There are 183 recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet on file

Order by conductor

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

1 1908(STU) - Seidler-Winkler Bruno - Königliche Hofoper Berlin*

2 1908-14(SCE) - Setti Giulio - Metropolitan Opera*

3 1911(STU) - Ruhlmann François - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

4 1919 or 1920(STU) - NOT KNOWN - Teatro alla Scala*

5 1927-30(SCE) - Cloéz Gustav - ORCHESTRA*

6 1928(STU) - Cohen Elie - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

7 1928(STU) - Coppola Piero - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

8 1930(SE) - Weigert Hermann - Berliner Staatsoper*

9 1930(SE) - Wolff Albert - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux*

10 1931(STU) - Sabajno Carlo - Teatro alla Scala*

11 1932(STU) - Molajoli Lorenzo - Teatro alla Scala*

12 1932-33(SE) - Ruhlmann François - Orchestre Symphonique*

13 1935(RE) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Orchestra*

14 1936(LE) - Hasselmans Louis - Metropolitan Opera*

15 1936(LI) - Hasselmans Louis - Metropolitan Opera*

16 1937(LCE) - Walter Bruno - Wiener Staatsoper*

17 1937(LI) - Papi Gennaro - Metropolitan Opera*

18 1937(LI) - Papi Gennaro - Metropolitan Opera*

19 1938(LE) - Cleva Fausto - Cincinnati Summer Opera*

20 1940(Act 2;LE) - Merola Gaetano - San Francisco Opera*

21 1940(SE) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

22 1941(LI) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

23 1942(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*

24 1942(RA) - Böhm Karl - Sächsische Staatskapelle*

25 1942(RA) - Inghelbrecht Désiré-Emile - Orchestre National*

26 1943(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*

27 1944(LE) - Halasz Laszlo - New York City Opera*

28 1944(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*

29 1945(LI) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

30 1945-46(SE) - Sébastian Georges - Metropolitan Opera*

31 1946(LI) - Stokowski Leopold - Hollywood Bowl*

32 1946(SE) - Leinsdorf Erich - RCA Victor Orchestra*

33 1949(FI) - Bellezza Vincenzo - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

34 1949(STU) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*

35 1950(STU) - Cluytens André - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

36 1950?(SE) - Allain Jean - Orchestra*

37 1951(STU) - Reiner Fritz - RCA Victor Orchestra*

38 1951(STU) - Wolff Albert - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris*

39 1952(LI) - Reiner Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*

40 1953(LI) - Reiner Fritz - Metropolitan Opera*

41 1953(LI) - Reiner Fritz - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

42 1953(LI) - Rodzinsky Artur - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

43 1953(SE) - Schüchter Wilhelm - Orchester*

44 1953?(STU) - Nebolsin Vasily - Bolshoi Theatre*

45 1954(LE) - Kozma Tibor - Metropolitan Opera*

46 1954(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Symphoniker*

47 1954(RA) - Jochum Eugen - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

48 1955(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Teatro alla Scala*

49 1955(LI) - Rudolf Max - Metropolitan Opera*

50 1956(LI) - Rudolf Max - Metropolitan Opera*

51 1956(RA) - Sanzogno Nino - RAI Milano***

52 1956(SE) - Basile Arturo - RAI Torino*

53 1956(SE) - Rudolf Max - Metropolitan Opera*

54 1956(STU) - Dervaux Pierre - L'Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Pasdeloup*

55 1957(LI) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*

56 1957(LI) - Questa Angelo - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

57 1957(SE) - Strasfogel Ignace - PIANO*

58 1958(LI) - Beecham Thomas - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

59 1958(SE) - Fricsay Ferenc - Bayerische Staatsoper*

60 1958(SE) - NOT KNOWN - Orchestre Symphonique*

61 1958(SE) - Quadri Argeo - Wiener Volksoper*

62 1958-59(STU) - Beecham Thomas - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris*

63 1959(LI) - Dervaux Pierre - Teatro Massimo di Palermo*

64 1959(LI) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre***

65 1959(LI) - Verchi Nino - NHK Symphony Orchestra*

66 1959(SE) - Benzi Roberto - L'Opéra de Paris*

67 1959(STU) - Conte Pierre-Michel Le - Orchestre des Concerts de Paris*

68 195?(SE) - Ghiglia Erasmo - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*

69 195?(SE) - Goehr Walter - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra*

70 1960(LI) - Ehrling Sixten - Royal Swedish Opera*

71 1960(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*

72 1960(LI) - Morel Jean - Metropolitan Opera*

73 1960(SE) - Etcheverry Jésus - Orchestre Symphonique*

74 1960(STU) - Kegel Herbert - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig*

75 1960?(SE) - Marszalek Franz - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln*

76 1960?(STU) - Marinov Ivan - Sofia National Opera*

77 1961(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Staatsoper*

78 1961(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Arena di Verona*

79 1961(LI) - Ochoa Salvador - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

80 1961(SE) - Davis Colin - Sadler's Wells Opera*

81 1961(SE) - Martin Wolfgang - Städtische Oper Berlin*

82 1961(STU) - Stein Horst - Berliner Symphoniker*

83 1962(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

84 1962?(SE) - Couraud Marcel - Großes Opernorchester*

85 1963(LE) - Herbert Walter - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

86 1963(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

87 1963(STU) - Schippers Thomas - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*

88 1963?(SE) - Couraud Marcel - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe*

89 1963?(SE) - Melik-Pasheyev Alexander - Bolshoi Theatre*

90 1964(LI) - Dervaux Pierre - Chicago Lyric Opera*

91 1964(SE) - Ferencsik János - Hungarian State Opera*

92 1964(SE) - Vasata Rudolf - Prague National Theatre*

93 1964(STU) - Prêtre Georges - L'Opéra de Paris*

94 1966(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

95 1966(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli**

96 1967(FI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker**

97 1967(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Teatro Municipal Santiago*

98 1967(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

99 1967(RA) - Prêtre Georges - RAI Roma*

100 1968(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Cincinnati Summer Opera*

101 1968(LI) - Lombard Alain - Metropolitan Opera*

102 1968(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Metropolitan Opera*

103 1968(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

104 1969(LI) - Baudo Serge - Wiener Staatsoper*

105 1969(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Metropolitan Opera*

106 1969(STU) - Frühbeck de Burgos Rafael - L'Opéra de Paris*

107 1970(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Arena di Verona*

108 1970(SE) - Lewis Henry - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

109 1970(STU) - Maazel Lorin - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

110 1971(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

111 1971(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*

112 1971(LI) - Maag Peter - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

113 1971(LI) - Morel Jean - Metropolitan Opera*

114 1972(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*

115 1972(SE) - Patanè Giuseppe - Dresdner Staatskapelle*

116 1972(STU) - Bernstein Leonard - Metropolitan Opera*

117 1973(LI) - Buckley Emerson - Orchestra*

118 1973(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)*

119 1973(LI) - Giovaninetti Reynald - L'Opéra de Marseille*

120 1973(LI) - Solti Georg - Covent Garden*

121 1974(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Macerata Festival*

122 1974(LI;13/5/74) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*

123 1974(LI;6/5/74) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*

124 1974(STU) - Lombard Alain - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg*

125 1975(LI) - Braithwaite Nicholas - English National Opera*

126 1975(LI) - Ethuin Paul - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

127 1975(LI) - Lewis Henry - Metropolitan Opera*

128 1975(STU) - Solti Georg - London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra)*

129 1977(LI) - Abbado Claudio - London Symphony Orchestra*

130 1977(STU) - Abbado Claudio - London Symphony Orchestra*

131 1978(LI) - Kleiber Carlos - Wiener Philharmoniker***

132 1978(LI) - Pérez Busquier Gerard - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

133 1979(LI) - Wendelkern-Wilson Charles - New York City Opera*

134 1980 - Dervaux Pierre - L'Opéra Comique de Paris**

135 1981(LI) - Casadesus Jean-Claude - Orchestre Philharmonique de Lille**

136 1982(LI) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid*

137 1982(LI) - Périsson Jean - Peking Central Opera*

138 1982(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*

139 1983(FI) - Maazel Lorin - Orchestre National de France***

140 1983(LI) - Delacôte Jacques - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

141 1983(LI) - Korn Michael - Opera Company of Philadelphia*

142 1983?(FE) - Constant Marius - Orchestre*

143 1984(LI) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

144 1984(LI) - Casadesus Jean-Claude - Orchestre National de Lille*

145 1984(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Wiener Staatsoper*

146 1985(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

147 1985(LI;13/1/85) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

148 1985(LI;5/1/85) - Abbado Claudio - Teatro alla Scala*

149 1985(STU) - Haitink Bernard - London Philharmonic Orchestra**

150 1986(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*

151 1986(LI) - Tchakarov Emil - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli**

152 1987(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**

153 1988?(STU) - Ozawa Seiji - Orchestre National de Paris (France)*

154 1989(LC) - Delacôte Jacques - National Philharmonic Orchestra**

155 1990(STU) - Rahbari Alexander - Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava*

156 1991(LI) - Mehta Zubin - Covent Garden**

157 1992(LI) - Marbà Antoni Ros - ORCHESTRA*

158 1993(LI) - Sutej Vlekoslav - Arena di Verona*

159 1994(LI) - Lombard Alain - Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine*

160 1995(LI) - Runnicles Donald - Wiener Staatsoper*

161 1995(STU) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Bayerische Staatsoper*

162 1996(SE) - Neschling John - Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales Lausanne*

163 1997(LE) - Abbado Claudio - Berliner Philharmoniker***

164 1997(LI) - Campori Angelo - Arena di Verona*

165 1998(LI) - Billy Bertrand De - Los Angeles Opera*

166 1998(LI) - Croci Giorgio - Stagione d'Opera Italiana**

167 1998(LI) - Davis Colin - London Symphony Orchestra*

168 1999(LI) - Palumbo Renato - Arena di Verona*

169 199? - Paternostro Roberto - Württenbergisches Staatsorchester Reuttlingen*

170 19??(SE) - Menet Pierre - Orchestre*

171 19??(SE) - Semkow Jerzy - Polish National Radio Orchestra*

172 2000(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo***

173 2001(LI) - Sutej Vlekoslav - Wiener Staatsoper*

174 2002(LI) - Jordan Philippe - London Philharmonic Orchestra**

175 2002(LI) - Plasson Michel - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova*

176 2002(STU) - Parry David - Philharmonia Orchestra*

177 2002(STU) - Plasson Michel - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse*

178 2003(LI) - Lombard Alain - Arena di Verona**

179 2003(LI) - Wildner Johannes - Neue Philharmonie Westfalen**

180 2004(LI) - Chung Myung-Whun - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France*

181 2004(LI) - Manahan George - Seattle Symphony Orchestra*

182 2004(LI) - Williamson Dean - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra*

183 2005(LI) - Märzendorfer Ernst - Brno National Theatre**

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Bruno Seidler-Winkler - 1908(STU)

Orchestra - Königliche Hofoper Berlin

Chorus - Königliche Hofoper Berlin

Carmen - Emmy Destinn

Don José - Karl Jörn

Micaëla - Minnie Nast

Escamillo - Hermann Bachmann

Frasquita - Marie Dietrich

Mercédès - Grete Parbs

Le Dancaïre - Julius Lieban

Le Remendado - Rudolf Krasa

Moralès - Felix Dahn

Zuninga - Felix Dahn

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Black Disc - G&T 2-40829/31, 4-42180/82, 043109, 43199/201, 2-44464/74, 044093/104, 044405/06, 44690 {36 sides - 78s} Discophilia KS 1/3 {3LPS}, Supraphon «Ema Destonova Edition» No.8

Compact Disc; - Supraphon 11 2136-2 (collection) {12CDS} (1994)ª; Mike Richter - Audio Encylcopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Marston 52022-2 (+Lohengrin - excerpts) {2CDS} (2000)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1994 p.186 [JBS]; May 2000 p.116 [JBS]

Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

Opera Now - May 1995 p.63

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.432: Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2000 p.142 [JC]

Orpheus - November 1994 p.65

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.46-47 [JA]

International Record Review - April 2000 p.98 [PO'C]

International Classical Record Collector - Summer 2000 No.21 p.101 [JTH]

American Record Guide - July/August 2000 Vol.63 No.4 p.258 [KM]

The Record Collector - June (published August) 2000 Vol.45 No.2 p.148 [DTP]

Comments:- Recorded between 14 October and 19 November 1908. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According to Peel Ottilie Metzger sings Carmen on sides 14 and 16

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Giulio Setti - 1908-14(SCE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Geraldine Farrar

Don José - Giovanni Martinelli

Micaëla - Geraldine Farrar

Escamillo - Pasquale Amato

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Black Disc; - RCA «Camden» CAL 359 {1LP} (USA) (1957)ª; *RCA «Camden» CDN 1014 {1LP} (UK) (1959)ª; RCA 430.612 {1LP} (France)

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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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1959 p.196

Diapason - No.84 février 1964 p.22 [JG]

American Record Guide - July 1957 Vol.23 No.10 p.150 [PLM]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1959 p.12

Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.11 [FGB]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor François Ruhlmann - 1911(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Carmen - Marguerite Mérentié

Don José - Augustarello Affre

Micaëla - Aline Vallandri

Escamillo - Henri Albers

Frasquita - Marie Gantéri

Mercédès - Jeanne Billa-Azéma

Le Dancaïre - Hippolyte Belhomme

Le Remendado - Paul Dumontier

Moralès - M. Dulac

Zuninga - Pierre Dupré

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Black Disc - Pathé 1650-1676 (27x78s)

Compact Disc; - Marston 52019-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1999 p.94 [PO'C]

Opera - December 1999 p.1417-1421 [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.1 September/October 1999 pp.188-190 [JM, JC] - p.469 [LG]

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.63 [DN]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.311-313 [WA]; Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.591-594 [LG]

International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 1999 No.18 pp.101-102 [JTH]

International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 p.71 [RN]

American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p. 292 [RVL]

Musica (Milano) - N.117 aprile-maggio 2000 p.62 [MA]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor NOT_KNOWN - 1919 or 1920(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fanny Anitua

Don José - Luigi Bolis

Micaëla - Ines Maria Ferraris

Escamillo - Cesare Formichi

Frasquita - Rosa Caravaglia

Mercédès - Lina Caravaglia

Le Dancaïre - Luigi Baldassare

Le Remendado - Carlo Paltrinieri

Moralès - Enrico Spada

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Black Disc - Columbia D 4620-4643 {24x10in - 78s} (Italy)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gustav Cloéz - 1927-30(SCE)

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Chorus - NOT KNOWN

Carmen - Conchita Supervía

Don José - Gaston Micheletti

Frasquita - Andrée Vavon

Mercédès - Andrée Bernadet

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Black Disc - Odeón XOC 121 {1LP}; Parlophone-Odéon PMA 1024 {1LP} (UK); American Decca DL 9522 {1LP}; EMI SHB 72

Compact Disc - Marston 52041-2 (collection) {2CDS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1956 p.21; July 1956 p.38

Opera - July 1956 p.442

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - June 1956 p.11

Gramophone Record Review - June 1956 p.493

American Record Guide - September 1959 Vol.26 No.1 p.26 [PLM]

