67394-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Angel CDCB-49014 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1959 p.445 (mention) [HCS], pp.470-471 [AR]; July 1959 p.51 [DST]; August 1969 pp.314-315 [WSM]; April 1984 p.1213 [JBS]; November 1987 p.818 [AB]; November (published September) 2000 p.118 [JBS]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 pp.66-67 [DJ]

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Records and Recordings - March 1959 p.19 [NG]

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1959 p.380 [NDM]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.515

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International Record Review - September 2000 pp.123-124 [MT]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.233 [LM]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.113 Novembre 1959 p.678 [JB]

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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.95 [MH]

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Comments:- Recorded on 2-7, 9-11 September 1957, 28 March 1958

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La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Ferrara - 1958(FI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Filharmonica di Roma

Serpina - Anna Moffo

Uberto - Paolo Montarsolo

Vespone - Giancarlo Cobelli

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2650 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; RCA PRL 19011; RCA Victor RB 6535

VHS Video Cassette - *VIEW VIDEO 1411

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Recordings of La serva padrona by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.566; MARINELLI p.14; MET p.367; MET(VID) p.210; PENGUIN p.283

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1963 p.529 (audio)

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Opera - August 1963 p.549 (audio) [HDR]

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Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.54 (video) [SS]

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Diapason - No.86 1964 p.19 (audio)

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American Record Guide - May 1963 Vol.29 No.9 p.706 (audio) [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.68 (audio) [CLO]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film from «Cine Lyrica Italiana» or an audio recording of its soundtrack

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Falstaff - Tito Gobbi

Fenton - Alvino Misciano

Ford - Cornell MacNeil

Dr. Cajus - Mariano Caruso

Bardolfo - Luigi Vellucci

Pistola - Kenneth Smith

Alice Ford - Renata Tebaldi

Nannetta - Anna Moffo

Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali

Mistress Quickly - Giulietta Simionato

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 282-2 {2LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 206-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Premiere Opera ltd. CDNO 7662 {2CDS} (2002)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.5

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.96

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.64

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (10 October 1958, see OPERA December 1958 p.780)

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Armide by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1958(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Armida - Anna De Cavallieri

Sidonia - Anna Moffo

La furia - Jolanda Gardino

Rinaldo - Mirto Picchi

Idrarte - Pierre Mollet

Ubaldo - Renato Cesari

Fenicia - Ester Orel

Lucinda - Ester Orel

Una naiade - Irene Gasperoni

Primo eco - Nadia Mura Carpi

Secondo eco - Edy (Editta) Amedeo

Il cavaliere danese - Tommaso Frascati

Artemidoro - Alfredo Nobile

Aronte - Giuliano Ferrein

Una corifea - Nadia Mura Carpi

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 154 {3LPS} (1981)ª

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Recordings of Armide by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.69; CELLETTI p.276; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.169-172 [WA]

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Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance (21 December 1958). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE March 1981 p.1165

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Il filosofo di campagna by Baldassare Galuppi performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Fasano - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Collegium Musicum Italicum - I Virtuosi di Roma

Eugenia - Anna Moffo

Lesbina - Elena Rizzieri

Don Tritemio - Mario Petri

Rinaldo - Florindo Andreolli

Nardo - Rolando Panerai

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Black Disc - La Voce del Padrone QALP 10223/4 (+Il maestro di capella) {2LPS} HMV ALP 1661-2 (+Il maestro di capella) {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Testament SBT 1195 {1CD} (2001}ª; Archipel ARPCD 0363 {1CD} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Il filosofo di campagna by Baldassare Galuppi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.261

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.413

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Opera - May 1959 p.325

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Opera News - February 2002 pp.74-75 [JR]

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Fanfare - Vol.31 No.1 September/October 2007 p.105 [HF]

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Orpheus - Mai 2002 S.55 [MK]

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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.19 [RF]

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.282 [NDM]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.100-101 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 p.54 [PD]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.261 janvier 2002 p.82 [CFD]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.93 [JS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.162 giugno 2002 pp.107-108 [SL]

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Comments:- A version revised by Wolf-Ferrari

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1959?(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Elvira - Anna Moffo

Arturo Talbot - Gianni Raimondi

Sir Riccardo Forth - Ugo Savarese

Sir Giorgio - Raffaele Ariè

Enrichetta di Francia - Angela Rocco

Sir Bruno Robertson - Mino Russo

Lord Gualtiero Valton - Vito Susca

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 026 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1448-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Opera Depot OD {3CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Januar 1983 S.106 [SL]

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Comments:- Broadcast 20 February 1960. 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.160. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases late July-August 2004» and those issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date given is 24 October 1959 which may be the date that the recording was made, although the date given in «Anna Moffo - Una carriera Italo-Americana» p.393 is 20 February 1960.

