There are 248 recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini on file

Order by conductor

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

1 1917(STU) - Sabajno Carlo - Teatro alla Scala*

2 1928(STU) - Molajoli Lorenzo - Teatro alla Scala*

3 1928(STU) - Sabajno Carlo - Teatro alla Scala*

4 1930(SE) - Weigert Hermann - Berliner Staatsoper*

5 1930?(SE) - Wolff Albert - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

6 1932-34(SE) - Ruhlmann François - Orchestre Symphonique*

7 1935(ACTS 1&3;LE) - Bellezza Vincenzo - Metropolitan Opera*

8 1935(Act 4;SE) - Beecham Thomas - London Philharmonic Orchestra*

9 1937(RE) - Steiner Heinrich - Orchester des Reichssenders Berlin*

10 1938(LI) - Papi Gennaro - Metropolitan Opera*

11 1938(STU) - Berrettoni Umberto - Teatro alla Scala*

12 1940(Act 1;LE) - Grevillius Nils - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)*

13 1940(LI) - Papi Gennaro - Metropolitan Opera*

14 1940(RA) - Krauss Clemens - Bayerische Staatsoper*

15 1940(SE) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*

16 1942(LI) - Sodero Cesare - Metropolitan Opera*

17 1944(LI) - Sodero Cesare - Metropolitan Opera*

18 1944(RE) - Steinkopf Hanns - Berliner Funk Orchester*

19 1946(LE) - Guarnieri Antonio - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro*

20 1946(LI) - Sodero Cesare - Metropolitan Opera*

21 1946(RC) - Toscanini Arturo - NBC Symphony Orchestra*

22 1947(STU) - Antonicelli Giuseppe - Metropolitan Opera*

23 1948(LE) - Lenaerts Hugo - Royal Flemish Opera*

24 1948(LI) - Antonicelli Giuseppe - Metropolitan Opera*

25 1949(LE) - Sabata Victor de - Teatro alla Scala*

26 1950(LE) - Hye-Knudsen Johann - Danish Royal Opera*

27 1950(LI) - Antonicelli Giuseppe - Metropolitan Opera*

28 1950(LI) - Patanè Franco - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

29 1950(STU) - Erede Alberto - Santa Cecilia*

30 1950?(STU) - Samosud Samuil A - Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra*

31 1951(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

32 1951(LI) - Santini Gabriele - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

33 1951(RA) - Krauss Clemens - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*

34 1951(SE) - Cellini Renato - RCA Victor Orchestra*

35 1951(STU) - Loibner Wilhelm - Wiener Volksoper*

36 1952(LI;15/3/52) - Erede Alberto - Metropolitan Opera*

37 1952(LI;27/12/52) - Erede Alberto - Metropolitan Opera*

38 1952(RA) - Santini Gabriele - RAI Torino*

39 1952(STU) - Paoletti Alberto - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

40 1953(FI) - Erede Alberto - Metropolitan Opera**

41 1953(LI;19/12/53) - Erede Alberto - Metropolitan Opera*

42 1953(LI;21/2/53) - Erede Alberto - Metropolitan Opera*

43 1953(RA) - Szenkár Eugen - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)*

44 1954(LI) - Rápalo Ugo - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

45 1954(SE) - Schüchter Wilhelm - Städtische Oper Berlin*

46 1954(STU) - Samosud Samuil A - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra*

47 1955(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

48 1955(STU) - Bamberger Carl - ORCHESTRA*

49 1955(STU) - Tzipine Georges - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*

50 1956(SE) - Kraus Richard - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

51 1956(STU) - Beecham Thomas - RCA Victor Orchestra*

52 1956(STU) - Votto Antonino - Teatro alla Scala*

53 1956?(SE) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

54 1957(STU) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

55 1958(LI) - Schippers Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*

56 1958(SE) - Strasfogel Ignace - PIANO*

57 1958(STU) - Serafin Tullio - Santa Cecilia*

58 1958 - Rigacci Bruno - RIAS*

59 1959(LI) - Cellini Renato - New Orleans Opera*

60 1959(LI) - Questa Angelo - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli*

61 195?(SE) - Kerekes János - Orchestra*

62 1960(SE) - Ghiglia Erasmo - Orchestre*

63 1960(SE) - Marszalek Franz - Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Köln*

64 1961(FI) - Ehrling Sixten - Orchestra**

65 1961(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia*

66 1961(LI) - Schick George - Metropolitan Opera*

67 1961(SE) - Klobucar Berislav - Berliner Symphoniker*

68 1961(STU) - Erede Alberto - Staatskapelle Berlin*

69 1961(STU) - Leinsdorf Erich - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

70 1961(STU) - Votto Antonino - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

71 1962(LE) - Basile Arturo - Teatro Regio di Parma*

72 1962(LI) - Molinari-Pradelli Francesco - San Francisco Opera*

73 1962-63(STU) - Schippers Thomas - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

74 1962?(SE) - Bauer-Theussl Franz - Wiener Volksoper*

75 1963(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Staatsoper*

76 1963(LI) - Martini Juan Emilio - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*

77 1964(LI) - Annovazzi Napoleone - Radio Telefis Eireann Symphony Orchestra*

78 1964(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

79 1964(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Teatro alla Scala*

80 1964(LI) - Moresco Carlo - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

81 1965(FI) - Karajan Herbert von - Teatro alla Scala**

82 1965(LI) - Cillario Carlo Felice - Lyric Opera of Chicago*

83 1965(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

84 1965(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

85 1965(LI) - Rescigno Nicola - Palacio de las Bellas Artes*

86 1966(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

87 1966(LI) - Hager Leopold - Wiener Staatsoper*

88 1966(LI) - Märzendorfer Ernst - New York City Opera*

89 1966(LI) - Schick George - Metropolitan Opera*

90 1966(LI) - Selva Vincent La - Boston Opera*

91 1966(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

92 1967(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

93 1967(LI) - Magiera Leone - Teatro Comunale di Modena*

94 1968(LI) - Franci Carlo - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*

95 1968(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

96 1969(LI) - Adler Kurt - Metropolitan Opera*

97 1969(LI) - Coppola Anton - San Francisco Opera*

98 1969(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*

99 1969(LI) - Moresco Carlo - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*

