There are 144 recordings on file in which the conductor is Herbert von Karajan 1908-1989

Order by composer

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

1 1950(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*

2 1950(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

3 1951(ACT 3LE) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

4 1951(LC) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*

5 1951(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*

6 1951(LI) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*

7 1951(LI) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*

8 1952(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

9 1952(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*

10 1952(RA) - Igor Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex*

11 1953(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

12 1953(RA) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

13 1953(STU) - Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel*

14 1954(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

15 1954(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*

16 1954(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*

17 1954(RA) - Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande*

18 1954(RA) - Engelbert Humperdinck - Hänsel und Gretel*

19 1954(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Così fan tutte*

20 1954(STU) - Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos*

21 1955(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

22 1955(LI) - Gaetano Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor*

23 1955(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*

24 1955(STU) - Johann Strauß II - Die Fledermaus*

25 1956(STU) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

26 1956(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*

27 1956(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*

28 1957(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

29 1957(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*

30 1957(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

31 1958(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

32 1958(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

33 1959(LI) - Christophe Willibald Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice*

34 1959(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*

35 1959(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*

36 1960(FI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier**

37 1960(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

38 1960(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

39 1960(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*

40 1960(LI) - Ildebrando Pizzetti - Assassinio nella cattedrale*

41 1960(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

42 1960(LI) - Johann Strauß II - Die Fledermaus*

43 1960(STU) - Johann Strauß II - Die Fledermaus*

44 1961(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

45 1961(LI) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*

46 1961(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*

47 1962(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

48 1962(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

49 1962(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

50 1962(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*

51 1962(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

52 1963(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

53 1963(LI) - Claudio Monteverdi - L' incoronazione di Poppea*

54 1963(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*

55 1963(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*

56 1963(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

57 1963(LI) - Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser*

58 1963(STU) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

59 1964(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*

60 1964(LI) - Richard Strauss - Elektra*

61 1964(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

62 1964(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*

63 1964(LI/FRENI) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*

64 1964(LI/MOFFO) - Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata*

65 1964(LI;11/6/64) - Richard Strauss - Die Frau ohne Schatten*

66 1964(LI;17/6/64) - Richard Strauss - Die Frau ohne Schatten*

67 1965(FI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème**

68 1965(LI) - Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov*

69 1965(STU) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci*

70 1965(STU) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*

71 1966(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

72 1966(LI) - Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov*

73 1966(STU) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

74 1967(FI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen**

75 1967(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

76 1967(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

77 1967(STU) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*

78 1968(FI) - Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Pagliacci**

79 1968(LI) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana*

80 1968(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*

81 1968(LI) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold*

82 1968/69(STU) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*

83 1969(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*

84 1969(LI) - Richard Wagner - Siegfried*

85 1969(LI) - Richard Wagner - Die Walküre*

86 1969/70(STU) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*

87 1970(FI) - Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana**

88 1970(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*

89 1970(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*

90 1970(LI) - Richard Wagner - Götterdämmerung*

91 1970(STU) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

92 1970(STU) - Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov*

93 1970(STU) - Richard Wagner - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg*

94 1971(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello*

95 1971/72(STU) - Richard Wagner - Tristan und Isolde*

96 1972(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*

97 1972(STU) - Franz Lehár - Die lustige Witwe*

98 1972(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*

99 1973(STU) - Carl Orff - De Temporum Fine Comoedia*

100 1973/1974(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Otello***

101 1974(FI) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly**

102 1974(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*

103 1974(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

104 1974(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly*

105 1974;1978(FI) - Richard Wagner - Das Rheingold**

106 1975(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

107 1976(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

108 1976(LI) - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*

109 1976/1981 - Richard Wagner - Lohengrin*

110 1977(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - La bohème*

111 1977(LI) - Richard Strauss - Salome*

112 1977(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*

113 1977(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*

114 1977(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore*

115 1977/78(STU) - Richard Strauss - Salome*

116 1978(LI) - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Fidelio*

117 1978(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore***

118 1978(STU) - Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande*

119 1978(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro*

120 1978(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

121 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*

122 1979(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]*

123 1979(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte*

124 1979(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

125 1979(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*

126 1980(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Aida*

127 1980(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*

128 1980(STU) - Richard Wagner - Parsifal*

129 1981(LI) - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff*

130 1981(STU) - Giacomo Puccini - Turandot*

131 1981/83(STU) - Richard Wagner - Der fliegende Holländer*

132 1982(LI) - Giacomo Puccini - Tosca*

133 1982(STU) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

134 1982(STU) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

135 1982 - Giuseppe Verdi - Falstaff**

136 1983(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier*

137 1984(LI) - Richard Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier**

138 1985(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

139 1985(STU) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*

140 1986(LI) - Georges Bizet - Carmen*

141 1986 - Giuseppe Verdi - Don Carlos [Don Carlo]**

142 1987(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni**

143 1988(LI) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni*

144 1989(STU) - Giuseppe Verdi - Un ballo in maschera*

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Figaro - Erich Kunz

Susanna - Irmgard Seefried

Conte Almaviva - George London

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Cherubino - Sena Jurinac

Marcellina - Elisabeth Höngen

Bartolo - Marjan Rus

Basilio - Erich Majkut

Curzio - Erich Majkut

Antonio - Wilhelm Felden

Barbarina - Rosl Schwaiger

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Black Disc; - Columbia LWX 410-425 {16x78s} (Germany); Columbia 33CX 1007-1009 {3LPS} (UK) (1952)ª; Columbia 33QCX 1002/4 {3LPS} (Italy) (1952)ª; Columbia SL-114 {3LPS} (USA) (1951)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 163 01751-53 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69639-2 {2CDS}; EMI Electrola 653 769 639-2 {2CDS} ; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67068-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 6714 2 9 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11373-74 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; EMI «Historical» 336 779-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1952 p.114 [AR]; January 1953 p.189 [DST]