High Fidelity Magazine - October 1959 Vol.9 No.10 p.26 [CLO]

ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.1 p.60 [PLM]: Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 pp.307-309 (mention) [EAM]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Elie Cohen - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Raymonde Visconti

Don José - Georges Thill

Micaëla - Marthe Nespoulos

Escamillo - Louis Guénot

Frasquita - Andrée Vavon

Mercédès - Andrée Bernadet

Le Dancaïre - Robert Roussel

Le Remendado - Léo Mathyl

Zuninga - Louis Guénot

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Black Disc; - Columbia D 14222-14236 (15x78s) (France) ;; Columbia 9527-9541 (15x78s) (UK) (1929)ª; Columbia OP1 (67544 D - 67558 D, 15x78s) (USA) La Voix de Son Maître OVD 2215-2216 {2LPS} (1969)ª; EMI 2C 061 12073 {2LPS} (France)

Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 154 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Malibran Music 149 (highlights) {1CD}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1929 p.385 (Klein p.251)

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.69 (mention) [GH]

Diapason - No.136 1969 p,17

American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 pp.307-308 (highlights) [DA]

Comments:- Recorded between 11 February 1928 and 9 June 1928, except for «La fleur» which was recorded by Georg Thill on 11 February 1927 and conducted by Philippe Gaubert. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Piero Coppola - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Lucy Perelli

Don José - José de Trévi

Micaëla - Yvonne Brothier

Escamillo - Louis Musy

Frasquita - Henriette Lebard

Mercédès - Marinette Fenoyer

Le Dancaïre - Paul Léon Payen

Le Remendado - Albert Cornellier

Moralès - Emile Rousseau

Zuninga - Louis Morturier

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Black Disc; - HMV L 695-711 (17x78s); RCA «Camden» CCL 100 (1956)ª

Compact Disc; - Malibran Music CDRG 136 (L'Opéra Comique Vol.II) (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.54 [GH]; Dezember 2001 S.58 [DN]; April 2002 S.56 [DN]

Opéra International - décembre 1999 No.241 p.60 [JP]

High Fidelity Magazine - December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.75 [JH]

American Record Guide - March 1957 Vol.23 No.6 p.89 [PHR]

International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]

Répertoire - No.137 juillet/aoüt 2000 p.74

Comments:- Recorded between 12 and 26 October 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Hermann Weigert - 1930(SE)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Carmen - Else Ruziczka (later Tegetthoff)

Don José - Helge Roswaenge

Micaëla - Elfriede Marherr(-Wagner)

Escamillo - Karl Armster

Frasquita - Elly Stutz-Budde

Mercédès - Lizzy Citana

Le Dancaïre - Gerhard Witting

Le Remendado - Waldemar Henke

Moralès - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender

Zuninga - Eduard Kandl

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Black Disc - Polydor 95377-95381 (5x78s); Polydor 27367-27371 (5x78s) Polydor 15259-15263 (5x78s)

Compact Disc; - Audio Encyclopedia AE 301 - From Which We Came - The First Opera; Sets (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- A Polydor «Abridged Opera»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Albert Wolff - 1930(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Carmen - Suzanne Brohly

Don José - Henri Saint-Cricq

Micaëla - Germaine Corney

Escamillo - José Beckmans

Frasquita - Henriette Lebard

Mercédès - Andrée Bernadet

Le Dancaïre - Jean Vieuille

Le Remendado - Fernand Roussel

Moralès - Paul Léon Payen

Zuninga - René Hérent

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Black Disc - Polydor 95328-95332 (5x78s) (Germany) Polydor 27372-27376 (5x78s) (Germany); Polydor 566033-566037 (5x78s) (France)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1930 p.26 (Klein p.479)

Comments:- A Polydor «Abridged Opera»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1931(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Gabriela Besanzoni

Don José - Piero Bauli

Micaëla - Maria Carbone

Escamillo - Ernesto Besanzoni

Frasquita - Nerina Ferrari

Mercédès - Tamara Beltacchi

Le Dancaïre - Nello Palai

Le Remendado - Emilio Venturini

Moralès - Attilio Bordonali

Zuninga - Enrico Spada

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 10300-10318 {19x78s} (Italy) (1931)ª; HMV C 2310-2328 {19x78s} (UK); HMV C 7372-7390 {19x78s;AC} (UK); Electrola EH 741-759 {19x78s) (Germany); Victor «Musical Masterpiece» 128 (11849-11857) (19x78s) (USA)

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 946.118 {2CDS} (1994)ª;; Arkadia 78043 {2CDS}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1932 p.261 (Klein p.542)

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.141: Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.20

Orpheus - mai 1995 p.62

The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.8 April 1933 p.246

Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.103

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59

Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated Ottobre 1931. They were recorded between 7 April and 7 July 1931. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. Some of this recording was conducted by Gino Nastrucci (see ARSC Journal 1984 Vol.XVI No.3 p.70)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1932(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Aurora Buades(-D'Alessio)

Don José - Aureliano Pertile

Micaëla - Ines Alfani-Tellini

Escamillo - Benvenuto Franci

Frasquita - Irma Mion

Mercédès - Ebe Ticozzi

Le Dancaïre - Aristide Baracchi

Le Remendado - Giuseppe Nessi

Moralès - Aristide Baracchi

Zuninga - Bruno Carmassi

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Black Disc - Columbia GQX 10641/59 (19x78s; Italy) Columbia DX 391-409 (19x78s; UK) EMI 3C 153 17071/73 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Phonographe PH-5013/4 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78026 {2CDS}S

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - June 1997 p.663

Opera News - September 1995 p.57

The Music Lover's Guide - Vol.1 No.8 April 1933 p.246

American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.284

Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4

International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.24 junio-agosto 1997 p.56

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.101 julio-agosto 1997 p.66

Comments:- Recorded between 28 April and 19 May 1932. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor François Ruhlmann - 1932-33(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique

Carmen - Ninon Vallin

Don José - Miguel Villabella

Escamillo - André Baugé

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Black Disc - Pathé X-90015 X-90030 X-90031 X-90064 (78s); Pathé FCX-5001 (+La Bohème - extracts) {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.726 [JB]

Luister - Oktober 1956 p.19 [LR]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Wilfred_(Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1935(RE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Carmen - Grete Stückgold

Don José - Joseph Bentonelli

Micaëla - Helen Marshall

Escamillo - Robert Weede

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 291 {1LP} (1964)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of excerpts originally broadcast on Standard Brands Hour (3 March 1935). The singers of Frasquita and Mercédès are not known. There is a naration spoken by Deems Taylor

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Louis Hasselmans - 1936(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - Charles Kullman

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - Angelo Bada

Le Remendado - Marek Windheim

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 219 {1LP} (1961)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of excerpts of a performance at the Met (1 February 1936)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Louis Hasselmans - 1936(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - René Maison

Micaëla - Hilda Burke

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - Angelo Bada

Le Remendado - Marek Windheim

Moralès - George Cehanovsky

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 116 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 253-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Eklipse EKR-CD 6 {2CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 452.3

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.50; Januar 1997 S.56

Diapason - No.393 mai 1993 p.102

Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.4 (mention)

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.22 diciembre 1996 - febrero 1997 p.73

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by The Metroplitan Opera at Boston (28 March 1936)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1937(LCE)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Elsa Brems

Don José - Todor Mazaroff

Micaëla - Esther Réthy

Frasquita - Margit Bokor

Mercédès - Dora Komarek

Le Dancaïre - Anton Arnold

Moralès - Piero Pierotic

Zuninga - Georg Monthy

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Compact Disc - Koch/Schwann 3-1457-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live Vol.7)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1995 P115

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.3 January/February 1995 p.336

Comments:- Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (22 & 27 December 1937). On 27 December Mercédès and Frasquita were sung by Olga Levek-Antosch and Dora Komarek respectively

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - René Maison

Micaëla - Hilda Burke

Escamillo - Julius Huehn

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Giordano Paltrinieri

Moralès - Wilfred Engelman

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 103/104 (+Ponselle - arias) (1956)ª; Metropolitan Opera Guild MET-7 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Operatic Archives OPA 10016

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 15 {2CDS} (1995)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - May/June 1997 p.95

Opera News - June 1980 p.45 [JWF]

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.59

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera at Cleveland (17 April 1937)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1937(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosa Ponselle

Don José - Sydney Rayner

Micaëla - Natalie Bodanya

Escamillo - Julius Huehn

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Giordano Paltrinieri

Moralès - Wilfred Engelman

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 209 {3LPS} (1974)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archives 1742

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 January 1937). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1938(LE)

Orchestra - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Chorus - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Carmen - Cloe Glade

Don José - Armand Tokatyan

Micaëla - Martha Errolle

Escamillo - Joseph Royer

Frasquita - Mildred Ippolito

Mercédès - Helen Nugent

Le Dancaïre - Daniel Harris

Le Remendado - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 133 {1LP} (1972)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Cincinnati Summer Opera (23 July 1938). The UORC LP also contains a recording of a short excerpt of Carmen from St. Louis with Marjorie Lawrence and Jan Kiepura

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gaetano Merola - 1940(Act 2;LE)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Carmen - Marjorie Lawrence

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Escamillo - Ezio Pinza

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Alice Avakian

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 266 {1LP} (1963)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance of Act 2 in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (2 November 1940)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Wilfred_(Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Joan Peebles

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Oelheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Pino Bontempi

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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 45/47 {3x78s}; RCA Camden CAL 221 (USA) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recorded on 31 May and 17, 25 June 1940. According to HIGH FIDELITY (October 1956 Vol.6 No.10 p.40, p.47) the role of Don José is shared by Tokatyan and Jobin

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Wilfred_(Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1941(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Gladys Swarthout

Don José - Charles Kullman

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Wilfred Engelman

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Compact Disc; - Naxos Historical 8.110001-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juni 2000 S.62 [DN]

Opéra International - No.245 avril 2000 p.71 [PC]

International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 pp.101-102 [JTH]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.241 mars 2000 p.75 [SB]

Musica (Milano) - N.117 aprile-maggio 2000 p.62 [MA]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.91 [SG]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1941). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.251-253

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Charles Kullman

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Arthur Kent

Zuninga - Norman Cordon

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 410

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 January 1942). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1942(RA)

Orchestra - Sächsische Staatskapelle

Chorus - Staatsoper Dresden

Carmen - Elisabeth Höngen

Don José - Torsten Ralf

Micaëla - Elfriede Weidlich

Escamillo - Josef Herrmann

Frasquita - Elfride Trötschel

Mercédès - Helena Rott

Le Dancaïre - Karl Wesseley

Le Remendado - Heinrich Tessmer

Moralès - Jan Rittel

Zuninga - Kurt Böhme

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Black Disc; - Acanta BB 21362 (highlights) {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90152 {2CDS} (1993)ª; Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1980 (highlights - mention)

Fanfare - May-June 1993 p.167

Orpheus - November 1994 S.62

Comments:- Recorded December 1942. The conductor is sometimes stated to be Robert Heger.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht - 1942(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestre National

Chorus - Choeurs Félix Rogelle

Carmen - Germaine Cernay

Don José - Raymond Berthaud

Micaëla - Ginette Guillamat

Escamillo - Lucien Lovano

Frasquita - Claudine Verneuil

Mercédès - Jeanne de Faria

Le Dancaïre - René Prau

Le Remendado - Jean Planel

Moralès - Paul Gaudin

Zuninga - Georges Albers

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Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera from Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)ª; Malibran Music CDRG 172 (+L'Arlésienne suite +Agnus Dei) {2CDS} (2001)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 2001 p.96 [JBS]

Orpheus - April 2002 S.56 [DN]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.591-594 [LG]

International Record Review - January 2002 pp.70-71 [JTH]

American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.267 [RVL]

Répertoire - No.151 novembre 2001 p.97

Comments:- Recording of excerpts broadcast from Marseilles on 9 November 1942

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1943(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Leonard Warren

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Helen Olheim

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Mack Harrell

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 31 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2003 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0006 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1997 S.61; August-September 1997 S.79

Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.4

International Record Review - July 2000 p.105 [SP]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.56: No.70 mayo 2004 p.84 [AG]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.98: Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 pp.81-82 [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1943)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Laszlo Halasz - 1944(LE)

Orchestra - New York City Opera

Chorus - New York City Opera

Carmen - Jennie Tourel

Don José - Joseph Rogatchevsky

Frasquita - Regina Resnik

Mercédès - Rosalind Nadel

Le Dancaïre - Emile Renan

Le Remendado - Henry Cordy

Zuninga - Sidor Belarsky

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 227 (+Manon - excerpts) {1LP} (1962)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of part of Act 2 of a performance on 26 February 1944

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Nadine Conner

Escamillo - Alexander Svéd

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Lucielle Browning

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - John Baker

Zuninga - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 150

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (22 January 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Wilfred_(Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1945(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Lily Djanel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Frasquita - Thelma Votipka

Mercédès - Lucielle Browning

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - John Baker

Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1489

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 March 1945). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Sébastian - 1945-46(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Nadine Conner

Escamillo - Robert Weede

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Black Disc; - Columbia «Masterworks» 607 (71739 D - 71743 D) {5x78s} (USA); Columbia ML 4013 {1LP} (USA); Columbia «Odyssey» Y 33102 {1LP} (USA);; Fontana CFE 15002-15003 {2x45s-EP} (highlights) (1958)ª; Philips GBL 5641 {1LP} (1962)ª; CBS «Harmony» 30069 (electronic stereo) {1LP} (UK) (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site III - to May 2002» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1958 p.457, May 1958 p.504 (highlights) [PHW]; July 1962 p.69 [EG]; April 1976 p.1654 [AB]

Opera - July 1958 p.465

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Comments:- Recorded on 31 December 1945 and 14,15 January 1946

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Hollywood Bowl

Chorus - Hollywood Bowl

Carmen - Winifred Heidt

Don José - Ramón Vinay

Micaëla - Marina Koshetz

Escamillo - James Pease

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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKRCD 31 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Omega Opera Archive 952

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.145

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.58

Comments:- Recording of a slightly abridged (concert ?) performance. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1946(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Victor Chorale

Carmen - Gladys Swarthout

Don José - Ramón Vinay

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor M 1078 (11-9317-9322) {6x78s) (1947)ª; RCA Victor LM 1007 {1LP} (1950)ª; HMV DB 6566-6571 {6x78s}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

Comments:- Recorded in May 1946. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1949(FI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Carmen - Ebe Stignani

Don José - Beniamino Gigli

Micaëla - Rina Gigli

Escamillo - Gino Bechi

Frasquita - Anna (Maria) Marcangeli

Mercédès - Fernanda Cadoni

Le Dancaïre - Arturo La Porta

Le Remendado - Salvatore De Tommaso

Moralès - Guido Mazzini

Zuninga - Giulio Tomei

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 222 (Highlights) (1961)ª; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 178 {3LPS} (1973)ª; Estro Armonico 3EA 002 {3LPS}; Voce 11 {3LPS}; EMI 3C 153-118255/57 {3LPS} ; (Italy)

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 221-2 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 15005 {2CDS} ;; Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 202 {2CDS} Urania «Documento Storico» URN 22.103 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 165-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 005-6 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 2000 p.116 [JBS]

Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]

International Record Review - March 2000 p.125 [SP]

ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.230 [CB]

American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p. 292 [RVL]

