(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1941(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Tullio Serafin*
2 1942(RA) - amico Fritz (L') by Pietro Mascagni - Pietro Mascagni***
3 1946(FI) - barbiere di Siviglia (Il) by Gioacchino Rossini - Giuseppe Morelli**
4 1946(LE) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Antonio Guarnieri**
5 1946(LE) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Pietro Cimara*
6 1946(LE) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Walter Herbert*
7 1948(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Pietro Cimara*
8 1948(LI:31/1/48) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*
9 1949(LE) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Antonicelli*
10 1949(LI) - Chopin by Giacomo Orefice - Emidio Tieri*
11 1949(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Giuseppe Antonicelli*
12 1949(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Pietro Cimara*
13 1950(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Giuseppe Antonicelli*
14 1950(LI) - traviata (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Alberto Erede*
15 1951 - Arlesiana (L') by Francesco Cilea - Arturo Basile*
16 1951(LI) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Fausto Cleva*
17 1951(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Franco Capuana*
18 1952(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Fausto Cleva*
19 1952(RA) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Gabriele Santini*
20 1952(RA) - sonnambula (La) by Vincenzo Bellini - Franco Capuana**
21 1953(RA) - Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini - Angelo Questa*
22 1953(RA) - Martha by Friedrich Flotow - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
23 1953(RA) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
24 1954 - Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito - Angelo Questa*
25 1954(LE) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Gabriele Santini*
26 1954(LI) - Faust by Charles Gounod - Gabriele Santini*
27 1954(RA) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Angelo Questa*
28 1954(RA) - Fedora by Umberto Giordano - Oliviero De Fabritiis*
29 1954(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Angelo Questa*
30 1955(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
31 1955(RA) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Arturo Basile***
32 1956(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinar..**
33 1957(LI) - Manon by Jules Massenet - Napoleone Annovazzi*
34 1959(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Alberto Erede*
35 1959(LI) - Pêcheurs de perles (Les) by Georges Bizet - Oliviero De Fabri..*
36 1959(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Carlo Felice Cillario*
37 1959(STU) - Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti - Tullio Serafin*
38 1963(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Moresco*
39 1964(LI) - bohème (La) by Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Moresco**
40 1964(LI) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Anton Coppola*
41 1965(LI) - Werther by Jules Massenet - Nino Verchi*
42 1968(STU) - elisir d'amore (L') by Gaetano Donizetti - Ino Savini*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma
Falstaff - Mariano Stabile
Fenton - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Ford - Tito Gobbi
Dr. Cajus - Adelio Zagonora
Bardolfo - Cesare Masini-Sperti
Alice Ford - Franca Somigli
Nannetta - Augusta Oltrabella
Meg Page - Vittorico Palambini
Mistress Quickly - Cloe Elmo
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Compact Disc; - Music & Arts CD 1104 (highlights +complete recording - de Sabata - 1952 + Otello, Aida - excerpts - de Sabata) {4CDS} (2002)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66338 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.245-246 [JM]
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Diapason - No.497 novembre 2002 p.128 [PK]
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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 pp.259-261 [LM]
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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.98-99 [BI]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 p.85 [JS]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma (28 April 1941). As this recording comes from a broadcast by a German radio station it seems probable that it is of a performance given by the Rome Company when they visited Berlin. According to a letter in CLassic Record Collector (Spring 2003 p.5) the role of Pistol was sung by Giulio Neri.
