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Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Martti Talvela

Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter

Parsifal - Jess Thomas

Klingsor - Gustav Neidlinger

Kundry - Irene Dalis

Alto Stimme - Ursula Böse

Knappe 1 - Sona Cervená

Knappe 2 - Ursula Böse

Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze

Knappe 4 - Georg Paskuda

Blumenmädchen 1 - Gundula Janowitz

Blumenmädchen 2 - Anja Silja

Blumenmädchen 3 - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli

Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert

Blumenmädchen 5 - Rita Bartos

Blumenmädchen 6 - Sona Cervená

Ritter 1 - Niels Moeller

Ritter 2 - Gerd Nienstedt

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Black Disc; - *Philips AL 3475-3479 {5LPS} (1964)ª; Philips SAL 3475-3479 {5LPS} (1964)ª; Philips 6747 250 {5LPS};; Philips 6723001/1-11 (+Der fliegende Holländer +Tannhäuser) ; Philips PHM 5550 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª;; Philips PHS 5950 {5LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; Philips A 02 342-346 L {5LPS} (Germany) (1964)ª; Philips 835 220-224 {5LPS} (Germany) (1964)ª; Melodiya D 33809-18 {5LPS}

Compact Disc; - Philips 416 390-2 {4CDS} (1986)ª; Philips «50» 464 756-2 {4CDS} (2001)ª; Philips PHCP 24092/5 {4CDS} (Japan); Philips PHCP 20371/4 (Japan) (1999)ª; Philips 475 7785 {4CDS} (2006)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Philips PTY-950 (7½ips 4-track) (USA) (1965)ª

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1964 p.241; January 1965 p.317; October 1970 p.666; January 1971 p.1129 (mention); February 1973 p.1557 [JW]; April 1973 p.1834 [DST]; June 1973 p.30 [SIR]; July 1976 p.217 [AB]; June 1986 p. [AB]; August 2001 p.90 [AB]

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Opera - March 1965 p.317 [HDR]; December 1995 p.1134; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.24 [AC]

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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.98 [SH]; Juli 1997 S.14

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.302; Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.143-148 [WH]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 pp.85-86, p.116 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - April 1965 Vol.31 No.8 pp.684-687 [GLM]: February 1966 Vol.32 No.6 p.563

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.587

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International Record Review - September 2001 p.82 [MVA]

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Fono Forum - Dezember 1964 S.508 [WA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.100 mayo 2007 p.106 [LB]

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otmar Suitner - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tannhäuser - Wolfgang Windgassen

Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Venus - Barbro Ericson

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Martti Talvela

Walther von der Vogelweide - Arturo Sergi

Biterolf - Hubert Hofmann

Heinrich der Schreiber - Hermann Winkler

Reinmar von Zweter - Gerd Nienstedt

Hirt - Elsa Margaretha Gardelli

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10050 {3CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.56 [SS]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.203 p.105 [CM]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp..232-233 [KM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.97 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the original Dresden version at the Bayreuth Festival (19 July 1964). See OPERA Festival Issue 1964 pp.22-23.

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Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi performed in German

Conductor Horst Stein - 1964(SE)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Nabucco - Thomas Stewart

Ismaele - Sándor Kónya

Zaccaria - Martti Talvela

Abigaille - Liane Synek

Fenena - Evelyn Lear

Abdallo - Gernot Pietsch

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 136 426 {1LP} (1966)ª;; *DG 2537 008 {1LP}

Compact Disc - DG 447 817-2 {1CD}

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

Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58

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Fono Forum - Februar 1966 S.78 [FH]

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Chorus - RIAS Kammerchor

Tamino - Fritz Wunderlich

Papageno - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters

Sprecher - Hans Hotter

Pamina - Evelyn Lear

Sarastro - Franz Crass

Monostatos - Friedrich Lenz

Papagena - Lisa Otto

1er Geharnischter - James King

2er Geharnischter - Martti Talvela

Erste Dame - Hildegard Hillebrecht

Zweite Dame - Cvetka Ahlin

Dritte Dame - Sieglinde Wagner

Erster Knabe - Antonia Fahberg

Zweiter Knabe - Rosl Schwaiger

Dritter Knabe - Raili Kostia

Erster Priester - Martin Vantin

Zweiter Priester - Manfred Röhrl

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. KL 81-3 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; D.G.G. SKL 181-3 {3LPS} (1965)ª; D.G.G. LPM 18981-18983 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; D.G.G. 138981-138983 {3LPS} (1965)ª; *DG 2709 017; DG 2740 222 (collection) {20LPS} (1979)ª; DG 2709 031 (collection) {11LPS}; Hungaroton SLPX 12401-12403 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - DG 3371 002; DG 429 877-4

Compact Disc; - DG 419 566-2 (+Der Schauspieldirektor) {3CDS} (1987)ª; DG 429 877-2 (+Der Schauspieldirektor) {3CDS} (1990)ª; DG «The Originals» 449 749-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1965 p.209; April 1966 p.482 (see May 1966 p.550); February 1974 p.1611 [WAC]; September 1974 p.577 [AB]; August 1979 p.333 (advert), p.377 (mention); October 1987 p. [SS]; December 1990 p. [AB]

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Opera - April 1966 p.298 [HDR]

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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.93

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.108

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1965 Vol.15 No.8 pp.76-77 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - September 1965 Vol.32 No.1 pp.15-17

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1997 p.69

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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84

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Comments:- See THE GRAMOPHONE August 1965 p.96. See Fanfare Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.10 for comments on whether the dialogue is performed by a separate cast of actors. It appears that it was not (See «Fritz Wunderlich - Eine Biographie» by Werner Pfister pp.287-289)

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The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana performed in German

Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1964?(SE)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Kruschina - Barry McDaniel

Kathinka - Cvetka Ahlin

Marie - Melitta Muszely

Micha - Martti Talvela

Agnes - Ruth Hesse

Hans - Rudolf Schock

Kezal - Kurt Böhme

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Black Disc; - Eurodisc 70 213 {1LP} (1965)ª; Eurodisc S 70 213 {1LP} (1965)ª; Eurodisc 86815 {1LP}; World Record Club OHP 130 {1LP}

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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fono Forum - Mai 1965 S.216 [CH]

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Don Carlo - Gianfranco Cecchele

Filippo II - Cesare Siepi

Rodrigo - Kostas Paskalis

Il Grande Inquisitore - Martti Talvela

Elisabetta di Valois - Suzanne Sarroca

La principessa Eboli - Mirella Parutto (-Boyer)

