(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1909(SE) - NOT KNOWN - Orchestra*
2 1921(STU) - NOT KNOWN - Orchestra*
3 1924(STU) - Goossens Eugene - Royal Albert Hall Orchestra*
4 1929(STU) - Molajoli Lorenzo - Teatro alla Scala*
5 1929-30(STU) - Sabajno Carlo - Teatro alla Scala*
6 1934(RE) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Orchestra*
7 1939(LE) - Papi Gennaro - San Francisco Opera*
8 1939(STU) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma*
9 1940(SE) - Pelletier Wilfred (Wilfrid) - Metropolitan Opera*
10 1941(LI) - Papi Gennaro - Metropolitan Opera*
11 1946(LI) - Cimara Pietro - Metropolitan Opera*
12 1946(SE) - Weissmann Frieder - RCA Victor Orchestra*
13 1947(LI) - Antonicelli Giuseppe - Metropolitan Opera*
14 1947(LI) - Sodero Cesare - Metropolitan Opera*
15 1948(LI) - Ormandy Eugene - Holywood Bowl Orchestra*
16 1949(RA) - Schröder Kurt - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks*
17 1949(STU) - Rudolf Max - Metropolitan Opera Association*
18 194?(SCE) - Rother - Gerhard Steeger - Paul Strauss Artur - Orchester des Berliner Rundfunks - Orchester des Deutschen Opernhaus Berlin - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin*
19 1950(LI) - Antonicelli Giuseppe - Metropolitan Opera*
20 1951(SE) - Hollreiser Heinrich - Münchner Philharmoniker*
21 1951(STU) - Erede Alberto - Santa Cecilia*
22 1951(STU) - Loibner Wilhelm - Austrian Symphony Orchestra*
23 1951?(STU) - Bron Onissim - Bolshoi Theatre*
24 1953(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
25 1953(RA) - Questa Angelo - RAI Torino*
26 1953(SE) - Schüchter Wilhelm - Orchester*
27 1954(LI) - Herbert Walter - New Orleans Opera*
28 1954(RA) - Alberth Rudolf - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
29 1954(STU) - Gavazzeni Gianandrea - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
30 1955(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Teatro alla Scala*
31 1956(FI) - Fabritiis Oliviero De - RAI Milano**
32 1956(LI) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*
33 1956(SE) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*
34 1956[SE] - Bellezza Vincenzo - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
35 1957(LI) - Kempe Rudolf - Covent Garden*
36 1957(SE) - Kraus Richard - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
37 1957(STU) - Leinsdorf Erich - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
38 1957(STU) - Wolff Albert - L'Opéra Comique de Paris*
39 1958(LI) - Ghione Franco - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)*
40 1958(LI) - Leinsdorf Erich - Metropolitan Opera*
41 1958(LI) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*
42 1958(LI) - Questa Angelo - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
43 1958(STU) - Serafin Tullio - Santa Cecilia*
44 1959(LI) - Balkwill Bryan - Covent Garden*
45 1959(STU) - Santini Gabriele - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
46 1960(LI) - Cellini Renato - New Orleans Opera*
47 1960(LI) - Klobucar Berislav - Wiener Staatsoper*
48 1960(LI) - Mitropoulos Dimitri - Metropolitan Opera*
49 1960(SE) - Balkwill Bryan - Sadler's Wells Opera*
50 1960(SE) - Vaszy Viktor - Hungarian State Opera*
51 1961(LI) - Rescigno Nicola - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli*
52 1961(SE) - Klobucar Berislav - Berliner Symphoniker*
53 1961(STU) - Leitner Ferdinand - Württemburgisches Staatstheater*
54 1961?(SE) - Annovazzi Napoleone - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Hamburg*
55 1961?(SE) - Ghiglia Erasmo - Orchestre*
56 1961?(SE) - Hartemann Jean-Claude - Orchestre*
57 1962(LI) - Cleva Fausto - Metropolitan Opera*
58 1962(STU) - Leinsdorf Erich - RCA Italiana*
59 1965(LI) - Schick George - Metropolitan Opera*
60 1966(LI) - Schick George - Metropolitan Opera*
61 1966(STU) - Barbirolli John - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*
62 1966(STU) - Santi Nello - Wiener Symphoniker*
63 1967(LI) - Patanè Franco - New York City Opera*
64 1967(RA) - Basile Arturo - RAI Torino*
65 1968(LI) - Gardelli Lamberto - Metropolitan Opera*
66 1968(RA) - Rivoli Gianfranco - Orquesta de la Radiotelevisión Española*
67 1969(LI) - Schick George - Metropolitan Opera*
68 1969(STU) - Rápalo Ugo - Orchestra Filarmonica di Napoli*
69 196?(SE) - Annovazzi Napoleone - Pro Musica-Symphonie-Orchester Hamburg*
70 196?(SE) - Patanè Giuseppe - Deutsche Oper Berlin*
71 1971(LI) - Franci Carlo - Metropolitan Opera*
72 1971(LI) - Moresco Carlo - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company*
73 1972(RA) - Patanè Giuseppe - Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks*
74 1972(STU) - Ermler Mark - Bolshoi Theatre*
75 1973(Act 1;LE) - Santi Nello - Philadelphia Lyric Opera*
76 1973(LE) - Morelli Giuseppe - New York City Opera*
77 1973(LI) - Baudo Serge - Metropolitan Opera*
78 1974(FI) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker**
79 1974(LI) - Adler Kurt Herbert - San Francisco Opera*
80 1974(STU) - Karajan Herbert von - Wiener Philharmoniker*
81 1976(LI) - Santi Nello - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia*
82 1976(LI) - Woitach Richard - Metropolitan Opera*
83 1976(STU) - Gatto Armando - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
84 1977(LI) - Morelli Giuseppe - New York City Opera*
85 1977?(STU) - Maazel Lorin - Philharmonia Orchestra*
86 1979(STU) - Popescu Paul - Rumanian State Philharmonic Orchestra*
87 1980(STU) - Patanè Giuseppe - Hungarian State Opera*
88 1981(LI) - Fulton Thomas - Metropolitan Opera*
89 1981(LI) - Gomez-Martinis (Gómez Martínez) Miguel-Ángel - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande*
90 1982(STU) - Bellini Gabriele - Bulgarian Philharmonic Orchestra*
91 1983(LI) - Arena Maurizio - Verona Arena**
92 1985(LI) - Pérez Busquier Gerard - Gran Teatro del Liceo*
93 1986(LI) - Maazel Lorin - Teatro alla Scala**
94 1987(STU) - Raichev Rouslan - Sofia National Opera*
95 1987(STU) - Sinopoli Giuseppe - Philharmonia Orchestra*
96 198?(STU) - Mansurov Fuat - Bolshoi Theatre*
97 1991(STU) - Rahbari Alexander - Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra*
98 1994(FI) - Conlon James - Orchestre de Paris***
99 1994(LI) - Notev Giorgio - Sofia Symphony Orchestra*
100 1995(LI) - Rescigno Joseph - Dallas Civic Opera*
101 1995(LI) - Varviso Silvio - Opéra des Flandres**
102 1995?(STU) - Rosekrans Charles - Hungarian State Opera*
103 1997(LI) - Campori Angelo - Arena di Verona*
104 1997(LI) - Summers Patrick - Opera Australia*
105 1997 - Neuhold Günter - Bremer Philharmoniker Staatsorchester*
106 199?(SE) - Abell David - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
107 19??(SE) - Menet Pierre - Orchestre*
108 2000(STU) - Abel Yves - Philharmonia Orchestra*
109 2001(LI) - Ahronovitch Yuri - Teatro La Fenice di Venezia*
110 2001(LI) - DeMain John - Cincinnati Opera*
111 2002(LI) - Rizzi Carlo - Teatro alla Scala*
112 2003(LI) - Matakiev Metodi - Teatro Lirico d'Europa*