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Opera - February 1953 pp.105-106 [H]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]

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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.35 [PHR]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1952 p.16

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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International Classical Record Collector - Winter 1999 No.19 p.93 [TP]

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Comments:- There are no recitatives

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Singverein

Tamino - Anton Dermota

Papageno - Erich Kunz

Königin der Nacht - Wilma Lipp

Sprecher - George London

Pamina - Irmgard Seefried

Sarastro - Ludwig Weber

Monostatos - Peter Klein

Papagena - Emmy Loose

1er Geharnischter - Günther Treptow

2er Geharnischter - Ljubomir Pantscheff

Erste Dame - Sena Jurinac

Zweite Dame - Friedl Riegler

Dritte Dame - Else Schurhof

Erster Knabe - Hermine Steinmassi

Zweiter Knabe - Eleonore Dörpinghans

Dritter Knabe - Annelies Stückl

Erster Priester - Erich Majkut

Zweiter Priester - Harald Pröglhoff

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Black Disc; - Columbia LWX 426-444 {19x78s - 37-sides} (Germany) ; Columbia 33CX 1013-1015 {3LPS} (1952)ª; *HMV SLS 5052 (HLS 7081-7083) {3LPS} (UK) (1976)ª; Columbia SL-115 {3LPS} (USA) (1951)ª; Columbia 33FCX 150-152 {3LPS} (France); Columbia 33QCX 150-152 {3LPS} (Italy);; Balkaton BOA 10452-10454 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 69631-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67071-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67165 2 0 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11375-76 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Pearl GEMS 0197 {2CDS} (2003)ª; EMI «Historical» 336 769-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Membran 220835 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1952 p.172 [AR]; June 1976 p.83 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; January 1989 p. [AB]; November 1999 p.118 [EG]; September (published July) 2003 p.82 (mention) [AB]

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Opera - February 1953 pp.106-107 [H]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]

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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.37 [PHR]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.264 [RVL]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1952 p.20

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.83 [BD]

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Comments:- There is no dialogue in this recording which was made between 2 and 21 November 1950. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. See also «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.280. In Columbia's UK catalogue dated 1954-55 p.25 only one «Armed Man» is listed, Ljubomir Pantscheff, and the same appears in their Italian catalogue dated 1956, p.57. However there are two «Armed Men» listed in the review in Gramophone (June 1976 p.83) of the reissue on HMV SLS 5052, Erich Majkut, Ljubomir Pantscheff, and according to AB in GRAMOPHONE September 2003 p.82 «For contractual reasons EMI have always given the name (of the First Armed Man) as Eric Majkut; in fact the part is sung by Gunther Treptow»

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(Act 3:LE)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Wotan - Sigurd Björling

Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland

Ortlinde - Eleanor Lausch (Dietrich)

Waltraute - Elfriede Wild

Schwertleite - Ruth Siewert

Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller

Siegrune - Herta Töpper

Grimgerde - Ira Malaniuk

Roßweiße - Hanna Ludwig

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Black Disc; - Columbia LX 1447-54 {8x78s} (UK) (1951)ª; Columbia LX 8835-42 {8x78s;AC} (UK) (1951)ª; Columbia 33CX 1005-6 {2LPS} (1952)ª; *EMI 1C 181-03 035/36 {2LPS}; Columbia 33QCX 111-112 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Disc; - EMI CDH 7 64704-2 {1CD} (1993)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1951 pp.134-135 [AR]; November 1952 pp.144-145; October 1993 p.132, p.145 [AB]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1951 p.12: October 1952 p.9

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Comments:- Recorded at the Bayreuth Festival (12 August 1951)

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(LC)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann

Veit Pogner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg

Sixtus Beckmesser - Erich Kunz

Fritz Kothner - Heinrich Pflanzl

Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf

David - Gerhard Unger

Eva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Magdalena - Ira Malaniuk

Nachtwächter - Werner Faulhaber

Kunz Vogelgesang - Erich Majkut

Konrad Nachtigall - Hans Berg

Ulrich Eisslinger - Karl Mikorey

Balthasar Zorn - Josef Janko

Augustin Moser - Gerhard Stolze

Hermann Ortel - Heinz Tandler

Hans Schwarz - Heinz Borst

Hans Foltz - Arnold Van Mill

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Black Disc; - Columbia LX 1465-98 {34x78s} (UK) (1951)ª; Columbia LX 8851-84 {34x78s;AC} (UK) (1951)ª; Columbia 33CX 1021-1025 {5LPS} (UK) (1952)ª; HMV RLS 7708 {5LPS} (1983)ª; Columbia SL 117 {5LPS} (USA) (1951)ª; Seraphim 6030 ;; Columbia C 90275/9 {5LPS} (Germany); Electrola WCX 501-05 {5LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-SLS 7708 (1983)ª