100 1969(LI) - Wolf-Ferrari Manno - Teatro Comunale «Carlo Felice» di Genova*

101 1969(RA) - Schippers Thomas - RAI Roma*

102 1969(STU) - Rápalo Ugo - Orchestra Filarmonica Napoli*

103 196?(SE) - Erdélyi Miklós - Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra*

104 196?(SE) - Ghiglia Erasmo - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

105 1970(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

106 1970(LI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*

107 1970(LI) - Santi Nello - Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg*

108 1970(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Teatro de la Zarzuela de Madrid*

109 1971(LI) - Cillario Carlo Felice - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

110 1971(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*

111 1971(LI) - Mannino Franco - Orchestra*

112 1971(LI) - Morelli Giuseppe - New York City Opera*

113 1972(LI) - Bonavolantà Nino - Teatro Regio di Parma*

114 1972(LI) - Buckley Emerson - Greater Miami Opera*

115 1972(LI:30/9/72) - Morelli Giuseppe - New York City Opera*

116 1972(LI;24/10/72) - Morelli Giuseppe - New York City Opera*

117 1972(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Berliner Philharmoniker*

118 1973(LI) - Lewis Henry - Metropolitan Opera*

119 1973(LI) - Périsson Jean - San Francisco Opera*

120 1973(LI:13/10/73) - Guadagno Anton - Wiener Staatsoper*

121 1973(LI;29/12/73) - Guadagno Anton - Wiener Staatsoper*

122 1973(STU) - Solti Georg - London Philharmonic Orchestra*

123 1974(LE) - Varviso Silvio - Covent Garden*

124 1974(LI) - Segerstam Leif - Metropolitan Opera*

125 1975(LI) - Pallo Imre - New York City Opera*

126 1975(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*

127 1975(LI) - Pérez Busquier Gerard - Orquesta*

128 1976(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Covent Garden*

129 1976(LI) - Prêtre Georges - Teatro alla Scala*

130 1976(LI) - Sanzogno Nino - Orchestra*

131 1976(LI) - Stapleton Robin - Covent Garden*

132 1977(LI) - Conlon James - Metropolitan Opera*

133 1977(LI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Staatsoper*

134 1977(LI) - Morelli Giuseppe - New York City Opera*

135 1977(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - L'Opéra de Paris*

136 1977(LI) - Santi Nello - Bayerische Staatsoper*

137 1977(LI;15/3) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera**

138 1977(LI;19/3) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera*

139 1978(LI) - Rescigno Nicola - London Philharmonic Orchestra*

140 1978(STU) - Davis Colin - Covent Garden*

141 1979(LI) - Brott Boris - Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra**

142 1979(LI) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - Covent Garden*

143 1979(LI) - Holt Henry - New York City Opera*

144 1979(LI) - Kleiber Carlos - Covent Garden*

145 1979(LI) - Kleiber Carlos - Teatro alla Scala***

146 1979(LI) - Kleiber Carlos - Teatro alla Scala*

147 1979(STU) - Levine James - National Philharmonic Orchestra*

148 1980(LI) - Bernardi Mario - National Arts Centre Orchestra*

149 1980(LI) - Ferrara Franco - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría*

150 1980(LI) - Marco Eugenio Mario - Gran Teatro del Liceo**

151 1980(LI) - Masini Gian-Franco - Orquesta*

152 1980(LI) - Rigacci Bruno - San Diego Opera*

153 1980(LI) - Rudel Julius - Hamburgische Staatsoper*

154 1980(LI) - Santi Nello - Bayerische Staatsoper*

155 1980(LI) - Santi Nello - L'Opéra de Paris***

156 1980(STU;FI) - Lenárd Ondrej - Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra***

157 1981(LI) - Kleiber Carlos - Teatro alla Scala**

158 1982(LI) - Gardelli Lamberto - Covent Garden***

159 1982(LI) - Levine James - Metropolitan Opera***

160 1982(LI) - Marco Eugenio Mario - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría*

161 1982(LI) - Neuhold Günter - L'Opéra de Marseille**

162 1982(STU) - Petrovici Constantin - National Opera of Bucharest*

163 1983(LI) - Binder Erich - Wiener Staatsoper*

164 1983(LI) - Guadagno Anton - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

165 1983(LI) - Kleiber Carlos - Bayerische Staatsoper*

166 1983(LI) - Lombard Alain - L'Opéra de Paris*

167 1983(LI) - Rivoli Gianfranco - Orquesta**

168 1984(LI) - Alonso Odón - Orquesta**

169 1984(LI) - Kohn Eugene - Metropolitan Opera*

170 1984(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Hamburgische Staatsoper*

171 1985(LI) - Domingo Plácido - Metropolitan Opera*

172 1985(LI) - Gielen Michael - Frankfurter Oper*

173 1985(LI) - Tchakarov Emil - Orchestra*

174 1985(STU) - Soltesz Stefan - Münchner Rundfunkorchester*

175 1986(LI) - Bergeson Scott - New York City Opera*

176 1986(LI) - García-Navarro Luis Antonio - Orquesta*

177 1986(LI) - Magiera Leone - Teatro Municipale dell'Opera di Genova**

178 1986(LI) - Saccani Rico - Opera Company of Philadelphia*

179 1986(LI) - Tilson Thomas Michael - Chicago Lyric Opera*

180 1987(LC) - Bernstein Leonard - Santa Cecilia*

181 1987(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Teatro Comunale di Firenze*

182 1987(LI) - Bergeson Scott - New York City Opera*

183 1987(LI) - Foster Lawrence - Music Center Opera Los Angeles*

184 1987(LI) - Lenárd Ondrej - Orquesta*

185 1987(LI) - Patanè Giuseppe - Covent Garden*

186 1987(STU) - Conlon James - Orchestre National de France (Paris)*

187 1988(LI) - Cillario Carlo Felice - Australian Opera**

188 1988(LI) - Ivanov Borislav - Sofia Symphony Orchestra*

189 1988(LI) - Kleiber Carlos - Metropolitan Opera*

190 1988(LI) - Severini Tiziano - San Francisco Opera***

191 1988(LI;Cupido) - Severini Tiziano - Teatro alla Scala*

192 1988(LI;Sabbatini)) - Severini Tiziano - Teatro alla Scala*

193 1989(LI) - Magiera Leone - Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi*