113 2003(LI) - Pappano Antonio - Covent Garden***
114 2004(LI) - Domingo Plácido - Città Lirica**
*AUDIO ---- **VIDEO ---- ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor NOT_KNOWN - 1909(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Cio Cio San - René Vivienne
Pinkerton - Vernon Stiles
Sharpless - Thomas Richards
Suzuki - Harriet Behnee
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Black Disc - Columbia #30152-63 {6x78s}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor NOT_KNOWN - 1921(STU)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Cio Cio San - Ottavia Giordano
Pinkerton - Santo Santonocito
Sharpless - Adolfo Pacini
Suzuki - Ginevra Amato
Kate Pinkerton - Vittoria Polastri
Goro - Carlo Gislon
Il principe Yamadori - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
Lo zio Bonzo - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
L'ufficiale del Registro - Ubaldo Ceccarelli
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Black Disc - Società Nazionale del Grammofono S 5410-5434 {13x12in-78s) - R 5411-5419 {5x10in-78s} (green label)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- The 78s issued by the Società Nazionale del Grammofono are listed by Alan Kelly in «His Master's Voice/La Voce del Padrones» as having been recorded in May and June 1921, but I have not been able to find an entry for then in any of the catalogues on microfilm in the British Library, although the recording of Andrea Chenier which Kelly also lists does have an entry.
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Conductor Eugene Goossens - 1924(STU)
Orchestra - Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Cio Cio San - Rosina Buckman
Pinkerton - Tudor Davies
Sharpless - Frederick Ranalow
Suzuki - Nellie Walker
Kate Pinkerton - Bessie Jones
Goro - Sydney Coltham
Il principe Yamadori - Edward Halland
Lo zio Bonzo - Edward Halland
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 893-906 (14x78s) (1924)ª;; Sunday Opera SY2 501 {2LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Kiwi Pacific Records SLD-96/97 {2CDS}; Mike Richter - Audio Encyclopedia 301 (From Which We Came - CD-ROM) (1999)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1924 p.216; May 1925 p.464 (Klein) June 1982 p.77 [JBS]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.1 Spring 1986 pp.52-53 [JA]
Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.65
Classic Record Collector - Autumn p.96 [RG]
Comments:- Recorded between 10 March 1924 and 19 July 1924. Suzuki is sung by Gladys Peel on one side (D 906). More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. The Sunday Opera LPs are listed in GRAMOPHONE May 1982 p.1451.
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Conductor Lorenzo Molajoli - 1929(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Cio Cio San - Rosetta Pampanini
Pinkerton - Alessandro Granda
Sharpless - Gino Vanelli
Suzuki - Conchita Velázquez
Kate Pinkerton - Cesira Ferrari
Goro - Giuseppe Nessi
Il principe Yamadori - Aristide Baracchi
Lo zio Bonzo - Salvatore Baccaloni
Il commissario imperiale - Lino Bonardi
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Black Disc - Columbia D 14530-43 {14x78s}; Columbia 9784-97 {14x78s} Columbia Set MOP4 (67675 D - 676688 D {14X78s} (USA)
Compact Disc - Centaur CRC-2196-7 {2CDS}; Bongiovanni GB 1123/24-2 {2CDS} Grammofono 2000 AB78673/74 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78041 {2CDS}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1929 p.277 (Klein p.281)
Opera News - May 1995 p.47
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.251
Orpheus - Februar 1997 S.56
Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.208
Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.86 marzo 1996 p.51
Classical Express - Issue 93 December 1997 p.3 (mention) [NL]
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.66
Musica (Milano) - No.96 Anno 20 febbraio-marzo 1996 p.114
Répertoire - No.101 Avril 1997 p.56
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Conductor Carlo Sabajno - 1929-30(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Cio Cio San - Margaret (Margherita) Sheridan
Pinkerton - Lionello Cecil
Sharpless - Vittorio Weinberg
Suzuki - Ida Mannarini
Kate Pinkerton - Elena Lomi
Goro - Nello Palai
Il principe Yamadori - Antonio Gelli
Lo zio Bonzo - Guglielmo Masini
Il commissario imperiale - Antonio Gelli
L'ufficiale del Registro - Antonio Gelli
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Black Disc - HMV S 10190-205 (78s;Italy); HMV C 1950-65 (78s;UK); Victor 9867-82 - M97 (78s;USA); CLUB 99 OP 1001
Compact Disc - Romophone 89001-2; Arkadia 2CD 78030
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1930 p.185 (Klein p.484)
Opera Now - November/December 1996 p.107; March/April 1998 p.99 [GH]
Fanfare - Vol.19 No.5 May/June 1996 p.240
Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 p.161
Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
International Classical Record Collector - Summer 1996 No.5 p.103
The Record Collector - Vol.41 No.2 June 1996 p.148
Classical Express - Issue No.87 June 1997 p.4
ARSC Journal - Vol.27 No.2 Fall 1996 p.251 [RL]
Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.151
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.103 octubre 1997 p.41 (mention) [MC]
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Conductor Wilfred_(Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1934(RE)
Orchestra - Orchestra
Chorus - Chorus
Cio Cio San - Elisabeth Rethberg
Pinkerton - Joseph Bentonelli
Sharpless - Douglas Stanbury
Suzuki - Clemence Gifford
Goro - Erwin Munch
Lo zio Bonzo - Norman Cordon
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 289 {1LP} (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of excerpts broadcast on Standard Brands Hour (16 December 1934). There is a narration spoken by Deems Taylor
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Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1939(LE)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Cio Cio San - Jarmila Novotna
Pinkerton - Michael Bartlett
Sharpless - George Cehanovsky
Suzuki - Hertha Glaz
Goro - Lodovico Oliviero
Il principe Yamadori - Colin Harvey
Lo zio Bonzo - Charles Shiffeler
Il commissario imperiale - Stanley Noonan
L'ufficiale del Registro - Evaristo Albertini
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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 116 (+Guglelmo Ratliff - excerpts) {2LPS} (1972)ª
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 505
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of Act 1 and Act 2 part 1 of a performance at San Francisco (3 November 1939). 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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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1939(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro Reale dell'Opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Toti Dal Monte