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Mannino - 1960(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Marie - Anna Moffo

Tonio - Giuseppe Campora

Sulplice - Giulio Fioravanti

La Maquise - Jolanda Gardino

Hortensius - Antonio Cassinelli

Caporale - Teodoro Rovetta

Un Paysan - Tommaso Frascati

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 316 {2LPS} (1965)ª

Compact Disc; - Melodram 27018 {2CDS};; Gala GL 100713 (+Emilia di Liverpool - highlights) {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.81 [GH]

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Comments:- A recording of the soundtrack of a television film (11 December 1960)

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Günther von Schwarzburg by Ignaz Holzbauer performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1960(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Günther - Luigi Infantino

Rudolf - Raffaele Ariè

Anna - Anna Moffo

Asberta - Orietta Moscucci

Karl - Giancinto Prandelli

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Compact Disc; - Fiori FI 1039 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)ª

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 17 July 1960. The mp3 file issued on the «Fiori» label may be downloaded from the website http://www.opera-club.net (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Figaro - Giuseppe Taddei

Susanna - Anna Moffo

Conte Almaviva - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Cherubino - Fiorenza Cossotto

Marcellina - Dora Gatta

Bartolo - Ivo Vinco

Basilio - Renato Ercolani

Curzio - Renato Ercolani

Antonio - Piero Cappuccilli

Barbarina - Elisabetta Fusco

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Black Disc; - *Columbia 33CX 1732-1735 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Columbia SAX 2381-2384 {4LPS} (1961)ª; HMV SLS 5152 {3LPS}; Angel 3608 D/L {4LPS}; Angel S 3608 D/L {4LPS}

Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5152

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63266 2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Angel CDMB-63266 {2CDS};; EMI 358602-2 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.25; October 1961 p.199; March 1979 p.1611 [AB] January 1990 p. [SS]

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Opera - August 1961 p.544

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Fanfare - Vol.30 No.5 May/June 2007pp.153-154 [MF]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.152

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1961 Vol.11 No.1 p.70 [NB]

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American Record Guide - March 1961 Vol.27 No.7 p.569 [AR]

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Classic CD - January 1995 p.46

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.351

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo

Flora Bervoix - Anna Reynolds

Annina - Liliana Poli

Alfredo Germont - Richard Tucker

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - Piero De Palma

Dottore Grenvil - Franco Ventriglia

Barone Douphol - Franco Calabrese

Marchese d'Obigny - Vito Susca

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6154 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6154 {3LPS} (USA); RCA RE 25032-25034 (UK); RCA SER 4532-4534 (UK); RCA «Victrola» VICS 6111/1-3 RCA «Gold Seal» AGL 2-4144 {2LPS} (USA)

Compact Disc - RCA GD 84-144; BMG RCA 09026 68885-2 {2CDS}

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8002 (4-track 7½ips) (USA) (1961)ª

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1961 p.270; June 1970 p.89

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Opera - November 1961 p.722

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Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.99 [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.226 [PH]; Vol.21 No.5 May/June 1998 p.296 [RT]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.210-218 [LG]

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Diapason - No.447 avril 1998 p.114 [MP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [JC]

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American Record Guide - November 1960 Vol.27 No.3 p.739 [MB2]: January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.191 [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1961 Vol.11 No.6 p.62 [CLO]: August 1961 Vol.11 No.8 p.78 (open reel tape) [RDD]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) (mention) [RDD]

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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]: February 1999 p.117 [MQ]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.104 [JS]

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Comments:- The review in OPERA NOW states incorrectly that the conductor is Erich Leinsdorf

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo

Flora Bervoix - Alicia Torres Garza

Annina - Guadalupe Solórzano

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe di Stefano

Giorgio Germont - Manuel Ausensi

Gastone - Plácido Domingo

Dottore Grenvil - Humberto Pazos

Barone Douphol - Raúl Vázquez

Marchese d'Obigny - Salvatore Palafox

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram (Connaisseur) GM 6.0018 {2CDS} (2006)ª

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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 publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.99 abril 2007 p.94 [JM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (29 August 1961). See «My First Forty Years» by Plácido Domingo pp.19-20. The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's Performance Annals of Giuseppe di Stefano (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Franco Corelli

Liù - Anna Moffo

Ping - Frank Guarrera

Pang - Robert Nagy

Pong - Charles Anthony

Timur - Bonaldo Giaiotti

L'imperatore Altoum - Alessio De Paolis

Un mandarino - Calvin Marsh

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 299-3 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Melodram MEL 448 {3LPS}; Accord ACC 150038 {3LPS} (France) (1982)ª

Compact Disc - Datum DAT 12301 {2CDS}; Celestial Audio CA 105 {2CDRS} (Australia)

