(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1961(LI) - Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky - Igor Stravinsky*
2 1962(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Thomas Schippers*
3 1963?(STU) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Renato Fasano*
4 1964(LI) - Athaliah by Hugo Weisgall - Thomas Scherman*
5 1964(STU) - forza del destino (La) by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Schippers*
6 1965(STU) - Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
7 1966(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - István Kertész*
8 1966(STU) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Erich Leinsdorf*
9 1966(STU) - Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti - Ionel Perlea*
10 1967(LI) - Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti - Francesco Molinari-Pra..*
11 1967(LI) - Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti - Carlo Felice Cillario*
12 1967(RA) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Georges Prêtre*
13 1968(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Zubin Mehta*
14 1968(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Georg Solti*
15 1968(RA) - Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
16 1969(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Nicola Rescigno*
17 1969(LI) - Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti - Francesco Molinari-Pra..*
18 1969(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Georges Prêtre*
19 1970(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Claudio Abbado*
20 1970(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Horst Stein*
21 1970(LI) - Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck - Seiji Ozawa*
22 1970(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Georges Prêtre*
23 1970(STU) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Maria Giulini*
24 1971(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - Anton Guadagno*
25 1971(LI) - Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti - Carlo Felice Cillario*
26 1971(LI;13/3/71) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
27 1971(RA) - Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell - Raymond Leppard*
28 1972(LI) - Africaine (L') by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Jean Périsson*
29 1972(STU) - Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti - Julius Rudel*
30 1973(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Georg Solti*
31 1973(STU) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - James Levine*
32 1974(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Rafael Kubelik*
33 1974(STU) - Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] (Le) by Gioacchino Rossini - Thomas Schippers*
34 1975(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Eve Queler*
35 1975(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Claudio Abbado*
36 1975(LI) - Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] (Le) by Gioacchino Rossini - Thomas Schippers*
37 1976(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Gian-Franco Masini*
38 1976(LI) - Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] (Le) by Gioacchino Rossini - Richard Woitach**
39 1976(STU) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Claudio Abbado*
40 1977(LI) - ballo in maschera (Un) by Giuseppe Verdi - Claudio Abbado*
41 1978(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Jesús López Cobos*
42 1978(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Paolo Peloso*
43 1979(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Claudio Abbado*
44 1979(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Peter Maag*
45 1979(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Edward Downes*
46 1980(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Sarah Caldwell*
47 1981 - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Julius Rudel***
48 1981(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Colin Davis*
49 1983(LI) - Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini - Georges Prêtre*
50 1984(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Claudio Abbado*
51 1984(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
52 1986(FI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Chailly*
53 1986(LI) - Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini - Pinchas Steinberg*
54 1987(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Richard Bonynge*
55 1988 - Africaine (L') by Giacomo Meyerbeer - Maurizio Arena*
56 1988(LI) - Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi - Michelangelo Veltri**
57 1988(LI) - Norma by Vincenzo Bellini - Pinchas Steinberg***
58 1988(STU) - Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi - Riccardo Chailly*
59 1990(LI) - Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni - Baldo (Bruno) Podic*
60 1990(LI) - Troyens (Les) by Hector Berlioz - Myung-Whun Chung**
61 1990(STU) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Zubin Mehta*
62 1991(LI) - trovatore (Il) by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Rizzi*
63 1992(LI) - favorite (La) by Gaetano Donizetti - Gian Paolo Sanzogno*
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Conductor Igor Stravinsky - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Washington Opera Society Orchestra
Chorus - Washington Opera Society
Oedipe - George Shirley
Créon - Donald Gramm
Le Messager - John Reardon
Tirésias - Chester Watson
Jocaste - Shirley Verrett
Le Berger - Loren Driscoll
Le Récitant - John Westbrook
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Black Disc; - Columbia ML 5872 {1LP} (USA) (1963)ª; Columbia MS 6472 {1LP} (1963)ª; CBS BRG 72131 {1LP} (UK) (1963)ª;; CBS SBRG 72131 {1LP} (UK) (1963)ª
Compact Disc - Sony CD 46290 (collection) {22CDS}
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Recordings of Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.346; CELLETTI p.801; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.174 p.36; Opera on CD (1) p.130 (2) p.143 (3) p.161; MET(VID) p.327; PENGUIN p.425; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.61
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.286; April 1964 p.454; July 1991 p.68 (mention)
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American Record Guide - October 1963 Vol.30 No.2 p.142 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.126 [ES]
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Comments:- The narrator speaks in English
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestra Filarmonica di Trieste
Chorus - Spoleto Festival
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - George Shirley
Micaëla - Renata Mattioli
Escamillo - William Chapman
Frasquita - Maxine Antiochia Norman
Mercédès - Lelia Bersiani
Zuninga - James Loomis
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 2534-2 {2CDRS} (2007)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Spoleto Festival (July 1962). See OPERA Festival Issue 1962 pp.67-68. Shirley Verrett is named as Shirley Verrett-Carter in this review. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in the list of New Releases dated 2 February 2007.