Répertoire - No.126 juillet/aoüt 1999 p.84 [PT]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.80 [AG]

Comments:- Recording of the sound-track of an unreleased film. Some sources give the year of recording as 1945, but the Gigli Discography in THE RECORD COLLECTOR (Vol.35 Nos.8,9, 10 p.202) gives June-July 1949. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Russian

Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1949(STU)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Carmen - Vera Aleksandrovna Davydova

Don José - Nikander Kanaev

Micaëla - Natalya Shpiller

Escamillo - Vladimir Politskovski

Frasquita - Larisa Makhova

Mercédès - Yevdokia Sidorova

Le Dancaïre - Ivan Skobtsov

Le Remendado - Alexander Peregudov

Moralès - Ivan Khapov

Zuninga - Mikhail Soloviev

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Black Disc - Melodiya M 41051-56 {3LPS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- The LPs issued by Melodiya are listed in the online catalogue of the Durbeck Archive (http://www.datalogue.info)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor André Cluytens - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Solange Michel

Don José - Raoul Jobin

Micaëla - Martha Angelici

Escamillo - Michel Dens

Frasquita - Germaine Chellet

Mercédès - Raymonde Notti(-Pagès)

Le Dancaïre - Jean Vieuille

Le Remendado - Frédéric Leprin

Moralès - Julien Thirache

Zuninga - Xavier Smati

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1016-8 {3LPS} (UK) (1952)ª; Columbia FCX 101-103 {3LPS} (France); Columbia MOP 33 {15x78s} (USA); Columbia SL 109 {3LPS} (USA); Trianon TRI 33308-10 {3LPS}; Toshiba-EMI EAC 40175/76 {2LPS} (Japan) (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 5 65318-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Aura LRC 1117 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110238-39 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Cantus Classics 500694 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1952 pp.169-170 [AR]; September 1995 p.124, p.126, p.128 [PO'C]; July 2003 p.81 [AB]

Opera - May 1953 pp.302-303 [H]; January 1996 p.18

Opera Now - November 1995 p.62

Opera News - May 1996 p.26

Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.56; Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65-S.66 [IW]

Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.66

Diapason - No.412 février 1995 p.84; No.503 mai 2003 p.125 [FL]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.164 p.163

American Record Guide - May 1951 Vol.17 No.9 p.299 [MDS]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1952 p.18

ARSC Journal - 1980 Vol.XII No.1-2 p.102 [PLM]: Vol.34 No.2 Fall 2003 pp.239-240 [EAM]

BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.72

Classic CD - September 1995 p.72

International Classical Record Collector - November 1993 No.3 p.111

Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.28

Le Monde de la Musique - No.185 février 1995 p.100

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.83 [PN]

Comments:- Recorded with dialogue between 6 and 8 September 1950. More details can be foundin «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. This recording was also issued onCD with a «200-page illustrated book of the libretto...(ISBN 0-7892-0719-2)» by Abbeville Press (see CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Spring 2002 p.6)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean Allain - 1950?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Carmen - Elizabeth Wysor

Don José - Guillaume Utley

Micaëla - Ariane Herbin

Escamillo - André Fortunato

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Black Disc; - Remington RLP 199-15 {1LP} (1950)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale - Lycée Français Children's Chorus

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Jan Peerce

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Paula Lenchner

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Hugh Thompson

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6102 {3LPS} (1951)ª; RCA Victor WDM 1556 {45s-EP} (1951)ª; HMV ALP 1115-1117 {3LPS} (UK) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» GD 87981 {3CDS} (1989)ª; RCA Victor 7981-2-RG; BMG-RCA GD 87 981

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1954 p.398 [PHW]; May 1989 p. [AB]

Opera - May 1954 p.303 [HDR]

American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.39 [PHR]

Gramophone Record Review - May 1954 p.321

ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No,2 Fall 1989 p.213 [PH]

Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.115

Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56

Comments:- Recorded with recitatives between 16 May and 22 June 1951. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Albert Wolff - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra-Comique de Paris

Carmen - Suzanne Juyol

Don José - Libero De Luca

Micaëla - Janine Micheau

Escamillo - Julien Giovannetti

Frasquita - Denise Boursin

Mercédès - Jacqueline Cauchard

Le Dancaïre - Jean Vieuille

Le Remendado - Serge Rallier

Moralès - Marcel Enot

Zuninga - Henri Médus

Lilas Pasta - Pierre Germain

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2615-2617 {3LPS} (1951)ª; London LLP-437 {3LPS} (1951)ª; Richmond RS 63006 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; IPG 115092 {3LPS} (France)

Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 20016 {2CDS} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1951 pp.104-105 [AR]; December 1952 pp.169-170 [AR]

Opera - Vol.2 No.13 December 1951 p.711

Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.77 [GH]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1951 p.8

American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.39 [PHR]: May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 p.197 [MM]

High Fidelity Magazine - March 1965 Vol.15 No.3 p.112 [CLO]

Comments:- Recording of a performance with recitatives. See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.103-105. The IPG LPs are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition 2000.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Nadine Conner

Escamillo - Paolo Silveri

Frasquita - Lucine Amara

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 109 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 399

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56 (mention)

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1952. The performance on 31 January 1952 is reviewed in OPERA, April 1952 p.226). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Fedora Barbieri

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Hilde Güden

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Lucine Amara

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1179/80-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 032 H074 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66301 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

International Record Review - February 2004 p.31 [JTH]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.174 luglio/agosto 2003 p.115 [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.81 [MCP]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (31 January 1953).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Elena Rizzieri

Escamillo - Aldo Protti

Frasquita - Angela Vercelli

Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani

Le Dancaïre - Piero De Palma

Le Remendado - Francesco Battaglia

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Compact Disc - Archipel ARPCD 0130 {2CDS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Flegrea (21 August 1953). The partial cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annals of Franco Corelli (http://www.frankhamilton.org/fc/ - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Sena Jurinac

Escamillo - Ugo Savarese

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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 01 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 114-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Archipel 0130 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81 [GH]

Comments:- A slightly abridged recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (19 December 1953). The LPs issued on the Edizione Lirica label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition where the year is incorrectly given as 1952 and the singer of the role of Escamillo is incorrectly given as Tagliabue. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001». Carlo Marinelli lists the following additional cast members in ODE: Henny Herz (Frasquita), Lucretia (Lucrezia?) West (Mercédès), René Herrand (Hérent?) (Le Dancaïre), Piero De Palma? (Le Remendado), Gerardo Gaudoso (Zuninga) (http://www.carlomarinelli.it - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(SE)

Orchestra - Orchester

Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin

Carmen - Sieglinde Wagner

Don José - Rudolf Schock

Micaëla - Anny Schlemm

Escamillo - Josef Metternich

Frasquita - Lisa Otto

Mercédès - Rosl Schaffrian

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Black Disc - Electrola WBLP 1502 {1x10in-LP}; Electrola E 80436 {1LP} (exported to the USA as Odeon E 80436); EMI Electrola 1C 047 50582 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 26434-2 {1CD} (2000)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.71 (mention) [SS]

Luister - Maart 1955 p.158 [LR}

Fono Forum - Band 4 Mai 1959 S.19 [FH]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Russian

Conductor Vasily Nebolsin - 1953?(STU)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Carmen - Vera (Veronika) Ivanova Borisenko

Don José - Georgi Nelepp

Micaëla - Elisabeta Shumskaya

Escamillo - Aleksey Petrovich Ivanov

Frasquita - A Dumanyan

Mercédès - N Koshisina

Le Dancaïre - Ivan Skobtsov

Le Remendado - A Khosson

Moralès - Eugene Belov

Zuninga - Vsevolod Tyutyunnik

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 01508/15 {4LPS}; Melodiya D 05985/90 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Audio Encyclopedia AE 207 - Opera Russe (A Mike Richter CD-Rom) (2001)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Tibor Kozma - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Victoria de los Ángeles

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 689

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of pert of a performance at the MET (3 April 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.131-134. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». «Complete Acts 1,2,4. In Act 3 only Trio, Card scene and Micaela's aria. Good to very good sound».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker

Chorus - Wiener Singerverein

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Hilde Güden

Escamillo - Michel Roux

Frasquita - Graziella Sciutti

Mercédès - Luisa Ribacchi

Le Dancaïre - Mario Carlin

Le Remendado - Gino Del Signore

Moralès - Enzo Sordello

Zuninga - Frederick Guthrie

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 27012 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.603 {3CDS} ; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD H088 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Urania RM 11918 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0082 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni GB HOC 023/24-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andante AN 3100 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.60 [IW]

Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.100; No.530 novembre 2005 p.139 [FL]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.116

American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.232 [KM]

Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.30

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.187 ottobre 2004 p.82 [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.80 [JV]: No.84 octubre 2005 p.87 [MC]

Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (8 October 1954, cf. American Record Guide January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.18; «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.369)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks - Münchner Chorbuben

Carmen - Georgine von Milinkovic

Don José - Rudolf Schock

Micaëla - Elisabeth Grümmer

Escamillo - James Pease

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Compact Disc; - Relief CD 1908 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0092 {2CDS} (2004)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - November 2005 pp.36-37 [RP]

Comments:- Recording of a version with spoken dialogue in German (October 1954). This recording is included in «Bayerischer Rundfunk - Schallarchiv - Historischer Katalog - Hauptteil A Band II (A 3908» where the following additional singers are listed Max Proebstl, Karl Hoppe, Heinz Maria Lins, Karl Ostertag.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Rosanna Carteri

Escamillo - Michel Roux

Frasquita - Graziella Sciutti

Mercédès - Luisa Ribacchi

Le Dancaïre - Mario Carlin

Le Remendado - Gino Del Signore

Moralès - Enzo Sordello

Zuninga - Giuseppe Modesti

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Black Disc - Morgan MOR 5502; Cetra LO 22; Recital Records RR 470; VOX/Turnabout THS 65160/2 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00198

Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (abridged) (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD O52 H 101 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.327 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1423-2 (highlights +highlights 1967) {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.20 [CJL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.85 [JS]: No.86 diciembre 2005 p.84 [JC]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (18 January 1955)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Calvin Marsh

Zuninga - Norman Scott

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 687

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 February 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

Moralès - Calvin Marsh

Zuninga - Norman Scott

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 742

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 January 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1956(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Carmen - Belen Amparan

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Elda Ribetti

Escamillo - Anselmo Colzani

Frasquita - Rena Gary Falachi

Mercédès - Miti Truccato Pace

Le Dancaïre - Antonio Sacchetti

Le Remendado - Vittorio Pandano

Moralès - Enzo Pieri

Zuninga - Antonio Cassinelli

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 005 231 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1931-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic Video HCD 4013 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 2004 p.78 (DVD) [PO'C]

Orpheus - Februar 2001 S.54 (audio) [GH]; März + April 2004 S.78 (DVD] [IW]

Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.110 (DVD) [MP]

BBC Music Magazine - April (published February) 2004 pp.90-91 (DVD) [GH]

American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 p.273 (DVD) [RVL]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.48-49 (audio) [SV]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.177 novembre 2003 pp.121-122 (DVD) [GL]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.92 (DVD) [PMH]

Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack recorded or transmitted on 13 June 1956. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1956(SE)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Carmen - Pia Tassinari

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Margherita Benetti

Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 55020 {1LP}; Cetra CO 3013 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 953.132 (+La forza del destino - Basile - excerpts) {1CD} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 5046-63294-2 {1CD} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.413

Opera - April 1959 p.255

Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.61 [IW]

Records and Recordings - January 1959 p.16 [FGB]

International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.103 novembre 1958 p.863 [JB]

Discofila (Madrid) - No.64 III 1962 p.143 [RP]

Comments:- The year of this recording is sometimes given as 1961, but this cannot be correct as the LP issued by Cetra was reviewed in THE GRAMOPHONE and in OPERA in 1959.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1956(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosalind Elias

Don José - Kurt Baum

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Walter Cassel

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 113 {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - L'Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Pasdeloup

Chorus - Choeurs du Conservatoire

Carmen - Jean Madeira

Don José - Nicola Filacuridi

Micaëla - Janette Vivalda

Escamillo - Michel Roux

Frasquita - Vivette Barthelemy

Mercédès - Irène Sicot

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Michel Hamel

Moralès - Daniel Marty

Zuninga - Robert Geay

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Black Disc - Vox OPBX 159-3 {3LPS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - December 1963 Vol.30 No.4 p.306 [MDS]

High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.71 [CLO]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Norman Scott

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Black Disc; - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 210 {3LPS};; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 48/3 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 45 {3LPS} (1982)ª; Paragon DSV 52002 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2307-2309 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1093 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1989 p. [AB]

Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.56 (mention)

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 January 1957). The Fonit Cetra LPs areadvertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Questa - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Aureliana Beltrami

Escamillo - Enzo Mascherini

Frasquita - Amalia Olivia

Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani

Le Dancaïre - Arturo La Porta

Moralès - Antonio Cassinelli

Zuninga - Adelio Zagonora

Lilas Pasta - Antonio Sacchetti

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 303 {2LPS} (1976)ª

Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1124-2 {2CDRS}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera, Rome (25 February 1957)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Ignace Strasfogel - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - PIANO

Carmen - Rosalind Elias

Don José - Giulio Gari

Micaëla - Emilia Cundari

Escamillo - Theodor Uppman

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Black Disc; - Operagraph {1LP} (1957)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recorded for the «Metropolitan Opera Guild». There is a narration spoken by Theodor Uppman. See OPERA NEWS December 9 1957, back cover

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Carmen - Jean Madeira

Don José - Pier Miranda Ferraro

Micaëla - Cesy Broggini

Escamillo - Giuseppe Taddei

Frasquita - Consuelo Ramos

Mercédès - Noemi Souza

Moralès - Alvaro Bandini

Zuninga - Giuseppe Modesti

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 451 {3LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro Colón (18 July 1958)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Ferenc Fricsay - 1958(SE)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Carmen - Oralia Dominguez

Don José - József Simándy

Micaëla - Maria Stader

Escamillo - Josef Metternich

Frasquita - Hanny Steffek

Mercédès - Liselotte Folser

Le Dancaïre - Kurt Wehofschitz

Le Remendado - Paul Kuen

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPEM 19191 {1LP} (1959)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 136032 {1LP} (1959)ª; DG 2535 297 {1LP}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1960 p.30; September 1960 p.177 [AP] .

