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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1967 p.382; September 1988 p. [JBS]

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Opera - March 1967 p.249

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Diapason - No.115 1967 p.22

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Comments:- ADVERT: ARG March 1966 INSIDE BACK COVER

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Italiana Chorus

Luisa - Anna Moffo

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Miller - Cornell MacNeil

Walter - Giorgio Tozzi

Federica - Shirley Verrett

Wurm - Ezio Flagello

Laura - Gabriella Carturan

Contadino - Piero De Palma

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA Victor LSC 6168 {3LPS} (USA) (1965)ª; RCA RE 5534-5536 {3LPS} (UK) (1965)ª;; RCA SER 5534-5536 (UK) (1965)ª; *RCA SER 5713-5715 (UK) (1975)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86646 {2CDS} (1988)ª

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1966 p.509 [AP]; July 1966 p.49 [DST] March 1975 p.1701 [AB]; October 1988 p. [JBS]

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American Record Guide - October 1965 Vol.32 No.2 pp.119-120, p.124 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.84-85 [CLO]

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Audio & Record Review - April 1966 p.44 [CW]

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1965(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Joan Carlisle

Tonio - Giuseppe Taddei

Beppe - Ugo Benelli

Silvio - Rolando Panerai

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Black Disc; - D.G.G. LPM 39025-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1966)ª; D.G.G. SLPM 139205-7 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1966)ª; DG 413 275-1 {3LPS} (+Cavalleria rusticana) (1984)ª

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

Compact Disc; - DG 419 257-2 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3CDS} (1987)ª; DG «The Originals» 449 727-2 {1CD} (1997)ª; DG F95G50427-9 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3CDS} (Japan) ; DG POCG 2831-3 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; DG POCG 3629 {1CD} (Japan) (1996)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 - October 1966 p.219; November 1974 p.974 [AB]; September 1984 p. [JBS]; October 1987 p. [AB]; January 1997 p.99 [MEO]

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Opera Now - July/August 1997 p.87

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Diapason - No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.90

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.176 p.108

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American Record Guide - Vol.36 No.4 December 1966 p.336 [PLM]

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.8

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BBC Music Magazine - January 1997 p.75

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Leyla Gencer

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Anselmo Colzani

Ramphis - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Il Re di Egitto - Franco Pugliese

Una Sacerdotessa - Adalina Grigolato

Un Messaggero - Ottorino Begali

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Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V 824/3

Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 21032 {2CDS}

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic HCD 4010 (2003)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Bel Canto Society #610A (NTSC & PAL); Hardy Trading Company HCV 1003 (PAL)

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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 - January 2004 p.85, p.87 [AB]

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Opera News - June 1996 p.52 (video); November 2003 p.68 (DVD) [IS]

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Fanfare - Vol.14 No.5 May/June 1991 pp.306-307 (audio) [JM]

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Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.63; März + April 2004 S.78 (DVD) [IW]

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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 p.49 (video)

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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.134 [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.7 (video)

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American Record Guide - November/December 2003 Vol.66 No.6 p.271 (DVD) [CHP]

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International Record Review - February 2004 p.92 [MVA]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.25 (audio)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X - N.101 - ottobre 1996 p.88 (video)

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Musica (Milano) - No.101 Anno 21 - dicembre 1996-gennaio 1997 p.147 (video)

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.71 (video)

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Musica (Milano) - N.154 marzo 2004 p.102 (DVD) [SH]

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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Arena of Verona (3 August 1966). According to OPERA (Festival Issue 1966 pp.105-106) Gencer took over the role of Aida from the indisposed Eleanora Ross. It is stated incorrectly on the H.R.E recording that the conductor is Zubin Mehta. The date given on the Hardy video is 9 August 1966 (or 16 July 1966).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Leontyne Price

Ulrica - Mignon Dunn

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - Robert Goodloe

Samuele - John Macurdy

Tom - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Un Giudice - Andrea Velis

Un servo - Robert Schmorr

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1366; Myto 2 MCD 043 295 {2CDS} (2004)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 February 1966). 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». Here, the year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1965.

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Roberta Peters

Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi

Dulcamara - Fernando Corena

Belcore - Frank Guarrera

Giannetta - Loretta Di Franco

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 3566 (BRO 125104) {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 March 1966). 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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Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - American Opera Society

Chorus - American Opera Society

Mefistofele - Nicolai Ghiaurov

Faust - Carlo Bergonzi

Margherita - Renata Tebaldi

Elena - Renata Tebaldi

Martha - Dorothy Cole

Wagner - Frederick David Mayer

Pantalis - Dorothy Cole

Nereo - Paul Solem

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 4 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Standing Room Only SRO 824-2 (+recital by Tebaldi) {2LPS}

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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:-

Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.59; Mai 1994 S.61

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Opéra International - No.179 avril 1994 p.69

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in New York (25 January 1966; see OPERA March1966 p.221)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana

Chorus - RCA Italiana

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Leontyne Price

Ulrica - Shirley Verrett

Oscar - Reri Grist

Silvano - Mario Basiola jnr.

Samuele - Ezio Flagello

Tom - Ferruccio Mazzoli

Un Giudice - Piero De Palma

Un servo - Fernandino Jacopucci

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6719 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª; RCA Victor LSC-6179 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª;; ª; RCA Victor RE 5556-5558 (UK) (1967)ª; RCA Victor SER 5556-5558 (UK) (1967)ª; *RCA «Red Seal» SER 5710-5712

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86645 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)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 - October 1967 p.226; January 1968 p.365; February 1975 p.1551 [AB]; November 1988 p.868 [AB]

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Opera - January 1968 p.51 [HDR]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.222-226 [CJT]

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American Record Guide - June 1967 Vol. 33 No. 10 p.904 [HG]

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor John Barbirolli - 1966(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

Sharpless - Rolando Panerai

Suzuki - Anna Di Stasio

Kate Pinkerton - Silvana Padoan

Goro - Piero De Palma

Il principe Yamadori - Giuseppe Morresi

Lo zio Bonzo - Paolo Montarsolo

Il commissario imperiale - Mario Rinaudo

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Black Disc; - HMV «Angel Series» SAN 184-186 {3LPS} (1967)ª; HMV SLS 100081-3 {3LPS} (1983)ª; EMI EX 290839-3 {2LPS} (1987)ª; Angel SCL 3702 {3LPS}; Angel AVB 34068 {2LPS}