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Conductor Renato Fasano - 1963?(STU)
Orchestra - Colleguium Musicum Italicum
Chorus - Coro Polifonico di Roma
Orfeo - Shirley Verrett
Euridice - Anna Moffo
Amor - Judith Raskin
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Black Disc; - RCA RL 42 256; RCA RE 5539-41 {3LPS} (UK) (1966)ª; RCA SER 5539-41 {3LPS} (UK) (1966)ª;; RCA LSC-6169 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor GK 87896 (1991)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 87896 {2CDS} (1991)ª
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1966 p.174 [AR]; January 1967 p.354 [DST]; May 1972 p.1936 [AB]; January 1991 p.1409 [SS]
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Opera - February 1967 p.156 [AJ]
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Diapason - No.111 1966 p.24 [JG]; No.182 1973 p.29 (mention)
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Comments:- Berlioz's version revised by Saint-Saens and re-translated into Italian
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Conductor Thomas Scherman - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Concert Opera Association
Chorus - Concert Opera Association
Athaliah - Shirley Verrett
Yehosheba - Irene Jordan
Yehoyada - John Reardon
Abner - Raymond Michalski
Mattan - William Lewis
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Black Disc - Lester Trimble Recordings {3LPS}
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Queens College of the City University of New York (15 February 1964). The LPs issued by Lester Trimble recordings are listed in the online catalogue of the Durbeck Archive:-
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus
Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giovanni Foiani
Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price
Don Carlo - Robert Merrill
Don Alvaro - Richard Tucker
Preziosilla - Shirley Verrett
Fra Melitone - Ezio Flagello
Curra - Corinna Vozza
Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi
Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma
Un Chirurgo - Mario Rinaudo
Un Alcalde - Rolf Bottcher
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6413 {4LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6413 {4LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor RE 5527-5530 {4LPS} (UK) (1965)ª; RCA Victor SER 5527-5530 {4LPS} (UK) (1965)ª; RCA Victor VLS 45143 (Italy)
Compact Cassette - RCA Victor VK45143
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 87971 {3CDS} (1988)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1965 p.210; January 1966 p.334; December 1988 p. [RO]
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Opera - January 1966 p.44 [HDR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.227-232 [DH]
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American Record Guide - May 1965 Vol.31 No.9 pp.798-799, p.945 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1965 Vol.15 No.6 p.74 [CLO]
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Audio & Record Review - October 1965 p.17 [CW]
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra
Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus
Luisa - Anna Moffo
Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi
Miller - Cornell MacNeil
Walter - Giorgio Tozzi
Federica - Shirley Verrett
Wurm - Ezio Flagello
Laura - Gabriella Carturan
Contadino - Piero De Palma
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA RE 5534-5536 {3LPS} (UK) (1965)ª;; RCA SER 5534-5536 (UK) (1965)ª; *RCA SER 5713-5715 (UK) (1975)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86646 {2CDS} (1988)ª
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Recordings of Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1966 p.509 [AP]; July 1966 p.49 [DST] March 1975 p.1701 [AB]; October 1988 p. [JBS]
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Opera - May 1966 p.386 [HDR]
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American Record Guide - October 1965 Vol.32 No.2 pp.119-120, p.124 [PLM]
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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.84-85 [CLO]
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Audio & Record Review - April 1966 p.44 [CW]
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Conductor István Kertész - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Gustavo III - Jon Vickers
Ankastrom - Peter Glossop
Amelia - Amy Shuard
Ulrica - Shirley Verrett
Oscar - Lucia Popp
Cristiano - Delme Bryn-Jones
Ribbing - Forbes Robinson
Dehorn - Joseph Rouleau
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Compact Cassette - *Lyric Distribution ALD 3979
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2296-2 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance of the «Swedish» version in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (May 1966). The opera was performed with the cast given above on 11, 14, 16 May 1966. None of these performances was broadcast, so this recording was presumably made «in house» (it sounds like it). The performance on 11 May 1966 is reviewed in OPERA July 1966 pp.584-585. The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana
Chorus - RCA Italiana
Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi
Renato - Robert Merrill
Amelia - Leontyne Price
Ulrica - Shirley Verrett
Oscar - Reri Grist
Silvano - Mario Basiola jnr.
Samuele - Ezio Flagello
Tom - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Un Giudice - Piero De Palma
Un servo - Fernandino Jacopucci
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6719 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª; RCA Victor LSC-6179 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª;; ª; RCA Victor RE 5556-5558 (UK) (1967)ª; RCA Victor SER 5556-5558 (UK) (1967)ª; *RCA «Red Seal» SER 5710-5712
Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86645 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1967 p.226; January 1968 p.365; February 1975 p.1551 [AB]; November 1988 p.868 [AB]
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Opera - January 1968 p.51 [HDR]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.222-226 [CJT]
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American Record Guide - June 1967 Vol. 33 No. 10 p.904 [HG]
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Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1966(STU)
Orchestra - RCA Italiana
Chorus - RCA Italiana
Lucrezia Borgia - Montserrat Caballé
Gennaro - Alfredo Kraus
Maffio Orsini - Shirley Verrett
Don Alfonso - Ezio Flagello
Jacopo Liveretto - Franco Ricciardi
Don Apostolo Gazella - Franco Romano
Ascanio Petrucci - Ferruccio Mazzoli
Oloferno Vitellozzo - Fernando Iacopucci
Gubetta - Vito Maria Brunetti
Rustighello - Giuseppe Baratti
Astolfo - Robert Amis El Hage
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6176 {3LPS} (USA) (1966)ª; RCA Victor LSC-6176 {3LPS} (USA) (1966)ª; RCA Victor RE 5553-5555 {3LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA Victor SER 5535-5535 {3LPS} (UK) (1967)ª; RCA RL 42833 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *RCA GD 86 642(2) {2CDS} (1990)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 32 {2CDS}; RCA BVCC 8869-70 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª
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Recordings of Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.68; CELLETTI p.241; MET p.108; MET(VID) p.60; PENGUIN p.81; GIUDICI p.184 (2) p.297; Opéra International mars 1984 No.68 p.19; avril 1997 No.212 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1967 p.539; July 1967 p.53; September 1990 p. [JBS]
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Opera - June 1967 p.526 [AB]
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Opéra International - No.140 octobre 1990 p.67
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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.4 December 1966 p.292 [PLM]
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Maria - Leyla Gencer
Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett
Leicester - Franco Tagliavini
Talbot - Agostino Ferrin
Anna - Mafalda Masini
Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti
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Black Disc - G.F.C. 001-003 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CD 543 {2CDS}; Memories HR 4504-4505 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 725 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035126 {2CDS} (2001)ª
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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - December 11 1993 p.44
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.3 Spring 1989 pp.135-137 [WA]
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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.71
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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.91 [DA]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.79 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see Opera FestivalIssue 1967 p.100)
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1967(LI)
Orchestra - American Opera Society
Chorus - American Opera Society
Maria - Montserrat Caballé
Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett
Leicester - Eduardo Giménez
Talbot - Rolf Bottcher
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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 13-S {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 253 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)ª
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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Carnegie Hall, New York (6 December 1967, see OPERA January 1968 p.210). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in June 2004.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1967(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Albert Lance
Micaëla - Isabel Garcisanz
Escamillo - Robert Massard
Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau
Mercédès - Jacqueline Broudeur
Le Dancaïre - Bernard Demigny
Le Remendado - Michel Hamel
Moralès - Claude Genty
Zuninga - Anton Diakov
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Compact Disc - *Frequenz 043-011 {2CDS}
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 14 December 1967
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Jon Vickers
Micaëla - Mirella Freni
Escamillo - Justino Díaz
Frasquita - Lilian Sukis
Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin
Le Dancaïre - Robert Goodloe
Le Remendado - Robert Schmorr
Moralès - Tony Christova
Zuninga - Morley Meredith
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1578 (& 2700 & 1345)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 October 1968). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). It was described as a «VG to Excellent in-house recording».
