There are 9 recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten on file

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

1 1954(STU) - Britten Benjamin - English Opera Group*

2 1981(FI) - Davis Colin - Covent Garden***

3 1990(LI) - Bedford Steuart - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart**

4 1993(STU) - Bedford Steuart - Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble*

5 1995(LI) - Campanella Bruno - Teatro Regio di Torino**

6 1998(LC) - Pappano Antonio - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)*

7 2001(LI) - Harding Daniel - Mahler Chamber Orchestra**

8 2001(STU) - Harding Daniel - Mahler Chamber Orchestra*

9 2003(FI) - Hickox Richard - BBC National Orchestra of Wales**

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Benjamin Britten - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - English Opera Group

Prologue - Peter Pears

Quint - Peter Pears

Governess - Jennifer Vyvyan

Miles - David Hemmings

Flora - Olive Dyer

Mrs.Grose - Joan Cross

Miss Jessel - Arda Mandikian

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5038-5039 {2LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 560-561 {2LPS}; London XLL 1207-1208 {2LPS} (1955)ª; London A 4219 {2LPS}; Richmond RS 62021 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 425 672-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1955 p.102; September 1955 p.126; November 1955 p.214; January 1969 p.1052; May 1990 p. [MK]

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Opera - December 1955 p.787

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.165-171 [DH]; Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.169-170 [JKL]

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American Record Guide - November 1955 Vol.22 No.3 p.39 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1955 Vol.5 No.9 p.54 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - June 1955 p.16

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Gramophone Record Review - August 1955 p.555

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Colin Davis - 1981(FI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Prologue - Philip Langridge

Quint - Robert Tear

Governess - Helen Donath

Miles - Michael Ginn

Flora - Lilian Watson

Mrs.Grose - Ava June

Miss Jessel - Heather Harper

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Black Disc; - Philips 410 426-1 {2LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 410 426-4 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 446 325-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª

Laser Disc - Philips 070 400-1(PAL)

VHS Video Cassette - Philips 070 400-3(PAL)

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1984 p.906 (audio) [AB]; April 1984 pp.1167-1162 (audio) [JBS] June 1984 pp.80-81 (audio) [SIR]; September 1996 p.103 (audio) [AB]

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Opera Now - September/October 1996 p.99 (audio)

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HiFi News & Record Review - September 1996 p.97 (audio)

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Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.55

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.94-95 (audio) [DE]; Vol.4 No.3 Autumn 1986 pp.165-171 (audio) [DH]

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Opéra International - mars 1996 Mo.200 p.70

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Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.88

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American Record Guide - September 1984 Vol.47 No.6 p.8 (audio) [MM]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno V - N.49 Settembre 1991 p.99

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Classic CD - May 1996 p.70

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BBC Music Magazine - June 1996 p.75

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Classical Express - Issue No.75 May 1996 p.3

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Répertoire - No.88 février 1996 p.30

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.85 febrero 1996 p.35

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.96 Aprile 1996 p.70

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.19 marzo-mayo 1996 p.59

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Comments:- Recording of a TV film or of its soundtrack

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Steuart Bedford - 1990(LI)

Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart

Prologue - Richard Greager

Quint - Richard Greager

Governess - Helen Field

Miles - Samuel Linay

Flora - Machiko Obata

Mrs.Grose - Menai Davies

Miss Jessel - Phyllis Cannan

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DVD (Video) - ArtHaus Musik 100 198 (Europe) (2002)ª; ArtHaus Musik 100 199 (USA) (2003)ª

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.88 [MK2]

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Opéra International - No.279 mai 2003 pp.68-69 (DVD) [SS]

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Diapason - No.496 octobre 2002 pp.134-135 [MP]

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International Record Review - February 2002 pp.86-87 [NM]: June 2003 p.89 [CC]

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Répertoire - No.154 février 2002 p.22 [PB]

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

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Steuart Bedford - 1993(STU)

Orchestra - Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble

Prologue - Philip Langridge

Quint - Philip Langridge

Governess - Felicity Lott

Miles - Sam Pay

Flora - Eileen Hulse

Mrs.Grose - Phyllis Cannan

Miss Jessel - Nadine Secunde

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Compact Disc; - Collins Classics COLCD 7030-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos 660109/10 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1994 p.25 p.108 [AB]; July 1994 32 [JBS]; September (published July) 2003 p.78 [AB]