Compact Cassette; - HMV SLS 100081-9 (1983)ª;; EMI 290839-5 (1987)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI CMS 7 69654-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; EMI «Great Recordings of the Century» 567 8852 {2CDS} (2002)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 - September 1967 p.146 p.170; January 1968 p.366; June 1983 p.76 [EG]; January 1984 pp.861-862 [JBS] June 1987 p.101 [EG]; May 1989 p. [MEO]; January 2003 p.81 [AB]

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Opera - November 1967 p.927; Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.20 [MK]

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Opera News - October 14 1967 p.30

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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.159 [BR]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 No.1 Spring 1987 pp.138-139 [FEP]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.165 p.153

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Classic CD - January 1995 p.48

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American Record Guide - January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.168-169 [JPM]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.57 enero-febrero 2003 pp.83-84 [LB]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Leontyne Price

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Grace Bumbry

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Lilian Sukis

Un Messaggero - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Claque 3007-9 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1130 {2CDS} (2005)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 publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.89 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 February 1967)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - CHORUS

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Mario Zanasi

Amelia - Antonietta Stella

Ulrica - Lucia Danieli

Oscar - Margherita Guglielmi

Silvano - Mario Frasca

Samuele - Plinio Clabassi

Tom - Antonio Zerbini

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada)

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5064; House of Opera DVDCC 195 (2005)ª; Encore DVD 2011 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1198 (NTSC); Lyric Distribution LCV 015 (PAL); Bel Canto Society BCS #650 (PAL & NTSC)

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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 publication:-

Classical Express - Issue No.74 April 1996 p.7 [RB]

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Comments:- Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Bunkan Kaikan, Tokyo (September 1967, see OPERA, November 1967 p.923). The cast listed above is that given in the Archive section of the Opera Japonica website (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). (Adriana ?) Lazzarini is listed as a cast member in Premiere's DVD catalogue (Ulrica?). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and the DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005»

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Adina - Renata Scotto

Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi

Dulcamara - Carlo Cava

Belcore - Giuseppe Taddei

Giannetta - Renza Jotti

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Compact Disc; - Memories HR 4129/30; Pantheon PHE 6612 ;; Opera d'Oro OPD 1138 {2CDS} (1997)ª; Myto 2MCD 984.194 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Living Stage LS 4035129 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Encore CD 113-2 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

DVD (Video) - Hardy Classic HCD 4014 (2004)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - July 2002 pp.59-60 (audio) [FC]; February 2005 pp.79-80 (DVD) [IS]

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Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [JC]

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Diapason - No.518 octobre 2004 p.140 (DVD) [MP]

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Classical Express - Issue 104 November 1998 p.4 (audio) [NL]: February 2002 p.6 (audio) [JTH]

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American Record Guide - March/April 1999 Vol.62 No.2 p.125 (audio) [MM]: January/ February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.261 (DVD) [CHP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2002 pp.100-101 (audio) [JTH]

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International Record Review - May 2005 p.34 (DVD) [IJ]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.31 enero-febrero 1999 p.79 (audio) [MC]: No.73 septiembre 2004 p.92 (DVD) [PMH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.116 diciembre 1998 p.32 (audio - mention) [AV]

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Comments:- Audio amd video recordings of a performance (or of performances) at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (see OPERA Festival Issue 1967 p.100). According to the review in Opera Actual possible dates of this perfomance are 31 May, 2 and 4 June 1967 not 2 July as given by Myto. 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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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Tokyo Radio Chorus

Lucia - Renata Scotto

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Mario Zanasi

Raimondo - Plinio Clabassi

Arturo - Angelo Marchiandi

Alisa - Mirella Fiorentini

Normanno - Giuseppe Baratti

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Compact Disc - Opera Italiana OP 107 {2CDS} (Japan) *Arkadia CDMP 467.2 (+excerpts from performances with Callas and Gencer) live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5072; Encore DVD 2004 (2005)ª

VHS Video Cassette - Legato Classics LCV-003 (NTSC)

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - November 1994 p.57

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Orpheus - Dezember 1993 S.58

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Répertoire - avril 1993 p.45

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Tokyo (3 September 1967, see OPERA November 1967 p.922). The DVDR issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is stated incorrectly to be Oliviero de Fabritiis.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Gabriella Tucci

Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli

Ines - Mirella Fiorentini

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1378-2 {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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (November 1967; see OPERA February 1968 pp.150-151). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana

Chorus - RCA Italiana

Ernani - Carlo Bergonzi

Elvira - Leontyne Price

Carlo - Mario Sereni

Silva - Ezio Flagello

Riccardo - Fernando Iacopucci

Iago - Hartje Mueller

Giovanna - Júlia Hamari

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Black Disc; - *RCA Victor LSC 6183 {3LPS} (USA) (1968)ª; RCA Victor RE 5572-5574 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)ª; RCA Victor SER 5572-5574 (UK) (1968)ª; RCA «Red Seal» RL 42866 {3LPS} (1979)ª;; RCA LMDS 6183 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - RCA GD 86503 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)ª; *RCA 6503-2 RG {2CDS} (USA); Lyrica LRC 010 42 {2CDS} (Italy)

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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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1968 p.377; January 1969 p.986; October 1979 p.712 [AB] ; August 1988 p. [JBS]

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Opera - December 1968 pp.1004-1005 [HDR]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.174-177 [DH2]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.568

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

La Gioconda - Renata Tebaldi

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Robert Merrill

Laura - Marilyn Horne

Alvise - Nicola Ghiuselev

La Cieca - Oralia Dominguez

Zuàne - Silvio Maionica

Isèpo - Piero De Palma

Un Pilota - Silvio Maionica

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Black Disc; - Decca MET 364-346 {3LPS} (1968)ª; Decca SET 364-366 {3LPS} (1968)ª; Decca LXT 5400-5402 {3LPS}; Decca SXL 225-227 {3LPS} ;; London A 4388 {3LPS}; London OSA 1388 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Decca «Grand Opera» 430 042-2 {3CDS}

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1968 p.550; July 1968 p.139

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georges Prêtre - 1967(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Italiana

Chorus - RCA Italiana

Violetta Valery - Montserrat Caballé

Flora Bervoix - Dorothy Krebill

Annina - Nancy Stokes

Alfredo Germont - Carlo Bergonzi

Giorgio Germont - Sherrill Milnes

Gastone - Fernando Iacopucci

Dottore Grenvil - Harold Enns

Barone Douphol - Gene Boucher

Marchese d'Obigny - Thomas Jamerson

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor RE 5564-5566 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)ª; *RCA Victor SER 5564-5566 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)ª; RCA Victor LM 6180 {3LPS} (USA) (1967)ª;; RCA Victor LSC 6180 {3LPS} (1967)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Red Seal» RD 86180 {2CDS} (1988)ª; Lyrica LRC 010 122 {2CDS}