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1968(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Don Carlo - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Filippo II - David Ward
Rodrigo - Peter Glossop
Il Grande Inquisitore - Giovanni Foiani
Un Frate - David Kelly
Elisabetta di Valois - Felicia Weathers
La principessa Eboli - Shirley Verrett
Tebaldo - Vivien Townley
Il Conte di Lerma - John Dobson
Un Araldo Reale - Glynne Thomas
Una voce dal cielo - Maria Pellegrini
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Compact Disc - Oriel Music Society OMS 143/3M {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:- This recording appears to be of a concert performance given at a PROM of a truncated 5-act version. Act 1 was not performed. (29 July 1968; see OPERA September 1968 pp.768-769)
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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1968(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Mosè - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Elisero - Giampaolo Corradi
Faraone - Mario Petri
Aménofi - Ottavio Garaventa
Aufide - Fernandino Jacopucci
Osiride - Franco Ventriglia
Maria - Gloria Lane
Anaìde - Teresa Zylis-Gara
Sinaìde - Shirley Verrett
Una voce misteriosa - Giovanni Gusmeroli
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Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPV 32651.52 {2CDS}; LO 813 877; Arkadia MP 491.2 {2CDS}Frequenz 011-040 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1292 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.743; PENGUIN p.367; Fanfare Vol.19 No.2 p.350, Vol.23 No.4 pp.305-307
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - January 20 1996 p.34
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.2 November/December 1995 p.350
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.100
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Comments:- Recorded on 11 April 1968
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Civic Opera
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Aida - Elena Souliotis
Radamès - Amedeo Zambon
Amneris - Shirley Verrett
Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi
Ramphis - Luigi Roni
Il Re di Egitto - Nicola Zaccaria
Una Sacerdotessa - Ruth Falcon
Un Messaggero - Rod MacWherter
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd CDNO 1834-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2007)ª
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 4744
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Dallas Civic Opera (1 November 1969; see OPERA March 1970 p.214). The CDRs issued by Premiere are included in «2005 FALL NEW RELEASES»
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Maria - Leyla Gencer
Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett
Leicester - Juan Oncina
Talbot - Plinio Clabassi
Anna - Vera Magrini
Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1598-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (2 January 1969; see OPERA March 1969 p.252).
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1969(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Roma
Chorus - RAI Roma
Enée - Nicolai Gedda
Chorèbe - Robert Massard
Panthée - Robert Amis El Hage
Narbal - Boris Carmeli
Ascagne - Rosina Cavicchiola
Cassandre - Marilyn Horne
Didon - Shirley Verrett
Anna - Giovanna Fioroni
Hylas - Carlo Gaifa
Priam - Plinio Clabassi
Hécube - Giovanna Fioroni
Iopas - Veriano Luchetti
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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 389-4 {4LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 37060 {3CDS};; Arkadia 461 (+La Damnation de Faust) {4CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1376 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1947-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 2003, online edition [RC]
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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.2 November/December 2003 pp.127-128 [AC]
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Opéra International - No.65 décembre 1983 p.58 [SS]
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American Record Guide - January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.30 [RVL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 December 1969. The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE October 1982 p.484. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.
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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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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
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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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Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Orfeo - Shirley Verrett
Euridice - Antonietta Stella
Amor - Mariella Adani
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Compact Disc; - Opera d'Oro OPD 1241 {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 30 June 1970.
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1970(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Samson - Richard Cassilly
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Massard
Abimélech - Giovanni Foiani
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Leonardo Monreale
Le messager philistin - Piero De Palma
Premier philistin - Gianfranco Manganotti
Deuxième philistin - Silvio Maionica
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 217 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02280
Compact Disc; - Foyer 2-CF-2031; Arkadia MP 495.2; Opera d'Oro OPD 1175 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60
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Diapason - No.425 avril 1996 p.120
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.131
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Classical Express - September 1995 p.4
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.85
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.67
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (25 January 1970). See OPERA, March 1970 p.252. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
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Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1970(STU)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Ambrosian Singers
Don Carlo - Plácido Domingo
Filippo II - Ruggero Raimondi
Rodrigo - Sherrill Milnes
Il Grande Inquisitore - Giovanni Foiani
Un Frate - Simon Estes
Elisabetta di Valois - Montserrat Caballé
La principessa Eboli - Shirley Verrett
Tebaldo - Delia Wallis
Il Conte di Lerma - Ryland Davies
Un Araldo Reale - John Noble
Una voce dal cielo - María-Rosa del Campo
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Black Disc; - EMI SLS 956 (SAN 287-290) {4LPS} (1971)ª; *EMI EX 290712-3 {3LPS} (1986)ª; Angel S 3774; Angel AVC 34060 {3LPS}
Compact Cassette; - EMI EX 290712-9 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47701-8 {3CDS} (1987)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67401-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª; Angel CDCC-47701
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 - July 1971 p.223 [AP]; October 1971 p.599; December 1971 p.1008 September 1986 p. [HF]; July 1987 p. [AB]; December 2000 p.132, p.134 [RF]
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Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.11 [RF]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.232-238 [WH]
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International Record Review - September 2000 p.124 [MP]
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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2007 pp.94-95 [TP]
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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.567
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Répertoire - No.140 novembre 2000 p.86 [CH]
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Comments:- Recording of a five act version made on 18-31 August 1970
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Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo
Don Carlo - Bruno Prevedi
Filippo II - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Rodrigo - Vincenzo Sardinero
Il Grande Inquisitore - Giovanni Gusmeroli
Elisabetta di Valois - Montserrat Caballé
La principessa Eboli - Shirley Verrett
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Compact Disc - live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {3CDS} The Opera Lovers DON 1972-01 {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:- This recording is probably of a performance of a four-act version in the Grand Teatro del LIceo, Barcelona on 26 December 1971. See OPERA April 1972 p.359. The date given on the websites of live-rare-opera and The Opera Lovers (hyperlinks in CLORLINK,HTM) is 25 December 1971, but according to OPERA (loc.cit.) Manon Lescaut was performed on that day at the Liceo.