Pinkerton - Beniamino Gigli
Sharpless - Mario Basiola
Suzuki - Vittoria Palombini
Kate Pinkerton - Maria Huder
Goro - Adelio Zagonora
Il principe Yamadori - Gino Conti
Lo zio Bonzo - Ernesto Dominici
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Black Disc; - HMV DB 3859-3874 (16x78s) (1940)ª; HMV DB 8717-8732 (16x78s;AC) (1940)ª; Victor 17357-17372 - M700/1 (78s;USA); RCA Victor LCT 6006 {2LPS}; La Voce del; Padrone QALP 10048/10049; HMV ALP 1659/1660 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Angel GRB 4000 {2LPS}; Seraphim IB 6059 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 69990-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Arkadia 2CD 78004 {2CDS}; Pearl GEMM CDS 9290 {2CDS} ;; Naxos «Historical» 8.110183-84 (+Toti Dal Monti - recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1940 p.356 [AR]; February 1959 p.415; September 1989 p.563 [JBS]; Awards Issue 2002 p.106 [JBS]
Opera - March 1959 p.186
Opera Now - May/June 1998 p.105 [ST]; July/August 2002 p.99 [GH]
Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 pp.212-213 [JC]
Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.56
Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.192-194 [LG]
Diapason - No.498 décembre 2002 p.125 [MP]
Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.17 [FGB]
Gramophone Record Review - February 1959 p.292 [MO]
The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.150
Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.8(mention): Issue 91 October 1997 p.3 [NL]
American Record Guide - March 1953 Vol.19 No.7 p.217 [JN]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.496 [JK]: September 1971 Vol.38 No.1 p.31 [PLM]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.134 [VAL]: January/February 1997 Vol.60 No.1 p.238
International Opera Collector - Winter 1997 No.6 p.96 [MO]
International Record Review - August 2002 p.75 [MVA]
ARSC Journal - Vol.33 No.2 Fall 2002 pp.273-275 [EAM]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2003 pp.49-50 [GH]
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.217 [JB]
High Fidelity Magazine - June 1960 Vol.10 No.6 p.68 [CLO]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.93 noviembre 1996 p.58
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.81, p.83 [JV]
Comments:- Recorded in July 1939
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Conductor Wilfred_(Wilfrid) Pelletier - 1940(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Eleanor Steber
Pinkerton - Armand Tokatyan
Sharpless - George Cehanovsky
Suzuki - Lucielle Browning
Goro - Pino Bontempi
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Black Disc; - World's Greatest Operas SR 55/57 {3x78s}; RCA «Camden» CAL 222 {1LP} (1955)ª
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recorded on 30, 31 May and 26 June 1940.
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Conductor Gennaro Papi - 1941(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - Armand Tokatyan
Sharpless - John Brownlee
Suzuki - Lucielle Browning
Kate Pinkerton - Maxine Stellman
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - John Gurney
Il commissario imperiale - Wilfred Engelman
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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 237 {2LPS} (1962)ª; OPA 1031/32
Compact Disc; - Walhall WHL 16 {2CDS}; Arkadia «The Golden Age» 2CD GA 2025 {2CDS} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.57
Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
International Record Review - September 2000 p.122 [JTH]
Musica (Milano) - N.121 novembre 2000 p.107 (mention) [SH]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.94 [TF]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1941; see «Saturday Afternoonsat the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.249-251)
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Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - James Melton
Sharpless - John Brownlee
Suzuki - Lucielle Browning
Kate Pinkerton - Maxine Stellman
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
Il commissario imperiale - John Baker
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 2 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 123535 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1946). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».
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Conductor Frieder Weissmann - 1946(SE)
Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - James Melton
Suzuki - Lucielle Browning
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Black Disc - Victor Set 1068 (11-9254-56) {3x78s}; RCA Victor LM 2 {1LP}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - James Melton
Sharpless - John Brownlee
Suzuki - Thelma Altman
Kate Pinkerton - Irene Jordan
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Melchiorre Luise
Il commissario imperiale - John Baker
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1512
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1947). 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». It is also stated «Missing openings Acts 1,2. Poor to Fair copy».
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Conductor Cesare Sodero - 1947(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Regina Resnik
Pinkerton - Charles Kullman
Sharpless - John Brownlee
Suzuki - Lucielle Browning
Kate Pinkerton - Maxine Stellman
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
Il commissario imperiale - John Baker
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1274
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 February 1947). 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 recording is stated to be «Nearly Complete» with «Only Fair sound».
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Conductor Eugene Ormandy - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Holywood Bowl Orchestra
Chorus - Holywood Bowl Chorus
Cio Cio San - Eleanor Steber
Pinkerton - Jan Peerce
Sharpless - Richard Bonelli
Suzuki - Suzanne Caré
Kate Pinkerton - Martha Larrimore
Il principe Yamadori - Clifford Harvuot
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD 16 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7432 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Video Artists International VAIA 1220 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.180 mai 1994 p.72
American Record Guide - May/June 2004 Vol.67 No.3 p.237 [RVL]
Classica Répertoire - No.61 avril 2004 p.116 [AT]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Hollywood Bowl (3 September 1948). According to the review in ARG of the CDs issued by VAI «The recorded sound, unfortunately, is pretty terrible, with many fluctuations in volume, a jarring dropout in the Act I love duet, and much distortion. For Steber fans only.»