Opera - September 1960 p.640

Records and Recordings - July 1960 p.14 [FGB]

Fono Forum - Band 4 Dezember 1959 S.24 [HWW]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor NOT_KNOWN - 1958(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique

Chorus - Choeurs Raymond Saint-Paul

Carmen - Fréda Betti

Don José - Kenneth Neate

Micaëla - Andrea Guiot

Escamillo - Gabriel Bacquier

Frasquita - Georgette Spanellys

Mercédès - Jacqueline Cauchard

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Black Disc; - Philips P 77118 {1LP} (1958)ª; Philips 6556 010 {1LP}; Harmony HL 7127 {1LP} (USA)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.103 novembre 1958 p.863 [JB]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Argeo Quadri - 1958(SE)

Orchestra - Wiener Volksoper

Chorus - Wiener Volksoper

Carmen - Sonja Draksler

Don José - Waldemar Kmentt

Micaëla - Hanlie Niekerk

Escamillo - Tom Krause

Frasquita - Ursula Schirrmacher

Mercédès - Margarethe Sjöstedt

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Black Disc - Ariola «Eurodisc» 70 092 KR {1LP} Ariola «Eurodisc» S 70 093 KR {1LP} Qualiton BLP 11464 {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1960 p.474 [PHW]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958-59(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Radio-Symphonique de Paris

Chorus - Maîtrise et Choeur de Radio-France - Les Petits Chanteurs de Versailes

Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Janine Micheau

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Denise Monteil

Mercédès - Monique Linval

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Michel Hamel

Moralès - Bernard Plantey

Zuninga - Xavier Depraz

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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1762-1764 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; HMV ASD 331-333 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5021 {3LPS} (1976)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 618/20 {3LPS} (1960)ª; La Voix de son Maître ASDF 145/7 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Capitol GCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; Capitol SGCR 7207 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Angel 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Angel S 3613 C/L {3LPS} (1961)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 183 10680/2 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 5021 (1976)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49240-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI CDS 5 56214-2 {3CDS}; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67537-2 {3CDS} (2000)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC 3613 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1960 p.423 [PHW]; April 1960 p.509 [DST]; May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1976 p.1374 [AB]; May 1976 p.1822 [IM]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; June 1988 p. [AB]; October (published August) 2000 pp.102-104 [EG]

Opera - March 1960 p.221; July 1960 p.498

Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.90-S.91 [CK]

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.54 [CLO]: June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.91 [RDD] (open reel tape)

American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 pp.516-518 [CJL]: August 1963 Vol.29 No.10 p.996 [CJL] (open reel tape): January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.83 [KM]

Records and Recordings - February 1960 p.16 [FGB] April 1960 p.24 [DH]

International Record Review - October 2000 p.108 [JTH]

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.114 janvier-février 1960 pp.38-39 [JB]: No.119 p.374 [RA]

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

Comments:- Recorded in the Salle Wagram, Paris (April 1958, September 1959; see THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960 p.403; RECORDS AND RECORDING February 1960 p.11 ; HIGH FIDELITY December 1959 Vol.9 No.12 p.49; CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Autumn 2005 pp.31-32) All of Mercédès' music is sung by Monique Linval (as listed above and which was recorded in the second session), except the Act 2 quintet which is sung by Marcelle Croisier and which was recorded in the first session. Note that the LPs were originally issued on the Capitol label in 1960 in the USA but then re-issued on the Angel label at the end of 1961

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Frasquita - Loretta Di Lelio

Mercédès - Norma Palmieri

Le Dancaïre - Renato Ercolani

Le Remendado - Guido Malfatti

Moralès - Mario Rossetti

Zuninga - Enzo Viaro

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Black Disc - Stradivarius STR 1003-1005 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 727 {2CDS}; Opera Legacies OL 6007 {2CDS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Palermo (February 1959). The LPs issued by Stradivarius are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Russian - French - Italian

Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Carmen - Irina Arkhipova

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Irina Maslennikova

Escamillo - Pavel Lisitsian

Frasquita - Galina Belousova-Schevchenko

Mercédès - Nadezdha Lositzina

Le Dancaïre - Ivan Ionov

Le Remendado - Nikolay Zaharov

Moralès - Alexei Boshakov

Zuninga - Philip Fokin

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 029833-9

Compact Disc; - Revelation RV 20001; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 132 (2003)ª

VHS Video Cassette - VAI 69029 (PAL) (Highlights)

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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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1997 p.112 (audio)

Opéra International - No.183 September 1994 p.64 (video highlights)

Classic CD - May 1997 p.74 (audio)

BBC Music Magazine - August 1997 p.68

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.88 [FSR]

Comments:- Audiio and vudeo recordings of a performance at the Bolshoi theatre (13 June 1959; briefly mentioned in OPERA September 1959 p.613). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Verchi - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Gabriella Tucci

Escamillo - Scipio Colombo

Frasquita - Santa Chissari

Mercédès - Anna Di Stasio

Le Dancaïre - Arturo La Porta

Le Remendado - Mariano Caruso

Zuninga - Paolo Montarsolo

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Black Disc - Seven Seas K25C 307-309 {3LPS} Melodram MEL 416 {3LPS}; Legendary Recordings LR 190-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Seven Seas K33 Y 107-108 {2CDS} (Japan)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.103-110 [GM]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Takarazuka Theatre, Tokyo (19 February 1959). The Melodram and LR LPs are both advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1984 p.872

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Roberto Benzi - 1959(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Carmen - Jane Rhodes

Don José - Albert Lance

Micaëla - Andrea Guiot

Escamillo - Robert Massard

Frasquita - Janine Panis

Mercédès - Jacqueline Brodeur

Le Dancaïre - Jean Mollien

Le Remendado - Bernard Plantey

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Black Disc; - Philips L 02053 L {1LP} (1960)ª; Philips 835 057 {1LP} (1960)ª; Philips GL 5648 {1LP}; Philips SGL 5648 {1LP}; Philips 6500 206 {1LP}

Compact Cassette - Philips 446 118-4

Compact Disc - Philips 446 118-2

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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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1963 p.526

Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.67

Diapason - No.53 novembre 1960 p.15 [JP]; No.412 février 1995 p.84

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.118 p.311 [MRH]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.184 janvier 1995 p.108

Discofila (Madrid) - No.65 IV 1962 p.207 [JC]

Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.88

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre-Michel Le Conte - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Concerts de Paris

Chorus - Choeurs des Concerts de Paris - Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-Nicolas

Carmen - Consuelo Rubio

Don José - Léopold Simoneau

Micaëla - Pierrette Alarie

Escamillo - Heinz Rehfuss

Frasquita - Maria Lopez

Mercédès - Francine Arrauzau

Le Dancaïre - José Serrano

Le Remendado - Pierre Louvier

Moralès - Bernard Delacroix

Zuninga - Pablo Ferme

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Black Disc; - Guilde Internationale du Disque MMS 2184 {3LPS} (1960)ª; Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 2184 {3LPS}; *Concert SMS 2184 (UK);; Epic BSC 106 {3LPS} (USA); Epic SC 6035 {3LPS} (USA)

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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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 pp.516-518 [CJL]

High Fidelity Magazine - March 1960 Vol.10 No.3 p.66 [CLO]

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.119 p.374 [MRH]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Erasmo Ghiglia - 195?(SE)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Firenze

Carmen - Franca Sacchi

Don José - Edward Ruhl

Micaëla - Alberta Hopkins

Escamillo - Antonio Boyer

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Black Disc - *Saga XID 5264 {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Habanera; Parlez-moi de a mère; Seguidilla; Votre toast; La fleur que tu m'avais jetée; Jeu de Cartes; C'est des contebandiers; Si tu m'aimes Carmen. The conductor is given as Erasmo Ghili on the LP issued by Saga.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Walter Goehr - 195?(SE)

Orchestra - Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Netherlands Philharmonic Chorus

Carmen - Cora Canne-Meijer

Don José - Leo Larsen

Micaëla - Corry van Beckum

Escamillo - Gerard Holthaus

Frasquita - Rick van Veen

Mercédès - Betty de Jong

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Black Disc - Musical Masterpiece Society MMS 2009 {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

High Fidelity Magazine - July 1954 Vol.4 No.5 p.43 [JH]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Swedish

Conductor Sixten Ehrling - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Royal Swedish Opera

Chorus - Royal Swedish Opera

Carmen - Kersten Meyer

Don José - Set Svanholm

Micaëla - Eva Prytz

Escamillo - Sigurd Björling

Frasquita - Ingeborg Kjellgren

Mercédès - Barbro Ericson

Le Dancaïre - Erik Sundquist

Moralès - Carl Axel Hallgren

Zuninga - Anders Näslund

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Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Royal Swedish Opera in Swedish with spoken dialogue

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Peter Maag - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Irina Arkhipova

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Marcella Pobbe

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Vittoria Magnaghi

Mercédès - Anna Di Stasio

Le Dancaïre - Giuseppe Forgione

Le Remendado - Franco Ricciardi

Moralès - Guido Malfatti

Zuninga - Enrico Campi

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica MM 03 002 {3LPS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (14 December 1960). The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean Morel - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Teresa Stratas

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Norman Scott

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 359

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jésus Etcheverry - 1960(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique

Chorus - Choeurs

Carmen - Denise Scharley

Don José - Gustave Botiaux

Micaëla - Renée Doria

Escamillo - Adrien Legros

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Black Disc - Orphée E 51.012 {1LP} (mono); Orphée E 61.011 {1LP} (stereo) Vogue LDM 30126 {1LP}; Mode CMDINT 9499 {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.52 octobre 1960 p.10 (mention)

Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.118 p.311 [MRH]

Comments:- According to the review in DISQUES the conductor is Erasmo Ghiglia, but it is stated to be Jésus Etcheverry in the Vogue's «Catalogue Général» dated 1968 p.301. The following excerpts are performed: Ouverture; Habanera; Seguedille; Chanson de Bohême; Air du Toréador; Air de la fleur; Air des cartes; Air de Micaela; Due José-Escamillo; Duo final et mort de Carmen.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Herbert Kegel - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig

Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor

Carmen - Sona Cervená

Don José - Rolf Apreck

Micaëla - Maria Croonen

Escamillo - Robert Lauhöfer

Frasquita - Ursula Engert

Mercédès - Sigrid Kehl

Le Dancaïre - Günther Leib

Le Remendado - Harald Neukirch

Moralès - Bruno Aderhold

Zuninga - Wilhelm Klemm

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Black Disc - Eterna 8 20 172/175 {4LPS}; Eterna 825 352-354 {3LPS}; Heliodor 2701 028 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0091072BC

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Januar 1997 p.55

Fono Forum - Februar 1970 S.100

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Franz Marszalek - 1960?(SE)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln

Carmen - Ira Malaniuk

Don José - Sándor Kónya

Micaëla - Antonia Fahberg

Escamillo - Eberhard Wächter

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Black Disc - Polydor 46 541 (+La bohème - excerpts) (mono) {1LP} Polydor 237 041 (+La bohème - excerpts) (stereo) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Polydor UNI 767 031 (+La bohème - excerpts) {1CD} (2005)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Juli+August 2005 S.60 (mention) [SS]

Comments:- The Polydor LPs and CD contain the following excerpts: Vorspiel 1.Akt, Torero-Lied, Chor der Straßenjungen, Habanera, Blumenarie, Sequidilla, Schmuggler-Szene, Karten-Arie, Aufzug der Quadrilla und Duet, Schlußszene

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Ivan Marinov - 1960?(STU)

Orchestra - Sofia National Opera

Chorus - Sofia National Opera & Bodra Smjana Chorus

Carmen - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)

Don José - Nikola Nikolov

Micaëla - Liljana Vassileva

Escamillo - Nicola Ghiuselev

Frasquita - Cvetanka Arsinkova

Mercédès - Stefka Popangelova

Le Dancaïre - Verter Vrachovski

Le Remendado - Milen Paunov

Moralès - Georgi Genov

Zuninga - Pavel Gerdzhikov

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Black Disc - Balkatron BOA 1296/98 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - AVM Classics AVMCD 1017-1018 {2CDS}; Laserlight 24 419 {2CDS}; Brilliant Classics 99544 (+Les Pêcheurs de perles +Lakme +Grisélidis) {8CDS} (2003)ª; Capriccio «editionopera» CC 51183 {2CDS} (2005)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.12 No.6 July/August 1989 p.103 [HF]

Orpheus - Juni 1996 S.60; Mai 1999 S.57 [IW]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Regina Resnik

Don José - Dimiter Uzunov

Micaëla - Hilde Güden

Escamillo - Aldo Protti

Frasquita - Liselotte Maikl

Mercédès - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Le Dancaïre - Harald Pröglhoff

Le Remendado - Murray Dickie

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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDKAR 201 {2CDS}; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opernwelt - November 11/1992 S.60 (mention)

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (10 December 1961). Both Hunt and House of Opera incorrectly state that the year is 1962.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Renata Scotto

Escamillo - Ettore Bastianini

Frasquita - Adalina Grigolato

Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani

Le Dancaïre - Virgilio Carbonari

Le Remendado - Piero De Palma

Moralès - Guglielmo Ferrara

Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 118-119 {2CDS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (See OPERA November 1961 pp.714-715)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Salvador Ochoa - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Carmen - Belen Amparan

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Victoria Canale

Escamillo - Manuel Ausensi

Frasquita - Alicia Torres Garza

Mercédès - Guadalupe Solórzano

Le Dancaïre - Gilberto Cerda

Le Remendado - Plácido Domingo

Moralès - Miguel Botello

Zuninga - Humberto Pazos

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 242 {2CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (5 September 1961). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annal for Giuseppe di Stefano (http://www.frankhamilton.org/js - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in their online catalogue.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Colin Davis - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera

Chorus - Sadler's Wells Opera

Carmen - Patricia Johnson

Don José - Donald Smith

Micaëla - Elizabeth Robson

Escamillo - Raimund Herincx

Frasquita - Rita Hunter

Mercédès - Ann Robson

Le Dancaïre - John Stoddart

Le Remendado - Julian Moyle

Zuninga - Leon Greene

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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1493 {1LP} (1962)ª;; HMV CSD 1398 {1LP} (1962)ª; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 7081 {1LP} (1980)ª

Compact Cassette; - HMV «Greensleeve» TC-ESD 7081 (1980)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC-CFP 4596

Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFP 4596 {1CD} ; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 585 008-2 {1CD} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1962 p.416 [PHW]; March 1980 p.1434 [JBS]

Opera - April 1962 p.269

International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]

Comments:- A recording based on performances at Sadler's Wells

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Wolfgang Martin - 1961(SE)

Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin

Chorus - Günther-Arndt-Chor

Carmen - Irene Dalis

Don José - Heinz Hoppe

Micaëla - Chloë Owen

Escamillo - Karl Schmitt-Walter

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Black Disc - Teldec TW 30.501 {1x10in-LP}; Teldec NT 207 (+Hoffmanns Erzählungen - excerpts) {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Horst Stein - 1961(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Carmen - Christa Ludwig

Don José - Rudolf Schock

Micaëla - Melitta Muszely

Escamillo - Hermann Prey

Frasquita - Ursula Schirrmacher

Mercédès - Ursula Gust

Le Dancaïre - Leopold Clam

Le Remendado - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Moralès - Georg Völker

Zuninga - Ivan Rebroff

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Black Disc - EMI (Columbia) STC 91176-91178 {3LPS} (Germany) EMI Electrola 1C 193 30209/11 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - EMI Electrola 653 252 903-2 {2CDS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.2 November/December 2003 p.12 (mentioned in a letter)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Carmen - Marilyn Horne

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Arlene Saunders

Escamillo - Anselmo Colzani

Frasquita - Rosina di Lulio Gore

Mercédès - Rita Dreyfus

Le Dancaïre - Luigi Vellucci

Le Remendado - Wayne Connor

Moralès - Nicola Massimo

Zuninga - John Lawler

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 397-2 {2CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (3 April 1962). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Performance Chronology 1975-2004» http://frankhamilton.org/ph (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their catalogue with the year of the performance recorded given incorrectly as 1965.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Marcel Couraud - 1962?(SE)