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Conductor Carlo Felice Cillario - 1971(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Maria - Montserrat Caballé
Elisabeta - Shirley Verrett
Leicester - Ottavio Garaventa
Talbot - Raffaele Ariè
Cecil - Giulio Fioravanti
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Black Disc - Morgan 3 MOR 7101 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 911 37 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Opera d'Oro 1163 {2CDS} (1998)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Maria Stuarda by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.57; CELLETTI p.243; MET p.110; MET(VID) p.62; PENGUIN p.82; GIUDICI p.186 (2) p.305; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.225 p.96
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.71
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (13 April 1971; HDR attended a rehearsal,see OPERA, June 1971 p.486)
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1971(LI;13/3/71)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Richard Tucker
Azucena - Shirley Verrett
Leonora - Martina Arroyo
Conte di Luna - Mario Sereni
Ferrando - Raymond Michalski
Ines - Ivanka Myhal
Ruiz - Charles Anthony
Un vecchio zingaro - Herman Marcus
Un messo - Norman Giffin
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Compact Disc; - *Bensar Records Ltd. OL 31371 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Omega Opera Archive 1279 (& 1041); The Opera Lovers TRO 197101 {2CDRS} (Canada)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 March 1971). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Raymond Leppard - 1971(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Dido - Shirley Verrett
Belinda - Helen Donath
Attendant - Rosina Cavicchiola
Sorceress - Oralia Domínguez
1st Witch - Lilia Teresita Reyes
2nd Witch - Margaret Lensky
Aeneas - Dan Jordachescu
Sailor - Carlo Gaifa
Attendant spirit - Carmen Lavani
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Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 619.1 {1CD} (1996)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1310 (+The Fairy Queen - Harnoncourt) {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - July 1996 p.49
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Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.56
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Opéra International - avril 1996 No.201 p.66
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.86
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American Record Guide - May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.168
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Comments:- Recorded on 20 May 1971
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Conductor Jean Périsson - 1972(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Selika - Shirley Verrett
Vasco da Gama - Plácido Domingo
Ines - Evelyn Mandac
Nelusko - Norman Mittelman
Don Pedro - Simon Estes
Don Diego - Daniel Sullivan
Grand Inquisitor - Philip Booth
Alvar - Erik Townsend
Anna - Gwendolyn Jones
High Priest of Brahma - Allan Monk
Priest - Jonathan Huie
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Black Disc - BJR BJRS 131 {3LPS}; Opera Disc OD 1003/5 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 116-3 (+Samson et Dalila - excerpts) {3CDS};; Gala GL 100.605 {3CDS} (1999)ª; John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1185 {3CDS}; The Opera Lovers AFR 197301 {3CDRS} Celestial Audio CA 614 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)ª; Celestial Audio CV 096 {1xAudio-DVDR} (Australia) (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 pp.204-205 [RVL]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1999 S.56 [GH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (3 November 1972). The year of this recording is given as 1973 by Gala (and The Opera Lovers) and quoted in the review in ORPHEUS, but L'Africaine was not performed at the San Francisco Opera during that year (see «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield, 1978 pp.401-405). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and the CDRs and Audio DVDR issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as «WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007» (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1972(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Anna Bolena - Beverly Sills
Enrico - Paul Plishka
Giovanna - Shirley Verrett
Percy - Stuart Burrows
Rochefort - Robert Lloyd
Smeton - Patricia Kern
Hervey - Robert Tear
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Black Disc; - ABC «Audio Treasury» ATS 20015 {4LPS} (1973)ª; *EMI SLS 878 {4LPS} (1974)ª; Angel AVC 34031 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Millenium Classics MCD 80355 {3CDS} (1997)ª; DG 289 465 957-2 (issued as a set with Maria Stuarda & Roberto Devereux {7CDS}; and separately {3CDS}) (2001)ª; DG «Westminster Legacy» 471 217-2 {3CDS} (UK) (2001)ª; DG «Westminster Legacy» 471 227-2 (Set - The Three Queens) {7CDS} (UK) (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1974 p.393 [RO]; December 1974 p.1103 [SIR]; Special Awards Issue 1997 p.118 [JBS]; October 2001 p.97 [JBS]
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Opera News - March 2001 pp.68-69 [WVM]
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Fanfare - Vol.24 No.4 March/April 2001 pp.155-156 [JK]
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Orpheus - Oktober 2001 S.58 [GH]
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Opéra International - mars 1998 No.222 p.57 [SS]; No.263 décembre 2001 pp.69-70 [SS]
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Diapason - No.446 mars 1998 p.78 [JC]; No.486 novembre 2001 p.90 [MP]
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High Fidelity Magazine - July 1973 p.86, p.88 [AP]
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.97 [MO]
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Classical Express - Issue No.90 September 1997 p.6 [MWW]
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Classic CD - November 1997 p.85 [MT]
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BBC Music Magazine - February 1998 p.71 [BLS]
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American Record Guide - March/April 2001 Vol.64 No.2 p.88 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.109 janvier 1998 p.32 [PT]: No.151 novembre 2001 p.52 [JB]
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Das Opernglas - Juli-August 1998 S.116 [ML]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 settembre 2001 pp.114-115 [NS]
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.260 décembre 2001 p.86 [FL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.80 [MC]
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Conductor Georg Solti - 1973(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Plácido Domingo
Micaëla - Kiri Te Kanawa
Escamillo - José van Dam
Frasquita - Teresa Cahill
Mercédès - Anne Pashley
Le Dancaïre - John Dobson
Le Remendado - Francis Egerton
Moralès - Thomas Allen
Zuninga - Richard Van Allan
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00200
Compact Disc; - Arkadia MP 498.3; Arkadia 352 149;; Myto 3 MCD 011 242 (+Carmen cond Guadagno - highlights +Lohengrin with Domingo; Hamburg 1968 excerpts) {3CDS} (2001)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1358 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1159-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Bravissimo Opera Library 9802 (French Opera Masterworks) {14CDS} (2007)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.25 No.2 November/December 2001 pp.166-167 [JM]; Vol.31 No.4 March/ April 2008 pp.284-285 [JK]
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 p.60; Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.2 Spring 2002 pp.284-287 [RP]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.72