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Recordings of Turandot by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Diapason No.559 juin 2008 p.78; Gramophone July 2008 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Musica (Milano) - N.31 Anno 7 dicembre 1983 p.474 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 March 1961). The performance on 24 February 1961 is reviewed in OPERA May 1961 p.319. The Accord LPs are advertizedin GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.589

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Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Hanna Glawari - Anna Moffo

Danilo Danilowitsch - William Lewis

Camille de Rosillon - Arthur Rubin

Valencienne - Mary Ellen Pracht

Cascada - Kenneth Smith

Raoul de St Brioche - Robert Nagy

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Black Disc - Reader's Digest - RCA «Treasury of Great Operettas» (1-side)

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Recordings of Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.301; Opera on CD (1) p.126 (2) p.138 (3) p.157; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.45 p.118; MET p.205; MET(VID) p.117; PENGUIN p.181; The Gramophone October 2005 p.48

Comments:- Recording of excerpts of a version in English in which Hanna and Valencienne arerenamed Sonia and Natalie

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - Philip (Filippo) Maero

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Anna Moffo

Musetta - Mary Costa

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Giorgio Onesti

Parpignol - Adelio Zagonora

Sergente dei doganieri - Adelio Zagonora

Un doganiere - Flavio Tosin

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6095 {2LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6095 {2LPS} (USA) (1962)ª; RCA Victor RE 5500-5501 (UK) (1962)ª;; RCA SER 5500-5501 (UK) (1962)ª; RCA «Gold Seal» AGL2-3969; RCA «Victrola» VL 43543 (3) {3LPS} (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» GD 83969 {2CDS} ;; RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026-63179-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor 7002 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1962 p.302; September 1999 p.104 (In brief) [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

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American Record Guide - October 1962 Vol.29 No.2 p.116 [PLM]: December 1962 Vol.29No.4 p.316 (open reel tape) [RJ]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.165 [RVL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1962 Vol.12 No.10 p.111 [CLO]: November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.135 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.84 [RF]

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The Desert Song by Sigmund Romberg performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Margot - Anna Moffo

Red Shadow - Richard Fredricks

Sid - William Lewis

Ali - Kenneth Smith

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Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Guido, Herzog von Urbino - William Lewis

Caramello - Stanley Grover

Bartolomeo Delacqua - George Gaynes

Pappacoda - Peter Palmer

Annina - Anna Moffo

Ciboletta - Jeanette Scovotti

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Recordings of Eine Nacht in Venedig by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.248

Comments:- Recording of excerpts of an English version with lyrics by Norman Sachs and Mel Mandel

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Naughty Marietta by Victor Herbert performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Captain Dick Warrington - William Lewis

Marietta d'Altena - Anna Moffo

Adah - Rosalind Elias

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Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Porgy - Valentine Pringle

Bess - Urlee Leonardos

Serena - Billy Daniels

Clara - Anna Moffo

Jake - Andrew Frierson

Sportin' Life - Avon Long

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Recordings of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.317; CELLETTI p.262; Opera on CD (1) p.137 (2) p.151 (3) p.170; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.103 p.106; MET p.142; MET(VID) p.83; PENGUIN p.97;Opera on Video p.222; GIUDICI p.237; Répertoire No.118 novembre 1998 p.15

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Roberta by Jerome Kern performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Stephanie - Anna Moffo

Schwarenka - Jean Sanders

Minnie - Evelyn Sachs

Huck - Stanley Grover

Laidislaw - Charles Green

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Rose-Marie by Charles Rudolf Friml performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Rose-Marie - Anna Moffo

Wanda - Rosalind Elias

Jim - Richard Fredricks

Malone - William Chapman

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Show Boat by Jerome Kern performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1961?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Julie Laverne - Anna Moffo

Magnolia Hawks - Mary Ellen Pracht

Queenie - Rosalind Elias

Gaylord Ravenal - Richard Fredricks

Joe - Valentine Pringle

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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Ernest Ansermet - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Pelléas - Nicolai Gedda

Mélisande - Anna Moffo

Golaud - George London

Arkel - Jerome Hines

Geneviève - Blanche Thebom

Yniold - Teresa Stratas

Médecin - Clifford Harvuot

Le berger - William Walker

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1065;; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)ª

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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1962). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.402-403. 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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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ignace Strasfogel - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo

Flora Bervoix - Joan Wall

Annina - Mary Ellen Pracht

Alfredo Germont - Barry Morell

Giorgio Germont - Mario Sereni

Gastone - Gabor Carelli

Dottore Grenvil - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Barone Douphol - Calvin Marsh

Marchese d'Obigny - George Cehanovsky

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers TRA 196201 {2CDRS) (2007)ª