194 1989(LI) - Müller Edoardo - Orquesta*

195 1989(LI) - Rigacci Bruno - Canadian Opera Company**

196 1990(LC) - Gelmetti Gianluigi - Teatro Comunale di Bologna*

197 1990(LI) - Dutoit Charles - Philadelphia Orchestra*

198 1990(LI) - Herrera Elena - Orquesta**

199 1990(LI) - López Cobos Jesús - Deutsche Oper Berlin*

200 1990(LI) - Renzi Victor de - Saraosta Opera*

201 1990(STU) - Humburg Will - Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra*

202 1991(LI) - Abbado Roberto - Gran Teatro del Liceo*

203 1991(LI) - Guingal Alain - Orchestre*

204 1991(LI;4/6/91) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*

205 1991(LI;6/6/91) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*

206 1992(LI) - Armiliato Marco - Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi*

207 1992(LI) - Severini Tommaso - Arena di Verona*

208 1993(LI) - Oren Daniel - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

209 1993(LI) - Rubio Jorge - Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaría**

210 1993(LI) - Smith Julian - Australian Opera**

211 1993(LI) - Sutej Vlekoslav - Wiener Staatsoper*

212 1993(STU) - Rahbari Alexander - Belgian Radio and TV Philharmonic Orchestra*

213 1994(LI) - Bychkov Semyon - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

214 1994(LI) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro alla Scala*

215 1994(LI) - Tolomelli Roberto - Arena di Verona*

216 1994(STU) - Nagano Kent - London Symphony Orchestra*

217 1995(LC) - Guadagno Anton - Verona Arena*

218 1995(LI) - Colaneri Joseph - New York City Opera*

219 1995(LI) - Conlon James - L'Opéra National de Paris***

220 1995(LI) - Hager Leopold - Wiener Staatsoper*

221 1995(LI) - Latham-Koenig Jan - Covent Garden*

222 1995(LI) - Renzetti Donato - Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse*

223 1995(LI) - Renzetti Donato - Teatro Massimo di Palermo**

224 1995(STU) - Pappano Antonio - Philharmonia Orchestra*

225 1996(LI) - Mark Peter - Moscow State Symphony Orchestra**

226 1996(LI) - Oren Daniel - Teatro Regio di Torino**

227 1996(LI) - Tolomelli Roberto - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova*

228 1997(LI) - Manahan George - New York City Opera**

229 1997(LI) - Waters Willie - Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra*

230 1998(LI) - Mercurio Steven - Teatro Lirico di Cagliari**

231 1998(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid*

232 1998(STU) - Chailly Riccardo - Teatro alla Scala*

233 1998(STU) - Parry David - Philharmonia Orchestra*

234 1999(LI) - Bugaj Tomasz - Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa*

235 1999(LI) - Märkl Jun - Wiener Staatsoper*

236 1999(STU) - Mehta Zubin - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra*

237 199?(SE) - Abell David - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*

238 2000(LI) - Bernart Massimo de - Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana*

239 2000(LI) - Langrée Louis - Glyndebourne Touring Opera**

240 2001(LI) - Jordan Philippe - Berliner Staatsoper**

241 2001(LI) - Larsen Robert - Des Moines Metro Opera*

242 2001(LI) - Oren Daniel - L'Opéra National de Paris*

243 2001(LI) - Oren Daniel - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino*

244 2002(LI) - Schirmer Ulf - Wiener Symphoniker**

245 2002(SCE) - NOT KNOWN - Orchestra*

246 2003(LI) - Bartoletti Bruno - Teatro alla Scala**

247 2003(LI) - Bellincampi Giordano - Aahrus Symfoniorkester*

248 2003(LI) - Mauceri John - Pittsburgh Opera*

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1917(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Remo Andreini

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Ernesto Badini

Colline - Vincenzo Bettoni

Mimi - Gemma Bosini

Musetta - Adalgisa Giana

Benoit - Ubaldo Ceccarelli

Alcindoro - Ubaldo Ceccarelli

Parpignol - C. Maestri

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Black Disc; - Società Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» S 5018, ; S 5020, S 5024, S 5026, S 5028, S 5030, S 5032 S 5034, S 5036, S 5038, S 5040,; S 5042 {12x12in-78s}, R 5021, R 5023, R 5033 {3x10in-78s} (1919)ª

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

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Nazionale del Grammofono dated giugno 1919. Most of the sides were recorded between 7 and 23 February 1917. «Che gelida manina» was recorded with Remo Andreini on 27 February 1917 but was not used when the set was released when a recording by Luigi Bolis was substituted. According to Kelly (His Master's Voice/La Voce del Padrone - The Italian Catalogue) this was also recorded on 27 February 1917. Side 24 (Che ora sia?... with Andreini, Badini, Baracchi, Bettoni) was recorded on 9 August 1917.More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. The recording on the Mike Richter CD-ROM is incomplete and starts with Schaunard's entry in Act 1

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Luigi Marini

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Gino Vanelli

Colline - Tancredi Pasero

Mimi - Rosetta Pampanini

Musetta - Luba Mirella

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc - Columbia 9846-9858 (13x78s); Columbia D 14515-14527 (13x78s) Columbia Set OP 5 (67711 D - 66723 D) (13x78s) (USA) Columbia DX 604-609 (Highlights)

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 1125/26-2 {2CDS}; ARKADIA 78047 {2CDS}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1929 p.190 (Klein p.278); December 1934 p.265 (Highlights)

Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.251

Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56

Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.138

Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.86 marzo 1996 p.51

Opernwelt - März 3/1996 S.53

L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.95 - Marzo 1996 p.81

The Record Collector - Vol.41 No.1 March 1996 p.67

Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.114

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.39 [SV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [VJ]

Comments:- This recording was made between 17 November and 3 December 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1928(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Aristodemo Giorgini

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Ernesto Badini

Colline - Luigi Manfrini

Mimi - Rosina Torri

Musetta - Thea Vitulli

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Giuseppe Nessi

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Black Disc; - Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono «La Voce del Padrone» ; S 9530-9554 (even numbers) {13x78s} (1928)ª; HMV C 1513-25 {13x78s} (1928)ª; La Voz de su Amo AF 224-236 {13x78s} (1928)ª; Victor Musical Masterpiece Set 35 (9512-9524) {13x78s}; Bongiovanni GB 1033-1034 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - In Sync C 4131/2

Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1078-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª;; Arkadia 2CD 78029

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1928 p.153; March 1995 p.34 p.122 [JBS]

Opera News - May 1995 p.47

Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.120

ARSC Journal - 1985 Vol.17 No.1-3 p.157 [JWNF]

The Record Collector - Vol.39 No.4 1994 p.261 p.272

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

American Record Guide - November/December 1997 Vol.60 No.6 p.276 [RVL]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.25 septiembre-noviembre 1997 p.91 [CC]

Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Anonima del Grammofono are listed in their catalogue dated 15 settembre 1928. The recording was made between 23 February and 11 April 1928. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Hermann Weigert - 1930(SE)

Orchestra - Berliner Staatsoper

Chorus - Berliner Staatsoper

Rodolfo - Helge Roswaenge

Schaunard - Edwin Heyer

Marcello - Armin Weltner

Colline - Gerald Kasenow

Mimi - Felicie Hüni-Mihacsek

Musetta - Hedwig Jungkurth

Alcindoro - Waldemar Henke

Parpignol - Josef Hattemer

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Black Disc - Polydor 95362-95366 (5x78s); Polydor 27357-27361 (5x78s) Polydor 15254-15258 (5x78s); Eterna 730 {1LP}

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

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1930 p.281 (Klein p.489)

American Record Guide - December 1959 Vol.26 No.4 p.268 [GLM]

Comments:- A Polydor «Abridged Opera»

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in French

Conductor Albert Wolff - 1930?(SE)

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Rodolfo - M Claudel

Schaunard - Paul Léon Payen

Marcello - André Gaudin

Colline - José Beckmans

Mimi - Germaine Corney

Musetta - Madeleine Sibille

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Black Disc - Polydor 27362-6 {5x10in-78s} (Germany) Polydor 566077-81 {5x10in-78s) (France)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- A Polydor «Abridged Opera»

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in French

Conductor François Ruhlmann - 1932-34(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestre Symphonique

Rodolfo - Miguel Villabella

Marcello - André Baugé

Mimi - Ninon Vallin

Musetta - Madeleine Sibille

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Black Disc - Pathé X-90027 X-90056 PGT-14 (78s); Pathé PCX-5001 (+Carmen -extracts) {1LP}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

Luister - Oktober 1956 p.19 [LR]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1935(ACTS 1&3;LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Frederick Jagel

Schaunard - Millo Picco

Marcello - Giuseppe De Luca

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Elisabeth Rethberg

Musetta - Nina Morgana

Benoit - Paolo Ananian

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 114 {1LP} (1957)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 13 (+excerpts 1940 - Papi) {2CDS} (1995)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

Comments:- Recording of Acts 1 & 3 of a performance at the MET (23 March 1935)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1935(Act 4;SE)

Orchestra - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Rodolfo - Heddle Nash

Schaunard - Robert Alva

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Robert Easton

Mimi - Lisa Perli

Musetta - Stella Andreva

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Black Disc - Columbia LX 523-526 {4x78s} (UK) Columbia LX 8266-8269 (4x78s;AC} (UK); Columbia Masterworks 274 {3x78s) (USA) HMV HQM 1234 (Heddle Nash Recital) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Pearl GEMM 9473 {1CD} (1991)ª;; Dutton CDLX 7012 {1CD} (1995)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1936 p.202 [HFVL]; October 1970 p.666-p.673; January 1971 p.1130 (mention); September 1991 p. [AB]; February 1995 p.115

Opera Now - July 1995 p.57

American Record Guide - 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.250

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Heinrich Steiner - 1937(RE)

Orchestra - Orchester des Reichssenders Berlin

Chorus - Chor des Reichssenders Berlin - Knabenchor

Rodolfo - Helge Roswaenge

Schaunard - Wolfgang Wolff

Marcello - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender

Colline - Wilhelm Strienz

Mimi - Margarete Teschenmacher

Musetta - Tresi Rudolph

Benoit - Erich Rauch

Alcindoro - Karl Wagner

Parpignol - Rio Kube

Sergente dei doganieri - Karl Muth

Un doganiere - Rudolf Hofbauer

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Compact Disc; - Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv Audio CD Nr. mu02 {1CD} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given in a German translation by Ludwig Hartmann broadcast on 14 February 1937. See http://www.dra.de/wiesbaden.htm

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1938(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Bruno Landi

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Carlo Tagliabue

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Grace Moore

Musetta - Muriel Dickson

Benoit - Louis D' Angelo

Alcindoro - Louis D' Angelo

Parpignol - Max Altglass

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Coscia

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera EJS 508 (highlights) {1LP} (1938)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 499

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1938). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Umberto Berrettoni - 1938(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Beniamino Gigli

Schaunard - Aristide Baracchi

Marcello - Afro Poli

Colline - Duilio Baronti

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Tatiana Menotti

Benoit - Carlo Scattola

Alcindoro - Carlo Scattola

Parpignol - Nello Palai

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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3448-3460 {13x78s} (1938)ª; HMV DB 8452-8464 {13x78s;AC} (1938)ª; Victor «Masterworks» 518/519 (12385-12397) {13x78s}; RCA Victor LCT 6004 {2LPS} HMV QALP 10777/78 {2LPS} (Italy); HMV RLS-10 {2LPS} (USA); *EMI «Music for Pleasure» MFP 2076/2077; Seraphim IB-6038 {2LPS} EMI «Gigli Edition» 100673-3 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - EMI «Gigli Edition» 100673-5

Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 63335-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Angel 63335 {2CDS}; Nimbus «Prima Voce» NI 7862/7863 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78009 {2CDS}; Phonograph PH 5071/72;; Grammofono 2000 AB 78794/78795 {2CDS} Naxos «Historical» 8.110072-73 (+Albanese recital) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1938 p.16 [HFVL]: March 1958 p.398 (mention); November 1967 p.281; May 1990 p. [JBS]; March 1995 p.122 [JBS]; July (published May) 2001 p.96 [MEO]

Opera - February 1968 p.136, p.138 [HDR]

Opera Now - February 1995 p.52

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.5 May/June 1995 p.296

Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.55; Oktober 2001 S.57 [SL]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161; Vol.8 No.2 Summer 1991 pp.183-185 [LG]