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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 - February 1968 p.446; April 1968 p.521; September 1988 p. [AB]

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Opera - April 1968 p.309 [HDR]

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Opera News - November 25 1967 p.34

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

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Diapason - No.477 janvier 2001 p.92 [MP]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.99 [LB]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Aida - Martina Arroyo

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Biserka Cvejic

Amonasro - Cornell MacNeil

Ramphis - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Il Re di Egitto - Jorge (Giorgio) Algorta

Una Sacerdotessa - Africa De Retes

Un Messaggero - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango

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Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; House of Opera CDBB 594 {2CDRS} (2003)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 in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1968). 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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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Bruno Bartoletti - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Santuzza - Grace Bumbry

Turiddu - Carlo Bergonzi

Alfio - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Lola - Gina Lotufo

Lucia - Luisa Bartoletti

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Compact Disc; - VAI VAIA 1197 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS};; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª; Myto 1 MCD 042 292 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.28 No.4 March/April 2005 pp.155-156 [GJ]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.21 No.1 Winter 2005 pp.205-207 [RB]

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

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American Record Guide - January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.134 [LM]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.84 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (30 June 1968 or/and 21 June 1968; see OPERA September 1968 p.719). According to the description of this recording given by VAI and by Myto the conductor was Juan Emilio Martini. Both Bartoletti and Martini are listed on the Teatro Colón website, but it is not stated which performances each of them conducted (http://www.operas-colon.com.ar)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Renata Tebaldi

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Cornell MacNeil

Laura - Fiorenza Cossotto

Alvise - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Cieca - Mignon Dunn

Zuàne - Russell Christopher

Un Cantore - Paul De Paola

Isèpo - Robert Schmorr

Un Pilota - Nicola Barbusci

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 37 {3LPS}

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 716 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 March 1968)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company - Childrens' Chorus St. Peter's Choir School

Floria Tosca - Jean Fenn

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Giuseppe Taddei

Il Sagristano - Orlando Hernandez

Cesare Angelotti - Irwin Densen

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Walter Knetlar

Un pastore - Mertine Johns

Un carceriere - Orlando Hernandez

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1519-2 {2CDRS} (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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (3 December 1968). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II».

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La Wally by Alfredo Catalani performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - American Opera Society

Chorus - American Opera Society

Wally - Renata Tebaldi

Hagenbach - Carlo Bergonzi

Gellner - Peter Glossop

Stromminger - Andzehj Saciuk

Walter - Isabel Penagos

Il Pedone - Fernando Corena

Afra - Deborah Kieffer

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 17 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 1226 (1987)ª; House of Opera ALD 1226

Compact Disc - INTA'GLIO INCD 7642

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Recordings of La Wally by Alfredo Catalani are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.137; Opéra International avril 1993 p.30; GIUDICI p.114 (2) p.180

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.13 No.3 Spring 1997 p.195

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Répertoire - No.68 avril 1994 p.38

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (6 March 1968, see OPERA June 1968 p.468)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1968(LI;30/3/1968)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Leontyne Price

Ulrica - Nell Rankin

Oscar - Joy Clements

Silvano - Russell Christopher

Samuele - Lorenzo Alvary

Tom - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Un Giudice - Andrea Velis

Un servo - Robert Schmorr

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1664

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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 (30 March 1968). 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». According to Omega their recording is «only fair in-house copy».

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - San Francisco Opera

Chorus - San Francisco Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Ara Berberian

Leonora di Vargas - Nancy Tatum

Don Carlo - Ingvar Wixell

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Sylvia Anderson

Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi

Curra - Sheila Nadler

Padre Guardiano - Giorgio Tozzi

Mastro Trabuco - Howard Fried

Un Chirurgo - Richard J Clark

Un Alcalde - Clifford Grant

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Compact Disc; - Mike Richter AE 201(San Francisco CD ROM) (1999)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 the San Francisco Opera (7 November 1969). The performance on 1 November 1969 is briefly reviewed in OPERA January 1970 p.34

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Fiorenza Cossotto

Leonora - Leontyne Price

Conte di Luna - Piero Cappuccilli

Ferrando - Ivo Vinco

Ines - Africa De Retes

Ruiz - Orazio (Horacio) Mastrango

Un vecchio zingaro - Tulio Gagliardo

Un messo - Virgilio Tavini

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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR P-9 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Myto 2 MCD 022 258 {2CDS} (2002)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 «Italian Opera from Teatro Colón» ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.26 No.3 January/February 2003 p.202-204 [JM]

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Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58; November 2002 S.92 [GH]

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Opéra International - décembre 1995 No.197 p.63; No.298 février 2005 p.80 [CC]

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American Record Guide - November/December 2002 Vol.65 No.6 p.361 [LM]

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Correo Musical Argentino - No.171 setiembre 1995 p.2

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - octubre 2002 No.158 pp.46-47 [AV]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.55 noviembre 2002 p.87 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Colón (June 1969)

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Werther - Carlo Bergonzi

Charlotte - Biancamaria Casoni

Sophie - Emilia Ravaglia

Albert - Domenico Trimarchi

Le Bailli - Sergio Pezzetti

Johann - Nicola Troise

Schmidt - Mario Ferrara

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Compact Disc - Melodram 27058

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Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Naples (February 1969; see OPERA May 1969 p.435)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1969(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Antonio Zerbini

Leonora di Vargas - Martina Arroyo

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Biancamaria Casoni

Fra Melitone - Geraint Evans

Curra - Mila Cova

Padre Guardiano - Ruggero Raimondi

Mastro Trabuco - Florindo Andreolli

Un Chirurgo - Derek Hammond-Stroud

Un Alcalde - Virgilio Carbonari

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Black Disc - *EMI SLS 948-4

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1970 p.1479; July 1970 p.148; June 1993 p.103

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Opera - June 1993 p.744

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Opera Now - July 1993 p.54

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Orpheus - Mai 1993 S.61

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Diapason - No.394 June 1993 p.164

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Classic CD - June 1993 p.95

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American Record Guide - Vol.56 No.5 September-October 1993 p.213

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrerp 2000 p.96 [TF]

