There are 7 recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel on file

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1 1958(LI) - Matacic Lovro von - Teatro alla Scala*

2 1967(STU) - Priestman Brian - Wiener Rundfunk Orchester*

3 1977(LI) - Gardiner John Eliot - Monteverdi Orchestra*

4 1982(STU) - Gardiner John Eliot - English Baroque Soloists*

5 1984(STU) - Hauschild Wolf-Dieter - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig*

6 2000 - Minkowski Marc - Les Musiciens du Louvre*

7 2004(LI) - Christie William - Les Arts Florissants*

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Hercules by George Frideric Handel performed in Italian

Conductor Lovro von Matacic - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Iole - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

Lichas - Ettore Bastianini

Dejanira - Fedora Barbieri

Hyllus - Franco Corelli

Hercules - Jerome Hines

Priest - Agostino Ferrin

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 395 {3LPS} (1967)ª; Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 3002 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0025 {3CDS} (1998)ª

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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.201-203 [GJ]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.177 [AP]

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Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (29 December 1958; see OPERA March 1959 p.173)

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Hercules by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Brian Priestman - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Rundfunk Orchester

Chorus - Wiener Akademie Chor

Iole - Teresa Stich-Randall

Lichas - Norma Lerer

Dejanira - Maureen Forrester

Hyllus - Alexander Young

Hercules - Louis Quilico

Priest - Barich Grabowski

Trachinian - Gerhard Eder

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal» LSC 6181 {3LPS} (USA) (1968)ª; RCA Victor RE 5569-71 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)ª; RCA Victor SER 5569-71 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)ª

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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1968 p.605; July 1968 p.139

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Opera - June 1968 p.482 [AB]

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Hercules by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Monteverdi Orchestra

Chorus - Monteverdi Choir

Iole - Jennifer Smith

Lichas - Margaret Cable

Dejanira - Sarah Walker

Hyllus - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Hercules - John Tomlinson

Priest - David Wilson-Johnson

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Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3176

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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Maltings, Snape (10 October 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 8-14 October 1977 p.38.

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Hercules by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor John Eliot Gardiner - 1982(STU)

Orchestra - English Baroque Soloists

Chorus - Monteverdi Choir

Iole - Jennifer Smith

Lichas - Catherine Denley

Dejanira - Sarah Walker

Hyllus - Anthony Rolfe-Johnson

Hercules - John Tomlinson

Priest - Peter Savidge

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Black Disc; - Archiv Produktion 2742 004 {3LPS} (1983)ª

Compact Cassette; - Archiv Produktion 3383 004 {3LPS} (1983)ª

Compact Disc; - Archiv Produktion 423 137-2 {3CDS} (1987)ª; Archiv Produktion 447 689-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª

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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1983 p.68 [SS]; January 1988 p.1114 [JAS]

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Opera Now - January 1996 p.56

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.201-203 [GJ]

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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.75

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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.114

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.169 p.124

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1995 p.86

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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.41

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.194 décembre 1995 p.91

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.61

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Hercules by George Frideric Handel performed in German

Conductor Wolf-Dieter Hauschild - 1984(STU)

Orchestra - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig

Chorus - Leipziger Rundfunkchor

Iole - Kari Lövaas

Lichas - Hebe Dijkstra

Dejanira - Doris Soffel

Hyllus - Eberhard Büchner

Hercules - Hermann Christian Polster

Priest - Rolf Tomaszewski

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Black Disc - Eterna 827741-3 {4LPS}

Compact Disc - Berlin Classics 009113-2BC {3CDS}

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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.21 No.3 January/February 1998 p.114 [DJ]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.131 [JWB]

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Hercules by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor Marc Minkowski - 2000

Orchestra - Les Musiciens du Louvre

Chorus - Les Musiciens du Louvre

Iole - Lynne Dawson

Lichas - David Daniels

Dejanira - Anne Sofie von Otter

Hyllus - Richard Croft

Hercules - Gidon Saks

Priest - Marcos Pujol

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Compact Disc; - Archiv Produktion 469 532-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 2002 p.76 [SS]

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Opera News - July 2002 pp.53-54 [WRB]

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 pp.146-148 [BR2]

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Orpheus - August + September 2002 S.95 [KP]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol 19 No.1 Winter 2003 pp.138-142 [RG]

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Diapason - No.491 avril 2002 p.95 [PK]

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BBC Music Magazine - August 2002 p.78 [NA]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 pp.113-115 [JWB]

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Répertoire - No.157 mai 2002 p.71 [XDG]

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Hercules by George Frideric Handel performed in English

Conductor William Christie - 2004(LI)

Orchestra - Les Arts Florissants

Chorus - Les Arts Florisants

Iole - Camilla Tilling

Lichas - Malena Ernman

Dejanira - Joyce DiDonato

Hyllus - Toby Spence

Hercules - William Shimell

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1554-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence (17 July 2004). The performances on 15 and 13 July are reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.293 septembre 2004 pp.36-37.

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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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