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Conductor Pietro Mascagni - 1942(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Suzel - Pia Tassinari
Fritz Kobus - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Beppe - Amalia Pini
David - Saturno Meletti
Federico - Armando Giannotti
Hanezo - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Caterina - Giulia Abba
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Black Disc; - Cetra CB 20316-20328 {13x78s}; Cetra-Soria Album 106 {13x78s} (USA) Cetra 1203 {2LPS} (1962)ª; Everest S-429/2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 18; ZYX Music PD 2016-2 {2CDS}; Mondo Musica «Opera Collection» MMO 91101 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 61814-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 1994 p.1390
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Opera News - October 1994 p.50
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Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.57; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]
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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.78; No.255 mars 2001 p.77 [SS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.53 [CLO]
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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.267
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 3 November 1942
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Conductor Giuseppe Morelli - 1946(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Figaro - Tito Gobbi
Il Conte Almaviva - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Rosina - Nelly Corradi
Dr. Bartolo - Vito de Taranto
Don Basilio - Italo Tajo
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Compact Disc; - Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.103 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» GA 2023 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 500416 {2CDS} (2003)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #546 (NTSC & PAL)
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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2000 p.106 [AB]
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Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (audio) (mention) [GH]
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International Record Review - March 2000 p.135 (audio) [BLS] : September 2000 p.122 (audio) [RP]
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International Record Review - March 2000 p.135 (audio) [BLS]: September 2000 p.122 (audio) [RP]
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International Opera Collector - Spring 1999 No.11 p.102 (video) [TP]
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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.297 (audio) [LM]
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Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.3 (audio) [SJT]
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Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.84 (audio) [PT]
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Comments:- Video recording of a film or an audio recording of its soundtrack
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Conductor Antonio Guarnieri - 1946(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Schaunard - Roberto Galeno
Marcello - John Brownlee
Colline - Giacomo Vaghi
Mimi - Bidù Sayão
Musetta - Ghita Taghi
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2566-2 (1991)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 part of part of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (10 September 1946).
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Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1946(LE)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Lucia - Lily Pons
Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Enrico - Ivan Petroff
Raimondo - Roberto Silva
Arturo - José Arraita
Alisa - Concha de los Santos
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 341 {1LP} (1965)ª
Compact Cassette; - *Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1679 (1989)ª
Compact Disc - Grand Tier 4649-2
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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:-
Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.60
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American Record Guide - September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.268
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Comments:- EJS, Grand Tier and Lyric all give the year of this recording as 1947, but as clearly shown by Shaman, Collins, and Goodwin (EJS Discography pp.315-317) this cannot be correct as Tagliavini only sang in Mexico City in 1946. Also the aria «Cruda... funesta smania» sung by Petroff comes from another source on the EJS disc, which also contains some excerpts from a performance at the MET. The opera was broadcast in Mexico City on 13 and 24 August 1946. It is not certain which was used for these excerpts. José Arraita (as listed) sang Arturo on 12 August and Joaquin Alvarez on 24 August. The conductor was Pietro Cimara not Renato Cellini as sometimes stated (see «More EJS» p.598). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989». The date of the performance recorded is given on the case of the compact cassette as «6/22/47» and the conductor is given as Cellini. Cellini is also listed as the conductor in «Feruccio Tagliavini - L'uomo, La voce» by Umberto Bonafini p.101.
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Conductor Walter Herbert - 1946(LE)
Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes
Floria Tosca - Stella Roman
Mario Cavaradossi - Alexander Svéd
Il barone Scarpia - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il Sagristano - Gilberto Cerda
Cesare Angelotti - Ignacio Ruffino
Spoletta - Carlos Sagarminaga
Sciarrone - Francisco Alonso
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 374 {1LP} (1966)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in Mexico City. The EJS LP also includes partof a performance at the MET
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Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Lily Pons
Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Enrico - Robert Merrill
Raimondo - Nicola Moscona
Arturo - Felix Knight
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - Lodovico Oliviero
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 11748 (BRO 121031) {2CDRS} (2004)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
Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 17 January 1948 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI:31/1/48)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Schaunard - Hugh Thompson
Marcello - John Brownlee
Colline - Nicola Moscona
Mimi - Bidù Sayão
Musetta - Mimi Benzell
Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni
Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni
Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero
Sergente dei doganieri - Lawrence Davidson
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Compact Disc; - West Hill Radio Archives WHRA 6009 (+1940 recording +Don Pasquale - duet - De Luca - Albanese) {3CDS} (2006)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 publication:-
Classica Répertoire - No.90 mars 2007 p.100 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1948).