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3467

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance of a five-act version in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (November 1965; see OPERA February 1966 p.148). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Lohengrin by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Lohengrin - Jess Thomas

Elsa - Claire Watson

Ortrud - Christa Ludwig

Friedrich von Telramund - Walter Berry

König Heinrich - Martti Talvela

Der Heerrufer des Königs - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.90 (mention) [GH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2001 No.144 p.46 [CRS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (16 May 1965; see OPERA August 1965 p.575, Festival Issue 1965 p.29-31)

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor André Cluytens - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Tristan - Hans Beirer

Isolde - Anja Silja

Brangaene - Kersten Meyer

Marke - Martti Talvela

Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger

Melot - Günther Treptow

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Compact Disc; - Opernwelt {1CD} (2001)ª; Opera Depot OD 10243-3 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (16 January 1965. See OPERA April 1965 p.286 . The CD issued by OPERNWELT is of Act 1 and was issued to their subscribers. The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the recording is incorrectly attribute to a performance with the «Orchestra sinfonica e coro della RAI Roma», but there is no mention of such a performance in «50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni.

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegmund - James King

Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek

Hunding - Martti Talvela

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Wotan - Theo Adam

Fricka - Ursula Böse

Gerhilde - Danica Mastilovic

Ortlinde - Isabella Doran

Waltraute - Gertrud Hopf

Schwertleite - Lili Chookasian

Helmwige - Liane Synek

Siegrune - Elisabeth Schärtel

Grimgerde - Ursula Böse

Roßweiße - Margarethe Bence

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 3677; Opera Depot OD 10047-3 {3CDRS} (2007)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Don Carlo - Carlo Bergonzi

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Il Grande Inquisitore - Martti Talvela

Un Frate - Vincenzo Bello

Elisabetta di Valois - Renata Tebaldi

La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry

Tebaldo - Jeannette Sinclair

Il Conte di Lerma - Kenneth MacDonald

Un Araldo Reale - John Wakefield

Una voce dal cielo - Joan Carlyle

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Black Disc; - *Decca MET 305-308 {4LPS} (1966)ª; Decca SET 305-308 {4LPS} (1966)ª; London A-4432 {4LPS) (1966)ª;; London OSA-1432 {4LPS} (1966)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca K128K43 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - *Decca 421 114-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 01077-01079 (Italy) (Decca 455 437/8/9-2) (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape - London LOV 90116 (7½ips 4-track) (USA)

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1966 p.404; April 1966 p.483; July 1979 [IM] December 1998 p. [JBS]

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Opera - April 1966 pp.300-301 [HDR]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.232-238 [WH]

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Audio & Record Review - February 1966 p.26 [CW]

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American Record Guide - Vol.32 No.8 April 1966 p.680 [PLM]

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Comments:- Recording of a five act version.

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Wotan - Theo Adam

Fricka - Annelies Burmeister

Loge - Wolfgang Windgassen

Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt

Alberich - Gustav Neidlinger

Freia - Anja Silja

Froh - Hermin Esser

Donner - Gerd Nienstedt

Erda - Vera Soukupová

Fasolt - Martti Talvela

Fafner - Kurt Böhme

Woglinde - Dorothea Siebert

Wellgunde - Helga Dernesch

Floßhilde - Ruth Hesse

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Black Disc; - *Philips 6747 037 {16LPS} (cycle) (1973)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 412 475-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Philips 429 325-2 (cycle) {14CDS}; Philips 446 057-2 (cycle) {14CDS} (1994)ª

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1973 p.535 [JW]; July 1976 p.211 [AB]; October 1994 p.204 [AB]

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Opéra International - décembre 1994 No.186 p.82

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Christa Ludwig

Marke - Martti Talvela

Kurwenal - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Melot - Claude Heater

Hirt - Erwin Wohlfahrt

Steuerman - Gerd Nienstedt

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Peter Schreier

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Black Disc; - *D.G.G. 004 912-916 {5LPS}; DG SKL 912-916 {5LPS} (1967)ª; D.G.G. LPM 39221-39225 {5LPS}; D.G.G. SLPM-139221-139925 {5LPS}; D.G.G. 2720 057 {5LPS} (1973)ª; DG 2740 144 {5LPS}; Philips 6747 243 {14LPS} (collection) DG 2713 001; DG 415 395-1 {5LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 3378 069 (1978)ª;; DG 415 395-4 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 419 889-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Philips 434-425-2 {3CDS} (1992)ª; DG «The Originals» 449 772-2 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1967 p.384; July 1976 p.217 [AB]; June 1978 p.104 [JW];August 1978 p.380 [IM]; November 1985 p. [AB]; July 1988 p. [AB]; October 1992 p.184 [AB]

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Opera - February 1967 pp.158-159 [HDR]

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HiFi News & Record Review - December 1992 p.92

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.180 p.127 [DVM]

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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.4 December 1966 p.285 [CJL]

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.94 [MO]

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Stereophile - May 1993 p.159

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 60 July/August 1989 p.129

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Carl Melles - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tannhäuser - Jess Thomas

Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Prey

Venus - Ludmilla Dvoráková

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Martti Talvela

Biterolf - Gerd Nienstedt

Heinrich der Schreiber - Hermann Winkler

Reinmar von Zweter - Dieter Slembek

Hirt - Lilli Santer

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Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.64 [SS]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - julio-agosto 2000 pp.46-47 [SV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.41 septiembre-octubre 2000 p.98 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Christa Ludwig

Marke - Martti Talvela

Kurwenal - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Melot - Claude Heater

Hirt - Erwin Wohlfahrt

Steuerman - Gerd Nienstedt

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Peter Schreier

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Compact Disc - Frequenz 011-016 {3CDS}

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.198-200 [RP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (August 1966; see OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.87)

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Tamino - Ernst Haeflinger

Papageno - Manfred Lehr

Königin der Nacht - Catherine Gayer

Sprecher - Gerd Feldhoff

Pamina - Hilde Güden (Gueden)

Sarastro - Martti Talvela

Monostatos - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Papagena - Bella Jasper

Erste Dame - Annabelle Bernard

Zweite Dame - Gitta Mikes

Dritte Dame - Sieglinde Wagner

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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:- The CDs issued by ROP were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001

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Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in German

Conductor Otto Gerdes - 1966(SE)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Eugene Onegin - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Lenski - Fritz Wunderlich

Tatyana - Evelyn Lear

Olga - Brigitte Fassbaender

Gremin - Martti Talvela

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Black Disc - DG 2535 374 {1LP}; *DG 2537 005 {1LP}; Heliodor HS 25084 {1LP}

