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Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Jacopo Foscari - Carlo Bergonzi

Lucrezia Contarini - Maria Vitale

Jacopo Loredano - Pasquale Lombardo

Barbarigo - Mario Bersieri

Pisana - Liliana Pellegrino

Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Aldo Bertocci

Servo de Doge - Gianni Barbieri

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Black Disc; - *Fonit Cetra «Musica Aperta» LAR 21 {2LPS} (1982)ª; Morgan Records 2 MOR 5101 {2LPS}; Replica RPLC 22021 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2278-79 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Fonit Cetra CDAR 2022 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 83515-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Melodram 5.0029 {2CDS}

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 3443

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Recordings of I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.877; PENGUIN p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.46 (2) p.58 (3) p.58; Opéra International No.184 octobre 1994 p.16: No.271 septembre 2002 p.20; MET(VID) p.355; GIUDICI p.874 (2) p.1422; Orpheus Mai 2001 S.66

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1989 p. [AB]

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Opera Now - June 1995 p.55

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.80

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American Record Guide - March/April 2002 Vol.65 No.2 pp.231-232 [CHP]

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Répertoire - No.79 avril 1995 p.78: No.162 novembre 2002 p.103 [PT]

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Musica (Milano) - N.122 dicembre 2000 - gennaio 2001 pp.104-105 [PA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 5 December 1951. See The Times Weekend Saturday July 1 1995 p.7. The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529

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Giovanna d'Arco by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Giovanna - Renata Tebaldi

Carlo VII - Carlo Bergonzi

Giacono - Rolando Panerai

Delil - Giulio Scarinci

Talbot - Antonio Massaria

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 125 {2LPS} (1958)ª; Morgan 3 MOR 5102 {3LPS}; foyer FO 1040

Compact Disc; - Pantheon 6610-11 {2CDS}; foyer 2CF 2019 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 27012 {2CDS}; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6363/64 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2742 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Giovanna d'Arco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.924; GIUDICI p.876 (2) p.1424; MET(VID) p.353. Opéra International No.267 avril 2002 p.68

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Diapason - No.494 juillet-aoüt 2002 pp.126-127 [JC]

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Répertoire - No.156 avril 2002 p.87 [PD]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.52 julio-agosto 2002 p.94 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 26 May 1951 (See the «EJS Discography» p.41. The CDs issued on the IDIS label are reviewed in the «Online Musik Magazin (http:\www.omm.de)

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Simonetto - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Carla Gavazzi

Tonio - Carlo Tagliabue

Beppe - Salvatore De Tommaso

Silvio - Marcello Rossi

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1238/1-3 {3LPS} (+Cavalleria rusticana) (UK) Cetra Soria 1227 {2LPS}; Cetra CS 527/528 {2LPS} (France) *Concert Hall M-2238 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 27 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87272-2 {1CD} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1961 p.24 [PHW]

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Opera - December 1994 p.1391

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.2 November/December 1994 p.292

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Orpheus - 11+F November 2001 S.89 [GH]

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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.67

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American Record Guide - November 1951 Vol.18 No.3 p.95 [PHR]

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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.92

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

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Simon Boccanegra - Paolo Silveri

Jacopo Fiesco - Mario Petri

Amelia Grimaldi - Antonietta Stella

Gabriele Adorno - Carlo Bergonzi

Paolo Albiani - Walter Monachesi

Pietro - Giorgio Giorgetti

Un'ancella - Bianca Furlai

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Walter Collo

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Black Disc - Cetra LAR 1231 {3LPS}; Cetra LPC 1231 {3LPS}; Cetra Soria LPS 1231 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 23 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 82648-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91113 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 7906-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1957 p.280

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Opera - December 1957 p.77

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Opera News - December 10 1994 p.50; August 2002 p.60 [MB]

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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.363

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Orpheus - August-September 1994 (Heft 9) p.38

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

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American Record Guide - June 1952 Vol.18 No.10 p.300 [MDS]: September/October 1994 Vol.57 No.5 p.271