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American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.84 [DA]
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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.88
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Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.82
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (4 July 1973, see OPERA, August 1973p.743). The performance on 7 July 1973 is reviewed in ORPHEUS Oktober/November 1973 S.28-29
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Conductor James Levine - 1973(STU)
Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra
Chorus - John Alldis Choir
Norma - Beverly Sills
Adalgisa - Shirley Verrett
Pollione - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Oroveso - Paul Plishka
Clotilde - Delia Wallis
Flavio - Robert Tear
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Black Disc - ABC ATS 20017 {3LPS}; Ariola Eurodisc XF 25437R {3LPS}
Compact Cassette - ABC 5109 20017S; ABC 5109-20017S (8-track cartridge)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - September 1980 p.911 (mentioned)
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.533-554 [BB]
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1974(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Enée - Jon Vickers
Chorèbe - Louis Quilico
Panthée - Richard T. Gill
Narbal - John Macurdy
Ascagne - Judith Blegen
Cassandre - Shirley Verrett
Didon - Christa Ludwig
Anna - Mignon Dunn
Hylas - Leo Goeke
Priam - Edmond Karlsrud
Hécube - Jean Kraft
Iopas - Kenneth Riegel
Helenus - William Lewis
Un soldat troyen - Russell Christopher
1re sentinelle - Andrij Dobriansky
2e sentinelle - Richard Best
L'Ombre d'Hector - Clifford Harvuot
Le spectre de Cassandre - Lorraine Keane
Le spectre d'Priam - Edmond Karlsrud
Le spectre de Chorèbe - Robert Goodloe
Mercure - Edmond Karlsrud
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TROY 197401 {4CDRS} (Canada) Bensar OL 31674 (BRO 124100) {4CDRS}
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 March 1974). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1974(STU)
Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Pamira - Beverly Sills
Néoclès - Shirley Verrett
Maometto - Justino Díaz
Cléomène - Harry Theyard
Hiéros (Jero) - Gwynne Howell
Omar - Robert Lloyd
Ismène - Delia Wallis
Adastro - Gaetano Scano
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Black Disc; - HMV SLS 981 {3LPS} (1975)ª;; Angel SCLX-3819 {3LPS}
Compact Disc - EMI CMS 7 64335-2
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1975 p.83 [RO]; September 1975 p.430 [SIR]; October 1975 p.584 [JBS]; April 1993 p.119
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Opéra International - décembre 1992 p.83
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Diapason - décembre 1993 p.137
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Classics - January 1993 p.62
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Classic CD - February 1993 p.72
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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.179
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Répertoire - novembre 1992 p.89
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Comments:- Recording of a special version prepared by Thomas Schippers and Randolph Mickelson
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Conductor Eve Queler - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - American Opera Society
Chorus - Brooklyn College Chorus
Alfonso - Pablo Elvira
Leonora - Shirley Verrett
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - James Morris
Don Gasparo - Jonathan Rigg
Ines - Barbara Hendricks
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Black Disc - BJR 148 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.588 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1346 {2CDS} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDWW 334 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 112-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 [GH]
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Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.70 [SS]
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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in New York (26 February 1975). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Macbeth - Piero Cappuccilli
Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett
Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Macduff - Franco Tagliavini
Malcolm - Nicola Martinucci
Dama - Stefania Malagù
Medico - Carlo Zardo
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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 962.145 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1337 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 pp.199-200 [JM]
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Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.57
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.182-187 [LG]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1975; see OPERA, March 1976 p.231). According to L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40, mise à jour septembre 2000 p.7 a recording of the performance on 10 December 1975, with the same cast, was issued on LP by VIP Records
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Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1975(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Pamira - Beverly Sills
Néoclès - Shirley Verrett
Maometto - Justino Díaz
Cléomène - Harry Theyard
Hiéros (Jero) - Richard T. Gill
Omar - Richard Best
Ismène - Betsy Norden
Adastro - Arthur Thompson
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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 41975 (BRO 123532) {2CDRS}; The Opera Lovers ASS 197501 {2CDRS} (2008)ª; Celestial Audio CA 756 {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in Italian in a version prepared by Thomas Schippers for La Scala, under the title «L'Assedio de Corinthe». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label were listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM), those issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in February 2006 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Gian-Franco Masini - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Norma - Montserrat Caballé
Adalgisa - Shirley Verrett
Pollione - John Alexander
Oroveso - Raymond Michalski
Clotilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Flavio - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc - Celestial Audio CA 031 {2CDRS} {Australia)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET. This recording is probably of the performance on 28 February 1976 which was broadcast.
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Conductor Richard Woitach - 1976(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Pamira - Beverly Sills
Néoclès - Shirley Verrett
Maometto - Justino Díaz
Cléomène - Enrico Di Giuseppe
Hiéros (Jero) - Richard T. Gill
Omar - Richard Best
Ismène - Alma Jean Smith
Adastro - Arthur Thompson
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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 482 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Le Siège de Corinthe [L'assedio di Corinto] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.742; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.81 p.90; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.747 (2) p.1230
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in Italian in a version prepared by Thomas Schippers for La Scala, under the title «L'Assedio de Corinthe» (17 January 1976). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed in their online catalogue as new issues October 2005.