Compact Disc - DG 447 818-2 {1CD}

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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Siegmund - Jon Vickers

Sieglinde - Gundula Janowitz

Hunding - Martti Talvela

Brünhilde - Régine Crespin

Wotan - Thomas Stewart

Fricka - Josephine Veasey

Gerhilde - Liselotte Rebmann

Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy

Waltraute - Ingrid Steger

Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus

Helmwige - Danica Mastilovic

Siegrune - Barbro Ericson

Grimgerde - Cvetka Ahlin

Roßweiße - Helga Jenckel

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 39229-39233 {5LPS} (1967)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 39229-39233 {5LPS} (1967)ª; *D.G.G. 004 850-853 {4LPS}; DG 2561 195-199 {5LPS}; DG 271 3002 {5LPS} (USA) DG 2740 146 {5LPS}; D.G.G. 2720 051 (cycle) {19LPS} (1973)ª

Compact Cassette - DG 3378 049 (+Siegfried)

Compact Disc; - DG 415 145-2 {4CDS} (1985)ª; DG 435 211-2 (cycle) {15CDS}; DG «The Originals» 457 780-2 (cycle) {14CDS} ; DG «The Originals» 457 785-2 {4CDS}

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1967 p.540; July 1967 p.53; February 1979 p.1472 [AB]; July 1985 p. [AB]; April 1992 p.161

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Opera - July 1967 p.589

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Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.102 [ST]

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Orpheus - März 1973 S.47 [GA]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.285

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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.106 [AT]

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American Record Guide - May 1967 Vol.33 No.9 p.734 [HG]

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Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.69 [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.44 (mention) [JPS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.100 [LB]

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Comments:- Recorded just before performances at the Salzburg Easter Festival (see Opera June 1967 p.464 and THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1967 p.418)

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Tannhäuser - Hans Beirer

Elisabeth - Sena Jurinac

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Victor Braun

Venus - Janis Martin

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Martti Talvela

Walther von der Vogelweide - Jeff Morris

Biterolf - Konrad Peitzke

Heinrich der Schreiber - Willy Müller

Reinmar von Zweter - Gotthard Schubert

Hirt - Carole Malone

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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 90075 {3CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 062 325 (+Siegfried excerpts with Beirer, Klein) {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Volume 30 No.2 November/December 2006 pp.288-289 [JM]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 pp.292-293 [KM]

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Wagner News - Issue No.86 August/September 1991 p.15

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.95 noviembre 2006 pp.86-87 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the Dresden version at La Scala (13 April 1967). See OPERA, June 1967 p.504

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Siegmund - Jon Vickers

Sieglinde - Gundula Janowitz

Hunding - Martti Talvela

Brünhilde - Régine Crespin

Wotan - Thomas Stewart

Fricka - Christa Ludwig

Gerhilde - Liselotte Rebmann

Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy

Waltraute - Ingrid Steger

Schwertleite - Lilo Brockhaus

Helmwige - Gerda Scheyrer

Siegrune - Barbro Ericson

Grimgerde - Cvetka Ahlin

Roßweiße - Helga Jenckel

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Compact Disc - Memories HR 4107-21 (Cycle) {15CDS}; Hunt 12CDKAR 223 (Cycle) {12CDS}

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.23-26 (mention) [LM]

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Stereophile - May 1991 (Vol.14 No.5) p.176

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Easter Festival (March 1967, see OPERA June 1967 p.464)

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Prague National Theatre

Chorus - Prague National Theatre

Don Giovanni - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Donna Anna - Birgit Nilsson

Don Ottavio - Peter Schreier

Donna Elvira - Martina Arroyo

Leoporello - Walter Berry

Il Commendatore - Martti Talvela

Masetto - Alfredo Mariotti

Zerlina - Reri Grist

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. SKL 948-951 {4LPS} (1967)ª; D.G.G. 139 260/263 {4LPS}; D.G.G. 2711 006 {4LPS} (1973)ª; D.G.G. 2740 108; DG 2740 109 (collection) {11LPS} ;; DG 2740 222 (collection) {20LPS} (1979)ª; Eterna 8 25 908/11 {4LPS} (DDR)

Compact Cassette - DG 3371 014

Compact Disc; - DG 429 870-2 {3CDS} (1990)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 publication:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1967 p.225; January 1968 p.365; September 1974 p.577 [AB]; January 1975 p.1402 [AB]; August 1979 p.333 (advert), p.377 (mention); December 1990 p. [AB]

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Wotan - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Fricka - Josephine Veasey

Loge - Gerhard Stolze

Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt

Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman

Freia - Simone Mangelsdorff

Froh - Donald Grobe

Donner - Robert Kerns

Erda - Oralia Domínguez

Fasolt - Martti Talvela

Fafner - Karl Ridderbusch

Woglinde - Helen Donath

Wellgunde - Edda Moser

Floßhilde - Anna Reynolds

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Black Disc; - D.G.G SLPM 139266 {3LPS} (1968)ª; *D.G.G 104 966-968 {3LPS}; DG 2561 192-94 {3LPS}; DG 2740 145 {3LPS};; DG 2709 023 {3LPS} (USA); D.G.G. 2720 051 (cycle) {19LPS} (1973)ª

Compact Cassette - DG 3378 048 (+Götterdämmerung)

Compact Disc; - DG 415 141-2 {3CDS} (1985)ª; DG 435 211-2 (cycle) {15CDS}; DG «The Originals» 457 780-2 (cycle) {14CDS} ; DG «The Originals» 457 781-2 {2CDS}

Open Reel Tape - D.G.G. 9228 (4-track) (USA)

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1968 p.378, p.383 [AR]; January 1969 p.985; February 1979 p.1472 [AB]; July 1985 p. [AB]; April 1992 p.161

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Opera - December 1968 p.1004 [HDR]

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Opera Now - November/December 1998 p.102 [ST]

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Orpheus - März 1973 S.47 [GA]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.285

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Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.106 [AT]

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Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.69 [LB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.111 junio 1998 p.44 (mention) [JPS]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.100 [LB]

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Piero Cappuccilli

Il Grande Inquisitore - Martti Talvela

Un Frate - Antonio Zerbini

Elisabetta di Valois - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

La principessa Eboli - Fiorenza Cossotto

Tebaldo - Maria Casula

Il Conte di Lerma - Gianfranco Manganotti

Un Araldo Reale - Piero De Palma

Una voce dal cielo - Margherita Guglielmi

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 09080

Compact Disc; - Frequenz - Europa Musica 051 035 {3CDS} ; Melodram 37038 (+Cossotto recital) {3CDS}; Claque 3004-6 {3CDS}; Movimento Musica 051035 {3CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 764-3 {3CDRS} (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 637 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.179-180 [LG]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a four-act version at La Scala (7 December 1968; see OPERA February 1969 pp.113-115). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Giovanni - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Donna Anna - Gundula Janowitz