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Conductor Kurt Schröder - 1949(RA)
Orchestra - Orchester des Hessischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Hessischen Rundfunks
Cio Cio San - Elfride Trötschel
Pinkerton - Karl Friedrich
Sharpless - Kurt Gester
Suzuki - Gisela Litz
Kate Pinkerton - Helene Bindhardt
Goro - Willy Hofmann
Il principe Yamadori - Herbert Hess
Lo zio Bonzo - Josef Lindlar
Il commissario imperiale - August Heimpel
Yakusidè - August Steinkamp
L'ufficiale del Registro - Gerhard Frank
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0052 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500814 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
International Record Review - February 2005 p.32 [MT]
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Conductor Max Rudolf - 1949(STU)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association
Cio Cio San - Eleanor Steber
Pinkerton - Richard Tucker
Sharpless - Giuseppe Valdengo
Suzuki - Jean Madeira
Kate Pinkerton - Thelma Votipka
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Melchiorre Luise
Il commissario imperiale - John Baker
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Black Disc; - Columbia MOP 30 (13011D -13026D) {16x78s} (USA) (1949)ª; Columbia SL 4 {3LPS} (USA) (1949)ª; Columbia SL 104 {3LPS} (USA) (1949)ª; Columbia «Odyssey» Y3-32107 (1973)ª; Philips A 01119-21 L {3LPS} (Continental Europe); CBS 78246 {2LPS} (Electronic stereo) (UK) (1974)ª
Compact Disc; - Sony «Masterworks Heritage» MH2K 62765 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Arkadia 78074 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera Fenice FNO 003-4 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1974 p.578 [RO]
Opera News - October 1998 p.65 [CJL]
Orpheus - Februar 1999 SS.50-51 [DN]
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1999 No.237 p.77 [SS]
Diapason - No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.92 [CC]
American Record Guide - September/October 1998 Vol.61 No.5 p.311 [LM]
Classic CD - February 1999 pp.116-117 [MQ]
Répertoire - No.115 juillet/aoüt 1998 p.58 [PT]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.115 noviembre 1998 p.52 [JPS]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.95 [MH]
Das Opernglas - Juli-August 1998 S.117 [ML]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.140 maggio 2000 p.105 [MG]
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Conductor Artur Rother_-_Gerhard_Steeger_-_Paul_Strauss - 194?(SCE)
Orchestra - Orchester des Berliner Rundfunks - Orchester des Deutschen Opernhaus Berlin - Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Chorus - Günther Arndt Chor
Cio Cio San - Maria Cebotari
Pinkerton - Walther Ludwig
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Black Disc - *D.G.G. K 73 109 (disc) J 73 109 (sleeve) {1x10in-LP}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- This composite disc which contains excerpts from more than on source was a special issue for members of the «Bertelsmann Schallplattenring». The following excerpts are performed: Ja, es ward Abend/ Mädchen, in deinen Augen (Liebesduett) (Cebotari, Ludwig); Eines Tages seh'n wir (Cebotari); Vorspiel zum III Akt (Chorus); Ehrenvoll sterbe (Cebotari).
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1950(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - James Melton
Sharpless - John Brownlee
Suzuki - Thelma Altman
Kate Pinkerton - Anne Bollinger
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Melchiorre Luise
Il commissario imperiale - John Baker
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 767 (& 505)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1950). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.466-467. 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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Conductor Heinrich Hollreiser - 1951(SE)
Orchestra - Münchner Philharmoniker
Chorus - Bayerische Staatsoper
Cio Cio San - Maria Stader
Pinkerton - Cornelius van Dijk
Suzuki - Herta Töpper
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Black Disc - D.G.G. 17017 LPE; D.G.G. EPL30461 (EP; Highlights); Heliodor 478076
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1960 p.32 (Highlights); September 1960 pp.178-179 (AP)
Comments:- There is also a LP (D.G.G. 17016 LPE) on which the same singers sing the same excerpts in German
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Cio Cio San - Renata Tebaldi
Pinkerton - Giuseppe Campora
Sharpless - Giovanni Inghilleri
Suzuki - Nell Rankin
Kate Pinkerton - Gianna Diozzi
Goro - Piero De Palma
Il principe Yamadori - Melchiorre Luise
Lo zio Bonzo - Fernando Corena
Il commissario imperiale - Michele Calvino
L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi Pizzeri
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 2638-2640 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 59-61 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 528-530 {3LPS} (1967)ª; London LLPA-8 {3LPS} (1952)ª; Richmond RS 63001 {3LPS} (1963)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 440 230-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Pearl GEMS 0172 (+Tebaldi recital) {2CDS} (2002)ª; Decca 473 045-2 (Tebaldi - Puccini Edition) {12CDS} (2002)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110254-55 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1952 p.208 [AR]; August 1967 p.125 [EG]; December 2003 p.105 [AB]
Opera - June 1952 p.369; November 1967 p.927; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
Orpheus - Juli+August 2004 S.65 [IW]
Diapason - No.400 janvier 1994 p.140
American Record Guide - February 1952 Vol.18 No.6 p.172 [PHR]: February 1963 Vol.29 No.6 p.466 (mention) [HG]: November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.257 [LM]
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1963 Vol.13 No.7 p.60 [CLO]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1952 p.11
BBC Music Magazine - March 1994 p.84
International Record Review - February 2004 p.30 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2003 No.161 pp.54-55 [SV]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.182 aprile 2004 pp.108-109 [GL]
Comments:- There is a reference to this recording in a letter to the editor of GRAMOPHONE (June 1975 p.23)
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Conductor Wilhelm Loibner - 1951(STU)
Orchestra - Austrian Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - CHORUS
Cio Cio San - Daniza Ilitsch
Pinkerton - Ratko Delorko
Sharpless - Jovan Gligor
Suzuki - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Kate Pinkerton - Aenne Michalsky
Goro - August Jaresch
Il principe Yamadori - Emil Siegert
Lo zio Bonzo - Emil Siegert
Il commissario imperiale - Emil Siegert
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Black Disc - Remington 199-81 (USA)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - October 1952 Vol.19 No.2 p.61 (mention) [FAL]
Classic Record Collector - Winter 2002 pp.30-36 [JTH]
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Conductor Onissim Bron - 1951?(STU)
Orchestra - Bolshoi Theatre
Chorus - Bolshoi Theatre
Cio Cio San - Elisabeta Shumskaya
Pinkerton - Ivan Kozlovsky
Sharpless - Piotr Selivanov
Suzuki - Eugenia Gribova
Kate Pinkerton - Tamara Parfenenko
Goro - Beniamin Shevtsov
Il principe Yamadori - Yuri Filin
Lo zio Bonzo - Ivan Skobtsov
Il commissario imperiale - D. Bedrosian
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Black Disc - Melodiya D 0675/82 {4LPS}; Melodiya D 07923/8 {3LPS}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - Eugene Conley
Sharpless - Frank (Francesco) Valentino
Suzuki - Margaret Roggero
Kate Pinkerton - Laura Castellano
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
Il commissario imperiale - Algerd Brazis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 696
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 January 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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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1953(RA)
Orchestra - RAI Torino
Chorus - RAI Torino
Cio Cio San - Clara Petrella
Pinkerton - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Sharpless - Giuseppe Taddei
Suzuki - Mafalda Masini
Kate Pinkerton - Maria Christina Foscale
Goro - Mariano Caruso
Il principe Yamadori - Alberto Albertini
Lo zio Bonzo - Antonio Biancardo
Il commissario imperiale - Alberto Albertini