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Adina - Bidù Sayão
Nemorino - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Dulcamara - Italo Tajo
Belcore - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Giannetta - Inge Manski
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 238 {1LP} (1962)ª
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (5 February 1949)
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Conductor Emidio Tieri - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro
Chopin - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Flora - Pia Tassinari
Stella - Maria Sà Earp
Elio - Paulo Fortes
Un frate - Americo Basso
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Black Disc; - A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1014 {1LP} (1978)ª
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (13 September1949)
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Adina - Bidù Sayão
Nemorino - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Dulcamara - Salvatore Baccaloni
Belcore - Giuseppe Valdengo
Giannetta - Paula Lenchner(-Schmidt)
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 454 {2LPS} (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - Naxos «Historical» 8.110125-26 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500417 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.46 julio-agosto 2001 p.88 [MH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 December 1949)
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Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1949(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Lily Pons
Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Enrico - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Raimondo - Jerome Hines
Arturo - Paul Franke
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - Anthony Marlowe
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Compact Disc; - Melodram 27513 {2CDS}; Malibran Music MR 545 {2CDS} (2003)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
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (January 1 1949). According to the MET Annals this performance was not broadcast «live», and as Pons missed the final high F in the mad scene, a perfect note was spliced into the transmission on 2 January 1949
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Stella Roman
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Alexander Svéd
Il Sagristano - Gerhard Pechner
Cesare Angelotti - Lorenzo Alvary
Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis
Sciarrone - Clifford Harvuot
Un pastore - Thelma Altman
Un carceriere - Lawrence Davidson
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1300 (& 513)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 January 1950). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.467-469. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as «Very Good private acetates». Omega has also issued another «Nearly Complete» recording (1178).
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese
Flora Bervoix - Lucielle Browning
Annina - Margaret Roggero
Alfredo Germont - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Giorgio Germont - Paolo Silveri
Gastone - Alessio De Paolis
Dottore Grenvil - Clifford Harvuot
Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky
Marchese d'Obigny - Lawrence Davidson
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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GAO 160-161 {2CDS}
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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. The date given on the Bongiovanni CDs is12 December 1950, but according to the «Annals of the Metropolitan Opera» La Traviata was not performed on that day. These most probable date seems to be 2 December 1950
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1951
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Rosa Mamai - Pia Tassinari
Federico - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Vivetta - Gianna Galli
Baldassare - Paolo Silveri
Metifio - Bruno Carmassi
Marco - Antonio Zerbini
L'Innocente - Loretta Di Lelio
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Black Disc; - *Cetra LPC 1255 {2LPS}; Cetra OLPC 1255/1-2 {2LPS} ; Cetra 1255 {2LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 21 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87469-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of L' Arlesiana by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1961 p.218
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Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.17 NO 6 July/August 1994 p.115
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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.70
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1962 Vol.12 No.11 p.53 [CLO]
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Répertoire - No.69 mai 1994 p.39
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.114-115 (mention)
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.50 marzo-abril 2002 p.88 [MC]
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Lucia - Lily Pons
Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Enrico - Giuseppe Valdengo
Raimondo - Norman Scott
Arturo - Gabor Carelli
Alisa - Thelma Votipka
Normanno - Paul Franke
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 675; Bensar OL 122951 (BRO 125015) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1951). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Giulietta Simionato
Sophie - Dora Gatta
Albert - Gino Orlandini
Le Bailli - Sesto Bruscantini
Johann - Enrico Campi
Schmidt - Vittorio Pandano
Kätchen - Ilva Ligabue
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07829
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1101/2-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD H066 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 2659-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.250
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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [IW]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
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The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.149
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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (21 April 1951). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated Wed 11 July 2007.
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Floria Tosca - Dorothy Kirsten
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Paul Schöffler
Il Sagristano - Lawrence Davidson
Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot
Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis
Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky
Un pastore - Margaret Roggero
Un carceriere - Algerd Brazis
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 409 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 754; Golden Melodram GM 50051 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bensar OL 121352 (BRO 125829) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1952). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.419-422. The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872, where the venue is given as Berlin. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Schaunard - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Marcello - Giuseppe Taddei
Colline - Cesare Siepi
Mimi - Rosanna Carteri
Musetta - Elvina Ramella(-Pralungo)
Benoit - Mario Zorgniotti
Alcindoro - Mario Zorgniotti
Parpignol - Armando Benzi
Sergente dei doganieri - Piero Poldi
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1237 1-2 {2LPS}; D.G.G. 18107/08 LPM {2LPS} Cetra Soria 1237 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 30 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87270-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Urania DS 037500 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Preiser Records 20039 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - May 1961 p.600 [EG]
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Opera - June 1961 p.406; January 1996 p.20
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Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.280
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Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61; 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]; Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55 [IW]
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Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153
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American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.110 [MDS]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p. [JC]
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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.55
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International Record Review - November 2001 pp.85-86 [RP]
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Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.79
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.114-115 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 July 1952.