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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 at the MET (21 April 1962). The CDRs issued by The Opera Lovers are listed on their website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1962(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Eisenstein - Robert Nagy

Rosalinde - Jeanette Scovotti

Alfred - William Lewis

Falke - William Chapman

Adele - Anna Moffo

Orlofsky - Rosalind Elias

Frank - Lee Cass

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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Manon - Anna Moffo

Poussette - Maxime Makas

Javotte - Marcia Baldwin

Rosette - Ruth Carron

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda

Lescaut - Enzo Sordello

Le Compte des Grieux - Ezio Flagello

Guillot de Morfontaine - Paul Franke

De Brétigny - Edoardo Assali

L'Hôtelier - Walter Knetlar

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1086-2 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

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

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (3 December 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the website (click link below). See also «Anna Moffo - Una Carriera Italo-Americana» pp.133-134, p.413. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list entitled «FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES».

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon - Anna Moffo

Poussette - Jeanette Scovotti

Javotte - Marcia Baldwin

Rosette - Joann Grillo

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda

Lescaut - Frank Guarrera

Le Compte des Grieux - Giorgio Tozzi

Guillot de Morfontaine - Alessio De Paolis

De Brétigny - William Walker

L'Hôtelier - Lawrence Davidson

La Servante - Athena Vicos

1er Garde - Charles Kuestner

2e Garde - Carlo Tomanelli

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MAN 196301 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1963; see OPERA January 1964 pp.46-47). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor René Leibowitz - 1963(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus

Manon Lescaut - Anna Moffo

Des Grieux - Flaviano Labò

Lescaut - Robert Kerns

Edmondo - Manlio Rocchi

Un sergente degli arcieri - Enzo Titta

Un comandante di Marina - Mario Rinaudo

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.145

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1964 Vol.14 No.5 p.70 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 pp.1100-1101 [MDS]

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor René Leibowitz - 1963(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus

Manon - Anna Moffo

Poussette - Alberta Alberti

Javotte - Maria Casula

Rosette - Anna Di Stasio

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Giuseppe di Stefano

Lescaut - Robert Kerns

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 7028 (+Manon Lescaut) {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor LSC 7028 (+Manon Lescaut) {2LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor RE 5512-3 (+Manon Lescaut) {2LPS} (UK) (1964)ª; RCA Victor SER 5512-3 (+Manon Lescaut) {2LPS} (UK) (1964)ª

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

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.145

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus

Rigoletto - Robert Merrill

Gilda - Anna Moffo

Duca di Mantova - Alfredo Kraus

Sparafucile - Ezio Flagello

Maddalena - Rosalind Elias

Giovanna - Anna Di Stasio

Monterone - David Ward

Marullo - Robert Kerns

Borsa - Piero De Palma

Conte di Ceprano - Mario Rinaudo

Contessa di Ceprano - Corinna Vozza

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Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor GK 86506 (1988)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86506 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 112 {2CDS}; RCA Victor «Red Seal» 70785 {2CDS} (2005)ª

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 7008 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1965 p.343; April 1965 p.469; October 1979 p.712 [RO] ; September 1988 p. [AB]

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Opera - March 1965 p.215, p.217 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 p.232 [JS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.197-203 [TE]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1964 Vol.14 No.12 pp.74-75 [CLO]: March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.131 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - February 1965 Vol.31 No.6 pp.561-563 [PLM]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1106-1107 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Fasano - 1963?(STU)

Orchestra - Colleguium Musicum Italicum

Chorus - Coro Polifonico di Roma

Orfeo - Shirley Verrett

Euridice - Anna Moffo

Amor - Judith Raskin

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Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor GK 87896 (1991)ª

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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1966 p.174 [AR]; January 1967 p.354 [DST]; May 1972 p.1936 [AB]; January 1991 p.1409 [SS]

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Opera - February 1967 p.156 [AJ]

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Diapason - No.111 1966 p.24 [JG]; No.182 1973 p.29 (mention)

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Comments:- Berlioz's version revised by Saint-Saens and re-translated into Italian

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo

Flora Bervoix - Gundula Janowitz

Annina - Dagmar Hermann

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Zampieri

Giorgio Germont - Ettore Bastianini

Gastone - Ermanno Lorenzi

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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 at the Vienna State Opera (27 October 1964)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1964(LI-Moffo)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo

Flora Bervoix - Romana Righetti

Annina - Limbania Leoni

Alfredo Germont - Renato Cioni

Giorgio Germont - Mario Sereni

Gastone - Giorgio Loretti

Dottore Grenvil - Nicola Zaccaria

Barone Douphol - Alfredo Giacomotti

Marchese d'Obigny - Silvio Maionica

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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 at La Scala in which Anna Moffo replaced the indisposed Mirella Freni (22 December 1964; see OPERA February 1965 p.126)