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Opera Chorus

Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Gérard - Sherrill Milnes

Madeleine di Coigny - Ángeles Gulin

La mulatta Bersi - Emily Derr

La Contessa di Coigny - Carol Kirkpatrick

Madelon - Georgetta Psaros

Roucher - Steven Kimbrough

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Christian Du Plessis

Fouquier Tinville - Steven Kimbrough

Un Incredible - Natale De Lazzari

Pietro Fléville - Steven Kimbrough

L'abate - Athole Still

Dumas - Richard Clark

Schmidt - Athole Still

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Black Disc; - A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1010 {2LPS} (1978)ª

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 917.50 {2CDS} (1991)ª

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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 concert performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London (8 February 1970, see OPERA, April 1970 p.363)

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova

Leonora di Vargas - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Fra Melitone - Alfredo Mariotti

Curra - Rosemarie De Rive

Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Mastro Trabuco - Franco Ricciardi

Un Alcalde - Virgilio Carbonari

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1391-3 {3CDRS} (2004)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 Genova (11 May 1970). The cast listed above is the cast announced in OPERA March 1970 p.228 and may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Eliahu Inbal - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Violetta Valery - Renata Scotto

Flora Bervoix - Silvana Tumicelli

Annina - Maria Cristina Pedretti

Alfredo Germont - Carlo Bergonzi

Giorgio Germont - Mario Zanasi

Gastone - Gianfranco Manganotti

Dottore Grenvil - Alfonso Marchica

Barone Douphol - Giuseppe Morresi

Marchese d'Obigny - Carlo Del Bosco

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 024 268 {2CDS} (2002)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:-

Orpheus - Heft 3+4 März+April 2003 S.82 [GH]

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Opéra International - No.284 novembre 2003 pp.71-72 [SS]

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Diapason - No.512 mars 2004 p.108 [JC]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.58 marzo 2003 p.85 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Verona Festival (4 August 1970). The performance on 24 July 1970 is reviewed in OPERA Festival Issue 1970 pp.13-14.

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1970(LI;4/4/70)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Norma - Joan Sutherland

Adalgisa - Marilyn Horne

Pollione - Carlo Bergonzi

Oroveso - Cesare Siepi

Clotilde - Carlotta Ordassy

Flavio - Rod MacWherter

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Compact Disc; - *Frequenz 043-020; foyer 2-CF 2025; Nuova Era 2409/11 Memories HR 4216/7 {2CDS}; Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1008 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Celestial Audio CA 020 {2CDRS} (Australia)

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23 ;American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - November 2002 S.92 [GH]

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Diapason - No.506 septembre 2003 p.87 [MP]

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Répertoire - No.164 janvier 2003 p.97 [PT]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.64 octubre 2003 p.81 [TF]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 April 1970). See OPERA June 1970 p.519

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1970(STU)

Orchestra - London Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Lucia - Beverly Sills

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Piero Cappuccilli

Raimondo - Justino Díaz

Arturo - Adolf Dallapozza

Alisa - Patricia Kern

Normanno - Keith Erwen

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Black Disc - HMV SLS 797/3 {3LPS}; Angel AVC-34012 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Westminster - The Legacy 471 250-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1971 p.1343; April 1971 p.1596 (mention)

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.6 July/August 2002 pp.109-111 [BR]

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Orpheus - Juli 2002 S.52 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.4 Winter 1985/86 pp.105-108 [DWW]

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Opéra International - No.278 avril 2003 p.71 [SS]

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Diapason - No.501 mars 2003 p.14 [JC]

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International Record Review - September 2002 p.75 [RP]

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American Record Guide - July/August 2002 Vol.65 No.4 p.91 [RVL]

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Répertoire - No.166 mars 2003 p.57 [RM]

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Comments:- The obligato part in the «mad scene» is played on a glass harmonica

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ino Savini - 1971(LE)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Leonora di Vargas - Montserrat Caballé

Don Carlo - Nicolae Herlea

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Joyce Blackham

Fra Melitone - Claudio Giombi

Padre Guardiano - Gwynne Howell

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Compact Disc - Arkadia MP 499.1 {1CD}; Arkadia 352 150

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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:-

Opera News - March 16 1996 p.41 [AI]

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.268

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Opéra International - novembre 1996 No.207 pp.57-58 (highlights) [SS]

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Répertoire - No.86 décembre 1995 p.88

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Teatro Liceo. A performance in which Pedro Lavirgen sung Don Alvaro is reviewed in OPERA, March 1972 p.267

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Chorus - Teatro la Fenice di Venezia

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Lorenzo Saccomani

Amelia - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

Ulrica - Adriana Lazzarini

Oscar - Daniela Mazzucato (Meneghini)

Silvano - Alessandro Cassis

Samuele - Massimiliano Malaspina

Tom - Francesco Signor

Un Giudice - Ottorino Begali

Un servo - Guido Fabbris

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Compact Disc; - Mondo Musica MFOH 10601 {2CDS} (1999)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 publication:-

Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.37 enero-febrero 2000 p.94 [LB]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice (See OPERA June 1971 p.543 )

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ino Savini - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Chorus - Gran Teatro del Liceo

Rigoletto - Cornell MacNeil

Gilda - Eileen Shelle

Duca di Mantova - Carlo Bergonzi

Sparafucile - Harry Dworchak

Maddalena - Joyce Blackham

Giovanna - María Christina Herrera

Monterone - Enric Serra

Marullo - John G. Spiro

Borsa - José M. Cabellud

Conte di Ceprano - Eduardo Soto

Contessa di Ceprano - Amelia Verga

Un paggio - María Carmen Hernández

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Compact Disc - Savini Edition ISC 005-6 {2CDS}

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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 in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (November 1971). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «El Gran Teatro del Liceo» by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata pp.345-346. A performance in which José María Carreras sang the Duke is reviewed in OPERA March 1972 p.267. The CDs are listed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.254 janvier 2001 p.21

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Floria Tosca - Teresa Kubiak

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Tito Gobbi

Il Sagristano - Italo Tajo

Cesare Angelotti - Giorgio Giorgetti

Spoletta - Florindo Andreolli

Sciarrone - Bernard Izzo

Un pastore - Sylvia Cooper

Un carceriere - Robert Smith

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1765-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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

Comments:- The recording on the CDs issued by Premiere appears to be of a performance in the Civic Opera House, Chicago (October 1971). The cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online chronology of the performances by Tito Gobbi (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1971(LI; Bergonzi)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Sherrill Milnes

Amelia - Ángeles Gulin

Ulrica - Rita Gorr

Oscar - Joan Carlisle

Silvano - Hugh Sheehan

Samuele - Forbes Robinson

Tom - Dennis Wicks

Un Giudice - Glynne Thomas

Un servo - Arthur Cobbin

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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 in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (24 April 1971). This was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 24 April 1971 p.19).