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Conductor Franco Capuana - 1952(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Amina - Lina Pagliughi
Elvino - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Rodolfo - Cesare Siepi
Lisa - Wanda Ruggeri
Alessio - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Notaro - Armando Benzi
Teresa - Anna Maria Anelli
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1240; Cetra N 1240; Cetra Soria 1240 {3LPS}; Cetra CS 553-555 (France)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 16 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87573-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500 324 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Preiser Records 20038 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 222112 (+Lucia di Lammermoor) {4CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - August 1957 p.104; January 1958 p.305; July 1961 p.63 (mention)
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Opera - July 1957 p.449; December 1994 p.1390
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Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 [ST]
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.129
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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]; Mai+Juni 2006 S.54 [IW]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.505-533 [BB]
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Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.53
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American Record Guide - April 1953 Vol.19 No.8 p.251 [MDS]
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1957 p.709
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American Record Guide - Vol.57 No.3 May-June p.219
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International Record Review - February 2006 p.28 [JTH]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.65 mai-juin 1954 p.307 [JB]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.100
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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 p.55
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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Cio Cio San - Clara Petrella
Pinkerton - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Sharpless - Giuseppe Taddei
Suzuki - Mafalda Masini
Kate Pinkerton - Maria Christina Foscale
Goro - Mariano Caruso
Il principe Yamadori - Alberto Albertini
Lo zio Bonzo - Antonio Biancardo
Il commissario imperiale - Alberto Albertini
Yakusidè - Franco Mariani
L'ufficiale del Registro - Franco Mariani
La madre di Cio Cio San - Carla Lazzari
La zia - Renata Paggetti
La cugina - Maria Darbesi
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC1248/1-3; D.G.G. 18210/12 LPM; Cetra C 1248 {3LPS} (USA); Cetra LPC 55016 (Highlights); Balkanton BOA 1652-1654 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 10 (2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43551-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - August 1957 p.106 (Highlights); May 1962 p.557
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American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.220 [JN]
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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.62 [JH]
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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.100
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.165 ottobre 2002 pp.100-101 [GL]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Lady Harriet Durham - Elena Rizzieri
Sir Tristan Mickleford - Bruno Carmassi
Lyonel - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Plumkett - Carlo Tagliabue
Nancy - Pia Tassinari
Sheriff - Mario Zorgniotti
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Black Disc - *Cetra LPC 1254 {2LPS}; Cetra B 1254 {2LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 7 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43552-2 (+recital - Tagliavini) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Martha by Friedrich Flotow are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.257; Opera on CD (3) p.55; MET p.139; PENGUIN p.91; GIUDICI p.231
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1957 p.68; November 1958 p.264 (mention)
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Opera - August 1957 p.514
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Fanfare - November-December 1993 p.237
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American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.59 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - August 1957 p.800 [MR]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.163 luglio-agosto 2002 pp.114-115 [SL]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Pia Tassinari
Sophie - Vittoria Neviani
Albert - Marcello Cortis
Le Bailli - Giuliano Ferrein
Johann - Pier Luigi Latinucci
Schmidt - Tommaso Soley
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC1245/1-3; Cetra C1245 {3LPS} (USA)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CD 015 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87494-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.25
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Opera - July 1961 p.464
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Orpheus - April 2002 S.57-S.58 [GH]
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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55
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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.250 [MDS]
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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1954 Vol.4 No.3 p.49 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p.264 [JC]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.104 (mention)
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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1954
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Mefistofele - Giulio Neri