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1976(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Macbeth - Piero Cappuccilli
Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett
Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Macduff - Plácido Domingo
Malcolm - Antonio Savastano
Dama - Stefania Malagù
Medico - Carlo Zardo
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Black Disc; - DG 2709 062 {3LPS} (1976)ª
Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 022 (1976)ª
Compact Disc; - DG 415 688-2 {3CDS} (1986)ª; DG «The Originals» 449 732-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.653 [RO]; December 1976 p.1066 [IM]; March 1977 p.1475 [SIR; July 1977 p.155 [JBS]; September 1986 p. [AB]; March 1997 p.95 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.182-187 [LG]
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Diapason - No.435 mars 1997 p.106
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.108(mention)
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The New Records (Philadelphia) - December 1976 p.9 [WAO]
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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.8
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Riccardo - Luciano Pavarotti
Renato - Piero Cappuccilli
Amelia - Shirley Verrett
Ulrica - Elena Obraztsova
Oscar - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)
Silvano - Luigi De Corato
Samuele - Luigi Roni
Tom - Giovanni Foiani
Un Giudice - Gianfranco Manganotti
Un servo - Regolo Romani
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Black Disc; - Legendary Recordings LR 176-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman 00148
Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 991.200 {2CDS} (1999)ª; House of Opera CDBB 935 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1302-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai 1999 S.61 [IW]
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Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [NL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.95 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (30 December 1977). The LR LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722. 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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Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Alfonso - Sherrill Milnes
Leonora - Shirley Verrett
Fernando - Luciano Pavarotti
Baldassare - Bonaldo Giaiotti
Don Gasparo - John Carpenter
Ines - Alma Jean Smith
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Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 31178 {2CDRS} (2004)ª; Celestial Audio CA 630 (Australia) {2CDRS} (2008)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1978). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under «What's New ? New Year 2008» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1978(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Norma - Shirley Verrett
Adalgisa - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)
Pollione - Nunzio Todisco
Oroveso - Clifford Grant
Clotilde - Gwendolyn Jones
Flavio - Barry Busse
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Compact Disc; - John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 3 SFO-02 ; (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)ª; Gala 100.546 (Highlights +Verrett arias and ensembles) {2CDS} (1999)ª; Gala GL 100 578 {2CDS} (2001)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.79-80 [DA]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 p.82 (highlights) [GL]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (15 September 1978; see OPERA January 1979 pp.37-38
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Macbeth - Piero Cappuccilli
Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett
Banco - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Macduff - Veriano Luchetti
Malcolm - Gianfranco Manganotti
Dama - Stefania Malagù
Medico - Giovanni Foiani
Domestico - Carlo Meliciani
Sicaro - Giuseppe Morresi
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5809 (2006)ª
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- The video recording issued by Premiere appears to be of a performance in April, May, or June 1979. The cast listed above is that given in «La Scala 67-92 - Cronologia - Opere, Balletti, Concerti» p.99. In some performances the role of Malcom was sung by Antonio Savastano and that of the Sicaro by Giorgio Surjan rather than the singers listed above. I do not know which sings in the performance recorded. The year of the performance recorded is given as 1978 in Premiere's online catalogue.
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Conductor Peter Maag - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Norma - Shirley Verrett
Adalgisa - Elena Obraztsova
Pollione - Carlos (Carlo) Cossutta
Oroveso - Paul Plishka
Clotilde - Elizabeth Coss
Flavio - John Carpenter
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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 31779 (BRO 123999) {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 March 1979).
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Conductor Edward Downes - 1979(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Norma - Shirley Verrett
Adalgisa - Josephine Veasey
Pollione - Charles Craig
Oroveso - Cesare Siepi
Clotilde - Elizabeth Bainbridge
Flavio - Dennis O'Neill
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 529-2 {2CDRS}
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (November 1979 pp.100-102. It appears that none of the performances of Norma in this «run» was broadcast so, presumably, this recording was made «in-house».
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Conductor Sarah Caldwell - 1980(LI)
Orchestra - Boston Opera
Chorus - Boston Opera
Aida - Shirley Verrett
Radamès - James McCracken
Amneris - Elizabeth Connell
Amonasro - David Arnold
Ramphis - Ferruccio Furlanetto
Il Re di Egitto - William Dansby
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00405
Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1419 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1275-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Boston (8 June 1980). The performance on 29 May 1980 is reviewed in OPERA October 1980 pp.1029-1030. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 200, the CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven, in their «February 2003 Update» and those issued by Premiere in their «New CD Releases April/May 2004».
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Conductor Julius Rudel - 1981
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Samson - Plácido Domingo
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Wolfgang Brendel
Abimélech - Arnold Voketatis
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Kevin Langan
Le messager philistin - Robert Tate
Premier philistin - Michael Ballam
Deuxième philistin - Stanley Wexler
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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCC 00051 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 202 (Europe) (2001)ª; Kultur 10 (USA) (2001)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision SAM 02 (NTSC); Virgin VVD 39 (PAL) Polygram Vidéo 070 063-3 (SECAM)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 2001 p.113 [AB]
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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.91
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Orpheus - Februar 2002 S.64 [MK]
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Opéra International - January 1993 p.54; No.266 mars 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.490 mars 2002 p.117 (mention)
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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.316-317 [RVL]
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Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.100: No.155 mars 2002 p.38 [PB]
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Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Samson - Jon Vickers
Dalila - Shirley Verrett
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Jonathan Summers
Abimélech - John Tomlinson
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Gwynne Howell
Le messager philistin - John Dobson
Premier philistin - Maldwyn Davies
Deuxième philistin - Matthew Best
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Laser Disc - *Pioneer Artists PA-82-014 (NTSC)
DVD (Video) - Warner Music Vision 50-51011-2283-2-2 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette; - Covent Garden Video Productions/National Video Corporation; TVH 90 2202 2 (BETA TXH 90 2202 4) (PAL) (1984)ª; Castle CVI 2026 (PAL); Home Vision SAM 01 (+BETA) (NTSC)
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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145; GIUDICI p.758 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1986 p.1395 [RM]
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Opera News - August 1986 p.30, p.50 [RH]
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Diapason - No.538 juillet-aoüt 2006 p.118 (DVD) [MP]
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The Classical Video Guide - p.93
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Opéra Magazine - No.7 mai 2006 p.80 [PC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.92 julio-agosto 2006 p.83 [FGR]
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Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (6 October 1981)
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Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1983(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris
Moïse - Samuel Ramey
Éliézer - Jean Dupouy
Pharaon - Jean-Philippe Lafont
Aménophis - Keith Lewis
Aufide - Robert Dumé
Osiride - Fernand Dumont
Marie - Magali Damonte
Anaï - Cecilia Gasdia
Sinaïde - Shirley Verrett
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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics Incorporated ALD 4787 (1998)ª
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 228-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; House of Opera CD 509 (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 083 326 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Moïse et Pharaon [Mosè] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.743; PENGUIN p.367; Fanfare Vol.19 No.2 p.350, Vol.23 No.4 pp.305-307
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - July 1998 p.36 [GJ]
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Orpheus - Mai 1998 S.60 [SL]; 1+2 Januar + Februar 2007 S.63 [GH]
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Opéra International - avril 1998 No.223 p.22, p.53 [SS]
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American Record Guide - September/October 2006 Vol.69 No.5 p.190 [RVL]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.94 octubre 2006 p.85 [MC]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (1 October 1983; see OPERA December 1983 p.1310). The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listings (ALD) Winter 1998» and the CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).