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Oscar Danon - 1964(SE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Eisenstein - Richard Lewis

Rosalinde - Anna Moffo

Alfred - Franco Franchi

Falke - George London

Adele - Jeanette Scovotti

Orlofsky - Risë Stevens

Frank - John Hauxvell (Hauxwell)

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 2728 {1LP} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor LSC 2728 {1LP} (USA) (1964)ª

Compact Disc; - BMG RCA Victor 09026 63468-2 {1CD} (1999)ª

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 2170 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1964)ª

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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 p.74 [PC]

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American Record Guide - December 1964 Vol.31 No.4 p.368 (open reel tape) [PCP]: March/April 2000 Vol.63 No.2 p.190 [MM]

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Musica (Milano) - N.118 giugno-luglio 2000 p.91 [SH]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Rodolfo - Daniele Barioni

Schaunard - William Beck

Marcello - Ercole Bertolino

Colline - Norman Scott

Mimi - Anna Moffo

Musetta - Janet Pavek

Benoit - Gerhard Pechner

Alcindoro - Gerhard Pechner

Parpignol - Robert Puleo

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00174

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (12 January 1965). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Karp - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Lucia - Anna Moffo

Edgardo - John Craig

Enrico - Anselmo Colzani

Raimondo - Richard Cross

Arturo - Aldo Marra

Alisa - Ruth Carron

Normanno - Charles May

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Compact Disc - live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Juan Emilio Martini - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo

Flora Bervoix - Carmen de la Mata

Annina - Raquel Zipris

Alfredo Germont - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta

Giorgio Germont - Ettore Bastianini

Gastone - Ernesto Gasco

Dottore Grenvil - Juan Zanin

Barone Douphol - Bruno Tomaselli

Marchese d'Obigny - Ricardo Yost

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 3071; Opera Depot OD 10011-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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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 in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (25 May 1965). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Opera Chorus

Lucia - Anna Moffo

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Mario Sereni

Raimondo - Ezio Flagello

Arturo - Pierre Duval

Alisa - Corinna Vozza

Normanno - Vittorio Pandano

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6170 (USA) (1966)ª;; RCA Victor LSC-6170 (USA) (1966)ª; RCA Victor RE 5550-2 (UK) (1967)ª;; RCA Victor SER 5550-2 (UK) (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86504 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª; *Lyrica LRC 010 142 {2CDS}; RCA BVCC 8867-8 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª

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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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1967 p.382; September 1988 p. [JBS]

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Opera - March 1967 pp.249-250 [AB]

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Diapason - No.115 1967 p.22

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Comments:- ADVERT: ARG March 1966 INSIDE BACK COVER

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus

Luisa - Anna Moffo

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Miller - Cornell MacNeil

Walter - Giorgio Tozzi

Federica - Shirley Verrett

Wurm - Ezio Flagello

Laura - Gabriella Carturan

Contadino - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA RE 5534-5536 {3LPS} (UK) (1965)ª;; RCA SER 5534-5536 (UK) (1965)ª; *RCA SER 5713-5715 (UK) (1975)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86646 {2CDS} (1988)ª

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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1966 p.509 [AP]; July 1966 p.49 [DST] March 1975 p.1701 [AB]; October 1988 p. [JBS]

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Opera - May 1966 p.386 [HDR]

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American Record Guide - October 1965 Vol.32 No.2 pp.119-120, p.124 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.84-85 [CLO]

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Audio & Record Review - April 1966 p.44 [CW]

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La rondine by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana

Chorus - RCA Italiana

Magda de Civry - Anna Moffo

Ruggero Lastouc - Daniele Barioni

Ramblado Fernandez - Mario Sereni

Lisette - Graziella Sciutti

Prunier - Piero De Palma

Yvette - Sylvia Brigham-Dimiziani

Bianca - Virginia De Notarisefani

Suzy - Franca Mattiucci

Perichaud - Mario Basiola jnr.