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1971(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Graziano Del Vivo

Leonora di Vargas - Ilva Ligabue

Don Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Franca Mattiucci

Fra Melitone - Domenico Trimarchi

Curra - Mirella Fiorentini

Padre Guardiano - Agostino Ferrin

Mastro Trabuco - Florindo Andreolli

Un Chirurgo - Teodoro Rovetta

Un Alcalde - Teodoro Rovetta

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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 2545/46/47-2 (+songs - Bergonzi - Cappuccilli) {3CDS} (2005)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:-

Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.59-S.60 [IW]

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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.216 [KM]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.90 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 11 October 1971. According to «50 Anni di Opera Lirica alla RAI 1931-1980» by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.200 «Una Voce» is sung by Carla Bucci.

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor Paolo Peloso - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Communale di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Communale di Genova

Andrea Chénier - Carlo Bergonzi

Carlo Gérard - Aldo Protti

Madeleine di Coigny - Raina Kabaivanska

La mulatta Bersi - Laura Zannini

Madelon - Maria Maddalena

Roucher - Graziano Del Vivo

Un Incredible - Franco Ricciardi

Pietro Fléville - Vico Polotto

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Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1114 {2CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers AND 197201 {2CDRS} (2005)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 [AT]

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Comments:- The recording issued by «Living Stage» and by «The Opera Lovers» appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Margherita, Genova (March 1972). See OPERA August 1972 pp.744-745. It is attributed by both to Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, but this cannot be correct as Andrea Chénier was not performed at La Fenice in 1972. See «Il Teatro La Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991». Some of the information about the cast as listed above comes from the review in OPERA and may be incorrect as the performance reviewed may not be the performance recorded.

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adina - Renata Scotto

Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi

Dulcamara - Fernando Corena

Belcore - Mario Sereni

Giannetta - Loretta Di Franco

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 315-2 {2LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Bensar 123509 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- The HRE LPs are listed in «Renata Scotto - More then a Diva» by Renata Scotto and Octavio Roca p.189 where the conductor is given as Molinari Pradelli, the year as 1968, and the theater as «Metropolitan Opera ?». It is likely that this information was taken from the information provided by HRE. According to the Annals of the MET Scotto and Bergonzi only sang there together in this opera four times, all in 1972. The performance on 19 February 1972 was broadcast and it seems likely that the HRE recording is of this performance, Alternatively it could be of a performance in another theatre. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.». Here the year of the performance recorded is given as 1972.

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Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Chorus - Teatro Bellini di Catania

Ernani - Carlo Bergonzi

Elvira - Leyla Gencer

Carlo - Piero Cappuccilli

Silva - Ruggero Raimondi

Riccardo - Nino Valori

Iago - Alessandro Cassis

Giovanna - Licia Galvano

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Black Disc; - *Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 324-2 {2LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 759 {2CDS} ; Arkadia HP 621.2 {2CDS}; Living Stage 347.10 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1404-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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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 publications:-

Diapason - No.429 septembre 1996 p.150

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno X N.93 Gennaio 1996 p.88

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.20 junio-agosto 1997 p.68 [MC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Catania (15 January 1972). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Michelangelo Veltri - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Edmond Karlsrud

Leonora di Vargas - Leontyne Price

Don Carlo - Kostas Paskalis

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Nedda Casei

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Carlotta Ordassy

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Robert Schmorr

Un Chirurgo - Gene Boucher

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 21272 (BRO 123811) {2CDRS}

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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 (12 February 1972). 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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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova

Chorus - Teatro Comunale dell'Opera di Genova

Luisa - Rita Orlandi Malaspina

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Miller - Aldo Protti

Walter - Mario Rinaudo

Federica - Gabriella Carturan

Wurm - Maurizio Mazzieri

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDWW 1099 {2CDRS} (2003)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. 1382-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Comunale, Genoa (September 1972; see OPERA January 1973 p.67). The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue for a short time in March 2003 and those issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases July-August 2004».

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Attila by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1972(STU)

Orchestra - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Attila - Ruggero Raimondi

Ezio - Sherrill Milnes

Odabella - Cristina Deutekom

Foresto - Carlo Bergonzi

Uldino - Ricardo Cassinelli

Leone - Jules Bastin

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Black Disc; - *Philips 6700 056 (1973)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 412 875-2 {2CDS} (1986)ª; Philips 426 115-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª; Philips UCCP 3035/36 {2CDS} (Japan) (2001)ª; Decca 475 6766 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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

CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1973 p.2089 [AB]; July 1973 p.172 [DST]; September 1973 p.461 [SIR]; April 1986 p. [AB]; March 1900 p. [AB]; December 2005 p.121 (mention) [PO'C]

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Orpheus - März 1973 S.48-S.49 [SH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.181-182 [AR]

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Opéra International - janvier 1990 p.59

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1973(Act 1;LE)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Cio Cio San - Renata Scotto

Pinkerton - Carlo Bergonzi

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1816 (+Manon Lescaut +Turandot - excerpts) (1989)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

Comments:- Recording of Act 1 performed at a «Puccini Gala» (8 January 1974).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - NHK Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NHK Italian Opera Chorus

Aida - Orianna Santunione

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Fiorenza Cossotto

Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Ramphis - Ivo Vinco

Il Re di Egitto - Franco Pugliese

Una Sacerdotessa - Anna Di Stasio

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00088

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera ltd. DVD 5016 (2004)ª; Encore DVD 2020 (2005)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 in Tokyo (8 September 1973). The DVDs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera DVDs» - 8 February 2004 and those issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Charles Mackerras - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Mignon Dunn

Amonasro - Gian-Piero (Giampietro) Mastromei

Ramphis - Forbes Robinson

Il Re di Egitto - Dennis Wicks

Una Sacerdotessa - Kiri Te Kanawa

Un Messaggero - William Elvin

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 472-2 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 123-2 {2CDRS} (2005)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 a Covent Garden «Prom» (12 April 1973; see OPERA June 1973 pp.554-555). It appears that this performance was not broadcast, so this recording was probably made «in-house». 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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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1974(Act 3;LE)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

La principessa Turandot - Danica Mastilovic

Calaf - Carlo Bergonzi

Liù - Renata Scotto

Timur - Paul Plishka

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1816 (+Madama Butterfly +Manon Lescaut - excerpts) (1989)ª