Orchestra - Großes Opernorchester

Chorus - Chor

Carmen - Gisela Litz

Don José - Ernst Kozub

Micaëla - Rosl Schwaiger

Escamillo - Franz Crass

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Black Disc; - Philips G 03107 L {1LP} (1963)ª;; Philips 837 020 GY {1LP}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fono Forum - Band 8 Mai 1963 S.183 [WB]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Walter Herbert - 1963(LE)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Carmen - Gloria Lane

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Rosa Rimoch

Escamillo - Cesare Bardelli

Frasquita - Susan Leider

Mercédès - Ruth Carron

Le Dancaïre - William Beck

Le Remendado - Mauro Lampi

Moralès - Frederick Brozer

Zuninga - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00191

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (17 December 1963). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). I do not know if all of the singers listed appear in the excerpts on the Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman which are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1963(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Leontyne Price

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Monique Linval

Mercédès - Geneviève Macaux

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Maurice Besançon

Moralès - Bernard Demigny

Zuninga - Frank Schooten

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Black Disc; - RCA-Victor «Soria Series» LD 6164 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA Victor «Soria Series» LDS 6164 {3LPS} (USA) (1964)ª; RCA SER 5600

Compact Cassette - RCA RK 40004

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor CD 86199 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 133 {3CDS}; BMG RCA Victor «Red Seal» 74321 39495-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC-8009 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1964 p.142; January 1965 p.317; November 1971 p.902; March 1972 p.1503; October 1988 p.670 [AB]

Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.96 [GH]

Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.70

High Fidelity Magazine - September 1964 Vol.14 No.9 pp.63-63 [CLO]: January 1965 Vol.15 No.1 p.105 (open reel tape) [RDD]

American Record Guide - September 1964 Vol.31 No.1 pp.11-12 [PLM]: Vol.31 No.7 March 1965 p.665: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.88 [KM]

BBC Music Magazine - June 1997 p.75 (mention)

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.24 junio-agosto 1997 p.56

Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.330-338

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1963(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Carmen - Regina Resnik

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Joan Sutherland

Escamillo - Tom Krause

Frasquita - Georgette Spanellys

Mercédès - Yvonne Minton

Le Dancaïre - Jean Prudent

Le Remendado - Alfred Hallet

Moralès - Claude Calès

Zuninga - Robert Geay

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 256-258 {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Decca SET 256-258 {3LPS} (1963)ª; London A 4368 {3LPS} (1963)ª;; London OSA 1368 {3LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Double Decca(London) 443 871-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Decca 444 377-2 {2CDS} (France);Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 829-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape - London LOR 90070 (7½ips 4-track)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1963 p.236; January 1964 p.319; April 1999 p.36 [IM]

Diapason - No.82 décembre 1963 p.26 [JG]

American Record Guide - January 1964 Vol.30 No.5 p.383 [GLM]

American Record Guide - July 1964 Vol.30 No.11 p.1050 [RJ] (open reel tape): November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.91

High Fidelity Magazine - January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.71 [CLO]: March 1964 Vol.14 No.3 p.111 [RDD] (open reel tape)

BBC Music Magazine - July 1995 p.72

Fono Forum - Februar 1964 S.76-S.77 [KG]

Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.89 [MC]

Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.322-329. According to an advertisment in ARG (October 1963 p.148) the London LPs were to have been available on October 15

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Marcel Couraud - 1963?(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe

Chorus - L'Opéra de Karlsruhe

Carmen - Elise Kahn

Don José - Tony Poncet

Micaëla - Irène Jaumillot

Escamillo - Jean Borthayre

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Black Disc; - Philips L 2.276 L {1LP} (1964)ª; Philips 835.157 LY {1LP} (1964)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.84 février 1964 p.20 [JG]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Russian

Conductor Alexander Melik-Pasheyev - 1963?(SE)

Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre

Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre

Carmen - Irina Arkhipova

Don José - Zurab Andzhaparidzye

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 011867-8 {1LP}; Melodiya S 0591-2 {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Nicoletta Panni

Escamillo - Robert Massard

Frasquita - Carol Toscano

Mercédès - Elizabeth Mannion

Le Dancaïre - Renato Cesari

Le Remendado - Herbert Kraus

Moralès - Bernard Izzo

Zuninga - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1157-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera. According to «Opera in Chicago - A Social and Cultural History 1850-1965» pp.380-381 Carmen was performed with this cast at the Chicago Lyric Opera on 26, 31 October and 4 November 1968. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their online catalogue «Premiere Opera Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Hungarian

Conductor János Ferencsik - 1964(SE)

Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera

Carmen - Erszébet Komlóssy

Don José - Ferenc Szönyi

Micaëla - Margit László

Escamillo - László Jámbor

Frasquita - Karola Ágay

Mercédès - Eszter Kovács

Le Dancaïre - Sándor Palcsó

Le Remendado - Árpád Kishegyi

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Black Disc - Hungaroton SLPX 1269 {1LP}

Compact Disc - Hungaroton HCD 32026 {1CD}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- The CD issued by Hungaroton carries a mixture of excerpts from several recordings including the LP listed above.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Czech

Conductor Rudolf Vasata - 1964(SE)

Orchestra - Prague National Theatre

Chorus - Prague National Theatre

Carmen - Vera Soukupová

Don José - Vladimir Krejcik

Micaëla - Ruzena Jelinková

Escamillo - Antonin Svarc

Frasquita - Marcela Lemariová

Mercédès - Eva Hlobilová

Zuninga - Dalibor Jedlicka

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Black Disc; - Supraphon (Gramo-klub) DV 6097 {1LP} (1965)ª

Compact Disc - Supraphon SU 3510-2 (+L'Arlesienne suite No.1) {1CD}

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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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of excerpts from Carmen is a Czech translation by Rudolf Vonásek. The LP issued on the Gramo-klub label is listed in «Bibliograficky Katalog CSSR - Ceski Hudebniny a Gramofonové Desky» 1965 císlo 1 p.22

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - Choeurs René Duclos

Carmen - Maria Callas

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Andrea Guiot

Escamillo - Robert Massard

Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Paul Vauquelin

Le Remendado - Jacques Pruvost

Moralès - Claude Calès

Zuninga - Jacques Mars

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 140-142 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 140-142 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» DAN 143-145 {3LPS} (1964)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SDAN 143-145 (1964)ª; Angel 3650 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel S 3650 C/L {3LPS} (1964)ª; Angel 36312 ; Angel AA 9071C {3LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47313-8 {3CDS} (1986)ª; EMI CDS 7 54368-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CDS 5 56281-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZC-3650 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1964 p.291; January 1965 p.317; June 1986 p. [RO]; May1992 p.105 [JBS]

Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.70

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.184 (2) p.189 (4) p.186

American Record Guide - January 1965 Vol.31 No.5 p.403 [PLM]: Vol.31 No.7 March 1965 p.665 (open reel tape): July/August 1986 Vol.49 No.4 p.60 [DA]

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1965 Vol.15 No.2 p.74 [CLO]: April 1965 Vol.15 No.4 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]

Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.88 [MH]

Comments:- See High Fidelity February 1964 Vol.15 No.2 pp.42-47

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Nadine Sautereau

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Gérard Dunan

Le Remendado - Milen Paunov

Moralès - Roger Soyer

Zuninga - Anton Diakov

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Compact Disc; - Frequenz 11022 {3CDS}; Price-Less DI 838X {3CDS} ; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1966). The performance on 27 August 1966, with Ernest Blanc as Escamillo, is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1966 p.54, p.58.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Giorgio Lamberti

Micaëla - Virginia De Notarisefani

Escamillo - Peter Glossop

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5548 (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (March 1966; see OPERA May 1966 pp.393-394). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «New Releases on DVD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005. Here the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1969.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(FI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Valérie Millot

Mercédès - Júlia Hamari

Le Dancaïre - Kurt Equiluz

Le Remendado - Milen Paunov

Moralès - Robert Kerns

Zuninga - Anton Diakov

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Laser Disc - Philips 070 440-1 (PAL)

DVD (Video) - Philips PHBH 1003 (Japan) (1999)ª; DG 073 4032 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Philips 440 070 540-3 (NTSC); Philips Video Classics 070 440-3 (PAL)

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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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1996 p.117 [AB]

Opera News - August 1996 p.52

Fanfare - Vol.29 No.2 November/December 2005 pp.341-342 [DLK]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.1 Autumn 1987 p.149 [DM]

Opéra International - janvier 1996 No.198 p.45

Diapason - No.527 juillet-aoüt 2005 p.108 [MP]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.128

BBC Music Magazine - May 1996 p.23

American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.303-306 [DF]

Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.84

L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.98 - Giugno 1996 p.83

Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile -Maggio p.94

Comments:- Video recording of a film (see OPERA January 1969 p.84)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal Santiago

Chorus - Teatro Municipal Santiago

Carmen - Regina Resnik

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Nancy Stokes

Escamillo - Ramón Vinay

Frasquita - Carmen Bustamente

Mercédès - Ximena Riveros

Le Dancaïre - Juan Charles

Le Remendado - Ismildo Tedeschi

Moralès - Augustin Letelier

Zuninga - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 194-2 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 164-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - March 16 1996 p.40

Orpheus - März 1996 S.60

American Record Guide - January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.88

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Municipal, Santiago, Chile (4 September 1967). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Chor der Wiener Staatsoper - Kammerchor der Salzburger Festspiele - Kinderchor der Salzburger Festspiele

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Olivera Miljakovic

Mercédès - Júlia Hamari

Le Dancaïre - John van Kesteren

Le Remendado - Milen Paunov

Moralès - Robert Kerns

Zuninga - Anton Diakov

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1306;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1432-2 (highlights +highlights 1955) {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (July or August 1967). The cast listed above is as given in Festspiele in Salzburg by Josef Kaut pp.244-245. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The origin of the recording is stated to be an «Excellent FM Aircheck».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

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}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recorded or broadcast on 14 December 1967

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Chorus - Cincinnati Summer Opera

Carmen - Mignon Dunn

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Sylvia Cooper

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Joan August

Mercédès - Linda Cook-Macdonald

Zuninga - Eugene Green

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Compact Disc - Melodram 27034 {2CDS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Cincinnati Summer Opera (19 July 1968). Melodram 27034 is omitted from a Melodram catalogue in my possesion

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Alain Lombard - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Lilian Sukis

Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin

Le Dancaïre - Gene Boucher

Le Remendado - Charles Anthony

Moralès - Ron Bottcher

Zuninga - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1711

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 April 1968). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

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

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; 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) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». It is described as a «VG to Excellent in-house recording».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Joan Carlisle

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Nelly Romanella

Mercédès - Isabel Casey

Le Dancaïre - Maria José Gallego

Le Remendado - Nino Faizetti

Moralès - Ricardo Yost

Zuninga - Jean C. Gebelin

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1224

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (5 July 1968). The cast listed above is that given in the website of the Teatro Colón (http:www.operas-colon.com.ar - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». Here (Heather?) Harper is listed as a cast member, but is not mentioned in the Teatro Colón's website.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Serge Baudo - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Biserka Cvejic

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Jeanette Pilou

Escamillo - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1752

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (19 December 1969). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Regina Resnik

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Judith Raskin

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Judith De Paul

Mercédès - Judith Forst

Le Dancaïre - Gene Boucher

Le Remendado - Robert Schmorr

Moralès - Robert Goodloe

Zuninga - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1535; The Opera Lovers CAR 196901 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1969). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Rafael Frühbeck_de_Burgos - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris & Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Jon Vickers

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Kostas Paskalis

Frasquita - Eliane Lublin

Mercédès - Viorica Cortez

Le Dancaïre - Michel Trempont

Le Remendado - Albert Voli

Moralès - Claude Meloni

Zuninga - Bernard Gontcharenko

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Black Disc; - *EMI «Angel Series» SLS 952/3 (SAN 273-275) (1970)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 197 02072-4 {3LPS};; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 414454-3 (1986)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 4454 (1986)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CFPD 414454-5 (1986)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CFPD 4454

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 63643-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CD CFPD 4454 {2CDS}; EMI 4 79571-2 {2CDS} (France) (1995)ª; EMI Classics 5 85505-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1970 p.634; January 1971 p.1128; April 1981 p. [JBS] ; August 1986 p. [HF]; June 1991 p. [JBS]

Opera - December 1970 p.1136

Opera Now - February 1995 p.53

Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.100

Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.31

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.69 abril 2004 p.83 [MC]

Comments:- The non-francophone members of the cast have their dialogue spoken by a separatecast of French actors and actresses

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Mignon Dunn

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Maria Chiara

Escamillo - Piero Cappuccilli

Frasquita - Gabriella Novielli

Mercédès - Elena Zilio

Le Dancaïre - Giuseppe Morresi

Le Remendado - Piero De Palma

Moralès - Giorgio Zancanaro

Zuninga - Giovanni Foiani

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 532-2 {2CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (23 July 1970; see OPERA Festival Issue 1970 pp.11-13). The role of Mercédès was shared by 3 singers at Verona in 1970: Elena Zilio (listed above), Adriana Rasenti, Anita Caminanda, but I do not know which one sang in the performance recorded.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Henry Lewis - 1970(SE)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - ROYAL PHILHARMONIC

Carmen - Marilyn Horne

Don José - Michele Molese

Frasquita - Maria Pellegrini

Mercédès - Gwyneth Griffiths

Le Dancaïre - David Bowman

Le Remendado - Francis Egerton

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Black Disc - Decca «PHASE 4» PFS 4204

Open Reel Tape - London L 75055 (7½ips 4-track)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1971 p.1196

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Carmen - Anna Moffo

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Helen Donath

Escamillo - Piero Cappuccilli

Frasquita - Arleen Auger (Augér)

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit

Le Remendado - Karl-Ernst Mercker

Moralès - Barry McDaniel

Zuninga - José van Dam

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

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

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1977 p.216, p.221 [JBS]

Opera Now - May 1995 p.65

Comments:- ADVERT: GRAMOPHONE February 1995 p.34

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Carmen - Regina Resnik

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Nancy Stokes

Escamillo - Richard Fredricks

Frasquita - Diana Reed

Mercédès - Alice E. Eyler

Le Dancaïre - Gene Boucher

Le Remendado - Bernard Fitch

Moralès - Alan Wagner

Zuninga - Joseph Fair

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00248

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1459-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (26 January 1971). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Pier Miranda Ferraro

Micaëla - Maria Chiara

Escamillo - Renato Bruson

Frasquita - Marisa Salimbeni

Mercédès - Anita Caminada

Le Dancaïre - Alberto Carusi

Le Remendado - Florindo Andreolli

Moralès - Giorgio Zancanaro

Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 934.87 {2CDS} (1993)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.132

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (24 or 29 April or 2 or 4 May 1971)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Maag - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Maria Chiara

Escamillo - Renato Bruson

Frasquita - Marisa Salimbeni

Mercédès - Anita Caminada

Le Dancaïre - Alberto Carusi

Le Remendado - Florindo Andreolli

Moralès - Giorgio Zancanaro

Zuninga - Alessandro Maddalena

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10031 {3CDS} (1997)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1998 p.126 [PO'C]

Orpheus - November 1997 S.89 [SL]

International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.95 [MO]

American Record Guide - January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.84 [MM]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.34 [AV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - marzo-mayo 1998 No.27 p.84 [JS]