Faust - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Margherita - Marcella Pobbe
Elena - Disma de Cecco
Martha - Ebe Ticozzi
Wagner - Armando Benzi
Pantalis - Ede Marietti Gandolfo
Nereo - Armando Benzi
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Black Disc - Cetra LPS 3260; Cetra OLPC 1260 1-3 {3LPS}; Cetra LPO 2054 Everest 409/3 {3LPS}; Everest S 409/3 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 19 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43550-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1960 p.178 [PHW]
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Opera - September 1960 p.637; December 1994 p.1391
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Orpheus - Mai 1994 S.61
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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.69
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.164
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Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.55
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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.32
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.165 ottobre 2002 pp.100-101 [GL]
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LE)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Leila - Margherita Carosio
Nadir - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Zurga - Giuseppe Taddei
Nourabad - Vito de Taranto
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 441 {1LP} (1968)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (See OPERA April 1954 p.233 )
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Faust - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Méphistophélès - Boris Christoff
Marguerite - Anna Maria Rovere
Valentin - Enzo Mascherini
Siébel - Vittoria Garofalo
Marthe - Aurora Cattelani
Wagner - Mario Bozzi
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Compact Disc; - *Bongiovanni «Historical Opera Collection» HOC 009/10 (+short; excerpts - Napoli - 1950) {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - 11+12 November+Dezember 2004 S.66 [IW]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 pp.81-82 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (August 1954).
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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Riccardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Renato - Giuseppe Valdengo
Amelia - Maria Curtis Verna
Ulrica - Pia Tassinari
Oscar - Maria Erato
Silvano - Alberto Albertini
Samuele - Marco Stefanoni
Tom - Vito Susca
Un Giudice - Emilio Renzi
Un servo - Emilio Renzi
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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1250; Cetra B 1249 {2LPS} (USA); *Cetra LPS 3250 (electronic stereo); D.G.G. 18252/53 LPM {2LPS}; *Balkanton KKO 3005-3007 {3LPS} (electronic Stereo)
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 13 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82643-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1957 p.25; November 1958 p.264 (mention); July 1977 p.221 (mention) [JBS]
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Opera - July 1957 p.449
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.341
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Opéra International - No. 178 mars 1994 p.72
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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.252: Vol. 57 No. 3 May-June 1994 p.220
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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.62 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - June 1957 p.638
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International Record Review - January 2001 p.121 [RP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 p.87 [MG]
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Comments:- Recorded November 1954
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
La Principessa Fedora Romanoff - Pia Tassinari
Il Conte Loris Ipanoff - Ferruccio Tagliavini
De Siriex - Saturno Meletti
Lorek - Carlo Valenti
La Contessa Olga Sokarev - Mafalda Micheluzzi
Boroff - Mario Carmassi
Gretch - Leonardo Monreale
Il Barone Rouvel - Gianni Artioli
Cirillo - Mario Carmassi
Dmitri - Giuseppe Torriani
Desiré - Gianni Artioli
Il piccolo Savoiardo - Alfredo Mascolo
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Compact Disc - Arkadia 352 493; Arkadia MP 493.2; Eklipse EKRP 15; Eklipse EKR 52 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Fedora by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.270; PENGUIN p.102; GIUDICI p.245 (2) p.414; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - March 16 1996 p.41
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.260
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.59
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.2 Winter 1997/98 p.166 [RP]
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1997 No.215 p.61
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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.40
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Comments:- Recorded on 10 July 1954
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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Rigoletto - Giuseppe Taddei
Gilda - Lina Pagliughi
Duca di Mantova - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Sparafucile - Giulio Neri
Maddalena - Irma Colasanti
Giovanna - Tilde Florio
Monterone - Antonio Zerbini
Marullo - Alberto Albertini
Borsa - Tommaso Soley
Conte di Ceprano - Mario Zorgniotti
Contessa di Ceprano - Ines Marietti
Un paggio - Mario Giacobini
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Black Disc; - Cetra LPC 1247 {3LPS}; Cetra N 1247 {3LPS}; Realm RM 217;; (highlights) {1LP} (1965)ª; Cetra C 1247 {3LPS} (USA); Cetra LPS 3247 (electronic stereo) ;; D.G.G. 18229-31 LPM {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Cetra CDO 11 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82647-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Preiser Records «Paperback Opera» 20045 (+Taddei - recital) {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.47 [DST]; November 1957 p.232; April 1965 p.469; July 1977 p.221 (mention) [JBS]