Yakusidè - Franco Mariani
L'ufficiale del Registro - Franco Mariani
La madre di Cio Cio San - Carla Lazzari
La zia - Renata Paggetti
La cugina - Maria Darbesi
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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC1248/1-3; D.G.G. 18210/12 LPM; Cetra C 1248 {3LPS} (USA); Cetra LPC 55016 (Highlights); Balkaton BOA 1652-1654 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 10 (2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 0927 43551-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1957 p.106 (Highlights); May 1962 p.557
American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.220 [JN]
High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.62 [JH]
Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.100
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.165 ottobre 2002 pp.100-101 [GL]
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Conductor Wilhelm Schüchter - 1953(SE)
Orchestra - Orchester
Chorus - Städtische Oper Berlin
Cio Cio San - Erna Berger
Pinkerton - Rudolf Schock
Sharpless - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Suzuki - Sieglinde Wagner
Goro - Erich Zimmermann
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Black Disc - Electrola WBLP 507 {1x10in-LP}; EMI 1C 047 28570; Eterna 7 20 130 {1x10in-LP}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Luister - Juli/Aug. 1955 p.258 [LR]
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Conductor Walter Herbert - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - Walter Fredericks
Sharpless - Richard Torigi
Suzuki - Rosalind Nadel
Kate Pinkerton - Barbara Faulkner
Goro - John Tresch
Il principe Yamadori - Don Bernard
Lo zio Bonzo - Arthur Cosenza
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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 168-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 7422 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.263
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (18 March 1954)
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Conductor Rudolf Alberth - 1954(RA)
Orchestra - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Cio Cio San - Elisabeth Lindermeier
Pinkerton - Richard Holm
Sharpless - Marcel Cordes
Suzuki - Herta Töpper
Kate Pinkerton - Dagmar Naaff
Goro - Karl Ostertag
Il principe Yamadori - Adolf Keil
Lo zio Bonzo - Max Proebstl
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Compact Disc; - Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0148 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast performance. This is listed in Bayerischer Rundfunk's «Historischer Katalog - Gesangaufnahmen - Sängerinnen - Buchstabe R-Z» (entry B 3415)
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Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1954(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - Giuseppe di Stefano
Sharpless - Tito Gobbi
Suzuki - Anna Maria Canali
Kate Pinkerton - Maria Huder
Goro - Renato Ercolani
Il principe Yamadori - Arturo La Porta
Lo zio Bonzo - Bruno Sbalchiero
Il commissario imperiale - Arturo La Porta
L'ufficiale del Registro - Arturo La Porta
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1215-1217 (1955)ª; World Record Club OC 161-163; RCA Victor LM 6121 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Capitol-EMI GCR 7137 {3LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 49575-2 {2CDS} (1998)ª;; Testament SBT 2168 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Regis Records RRC 2070 {2CDS} (2006)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1955 p.455; November 1955 p.214; October 1988 p. [JBS] December 1998 p.111 [AB]
Opera - April 1955 p.259; April 1999 pp.399-405 [AB]
Opera News - June 1999 p.65 [PG]
Orpheus - August + September 1999 S.79 [BH]
Opéra International - juillet-aoüt 1999 No.237 p.77 [SS]
Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.259
High Fidelity Magazine - September 1955 Vol.5 No.6 p.61 [JH]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.56 [DJ]
American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.23 [PHR]: March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.310 [RVL]
International Classical Record Collector - Spring 1999 No.16 p.99 [JTH]
Répertoire - No.121 février 1999 p.49 [PD]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.95 [MC]
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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala
Chorus - Teatro alla Scala
Cio Cio San - Maria Callas
Pinkerton - Nicolai Gedda
Sharpless - Mario Borriello
Suzuki - Lucia Danieli
Kate Pinkerton - Luisa Villa
Goro - Renato Ercolani
Il principe Yamadori - Mario Carlin
Lo zio Bonzo - Plinio Clabassi
Il commissario imperiale - Enrico Campi
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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1296-1298 {3LPS} (1955)ª; HMV SLS 5015 {3LPS} (1976)ª; EMI EX 291265-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel 3523 C/L {3LPS} (1955)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10156/58 {2LPS} (Italy)
Compact Cassette; - EMI TC-SLS 5015; EMI EX 291265-5 (1987)ª
Compact Disc; - EMI CDS 7 47959-8 {2CDS} (1987)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.280; May 1976 p.1796 [AB]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; October 1987 p. [JBS]
Opera - March 1956 p.176
Diapason - No.438 juin 1997 p.84
American Record Guide - December 1955 Vol.22 No.4 p.56 [PHR]
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1955 Vol.5 No.10 p.76 [JH]
E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1955 p.18
Gramophone Record Review - November 1955 p.31
The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.99 (2) p.101 (4) p.97
International Opera Collector - Autumn 1996 Vol.1 No.1 p.14
Répertoire - No.103 juin 1997 p.58
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Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1956(FI)
Orchestra - RAI Milano
Chorus - RAI Milano
Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo
Pinkerton - Renato Cioni
Sharpless - Afro Poli
Suzuki - Miti Truccato Pace
Goro - Gino Del Signore
Lo zio Bonzo - Dmitri Lopatto
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DVD (Video) - Video Artists International VAI 4284 (+La bohème - excerpt - Moffo - Tucker) (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2005 p.100 [JBS]
Opéra International - No.296 décembre 2004 p.97 [CC]
Diapason - No.522 février 2005 pp.113-114 [MP]
Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 p.60 [TP]
American Record Guide - January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.262 [RVL]
International Record Review - February 2005 p.82 [IJ]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 pp.92-93 [FSR]
Comments:- Video recording of a television film.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - Daniele Barioni
Sharpless - John Brownlee
Suzuki - Rosalind Elias
Kate Pinkerton - Madelaine Chambers
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
Il commissario imperiale - Lawrence Davidson
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Black Disc - Movimento Musica MM 3027
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 701 {2CDRS}; Bensar OL 121556 (BRO 125550) {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 December 1956). 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 CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Dorothy Kirsten
Pinkerton - Daniele Barioni
Sharpless - Clifford Harvuot
Suzuki - Mildred Miller
Kate Pinkerton - Madelaine Chambers
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
Il commissario imperiale - Calvin Marsh
L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi De Cesari
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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 722 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Theorema TH 121167/68 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1038 (+Chopiana) {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - March 1995 p.61
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.65 noviembre 2003 p.83 [JV]
Comments:- The writer of the short review of the Theorema CDs in ORPHEUS suggests that the recording is of a perfomance at the MET in 1957. Kirsten, Barioni and Harvuot sang together in Madame Butterfly on January 4 and 16 1957. However, it seems more likely that it is a re-issue of the abridged studio recording made for the Metropolitan Opera Record Club in 1956.