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of Act 3 given at a «Puccini Gala» (8 January 1974).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1974(LI;Bergonzi - Molnar-Talajic)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Aida - Liljana Molnar-Talajic

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Amonasro - Mario Sereni

Ramphis - Gianni Brunelli

Il Re di Egitto - Gianfranco Casarini

Una Sacerdotessa - Luisa Vannini

Un Messaggero - Piero De Palma

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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 in the Verona Arena (21 July 1974). The cast listed above is that given in the programme book for the 1988 festival p.89.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Edward Downes - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Yuri Mazurok

Amelia - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Ulrica - Elizabeth Bainbridge

Oscar - Reri Grist

Silvano - William Elvin

Samuele - Gwynne Howell

Tom - Forbes Robinson

Un Giudice - Francis Egerton

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00120

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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 using the Swedish version given in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (25 November 1975; see OPERA January 1976 pp.75-76. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Arena di Verona

Chorus - Arena di Verona

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Giovanni Foiani

Leonora di Vargas - Liljana Molnar-Talajic

Don Carlo - Renato Bruson

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Maria Luisa (Bordin) Nave

Fra Melitone - Renato Capecchi

Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 827 {3CDS} (2001)ª; House of Opera CD

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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 in the Verona Arena (24 July 1975; see OPERA Festival Issue 1975 pp.109-111). The CDs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «October 2001 update»

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Teresa Zylis-Gara

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Gabriel Bacquier

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Spoletta - Charles Anthony

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Paul Offenkrantz

Un carceriere - Arthur Thompson

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 2875 (BRO 124015) {2CDS}

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 February 1975). The CDs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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I masnadieri by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1975(STU)

Orchestra - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Massimiliano - Ruggero Raimondi

Carlo - Carlo Bergonzi

Francesco - Piero Cappuccilli

Amalia - Montserrat Caballé

Armino - John Sandor

Moser - Maurizio Mazzieri

Rolla - William Elvin

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Black Disc; - *Philips 6703 064 {3LPS} (1974)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 010 (1974)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 422 423-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Philips UCCP 3037/38 {2CDS} (Japan) (2001)ª

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

CELLETTI p.952; GIUDICI p.893 (2) p.1446; Lyrica N.29 Anno III Maggio 1996 p.56; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1975 p.514 [RO]; December 1975 p.1011 [SIR]; January 1976 p.1117 [JBS]; December 1976 p.1066 [IM]; November 1989 p. [JBS]

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Comments:- See «Montserrat Caballé - Casta Diva» p.195, pp.398-400

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1976(LC)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Montserrat Caballé

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Grace Bumbry

Amonasro - Piero Cappuccilli

Ramphis - Ruggero Raimondi

Il Re di Egitto - Luigi Roni

Una Sacerdotessa - Mila Zanlari

Un Messaggero - Saverio Porzano

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 983.186 {2CDS} (1998)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:-

Classical Express - Issue 101 August 1998 p.4 [NL]

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American Record Guide - January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.197 [MM]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.114 octubre 1998 p.42, p.44 [AV]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.78 [LB]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances at La Scala (28 January 1976 - Acts 2,3,4; 1 February 1976 - Act 1). A recording of the performance on 28 January 1976 is also listed as being available on Compact Cassette in Charles Handelman's Live Opera Catalog dated November 2000 and Premiere list a recording of a performance in 1976 in their «2004 CD Catalog» (CDNO 1234-2).

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Rita Hunter

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Elena Obraztsova

Amonasro - Matteo Manuguerra

Ramphis - James Morris

Il Re di Egitto - Philip Booth

Una Sacerdotessa - Jean Kraft

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 103 {2CDS} (1998)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 (25 October 1976; see OPERA December 1976 p,1132). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made «in-house».

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ottavio Ziino - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Leonora di Vargas - Ángeles Gulin

Don Carlo - Mario Sereni

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Giuseppina Dalle Molle

Fra Melitone - Domenico Trimarchi

Padre Guardiano - Mario Rinaudo

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Compact Cassette - Omega Opera Archive 01928

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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 in the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (2 May 1976). See OPERA August 1976 p.763. The Compact Cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Horst Stein - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Staatsoper

Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper

Floria Tosca - Montserrat Caballé

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Kostas Paskalis

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - Tosca - CD-ROM (2000)ª; House of Opera CDBB 445 (2003)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (20 December 1976). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22»

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Turandot by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Mannino - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

La principessa Turandot - Birgit Nilsson

Calaf - Carlo Bergonzi

Liù - Maria Chiara

Ping - Guido Mazzini

Timur - Gianfranco Casarini

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Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 882 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 4612 {2CDRS}

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

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.114; Opera on Record p.618; CELLETTI p.655; Opera on CD (1) p.111 (2) p.122 (3) p.137 MET p.454; MET(VID) p.252; PENGUIN p.320; L'Avant Scéne Opéra No.33 p.97, No.220 p.98; Opera on Video p.187; GIUDICI p.652 (2) p.1073; Répertoire No.97 décembre 1996 p.16; International Opera Collector Spring 1997 No.3 p.40; Opera Quarterly Vo.13 No.4 Summer 1997 p.77; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (13 March 1976; seeOPERA June 1976 p.529). The CDs issued by «Live Opera Heaven» are listed in their «October 2001 Update».

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Edgar by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Eve Queler - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York

Chorus - Schola Cantorum of New York - New York City Opera Children's Chorus

Fidelia - Renata Scotto

Edgar - Carlo Bergonzi

Tigrana - Gwendolyn Killebrew

Frank - Vincenzo Sardinero

Gualtiero - Mark Munkittrick

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Black Disc; - Columbia M2 34584 {2LPS} (USA) (1978)ª; CBS «Masterworks» 79213 {2LPS} (UK) (1978)ª

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

CELLETTI p.600; GIUDICI p.577 (2) p.960

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1978 p.1284 [EG]; April 1978 p.1677 [JBS]; October 1989 p. [MEO]

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

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.3 p.154

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Comments:- According to the review in FANFARE this is a recording of a concert performance in Carnegie Hall in April 1977 with certain section re-recorded a few days later(See also OPERA August 1977 p.749)