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Opera - November 1957 p.718; July 1961 p.63 (mention); June 1965 pp.445-446 (highlights) [ET]; December 1994 p.1390; February 2007 p.229 [AB]
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Opera News - March 5 1994 p.37
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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.342
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Orpheus - 11+12 Nov-Dez 2006 S.60-61 [WD]
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.78
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Diapason - No.398 novembre 1993 p.190
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1954 Vol.4 Vol.8 p.73 [JH]
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Gramophone Record Review - October 1957 p.998 [DH]
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American Record Guide - September 1954 Vol.21 No.1 p.6 [PHR]: May/June Vol.57 No.3 1994 p.220
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International Record Review - February 2006 p.28 [JTH]
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Classic CD - March 1995 p.75
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 pp.104-105 [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded on 22, 24 february 1954
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Floria Tosca - Renata Tebaldi
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi
Il Sagristano - Howell Glynne
Cesare Angelotti - Michael Langdon
Spoletta - David Tree
Sciarrone - Ronald Lewis
Un pastore - Noreen Berry
Un carceriere - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1712 (1989)ª
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 157-2 (+excerpts) {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 753-2 {2CDRS}; Bongiovanni GB HOC 029/30-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66333 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0152 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Jan.+Feb. 2006 S.59 [IW]
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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.99 [CHP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (30 June 1955). The performance on 28 June 1955 is reviewed in OPERA August 1955 p.533. The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989».
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Conductor Arturo Basile - 1955(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Floria Tosca - Gigliola Frazzoni
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Il Sagristano - Alfredo Mariotti
Cesare Angelotti - Antonio Zerbini
Spoletta - Vittorio Pandano
Sciarrone - Alberto Albertini
Un pastore - Edy (Editta) Amedeo
Un carceriere - Alberto Albertini
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC1261 1-2 {2LPS} *Concert Hall CM 2286 A/B {2LPS}; Orpheus MMS 2286 {2LPS} (Italy) Balkatron BOA 1573 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 87479-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1960 p.179; July 1977 p.221
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Opera - September 1960 p.637
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Orpheus - Dezember 2001 S.56-S.57 [GH]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Riccardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Renato - Giuseppe Taddei
Amelia - Antonietta Stella
Ulrica - Ebe Stignani
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers BAL 195601 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (3 Narch 1956). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Manon - Victoria de los Ángeles
Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Lescaut - Afro Poli
Le Compte des Grieux - Plinio Clabassi
Guillot de Morfontaine - Adelio Zagonora
De Brétigny - Arturo La Porta
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 27082 {2CDS}; Andromeda ANDRCD 5089 {2CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 p.216 [DMG]
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Diapason - No.556 mars 2008 p.105 [MP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (28 March 1957)
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus
Adina - Alda Noni
Nemorino - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Dulcamara - Paolo Montarsolo
Belcore - Arturo La Porta
Giannetta - Santa Chissari
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Black Disc - Seven Seas S K25C 304-306 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - Seven Seas K38Y33-4 {2CDS}
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5115; Encore DVD 2047
VHS Video Cassette - Legato LCV 007 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society #585 (NTSC & PAL)
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Tokyo (9 February 1959). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli
Leila - Marcella Pobbe
Nadir - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Zurga - Ugo Savarese
Nourabad - Carlo Cava
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Black Disc - Estro Armonico EA 052 {2LPS}
Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 27069 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Les Pêcheurs de perles by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.182; CELLETTI p.117; Opera on CD (1) p.88 (2) p.97 (3) 108; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.124 p.88; MET p.43; PENGUIN p.30; GIUDICI p.63
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (see OPERA March 1959 p.180)
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Chorus - Teatro Verdi di Trieste
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Leyla Gencer
Sophie - Giuliana Tavolaccini
Albert - Mario Borriello
Le Bailli - Vito Susca
Johann - Eno Mocchiutti
Schmidt - Raimondo Botteghelli
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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2410-2412 (1980)ª