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Conductor Vincenzo Bellezza - 1956[SE]
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - Jan Peerce
Sharpless - Renato Capecchi
Suzuki - Anna Maria Rota
Goro - Fernando Delle Fornaci
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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 2054 {1LP} (USA); RCA A12R 0255
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
High Fidelity Magazine - April 1957 Vol.7 No.4 p.70 [JCMc]
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - John Lanigan
Sharpless - Geraint Evans
Suzuki - Barbara Howitt
Kate Pinkerton - J Livingston
Goro - David Tree
Lo zio Bonzo - Michael Langdon
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Compact Disc; - Ornamenti FE 112 {2CDS}; New Ornamenti NOVA 003 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.332
Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (2 May 1957, for a review of an earlier performance in the same series see Opera June 1957 p.387). The sound is very poor
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Conductor Richard Kraus - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Chorus - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Cio Cio San - Trude Eipperle
Pinkerton - Fritz Wunderlich
Sharpless - Theo Zilliken
Suzuki - Esther Hilbert
Kate Pinkerton - Helga Hildebrand
Goro - Martin Vantin
Lo zio Bonzo - Peter Roth-Ehrgang
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Black Disc - Europäischer Fonoklub 1102 {1LP}; Eurodisc 201 022.250 {1LP}; Baccarola 75 873 ZR {1LP}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.1 No.4 March/April 1978 p.60 [KH]
Comments:- According to a letter in GRAMOPHONE (May 1982 p.1547) these excerpts were recorded in April 1957
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Anna Moffo
Pinkerton - Cesare Valletti
Sharpless - Renato Cesari
Suzuki - Rosalind Elias
Kate Pinkerton - Miti Truccato Pace
Goro - Mario Carlin
Il principe Yamadori - Nestore Catalani
Lo zio Bonzo - Fernando Corena
Il commissario imperiale - Leonardo Monreale
Yakusidè - Andrea Mineo
L'ufficiale del Registro - Andrea Mineo
La madre di Cio Cio San - Luisa Zeri
La zia - (Maria) Grazia Ciferi
La cugina - Renata Mattioli
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6165 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6165 {3LPS} (USA) (1958)ª; RCA Victor 26.35059; RCA «Victrola» VIC 6100/1-3 {3LPS} (USA & UK) (1964-66)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6100/1-3 {3LPS} (USA & UK) (1964-66)ª; RCA VICTOR VLS 04145; RCA «Victrola» VL 43542 (3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª
Compact Disc; - RCA «Victor» GD 84145 {2CDS} (Europe) (1988)ª; RCA Victor 4145-2 {2CDS} (USA)
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.293 (HCS); April 1966 p.507 (EG); September 1988 p. [MEO]
American Record Guide - November 1958 Vol.25 No.3 p.192 [MB2]: December 1964 Vol.31 No.4 p.349 [GLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.66 [DJ]: March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.9 (letter): November 1964 Vol.14 No.11 p.122 [CLO]
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Conductor Albert Wolff - 1957(STU)
Orchestra - L'Opéra Comique de Paris
Chorus - L'Opéra Comique de Paris
Cio Cio San - Martha Angelici
Pinkerton - Albert Lance
Sharpless - Julien Giovannetti
Suzuki - Jeannine Collard
Kate Pinkerton - Germaine Chellet
Goro - Jacques Hivert
Il principe Yamadori - Julien Thirache
Lo zio Bonzo - Henri Peyrotte
Il commissario imperiale - Julien Thirache
Yakusidè - Pierre Gianotti
La madre di Cio Cio San - Andrée Gabriel
La zia - Ginette Claverie
La cugina - Raymonde Notti(-Pagès)
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Black Disc - Pathé DTX 225-227; EMI 2C 153 12186/12187 (electronic stereo)
Compact Disc; - EMI «Belle Epoque» CZS 7 67866-2 (Highlights) (+Tosca - excerpts +La bohème - highlights) {2CDS} (1993)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Diapason - No.28 juillet 1958 p.42 [JP]; No.197 mai 1975 p.41 (mention)
American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 p.110 [PLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.98 [CLO]
Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.102 octobre 1958 p.762 [JB2]
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Conductor Franco Ghione - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Cio Cio San - Antonietta Stella
Pinkerton - Flaviano Labò
Sharpless - Giuseppe Taddei
Suzuki - Tota de Igarzabal
Kate Pinkerton - Carmen de la Mata
Goro - Carlos Giusti
Il principe Yamadori - Héctor Barbieri
Lo zio Bonzo - Tulio Gagliardo
Il commissario imperiale - José Crea
L'ufficiale del Registro - Juan Foscolo
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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 4772 {2CDRS}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1958).