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Opernwelt - 1/Januar 1996 p.55

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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.74

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.183 décembre 1994 p.112

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.143 settembre 2000 p.113 [GL]

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L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1954(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Poppea - Maria Vitale

Nerone - Carlo Bergonzi

Ottavia - Oralia Dominguez

Ottone - Rolando Panerai

Seneca - Mario Petri

Arnalta - Anna Maria Canali

Lucano - Vincenzo Maria Demetz

Valletto - Elvina Ramella(-Pralungo)

Damigella - Angela Vercelli

Liberto - Enzo Guagni

Primo soldato - Vincenzo Maria Demetz

Secondo soldato - Enzo Guagni

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Black Disc - Arkadia ARK 103

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Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134

Comments:- Recording of a version by G.F. Malipiero broadcast on 7 March 1954

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Rocco Guadagno - 1957(LE)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Jean Madeira

Leonora - Anita Cerquetti

Conte di Luna - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ferrando - Giuseppe Modesti

Ines - Ana María Feuss

Ruiz - José Sosa

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CD 119 S (2000)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (28 October 1957). The cast listed above is that given in «Anita Cerquetti - Umilità e Fierezza» p.193. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed in «New Releases Fall 2000»

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI;30/11/57-Curtis-Verna)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Maria Curtis Verna

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Irene Dalis

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Helen Vanni

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 366

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (30 November 1957). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Mario Sereni

Colline - Norman Scott

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Laurel Hurley

Benoit - Ezio Flagello

Alcindoro - Lorenzo Alvary

Parpignol - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 139/140 {2CDS} Omega Opera Archive 718 {2CDRS}; Bensar OL 21558 (BRO 121061) {2CDRS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - janvier 1995 No.187 p.68

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (15 February 1958). 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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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Schaunard - Renato Cesari

Marcello - Ettore Bastianini

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Renata Tebaldi

Musetta - Gianna D' Angelo

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - Piero De Palma

Sergente dei doganieri - Attilio D' Orazi

Un doganiere - Giorgio Onesto

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5542-5543 {2LPS} (1959)ª;; Decca SXL 2170-2171 {2LPS} (1959)ª; Decca D5D2 {2LPS} (1976)ª; *Decca 411 868-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª;; London A 4236 {2LPS} (1960)ª;; London OSA 1208 {2LPS} (1960)ª; London «Jubilee» JL 42002; Vivante London KIJC 9194/9195

Compact Cassette; - Decca K5K 22; Decca 411 868-4 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 868-2 {2CDS} (1985)ª; Decca «Grand Opera» 425 534-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Double Decca 448 725-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 710-2 {2CDS} (France) (1997)ª; Decca «The Compact Opera Collection» 470 431-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOS 90014 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1959 p.300; April 1960 p.510; August 1976 p.332 [EG] November 1977 p.900 [AB]; February 1985 p. [AB]; December 1985 p. [EG]; February1990 p. [MEO]; January 1997 p.100 [MEO]

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Opera - January 1960 p.53; October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]

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

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - November 1959 p.15

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High Fidelity Magazine - January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.72 [CLO]: May 1962 Vol.12 No.5 p.105 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - April 1960 Vol.26 No.8 p.628 [PLM]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.95 enero 1997 p.49

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Records and Recordings - November 1959 p.18 [FGB]

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The Absolute Sound - June/July 2001 Issue 130 p.73 [RB]

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

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Comments:- See ICRC Autumn Edition 1997 No.10 pp.58-60

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - 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]

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Opera - February 1959 p.123

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Orpheus - August-September 1997 S.76

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1959 p.209 [JC]: February 1959 p.292 [DH]

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Records and Recordings - February 1959 p.22 [FGB]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.402

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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]

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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]

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Classical Express - Issue No.89 August 1997 p.2

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Répertoire - No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Comments:- See «Putting the Record Straight» by John Culshaw pp.183-186