Compact Disc; - *EMI «Références» CHS 7 63500-2 {4CDS} (1990)ª; Myto 4 MCD H 069 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110872-75 {4CDS} (2003)ª; Membran 221743 {4CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1951 p.147 [AR]; July 1952 pp.28-29 [DST]; December 1952 p.174 [AR]; February 1983 p.965 [JBS]; June 1983 p.90 [JB]; July 1983 pp.127-128 [JBS] September 1990 p.621 [AB]; August (published June) 2003 pp.73-74 [AB]

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Opera - March 1952 p.173; February 1953 p.106 [H]

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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 pp.284-285 [WY]

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American Record Guide - November 1951 Vol.18 No.3 p.99 [PHR]: September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.64 [HF]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1952 p.25: December 1952 p.24

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIi N.170 marzo 2003 pp.99-100 [GL]

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Musica (Milano) - N.148 luglio-agosto 2003 p.96 [SH]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.84 [VM]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances at the Bayreuth Festival (27 July, 5, 16, 19, 21, 24 August 1951)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker

Chorus - Singverein der Gesellschaft Musikfreunde Wien

Aida - Carla (Dragica) Martinis

Radamès - Lorenz Fehenberger

Amneris - Nell Rankin

Amonasro - Giampiero Malaspina

Ramphis - Mario Petri

Il Re di Egitto - Alois Pernerstorfer

Una Sacerdotessa - Hilde Forer

Un Messaggero - Fritz Sperlbauer

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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDKAR 205 {2CDS}; Urania URN 22.190 {2CDS} ;; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0057 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 2002 p.63 [GJ]

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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.79-S.80 [DN]

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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (3 February 1951)

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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Wotan - Sigurd Björling

Fricka - Ira Malaniuk

Loge - Walter Fritz

Mime - Paul Kuen

Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl

Freia - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Froh - Wolfgang Windgassen

Donner - Werner Faulhaber

Erda - Ruth Siewert

Fasolt - Ludwig Weber

Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg

Woglinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Wellgunde - Lore Wißmann

Floßhilde - Herta Töpper

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 516 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - Melodram 26107 {2CDS}; Hunt CDKAR 216 {2CDS} Myto «Historical» 2 CD 011 H 054 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0034 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.115-116 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (11 August 1951; See OPERA October 1951 p.557). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529

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Siegfried by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Siegfried - Bernd Aldenhoff

Mime - Paul Kuen

Wanderer - Sigurd Björling

Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay

Alberich - Heinrich Pflanzl

Erda - Ruth Siewert

Fafner - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg

Waldvogel - Wilma Lipp

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Black Disc; - Foyer FO 1004 {4LPS} (1980)ª;; Melodram MEL 518 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 46106 {4CDS}; Hunt CDKAR 219 {4CDS} ; Myto «Historical» 3 CD 011 H 055 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Walhall «Eternity Seriea» WLCD 0096 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.115-116 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (13 August 1951)

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Marschallin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Octavian - Sena Jurinac

Sophie - Lisa Della Casa

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann

Faninal - Erich Kunz

Valzacchi - Erich Majkut

Annina - Else Schürnoff

Ein Sänger - Antonio Pirino

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Jarmila Barton

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 197-3 {3CDS} (1995)ª

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - March 30 1996 p.36

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Orpheus - März 1996 S.52

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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.72

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American Record Guide - January/February 1996 p.243

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (26 January 1952; the last two minutes are from a performnce at Salzburg in 1960)

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival

Chorus - Bayreuth Festival

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Martha Mödl

Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk

Marke - Ludwig Weber

Kurwenal - Hans Hotter

Melot - Hermann Uhde

Hirt - Gerhard Unger

Steuerman - Gerhard Stolze

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Werner Faulhaber

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Black Disc; - Discocorp 291 {4LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 47/5 {5LPS} Melodram MEL 525 {5LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc; - *Hunt CD 528 {4CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 528.4 {4CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 962.149 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Myto 3 MCD 021 H061 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0054 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22218 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 603033 D {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 01 {3CDS} (2003)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.550 [AB]; April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB] December 2003 p.101, p.103 [AW]

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Opera - February 2004 p.151 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 p.251 [WY]

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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; März 1997 S.58 (mention)

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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.118 [ED]

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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.3

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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.16 (mention)

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International Record Review - November 2003 pp.76-77 [MVA]

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BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 p.69 [DB]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.86 [LB]: No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (23 July 1952; see OPERA September 1952 pp.516-519 and front cover). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529. The CDs issued by URANIA are reviewed on the internet .