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Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese
Pinkerton - Barry Morell
Sharpless - Frank Guarrera
Suzuki - Mildred Miller
Kate Pinkerton - Madelaine Chambers
Goro - Paul Franke
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
Il commissario imperiale - Calvin Marsh
L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi De Cesari
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 861
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.234-236. 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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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Antonietta Stella
Pinkerton - Eugenio Fernandi
Sharpless - Clifford Harvuot
Suzuki - Margaret Roggero
Kate Pinkerton - Madelaine Chambers
Goro - Alessio De Paolis
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Ezio Flagello
Il commissario imperiale - Calvin Marsh
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 680
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 March 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.233-235. 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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Conductor Angelo Questa - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Cio Cio San - Renata Tebaldi
Pinkerton - Gianni Raimondi
Sharpless - Giuseppe Valdengo
Suzuki - Anna Di Stasio
Kate Pinkerton - Tina Quagliarella
Goro - Mariano Caruso
Il principe Yamadori - Vito Susca
Lo zio Bonzo - Giovanni Amodeo
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Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 825-2 {2CDS} ;; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 209-2 (& 631-2) {2CDRS}; Encore CD 108-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1993 S.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Arena Flegrea (see OPERA November 1958 p.729). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(STU)
Orchestra - Santa Cecilia
Chorus - Santa Cecilia
Cio Cio San - Renata Tebaldi
Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi
Sharpless - Enzo Sordello
Suzuki - Fiorenza Cossotto
Kate Pinkerton - Lidia Nerozzi
Goro - Angelo Mercuriali
Il principe Yamadori - Michele Cazzato (Casato)
Lo zio Bonzo - Paolo Washington
Il commissario imperiale - Virgilio Carbonari
Yakusidè - Oscar Nanni
L'ufficiale del Registro - Oscar Nanni
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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5468-5470 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca SXL 2054-2056 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca D4D3 {3LPS}; *Decca 411 634-1 {3LPS} (1986)ª; London OSA 1406 {4LPS} (1959)ª
Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 634-4 (1986)ª
Compact Disc; - Decca 411 634-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Decca(London) «Grand Opera» 425 531-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 874-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; «Double Decca» 452 594-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Decca «The Compact Opera Collection» 470 577-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
Open Reel Tape; - London LOL 90013 (7½ips) (highlights); London LOR 90010 (4-track 7½ips) (1960)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1959 p.415; August 1976 p.332 [EG]; July 1986 p. [EG] March 1990 p. [MEO]; September 1997 p.116,[MEO]; April 1999 p.36 [IM]
Opera - February 1959 p.123
Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.76
Gramophone Record Review - January 1959 p.209 [JC]: February 1959 p.292 [DH]
Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.22 [FGB]
The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.402
High Fidelity Magazine - 1959 Vol.9 No.7 p.53 [RD]: May 1960 Vol.10 No.5 p.106 (open reel tape) [RDD]: October 1960 Vol.10 No.10 p.116 (open reel tape) [RDD]
American Record Guide - August 1959 Vol.25 No.12 p.853 [PLM]: May 1960 Vol.26 No.9p.763(open reel tape) [PCP]: September 1960 Vol.27 No.1 p.84 (open reel tape) [PCP]
Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.2
Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)
Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.183-186
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Conductor Bryan Balkwill - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Cio Cio San - Sena Jurinac
Pinkerton - Charles Craig
Sharpless - Jess Walters
Suzuki - Josephine Veasey
Kate Pinkerton - Margreta Elkins
Goro - David Tree
Il principe Yamadori - David Allen
Lo zio Bonzo - Joseph Rouleau
Il commissario imperiale - Ronald Firmager
L'ufficiale del Registro - Keith Raggett
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Compact Cassette - mr. tape 1719
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (13 January 1959). The performance on 19 January 1959 was broadcast by the BBC Home Service with Rhydderich Davies singing the role of Lo zio Bonzo. See Radio Times Issue dated January 11-17 1959 p.26.
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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1959(STU)
Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Cio Cio San - Victoria de los Ángeles
Pinkerton - Jussi Björling
Sharpless - Mario Sereni
Suzuki - Miriam Pirazzini
Kate Pinkerton - Silvia Bertona
Goro - Piero De Palma
Il principe Yamadori - Arturo La Porta
Lo zio Bonzo - Paolo Montarsolo
Il commissario imperiale - Antonio Sacchetti
Yakusidè - Bonaldo Giaiotti
L'ufficiale del Registro - Paolo Caroli
La madre di Cio Cio San - Vera Magrini
La zia - Nina De Courson
La cugina - Silvia Bertona
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Black Disc; - HMV ALP 1795-1797 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV ASD 373-375 {3LPS} (1960)ª; HMV SLS 5128 (ASD 3532-3534) {3LPS} (1978)ª; EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CfPD; 414446-3 {2LPS} (1985)ª; Capitol GCR 7232 {3LPS} (1961)ª;; Capitol SGCR 7232 {3LPS} (1961)ª; Angel 3604 C/L {3LPS} (1962)ª;; Angel S 3604 C/L {3LPS} (1962)ª
Compact Cassette; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» TC CfPD 414446-5 (1985)ª
Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 63634-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; EMI 4 83482-2 (France) (1995)ª
Open Reel Tape; - Angel ZS 35821 (highlights) (4-track - 7½ips) (1963)ª; Angel ZC 3604 (7½ips 4-track) (1964)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1960 p.287; January 1961 p.378; September 1978 p.545 [EG]; August 1985 p. [EG]; March 1991 p. [MEO]
Opera - January 1961 p.50
Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.65
High Fidelity Magazine - January 1961 Vol.11 No.1 p.62 [CLO]: March 1963 Vol.13 No.3 p.103 (open-reel tape - highlights) [RDD]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) [RDD]
American Record Guide - August 1964 Vol.30 No.12 p.1132 (open reel tape) [CJL]
Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.57
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Cio Cio San - Dorothy Kirsten
Pinkerton - Daniele Barioni
Sharpless - Richard Torigi
Suzuki - Rosalind Nadel
Kate Pinkerton - Eileen Ireland
Goro - Thomas Carter
Il principe Yamadori - Arthur Cosenza
Lo zio Bonzo - Rodney Hall
Il commissario imperiale - Harold Crane
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Compact Disc - Video Artists International VAIA 1054-2 {2CDS}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - October 1995 p.44
Orpheus - März 1995 S.61
Diapason - No.423 février 1996 p.65
American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the New Orleans Opera (March 1960). The cast also includes Thomas Carter, Arthur Cosenza, Harold Crane, Rodney Hall
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Cio Cio San - Sena Jurinac
Pinkerton - Ermanno Lorenzi
Sharpless - Kostas Paskalis
Suzuki - Hilde Rössl-Majdan
Kate Pinkerton - Gundula Janowitz
Goro - Peter Klein
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Black Disc - I Gioielli della Lirica GML 31 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc; - *Gala GL 100.529 (highlights in «The Art of Sena Jurinac») {2CDS} (2001)ª; Myto 2 MCD 021.254 {2CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.273 novembre 2002 pp.70-71 [PC]
CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2002 No.157 p.32 [AV]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.81 [JV]
Comments:- Recording a performance at the Vienna State Opera (25 March 1960). The year of this performance is given incorrectly as 1961 by Myto.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Cio Cio San - Dorothy Kirsten
Pinkerton - Eugenio Fernandi
Sharpless - Mario Sereni
Suzuki - Margaret Roggero
Kate Pinkerton - Joan Wall
Goro - Charles Kullman
Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky
Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins
Il commissario imperiale - Roald Reitan
L'ufficiale del Registro - Kurt Kessler
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Black Disc - Reader's Digest Productions RDIS 132-6/7/8 {3LPS}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (16 April 1960). This recording is listed in the Dmitri Mitropopoulos Discography p.108.