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Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Carmen - Shirley Verrett
Don José - Plácido Domingo
Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini
Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi
Frasquita - Antonella Bandelli
Mercédès - Petra Malakova
Le Dancaïre - Armando Ariostini
Le Remendado - Ernesto Gavazzi
Moralès - Orazio Mori
Zuninga - Jean Lainé
Lilas Pasta - Aldo Bramante
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 145 (2003)ª
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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1984). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»
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Conductor James Levine - 1984(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Don Carlo - Giuliano Ciannella
Filippo II - Paul Plishka
Rodrigo - Renato Bruson
Il Grande Inquisitore - Jerome Hines
Un Frate - Julien Robbins
Elisabetta di Valois - Montserrat Caballé
La principessa Eboli - Shirley Verrett
Tebaldo - Diane Kesling
Il Conte di Lerma - Robert Nagy
Un Araldo Reale - Charles Anthony
Una voce dal cielo - Marvis Martin
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DON 198402 {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 of a five-act version at the MET (21 April 1984). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1986(FI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Macbeth - Leo Nucci
Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett
Banco - Samuel Ramey
Macduff - Veriano Luchetti
Malcolm - Antonio Barasorda
Dama - Anna Caterina Antonacci
Medico - Sergio Fontana
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Black Disc; - Decca 417 525-1 {2LPS} (1987)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 417 525-4 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 417 525-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª
Laser Disc - *London 071 522-1 (NTSC); Decca 071 422-1 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - DG 073 4380 (2007)ª; Decca 001040309 (USA) (2008)ª
VHS Video Cassette - London 071 522-3 (NTSC); Decca 071 422-3 (PAL)
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1987 p. (audio) [AB]; May 1993 p.110 (video)
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Fanfare - March-April 1993 p.420 (video); Vol.31 No.5 May/June 2008 pp.364-365 (DVD) [AS]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.2 Winter 1988/89 pp.150-152 (audio) [DWW]; Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.154 (video)
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Opéra International - No.173 octobre 1993 p.58 (video)
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Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.76 (video)
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Répertoire - février 1993 p.93 (video)
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American Record Guide - May/June 2008 Vol.71 No.3 p.276 (DVD) [RVL]
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The Perfect Vision - Spring 1993 p.148 (video) [RB]
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Opéra Magazine - No.24 décembre 2007 pp.82-83 (DVD) [JC]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 2008 p.92 (DVD) [MB]
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Comments:- Recording of a film (and it's soundtrack). The roles of Banco and MacDuff are played by actors in the film
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Conductor Pinchas Steinberg - 1986(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra National de Paris
Médée - Shirley Verrett
Dircé - Anne-Marie Rodde
Néris - Nadine Denize
Jason - Werner Hollweg
Créon - Jean-Philippe Lafont
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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers MED 198601 {2CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Médée [Medea] by Luigi Cherubini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.30; CELLETTI p.146; MET p.79; PENGUIN p.59; GIUDICI p.119 (2) p.196
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palais Garnier, Paris (February or March 1986). See OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL Avril 1986 No.91 p.45. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1987(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti
Azucena - Shirley Verrett
Leonora - Joan Sutherland
Conte di Luna - Leo Nucci
Ferrando - Franco De Grandis
Ines - Jean Kraft
Ruiz - Mark Baker
Un vecchio zingaro - Ray Morrison
Un messo - Stephen O'Mara
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TRO 198701 {2CDRS} (Canada)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1987). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1988
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Selika - Shirley Verrett
Vasco da Gama - Plácido Domingo
Ines - Ruth Ann Swenson
Nelusko - Justino Díaz
Don Pedro - Michael Devlin
Don Diego - Philip Skinner
Grand Inquisitor - Joseph Rouleau
Alvar - Kevin Anderson
Anna - Patricia Spence
High Priest of Brahma - Mark Delavan
Priest - S. Seigel
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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AFR 198801 {3CDRS}
Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCD 00601 (PAL)
DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 216 (Europe) (2001)ª; ArtHaus Musik 100 217 (2006)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Home Vision AFR 050; CEL C604329 (PAL) Virgin 070 010-3 (PAL); Polygram Vidéo 070 069-3 (SECAM) Polygram Video 079 253-3(PAL)
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Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1993 p.102; Awards Issue 2001 p.127 (DVD) [JBS]
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Opera Now - January 1993 p.48; July/August 1996 p.59
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Orpheus - Februar 2002 S.64 [MK]
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Opéra International - January 1993 p.54; No.266 mars 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]
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Diapason - No.488 janvier 2002 pp.120-121 [MP]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.132
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Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.7
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International Record Review - November 2001 pp.89-90 [SP]
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Répertoire - février 1993 p.88: No.77 février 1995 p.100: No.154 février 2002 p.25 [PB]
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Comments:- The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Fujiwara Opera
Macbeth - Justino Díaz
Lady Macbeth - Shirley Verrett
Banco - Carlo Colombara
Macduff - Taro Ichihara
Malcolm - Makoto Tashiro
Dama - Chieko Tachihara
Medico - Sochio Yamada
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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1597 (1988)ª
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5176; Encore DVD 2015 (2005)ª
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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) given by the Fujiwara Opera in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (July 1988). In some performances the roles of «Dama» and «Medico» were sung by Naomi Nagata and Yasuo Yanagisawa. It is possible that they rather than the singers listed above appear on these recordings. See the Archive section of the Opera Japonica website (http://www.operajaponica.org). The compact cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in their list of «Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes» distributed in late 1988. The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is given as Oliviero de Fabritiis, but he died in 1982.