L'opera (Milano) - Supplemento al n.119 maggio 1998 p.26 [GL]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in La Fenice (22 April 1971; see OPERA August 1971 p.731))

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean Morel - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Ruza Baldani

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Judith De Paul

Mercédès - Judith Forst

Le Dancaïre - Russell Christopher

Le Remendado - Charles Anthony

Moralès - Raymond Gibbs

Zuninga - Morley Meredith

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 2671 (BRO 125166) {3CDRS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 February 1971). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Guy Chauvet

Micaëla - Maria Chiara

Escamillo - Ernest Blanc

Frasquita - Giovanna Santelli

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Nino Carta

Le Remendado - Franco Ricciardi

Moralès - Arturo Testa

Zuninga - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00199

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala. The date given in Charles Handelman's catalog for November 2000 is December 1971. However, Carmen was not performed at La Scala in 1971. The only performance in which the three singers listed by Handelman (Cossotto, Chiara, Chauvet) appear together was that on 4 February 1972.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in German

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1972(SE)

Orchestra - Dresdner Staatskapelle

Chorus - Rundfunkchor Leipzig - Kinderchor der Dresdner Philharmonie

Carmen - Brigitte Fassbaender

Don José - Ludovic Spiess

Micaëla - Anneliese Rothenberger

Escamillo - Wolfgang Anheißer

Frasquita - Renate Hoff

Mercédès - Ingeborg Springer

Le Dancaïre - Horst Hiestermann

Le Remendado - Harald Neukirch

Moralès - Dietmar Unger

Zuninga - Horst-Dieter Knorrn

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Black Disc; - EMI 1C 063 29091 (quadraphonic) {1LP} (1973)ª

Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 0020302BC {1CD}

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.42-S.43 [ES]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Leonard Bernstein - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Manhattan Opera and Metropolitan Opera Childrens' Choruses

Carmen - Marilyn Horne

Don José - James McCracken

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - Tom Krause

Frasquita - Colette Boky

Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin

Le Dancaïre - Russell Christopher

Le Remendado - Andrea Velis

Moralès - Raymond Gibbs

Zuninga - Donald Gramm

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. 2740 101 {3LPS} (1973)ª; DG 2709 043 {3LPS} (USA); DG 413 279-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 006; DG 413 279-4 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 427 440-2 {3CDS} (1991)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1973 p.91 [EG]; August 1973 p.429 [letter]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; October 1973 p.833 (letter); February 1974 p.1611 [WAC] October 1984 p. [AB]; September 1991 p.122 [JBS]

Orpheus - Juli/August + August/September 1973 S.89-S.90 [KL]

The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.84

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Emerson Buckley - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Carmen - Joy Davidson

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - Norman Treigle

Frasquita - Maria Di Giglio

Mercédès - Jacqueline Pierce

Le Dancaïre - Robert Guy

Le Remendado - George Livings

Zuninga - Edward Doe

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 983-2 {2CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Dade County Auditorium, Miami (10 February 1973). See Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annals of Franco Corelli (http://www.frankhamilton.org/fc - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian?

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Chorus - Teatro São Carlos (Lisboa)

Carmen - Viorica Cortez

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Elsa Saque

Escamillo - Sesto Bruscantini

Frasquita - Manuela Piçarra

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Giorgio Giorgetti

Le Remendado - Franco Ricciardi

Moralès - José Oliviera Lopes

Zuninga - Álvaro Malta

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 377-2 {2CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Sao Carlos, Lisbon (March 1973). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's Performance Annals of Franco Corelli (http://www.frankhamilton.org.fc - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM}. Here the singer of Micaëla is given a Elsa Saque (as listed above) on 8 March 1973 and Zuleica Saque on 11 and 14 March 1973. I do not know which performed in the performance recorded or whether they are the same person.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Reynald Giovaninetti - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - L'Opéra de Marseille

Chorus - L'Opéra de Marseille

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Bernadette Antoine

Escamillo - Yves Bisson

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 155 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Marseille Opera (29 April 1973). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

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

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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; 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]

Orpheus - Oktober 1995 p.60; Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.18 No.2 Spring 2002 pp.284-287 [RP]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno IX N.92 Dicembre 1995 p.72

American Record Guide - November/December 2001 Vol.64 No.6 p.84 [DA]

Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.88

Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.82

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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Macerata Festival

Chorus - Macerata Festival

Carmen - Grace Bumbry

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Wilma Vernocchi

Escamillo - Franco Bordoni

Frasquita - Giovanna di Rocco

Mercédès - Anita Caminada

Le Dancaïre - Mario Ferrara

Le Remendado - Giuseppe Morresi

Moralès - Carlo Scaravelli

Zuninga - Francesco Signor

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 181-182 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 448-2 {2CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.84

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Arena Sferisterio Macerata (21 July 1974; see OPERA, Festival Issue, 1974, p.104).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1974(LI;13/5/74)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Giovanna Santelli

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Nino Carta

Le Remendado - Pier Francesco Poli

Moralès - Arturo Testa

Zuninga - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00208

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (13 May 1974)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1974(LI;6/5/74)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Fiorenza Cossotto

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Adriana Maliponte

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Giovanna Santelli

Mercédès - Nicoletta Ciliento

Le Dancaïre - Nino Carta

Le Remendado - Pier Francesco Poli

Moralès - Arturo Testa

Zuninga - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 09076

Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 298-2 {2CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala (6 May 1974)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Alain Lombard - 1974(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

Chorus - Opéra du Rhin (Strasbourg)

Carmen - Régine Crespin

Don José - Gilbert Py

Micaëla - Jeanette Pilou

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Maria Rosa Carminati

Mercédès - Nadine Denize

Le Dancaïre - Jacques Trigeau

Le Remendado - Rémy Corazza

Moralès - Paul Guigue

Zuninga - Pierre Thau

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Black Disc - ERATO STU 70900-02

Compact Disc - ERATO 2292-45573-2

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1975 p.359 [EG]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor Nicholas Braithwaite - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - English National Opera

Chorus - English National Opera

Carmen - Katherine Pring

Don José - Alberto Remedios

Micaëla - Margaret Curphey

Escamillo - Geoffrey Chard

Frasquita - Audrey Gunn

Mercédès - Anne Conoley

Le Dancaïre - John Kitchiner

Le Remendado - Terry Jenkins

Moralès - Patrick Wheatley

Zuninga - Dennis Wicks

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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 020/3 {3CDS} (1999)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the London Coliseum (15 February 1975). Celestial Audio (Australia) lists a 2-CD set (CA 005) in their online catalogue with what appears to be the same cast, but the year is given as 1974.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Paul Ethuin - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - María Fleta

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 156 {3CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1306-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- This recording appears to be of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (December 1974 or 1 January 1975; see OPERA May 1975 p.485; «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.373.). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their «Mew CD Releases April/May 2004».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Henry Lewis - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Régine Crespin

Don José - William Lewis

Micaëla - Katia Ricciarelli

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Loretta Di Franco

Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin

Le Dancaïre - Russell Christopher

Le Remendado - Andrea Velis

Moralès - Gene Boucher

Zuninga - Richard Best

Lilas Pasta - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - Bella Voce BLV 107407 (+Crespin recital) {3CDS} Bensar OL 121375 (BRO 124732) {3CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.66 [GH]

Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.6 [MB]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1975; see OPERA February 1976p.135; «On Stage, Off Stage: A Memoir» by Regine Crespin pp.110-114). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Georg Solti - 1975(STU)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra (& National Philharmonic Orchestra)

Chorus - John Alldis Choir - Haberdasher's Aske's School Boys' Choir

Carmen - Tatiana Troyanos

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Kiri Te Kanawa

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Norma Burrowes

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Michel Roux

Le Remendado - Michel Sénéchal

Moralès - Thomas Allen

Zuninga - Pierre Thau

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Black Disc; - Decca D11D3 {3LPS} (1976)ª;; Decca(London) 414 489-1 {3LPS} (1985)ª; London OSA 13115 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Decca K11K33 (1976)ª;; Decca 414 489-4 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 414 489-2 {3CDS} (1985)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1976 p.640 [EG]; December 1976 p.984 [letter]; January 1977 p.1131 [JBS], p.1183 [IM]; September 1985 p. [AB]

Comments:- According to «The London Philharmonic Discography» by Philip Stuart (pp.230-231)about one third of the opera was recorded with the National Philharmonic Orchestra

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - George Watson's Boys' Chorus - Scottish Opera Chorus

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Leona Mitchell

Escamillo - Tom Krause

Frasquita - Nan Christie

Mercédès - Alicia Nafé

Le Dancaïre - Gordon Sandison

Le Remendado - Geoffrey Pogson

Moralès - Stuart Harling

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

Lilas Pasta - George Main

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 624 (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1204-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the King's Theatre, Edinburgh (28 August 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 27 August - 2 September 1977 p.25). The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of «New Releases March 2001». The year of the recording is given incorrectly as «1971» in Premiere's «2004 CD Catalog».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1977(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Scottish Opera

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Ileana Cotrubas

Escamillo - Sherrill Milnes

Frasquita - Yvonne Kenny

Mercédès - Alicia Nafé

Le Dancaïre - Gordon Sandison

Le Remendado - Geoffrey Pogson

Moralès - Stuart Harling

Zuninga - Robert Lloyd

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Black Disc - DG 2709 083 {3LPS}; DG 2740192; Hungaroton SLPXL 12230-12232 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - DG 3371 040; DG 427 885-4

Compact Disc; - DG 419 636-2 {3CDS}; DG 477 534-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.728 [AB]; December 1978 p.1207 [SIR]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS]; Septemer 2005 p.77 [P'OC]

Diapason - No.234 1978

American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.20 [CJL]

International Record Review - November 2005 p.36 [RP]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Carlos Kleiber - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper - Wiener Singerknaben

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Isobel Buchanan

Escamillo - Yuri Mazurok

Frasquita - Cheryl Kanfoush

Mercédès - Axelle Gall

Le Dancaïre - Paul Wolfrum

Le Remendado - Heinz Zednik

Moralès - Hans Helm

Zuninga - Kurt Rydl

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Compact Disc; - Exclusive EX92T 11-12 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Refined Opera Performances ROP CD-3C {3CDRS} (1999)ª; Golden Melodram GM 60003 {2CDS} (2000)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª

DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-CLOPCAR (2004)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society BCS # 0696

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - May 1994 p.50

Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.67 (DVD) [IW]

Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [JC]

Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.110 (DVD) [MP]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.170 p.133 (audio)

Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.6 (audio) [MB]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2000 No.136 pp.38-39 [JS]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 pp.89-90 (DVD) [MC]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at The Vienna State Opera (see Opera Feb 1979 p.119).The ROP CDRs are listed in Parnassus Records' online catalogue «Silver and Gold»13

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Gerard Pérez_Busquier - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Carmen - Alexandrina Milcheva(-Nonova)

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - María Carmen Hernández

Escamillo - Vincenzo Sardinero

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 143 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a perfotmance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (26 January 1978). The partial cast listed above is that given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata pp.402-403.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Charles Wendelkern-Wilson - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - New York City Opera

Chorus - New York City Opera

Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles

Don José - Riccardo Calleo

Micaëla - Gwenlynn Little

Escamillo - Robert Hale

Frasquita - Penny Orloff

Mercédès - Eunice Hill

Le Dancaïre - William Ledbetter

Le Remendado - John Lankston

Moralès - James Sergi

Zuninga - John Seabury

Lilas Pasta - Gary Dietrich

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New York City Opera (14 October 1979). According to «The New York City Opera - An American Adventure» by Mrtin L. Sokol p.193 «Among the most eagerly anticipated events of the season were the scheduled appearances of Victoria de los Angeles in both Carmen and the Marriage of Figaro. Unfortunately, she was not in good form and after her initial Carmen, she cancelled the remainder of her season's commitments»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Dervaux - 1980

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Katia Ricciarelli

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Danièle Perriers

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Michel Philippe

Le Remendado - Michel Sénéchal

Moralès - Yves Bisson

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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Laser Disc; - Dreamlife DC2 (NTSC); Dreamlife DMLB 18 (Japanese NTSC) (1992)ª

DVD (Video) - Dreamlife DLVC 1007 (Japan) (1999)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Dreamlife DMVB 17 (Japanese NTSC)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Lille

Chorus - Choeur

Carmen - Viorica Cortez

Don José - Nunzio Todisco

Micaëla - Marion Sylvestre

Escamillo - Robert Hale

Frasquita - P. Jumelle

Mercédès - Anne Marie Grain

Le Dancaïre - Jacques Trigeau

Le Remendado - André Battedou

Moralès - François Le Roux

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1021 (NTSC)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- This video recording appears to be of a performance ai Carpentas (August 1981; see OPERA Festival Issue 1981 pp.75-76). The cast listed above is that given in L'AVANT SCENE OPÉRA No.26 (new edition) p.118. The VHS cassette issued by Lyric is listed in their «Classical Video Catalogue» p.3 where it is attributed to Lille 1982.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Luis Antonio García-Navarro - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

Chorus - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid

Carmen - Ruza Baldani

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

Frasquita - Ascención González

Mercédès - Rosa María Ysás

Le Dancaïre - Felix Vargas

Le Remendado - Rafael Campos

Moralès - Diego Monjó

Zuninga - Manuel Garrido

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 407-3 {3LPS} (1983)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - No.65 décembre 1983 p.58 [SS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela Madrid (See OPERA November 1982 pp.1164-1165 )

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Chinese (Mandarin)

Conductor Jean Périsson - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Peking Central Opera

Chorus - Peking Central Opera

Carmen - Qing Miao

Don José - Jin Yuan Lin

Micaëla - Xia Qin Ji

Escamillo - Qi Jia

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Black Disc; - STIL 0100 S 82 {3LPS} (1983)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.103-110 [GM]

Opéra International - mai 1983 No.59 p.52 [JG]

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Sky Bridge Theatre, Peking (1 January 1982; see L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41 pp.118-139). The names of the singers are given inWestern fashion, i.e. given names(s) first, followed by the surname

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1982(STU)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Choeurs de l'Opéra de Paris

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Katia Ricciarelli

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Christine Barbaux

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Gino Quilico

Le Remendado - Heinz Zednik

Moralès - Mikael Melbye

Zuninga - Alexander Malta

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Black Disc; - DG 2741 025 {3LPS} (1983)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 3382 025 (1983)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 410 088-2 {3CDS} (1983)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1983 p.526 [AB]; December 1983 p. [AB]; January 1984 pp.861-862 [JBS]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.103-110 [GM]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1983(FI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de France

Chorus - Choeur de Radio France

Carmen - Julia Mignes(-Johnson)

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Faith Esham

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Lilian Watson

Mercédès - Susan Daniel

Le Dancaïre - Jean-Philippe Lafont

Le Remendado - Gérard Garino

Moralès - François Le Roux

Zuninga - John-Paul Bogart

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Black Disc; - ERATO NUM 751133 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - ERATO MCE 75113 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - ERATO ECD 880373 {3CDS} (1985)ª

Laser Disc - *RCA 30487 (NTSC); Gaumont Video LD 10530

DVD (Video) - Columbia Tristar CDR 10530 (UK); Gaumont 750530 (France)