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Conductor Bryan Balkwill - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Sadler's Wells Opera
Cio Cio San - Marie Collier
Pinkerton - Charles Craig
Sharpless - Gwyn Griffiths
Suzuki - Ann Robson
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Black Disc; - HMV CLP 1334 {1LP} (1960)ª;; HMV CSD 1290 {1LP} *EMI «Music for Pleasure» MFP 6036 {1LP}; HMV «Greensleeve» ESD 7030 {1LP} ; Angel 35902 {1LP} (1961)ª;; Angel S 35902 {1LP} (1961)ª
Compact Cassette - HMV TA-CLP 1334; HMV «Greensleeve» TC-ESD 7030
Compact Disc; - EMI «Classics for Pleasure» CDCFP 4600 {1CD} EMI «Classics for Pleasure» 585 009-2 {1CD} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 1960 p.534; June 1960 p.31; March 1972 p.1590; April 1977 p.1594 [AB]
Opera - August 1960 p.570
Records and Recordings - May 1960 p.23 [FGB]
American Record Guide - June 1961 Vol.27 No.10 p.803, p.806 [CJL]
High Fidelity Magazine - July 1961 Vol.11 No.7 p.54 [CLO]
International Record Review - September 2003 pp.30-31 (mention) [MVA]
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Conductor Viktor Vaszy - 1960(SE)
Orchestra - Hungarian State Opera
Cio Cio San - Júlia Orosz
Pinkerton - Róbert Ilosfalvy
Sharpless - László Jámbor
Suzuki - Erszébet Komlóssy
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Black Disc - Hungaroton(Qualiton) LPX 1127 {1LP}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Cio Cio San - Magda Olivero
Pinkerton - Renato Cioni
Sharpless - Mario Zanasi
Suzuki - Fernanda Cadoni
Kate Pinkerton - Anna Maria Borrelli
Goro - Mariano Caruso
Il principe Yamadori - Mario Ciofi
Lo zio Bonzo - Aldo Giannini
Il commissario imperiale - Mario Carles
L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi Paolillo
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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 273
Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances GOP 731 (1979)ª; Hardy Classic HCA 6016 {2CDS} (2002)ª; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1997 No.218 p.52 [SS]
The Record Collector - Vol.42 No.2 June 1997 p.99 [LG]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Naples (26 December 1961)
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Conductor Berislav Klobucar - 1961(SE)
Orchestra - Berliner Symphoniker
Chorus - Frauenchor der Komischen Oper Berlin
Cio Cio San - Pilar Lorengar
Pinkerton - Fritz Wunderlich
Sharpless - Hermann Prey
Suzuki - Sieglinde Wagner
Goro - Georg Baumgartner
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Black Disc - Columbia C 80362 (Germany) {1LP}; Columbia STC 80362 (Germany) {1LP}EMI Electrola 1C 063 29000 {1LP}; Eterna 8 25 265 {1LP} (DDR)
Compact Disc - EMI Electrola CDM 7 69214-2 {1CD}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recorded in the Grunewaldkirche, Berlin (5, 7 April 1961)
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1961(STU)
Orchestra - Württemburgisches Staatstheater
Chorus - Württenbergisches Staatstheater
Cio Cio San - Anny Schlemm
Pinkerton - Sándor Kónya
Sharpless - Kim Borg
Suzuki - Hetty Plümacher
Kate Pinkerton - Liselotte Becker-Egner
Goro - Gerhard Unger
Il principe Yamadori - Alfred Pfeifle
Lo zio Bonzo - Hans Günter Nöcker
Il commissario imperiale - Traugott Schmohl
Yakusidè - Traugott Schmohl
L'ufficiale del Registro - Alfred Pfeifle
La madre di Cio Cio San - Liselotte Becker-Egner
La zia - Helga Staudt
La cugina - Lieselotte Kiefer
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Black Disc - D.G.G. LPM 6750-2 {3LPS}; D.G.G. SLPM 138750-2 {3LPS} DG 138750-2 {3LPS}; *DG 2537 011 (Highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc - DG 439 488-1 {2CDS}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
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Conductor Napoleone Annovazzi - 1961?(SE)
Orchestra - Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Hamburg
Chorus - Nuovo Teatro di Milano
Cio Cio San - Bruna Rizzoli
Pinkerton - Giuseppe Savio
Sharpless - Walter Monachesi
Suzuki - Jolanda di Tasso
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Black Disc - Musica et Litera MEL 8001 {1LP}; Saga XID 5172 {1LP}
Compact Disc; - Tuxedo Music TUXCD 1047 {1CD} (2000)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1963 p.67 [EG]
Comments:- The LP issued by Musica et Litera is advertized in the «Bieleflder Katalog» 1/1963 S.223
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Conductor Erasmo Ghiglia - 1961?(SE)
Orchestra - Orchestre
Chorus - None
Cio Cio San - Lyne Cumia
Pinkerton - Alain Vanzo
Sharpless - René Bianco
Suzuki - Elise Kahn
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Black Disc - Orphée E 51.008 {1LP} (mono); Orphée E 61.006 {1LP} (stereo) Vogue LDM 30131; Mode CMDINT 9484 {1LP}
Compact Disc - Vogue 673 003 {1CD}
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Fanfare - Vol.12 No.2 November/December 1988 p.249 [HF]
Comments:- The Orphée LP is advertized in DIAPASON No.62 décembre 1961 p.29