Gobin - Fernando Iacopucci

Crebillon - Robert Amis El Hage

Georgette - Sylvia Brigham-Dimiziani

Gabriella - Virginia De Notarisefani

Lolette - Franca Mattiucci

Rabonier - Robert Amis El Hage

Uno Studente - Fernando Iacopucci

Maggiordomo - Robert Amis El Hage

Un uomo che fischia - Alessandro Alessandroni

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Black Disc; - RCA RE 5559-5560 {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA SER 5559-5560 {2LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA DPS 2055 {2LPS} (UK) (1974)ª; RCA Victor LM 7048 {2LPS} (USA) (1967)ª; RCA Victor LSC 7048 {2LPS} (USA) (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» 60459-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 82 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La rondine by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; CELLETTI p.625; MET p.441; PENGUIN p.311; GIUDICI p.641, (2) p. 1051; The Opera Quarterly Vol.16 No.3 Summer 2000 p.517

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1967 p.339; January 1968 p.366; December 1974 p.1211 [JBS]; September 1990 p. [MEO]

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Opera - February 1968 p.136 [HDR]

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Opera News - September 9 1967 p.30

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I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Elvira - Anna Moffo

Arturo Talbot - Pierre Duval

Sir Riccardo Forth - Manuel Ausensi

Sir Giorgio - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Enrichetta di Francia - Bonnie Lueders

Sir Bruno Robertson - Natale De Lazzari

Lord Gualtiero Valton - William MacCully

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Compact Disc - Encore Grand Tier ENGT 5/93 {2CDS}

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Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - May 1994 p.49

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Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.61

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American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.72

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (1 December 1967; see OPERA March 1968 p.229)

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Connecticut Opera Association

Chorus - Connecticut Opera Association

Roméo - Franco Corelli

Juliette - Anna Moffo

Gertrude - Rosalind Hupp

Frère Laurence - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Capulet - Ted Lambrinos

Tybalt - Paul Franke

Le Prince - Dmitri Nabokov

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; (2003)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut (15 December 1967). The cast members listed above are those given in «Anna Moffo - Una Carriera Italo-Americana» by Mario G. Genesi p.429. The assignment of the roles may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1968(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo

Flora Bervoix - Mafalda Micheluzzi

Annina - Gianna Lollini

Alfredo Germont - Franco Bonisolli

Giorgio Germont - Gino Bechi

Gastone - Glauco Scarlini

Dottore Grenvil - Afro Poli

Barone Douphol - Arturo La Porta

Marchese d'Obigny - Maurizio Piacente

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Laser Disc - Sony SRLM 975-6 (Japanese NTSC)

DVD (Video) - VAI DVD 4223

VHS Video Cassette - VAI 69069 (NTSC); Rank Video Library 75070070 (PAL)

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - June 2003 p.86 [AB]

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Opera - October 1967 p.851

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American Record Guide - May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 p.213 [RVL]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 p.64 [BI]

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Comments:- Video recording of a film directed by Mario Lanfranchi.

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La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Marie - Anna Moffo

Tonio - Renato Cioni

Sulplice - Walter Alberti

La Maquise - Jolanda Gardino

Hortensius - Carlo Badioli

Caporale - Andrea Mineo

Un Paysan - Gabriele De Julis

La Duchesse - Ada Finelli

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Compact Disc - Archivi dell Teatro dell'Opera No.6

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Recordings of La Fille du regiment by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.219; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.179 p.78; MET p.122; MET(VID) p.72; PENGUIN p.78; GIUDICI p.210 (2) p.350; Opéra International décembre 1997 No.219 pp.19-21

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - avril 1996 No.201 p.60

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (January 1968, see OPERA April 1968p.320)

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Anna Moffo

Edgardo - Nicolai Gedda

Enrico - Renato Bruson

Raimondo - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Arturo - Charles Anthony

Alisa - Carlotta Ordassy

Normanno - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 2169 (BRO 124001) {2CDRS} Premiere Opera (Italy) (unnumbered) {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 February 1969). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» and those issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo

Pinkerton - Giuseppe Campora

Sharpless - Enzo Sordello

Suzuki - Huguette Tourangeau

Kate Pinkerton - Virginia d' Ambrosio

Goro - Mariano Caruso

Il principe Yamadori - James Morris

Lo zio Bonzo - Joseph Fair

Il commissario imperiale - Harry Dworchak

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MAD 197001 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performancr in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (31 March 1970). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Carmen - Anna Moffo

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Helen Donath

Escamillo - Piero Cappuccilli

Frasquita - Arleen Auger (Augér)

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Moralès - Barry McDaniel

Zuninga - José van Dam

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Black Disc - Ariola-Eurodisc XG 80489R; Cetra LPS 3276 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - BMG-RCA 74321 25279-2 {2CDS}

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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 - July 1977 p.216, p.221 [JBS]

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Opera Now - May 1995 p.65

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Comments:- ADVERT: GRAMOPHONE February 1995 p.34

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Die Csárdásfürstin by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán performed in German

Conductor Bert Grund - 1971(FI)