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Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky performed in Latin

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Oedipe - Nicolai Gedda

Créon - Mario Petri

Le Messager - Nestore Catalani

Tirésias - Mario Petri

Jocaste - Magda László

Le Berger - Aldo Bertocci

Le Récitant - Arnoldo Foa

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Compact Disc; - Datum DAT 12311 {1CD} (1994)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1320 {1CD} (2001)ª; Urania URN 22.210 {1CD} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.346; CELLETTI p.801; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.174 p.36; Opera on CD (1) p.130 (2) p.143 (3) p.161; MET(VID) p.327; PENGUIN p.425; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.61

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - novembre 1994 No.185 p.74

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Diapason - No.409 novembre 1994 p.172

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.154

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.179 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.96

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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.72

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Comments:- Recorded on 20 December 1952. The narrator speaks in Italian

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker

Chorus - Wiener Singverein

Leonore - Martha Mödl

Florestan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Pizarro - Josef Metternich

Rocco - Otto Edelmann

Marzelline - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Jaquino - Rudolf Schock

Fernando - Hans Braun

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0063 (+excerpts cond.Leonhardt) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.80 [FL-1]

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.31 [MT]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.86 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (5 June 1953)

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Tamino - Nicolai Gedda

Papageno - Giuseppe Taddei

Königin der Nacht - Rita Streich

Pamina - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Sarastro - Mario Petri

Monostatos - Antonio Pirino

Papagena - Alda Noni

1er Geharnischter - Nino Del Sole

2er Geharnischter - Plinio Clabassi

Erste Dame - Carla Schlean

Zweite Dame - Ester Orelli

Dritte Dame - Anna Maria Rota

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 890.07 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Urania URN 22237 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0017 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.93 [KM]

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International Record Review - February 2005 p.30 [MT]

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Comments:- Recorded on 20 December 1953. The dialogue is spoken in Italian by a separate cast of actors

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Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Loughton School

Peter - Josef Metternich

Gertrud - Maria von Ilosvay

Hänsel - Elisabeth Grümmer

Gretel - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Die Knusperhexe - Else Schürnoff

Sandmännchen - Anny Felbermayer

Taumännchen - Anny Felbermayer

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1096-1097 {2LPS} (1954)ª; World Record Club OC 187/188; HMV SLS 5145 (ASD 3618-3619) {2LPS} (1978)ª; EMI EX 769293-1 {2LPS} Angel 3506B {2LPS} (1954)ª

Compact Cassette - HMV TC-SLS 5145; EMI EX 769293-4

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69293-2 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67061-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Angel CDMB-69293 {2CDS};; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67145 2 6 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11381-82 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110987-98 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2004)ª; Membran 220720 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1954; November 1978 p.960 [AB]; November 1999 p.115 [EG]; February 2005 pp.80-81 [AB]

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Opera - March 1954 p.175 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]; Vol.28 No.5 May/June 2005 p.138 [BR]

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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.250 [PHR]: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.234-235 [KM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1954 Vol.4 No.4 p.45 [JH]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.265

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.169 (tape)

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ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.10 No.2-3 p.255 [HF]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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International Record Review - February 2005 pp.77-78 [PO'C]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.92 [PG]

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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.101 [SH]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (27, 29, 30 June and 1, 2, 16 July 1953)

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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

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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:-

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

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

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.116

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

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.30

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

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

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

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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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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Enrico - Rolando Panerai

Raimondo - Giuseppe Modesti

Arturo - Giuseppe Zampieri

Alisa - Luisa Villa

Normanno - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE-219

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 831-2 {2CDS} ;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 139-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6419/20 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/ October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.76 (2) p.78 (4) p.75

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 pp.83-84 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (18 January 1954). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Figaro - Rolando Panerai

Susanna - Irmgard Seefried

Conte Almaviva - Mario Petri

Contessa Almaviva - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Cherubino - Sena Jurinac

Marcellina - Luisa Villa

Bartolo - Silvio Maionica

Basilio - Antonio Pirino

Curzio - Giuseppe Nessi

Antonio - Franco Calabrese

Barbarina - Mariella Adani

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 70/3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 37075 {3CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1299 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6428/9 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 041 H082 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0083 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1164-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.3 January/February 2005 pp.161-162 [JC], pp.161-162 [BB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.2 Spring 2005 pp.400-402 [RB]

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Opéra International - No.292 juillet-aoüt 2004 p.83 [CC]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.183 maggio 2004 pp.100-101 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (4 February 1954)

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Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Pelléas - Ernst Haeflinger

Mélisande - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Golaud - Michel Roux

Arkel - Mario Petri

Geneviève - Christiane Gayraud

Yniold - Graziella Sciutti

Médecin - Franco Calabrese

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Black Disc - Rodolphe RP 12393/95 {3LPS}; Arkadia ARK 6 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arkadia KAR 218.2 {2CDS};; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0081 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.84, p.90; Opera on Record p.629; CELLETTI p.176; MARINELLI p.426; Opera on CD (1) p.113 (2) p.124 (3) p.139; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.9 p.104 (Supplément avril 1998); MET p.88; MET(VID) p.49; PENGUIN p.65; Operaon Video p.189; GIUDICI p.147 (2) p.247; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; Répertoire No.106 octobre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1999 No.12 p.30; Gramophone May 2002 p.38

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60

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Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Peter - Rolando Panerai