Compact Disc - Memories HR 4554-55 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 599.2 {2CDS} Opera d'Oro 1234 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1230-2 {2CDRS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Now - September 1994 p.52; December 1994 p.53
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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.129 [HF]; Vol.18 No.2 November/ December 1994 p.294:Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.198
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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62
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Répertoire - No.81 juin 1995 p.87
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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Verdi
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus
Lucia - Maria Callas
Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Enrico - Piero Cappuccilli
Raimondo - Bernard Ladysz
Arturo - Leonard Del Ferro
Alisa - Margreta Elkins
Normanno - Renzo Casellato
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1723-1724 (1960)ª;; Columbia SAX 2316-2317 (1960)ª; EMI SLS 5166 (ASD 3223/3224) {2LPS} (1979)ª;; EMI EX 290876-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3601 B/L {2LPS} (1959)ª;; Angel S 3601 B/L {2LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5166 (1979)ª;; EMI EX 290876-5 (1987)ª; Angel 4AV-34000
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47440-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56284-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Angel CDCB 7 47440; EMI CDCB 5 56284-2 {2CDS} (USA); EMI TOCE 8581-2 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y2S 3601 (3óips 4-track) (1965)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 - July 1960 pp.77-78 [AP] October 1960 p.205 [DST] November 1960 p.287; October 1979 p.703 [AB] January 1987 p.1056 [AB]
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Opera - September 1960 p.636
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Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.64
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1959 Vol.9 No.11 p.77 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]
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American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.358 [PLM]: September 1965 Vol.32 No.1 pp.85-86 (open reel tape) [CJL]
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Gramophone Record Review - July 1960 p.523 [BJ]: December 1960 p.102 [BJ]
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Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.12 [FGB]
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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.151 (2) p.153 (4) p.149
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The Absolute Sound - Issue 53 May/June 1988 p.109
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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.57
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.89 [FE]
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company - Children's Chorus of Friends' Central Lower School
Floria Tosca - Birgit Nilsson
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Ramón Vinay
Il Sagristano - Mario Volta
Cesare Angelotti - Irwin Densen
Spoletta - Luigi Vellucci
Sciarrone - Walter Knetlar
Un pastore - Alexandra Tagan
Un carceriere - Lloyd Harris
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 270112 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 791-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Philadelphia Grand Opera in the Academy of Music (10 April 1963)
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Schaunard - Mario Volta
Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Colline - Nicola Moscona
Mimi - Licia Albanese
Musetta - Eva Liková
Benoit - Lawrence Davidson
Alcindoro - Lawrence Davidson
Parpignol - Walter Knetlar
Sergente dei doganieri - Warren Holland
Un doganiere - George Powell
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00741
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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 (13 February 1964). 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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Conductor Anton Coppola - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Adina - Elena Todeschi
Nemorino - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Dulcamara - Salvatore Baccaloni
Belcore - Tito Gobbi
Giannetta - Alexandra Tagan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00922
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1595
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (11 March 1964). 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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Conductor Nino Verchi - 1965(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia
Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Charlotte - Fiorenza Cossotto
Sophie - Giovanna di Rocco
Albert - Domenico Trimarchi
Le Bailli - Angelo Nosotti
Johann - Guido Fabbris
Schmidt - Ottorino Begali
Brühlmann - Uberto Scaglione
Kätchen - Anna Lia Bazzani
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1373
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2168
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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (21 February 1965).
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Conductor Ino Savini - 1968(STU)
Orchestra - Prague Chamber Orchestra
Chorus - Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Adina - Fulvia Ciano
Nemorino - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Dulcamara - Giuseppe Valdengo
Belcore - Gianni Maffeo
Giannetta - Mirella Marcossi
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Black Disc - Supraphon 112 0621-3 {3LPS}; Fratelli Fabbri Editori GOL 11-14 {4x10in-LPs}
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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1972 p.371
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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