Diapason - No.492 mai 2002 pp.114-115 [MP]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1995 p.148

Classic CD - January 1995 p.72

BBC Music Magazine - March 1995 p.81

American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.156 [LM]: November/ December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.286: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238

International Record Review - September 2001 p.80 [MP}

ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.1 Spring 2002 pp.127-128 [EAM]

Répertoire - No.77 février 1995 p.59: No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.87 (mention)

International Classical Record Collector - No.2 (September 1995) p.118

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58(mention): No.115 noviembre 1998 p.38 (mention) [SV]: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.45-46 [SV]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.77 [MH]: No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.93 [VJ]

Comments:- Recorded in March 1938. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Swedish

Conductor Nils Grevillius - 1940(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Royal Opera House (Stockholm)

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - Karl Richter

Marcello - Sven Herdenberg

Colline - Leon Björker

Mimi - Hjördis Schymberg

Benoit - Folke Cembracus

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 384 (+Le canzone dei ricordi) {1LP} (1967)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 281-2 (+other live performances from ;; Sweden) {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Bluebell ABCD 013 (+Roméo et Juliette - highlights 1940) {1CD}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of Act 1 of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Stockholm (21 March 1940). The CD issued by Bluebell is listed in their catalogue dated 1991, p.3.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1940(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Armand Tokatyan

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Giuseppe De Luca

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Annamary Dickey (Laue)

Benoit - Louis D' Angelo

Alcindoro - Louis D' Angelo

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 248 (1962)ª

Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 13 (+Acts 1 & 3 - Bellezza 1935) {2CDS} (1995)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 February 1940)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1940(RA)

Orchestra - Bayerische Staatsoper

Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper

Rodolfo - Alfons Fügel

Schaunard - Georg Hann

Marcello - Carl Kronenberg

Colline - Georg Wieter

Mimi - Trude Eipperle

Musetta - Hildegarde Ranczac

Benoit - Karl Schmidt

Alcindoro - Emil Graf

Parpignol - Otto Hillebrandt

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Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90275 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Cantus Classics 51001 {2CDS} *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 208 «Opera auf Deutsch» {1CD-ROM} (2002)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - January 1996 p.24

Opera Now - May/June 1996 p.107

Orpheus - Oktober 1996 p.60

Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.134

Répertoire - No.91 mai 1996 p.85

Comments:- Recording of a broadcast (4 December 1940). There is a break in Act 3 of the recording issued by Preiser. It is not known if there is also one in the recording issued by Cantus Classics which is listed on their online catalogue.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in French

Conductor Wilfred_(Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Armand Tokatyan

Schaunard - Arthur Kent

Marcello - George Cehanovsky

Colline - Lorenzo Alvary

Mimi - Eleanor Steber

Musetta - Annamary Dickey (Laue)

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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 61/63 {3x78s}; RCA «Camden» CAL 222 {1LP} (USA) (1955)ª

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

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recorded on 30 May, 25 and 26 June 1940.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1942(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Frederick Jagel

Schaunard - Wilfred Engelman

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Ezio Pinza

Mimi - Grace Moore

Musetta - Frances Greer

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Compact Disc; - Helikon 3519 {2CDS}; Walhall WHL 5 {2CDS} ;; Arkadia «Golden Age» 2CD GA 2013 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1994 S.59

Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 (mention) [MT]

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1942)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1944(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Nino Martini

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Virgilio Lazzari

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Christina Carroll

Benoit - Louis D' Angelo

Alcindoro - Louis D' Angelo

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Coscia

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 140 (highlights) {1LP} (1973)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 827; Omega Opera Archive 500 (excerpts)

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 March 1944). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Hanns Steinkopf - 1944(RE)

Orchestra - Berliner Funk Orchester

Chorus - Berliner Funk Chor

Rodolfo - Peter Anders

Marcello - Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender

Colline - Ludwig Windisch

Mimi - Trude Eipperle

Musetta - Hilde Güden

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Black Disc - BASF 10 21 496-6 {1LP}; Acanta BB 21496 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Gebhardt JGCD 0027 {1CD} (2001)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - July/August 2001 Vol.64 No.4 p.268 [MM]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonio Guarnieri - 1946(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Schaunard - Roberto Galeno

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Giacomo Vaghi

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Ghita Taghi

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 2566-2 (1991)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of part of part of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (10 September 1946).

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Jan Peerce

Schaunard - Arthur Kent

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Giacomo Vaghi

Mimi - Stella Roman

Musetta - Frances Greer

Benoit - Louis D' Angelo

Alcindoro - Louis D' Angelo

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

Sergente dei doganieri - John Baker

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 497 (& 1063)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 March 1946). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1946(RC)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NBC Symphony Chorus

Rodolfo - Jan Peerce

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Anne McKnight

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6006 {2LPS} (USA); RCA Victor WDM 1646 {EPS} (USA);;; HMV ALP 1081-2 {2LPS} (1953)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6019/1-2 {2LPS}; RCA «Victrola» VICS-6019/1-2 {2LPS};; (Electronic Stereo); RCA AT 203/1-2 {2LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - RCA «Gold Seal» GD 60288 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78036 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 78854/5 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1953; December 1968 p.901; January 1969 p.986; January 1974 p.1421 [RO]; April 1974 p.1969 (letter); July 1974 p.184 [JBS]; September 1991 p. [AB]

Opera - January 1954 pp.40-41 [HDR]

Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]; August + September 1999 S.83 [DN]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

American Record Guide - March 1952 Vol.18 No.7 p.235 [PHR]

Gramophone Record Review - January 1954 p.130

Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]

Comments:- Recorded at NBC broadcasts (3, 10 February 1946). See «The Bluebird of Happiness - The Memoirs of Jan Peerce» by Alan Levy p.189

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Lodovico Oliviero

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Black Disc; - Columbia OP 27 (12810 D - 12822 D) {13x78s} (USA) ;; Columbia MOP 27 (12823 D - 12835 D) {13x78s;AC) (USA) ; Columbia ML 4076-4077 {2LPS} (1949)ª; Columbia SL 101 {2LPS}; Columbia «Odyssey» Y2 32364 {2LPS} CBS 78243 {2LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - Sony «Masterworks Heritage» MH2K 62762 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Arkadia 78068 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1948 p.8 (mention) [HCS]; August 1974 p.394 [EG]; January 1998 p.95 [MEO]

Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.96 [GH]

Fanfare - Vol.21 No.4 March/April 1998 p.215 [MM]

Orpheus - Januar 1998 S.58 (mention) [GH]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

Diapason - No.443 décembre 1997 p.95 [CC]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [JC-1]

American Record Guide - March/April 1998 Vol.61 No.2 p.283 [LM]

Classic CD - Christmas 1997 p.76 [MSR]

Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 [RB]

International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.78 [PO'C]

Stereophile - May 1998 (Vol.21 No.5) p.83 (mention) [MHF]

Répertoire - No.108 décembre 1997 p.55 [PT]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.108 marzo 1998 p.51 [JPS]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.100 [JV]

Das Opernglas - Februar 1998 S.72 [NE]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.105 [MG]

Comments:- Recorded between 7 and 21 December 1947. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian and Flemish

Conductor Hugo Lenaerts - 1948(LE)

Orchestra - Royal Flemish Opera

Chorus - Royal Flemish Opera

Rodolfo - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Marcello - Jules De Mudler

Colline - Alberto le Roy

Mimi - Germaine De Jonghe Chistie

Musetta - Christine Nachtergaele

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Compact Disc - TIMA CLUB CLAM CD 24/1-2 (+arias) {2CDS}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

L'opera (Milano) - - Anno XI - N.106 - marzo 1997 p.87

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at Antwerp, Belgium. Lauri-Volpi sings in Italian and the others in Flemish

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Mimi Benzell

Benoit - Salvatore Baccaloni

Alcindoro - Salvatore Baccaloni

Parpignol - Anthony Marlowe

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Compact Disc; - *Myto 2MCD 916.47 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 991 H021 {2CDS} (1999)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classical Express - Issue No.114 September 1999 p.4 [MT]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 December 1948)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Victor de Sabata - 1949(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Gianni Poggi

Schaunard - Attilio Barbesi

Marcello - Paolo Silveri

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Margherita Carosio

Musetta - Alda Noni

Benoit - Eraldo Coda

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - Mario Carlin

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Ulivi

Un doganiere - Giuseppe Meni

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Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 906.34 (+Andrea Chénier - excerpts) {1CD} (1990)ª; Myto «Historical» H047 (+Andrea Chénier - excerpts) {1CD} (2000)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1949). It is not certain that all the singers listed above appear in these excerpts

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Danish and Italian

Conductor Johann Hye-Knudsen - 1950(LE)

Orchestra - Danish Royal Opera

Chorus - Danish Royal Opera

Rodolfo - Stefan Islandi

Marcello - Henry Skjaer

Colline - Einar Nørby

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Ruth Guldbaek

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Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.112010 {1CD} (Denmark);; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (highlights of;; excerpts) (2003)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classic Record Collector - Winter 2003 pp.100-101 [JTH]

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in Copenhagen (22 February 1950). According to the review in CRC the recording on the CD issued by Naxos is of excerpts from Act 1 and 2 and Acts 3 and 4 complete. Most of the cast sing in Danish, except Victoria de los Angeles who sings in Italian and Stefan Islandi who also sings in Italian when he is singing with her.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Lois Hunt

Benoit - Gerhard Pechner

Alcindoro - Gerhard Pechner

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 685

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 March 1950). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.484-485. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Patanè - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Rodolfo - Mario Del Monaco

Schaunard - Saturno Meletti

Marcello - Gino Bechi

Colline - Luciano Neroni

Mimi - Elena Rizzieri

Musetta - Lidia Melisci

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3203 (1993)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1600

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli (January 1950). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The conductor is listed as «Patane» by Omega, but according to «Mario Del Monaco - Monumentum aere perennius» p.819 it was Vittorio Gui. Both conductors are listed in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987» by Carlo Marinelli Rosconi p.623 where the role of Rodolfo is shown as being shared by Del Monaco, A. Vernetti and G.Masini. However, it is not indicated who conducted which performances. The sound is described by Omega as being «Poor to fair on this extreme rarity». The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - September 1993». Here «Ricco» is listed as a cast member. According to Marinelli Rosconi (loc.cit.) the role of Colline was shared by Luciano Neroni (listed above) and Iginio Riccò in the series of performances in January 1950.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Rodolfo - Giancinto Prandelli

Schaunard - Fernando Corena

Marcello - Giovanni Inghilleri

Colline - Raffaele Ariè

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Hilde Güden

Benoit - Melchiorre Luise

Alcindoro - Melchiorre Luise

Parpignol - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2622/2623 {2LPS} (1951)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 121-122 {2LPS} (1961)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 531-532 (1967)ª; London LLP 462-463 {2LPS} (1952)ª; Richmond RS 62001 {2LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 440 233-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Pearl GEMS 0165 (+Tebaldi recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110252-53 (+excerpts - Cellini) {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1952 pp.185-186 [LS]; May 1961 p.600 [EG]; May 1967 pp.604-605 [EG]

Opera - February 1952 p.109; July 1967 p.591; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.176-177 [JK]

Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.140; No.494 juillet-aoüt 2002 p.126 [JC]

American Record Guide - January 1952 Vol.18. No.5 p.162 [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.466 (mention) [HG]: September/October 2002 Vol.65 No.5 p.241 [LM]:November/December 2003 Vol.66 No.6 p.160 [VAL]

High Fidelity Magazine - July 1963 Vol.13 No.7 p.60 [CLO]

E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1951 p.11

BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84

Classic CD - March 1994 p.63

International Record Review - August 2002 pp.74-75 [JTH]: October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2002 pp.100-101 [JTH]

Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88: No.159 juillet/aoüt 2002 p.113 (mention)

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.84 [BD]: No.63 septiembre 2003 p.85 [VJ]

CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Russian

Conductor Samuil A Samosud - 1950?(STU)

Orchestra - Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Moscow Radio Symphony Chorus

Rodolfo - Ivan Kozlovsky

Schaunard - Alexander Tichonov

Marcello - Ivan Burlak

Colline - Alexsei Korolev

Mimi - Elisabeta Shumskaya

Musetta - Alexandra Yakovenko

Benoit - Daniel Demyanov

Alcindoro - Gennady Troitzky

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 02554/9 {3LPS}; Melodiya D 9451/4 {2LPS}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Giuseppe Valdengo