Don Ottavio - Alfredo Kraus

Donna Elvira - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Leoporello - Geraint Evans

Il Commendatore - Martti Talvela

Masetto - Rolando Panerai

Zerlina - Mirella Freni

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Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1968 p.52)

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Chorus

Holländer - Theo Adam

Senta - Anja Silja

Daland - Martti Talvela

Erik - James King

Mary - Annelies Burmeister

Steuermann - Kenneth MacDonald

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Compact Disc - Hunt CD 561 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 347.01 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [MCP]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Royal Festival Hall, London (19 March 1968, see OPERA May 1968 p.412). See also «Die Sehnsucht nach dem Unerreichbaren» by Anja Silja pp.226-231

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Wotan - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Fricka - Josephine Veasey

Loge - Gerhard Stolze

Mime - Erwin Wohlfahrt

Alberich - Zoltán Kéléman

Freia - Simone Mangelsdorff

Froh - Donald Grobe

Donner - Robert Kerns

Erda - Oralia Domínguez

Fasolt - Martti Talvela

Fafner - Karl Ridderbusch

Woglinde - Liselotte Rebmann

Wellgunde - Edda Moser

Floßhilde - Anna Reynolds

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Compact Disc - Melodram; Hunt 12CDKAR 223(Cycle)

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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.23-26 (mention) [LM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Easter Festival (April 1968, see OPERA June 1968 p.464)

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Grace Hoffman

Marke - Martti Talvela

Kurwenal - Gerd Feldhoff

Melot - Reid Bunger

Hirt - Hermin Esser

Steuerman - Kurt Moll

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Hermin Esser

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 1269 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (see OPERA Festival Issue 1968 pp.80-81). The CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their «October 2002 update».

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Otto Klemperer - 1968(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - BBC Chorus

Holländer - Theo Adam

Senta - Anja Silja

Daland - Martti Talvela

Erik - Ernst Kozub

Mary - Annelies Burmeister

Steuermann - Gerhard Unger

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» SAN 207-9 {3LPS} (1968)ª; Angel S 33730 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63344-2 {3CDS} (1990)ª; EMI CDS 5 55179-2 {2CDS}; *EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67408-2; {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1968 p.881; January 1969 p.985; February 1990 p.1526 [AB]; October (published August) 2000 p.102 [AB]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.229

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International Record Review - October 2000 p.115 [MVA]

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

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Comments:- Recorded on 19-24, 27, 28 February, 8-11, 13, 14 March 1968.See «Die Sehnsucht nach dem Unerreichbaren» by Anja Silja pp.226-231

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tristan - Marieke van der Winden

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Grace Hoffman

Marke - Martti Talvela

Kurwenal - Gerd Feldhoff

Melot - Reid Bunger

Hirt - Paul Esser

Steuerman - Bengt Rundgren

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Hermin Esser

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Compact Disc - Opera Depot OD 10143-3 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (28 July 1969). The CDRs issued by «Opera Depot» are listed on the website http://www.operadepot.com (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Siegmund - Jon Vickers

Sieglinde - Régine Crespin

Hunding - Martti Talvela

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Wotan - Theo Adam

Fricka - Josephine Veasey

Gerhilde - Judith De Paul

Ortlinde - Carlotta Ordassy

Waltraute - Gwendolyn Killebrew

Schwertleite - Louise Pearl

Helmwige - Phyllis Brill

Siegrune - Marcia Baldwin

Grimgerde - Joann Grillo

Roßweiße - Shirley Love

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Compact Disc - Hunt CDKAR 217 (+Das Rheingold - excerpts) {3CDS}

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1969; see OPERA June 1969 p.496; also May 1969 p.396)

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Dresdner Oper

Leonore - Gwyneth Jones

Florestan - James King

Pizarro - Theo Adam

Rocco - Franz Crass

Marzelline - Edith Mathis

Jaquino - Peter Schreier

Fernando - Martti Talvela

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 643614-643616 {2LPS} (1969)ª;; D.G.G. 2709 031 {3LPS) (1973)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 445 448-2; DG 447 913-2GBM (Collection);; DG «Masterpieces» 447 925-2 {2CDS}; DG 477 5584 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1969 p.799

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Opera Now - May/June 1996 p.107

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Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.92-S.93 [CK]

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Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.68

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.134

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BBC Music Magazine - October 1995 p.74

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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.72-73 [JPM]

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Répertoire - No.70 juin 1994 p.24

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.58

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Tamino - Stuart Burrows

Papageno - Hermann Prey

Königin der Nacht - Cristina Deutekom

Sprecher - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Pamina - Pilar Lorengar

Sarastro - Martti Talvela

Monostatos - Gerhard Stolze

Papagena - Renate Holm

1er Geharnischter - René Kollo

2er Geharnischter - Hans Sotin

Erste Dame - Hanneke van Bork

Zweite Dame - Yvonne Minton

Dritte Dame - Hetty Plümacher

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 479-481 {3LPS} (1971)ª

Compact Cassette - Decca K2A4

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 568-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; Decca «Originals» 478 0394 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1971 p.1344; July 1971 p.161; December 1971 p.1008; May 1975 p.2031 [AB]; September 1986 p. [JS]

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in German

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 196?(SE)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Boris - Gottlob Frick

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Rudolf Schock

Marina - Margarete Klose

Pimen - Martti Talvela

Varlaam - Ernst Krukowski

Shuisky - Julius Katona

Missail - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Fyodor - Helga Wisniewska

Xenia - Erika Köth

Simpleton - John van Kesteren

Krushchov - Walter Muggelberg

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Black Disc - Eurodisc 72 746 KR; Eurodisc S 72 746 KR; *World Record Club OH 178

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1970(FI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Leonore - Gwyneth Jones

Florestan - James King

Pizarro - Gustav Neidlinger

Rocco - Josef Greindl

Marzelline - Olivera Miljakovic

Jaquino - Donald Grobe

Fernando - Martti Talvela

Erster Gefangene - Barry McDaniel

Zweiter Gefangene - Manfred Röhrl

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DVD (Video) - Decca POBL 1008 (Japan) (2000)ª; Decca(DG) 073 4438 (2008)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Decca 071 179-3 (PAL)

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Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.99 (mention) [RF]

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Diapason - No.560 juillet-aoüt 2008 p.118 [ED]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.99 [MSR]