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth - Leonard Warren

Lady Macbeth - Leonie Rysanek

Banco - Jerome Hines

Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi

Malcolm - William Olvis

Dama - Carlotta Ordassy

Medico - Gerhard Pechner

Domestico - Harold Sternberg

Sicaro - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.029 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Arkadia 352 471 {2LPS}; Omega Opera Archive 1043

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - novembre 1984 No.75 pp.51-52 [SS]; No.180 mai 1994 p.84

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.81

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Comments:- Recording of a perfomance at the MET (21 February 1959; see OPERA April 1959 p.212, May 1959 p.299). 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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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Eleanor Steber

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - George London

Il Sagristano - Gerhard Pechner

Cesare Angelotti - Lorenzo Alvary

Spoletta - Alessio De Paolis

Sciarrone - Osie Hawkins

Un pastore - Peter Burke

Un carceriere - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 951.120 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Living Stage LS 1108 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - juin 1997 No.214 p.54

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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.87 [VM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 April 1959)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker

Chorus - Singerverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde Wien

Aida - Renata Tebaldi

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Arnold Van Mill

Il Re di Egitto - Fernando Corena

Una Sacerdotessa - Eugenia Ratti

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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

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

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

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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Opera - March 1960 p.222

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Comments:- For an adverse comment on the sound of this recording by Christopher Raeburn see OPERA, August 1996 p.874 See also Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music by Richard Osborne pp.444-445; Putting the Record Straight by John Culshaw pp.223- 227. This recording was made in September 1959, not in 1958 as is sometimes stated.

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth - Leonard Warren

Lady Macbeth - Leonie Rysanek

Banco - Jerome Hines

Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi

Malcolm - William Olvis

Dama - Carlotta Ordassy

Medico - Gerhard Pechner

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6147 {3LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6147 {3LPS} (USA) (1959)ª; *RCA «Victrola» VICS 6121; RCA RB-16187-16189; RCA SB-2071-2073; RCA RE 25006-25008 {3LPS} (UK) (1960)ª;; RCA SER 4505-4507 {3LPS} (UK) (1960)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43544(3) {3LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 84516 {2CDS} (1988)ª

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - June 1960 p.32; October 1960 p.205; January 1970 p.1185; September 1988 p. [AB]

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Opera - July 1960 p.499

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.182-187 [LG]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1959 Vol.9 No.11 p.81 [CLO]: January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 p.378 [CJL]

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Gramophone Record Review - June 1960 p.466 [DH]: August 1960 p.581 [DH]

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Records and Recordings - May 1960 p.22 [FGB]

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon Lescaut - Dorothy Kirsten

Des Grieux - Carlo Bergonzi

Lescaut - Mario Sereni

Geronte - Salvatore Baccaloni

Edmondo - Charles Anthony

Una voce sola - Joan Wall

L'oste - George Cehanovsky

Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis

Un sergente degli arcieri - Calvin Marsh

Lampionaio - Robert Nagy

Un comandante di Marina - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Compact Disc - Bongiovanni GAO 113/114-2 {2CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 370

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Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (10 December 1960; mentioned in OPERA May 1961 p.121). 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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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Frank Guarrera

Jacopo Fiesco - Giorgio Tozzi

Amelia Grimaldi - Zinka Milanov

Gabriele Adorno - Carlo Bergonzi

Paolo Albiani - Ezio Flagello

Pietro - Norman Scott

Un'ancella - Maria Yauger

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Robert Nagy

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Black Disc - foyer FO 1023 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4539-40 {2CDS}; Bensar OL 4260 (BRO 125830) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Now - June 1994 p.55

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 p.152 [WA2]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Met on April 2nd 1960 (See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.257-258. Leonard Warren sang in the first performance of this production on March 1st, but died 3 days later. The performance on March 15th is reviewed in Opera May 1960 p.336. The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670 and 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - William Wilderman

Ines - Helen Vanni

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Roald Reitan

Un messo - Robert Nagy

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 005-007 {3LPS} Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 601-603 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 951 120 (highlights +Tosca) {2CDS} (1995)ª; *Bensar OL 22760 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.138