Gertrud - Bruna Ronchini

Hänsel - Sena Jurinac

Gretel - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Die Knusperhexe - Vittoria Palombini

Sandmännchen - Rita Streich

Taumännchen - Rita Streich

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Compact Disc; - Datum DAT 12314 {2CDS}; Opera d'Oro OPD 1339 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0080 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Urania URN 22.266 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1995 p.62: Juli 1995 p.59

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 p.102 [JTH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.190 gennaio 2005 p.94 [GC2]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.78 marzo 2005 p.87 [XC]

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Fiordiligi - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Dorabella - Nan Merriman

Despina - Lisa Otto

Ferrando - Léopold Simoneau

Guglielmo - Rolando Panerai

Don Alfonso - Sesto Bruscantini

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1262-1264 {3LPS} (1955)ª; World Record Club SOC 195-197; HMV RLS 7709 {3LPS} (1983)ª; Angel ANG 3522 {3LPS} (1955)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 163 01748-50 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 69635-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67064-2 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11370-72 {3CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Angel CDHC-69635 {3CDS}; EMI «Historical» 333 789-2 {3CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1955 p.147; April 1968 p.559; February 1976 p.1373 [SS]; May 1983 p.1294 [JBS]; December 1988 p. [AB]

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Opera - November 1955 p.716

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1955 Vol.5 No.7 p.60 [JH]

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American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.23 [PHR]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - September 1955 p.12

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Gramophone Record Review - September 1955 p.628

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 September 1999 p.96

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrero 2000 p.90, p.92 [JR]

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Comments:- Recorded on 7 July 1954 (Kingsway Hall) 14-16, 19-21 July 1954 (EMI Studios, Abbey Road)

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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Ariadne - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Komponist - Irmgard Seefried

Zerbinetta - Rita Streich

Bacchus - Rudolf Schock

Musiklehrer - Karl Dönch

Harlekin - Hermann Prey

Truffaldin - Fritz Ollendorf

Brighella - Helmut Krebs

Scaramuchio - Gerhard Unger

Najade - Lisa Otto

Dryade - Grace Hoffman

Echo - Anny Felbermayer

Haushofmeister - Alfred Neugebauer

Ein Lakai - Otakar Kraus

Ein Perückenmacher - Erich Strauss

Ein Tanzmeister - Hugues Cuénod

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1292-1294 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Angel 3532-C/L {3LPS}; EMI RLS 760 {3LPS} (1981)ª; EMI 2C 153 03520/2 {3LPS}; EMI EX 769296-1 {2LPS} ;; Columbia 33QCX 10168/70 {3LPS} (Italy)

Compact Cassette - EMI EX 7 69296-4

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69296-2 {2CDS}; EMI CDS 5 55176-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67077-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Angel CDMB-69296 {2CDS}EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67156 2 2 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11388-89 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª

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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1955 p.191; January 1956 p.306; May 1981 p.1515 [JBS] ; November 1999 p.118 [AB]

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Opera - December 1955 p.787 Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.6 [MB]

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Opera Now - February 1995 p.52

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October p.19

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.35

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.154

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ARSC Journal - 1982 Vol.XIV No.2 p.54 [PLM]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.211

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.65: No.37 enero-febrero 2000 p.94 [MC]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (30 June and 1-7 July 1954)

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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

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

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

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

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - RIAS Orchestra (Berlin)

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Enrico - Rolando Panerai

Raimondo - Nicola Zaccaria

Arturo - Giuseppe Zampieri

Alisa - Luisa Villa

Normanno - Mario Carlin

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Black Disc; - Limited Edition Recordings 101; BJR 133 {2LPS}; Morgan 5401 {2LPS}; Cetra «Live Opera»; LO-18/3 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra «Arkadia» ARK 05 {3LPS} (1982)ª; RR-428; VOX THS 65144/5; Paragon DSV 52004 (+Callas recital) {3LPS} (1980)ª; Movimento Musica 02.001 {2LPS} (1981)ª

Compact Disc; - *Rodolphe RPA 232518 {1xCD double durée}; EMI CMS 7 63631-2 {2CDS}(1991)ª; EMI CMS 5 66441-2 {2CDS}; EMI CDMB 5 66441-2 {2CDS} (USA); EMI TOCE 8339-40 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/ October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.534 [AB]; February 1991 p. [RO]

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Opera - March 1998 p.289 [AB]

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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.97 (mention) [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol.21 No.3 January/February 1998 p.283 [HF]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.65 [LG]

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Diapason - No.441 octobre 1997 p.88 [JC]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.105 (2) p.106 (4) p.102

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Répertoire - No.105 septembre 1997 p.68 [PT]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.34 (mention) [JPS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Berlin (29 September 1955). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238. According to Robert E. Seletzky the BJR LPs are the best-sounding version (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.16 No.2 p.255)

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Cio Cio San - Maria Callas

Pinkerton - Nicolai Gedda

Sharpless - Mario Borriello

Suzuki - Lucia Danieli

Kate Pinkerton - Luisa Villa

Goro - Renato Ercolani

Il principe Yamadori - Mario Carlin

Lo zio Bonzo - Plinio Clabassi

Il commissario imperiale - Enrico Campi

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1296-1298 {3LPS} (1955)ª; HMV SLS 5015 {3LPS} (1976)ª; EMI EX 291265-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3523 C/L {3LPS} (1955)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10156/58 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5015; EMI EX 291265-5 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47959-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª