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Grand Opera (Tokyo) - Vol.25 2000/2001 p.174 (DVD) (mention)

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Opéra Magazine - No.30 juin 2008 p.81 [LB]

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Piero Cappuccilli

Il Grande Inquisitore - Martti Talvela

Un Frate - Antonio Zerbini

Elisabetta di Valois - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

La principessa Eboli - Shirley Verrett

Tebaldo - Edith Martelli

Il Conte di Lerma - Gianfranco Manganotti

Un Araldo Reale - Piero De Palma

Una voce dal cielo - Maria Candida

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Compact Disc; - Hunt CD 582 (+extracts) {3CDS}; House of Opera CDBB 625 (2003)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - mars 1993 p.70

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a four act version at La Scala (April 1970). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Horst Stein - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Carlo - Franco Corelli

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Eberhard Wächter (Waechter)

Il Grande Inquisitore - Martti Talvela

Un Frate - Tugomir Franc

Elisabetta di Valois - Gundula Janowitz

La principessa Eboli - Shirley Verrett

Tebaldo - Edita Gruberova

Il Conte di Lerma - Ewald Aichberger

Un Araldo Reale - Siegfried Rudolf Frese

Una voce dal cielo - Judith Blegen

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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 163-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Morgan Records MOR 7003 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Pantheon PHE 6614-6616 {3CDS}; Standing Room Only SRO 514-3 {3CDS}Myto 3MCD 983.189 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1131 {3CDS} (1997)ª; Orfeo C 648 053 L {3CDS} (2005)ª; Opera d'Oro «Grand Tier» OPD 7034 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.229-230 [RB]

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Orpheus - November 1995 S.39; 11 - November (Festival 2000) 2000 S.89 [GH]; September+Oktober 2005 S.55 [GH]

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Diapason - No.528 septembre 2005 p.117 [JC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.141 [JC-1]

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Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.4 [NL]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.198 [MM] January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 p.211 [RVL]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.198 [MM] January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 p.211 [RVL]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.69

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International Record Review - October 2005 pp.89-90 [RP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of the Vienna State Opera (25 October 1970). The Legendary Recordings LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Brünnhilde - Ludmilla Dvoráková

Siegfried - Karl-Josef Hering

Hagen - Martti Talvela

Alberich - John Modenos

Gunther - John Shaw

Gutrune - Heather Harper

Waltraute - Josephine Veasey

Woglinde - Elizabeth Robson

Wellgunde - Anne Howells

Floßhilde - Elizabeth Bainbridge

First Norn - Helen Watts

Second Norn - Maureen Guy

Third Norn - Margaret Kingsley

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (26 September 1970). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 26 September - 2 October 1970 p.19).

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Grace Hoffman

Marke - Martti Talvela

Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger

Melot - Reid Bunger

Hirt - Hermin Esser

Steuerman - Bengt Rundgren

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Hermin Esser

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Compact Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 203 - Opera from Bayreuth (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Link 611-4 {4CDRS}

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival. The performance on 19 August 1970 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1970 pp.94-95. The CDRs issued on the «Link» label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in February 2003.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoperchor - Sofia Radio Chorus - Wiener Singerknaben

Boris - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Ludovic Spiess

Marina - Galina Vishnevskaya

Pimen - Martti Talvela

Varlaam - Anton Diakov

Shuisky - Alexei Maslennikov

Missail - Milen Paunov

Rangoni - Zoltán Kéléman

Fyodor - Olivera Miljakovic

Xenia - Nadejda Dobrianova

Hostess - Margarita Lilowa

Simpleton - Alexei Maslennikov

Tchelkalov - Sabin Markov

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Black Disc; - Decca SET 514-517 {4LPS} (1971)ª;; London OSA-1439 {4LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K18K 43 (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 862-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Decca 475 7718 {3CDS} (2006)ª; Decca 000747902 {3CDS} (USA) (2007)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1971 p.885; August 1978 p.380 [IM]; November 1988 p.[MEO]

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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.5 May/June 1989 pp.256-257 [BP]; Vol.31 No.2 November/December 2007 pp.215-216 [CW]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2007 Vol.70 No.1 p.134 [MM]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.101 junio 2007 p.92 [JM]

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in German

Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Boris - Martti Talvela

Grigory (False Dmitry) - William Cochrane

Marina - Brigitte Fassbaender

Pimen - Franz Crass

Varlaam - Kurt Böhme

Shuisky - Fritz Uhl

Missail - Lorenz Fehenberger

Rangoni - Hans Günter Nöcker

Fyodor - Daphne Evangelatos

Xenia - Hildegard Heichele

Hostess - Martha Mödl

Simpleton - Gerhard Stolze

Tchelkalov - Wolfgang Brendel

Krushchov - Jörg Paweletz

Nurse - Lilian Benningsen

Nikitich - Raimund Grumbach

Mityukha - Gerhard Auer

Lavitsky - Franz Klarwein

Cherniovsky - Hermann Sapell

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Nationaltheater, Munich (12 December 1971), given in a German translation by Max Hube, with the original orchestration by Mussorgsky. This recording was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (11 March 1972; see Radio Times Issue dated 9 march 1972 p.19)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bohumil Gregor - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Chorus - Hamburgische Staatsoper

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Hubert Hofmann

Leonora di Vargas - Raina Kabaivanska

Don Carlo - Norman Mittelman

Don Alvaro - Plácido Domingo

Preziosilla - Tatiana Troyanos

Fra Melitone - Heinz Blankenburg

Curra - Maria von Ilosvay

Padre Guardiano - Martti Talvela

Mastro Trabuco - Kurt Marschner

Un Alcalde - Franz Grundheber

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recordings of performances at the Hamburg State Opera on 27 June 1971 (HOO) or 17 June 1971 (Premiere). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22». It is stated «lost 2 last minutes». The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New Releases» dated March 2007.