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1960; see «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.367-373)). The highlights on the Myto CDs are a «filler» for the complete recording of Tosca under Kurt Adler (1959)

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI:5/3/60;Bergonzi - Milanov)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Gérard - Ettore Bastianini

Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov

La mulatta Bersi - Margaret Roggero

La Contessa di Coigny - Martha Lipton

Madelon - Belen Amparan

Roucher - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Ezio Flagello

Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott

Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis

Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky

L'abate - Gabor Carelli

Dumas - Osie Hawkins

Schmidt - Calvin Marsh

Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AND 196001 (Canada) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1960). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1960(LI;Atlanta)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Gérard - Mario Sereni

Madeleine di Coigny - Zinka Milanov

La mulatta Bersi - Helen Vanni

La Contessa di Coigny - Mignon Dunn

Madelon - Belen Amparan

Roucher - Clifford Harvuot

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Ezio Flagello

Fouquier Tinville - Norman Scott

Un Incredible - Alessio De Paolis

Pietro Fléville - George Cehanovsky

L'abate - Gabor Carelli

Dumas - Osie Hawkins

Schmidt - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Il maestro di casa - Lloyd Strang

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 233-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Atlanta, Georgia (2 May 1960).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1960-61(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Cornell MacNeil

Amelia - Birgit Nilsson

Ulrica - Giulietta Simionato

Oscar - Sylvia Stahlman (Giulia Bardi)

Silvano - Tom Krause

Samuele - Fernando Corena

Tom - Libero Arbace

Un Giudice - Piero De Palma

Un servo - Vittorio Pandano

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 215-217 {3LPS} (1962)ª;; Decca SET 215-217 {3LPS} (1962)ª; London A 4356 {3LPS} (1962)ª;; London OSA 1328 {3LPS} (1962)ª

Compact Disc; - *Decca «Grand Opera» 425 655-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90039 (7½ips 4-track) (1962)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.363; April 1962 p.485; September 1990 p. [AB]

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Opera - April 1962 p.268

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American Record Guide - February 1962 Vol.28 No.6 p.480 [CJL]: May 1962 Vol.28 No.9 p.751 (open reel tape) [RJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.83, p.83, p.86 [CLO]: August 1962 Vol.12 No.8 p.104 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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Comments:- This recording was originally to have had Jussi Björling as Riccardo (See Roland Gellatt in HIGH FIDELITY (November 1960 p.71), John Culshaw in «Putting the Record Straight» pp.236-245, Anna Lisa Björling and Andrew Farkas in «Jussi» Chapter 30, and Birgitt Nilsson in «La Nilsson» pp.345-348). See also ICRC Autumn Edition 1997 No.10 p.61

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Luisa Maragliano

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Aldo Protti

Ramphis - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Zerbini

Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 370-2 {2CDRS}

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

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

Comments:- Aida was performed at Verona with this cast on 1, 6, 10, 14 August 1961. See OPERA November 1961 p.714. A video recording is listed in Live Opera Heaven's «October 2002 Update» (C 1199) with this cast and the date given as 1 August 1961, but with the conductor stated to be Gavazenni. This seem to be incorrect as the conductor on that date was Molinari-Pradelli. Gavazenni did conduct Aida at Verona on 22 and 29 July 1961, but the Aida in those performances was Gabriella Tucci (see the cast listings in the Verona programmes).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Mario Zanasi

Amelia - Leyla Gencer

Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini

Oscar - Dora Gatta

Silvano - Franco Bordoni

Samuele - Alessandro Maddalena

Tom - Giovanni Foiani

Un Giudice - Angelo Mercuriali

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03.019 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 622.2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Movimiento Musica MM 061020 {2CDS} Myto 2 MCD 011 238 (+duet Gencer, Merighi cond. Verchi 1973) {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - April 1996 S.58

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.175 p.122

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.51

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Musica (Milano) - No.97 Anno 20 Aprile-Maggio 1996 p.136