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Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.280; May 1976 p.1796 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; October 1987 p. [JBS]

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Opera - March 1956 p.176

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Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.84

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American Record Guide - December 1955 Vol.22 No.4 p.56 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.76 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.18

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.31

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.99 (2) p.101 (4) p.97

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.14

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Eisenstein - Nicolai Gedda

Rosalinde - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Alfred - Helmut Krebs

Blind - Erich Majkut

Falke - Erich Kunz

Adele - Rita Streich

Orlofsky - Rudolf Christ

Frank - Karl Dönch

Frosch - Franz Böheim

Ida - Luise Martini

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1309/1310 (1955)ª;; HMV RLS 728 {2LPS} (1978)ª; EMI Electrola 1C 149-00 427/428; Angel 3539 B/L {2LPS} (1955)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10183/84 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Cassette; - HMV TC-RLS 728 (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CHS 7 69531-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67074-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67153 2 5 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11377-78 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª

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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1955 p.234; January 1956 p.303; September 1978 p.573 [AML]; November 1978 p.970 [IM]; November 1988 p.870 ; October 1999 p.116 [EG]

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Opera - January 1956 p.50

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.78 [JH]

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American Record Guide - February 1956 Vol.22 No.6 p.87 [PHR]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1955 p.15

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.34

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ARSC Journal - 1979 Vol.XI No.1 p.72 [PLM]

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Répertoire - No.127 septembre 1999 p.70 [JMB]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.105 [FL]

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Musica (Milano) - N.118 giugno-luglio 2000 p.91 [SH]

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Comments:- Recorded in Kingsway Hall (April 1955). See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne pp.384-385

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus - Choruses of Loughton High School for Girls and Bancroft's School

Marschallin - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Octavian - Christa Ludwig

Sophie - Teresa Stich-Randall

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann

Faninal - Eberhard Wächter

Valzacchi - Paul Kuen

Annina - Kersten Meyer

Ein Sänger - Nicolai Gedda

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Ljuba Welitsch

Polizeikommissar - Franz Bierbach

Der Wirt - Karl Friedrich

Ein Notar - Harald Pröglhoff

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Erich Majkut

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Gerhard Unger

Tierhändler - Paul Kuen

Modistin - Anny Felbermayer

Die drei Waisen - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

- Christa Ludwig

- Kersten Meyer

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1492-1495 (1957)ª;; Columbia SAX 2269-2272 (1959)ª; *EMI SLS 810 (ASD 2726-2729) {4LPS} (1983)ª;; EMI EX 290045-3 {4LPS} (1985)ª; EMI EX 749354-1 (1988)ª; Angel 3563 D/L {4LPS} (1957)ª; Angel S 3563 D/L {4LPS} (1959)ª; Angel SDLX 3790 {4LPS}

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 810 (1983)ª;; EMI EX 290045-9 (1985)ª; EMI EX 749354-3 (1988)ª; Angel 3CDX-3970

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49354-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56113-2 (mono - see below) {3CDS} (1996)ª; EMI CDS 5 56242-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67605-2 {3CDS} (2001)ª; Angel CDCC-49354 {3CDS}

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y4S-3563 (3óips 4-track) (1965)ª

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1957 p.262 p.279; February 1958 p.353; April 1958 p.441; November 1959 p.244; October 1971 p.690; March 1972 p.1503; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; October 1983 p.528 [JBS]; March 1985 p. [EG]; January 1988 p. [HF] September 1996 p.114 [IH]

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Opera - March 1958 p.187; December 1959 p.812; December 1996 p.1448

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.279

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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.2 Summer 1985 pp.96-99 [WD]

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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.72

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Diapason - 1958 No.23; No.485 octobre 2001 p.136 (mention) [TS]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1957 Vol.7 No.12 p.82 [DJ]: May 1959 Vol.9 No.5 p.60 [DJ]: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 p.176 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1958 p.15

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Gramophone Record Review - December 1957 p.157

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American Record Guide - December 1957 Vol.24 No.4 p.163 [PLM]: January 1967 Vol.33No.5 p.437 (open reel tape) [PCP]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.175

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.522

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Records and Recordings - November 1959 pp.22-23 [MM]

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International Record Review - October 2001 p.82 [RP]

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Répertoire - No.93 juillet-aoüt 1996 p.86

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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.6

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.92 octubre 1996 p.68

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.21 septiembre-noviembre 1996 p.67

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International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.44 (mention) [MO]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (December 1956). See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne pp.408-409. For more information on the mono-CD see the «International Classical Record Collector» Winter edition 1996 No.7 p.66

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Philharmonia Chorus

Falstaff - Tito Gobbi

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Rolando Panerai

Dr. Cajus - Tomaso Spataro

Bardolfo - Renato Ercolani

Pistola - Nicola Zaccaria

Alice Ford - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Nannetta - Anna Moffo