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1971(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Rigoletto - Sherrill Milnes

Gilda - Joan Sutherland

Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti

Sparafucile - Martti Talvela

Maddalena - Huguette Tourangeau

Giovanna - Gillian Knight

Monterone - Clifford Grant

Marullo - Christian Du Plessis

Borsa - Ricardo Cassinelli

Conte di Ceprano - John Gibbs

Contessa di Ceprano - Kiri Te Kanawa

Un paggio - Josephte Clement

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Black Disc; - *Decca SET 542-4 {3LPS} (1973)ª; London 13105 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Decca K2A3

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 269-2 {2CDS} (1985)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 - May 1973 p.2090 [EG]; July 1973 p.172 [DST]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; July 1985 p. [EG]

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Orpheus - Juni/Juli 1973 S.59 [SH]

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

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Stereophile - February 1998 (Vol.21 No.2) p.87 [LG]

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Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden - Boy's Chorus fr St. Clement Dane's Grammar School

Ivan Khovansky - David Ward

Andrey Khovansky - John Dobson

Vasily Golitsyn - Robert Tear

Shaklovity - Donald McIntyre

Dosifey - Martti Talvela

Marfa - Yvonne Minton

Scribe - Francis Egerton

Emma - Anne Pashley

Kuzka - Adrian De Peyer

Streshniev - Robert Thomas

Varsonofiev - William Elvin

Strelets I - Thomas Allen

Strelets II - Robert Lloyd

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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 300 {3CDRS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.544; Opera on CD (2) p.99 (3) p.111; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.57-58 p.166; MET(VID) p.196; PENGUIN p.267; Opera on Video p.153; GIUDICI p.530 (2) p.870; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 November 1972). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 25 November-1 December 1972 p.31. The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in «Latest Additions to the Catalogue - March 2002»

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Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1973(Act 3;LE)

Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Chicago Symphony Chorus

Brünnhilde - Helga Dernesch

Siegfried - Jess Thomas

Hagen - Martti Talvela

Gunther - Donald Gramm

Gutrune - Karen Altman

Woglinde - Barbara Pearson

Wellgunde - Gwendolyn Jones

Floßhilde - Sandra Walker

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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Carnegie Hall, New York (2 May 1973; see OPERA September 1973 p.799).

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Boris - Martti Talvela

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Alberto Remedios

Marina - Gwendolyn Killebrew

Pimen - Philip Booth

Varlaam - Michael Langdon

Shuisky - Ragnar Ulfung

Missail - Gary Burgess

Rangoni - Bruce Yarnell

Fyodor - Gwendolyn Jones

Xenia - Shigemi Matsumoto

Hostess - Sheila Nadler

Simpleton - Raymond Manton

Tchelkalov - Douglas Lawrence

Nurse - Marvellee Cariaga

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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 472 (2000)ª

Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #472 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recordimg of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (October 1973)

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Don Carlo - Alberto Remedios

Filippo II - Martti Talvela

Rodrigo - Norman Mittelman

Il Grande Inquisitore - Michael Langdon

Un Frate - Maurizio Mazzieri

Elisabetta di Valois - Gwyneth Jones

La principessa Eboli - Josephine Veasey

Il Conte di Lerma - James Atherton

Una voce dal cielo - Leona Mitchell

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Compact Cassette; - Live Opera Heaven CAS 430 (2000)ª

Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven #430 {3CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, (November 1973)

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Jascha Horenstein - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Amfortas - Siegmund Nimsgern

Titurel - Forbes Robinson

Gurnemanz - Martti Talvela

Parsifal - Helge Brilioth

Klingsor - Norman Bailey

Kundry - Amy Shuard

Alto Stimme - Kiri Te Kanawa

Knappe 1 - Wendy Eathorne

Knappe 2 - Yvonne Fuller

Knappe 3 - Adrian De Peyer

Knappe 4 - John Dobson

Blumenmädchen 1 - Kiri Te Kanawa

Blumenmädchen 2 - Glenys Fowles

Blumenmädchen 3 - Sydna Withingstone

Blumenmädchen 4 - Teresa Cahill

Blumenmädchen 5 - Yvonne Fuller

Blumenmädchen 6 - Marjorie Biggar

Ritter 1 - John Lanigan

Ritter 2 - Dennis Wicks

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4160

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (March 1973; see OPERA May 1973 pp.465-467; October 1973 pp.928-930). Siegmund Nimsgern sang Amfortas on 19 and 22 March 1973. The recording issued by Omega is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «3/13/1973», but this cannot be correct as Cav & Pag were performed at the Royal Opera House on that day.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Martti Talvela

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Harry Theyard

Marina - Mignon Dunn

Pimen - Paul Plishka

Varlaam - Donald Gramm

Shuisky - Robert Nagy

Missail - Paul Franke

Rangoni - William Dooley

Fyodor - Paul Offenkrantz

Xenia - Betsy Norden

Hostess - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Simpleton - Andrea Velis

Tchelkalov - Lenus Carlson

Krushchov - Robert Schmorr

Nurse - Cynthia Munzer

Nikitich - Andrij Dobriansky

Mityukha - Edmond Karlsrud

Lavitsky - Robert Goodloe

Cherniovsky - William Mellow

Frontier Guard - Richard Best

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 12575 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1975). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is given as Carlo Franci, but Schippers is given in the MET Annals.

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Ingvar Wixell

Jacopo Fiesco - Martti Talvela

Amelia Grimaldi - Kiri Te Kanawa

Gabriele Adorno - Giorgio Merighi

Paolo Albiani - Allan Monk

Pietro - James Courtney

Un'ancella - Donna Petersen

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Gary Burgess

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Compact Disc; - *John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª

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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (14 November 1975)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Polish Radio Chorus Cracow - Cracow Philharmonic Boys' Chorus

Boris - Martti Talvela

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda

Marina - Bozena Kinasz

Pimen - Leonard Mróz

Varlaam - Aage Haugland

Shuisky - Bogdan Paprocki

Missail - Kazimierz Pustelak

Rangoni - Andrzej Hiolski

Fyodor - Vera Baniewicz

Xenia - Halina Lukomska

Hostess - Stefania Toczyska

Simpleton - Paulos Raptis

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel» SLS 1000 {4LPS} (1977)ª; Angel SDLX 3844 {4LPS}; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 1436171 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Cassette - HMV «Angel» TC-SLS 1000; HMV TC-ESD 1436174

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 54377-2 {3CDS} (1994)ª; EMI 5 09178 {3CDS} (2008)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1977 p.405 p.482 [JW]; December 1977 p.1149 [IM]; January 1978 p.1233 [JBS]; January 1978 p.1307 [JB]; February 1984 p. [JW]; May 1994 p.108 [AB]

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Opera Now - June 1994 p.52

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Opera News - May 2008 pp.82-83 [DS]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.2 November 1977 p.39 [BP]; Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.271

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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.126

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.160 p.130

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.83

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Stereophile - June 1994 p.170

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Répertoire - No.66 February 1994 p.61

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American Record Guide - July-August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.136

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Comments:- Original Orchestration but includes scenes from both the 1869 and 1872 versions

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Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1976(STU)

Orchestra - Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Chicago Symphony Chorus