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.90 julio-agosto 1996 p.63: No.91 septiembre 1996 p.40: julio/agosto 2001 No.145 pp.44-45 [AV]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.96 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (28 November 1961, see OPERA February 1962 p.122)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Leonie Rysanek

Ulrica - Jean Madeira

Oscar - Anneliese Rothenberger

Silvano - Calvin Marsh

Samuele - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Tom - Luben Vichey

Un Giudice - Andrea Velis

Un servo - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc - Rodolphe RPV 32699/70 {2CDS}; Nuova Era 033 6710 {2CDS} Frequenz 043 013 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 4035131 {2CDS} The Opera Lovers BAL 196202 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; Opera on Record p.258; CELLETTI p.839; Opera on CD (1) p.54 (2) p.61 (3) p.68; MET p.625; MET(VID) p.389; PENGUIN p.467; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.32 p.110; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20

Comments:- Recording of a performance at The MET of the Swedish version (17 March 1962). The performance on 30 January 1962 is reviewed in OPERA April 1962 p.246. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Ernani - Carlo Bergonzi

Elvira - Leontyne Price

Carlo - Cornell MacNeil

Silva - Giorgio Tozzi

Riccardo - Robert Nagy

Iago - Roald Reitan

Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy

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Black Disc - Movimento Musica 03 020 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Frequenz (Movimento Musica) 051 016 {2CDS} Omega Opera Archive 1407

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

HARRIS p.99; CELLETTI p.880; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.52 (3) p.57; MET p.570; MET(VID) p.350; PENGUIN p.477 GIUDICI p.867 (2) p.1414; Opéra International No.222 mars 1998 p.54, No.265 février 2002 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Luister - januari 1989 1-26 [PK]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 December 1962). The performance on 10 November 1963 (with Corelli instead of Bergonzi) is reviewed in OPERA March 1963p.179. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Forbes Robinson

Leonora di Vargas - Floriana Cavalli

Don Carlo - John Shaw

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Josephine Veasey

Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi

Curra - Noreen Berry

Padre Guardiano - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Mastro Trabuco - John Dobson

Un Chirurgo - Rhoderick (Rhydderch) Davies

Un Alcalde - David Kelly

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01922

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 003 224 (+Il trovatore - highlights) {2CDS} (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1325 (2002)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.24 No.3 January/February 2001 p.284 [JM]

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Orpheus - Oktober 2000 S.57 [GH]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2000 Vol.63 No.6 p.246 [LM]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - noviembre 2000 No.137 p.46 [AV]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.97 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (1 October 1962). The performance on 28 September 1962 is reviewed in OPERA November 1962 pp.758-761)

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth - Anselmo Colzani

Lady Macbeth - Leonie Rysanek

Banco - Giorgio Tozzi

Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi

Malcolm - William Olvis

Dama - Carlotta Ordassy

Medico - Gerhard Pechner

Domestico - Carlo Tomanelli

Sicaro - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1109 {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Bensar OL 32462 (BRO 125555) {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.74 octubre 2004 p.88 [MCP]

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Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 24 March 1962. 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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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Gabriella Tucci

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

Sharpless - Clifford Harvuot

Suzuki - Helen Vanni

Kate Pinkerton - Mary Mackenzie

Goro - Andrea Velis

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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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1612 {2CDRS}; Myto 2 MCD 045 302 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 p.82 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (3 February 1962). 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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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Raina Kabaivanska

Tonio - Mario Sereni

Beppe - George Shirley

Silvio - Norman Mittelman

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Black Disc - Teatro Dischi TD 104 (+Cavalleria rusticana - Santi) {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1102

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Recordings of Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.209; Opera on Record p.547; CELLETTI p.359; MARINELLI p.333; Opera on CD (1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.136; MET p.209; MET(VID) p.119; PENGUIN p.184; Opera on Video p.192; GIUDICI p.325 (2) p.562; Répertoire No.101 avril 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 December 1962; see «Signing-off for the Old MET» pp.397-399). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor John Pritchard - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Violetta Valery - Joan Sutherland