Meg Page - Nan Merriman

Mistress Quickly - Fedora Barbieri

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1410-1412 {3LPS} (1957)ª; Columbia SAX 2254-2256 (1961)ª; EMI SLS 5037 (ASD 3142-3144) {3LPS} (1976)ª;; EMI SLS 5211 {2LPS} (1980)ª; EMI EX 749668-1 {2LPS} (1988)ª; Angel 3552 C/L {3LPS} (1956)ª;; Angel S 3552 C/L {3LPS} (1959)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10141/42 {2LPS} (Italy)

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5211 (1980)ª;; EMI EX 749668-4 (1988)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49668-2 {2CDS} (1988)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 67083-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 7243 5 67162 2 3 {2CDS} (USA) (1999)ª; Toshiba EMI TOCE 11379-80 {2CDS} (Japan) (1999)ª; Angel CDCB-49668 {2CDS}

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1957 p.288; March 1957 p.382; July 1957 p.45 July 1961 p.80; January 1976 p.1239 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; December 1980 p.880 [AB] ; September 1988 p. [HF]; October 1999 p.120 [RTF]

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Opera - May 1957 p.314; October 1961 p.666; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.12 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.2 November/December 1999 pp.46-50 [JK]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.248-252 [WRM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.98 [MDS]: February 1959 Vol.9 No.2 p.76 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.414: January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]

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Gramophone Record Review - April 1957 p.458

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International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.33

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1999 No.13 pp.107-109 [MO]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.568

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.235 septembre 1999 p.106

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Musica (Milano) - N.114 ottobre-novembre 1999 p.130 [SH]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (18-29 June 1956). See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.406

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Giuseppe di Stefano

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Maria Callas

Conte di Luna - Rolando Panerai

Ferrando - Nicola Zaccaria

Ines - Luisa Villa

Ruiz - Renato Ercolani

Un vecchio zingaro - Giulio Mauri

Un messo - Renato Ercolani

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CXS 1483 33CX 1484-1485 {3LPS 5-sides} (1957)ª; *EMI SLS 869 (ASD 2948-2950)(+Callas Recital) {3LPS} (1974)ª; *EMI EX 7 49347-1 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3554 {3LPS 5-sides} (1957)ª

Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 869; EMI EX 7 49347-4 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49347-2 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CDS 5 56333-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 5 62901 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.49, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.42; HARRIS p.296; Opera on Record p.225; CELLETTI p.1050; MARINELLI p.162; Opera on CD (1) p.50 (2) p.56 (3) p.62; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.60 p.100, Mise à jour Octobre 2003; MET p.596; MET(VID) p.371; PENGUIN p.507; GIUDICI p.920 (2) p.1487; Opéra International No.252 décembre 2000 p.16; Orpheus Juni 2001 S.53; CD Compact No.161 enero 2003 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1957 p.444; November 1957 p.233; January 1958 p.305; January 1974 p.1422 [AB]; December 1974 p.1079 [AB]; December 1987 p. [RO]

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Opera - January 1958 p.53

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Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 p.216 [GJ]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

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Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.94

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American Record Guide - April 1957 Vol.23 No.7 p.112: January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.192 (mention) [CHP]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1957 Vol.7 No.9 p.79 [CMS]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.110 (2) p.111 (4) p.107

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 53 May/June 1988 p.106

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.24

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1957 p.60 [DH]

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Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.57

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Comments:- See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne pp.406-407

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Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Leonore - Christel Goltz

Florestan - Giuseppe Zampieri

Pizarro - Paul Schöffler

Rocco - Otto Edelmann

Marzelline - Sena Jurinac

Jaquino - Waldemar Kmentt

Fernando - Nicola Zaccaria

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 040

Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4554 (1998)ª

Compact Disc - Claque CLQ 2007 {2CDS}

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (27 July 1957). The perform-ance on 12 August 1957 is reviewed in OPERA October 1957 p.624

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Falstaff - Tito Gobbi

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Rolando Panerai

Dr. Cajus - Tomaso Spataro

Bardolfo - Renato Ercolani

Pistola - Mario Petri

Alice Ford - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Nannetta - Anna Moffo

Meg Page - Anna Maria Canali

Mistress Quickly - Giulietta Simionato

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Compact Disc; - Hunt CDKAR 226 {2CDS};; House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi + Vol.2 His Later Works» {1xCD+ROM} (2001)ª; Andante AN 3080 (+performance conducted by Toscanini) {4CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2005 p.93 [AB]

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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.58 [SS]

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Opéra International - No.297 janvier 2005 p.78 [JC]

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Diapason - No.521 janvier 2005 pp.107-108 [PK]

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American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 pp.22-26 [LM]: May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.241 [KM]

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International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 p.94 [TP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (10 August 1957; See OPERA October 1957 pp.625-628)

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Siegmund - Ludwig Suthaus

Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek

Hunding - Gottlob Frick

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Jean Madeira

Gerhilde - Gerda Scheyrer

Ortlinde - Judith Hellwig

Waltraute - Christa Ludwig

Schwertleite - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Helmwige - Ljuba Welitsch

Siegrune - Margarethe Sjöstedt

Grimgerde - Martha Rohs

Roßweiße - Rosette Anday

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 4473 {4CDRS}

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Vienna State Opera (April 1957).