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Lois Hunt

Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary

Alcindoro - Lawrence Davidson

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Tomanelli

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Black Disc - Off the Air Record Club OTA 1; Morgan MOR 5104 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 824 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Celestial Audio CA 290 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2003)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 001-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66312 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni HOC 033/34-2 (+Madama Butterfly - duet - Tebaldi - di Stefano) ; {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55 [IW]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.87-88 [PN]

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 March 1951). The «filler» on the CDs issued by Bongiovanni is a recording of the duet in the 1st Act of Madama Butterfly taken from a broadcast performance of a concert on 15 October 1950 conducted by Gaetano Merola.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli

Rodolfo - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Schaunard - Saturno Meletti

Marcello - Tito Gobbi

Colline - Giulio Neri

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Elda Ribetti

Benoit - Carlo Badioli

Alcindoro - Carlo Badioli

Parpignol - Gianni Avolanti

Sergente dei doganieri - Silvio Santarelli

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 358 {2LPS} (1966)ª; CLS AMDRL 22811 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Pro Musica «Legends» XLNC 112 (1982)ª; Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1016; House of Opera ALD 1016

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 743 {2CDS} ; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 829 {2CDS}; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6437/8 {2CDS} (2004)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.61 [IW]; Juli+August 2005 S.60 [IW]

Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.51 mayo-junio 2002 p.96 [PN]

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.105 (mention)

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (10 January 1951). According to the «EJS Discography» (p.330) the conductor is Tulio Serafin. The «Legends» cassettes were issued (incorrectly) as being a recording of a performance at La Scala and those issued by Lyric as being of a recording in Rome (1950)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Rodolfo - Karl Terkal

Schaunard - Carl Hoppe

Marcello - Alfred Poell

Colline - Hans Hermann Nissen

Mimi - Trude Eipperle

Musetta - Wilma Lipp

Benoit - Georg Wieter

Alcindoro - Emil Graf

Parpignol - Karl Kreile

Sergente dei doganieri - Wulf von Lochner

Un doganiere - Franz Weiss

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Black Disc - Alte Meister AM-3 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0047 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500802 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.3 January/February 1982 p.156 [HF]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1951(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Leonard Warren

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Patrice Munsel

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 1709 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera CDNO 134-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Naxos 8.110252 (+complete recording - Erede) {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.27 No.3 January/February 2004 pp.176-177 [JK]

American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.111, 133 [JN]: November/ December 2003 Vol.66 No.6 p.260 (mention) [VAL]

Comments:- The excerpts issued by Naxos are a «filler» on their re-issue of Decca's complete recording conducted by Erede. I do not know if all the excerpts that are on the RCA LP are also on the Naxos CDs. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001» where it is stated that «additional Albanese selections» are included.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Wilhelm Loibner - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Volksoper

Chorus - Wiener Volksoper

Rodolfo - Ratko Delorko

Schaunard - Georg Oeggl

Marcello - Theo Baylé

Colline - Marjan Rus

Mimi - Daniza Ilitsch

Musetta - Ruthilde Boesch

Benoit - Emil Siegert

Alcindoro - Emil Siegert

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Black Disc - Remington 199-80 {3LPS}; Plymouth 42-3 {3LPS}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.60 (mention) [FAL]

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

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI;15/3/52)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank Guarrera

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Hilde Güden

Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - Paul Franke

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 021-022 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 031 H072 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0019 {2CDS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1952; see «Signing-off for the Old Met» pp.56-57)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI;27/12/52)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Jerome Hines

Mimi - Nadine Conner

Musetta - Patrice Munsel

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1054

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by Howard Dietz (27 December 1952). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Rodolfo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Schaunard - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Marcello - Giuseppe Taddei

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Rosanna Carteri

Musetta - Elvina Ramella(-Pralungo)

Benoit - Mario Zorgniotti

Alcindoro - Mario Zorgniotti

Parpignol - Armando Benzi

Sergente dei doganieri - Piero Poldi

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1237 1-2 {2LPS}; D.G.G. 18107/08 LPM {2LPS} Cetra Soria 1237 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 30 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87270-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Urania DS 037500 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Preiser Records 20039 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1961 p.600 [EG]

Opera - June 1961 p.406; January 1996 p.20

Opera Now - January/February 2002 pp.92-93 [ST]

Fanfare - Vol.19 No.1 September/October 1995 p.280

Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.61; 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]; Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55 [IW]

Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 p.110 [MDS]

Gramophone Record Review - March 1961 p. [JC]

Opernwelt - Januar 1/1996 S.55

International Record Review - November 2001 pp.85-86 [RP]

Répertoire - No.80 mai 1995 p.79

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.154 luglio-agosto 2001 pp.114-115 (mention)

Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 July 1952.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Paoletti - 1952(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rodolfo - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi

Schaunard - Enzo Titta

Marcello - Giovanni Ciavola

Colline - Vittorio Tatozzi

Mimi - Frances Schimenti

Musetta - Mafalda Micheluzzi

Benoit - Piero (Pietro) Passarotti

Alcindoro - Piero (Pietro) Passarotti

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Black Disc - Remington 199-96 {3LPS}; Allegro-Royale 1542-1543 {2LPS}

Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GB 1057-1058 {2CDS}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.61 (mention) [FAL]

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

Luister - Juni 1954 p.163 [LR]

Comments:- Part of this recording was conducted by Luigi Ricci

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(FI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Brian Sullivan

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank Guarrera

Colline - Norman Scott

Mimi - Nadine Conner

Musetta - Brenda Lewis

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

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DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5039

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Video recording of a television film using an English translation by Howard Dietz. First transmitted on 23 February 1953.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(LI;19/12/53)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Eugene Conley

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Norman Scott

Mimi - Hilde Güden

Musetta - Jean Fenn

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - James McCracken

Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 719 {2CDRS}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 December 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(LI;21/2/53)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Jan Peerce

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Renato Capecchi

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Brenda Lewis

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1049

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 February 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Eugen Szenkár - 1953(RA)

Orchestra - Orchester des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Chorus - Chor des Nordwestdeutschen Rundfunks (Hamburg)