Flora Bervoix - Miti Truccato Pace

Annina - Dora Carral

Alfredo Germont - Carlo Bergonzi

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - Piero De Palma

Dottore Grenvil - Giovanni Foiani

Barone Douphol - Paolo PedanI

Marchese d'Obigny - Silvio Maionica

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 249-251 {3LPS} (1963)ª;; Decca SET 249-251 {3LPS} (1963)ª; Decca 411 877-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª; London A 4366 {3LPS} (1963)ª; London OSA 1366 {3LPS} (1963)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca 411 877-4 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 411 877-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Double Decca 460 759-2 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Decca «The Compact Opera Collection» 470 440-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOG 90069 (7½ips 4-track) (1963)ª

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

The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; «Musica 99» p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - August 1963 p.103 [PHW]; October 1963 p.177 [DST]; March 1985 p. [AB]; February 1989 p. [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.210-218 [LG]

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American Record Guide - October 1963 Vol.30 No.2 p.95 [PLM]

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American Record Guide - February 1964 Vol.30 No.6 p.529 [CJL] (open reel tape)

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.140 [CLO]: January 1964 Vol.14 No.1 p.100 [RDD]

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1962(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Ettore Bastianini

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

Ines - Armanda Bonato

Ruiz - Franco Ricciardi

Un vecchio zingaro - Giuseppe Morresi

Un messo - Angelo Mercuriali

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18835-37 {3LPS} (1963)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138835-37 {3LPS} (1963)ª; DG 2709011 {3LPS}; DG «Privilege» 2728 008 {3LPS}; DG 415 389-1 {2LPS} (1985)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 415 389-4 (1985)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 435 053-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; DG «Double» 445 451-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; DG «Double» 453 118-2 {2CDS}

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.287; April 1964 p.454; August 1976 p.334 [AB] October 1985 p. [AB]; September 1991 p. [JBS]; January 1996 p.106 [AB]; March 1998 p.112 [IM]

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Opéra International - juillet/aoüt 1995 No.193 p.71

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Diapason - No.405 juin 1994 p.158

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American Record Guide - October 1963 Vol.30 No.2 p.147 [PLM]

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American Record Guide - June 1979 Vol.42 No.8 p.34 [RVL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.142 [CLO]

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Classic CD - May 1998 p.93 [ST]

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Répertoire - No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 P70

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.180 septembre 1994 p.118

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.16 junio-agosto 1995 p.66

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.105 diciembre 1997 p.61 (mention) [HQ]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Leontyne Price

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Rita Gorr

Amonasro - Mario Sereni

Ramphis - Cesare Siepi

Il Re di Egitto - John Macurdy

Una Sacerdotessa - Janis Martin

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 934.84 {2CDS} (1993)ª

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

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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1963). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.443-446

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica

Leonora di Vargas - Leyla Gencer

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Adriana Lazzarini

Fra Melitone - Michele Cazzato (Casato)

Curra - Anna Lia Bazzani

Padre Guardiano - Carlo Cava

Mastro Trabuco - Renato Ercolani

Un Chirurgo - Armando Manelli

Un Alcalde - Franco Bordoni

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 013-015 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *House of Opera «The Operas of Giuseppe Verdi - Vol.2 His Later;; Works» {1xCD-ROM} (2002)ª; House of Opera CDBB 689 (2003)ª

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Bologna (9 February 1964). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 «03/12/22»

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Leonora di Vargas - Raina Kabaivanska

Don Carlo - Nicolae Herlea

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Joann Grillo

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Carlotta Ordassy

Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Mastro Trabuco - Andrea Velis

Un Chirurgo - Robert Goodloe

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1596

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Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 December 1964). 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 from a «VG in-house tape».