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Opera Now - June 1994 p.53

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HiFi News & Record Review - August 1994 p.74

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Opera News - December 24 1994 p.32

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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2004 S.59 [MK2]

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Opéra International - No.181 juin 1994 p.74

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Diapason - No.406 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.98

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.114

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Classic CD - June 1994 p.45

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American Record Guide - May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.96 [CHP]

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Répertoire - juin 1994 p.32

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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.85

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

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Bruno Campanella - 1995(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Prologue - Philip Salmon

Quint - Philip Salmon

Governess - Raina Kabaivanska

Miles - Matthew Long

Flora - Hazel Norton Hale

Mrs.Grose - Gillian Knight

Miss Jessel - Alexandrina Pendachanska

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD 453

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Carignano, Turin produced by Luca Ronconi (September 1995). The cast listed above is that given in «Opera '96 - Annuario EDT/CIDIM dell'opera Lirica in Italia» p.249. According to House of Opera's online catalogue the quality is «fair - dark picture»

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Antonio Pappano - 1998(LC)

Orchestra - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)

Chorus - Théâtre de la Monnaie (Bruxelles)

Prologue - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Quint - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Governess - Susan Chilcott

Miles - Leo van Cleynenbreugel

Flora - Lyndy Simons

Mrs.Grose - Anne Evans

Miss Jessel - Anne Bolstad

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Compact Disc; - Accord 206822 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1999 p.96 [AB]

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Orpheus - Juli 1999 S.54-55 [GH]

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Opéra International - avril 1999 No.234 p.72 [CP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.174 [PF]

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BBC Music Magazine - June 1999 p.79 [AB]

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Répertoire - No.123 avril 1999 p.32 [PB]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels (June 1998)

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Daniel Harding - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Prologue - Olivier Dumait

Quint - Marlin Miller

Governess - Mireille Delunsch

Miles - Gregory Monk

Flora - Nazan Fikreet

Mrs.Grose - Hanna Schaer

Miss Jessel - Marie McLaughlin

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DVD (Video) - Bel Air Classiques BAC 008 (2005)ª

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.89 [LB]

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Classica Répertoire - No.72 juin 2005 p.119 [PF]

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Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Théâtre du Jeu de Paume as part of the Aix-en-Provence Festival (July 2001; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.260 septembre 2001 p.23).

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Daniel Harding - 2001(STU)

Orchestra - Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Prologue - Ian Bostridge

Quint - Ian Bostridge

Governess - Joan Rodgers

Miles - Julian Leang

Flora - Caroline Wise

Mrs.Grose - Jane Henschel

Miss Jessel - Vivian Tierney

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Compact Disc; - Virgin VCD 5 45521-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 2002 p.93 [AB]

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Opera - December 2002 pp.1527-1528 [GP]

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Opera News - October 2002 p.55 [JAC]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.14, pp.16-19 [BJ]

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Opéra International - No.271 septembre 2002 pp.72-73 [OB2]

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Diapason - No.495 septembre 2002 p.92 [ED]

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BBC Music Magazine - September 2002 p.70 [GH]

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International Record Review - September 2002 pp.74-75 [MO]

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Répertoire - No.160 septembre 2002 pp.43-44 [PB]

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American Record Guide - January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.115-116 [CHP]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.81 [XC]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.169 febbraio 2003 pp.94-95 [MG]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 p.38 [BF]

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The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Richard Hickox - 2003(FI)

Orchestra - BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Prologue - Mark Padmore

Quint - Mark Padmore

Governess - Lisa Milne

Miles - Nicholas Kirby Johnson

Flora - Caroline Wise

Mrs.Grose - Diana Montague

Miss Jessel - Catrin Wyn-Davies

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DVD (Video) - Opus Arte OA 0907D (2005)ª

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Recordings of The Turn of the Screw by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.133; Opera on CD (1) p.147 (2) p.162 (3) p.181; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.173 p.154; MET p.74; PENGUIN p.46; Opera on Video p.234; GIUDICI p.104; American Record Guide July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 p.67; l'opera (Milano) Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 p.102

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 2005 p.132 [AB]

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Opera - May 2005 pp.623-624 [HC]

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Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.89 [LB]

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Diapason - No.526 juin 2005 p.131 [MP]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.119 [PF]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.83 [PMH]

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Comments:- Video recording of a television film originally broadcast by BBC 2 (5 June 2004).

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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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