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

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Don Carlo - Eugenio Fernandi

Filippo II - Cesare Siepi

Rodrigo - Ettore Bastianini

Il Grande Inquisitore - Marco Stefanoni

Un Frate - Nicola Zaccaria

Elisabetta di Valois - Sena Jurinac

La principessa Eboli - Giulietta Simionato

Tebaldo - Norbert Balatsch

Il Conte di Lerma - Carlo Schmidt

Un Araldo Reale - Norman Foster

Una voce dal cielo - Anneliese Rothenberger

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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 72 {3LPS} (1979)ª; foyer FO 1029 {3LPS}; Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 119

Compact Disc; - DG 447 655-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1995 p.110 [JBS]

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Opera - Festival Issue 1995 p.66

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Opera Now - November 1995 p.64

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HiFi News & Record Review - December 1995 p.83

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 p.55 p.61

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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.62

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Diapason - No.419 octobre p.150

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.168 p.125

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.79

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.193 novembre 1995 p.108

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Opernwelt - 10/Oktober 1995 p.13

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Comments:- Recording of a performance of a 4-act version at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1958). The performance on 13 August 1958 was reviewed in OPERA, October 1958 p.619. The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670

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Die Walküre by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Siegmund - Ludwig Suthaus

Sieglinde - Leonie Rysanek

Hunding - Gottlob Frick

Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson

Wotan - Hans Hotter

Fricka - Jean Madeira

Gerhilde - Gerda Scheyrer

Ortlinde - Judith Hellwig

Waltraute - Christa Ludwig

Schwertleite - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Helmwige - Lotte Rysanek

Siegrune - Margarethe Sjöstedt

Grimgerde - Martha Rohs

Roßweiße - Rosette Anday

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03213

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (29 April 1958). The highlights issued by Hunt are included as a «fill-up» in the Hunt recording of the Ring at Salzburg. The date given is 21 April 1958. According to the review in STEREOPHILE the sound is very bad.

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Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Orfeo - Giulietta Simionato

Euridice - Sena Jurinac

Amor - Graziella Sciutti

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2436-24377 {2LPS} (1980)ª; Legendary Recordings LR 132 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Memories HR-4382-3; DG 439 101-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; DG POCG 1703-4 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1312 {1CD} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Orfeo ed Euridice by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.25; CELLETTI p.280: Marinelli p.23; Opera on CD (1) p.12 (2) p.15 (3) p.16; MET p.156; MET(VID) p.89; PENGUIN p.109; Opernwelt 7/Juli 1995 S.14; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.10; Gramophone September 1997 p.28; Diapason No.464 novembre 1999 pp.74-77

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1993 p.150

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Opera - Festival Issue 1995 p.61

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Opera News - June 1993 p.40

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Opéra International - février 1996 No.199 p.55

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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.144

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Répertoire - No.63 novembre 1993 p.48

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Comments:- A recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (5 August 1959, see OPERA October 1959 p.654). See «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.255, p.779

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Tristan - Wolfgang Windgassen

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Hilde Rössl-Majdan

Marke - Hans Hotter

Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger

Melot - Claude Heater

Hirt - Murray Dickie

Steuerman - Constantino Ego

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Anton Dermota

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02636

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1922-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at la Scala. See OPERA August 1959 pp.531-532. There were performance of Tristan und Isolde at La Scala on 28, 30 April and 4, 6 May 1959. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Releases on CD, Fall 2005» Dated Nov.16 2005. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as 30 April 1959.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Singerverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Aida - Renata Tebaldi

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Arnold Van Mill

Il Re di Egitto - Fernando Corena

Una Sacerdotessa - Eugenia Ratti

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5539-5541 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2167-2169 {3LPS} (reissued by VIVANTE LONDON 1997) (1959)ª; *Decca 414 087-1 {3LPS} (1989)ª; London A 4345 {3LPS} (1960)ª;; London OSA-1313 {3LPS} (1960)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca K2A20 (1976)ª;; Decca 414 087-4 (1989)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 414 087-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 725-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca «Legends» 460 978-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOR 90015 (7½ips 4-track) (1960)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1959 p.303; April 1960 p.509; October 1962 p.189; August 1976 p.341 [IM]; January 1989 p. [AB]

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Opera - March 1960 p.222

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HiFi News & Record Review - January 1998 p.99 (Vivante LP reissue) [JMH]

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Fanfare - Vol 23 No.3 January/February 2000 p.157 [RT]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1959 p.16

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1960 Vol.10 No.2 p.53 [RD]: August 1960 Vol.10 No.8 p.80 (tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - March 1960 Vol.26 No.7 p.543 [CJL]: November 1960 Vol.27 No.3 p.250 (open reel tape): January/February 2000 Vol.63 No.1 p.182 [LM]

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Records and Recordings - December 1959 p.17 [FGB]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 60 July/August 1989 p.129: Issue 61 September/October 1989 p.130

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Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.76 (mention) [PT]

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Comments:- For an adverse comment on the sound of this recording by Christopher Raeburn see OPERA, August 1996 p.874 See also Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music by Richard Osborne pp.444-445; Putting t