VHS Video Cassette - RCA 60487 (BETA 20487) (NTSC); RCA CV 10530

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1984 p.1104 (audio) [AB]; September 1995 p. (audio) [AB];August 2000 p.99 (video) [MSR]

Opera Now - May 1985 p. 582 (video) [ML]

Opera News - 28 February 1987 p.44 (video) [TE]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.103-110 (audio) [GM]

Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.66 (video); octobre 2000 No.250 p.67 (video) [SS]

American Record Guide - January 1985 Vol.48 No.2 p.12 (audio) [RVL]: Movember/ December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.303-306 (DVD) [DF]

The Perfect Vision - Issue 34 January/February 2001 pp.136-137 (DVD) [EJE]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Carmen - Elena Obraztsova

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Silvano Carroli

Frasquita - María (Asunción) Uriz

Mercédès - Cecilia Fondevila

Le Dancaïre - Vicente (Vicenç) Esteve

Le Remendado - Piero De Palma

Moralès - Santos Ariño

Zuninga - Enric Serra

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 154 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (8 November 1983; see OPERA August 1984 pp.909-910). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.488.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Michael Korn - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia - Philadelphia Boys Choir

Carmen - Victoria Vergara

Don José - Ermanno Mauro

Micaëla - Madelyn Renée

Escamillo - J Patrick Raftery

Frasquita - Eliane Lublin

Mercédès - Armeen Dishtchekenian

Le Dancaïre - Armand Arapian

Le Remendado - Christian Lara

Moralès - Jean-Marc Ivaldi

Zuninga - Marc Vento

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 06820

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (19 or 22 April 1983). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» http://frankhamilton.org/ph The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Marius Constant - 1983?(FE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Carmen - Zehava Gal

Don José - Laurence Dale

Micaëla - Véronique Dietschy

Escamillo - Carl-Johann Falkmann

Zuninga - J.P. Denizon

Lilas Pasta - Alain Maratrat

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Black Disc - EMI 1654403 {2LPS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.103-110 [GM]

Comments:- Recording of excerpts from the soundtrack of one of the three films «La Tragédiede Carmen»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

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

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de Lille

Chorus - Choeurs de régions et maîtrise de l'Opéra d'Avignon

Carmen - Stefania Toczyska

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Barbara Hendricks

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Lucia Scappatici

Mercédès - Anne Marie Grain

Le Dancaïre - Jacques Trigeau

Le Remendado - Gérard Garino

Moralès - Alain Vernhes

Zuninga - Yves Bisson

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 163 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chorégies d'Orange (28 July 1984; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1984 pp.38-39, OPERA Festival Issue 1984 pp.66-67). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1984(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Faith Esham

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Graciela von Gyldenfeldt

Mercédès - Margaretha Hintermeier

Le Dancaïre - Heinz Holecek

Le Remendado - Helmut Wildhaber

Moralès - Hans Helm

Zuninga - Kurt Rydl

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 134 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (18 January 1984). Some of the information about the cast comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1995-2000» compiled by Andreas Láng p.55. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to HOO's website in December 2003 (12-22-2003).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Janet Perry

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Graciela von Gyldenfeldt

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Le Dancaïre - Michel Sénéchal

Le Remendado - Heinz Zednik

Moralès - Armand Arapian

Zuninga - Alexander Malta

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Compact Disc; - ~Fachmann Fur Klassicher Musik FKM 5004/6 {3CDRS} (2000)ª; Celestial Audio CA 183 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1971-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1985. The performance on 16 August 1985 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1985 p.52. The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1985(LI;13/1/85)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Patrizia Pace

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Antonella Bandelli

Mercédès - Jadranka Jovanovic

Le Dancaïre - Armando Ariostini

Le Remendado - Ernesto Gavazzi

Moralès - Silvestro Sammaritano

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02913

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala. The date given in Charles Handelman's catalog (November 2002) is 18 January 1985, but according to the Archive in the La Scala website (www.teatroallascala.org) Carmen was not performed on that date.However it was performed with the partial cast listed by Handelman (Baltsa, Pace, Carreras, Raimondi) on 13 January 1985. The performance on 5 January 1985, in which Baltsa and Carreras also took part, is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.78 février 1985 pp.35-36.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1985(LI;5/1/85)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Ruggero Raimondi

Frasquita - Alba Pretigni

Mercédès - Petra Malakova

Le Dancaïre - Armando Ariostini

Le Remendado - Ernesto Gavazzi

Moralès - Silvestro Sammaritano

Zuninga - Jean Lainé

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 133 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (5 January 1985; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.78 février 1985 pp.35-36). What appears to be a recording of another performance is listed in Charles Handelman's Catalogue (November 2000 p.15). 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1985(STU)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Carmen - Maria Ewing

Don José - Barry McCauley

Micaëla - Marie McLaughlin

Escamillo - David Holloway

Frasquita - Elizabeth Collier

Mercédès - Jean Rigby

Le Dancaïre - Gordon Sandison

Le Remendado - Petros Evangelides

Moralès - Malcolm Walker

Zuninga - Xavier Depraz

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VHS Video Cassette - Thorn-EMI TVT 9034482 (PAL; also BETA); Castle CVI 2018 (PAL); Warner 4509 994 943 (PAL)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1986 p.1395 [RM]

Opera Now - November/December 1997 p.93 [RF]

Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.3

Comments:- Recorded in the Glyndebourne Theatre without an audience (24-25 August 1985)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Helga Müller(-Molinari)

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Fiamma Izzo d'Amico

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Graciela von Gyldenfeldt

Mercédès - Jane Berbié

Zuninga - Alexander Malta

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Compact Disc - Fachmann fur Klassischer Musik FKM 5068/5070 {3CDRS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Großes Festpielhaus, Salzburg (26 July 1986; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL octobre 1986 No.96 pp.48-49; ORPHEUS Heft 13 Festival Orpheus S.1108). The CDRs issued on the Fachmann für Klassischer Musik label are listed on the website: http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~hippo/musik/label/fkm5.html

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Emil Tchakarov - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Martha Senn

Don José - Luis Lima

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Boris Martinovich

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Laser Disc - Lyric Distribution Incorporated #1805 (NTSC)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (December 1986; see OPERA June 1987 p.682).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor James Levine - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - José Carreras

Micaëla - Leona Mitchell

Escamillo - Samuel Ramey

Frasquita - Myra Merritt

Mercédès - Diane Kesling

Le Dancaïre - Bruce Hubbard

Le Remendado - Anthony Laciura

Moralès - Vernon Hartman

Zuninga - Ara Berberian

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Laser Disc - *DG W97Z 24037(Japanese NTSC); DG 072 409-1(PAL)

DVD (Video) - DG 072 043-2 (1998)ª; DG 073 000-9 (2000)ª; DG UCBG 1006 (Japan) (2000)ª

VHS Video Cassette - DG 072 409-3(PAL)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2001 p.105 (DVD) [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 p.134 (DVD) [JC]

Opéra International - No.257 mai 2001 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]

Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 pp.132-133 (DVD) [MP]

International Record Review - February 2001 p.114 (DVD) [MP]

Répertoire - No.145 avril 2001 pp.14-15 (DVD) [CH]

The Classical Video Guide - p.27

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2001 No.140 p.58 (DVD) [JPS]

Comments:- Video Recording of a performance at the MET (28 February 1987). See OPERA June 1987 p.639

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Seiji Ozawa - 1988?(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de Paris (France)

Chorus - Choeur de Radio France (Paris)

Carmen - Jessye Norman

Don José - Neil Shicoff

Micaëla - Mirella Freni

Escamillo - Simon Estes

Frasquita - Ghyslaine Raphanel

Mercédès - Jean Rigby

Le Dancaïre - François Le Roux

Le Remendado - Gérard Garino

Moralès - Nicolas Rivenq

Zuninga - Jean-Philippe Courtis

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Black Disc; - Philips 422 366-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 422 366-4 (1989)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 422 366-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca 470 417-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1989 p. [AB]

Stereophile - March 1990 (Vol.13 No.3) p.185

International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jacques Delacôte - 1989(LC)

Orchestra - National Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Carmen - Maria Ewing

Don José - Jack (Jacques) Trussel

Micaëla - Miriam Gauci

Escamillo - Alain Fondary

Frasquita - Rosemary Ashe

Mercédès - Ludmilla (Milla) Andrew

Le Dancaïre - David Hamilton

Le Remendado - Emile Belcourt

Moralès - Christopher Blades

Zuninga - Rodney McCann

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DVD (Video) - Stax Entertainment MAWA 131 (2001)ª; Image Entertainment ID0272NBDVD (USA) (2002)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Arena ARE 1651(PAL)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 2001 p.107, p.109 [AB]

Opera - January 2002 pp.115-121 [AB]

Comments:- Recorded at performances at Earls Court (See OPERA, August 1989 p.996)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Alexander Rahbari - 1990(STU)

Orchestra - Czechoslovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

Chorus - Slovak Philharmonic Chorus

Carmen - Graciela Alperyn

Don José - Giorgio Lamberti

Micaëla - Doina Palade

Escamillo - Alan Titus

Frasquita - A. Liebeck

Mercédès - Dalia Schaechter

Le Dancaïre - Ján Durco

Le Remendado - Miroslav Dvorsky

Moralès - Vladimir Chmelo

Zuninga - Danilo Rigosa

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Compact Disc - Naxos 8.660005-7 {3CDS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recorded in July 1990.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Zubin Mehta - 1991(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Carmen - Maria Ewing

Don José - Luis Lima

Micaëla - Leontina Vaduva

Escamillo - Gino Quilico

Frasquita - Judith Howarth

Mercédès - Jean Rigby

Le Dancaïre - Bruno Caproni

Le Remendado - Francis Egerton

Moralès - Christopher Booth-Jones

Zuninga - Roderick Earle

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Laser Disc - Pioneer PLMCD 0091(PAL)

DVD (Video) - Image Entertainments; ArtHaus Musik 100.096 (Europe) (2000)ª; Pioneer Classics PIBC 2002 (Japan) (2001)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Virgin Classics VVD 950(PAL); Castle Vision CV 2834(PAL) Polygram Vidéo 070 068-3(SECAM)

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - December 1994 p.50

Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.63; April 2001 S.53-S.54 (DVD) [MK2]

Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.55 [SS]; No.266 mars 2002 pp.64-65 (DVD) [SS]

Diapason - No.488 janvier 2002 pp.120-121 [MP]

The Classical Video Guide - p.28

Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.100

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - febrero 2001 No.140 p.58 (DVD) [JPS]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (see Opera July 1991 p.829)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Antoni Ros Marbà - 1992(LI)

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Chorus - CHORUS

Carmen - Teresa Berganza

Don José - Luis Lima

Micaëla - María Bayo

Escamillo - Justino Díaz

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Madrid (March 1992; see OPERA December 1992 p.1459).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Vlekoslav Sutej - 1993(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Giovanna Casolla

Don José - Neil Shicoff

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Giorgio Zancanaro

Frasquita - Cristina Pastorello

Mercédès - Cinzia De Mola

Le Dancaïre - Andrea Snarski

Le Remendado - Mario Bolognesi

Moralès - Andrea Piccinni

Zuninga - Armando Caforio

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 140 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (July 1993). The information about the cast comes from «Opera '93 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.276. The role of Micaëla is sung either by Alida Ferrarini (as given above) or by Maria Gallego and that of Le Remendado by either Mario Bolognesi (as given above) or by Mauro Buffoli. 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Alain Lombard - 1994(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre National de Bordeaux-Aquitaine

Chorus - Grand-Theatre de Bordeaux

Carmen - Béatrice Uria-Monzon

Don José - Christian Papis

Micaëla - Leontina Vaduva

Escamillo - Vincent Le Texier

Frasquita - Maryse Castets

Mercédès - Martine Olmeda

Le Dancaïre - Franck Leguérinel

Le Remendado - Thierry Trégan

Moralès - Olivier Lallouette

Zuninga - Lionel Sarrazin

Lilas Pasta - Paul Renard

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Compact Disc; - Auvidis Valois V 4734 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Audivis Valois 4853 (highlights) {1CD};; Naïve Classics V 4964 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1995 p.131 [PO'C]

Opera News - March 2004 p.84 [FC]

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.6 July/August 1999 p.130 (highlights) [JM]; Vol.27 No.6 July/ August 2004 p.61 [JM]

Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.80

Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 p.66

Diapason - No.416 juin 1995 p.94

Classic CD - September 1995 p.72

BBC Music Magazine - January 1996 p.72

American Record Guide - March/April 2004 Vol.67 No.2 pp.102-103 [MM]

Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.32

Le Monde de la Musique - No.190 juillet-aoüt 1995 p.76

L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.96 Aprile 1996 p.68

Musica (Milano) - No.95 Anno 20 dicembre 1995-gennaio 1996 p.88

Comments:- Recorded at Bordeaux (see OPERA INTERNATIONAL, septembre 1994 No. 183 p.41)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Donald Runnicles - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Agnes Baltsa

Don José - Neil Shicoff

Micaëla - Nancy Gustafson

Escamillo - Jean-Luc Chaignaud

Frasquita - Simina Ivan

Mercédès - Svetlana Serdar

Le Dancaïre - Hans-Peter Kammerer

Le Remendado - Herwig Pecoraro

Moralès - Yu Chen

Zuninga - Goran Simic

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 135 (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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (5 January 1995). Some information about the cast comes from «Chronik der Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1995». The role of Le Remendado was sung either by Herwig Pecoraro (as listed above) or by Wilfried Gahmlich. 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli - 1995(STU)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Carmen - Jennifer Larmore

Don José - Thomas Moser

Micaëla - Angela Gheorghiu

Escamillo - Samuel Ramey

Frasquita - Nathalie Boissy

Mercédès - Natascha Petrinsky

Le Dancaïre - Jan Zinkler

Le Remendado - Ulrich Reß

Moralès - Jean-Luc Chaignaud

Zuninga - Maurizio Muraro

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Compact Disc - Teldec 0630-12672-2

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1996 p.104

Opera - December 1996 p.1444

Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.110

Opera News - November 1996 p.44

Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.110

Orpheus - November 1996 S.35

Opéra International - décembre 1996 No.208 p.54

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.118

BBC Music Magazine - October 1996 p.78

International Opera Collector - Winter 1996 No.2 p.82

American Record Guide - January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.75

Opernwelt - 11/November 1996 S.58

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.39

Le Monde de la Musique - No.205 décembre 1996 p.93

Répertoire - No.98 janvier 1997 p.26

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.104 gennaio 1997 p.90

Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 dicembre 1996 gennaio 1997 p.107

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.56

Comments:- See The Daily Telegraph - Arts & Books, Saturday October 12 1996 p.A11

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor John Neschling - 1996(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre des Rencontres Musicales Lausanne

Chorus - Choeur du Festival d'Opéra Avenches

Carmen - Graciela Araya

Don José - Lando Bartolini

Micaëla - Isabelle Kabatu

Escamillo - Vincenzo Sardinero

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Compact Disc - Cascavelle DO 65161 {1CD}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Festival d'Opéra d'Avenches. The CD issued by Cascavelle is (was?) listed in their online catalogue.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Claudio Abbado - 1997(LE)

Orchestra - Berliner Philharmoniker

Chorus - Orfeón Donostiarra

Carmen - Anne Sofie von Otter

Don José - Roberto Alagna

Escamillo - Bryn Terfel

Frasquita - Véronique Gens

Mercédès - Stella Doufexis

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Compact Disc; - DG 457 583-2 {1CD} (Collection) (1998)ª

DVD (Video) - Arthaus Musik 100.026 (2000)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.416 (audio) [RT]

Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.62 (audio) [SL]

Classic CD - April 1998 p.71 (audio) [ST]: May 1998 p.21 (letter)

American Record Guide - November/December 1998 Vol.61 No.6 p.247 (audio) [LH]

International Record Review - September 2000 pp.28-32 (DVD) [JH]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.219 mars 1998 p.104 (audio) [JR]

Répertoire - No.112 avril 1998 p.75 (audio) [PDS]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.108 (audio) [JS]

Comments:- Recorded at a concert in Berlin (31 December 1997)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Angelo Campori - 1997(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Carolyn Sebron

Don José - José Cura

Micaëla - Cecilia Gasdia

Escamillo - Lucio Gallo

Frasquita - Cinzia Rizzone

Mercédès - Cinzia De Mola

Le Dancaïre - Fabio Previati

Le Remendado - Mario Bolognesi

Moralès - Roberto Accurso

Zuninga - André Cognet

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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4748 (1998)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (July 1997; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL octobre 1997 No.217 p.52). The compact cassettes issue by Legato are listed in «New Audio Cassette Listings (ALD) Winter 1998».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Bertrand De Billy - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Los Angeles Opera

Chorus - Los Angeles Opera

Carmen - Jennifer Larmore

Don José - Plácido Domingo

Micaëla - Carla Maria Izzo

Escamillo - Richard Bernstein

Frasquita - Catherine Ireland

Mercédès - Megan Dey-Toth

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera 586 (2000)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Music Center, Los Angeles (8 September 1998). The performance on 11 September 1998 is reviewed in OPERA February 1999 pp.175-176 and that on 22 September 1998 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1998 No.230 p.38. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French?