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Carlo Bergonzi

Margherita - Raina Kabaivanska

Elena - Linda Vajna

Martha - Armanda Bonato

Wagner - Franco Ricciardi

Pantalis - Mirella Fiorentini

Nereo - Walter Guillino

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 410-3 {3LPS} (1983)ª

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 754 {2CDS} ; Live Opera Heaven C 892 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Immortal Performances 1101 {2CDS}

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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - février 1984 No.67 p.59 [SS]

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American Record Guide - May/June 2002 Vol.65 No.3 pp.220-221 [DA]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (March 1964; see OPERA June 1964 pp.382-383). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE July 1983 p.142. The CDs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «October 2001 Update»

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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Carlo Bergonzi

Margherita - Gabriella Tucci

Elena - Simona Dall' Argine

Martha - Armanda Bonato

Wagner - Ottorino Begali

Pantalis - Luciana Rezzadore

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 1200 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Verona Arena (see OPERA Festival Issue 1964 p.92). The CDs issued by Live Opera Heaven are listed in their «October 2002 update».

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil

Gilda - Gianna D' Angelo

Duca di Mantova - Carlo Bergonzi

Sparafucile - Justino Díaz

Maddalena - Nedda Casei

Giovanna - Carlotta Ordassy

Monterone - John Macurdy

Marullo - Calvin Marsh

Borsa - Gabor Carelli

Conte di Ceprano - Robert Patterson

Contessa di Ceprano - Lynn Blair

Un paggio - Junetta Jones

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 121264 (BRO 125729) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 December 1964). 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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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Gabriella Tucci

Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

Ines - Mirella Fiorentini

Ruiz - Piero De Palma

Un vecchio zingaro - Virgilio Carbonari

Un messo - Franco Ricciardi

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Black Disc - Melodiya M10 47009-4 {3LPSS}; Melodiya D 015223-4 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - *Opera d'Oro OPD 1129 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 152-2 {2CDRS} (2001)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.96 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance given by Teatro alla Scala in Moscow (September 1964). The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI;28/4/64;Nilsson)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth - Cornell MacNeil

Lady Macbeth - Birgit Nilsson

Banco - Giorgio Tozzi

Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi

Malcolm - Franco Ghitti

Dama - Carlotta Ordassy

Medico - Gerhard Pechner

Domestico - Edward Ghazal

Sicaro - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers MACB 196401 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 April 1964). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made «in-house». The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Rigoletto - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Gilda - Renata Scotto

Duca di Mantova - Carlo Bergonzi

Sparafucile - Ivo Vinco

Maddalena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Giovanna - Mirella Fiorentini

Monterone - Lorenzo Testi

Marullo - Virgilio Carbonari

Borsa - Piero De Palma

Conte di Ceprano - Alfredo Giacomotti

Contessa di Ceprano - Catarina Alda

Un paggio - Catarina Alda

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 18931-18933 {3LPS} (1964)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 138931-13893 {2LPS} (1964)ª; DG 2709 014; DG 413 294-1 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 001; *DG 413 294-4 (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 435 050-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª;; DG 437 704-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; DG 477 5608 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; «Musica 99» p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1965 p.343; April 1965 p.469; November 1973 p.1015 [WAC]; October 1984 p. [JS]; September 1991 p. [JBS]; December 2005 p.121 (mention) [PO'C]

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Opera Now - August 1993 p.48

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Opéra International - No.172 septembre 1993 p. 78

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Diapason - No.395 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.129

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.158 p.139

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High Fidelity Magazine - December 1964 Vol.14 No.12 pp.74-75 [CLO]

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American Record Guide - February 1965 Vol.31 No.6 pp.561-563 [PLM]

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BBC Music Magazine - August 1993 p.53

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Répertoire - No.60 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.70

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Comments:- Recorded in July 1964.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1964(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (Paris)