Holländer - Norman Bailey

Senta - Janis Martin

Daland - Martti Talvela

Erik - René Kollo

Mary - Isola Jones

Steuermann - Werner Krenn

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Black Disc; - *Decca D24D3 {3LPS} (1977)ª;; London OSA 13119 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K24K32 (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 551-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Decca 470 792-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 470 600-2 (The Solti Wagner Collection) {21CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1977 p.1730 [EG]; August 1977 p.349 [IM]; October 1977 p.594 [JBS]; November 1985 p. [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.1 No.2 November 1977 p.56 [KH]; Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.374

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.263

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International Record Review - October 2002 pp.83-85 [RP]

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American Record Guide - March/April 2003 Vol.66 No.2 pp.183-185 [SDC]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.582

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Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in Russian

Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eugene Onegin - Sherrill Milnes

Lenski - Nicolai Gedda

Tatyana - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Olga - Isola Jones

Larina - Jean Kraft

Filipjewna - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Gremin - Martti Talvela

Triquet - Andrea Velis

Zaretzky - Andrij Dobriansky

Captain - Richard Best

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers EVG 197701 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1979 p.121, March 1979 p.219; Opera on Record p.520; CELLETTI p.150; Opera on CD (1) p.90 (2) p.100 (3) p.112; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.43 p.112, mise à jour mai 2001 p.2; MET p.551; MET(VIDEO) p.332; PENGUIN p.450; BBC Music Magazine August 1994 p.48; Opera on Video p.155;GIUDICI p.122 (2) p.200; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 October 1977). This performance was not broadcast so the recording was presumably made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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There is only one recording of The Last Temptations by Joonas Kokkonen on file (performed in Finnish)

Conductor Ulf Söderblom - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - Savolinna Festival

Chorus - Savolina Festival

Paavo Ruotsalainen - Martti Talvela

Riita - Ritva Auvinen

Juhaha - Seppo Ruohonen

Jaakko Högman - Matti Lehtinen

Anna Lovlisa - Marita Nordberg

Albertina Nenonen - Liisamaija Laaksonen

First Man - Kalevi Koskinen

Second Man - Jorma Faick

Third Man - Jaako Ryhänen

First Woman - Taru Valjakka

Second Woman - Eini Liukko-Vaara

Third Woman - Raija Määttänen-Faick

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Black Disc; - Finlandia FA 104 {3LPS}; DG 2740 190 {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Findlandia FACD 104 {2CDS}; Finlandia 1576-51104-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1979 p.904 [AW] ; December 1991 p. [RL]

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Orpheus - August 1980 S.576 [CHH]

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American Record Guide - July 1979 Vol.42 No.9 p.37 [ER]

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BBC Music Magazine - October 1996 p.79

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.86 [DMGR]

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Comments:- According to an advertisment in GRAMOPHONE (July 1979 p.241) this recording was «issued on the Deutsche Grammophon label as a result of a collaboration between Finlandia and DGG»

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The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana performed in English

Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Krusina - Derek Hammond-Stroud

Ludmilla - Elizabeth Coss

Marenka - Teresa Stratas

Hata - Jean Kraft

Vasek - Jon Vickers

Jenik - Nicolai Gedda

Kecal - Martti Talvela

Circus master - Alan Crofoot

Esmeralda - Colette Boky

Indian - Andrij Dobriansky

Tobias - John Cheek

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 12278 (BRO 125501) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of The Bartered Bride by Bedrich Smetana are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.248; CELLETTI p.770; Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p.89 (3) p.99 MET p.501; PENGUIN p.388

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 December 1978). This was performed in an English translation by T. Harrison. 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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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Martti Talvela

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman

Marina - Mignon Dunn

Pimen - Paul Plishka

Varlaam - Fernando Corena

Shuisky - Robert Nagy

Missail - Philip Booth

Rangoni - Morley Meredith

Fyodor - Robert Sapolsky

Xenia - Loretta Di Franco

Hostess - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Simpleton - Andrea Velis

Tchelkalov - Allan Monk

Nurse - Shirley Love

Nikitich - Andrij Dobriansky

Mityukha - Philip Booth

Lavitsky - Robert Goodloe

Cherniovsky - Charles Anthony

Frontier Guard - Richard Best

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 February 1978).

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor James Levine - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Tamino - Eric Tappy

Papageno - Christian Boesch

Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova

Sprecher - José van Dam

Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas

Sarastro - Martti Talvela

Monostatos - Rémy Corazza

Papagena - Elisabeth Kales

1er Geharnischter - Karl Terkal

2er Geharnischter - Helge von Bömches

Erste Dame - Rachel Yakar

Zweite Dame - Trudeliese Schmidt

Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr

Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Erster Priester - Peter Weber

Zweiter Priester - Horst Nitsche

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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 Salzburg Festival (28 July 1978). This performance was broadcast on many radio stations including BBC Radio 3 (21 December 1978; see Radio Times Issue dated 16-22 December 1978 p.68).

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Herbert Adler - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - David Cumberland

Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price

Don Carlo - Guillermo Sarabia

Don Alvaro - Veriano Luchetti

Preziosilla - Judith Forst

Fra Melitone - Giuseppe Taddei

Curra - Gwendolyn Jones

Padre Guardiano - Martti Talvela

Mastro Trabuco - Francis Egerton

Un Chirurgo - David Koch

Un Alcalde - John Del Carlo

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (9 November 1979). This performance was broadcast. The cast listed above is that given in the on-line chronolgy of performances at the San Francisco Opera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - Bernd Weikl

Titurel - Paul Plishka

Gurnemanz - Martti Talvela

Parsifal - Jon Vickers

Klingsor - Vern Shinall

Kundry - Christa Ludwig

Alto Stimme - Isola Jones

Knappe 1 - Elizabeth Volkman

Knappe 2 - Ariel Bybee

Knappe 3 - Charles Anthony

Knappe 4 - John Carpenter

Blumenmädchen 1 - Betsy Norden

Blumenmädchen 2 - Louise Wohlafka

Blumenmädchen 3 - Elizabeth Volkman

Blumenmädchen 4 - Alma Jean Smith

Blumenmädchen 5 - Loretta Di Franco

Blumenmädchen 6 - Isola Jones

Ritter 1 - Dana Talley

Ritter 2 - Philip Booth

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PAR 197901 {4CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 April 1979). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor James Levine - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Tamino - Eric Tappy

Papageno - Christian Boesch

Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova

Sprecher - José van Dam

Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas

Sarastro - Martti Talvela

Monostatos - Horst Hiestermann

Papagena - Elisabeth Kales

1er Geharnischter - Karl Terkal

2er Geharnischter - Helge von Bömches

Erste Dame - Rachel Yakar

Zweite Dame - Trudeliese Schmidt

Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr

Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Erster Priester - Peter Weber

Zweiter Priester - Peter Weber

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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 Salzburg Festival (19 August 1979). A performance at the 1979 Salzburg Festival was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 26 December 1979. See Radio Times Issue dated 22 December 1979 - 4 January 1980 p.49.