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Conductor Pinchas Steinberg - 1988(LI)
Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Norma - Shirley Verrett
Adalgisa - Susan Mentzer
Pollione - Mario Malagnini
Oroveso - Bonaldo Giaiotti
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5816
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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
Comments:- Video recording of a performance at Monte-Carlo (29 January 1988; see OPERA April 1988 pp.483-484). According to Premiere's online catalogue the recording is «Non-professional» with a «Blurry and dark picture, but good sound».
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Conductor Riccardo Chailly - 1988(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Rigoletto - Leo Nucci
Gilda - June Anderson
Duca di Mantova - Luciano Pavarotti
Sparafucile - Nicolai Ghiaurov
Maddalena - Shirley Verrett
Giovanna - Vitalba Mosca
Monterone - Natale de Carolis
Marullo - Roberto Scaltriti
Borsa - Piero De Palma
Conte di Ceprano - Carlo De Bortoli
Contessa di Ceprano - Anna Caterina Antonacci
Un paggio - Marilena Laurenza
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Black Disc; - Decca 425 864-1 {2LPS} (1990)ª
Compact Cassette; - *Decca 425 864-4 (1990)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 425 864-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª
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Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1990 p.1375 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.172-179 [RG]
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Stereophile - October 1990 (Vol.13 No.10) p.249
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Conductor Baldo (Bruno) Podic - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - CHORUS
Santuzza - Shirley Verrett
Turiddu - Kristjan Johannsson
Alfio - Ettore Nova
Lola - Rosy Orani
Lucia - Ambra Vespasiani
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DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAIDVD 4285 (2004)ª
VHS Video Cassette - Video Artists International Video 69065 (NTSC)
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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.100 [JBS]
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1996 No.204 1996 p.59; No.300 mai 2005 p.92 [PC]
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Diapason - No.523 mars 2005 p.121 [MP]
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American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 pp.261-262 [RVL]
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International Record Review - February 2005 p.82 [IJ]
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.91 [FGR]
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Comments:- Recorded at the Sienna Festival
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Conductor Myung-Whun Chung - 1990(LI)
Orchestra - L'Opéra National de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris
Enée - George Gray
Chorèbe - Philippe Rouillon
Panthée - Gregory Reinhart
Narbal - Jean-Philippe Courtis
Ascagne - Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Cassandre - Grace Bumbry
Didon - Shirley Verrett
Anna - Nadine Denize
Iopas - Donald Kaasch
L'Ombre d'Hector - Jean-Philippe Courtis
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera 623 (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2350-4 {4CDRS} (2006)ª
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Recordings of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.302; Opera on Record p.158; CELLETTI p.90; Opera on CD (1) p.41 (2) p.47 (3) p.52; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.128-129 p.160; MET p.41; MET(VID) p.14; PENGUIN p.21; GIUDICI p.55 (2) p.95; Opéra International No.276 février 2003 p.18; Orpheus Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.66; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.446-485; American Record Guide Vol.70 No.3 pp.64-65
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bastille Opera (7 April 1990; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.135 avril 1990 pp,34-35; OPERA May 1990 pp.516-519). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of New Releases March 2001 and those issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases - October 2006».
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Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1990(STU)
Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Manrico - Luciano Pavarotti
Azucena - Shirley Verrett
Leonora - Antonella Banaudi
Conte di Luna - Leo Nucci
Ferrando - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna
Ines - Barbara Frittoli
Ruiz - Piero De Palma
Un vecchio zingaro - Roberto Scaltriti
Un messo - Enrico Facini
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Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 430 694-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1995 p.116 [AB]; October 1995 p.36
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Opera - July 1995 p.873
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Opera News - September 1996 p.59
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Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.311
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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.81
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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.70
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Diapason - No.417 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.106
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BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.73
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Classic CD - July 1995 p.74
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American Record Guide - March/April 1996 Vol.59 No.2 p.201
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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.74
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.190 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.97
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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre-noviembre 1995 p.66
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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1995 S.57
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Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.130
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Stereophile - July 1996 (Vol.19 No.7) p.207
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Comments:- See «My World» by Luciano Pavarotti p.321;The Times Weekend Saturday May 20 1995p.7; The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books Saturday June 3 1995 p.A11
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Conductor Carlo Rizzi - 1991(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Chorus - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova
Manrico - Kristjan Johannsson
Azucena - Shirley Verrett
Leonora - Raina Kabaivanska
Conte di Luna - Silvano Carroli
Ferrando - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna
Ines - Barbara Frittoli
Ruiz - Angelo Casertano
Un vecchio zingaro - Bruno Grella
Un messo - Dario Zerial
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07048
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Recordings of Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Genova. The date given in Charles Handelman's Catalogue (November 2000 p.72) is 18 October 1991, but according to «Opera '92 - Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.90 the «prima» was on 20 October 1991. So this recording may be of the dress rehearsal.
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Conductor Gian Paolo Sanzogno - 1992(LI)
Orchestra - Orquesta
Chorus - Coro
Alfonso - Santos Ariño
Leonora - Shirley Verrett
Fernando - Alfredo Kraus
Baldassare - Juan Pedro García Márquez
Ines - Lola Arenas
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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5663 (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (June 1992). The performance on 8 June 1992 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1992 No.161 p.58. Here the performance is summed up with the words «En resumé une représentation médiocre dont on conserva le souvenir pour le seul ténor». The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006.
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