Orchestra - Graunke Symphony Orchestra & The Zigeuner Orchestra

Chorus - Peter Cornhisen Choir & The Rosi Singers

Leopold Maria - Karl Schönböck

Edwin Ronald - René Kollo

Komtesse Stasi - Dagmar Koller

Graf Boni Káncsiánu - Sándor Németh

Feri von Kerekes - Lászlo Mensáros

Sylva Varescu - Anna Moffo

Baron Eugen von Rohnsdorff - Peter Huszti

Miska - Zoltan Latinovic

Fürstin Marie-Luise - Iren Psota

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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 85 130; RCA «Red Seal» RL 25167 {1LP} (UK) (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Sony/BMG «Eurodisc» 88697188312 {1CD} (2007)ª

DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1121 (Japan) (2004)ª; DG 073 4206 (2006)ª

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Recordings of Die Csárdásfürstin by Imre (Emmerich) Kálmán are surveyed in the following publications:-

Orpheus März 1982 S.224

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1979 p.110 (audio) [AML]

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Opera - May 2007 p.618 (DVD) [GL]

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International Record Review - February 2007 p.25 (DVD) [RP]

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Opéra Magazine - No.18 mai 2007 p.79 (DVD) [EP]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. It is performed with a «a new version of the text» and «new instrumentation».

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1971(FI)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Lucia - Anna Moffo

Edgardo - Lajos Kozma

Enrico - Giulio Fioravanti

Raimondo - Paolo Washington

Arturo - Pietro di Vietri

Alisa - Anna Maria Segatori

Normanno - Glauco Scarlini

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Black Disc - Ariola Eurodisc XF 859178

Compact Disc; - Denon COCO 9954-5 {2CDS} (Japan) (1992)ª

DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI DVD 4211 (2002)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Video Artists International VAI OP-1 (NTSC) Video Artists International VAI 29000 (NTSC)

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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 publications:-

Opera News - December 2002 pp.99-100 [JY]

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Orpheus - Februar 1973 S.51 (audio) [SH]; Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.78-S.79 (DVD) [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.137-139 [ALS]

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 p.59 (video); No.278 avril 2003 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.134 (DVD) (mention) [MP]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.243-244 (DVD) [RVL]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 p.63 (DVD) [TP]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film (and audio recording of its soundtrack) directed by Mario Lanfranchi

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Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck performed in German

Conductor Kurt Eichhorn - 1971(STU)

Orchestra - Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Tölzer Singerknaben

Peter - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Gertrud - Charlotte Berthold

Hänsel - Anna Moffo

Gretel - Helen Donath

Die Knusperhexe - Christa Ludwig

Sandmännchen - Arleen Auger (Augér)

Taumännchen - Lucia Popp

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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 85340 {2LPS}; RCA Victor «Red Seal» ARL 2 0637 {2LPS} (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - Eurodisc 610 266-232 {2CDS}; Eurodisc GD 69294 {2CDS} BMG-RCA 74321 25281-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Denon COCO 7422-3 {2CDS} (Japan) (1991)ª

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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 - December 1974 p.1208 [LS]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; January 1986 p.960, p.965 [AML]

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Opera Now - May 1995 p.65

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.283-284 [JM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 pp.120-122 [MK]

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.72

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Diapason - No.415 mai 1995 p.106

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.118

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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.145 (mention) [LM]

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Stereophile - November 1999 (Vol.22 No.11) p.165 [RL]

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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.49

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.61

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Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in German

Conductor Kurt Eichhorn - 1972(RA)

Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Iphigenie - Anna Moffo

Agamemnon - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Clytemnestra - Trudeliese Schmidt

Achille - Ludovic Spiess

Calchas - Thomas Stewart

Arcas - Bernd Weikl

Diane - Arleen Auger (Augér)

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Black Disc - Eurodisc 80608 {2LPS}; Eurodisc AB XF 86271 {2LPS} RCA «Red Seal» ARL 2 1104 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - BMG RCA Classics 74321 32236-2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Iphigénie en Aulide by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.67; CELLETTI p.277; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.17 (3) p.18; PENGUIN p.107; GIUDICI p.262 (2) p.444; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11; Opéra Magazine No.28 avril 2008 p.32

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1976 p.1046 [SS]

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Orpheus - Januar 1993 S.65 [GA]

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Répertoire - No.90 avril 1996 p.38

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.77

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1996 p.62 [MH]

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Comments:- A recording of Wagner's version of 1847

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Peter Maag - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Luigi Alva

Papageno - Donald Gramm

Königin der Nacht - Rita Shane

Sprecher - Morley Meredith

Pamina - Anna Moffo

Sarastro - Jerome Hines

Monostatos - Paul Franke

Papagena - Loretta Di Franco

1er Geharnischter - Charles Anthony

2er Geharnischter - Richard Best

Erste Dame - Mary Ellen Pracht

Zweite Dame - Marcia Baldwin

Dritte Dame - Jean Kraft

Erster Knabe - Betsy Norden

Zweiter Knabe - Christine Weidinger

Dritter Knabe - Cynthia Munzer

Erster Priester - Robert Schmorr

Zweiter Priester - Gene Boucher

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 December 1973). This performance was broadcast and then rebroadcast by Sirius Metropolitan Opera Radio. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La Juive by Fromental Halévy performed in French