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Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1980(LC)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Konstanze - Edita Gruberova

Belmonte - Francisco Araiza

Blonde - Reri Grist

Pedrillo - Norbert Orth

Osmin - Martti Talvela

Bassa Selim - Thomas Holtzmann

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Laser Disc - *DG W002 24029/30 (Japanese NTSC); DG 072 408-1 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - DG 073 010-9 (2002)ª; DG 073 4075 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Jul+Aug 2006 S.65-S.66 [ME]

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Opéra International - No.268 mai 2002 pp.66-67 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.493 juin 2002 p.123 [MP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.76 octobre 2005 p.118 [PF]

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The Classical Video Guide - p.60

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Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.43 (DVD) [TP]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.81 [FGR]

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Comments:- Recorded at peformance at the Bavarian State Opera (April 1980)

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor James Levine - 1980(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Tamino - Eric Tappy

Papageno - Christian Boesch

Königin der Nacht - Zdzislawa Donat

Sprecher - José van Dam

Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas

Sarastro - Martti Talvela

Monostatos - Horst Hiestermann

Papagena - Elisabeth Kales

1er Geharnischter - Karl Terkal

2er Geharnischter - Helge von Bömches

Erste Dame - Rachel Yakar

Zweite Dame - Trudeliese Schmidt

Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr

Erster Knabe - Markus Huber

Zweiter Knabe - Thomas Paulsen

Dritter Knabe - Christian Baumgartner

Erster Priester - Peter Weber

Zweiter Priester - Horst Nitsche

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Black Disc; - RCA «Red Seal» CTS 4124 {4LPS} (USA) (1981)ª; RCA RL 03728 {4LPS} (UK) (1981)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» 84586 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Sony RCA «Masterworks Opera» 82876 87760-2 {3CDS} (2006)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1981 p.753 [AB] ; October 1989 p. [SS]

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 pp.145-148 [PH]; Vol.31 No.3 January/ February 2008 pp.198-199 [CW]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2006 Vol.69 No.6 p.151 [KM]

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Roberto Abbado - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Don Carlo - Luis Lima

Filippo II - Martti Talvela

Rodrigo - Leo Nucci

Il Grande Inquisitore - Matti Salminen

Un Frate - Graziano Monacchesi

Elisabetta di Valois - Montserrat Caballé

La principessa Eboli - Elena Obraztsova

Tebaldo - Cecilia Fondevila

Il Conte di Lerma - Conrad Gaspà

Una voce dal cielo - María Antonia Martin Regueiro

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 198201 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; No.244 p.136; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (11 November 1982). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.479. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here (and in other sources) Don Carlo is stated to be José Carreras, but I have not been able to confirm whether this is correct.

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor James Levine - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsoper

Tamino - Peter Schreier

Papageno - Christian Boesch

Königin der Nacht - Edita Gruberova

Sprecher - Walter Berry

Pamina - Ileana Cotrubas

Sarastro - Martti Talvela

Monostatos - Horst Hiestermann

Papagena - Gudrun Sieber

1er Geharnischter - William Lewis

2er Geharnischter - Kurt Rydl

Erste Dame - Edda Moser

Zweite Dame - Ann Murray

Dritte Dame - Ingrid Mayr

Erster Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Zweiter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Dritter Knabe - Tölzer Singerknabe

Erster Priester - Peter Weber

Zweiter Priester - Horst Nitsche

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DVD (Video) - TDK DVWW-CLOPMF (2005)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.4 March/April 2006 pp.281-282 [BB]

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International Record Review - January 2006 pp.14-15 [NS]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2006 Vol.69 No.1 p.291 [RVL]

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival.

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Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1984-85(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Konstanze - Edita Gruberova

Belmonte - Gosta Winbergh

Blonde - Kathleen Battle

Pedrillo - Heinz Zednik

Osmin - Martti Talvela

Bassa Selim - Will Quadflieg

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Black Disc; - *Decca 417 402-1 {2LPS} (1987)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca 417 402-4 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 417 402-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª

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Recordings of Die Entführung aus dem Serail by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.57, p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11pp.65-68; Opera on Record 2 p.79; CELLETTI p.488; MARINELLI p.41; Opera on CD (1) p.16 (2) p.20 (3) p.21; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.59 p.112, mise à jour janvier2002; MET p.278; MET(VID)p.159; PENGUIN p.238; Répertoire mai 1995 p.9; GUIDICI p.413 (2) p.719; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.54-55; Gramophone October 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1987 p.1458 [AB]

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Comments:- Recorded in November 1984 and December 1985

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in German

Conductor Gerd Albrecht - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Boris - Martti Talvela

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Wieslaw Ochman

Marina - Carol Wyatt

Pimen - Bengt Rundgren

Varlaam - Tomislav Neralic

Shuisky - Sven Olof Eliasson

Missail - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Rangoni - William Dooley

Xenia - Barbara Vogel

Hostess - Vera Little

Simpleton - David Knutson

Nurse - Sieglinde Wagner

Frontier Guard - Josef Becker

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Video recording of a perfromance at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (25 May 1985; see ORPHEUS August 1985 S.601-S.602). I thank Mr. Andrey Kovalev for drawing my attention to this recording.

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1985?(Act 1;SE)

Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Siegmund - Peter Hofmann

Sieglinde - Éva Marton

Hunding - Martti Talvela

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Black Disc; - CBS «Masterworks» IM 39745 {1LP} (1986)ª

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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1986 p. [AB]

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Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Neeme Järvi - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Ivan Khovansky - Aage Haugland

Andrey Khovansky - Vladimir Popov

Vasily Golitsyn - Wieslaw Ochman

Shaklovity - Allan Monk

Dosifey - Martti Talvela

Marfa - Helga Dernesch

Scribe - Andrea Velis

Emma - Natalia Rom

Kuzka - Kirk Redman

Streshniev - Robert Nagy

Varsonofiev - Andrij Dobriansky

Strelets I - William Fleck

Strelets II - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers KHO 198601 {3CDRS}

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Recordings of Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.544; Opera on CD (2) p.99 (3) p.111; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.57-58 p.166; MET(VID) p.196; PENGUIN p.267; Opera on Video p.153; GIUDICI p.530 (2) p.870; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 February 1986). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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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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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1962(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Martti Talvela

Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter

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