Rodolfo - Libero De Luca

Schaunard - Hermann Prey

Marcello - Horst Günter

Colline - Sigmund Roth

Mimi - Hjördis Schymberg

Musetta - Valerie Bak

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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0110 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Cantus Classics 500820 {2CDS} (2005)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- The cast also includes Karl (Carl) Otto and Kurt Marschner.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Ugo Rápalo - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Rodolfo - Gianni Poggi

Schaunard - Alberto Albertini

Marcello - Manuel Ausensi

Colline - Giulio Neri

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Ornella Rovero

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3737 (1995)ª; House of Opera ALD 3737

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1167-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (11 November 1954). The cast listed above is that given in «Tebaldi - The Voice of a Angel» p.226. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are included in their «New Listings - November 1995» and the CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Compact Disc Releases Winter 2004».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1954(SE)

Orchestra - Städtische Oper Berlin

Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin

Rodolfo - Rudolf Schock

Schaunard - Hermann Prey

Marcello - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Colline - Gottlob Frick

Mimi - Erna Berger

Musetta - Erika Köth

Alcindoro - Walter Hauck

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Black Disc; - Electrola WALP 1502 {1LP} (1955)ª;; EMI 1C 047 28572M {1LP}

Compact Disc; - EMI 5 74265 2 7 {1CD} (Germany) (2001)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.76 (mention) [SS]

Luister - Maart 1955 p.159 [LR]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Russian

Conductor Samuil A Samosud - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Moscow Radio Symphony Chorus

Rodolfo - Sergei Lemeshev

Schaunard - Vladimir Zakharov

Marcello - Pavel Lisitsian

Colline - Boris Dobrin

Mimi - Irina Maslennikova

Musetta - Galina Sakharova

Benoit - Daniel Demyanov

Alcindoro - A Belanov

Parpignol - Sergei Fomichev

Sergente dei doganieri - Trofim Antonenko

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Black Disc - Melodiya D 0416/22; Melodiya D 094511/15; Melodiya 2 MEL 7779

Compact Disc - *Myto 2 MCD 975.172 {2CDS}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1998 S.55 [DN]

Opéra International - février 1998 No.221 p.56 [SS]

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.114 [JC-1]

American Record Guide - May/June 1998 Vol.61 No.3 p.255 [RVL]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Eugene Conley

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank Guarrera

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Jean Fenn

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - James McCracken

Sergente dei doganieri - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1116

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 March 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carl Bamberger - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Chorus - CHORUS

Rodolfo - David Garen

Schaunard - Gerard Holthaus

Marcello - Paolo Gorin

Colline - Leonardo Wolovsky

Mimi - Marilyn Tyler

Musetta - Corri Bijster

Alcindoro - Henk Augement

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Black Disc - Guilde Internationale du Disque SMS 141; Musical Masterpieces Society

Open Reel Tape - Concert Hall CHT/BN 9-2 (7½ips)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.99 (tape) [RDD]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in French

Conductor Georges Tzipine - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris

Rodolfo - Roger Gardès

Schaunard - Jean Vieuille

Marcello - Michel Roux

Colline - Xavier Depraz

Mimi - Martha Angelici

Musetta - Christiane Castelli

Benoit - Jacques Hivert

Alcindoro - René Hérent

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Black Disc; - Pathé DTX 177/178 {2LPS}; EMI Pathé 2C 053 10902/3 {2LPS} (1971)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI «Belle Epoque» CZS 7 67866-2 (Highlights) (+Madama Butterfly +Tosca - excerpts) {2CDS} (1993)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Luister - Juli/Aug. 1956 p.268 [LR]

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in German

Conductor Richard Kraus - 1956(SE)

Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Chorus - Chor der Deutsche Oper Berlin - Schönberger Sängerknaben

Rodolfo - Fritz Wunderlich

Schaunard - Robert Koffmane

Marcello - Herbert Brauer

Colline - Peter Roth-Ehrgang

Mimi - Trude Eipperle

Musetta - Ruth-Margret Pütz

Alcindoro - Leopold Clam

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Black Disc - Europäischer Fonoclub Opera 1105 {1LP}; Eurodisc KR 70259 {1LP} Eurodisc 201 021 250 {1LP}; Baccarola 75 871 ZR {1LP}

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.60 [KH]

Fono Forum - Band 5 7/60 p.22

Comments:- The cast also includes Heinrich Lindeman

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Chorus and Columbus Boys Choir

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - John Reardon

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Lucine Amara

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - William Nahr

Sergente dei doganieri - George Del Monte

Un doganiere - Thomas Powell

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6042 {2LPS} (USA) (1956)ª; HMV ALP 1409-1410 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV SLS 896 (ASD 3030 - ASD 3031) {2LPS} (1974)ª; La Voz de su Amo LALP 311-312 {2LPS} (1957)ª; HMV QALP 10171-10172 (Italy); EMI 3C 53 00126/7 {2LPS} (Italy) ; HTA 34-35; Seraphim SIB-6099 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette - *EMI TC-SLS 896; Angel 4X2G-47235

Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47235-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª; EMI CDS 5 56236-2 {2CDS}; Angel CDCB-47235 {2CDS} ;; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» CMS 5 67750-2 {2CDS} (2002}ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1956 p.195; January 1957 p.306; April 1957 p.402 November 1974 p.963 [EG]; April 1975 p.1780 [JBS]; October 1975 p.721 [MEO] June 1987 p. [MEO]; July 2002 p.81 [AB]

Opera - Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.8 [RP]; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.1 September/October 2002 p.187 [BR]

Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.161

High Fidelity Magazine - September 1956 Vol.6 No.9 p.60 [JH]

American Record Guide - October 1956 Vol.23 No.2 p.18 [RHR]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.160 [CHP]

The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.400

Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.283

Discofila (Madrid) - No.18 noviembre 1957 p.475 [EM]

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.53 septiembre 2002 p.84 [MC]

Comments:- Recorded between 16 March and 6 April 1956. Some parts of this recording were made with one or more singers recorded over previously recorded contributions from the orchestra and the other singers (e.g.Merrill's contribution to the opening «Questo mar rosso» was recorded after that of the other singers). More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. According toPeel the RCA Chorus was the Chorus of the New York City Opera. See also THE GRAMOPHONE January 1957 p.291, OPERA NEWS March 18 1995 p.21

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - Manuel Spatafora

Marcello - Rolando Panerai

Colline - Nicola Zaccaria

Mimi - Maria