Conductor Giorgio Croci - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Stagione d'Opera Italiana

Chorus - Stagione d'Opera Italiana

Carmen - Margorzata Walewska

Don José - Mario Malagnini

Micaëla - Ulrike Sonntag

Escamillo - Boaz Senator

Frasquita - Susan Fülöp

Mercédès - Roberta Mattelli

Le Dancaïre - Marco Camastra

Le Remendado - Sergio Lombana

Moralès - Marco Camastra

Zuninga - Ivan Tomasev

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DVD (Video) - Cascade 60011

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Video recording of part (80 mins) of a performance at the St. Margarethe Festival, Austria (August 1998).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Colin Davis - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Carmen - Olga Borodina

Don José - José Cura

Micaëla - Andrea Dankova

Escamillo - Nikolay Dobrev

Frasquita - Susan Gritton

Mercédès - Ruby Philogene

Le Dancaïre - Neal Davies

Le Remendado - Mark Tucker

Moralès - Liao Chang Yong

Zuninga - Miguel Angel Zapater

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 585 (2000)ª; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 138 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Barbican Hall, London. There were three perfomances on 12, 15, 17 July 1998. That on 12 July is reviewed in OPERA September 1998 p.1131. The CDRs issued by House of Opera (CDBB 138) are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22» where the performance is incorrectly attributed to Covent Garden.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Renato Palumbo - 1999(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Denyce Graves

Don José - Franco Farina

Micaëla - Alida Ferrarini

Escamillo - Simone Alaimo

Frasquita - Cristina Pastorello

Mercédès - Rosanna Mancarelli

Le Dancaïre - Marco Camastra

Le Remendado - Mario Bolognesi

Moralès - Roberto Accurso

Zuninga - Francesco Facini

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 149 (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (16 July 1999). The cast listed above is that given for the performance on this date in «Opera '99 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.349. 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Roberto Paternostro - 199?

Orchestra - Württenbergisches Staatsorchester Reuttlingen

Chorus - Württenbergisches Staatstheater

Carmen - Pamela Pantos

Don José - Corneliu Murgu

Micaëla - Fiamma Izzo d'Amico

Escamillo - Claudio Otelli

Frasquita - Silvia Gavarotti

Mercédès - Silvia Tro Santafé

Le Dancaïre - Marco Camastra

Le Remendado - Elio Ferretti

Moralès - Maran Bronikowski

Zuninga - Pieter Van Den Berg

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Compact Disc - Companions Classics 9401 10 {2CDS}; Companions Classics 992304 {2CDS}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - March 1995 p.59

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Pierre Menet - 19??(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre

Carmen - Géori Boué

Don José - B. Marty

Micaëla - Renée Doria

Escamillo - Daniel Marty

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Black Disc - Barclay 89.001 {1LP}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Polish

Conductor Jerzy Semkow - 19??(SE)

Orchestra - Polish National Radio Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Carmen - Krystyna Szezepanska

Don José - Bogdan Paprocki

Micaëla - Alina Bolechowska

Escamillo - Andrzej Hiolski

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Black Disc - Muza

Compact Disc - Polskiena Grania PNCD 213 {1CD}

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- The CD is listed in Polskie Nagrania's online catalogue. (www.polskienagrania.com.pl)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 2000(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo

Chorus - L'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Carmen - Denyce Graves

Don José - Roberto Alagna

Micaëla - Norah Amsellem

Escamillo - Franck Ferrari

Frasquita - Elena de la Merced

Mercédès - Marie-José Dolorian

Le Dancaïre - René Franck

Le Remendado - José Antonio Campo

Moralès - Jean-François Lapointe

Zuninga - Sorin Colibran

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 148 (2003)ª

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5031; Encore DVD 2030 (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) given by the Monte Carlo Opera in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (June 2000). The cast listed above is that given on the Opera Japonica website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). There were performances with this cast in Tokyo on 11, 14 June 2000. 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» where the date of the performance recorded is given as 10 June 2000. The year of the performance recorded is given in Premiere's catalogue (incorrectly) as 2001. The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Vlekoslav Sutej - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Carmen - Nadja Michael

Don José - Stephen O'Mara

Micaëla - Krassimira Stoyanova

Escamillo - Albert Dohmen

Frasquita - Ileana Tonca

Mercédès - Cornelia Salje

Le Dancaïre - Peter Jelosits

Le Remendado - Walter Pauritsch

Moralès - Yu Chen

Zuninga - Janusz Monarcha

Lilas Pasta - Hasik Bayvertian

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 152 {2CDRS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (30 September 2001). The cast listed above is that given in «Die Wiener Staatsoper - Jahrbuch 2002» p.244. 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Philippe Jordan - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Carmen - Anne Sofie von Otter

Don José - Marcus Haddock

Micaëla - Lisa Milne

Escamillo - Laurent Naouri

Frasquita - Mary Hegarty

Mercédès - Christine Rice

Le Dancaïre - Quentin Hayes

Le Remendado - Colin Judson

Moralès - Hans Voschezang

Zuninga - Jonathan Best

Lilas Pasta - Anthony Wise

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DVD (Video) - BBC - Opus Arts OA 0867 D

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.95 [PO'C]

Opera News - October 2003 p.66 [JY]

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.1 September/October 2003 p.95 [JK]

Diapason - No.503 mai 2003 p.129 [MP]

International Record Review - April 2003 p.68 [SP]

Répertoire - No.168 mai 2003 p.36 [PT]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.94 [FGR]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.174 luglio/agosto 2003 p.118 [GL]

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Glyndebourne Opera House (17 August 2002). The performance on 31 July 2002 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.272 octobre 2002 pp.31-32. There is also a review in OPERA October 2002 p.1186 (date unspecified).

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Michel Plasson - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova

Carmen - Sonia Ganassi

Don José - Cesare Catani

Micaëla - Carmela Remigio

Escamillo - Franck Ferrari

Frasquita - Magali Léger

Mercédès - Cinzia De Mola

Le Dancaïre - Giuseppe Riva

Le Remendado - Léonard Pezzino

Moralès - Richard Rittelman

Zuninga - Josep Miquel Ribot

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 824 (2002)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova (2 June 2002). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera 2002 Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.99.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in English

Conductor David Parry - 2002(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir - New London Children's Choir

Carmen - Patricia Bardon

Don José - Julian Gavin

Micaëla - Mary Plazas

Escamillo - Gary Magee

Frasquita - Mary Hegarty

Mercédès - Sally Harrison

Le Dancaïre - Peter Wedd

Le Remendado - Mark Le Brocq

Moralès - Toby Stafford-Allen

Zuninga - Nicholas Garret

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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 3091 {2CDS} (2003)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2003 p.83 [PO'C]; August (published June) 2003 p.83 [AB]

Opera - May 2003 pp.611-614 [RM]

Opera News - August 2003 p.50 [WVM]

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.6 July/August 2003 pp.96-97 [JM]

International Record Review - April 2003 pp.62-63 [SP]

American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.80-81 [MM]

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Michel Plasson - 2002(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse

Chorus - Choeur d'enfants de Toulouse - Les Eléments

Carmen - Angela Gheorghiu

Don José - Roberto Alagna

Micaëla - Inva Mula(-Tchako)

Escamillo - Thomas Hampson

Frasquita - Elisabeth Vidal

Mercédès - Isabelle Cals

Le Dancaïre - Nicolas Rivenq

Le Remendado - Yann Beuron

Moralès - Ludovic Tézier

Zuninga - Nicolas Cavallier

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Compact Disc; - EMI 557 434-2 {3CDS} (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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2003 p.83 [PO'C]; August (published June) 2003 p.83 [AB]

Opera - May 2003 pp.611-614 [RM]

Opera News - June 2003 pp.59-60 [IS]

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.6 July/August 2003 pp.96-97 [JM]

Orpheus - Heft 5+6 Mai+Juni 2003 S.77-S.78 [GH]

Opéra International - No.278 avril 2003 pp.70-71 [PC]

Diapason - No.502 avril 2003 pp.89-90 [VA]

International Record Review - March 2003 p.52 [SP]

American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.80-81 [MM]

Répertoire - No.167 avril 2003 pp.54-55 [PT]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.171 aprile 2003 pp.92-93 [NS]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 p.80 [MC]

Le Monde de la Musique - No.275 avril 2003 pp.75-76 [FL]

Comments:- Recording of a version using Guiraud's recitatives. In his review in OPERA (loc.cit.) Rodney Milnes writes as follows « Unbelievably, the EMI uses the dreadful Guiraud recitatives, even more unbelievably given that the vast majority of the cast is French. Quite apart from lowering the dramatic temperature every time the come thudding in, the recitatives betray the whole nature of the work, robbing it of the humour that is so essential a part of it, humour mostly carried in the original dialogue. I can think of no reason for this bewildering decision other than sheer laziness». On the other hand, in an interview published in DIAPASON (No.503 mai 2003 p.28) in reply to a question as to why Guiraud's recitatives were used Roberto Alagna replied «C'est le choix de Michel Plasson, auquel je souscris entièrement. Ces récitatifs sont d'une richesse dramatique et d'une saveur prosodique extrordinaires. Il est évident que Bizet n'a accepté les dialogues parlés sous les conventions de l'Opéra-Comique, de la même manière qu'un compositeur se devait d'insérer un ballet dans une oeuvre lyrique pour être joué à l'Opéra. C'est pour moi vraiment lui rendre justice que de s'en tenir à la version la plus fidèle à son dessein», See also GRAMOPHONE March 2003 pp.28-29

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Alain Lombard - 2003(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Carmen - Marina Domashenko

Don José - Marco Berti

Micaëla - Maya Dashuk

Escamillo - Raymond Aceto

Frasquita - Cristina Pastorello

Mercédès - Milena Josipovich

Le Dancaïre - Marco Camastra

Le Remendado - Antonio Feltraco

Moralès - Roberto Accurso

Zuninga - Dario Benini

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DVD (Video) - TDK «Mediactive» DV-OPCAR (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 2004 p.90 [JY]

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.254-255 [HF]

Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.93 [LB]

Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 p.110 [MP]

International Record Review - October 2004 p.82 [SP]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.90 [FGR]

Classica Répertoire - No.67 novembre 2004 p.124 [PF]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.190 gennaio 2005 pp.95-96 [GL]

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Verona Arena. Carmen was performed with this cast on 27 June and 4,10,18 July 2003.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Johannes Wildner - 2003(LI)

Orchestra - Neue Philharmonie Westfalen

Chorus - Vox Pragae - Gelsenkirchener Kinderchor

Carmen - Hermine May

Don José - Bojidar Nikolov

Micaëla - Althea-Maria Papoulia

Escamillo - Johannes von Duisburg

Frasquita - Olatz Saitua

Mercédès - Alexandra Rivas

Le Dancaïre - Arturo Cauli

Le Remendado - Alessandro Cosentino

Moralès - Paolo Ruggiero

Zuninga - Rainer Zaun

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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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Arena AufSchake, Gelsenkirchen (6 September 2003). There is a review on the internet .

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Myung-Whun Chung - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

Chorus - Choeur de l'Opéra de Nice - Toulon - Avignon - - Ensemble Vocal des Chorégies

Carmen - Béatrice Uria-Monzon

Don José - Roberto Alagna

Micaëla - Norah Amsellem

Escamillo - Ludovic Tézier

Frasquita - Catherine Dune

Mercédès - Karine Deshayes

Le Dancaïre - Olivier Grand

Le Remendado - Gilles Ragon

Moralès - Didier Henry

Zuninga - Nicolas Cavallier

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1693-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Théâtre Antique, Orange (7 August 2004). The performance on 31 July 2004 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.293 septembre 2004 p.43. There are also reviews on the internet . The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor George Manahan - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Seattle Opera

Carmen - Stephanie Blythe

Don José - Paul Charles Clarke

Micaëla - Marie Plette

Escamillo - Roberto Salvatori

Frasquita - Heather Parker

Mercédès - Rosemary Alvino

Le Dancaïre - Scott Hogsed

Le Remendado - William Saetre

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1572-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall, Seattle (January 2004). The performance on 10 Januay 2004 is reviewed on the internet . The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Dean Williamson - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Carmen - Jennifer Dudley

Don José - John Bellemer

Micaëla - Lauren Skuce

Escamillo - Kyle Ketelsen

Frasquita - Alyson Cambridge

Mercédès - Kate Lindsey

Le Dancaïre - Christopher Hutton

Le Remendado - Arthur Espiritu

Moralès - Matthew Worth

Zuninga - Tim Mix

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1686-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance in St.Louis (June 2004). There is a review of an earlier performance on the internet . The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Ernst Märzendorfer - 2005(LI)

Orchestra - Brno National Theatre

Chorus - Brno National Theatre

Carmen - Nadia Krasteva

Don José - Aleksandrs Antonenko

Micaëla - Åsa Elmgren

Escamillo - Sebastian Holecek

Frasquita - Violetta Kowal

Mercédès - Stephanie Atanasow

Le Dancaïre - Russi Nikov

Le Remendado - Martin Fournier

Moralès - Stephanie Solowiow

Zuninga - Janusz Monarcha

Lilas Pasta - Rudolf Randa

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DVD (Video) - Euroarts 2054529 (2005)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; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - November 2005 p.82 [RP]

Comments:- Video recording of a performance at the St. Margarethen Festival (16 July 2005).

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

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

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

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

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

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

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

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

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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