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Regio di Torino

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Torino

Macbeth - Renato Bruson

Lady Macbeth - Sylvia Sass

Banco - Nicola Ghiuselev

Macduff - Carlo Bergonzi

Malcolm - Piero De Palma

Dama - Anna Di Stasio

Medico - Pietro Maccia

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-810-3 {3LPS} (1982)ª

Compact Disc - Gala 100822 (highlights) {1CD}; The Opera Lovers 197701 {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.72 (mention - highlights) [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Regio di Parma.(24 November 1977; see OPERA March 1978 pp.292-294 The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1982 p.338 and the CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. A video recording on DVD has been issued on the Encore label (DVD 2109) which also appears to be of this performance, although the year of the performance recorded is given as 1982. See the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Macerata Opera Festival

Chorus - Macerata Opera Festival

Manrico - Carlo Bergonzi

Azucena - Bianca Berini

Leonora - Katia Ricciarelli

Conte di Luna - Renato Bruson

Ferrando - Francesco Signor

Ines - Luciana Palombi

Ruiz - Silvano Innamorati

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Compact Disc - On Stage! (Voci d'Oro) 4707-2 {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 publication:-

Opéra International - octobre 1999 No.239 pp.70-71 [SS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Macerata Opera Festival (16 July 1977)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1979(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Grace Bumbry

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Ferdinand Radovan

Laura - Bruna Baglioni

Alvise - Paul Plishka

La Cieca - Jocelyne Taillon

Zuàne - Gene Boucher

Un Cantore - William Mellow

Isèpo - Paul Franke

Un Pilota - Herman Marcus

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Compact Disc - Gala GLH 821 {1CD}

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the MET (12 or 15 December 1979; see OPERA April 1980 pp.356-357). Calvin M. Goodwin has kindly provided me with the following information. When the Gala CD was first issued, although labeled as being from the performance at the MET on 12 December 1979, it was in fact from a performance in 1976 with Martina Arroyo and Misha Raitzin. Subsequently, Gala reissued the CD with a recording of excerpts from a performance in 1979. According to the label on the Gala CD, Barnaba was sung by Louis Quilico, but, according to the MET Annals, Quilico did not sing in any performance of «La Gioconda» with Grace Bumbry that season. The two Barnabas that she sang with were Mario Sereni and Ferdinand Radovan. As the singer is clearly not Sereni it must be Radovan who is in fact listed in the booklet which accompanies the Gala CD!. Radovan sang in two performances (12,15 December 1979) and it is not clear from which the recording (made «in house») issued by Gala comes. The cast given above is that for that on 12 December (date claimed by Gala). There was only one change in the cast for 15 December, Isepo was sung by Andrea Velis. Not all the singers listed above appear on the Gala CD.

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I Lombardi by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Maurizio Arena - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - San Diego Opera

Chorus - San Diego Opera

Giselda - Cristina Deutekom

Oronte - Carlo Bergonzi

Pagano - Paul Plishka

Arvino - Rico Serbo

Viclinda - Lynn Martindale-Schafer

Pirro - Carlos Chausson

Acciano - J Patrick Raftery

Sofia - Leslie Richards

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Compact Disc; - *House of Opera - The Operas of Verdi - Volume 1 - The Early Years {1xCD-ROM} (2001)ª; House of Opera CDWW 1088 {2CDRS}

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

HARRIS p.147; CELLETTI p.927; MET(VID) p.348; PENGUIN p.485; GIUDICI p.865 (2) p.1410; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.19; Orpheus März 2001 S.53

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Diego Opera (30 June 1979), reviewed in OPERA November 1979 pp.1079-1080.

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I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Daniel Oren - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Renato Bruson

Jacopo Foscari - Carlo Bergonzi

Lucrezia Contarini - Maria Parazzini

Jacopo Loredano - Bernardino di Bagno

Barbarigo - Angelo Marchiandi

Pisana - Anna Di Stasio

Fante del Consiglio de' Dieci - Giuseppe Forgione

Servo de Doge - Carlo Flammini

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-806-2 {2LPS} (1982)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6141

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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:-

Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.220 [CGP]

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Opéra International - No.57 mars 1983 p.56 [SS]

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.78

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Rome Opera (13 December 1980, see OPERA March 1981 p.293). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1982 p.338

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Woitach - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Carlo Bergonzi

Nedda - Catherine Malfitano

Tonio - Cornell MacNeil

Beppe - James Atherton

Silvio - Allan Monk

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 22380 (BRO 125781) (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDRS} (2005)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1980). 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 corsaro by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor David Lawton - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Long Island Opera Society

Chorus - Long Island Opera Society

Corrado - Carlo Bergonzi

Giovanni - Glen Martin

Medora - Carolyn Val-Schmidt

Gulnara - Sarah Reese

Seid - James Dietsch

Selimo - Robert Guarino

Eunuco - Robert Guarino

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Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE V-812-2 (S) {2LPS} (1982)ª

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

CELLETTI p.858; PENGUIN p.471; GIUDICI p.895 (2) p.1448; Opéra International No.262 novembre 2001 p.29

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.2 p.123

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Opéra International - No.57 mars 1983 p.56 [SS]

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Comments:- The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1982 p.82

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I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Eve Queler - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York

Chorus - Schola Cantorum

Francesco Foscari, Doge di Venezia - Renato Bruson

Jacopo Foscari - Carlo Bergonzi

Lucrezia Contarini - Margherita Castro Alberti

Jacopo Loredano - Donnie Ray Albert

Pisana - Sharon Christman

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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera; (unnumbered) (2002)ª

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 6899

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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

Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in the Carnegie Hall, New York (see ORPHEUS Januar 1982 S.56-S.57; THE OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.21 No.1 Winter 2005 p.86). The cast also includes Michael Grouse, Greg Ryerson. The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated «9/02».

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Attila by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Eugene Kohn - 1982(LI)

Orchestra - Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Tulsa Opera

Attila - Simon Estes

Ezio - Adib Fazah

Odabella - Marisa Galvany

Foresto - Carlo Bergonzi

Uldino - Michael Ballam

Leone - Alex Montgomery

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

CELLETTI p.836; Opera on CD (1) p.44 (2) p.50 (3) p.56; Opera on Video p.68; MET(VID) p.357; PENGUIN p.466; GIUDICI p.878 (2) p.1426; Opéra International No.260 septembre 2001 p.16

Comments:- Recording of a performance in Tulsa (13 March 1982; see OPERA September 1982 pp.917-918). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Leo Nucci

Amelia - Carol Neblett

Ulrica - Bianca Berini

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - John Darrenkamp

Samuele - Julien Robbins

Tom - Richard Vernon

Un Giudice - Charles Anthony

Un servo - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 198301 {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:- This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 19 February 1983 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as «10.02.83», but «Un ballo in maschera» was not performed at the MET on that date.