Chorus - L'Opéra de Paris

Floria Tosca - Maria Callas

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Giorgio Tadeo

Cesare Angelotti - Leonardo Monreale

Spoletta - Renato Ercolani

Sciarrone - Ugo Trama

Un pastore - David Sellar

Un carceriere - Leonardo Monreale

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» AN 149-150 {2LPS} (1965)ª; HMV «Angel Series» SAN 149-150 {2LPS} (1965)ª; HMV SLS 917 (SAN 149-150) {2LPS};; Angel 3655 B/L {2LPS} (1965)ª;; Angel S 3655 B/L {2LPS} (1965)ª; Angel AA 9100-9101 {2LPS} (Japan)

Compact Disc; - *EMI CMS 7 69974-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª;; EMI CMS 5 66444-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Musical Heritage Society MHS 524973H {2CDS} (1999 (USA))ª

Open Reel Tape; - Angel Y2S 3655 (3óips 4-track) (1965)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1965 p.69 [PHW]; October 1965 p.191 [DST]; August 1989 p. [AB]

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

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.175

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Diapason - No.440 septembre 1997 p.106 [CC]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.181-182 p.218 [CM]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.187 (2) p.192 (3) p.188

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American Record Guide - April 1965 Vol.31 No.8 pp.688-690, p.745 [JM2]: July 1965 Vol.31 No.11 pp.1104-1105 (open reel tape) [RJ]: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1965 Vol.15 No.5 p.74, p.76 [CLO]: July 1965 Vol.15 No.7 p.84 [RDD]

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

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

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Santuzza - Fiorenza Cossotto

Turiddu - Carlo Bergonzi

Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Lola - Adriane (Adriana) Martino

Lucia - Maria Grazia Allegri

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 39205-7 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1966)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 139205-7 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1966)ª; DG 413 275-1 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Cassette; - DG 3371 011 (+Pagliacci) (1974)ª; *DG 413 275-4 (+Pagliacci) (1984)ª

Compact Disc; - DG 419 257-2 (+Pagliacci) {3CDS} (1987)ª; DG 457 764-2 {1CD}

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Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1966 p.219; November 1974 p.974 [AB]; September 1984 p. [JBS]; October 1987 p. [AB]

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American Record Guide - Vol.33 No.4 December 1966 p.336 [PLM]: Vol.63 No.4 May/June 2000 p.156 [LM]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.38 marzo-abril 2000 p.95 [TF]

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

Conductor Georg Solti - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Don Carlo - Carlo Bergonzi

Filippo II - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Rodrigo - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Il Grande Inquisitore - Martti Talvela

Un Frate - Vincenzo Bello

Elisabetta di Valois - Renata Tebaldi

La principessa Eboli - Grace Bumbry

Tebaldo - Jeannette Sinclair

Il Conte di Lerma - Kenneth MacDonald

Un Araldo Reale - John Wakefield

Una voce dal cielo - Joan Carlisle

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Black Disc; - *Decca MET 305-308 {4LPS} (1966)ª; Decca SET 305-308 {4LPS} (1966)ª; London A-4432 {4LPS) (1966)ª;; London OSA-1432 {4LPS} (1966)ª

Compact Cassette; - Decca K128K43 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - *Decca 421 114-2 {3CDS} (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 01077-01079 (Italy) (Decca 455 437/8/9-2) (1997)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1966 p.404; April 1966 p.483; July 1979 [IM] December 1998 p. [JBS]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.232-238 [WH]

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Audio & Record Review - February 1966 p.26 [CW]

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American Record Guide - Vol.32 No.8 April 1966 p.680 [PLM]

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Comments:- Recording of a five act version.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana

Chorus - RCA Italiana

Lucia - Anna Moffo

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Mario Sereni

Raimondo - Ezio Flagello

Arturo - Pierre Duval

Alisa - Corinna Vozza

Normanno - Vittorio Pandano

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6170 (USA) (1966)ª;; RCA Victor LSC-6170 (USA) (1966)ª; RCA Victor RE 5550-2 (UK) (1967)ª;; RCA Victor SER 5550-2 (UK) (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86504 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª; *Lyrica LRC 010 142 {2CDS}; RCA BVCC 8867-8 {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª

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

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