Conductor Antonio de Almeida - 1974(SE)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Eléazar - Richard Tucker

Rachel - Martina Arroyo

Léopold - Juan Sabaté

La Princesse Eudoxie - Anna Moffo

Cardinal de Brogni - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Ruggiero - Leslie Fyson

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Black Disc; - *RCA ARL1-0447 {1LP} (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1252-1 {1CDR} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La Juive by Fromental Halévy are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.305; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.100 p.112; PENGUIN p.120; GIUDICI p.282 (2) p.474; The Opera Quarterly Vol,29 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.565-575

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1974 p.256 [AB]

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Thaïs by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Julius Rudel - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Thaïs - Anna Moffo

Athanaël - Gabriel Bacquier

Nicias - José Carreras

Palémon - Justino Díaz

Crobyle - Patricia Clark

Myrtale - Antonia Butler

Albine - Elizabeth Bainbridge

La Charmeuse - Jessica Cash

Servant - Leslie Fyson

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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor ARL3 0842 {3LPS} (1975)ª; *RCA Victor ARD3 0842 {3 quadrophonic LPS} (1975)ª

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2551-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª

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

Opera on Record 2 p.234; CELLETTI p.403; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.109 p.96; MET p.243; GIUDICI p.367 (2) p.642; Orpheus Oktober 2000 S.53-S.55

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1975 p.2013 [EG]; September 1975 p.430 [SIR]; October 1975 p.584 [JBS]

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Comments:- There is an article on the quadrophonic recording in GRAMOPHONE, May 1975 p.1946 and there is an advertisment on pages 1981-82 of the same issue. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007.

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La Belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach performed in German

Conductor Franz Allers - 1974?(FI)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

Chorus - Chor des Süddeutschen Rundfunks

Pâris - René Kollo

Ménélas - Josef Meinrad

Agamemnon - Hans Krämer

Calchas - Ivan Rebroff

Achille - Harald Serafin

Ajax I - Dieter Ballmann

Ajax II - Hans-Jürgen Ballmann

Hélène - Anna Moffo

Pandora - Karin Meier

Medusa - Urda Meier

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Black Disc - Philips 6623 117 (+Der Zarewitsch - Mattes -excerpts) {2LPS} VEB Deutsche Schallplatten 845194 {1LP}

Compact Cassette - Philips 7585 352 (+Der Zarewitsch - excerpts)

Compact Disc - Philips 420 662-2 {1CD}

DVD (Video) - Dreamlife Classics DLVC 1120 (Japan) (2004)ª

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Recordings of La Belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.156; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.42

Comments:- Video recording of a television film and the audio recording of its soundtrack.

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L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Fiora - Anna Moffo

Avito - Plácido Domingo

Manfredo - Pablo Elvira

Archibaldo - Cesare Siepi

Flamino - Ryland Davies

Un'ancella - Alison MacGregor

Una giovanetta - Elaine Tomkinson

Un giovane - Alan Byers

Una vecchia - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Offstage Voice - Michael Sanderson

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Black Disc - *RCA ARL2-1945 {2LPS} (USA); RCA «Red Seal» RL 01945 {2LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - BMG RCA 74321 50166-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.427; MET p.256; GIUDICI p.387 (2) p.671

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1977 p.692 [AB]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; May 1998 p.86 [MEO]

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Opera News - December 1998 p.91 [LAJ]

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Fanfare - September 1976 Vol.1 No.1 p.36 [RN]

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Orpheus - August/September 1998 S.87 [IW]

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Opéra International - mai 1998 No.224 p.58 [SS]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.139 [ES]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.149 [LM]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.62 [PL]

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Répertoire - No.111 mars 1998 p.48 [LC]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.117 - marzo 1998 p.90 [EG}

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Das Opernglas - Februar 1998 S.72 [JMW]

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Die schöne Galathee by Franz von Suppé performed in German

Conductor Kurt Eichhorn - 1977(SE)

Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunk

Chorus - Bayerischer Rundfunk

Galathee - Anna Moffo

Pygmalion - René Kollo

Ganymed - Rose Wagemann

Mydas - Ferry Gruber

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Black Disc; - *RCA «Red Seal» RL 25108 {1LP} (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - Eurodisc 258376 {1CD} (1991)ª; Sony/BMG «Eurodisc» 88697188372 {1CD} (2007)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1978 p.1478 [AML] ; July 1978 p.168 [JBS]

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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.106

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L'opera (Milano) - - Anno V - N.49 - Settembre 1991 p.105

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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