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Campori - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Chorus - Opera Company of Philadelphia

Violetta Valery - Diana Soviero

Flora Bervoix - Judith Christin

Annina - Mary Ann Tancredi

Alfredo Germont - Carlo Bergonzi

Giorgio Germont - Garbis Boyagian

Gastone - Steven Cole

Dottore Grenvil - John Murray

Barone Douphol - Richard Crist

Marchese d'Obigny - George Mackes

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01603

Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (28 November 1983). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's «Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000» http://frankhamilton.org/ph The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDRs in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004.

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Oberto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Lamberto Gardelli - 1983(STU)

Orchestra - Münchner Rundfunkorchester

Chorus - Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Cuniza - Ruza Baldani

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Oberto - Rolando Panerai

Leonora - Ghena Dimitrova

Imelda - Alison Browner

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Black Disc - *Orfeo S 105842 {3LPS}

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

CELLETTI p.961; GIUDICI p.859 (2) p.1403; Opéra International No.270 juillet- aoüt 2002 pp.28-31

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1985 p. [AB]; June 1987 p. [AB]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.165-166 [GML]

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Martin - 1985(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»

Chorus - Teatro Comunale di Modena

Lucia - Nelly Miricioiu

Edgardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Enrico - Jacek Strauch

Raimondo - Michele Pertusi

Arturo - Antonio Florulli

Alisa - Giandomenico Bisi

Normanno - Giuliana Matteini

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 647-2 {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance of the version prepared by Jesús López Cobos in the Teatro Comunale di Modena (22 March 1985; see OPERA August 1985 p.935; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juin 1985 No.82 p.37). The «Wolf's Crag Scene» was not performed.

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I Lombardi by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Eve Queler - 1986(LE)

Orchestra - Opera Orchestra of New York

Chorus - Opera Society of New York

Giselda - Aprile Millo

Oronte - Carlo Bergonzi

Pagano - Paul Plishka

Arvino - Dino Di Domenico

Viclinda - Frances Ginsberg

Pirro - Peter Loehle

Sofia - Frances Ginsberg

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Compact Disc - Legato Classics LCD 105 {1CD}

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

HARRIS p.147; CELLETTI p.927; MET(VID) p.348; PENGUIN p.485; GIUDICI p.865 (2) p.1410; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.19; Orpheus März 2001 S.53

Comments:- Recording of part of a concert performance given in the Carnegie Hall (January 1986; see OPERA March 1983 p.283)

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Luisa Miller by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Campori - 1986(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell'Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»

Chorus - Teatro Regio di Parma

Luisa - Cristina Rubin

Rodolfo - Carlo Bergonzi

Miller - Giancarlo Pasquetto

Walter - Michele Pertusi

Federica - Sofia Salazar

Wurm - Gilberto Zanellato

Laura - Maria Grazia Passiglia

Contadino - Andrea Trabucchi

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVD (2003)ª

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

HARRIS p.160; Opera on Record 2 p.129; CELLETTI p.930; Opera on CD (1) p.48 (2) p.55 (3) p.60; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.151 p.78; MET p.579; MET(VID) p.363; PENGUIN p.486; Opera Quarterly Vol.10 No.3 1994 p.195; GIUDICI p.897 (2) p.1450; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.1 p.326; Orpheus August-September 2001 S.86; Opéra International octobre 2001 No.261 p.20; Gramophone July 2003 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.15 No.2 Spring 1999 pp.315-318 [DM]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Busseto. The DVD issued by House of Opera is included in the list of new releases added to their website in November 2003.

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Romano Gandolfi - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra Sinfonica dell Emilia Romagna «Arturo Toscanini»

Chorus - Coro del Teatro Regio di Parma

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Maurizio Di Benedetto

Leonora di Vargas - Josella Ligi

Don Carlo - Giancarlo Pasquetto

Don Alvaro - Carlo Bergonzi

Preziosilla - Helga Müller(-Molinari)

Fra Melitone - Alfredo Mariotti

Curra - Sandra Vanni

Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Mastro Trabuco - Andrea Trabucchi

Un Chirurgo - Renzo Magnani

Un Alcalde - Renzo Magnani

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 662-2 {2CDRS}

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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 in Ravenna (2 August 1987). The cast listed above is as given in «Opera '88 Annuario EDT dell'Opera Lirica in Italia» p.251.

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I Lombardi by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Angelo Campori - 1987(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro São Carlos, Lisboa

Chorus - Teatro São Carlos, Lisboa

Giselda - Silvia Mosca

Oronte - Carlo Bergonzi

Pagano - Michele Pertusi

Arvino - Andrea Trabucchi

Viclinda - Elizette Bayan

Pirro - Carlos Fonesca

Acciano - Costa Countinho

Sofia - Manuela Castani

Priore della città di Milano - Antonio Silva

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Compact Disc - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 644-2 {2CDRS}

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

HARRIS p.147; CELLETTI p.927; MET(VID) p.348; PENGUIN p.485; GIUDICI p.865 (2) p.1410; Opéra International No.67 février 1984 p.19; Orpheus März 2001 S.53

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Sao Carlos, Lisbon (27 November 1987; see OPERA August 1988 p.980).

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1988(STU)

Orchestra - Welsh National Opera

Chorus - Welsh National Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Joan Sutherland

Maurizio - Carlo Bergonzi

Principe di Bouillon - Francesca Ellero d'Artegna

Principessa di Bouillon - Cleopatra Ciurca

Michonnet - Leo Nucci

Quinault - Bryn Terfel

Poisson - Peter Bronder

Mlle. Jouvenot - Frances Ginzer

Mlle. Dangeville - Deborah Stuart-Roberts

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Michel Sénéchal

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Compact Cassette; - Decca 425 815-4 {2CDS} (1990)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca(London) 425 815-2 {2CDS} (1990)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1990 p.600 [MEO]

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.141

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Comments:- See «A Prima Donna's Progress» by Joan Sutherland pp.400-403

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L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Alfredo Silipigni - 1989(LI)

Orchestra - New Jersey State Opera

Chorus - New Jersey State Opera

Adina - Roberta Peters

Nemorino - Carlo Bergonzi

Dulcamara - Mario Bertolino

Belcore - Pablo Elvira

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Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution ALD 1676 (1989)ª

DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. 5085 (2004)ª

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Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Newark Symphony Hall (13 May 1989). The performance on 7 May 1989 is reviewed in OPERA September 1989 pp.1077-1078). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in «Premiere Opera New DVD Releases June-July 2004»

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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