There are 7 recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten on file

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

1 1964(STU) - Britten Benjamin - London Symphony Orchestra*

2 1978(FI) - Moriarty John - Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra***

3 1980(LI) - Bellugi Piero - Teatro alla Scala*

4 1985 - Haitink Bernard - London Philharmonic Orchestra**

5 1996(STU) - Bedford Steuart - Northern Sinfonia*

6 199? - Gilbert David - Manhattan School of Music*

7 2001(STU) - Hickox Richard - City of London Sinfonia*

*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO

Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Downside & Emanuel Schools'

Albert Herring - Peter Pears

Lady Billows - Sylvia Fisher

Florence Pike - Johanna Peters

Mr. Gedge - John Noble

Mr. Budd - Owen Brannigan

Mr. Upfold - Edgar Evans

Miss Wordsworth - April Cantelo

Mrs. Herring - Sheila Rex

Sid - Joseph Ward

Nancy - Catherine Wilson

Emmie - Sheila Amit

Cis - Anne Pashley

Harry - Stephen Terry

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 274-276 {3LPS} (1964)ª;; Decca SET 274-276 {3LPS} (1964)ª; London A 4378 {3LPS} (1965)ª;; London OSA 1378 {3LPS} (1965)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca (London) 421 849-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Decca 475 6020 (Britten conducts Britten) {8CDS} (2004)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90090 (7½ips 4-track) (1965)ª

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1964 p.191; January 1965 p.318; June 1989 p. [MK] August 2004 p.73 (mention) [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.161-163 [PB]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.200-204 [JKL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1965 Vol.15 No.1 pp.75-76 [CLO]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1060-1063 [JD]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.73 septiembre 2004 p.82 [LB]

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Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor John Moriarty - 1978(FI)

Orchestra - Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Albert Herring - James Hoback

Lady Billows - Pauline Tinsley

Florence Pike - Joyce Gerber

Mr. Gedge - Dale Moore

Mr. Budd - David Ward

Mr. Upfold - Mallory Walker

Miss Wordsworth - Elizabeth Pruett

Mrs. Herring - Judith Christin

Sid - Stephen Dickson

Nancy - Evelyn Petros

Emmie - Ann Marie Perkins

Cis - Jane Kamp

Harry - Bob Christopher

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Compact Disc; - Oriel Music Society OMS 122/2 {2CDS} (2001)ª

VHS Video Cassette; - House of Opera V 502 (NTSC) (2000)ª

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

Comments:- Video recording of a television film and audio recording of its soundtrack. This was made in St. Louis, USA in June 1978 and broadcast simultaniously on BBC2 and BBC Radio 3 on 7 April 1979. The VHS issued by HOO is listed in «New Releases Fall 2000.

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Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in Italian

Conductor Piero Bellugi - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Albert Herring - Oslavio Di Credico

Lady Billows - Leyla Gencer

Florence Pike - Nella Verri

Mr. Gedge - Orazio Mori

Mr. Budd - Giorgio Surjan

Mr. Upfold - Carlo Gaifa

Miss Wordsworth - Kate Gamberucci

Mrs. Herring - Wilma Borelli

Sid - Elia Padovan

Nancy - Helga Müller(-Molinari)

Emmie - Margherita Vivian

Cis - Maria Grazia Polcaro

Harry - Masako Deguci

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02057

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Piccolo Scala (5 January 1980). The performance on 19 December 1979 is reviewed in OPERA March 1980 pp.253-254. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Bernard Haitink - 1985

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

Albert Herring - John Graham-Hall

Lady Billows - Patricia Johnson

Florence Pike - Felicity Palmer

Mr. Gedge - Derek Hammond-Stroud

Mr. Budd - Richard Van Allan

Mr. Upfold - Alexander Oliver

Miss Wordsworth - Elizabeth Gale

Mrs. Herring - Patricia Kern

Sid - Alan Opie

Nancy - Jean Rigby

Emmie - Maria Bovino

Cis - Bernadette Lord

Harry - Richard Peachey

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Laser Disc; - Pioneer PILC 1105 (Japanese NTSC) (1991)ª; Pioneer PILC 9018 (Japanese NTSC) (1996)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Castle Vision CVI 2051 (PAL)

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

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Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Steuart Bedford - 1996(STU)

Orchestra - Northern Sinfonia

Albert Herring - Christopher Gillet

Lady Billows - Josephine Barstow

Florence Pike - Felicity Palmer

Mr. Gedge - Peter Savidge

Mr. Budd - Robert Lloyd

Mr. Upfold - Stuart Kale

Miss Wordsworth - Susan Gritton

Mrs. Herring - Della Jones

Sid - Gerald Finley

Nancy - Ann Taylor

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Compact Disc; - Collins Classics 7042-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Naxos 8.660170/8 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1997 p.94 [MEO]; July 1997 p.34, p.52 [JBS]; March 2003 p.82 [AB]

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Opera - July 1997 p.873; August 2003 pp.1016-1017 [GH]

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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.88

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HiFi News & Record Review - October 1997 p.87 [AA]

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Opera News - August 1997 p.33 [FPD]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.1 September/October 1997 p.153 [JM]

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Orpheus - April 1998 S.58 [MWB]

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Opéra International - octobre 1997 No.217 p.57 [CP]

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Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.60

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BBC Music Magazine - March 1997 p.50 p.62

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Classic CD - May 1997 p.74

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Classical Express - Issue No.85 April 1997 p.4

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.82

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American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.90: July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.82-83 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.32

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.30 [XC]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.211 juin 1997 p.91 [FL]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.62 julio-agosto 2003 p.79, pp.79-80 [SG]

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Comments:- See «The Daily Telegraph Arts & Books» Saturday March 15 1997 p.A11

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Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor David Gilbert - 199?

Orchestra - Manhattan School of Music

Chorus - Manhatten School of Music

Albert Herring - Christopher Pfund

Lady Billows - Kirsten Dickerson

Florence Pike - Tara Venditti

Miss Wordsworth - Lynette Binford

Mrs. Herring - Barbara Kokolus

Sid - Samuel Hepler

Nancy - Nancy Maria Balach

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Compact Disc; - Vox VXP2 7900 {1CD} (1997)ª

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - August 1997 p.33 [FPD]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.1 September/October 1997 p.153 [JM]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1997 Vol.60 No.4 p.90

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Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Richard Hickox - 2001(STU)

Orchestra - City of London Sinfonia

Chorus - NOT KNOWN

Albert Herring - James Gilchrist

Lady Billows - Susan Bullock

Florence Pike - Sally Burgess

Mr. Gedge - Alan Opie

Mr. Budd - Stephen Richardson

Mr. Upfold - Robert Tear

Miss Wordsworth - Rebecca Evans

Mrs. Herring - Anne Collins

Sid - Roderick Williams

Nancy - Pamela Helen Stephen

Emmie - Yvette Bonner

Cis - Rebecca Bottone

Harry - Gregory Monk

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Compact Disc; - Chandos CHAN 10036 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.130; GIUDICI p.102 (2) p.160; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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Opera News - July 2003 p.51 [JAC]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.6 July/August 2003 p.106 [JM]

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Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.71 [MK2]

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Diapason - No.502 avril 2003 p.90 [JCH2]

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International Record Review - June 2003 pp.82-83 [MVA]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2003 Vol.66 No.4 pp.82-83 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 pp.52-53 [PB]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.59 avril 2003 pp.80-81 [BD]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.275 avril 2003 p.78 [FL]

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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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