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Boris - Ezio Pinza

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Richard Tucker

Marina - Risë Stevens

Pimen - Nicola Moscona

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Alessio De Paolis

Missail - Lodovico Oliviero

Rangoni - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Fyodor - Irene Jordan

Xenia - Frances Greer

Hostess - Claramae Turner

Simpleton - Anthony Marlowe

Tchelkalov - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 309 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 809 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Cantus Classics 500721 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 December 1946)

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1946(RC)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - NBC

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Flora Bervoix - Maxine Stellman

Annina - Johanne Moreland

Alfredo Germont - Jan Peerce

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - John Garris

Dottore Grenvil - Arthur Newman

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Paul Dennis

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM-6003 {3LPS} (1951)ª;; RCA Victor WDM 1544 {45S} (1951)ª; HMV DB 21360-21372 (13x78s) (1951)ª;; HMV DB 9683-9695 (13x78s;AC) (1951)ª; HMV ALP 1072-1073 {2LPS} (1954)ª; RCA «Victrola» AT 202/1-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - RCA GD 60303; Grammofono 2000 AB 78744-46 ;; Arkadia 2CD 78039 {2CDS}; Music & Arts CD 4271 (rehearsals) {2CDS} (2004)ª; *Aura Music LRC 11097 {2CDS} (2001)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 - December 1951 pp.148-149 [AR]; September 1973 p.559 [AB]; April 1992 p.172 [AB]

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Opera - February 1952 p.110; April 1954 p.239 (mention) [HDR]; August 1967 p.646; October 1967 p.853; September 1973 p.559 [AB]

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Opera Now - January/February 1998 p.99 [ST]

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Fanfare - September-October 1992 p.491

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Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]

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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 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.38 [PHR]: September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 pp.269-27O (rehearsals) [MM]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - January 1952 p.23

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1954 p.231 [DH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.106 enero 1998 p.35 (mention) [JS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIII Supplemento al N.129 maggio 1999 p.84

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.88 (rehearsals) [LB]

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Comments:- Recording made from performances broadcast on 1 and 8 December 1946.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1946(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Victor Chorale

Carmen - Gladys Swarthout

Don José - Ramón Vinay

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor M 1078 (11-9317-9322) {6x78s) (1947)ª; RCA Victor LM 1007 {1LP} (1950)ª; HMV DB 6566-6571 {6x78s}

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera News - February 17 1947 p.23 [MDS]

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Comments:- Recorded in May 1946. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1948(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Lily Pons

Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Enrico - Robert Merrill

Raimondo - Nicola Moscona

Arturo - Felix Knight

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - Lodovico Oliviero

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 11748 (BRO 121031) {2CDRS} (2004)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

Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 17 January 1948 which was broadcast. 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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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Samson - Ramón Vinay

Dalila - Risë Stevens

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Merrill

Abimélech - Osie Hawkins

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Dezsö Ernster

Le messager philistin - Emery Darcy

Premier philistin - Leslie Chabay

Deuxième philistin - Clifford Harvuot

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 657

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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145 GIUDICI p.758; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 November 1949). See «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» pp.459-461. 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 «Varnay»! is listed as a cast member instead of «Vinay». The source is described as «Very good to Excellent private acetates».

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Eleanor Steber

Flora Bervoix - Thelma Votipka

Annina - Thelma Altman

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe di Stefano

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - Leslie Chabay

Dottore Grenvil - Osie Hawkins

Barone Douphol - George Cehanovsky

Marchese d'Obigny - Lawrence Davidson

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 308 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 943.102 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110115-16 (+Steber - recital) {2CDS} (2000)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 - March 2001 p.98 [AB]

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Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

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Diapason - No.480 avril 2001 p.127 [AT]

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Répertoire - No.72 septembre 1994 p.76: No.144 mars 2001 p.91 [JB]

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Comments:- This appears to be a recording of a performance at the MET on 22 January 1949 (See OPERA NEWS Vol. XIII No.12 January 17 1949 p.16). The date given on the «jewel case» of the CDs issued by Naxos 1 January 1949, but Lucia di Lammermoor was broadcast on that day. Violetta was to have been sung by Bidù Sayao who was ill.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1949/51(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Victor Chorus

Lucia - Patrice Munsel

Edgardo - Jan Peerce

Enrico - Robert Merrill

Raimondo - Ezio Pinza

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 1710 {1LP} (1952)ª;; RCA Victor 3L 16117 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera CDNO 128-1 {1CD} (2001)ª; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia «WWW Site 4» {1xCD-ROM} (2003)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 publication:-

American Record Guide - December 1952 Vol.19 No.4 pp.111,133 [JN]

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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Ramón Vinay

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Lorenzo Alvary

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 011 {3LPS} (1980)ª

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 728; The Opera Lovers AID 195001 {2CDRS} ; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0142 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Myto 2 MCD 053 H 106 {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 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1950). See «Saturday Afternoon at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson p.471. 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 by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Jussi Björling

Filippo II - Cesare Siepi

Rodrigo - Robert Merrill

Il Grande Inquisitore - Jerome Hines

Un Frate - Lubomir Vichegonov

Elisabetta di Valois - Delia Rigal

La principessa Eboli - Fedora Barbieri

Tebaldo - Anne Bollinger

Il Conte di Lerma - Paul Franke

Un Araldo Reale - Emery Darcy

Una voce dal cielo - Lucine Amara

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 121 {3LPS} (1972)ª; *Magnificent Editions ME 105/3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 911 35 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Myto «Historical» 2CD 004 H052 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Celestial Audio CA 269 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2003)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 publication:-

Opéra International - mars 1993 p.70

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Comments:- A recording of a performance of a four-act version (11 November 1950). The Magnificent Editions LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1979 p.363

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La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor V. Trucco - 1950(SE)

Orchestra - RCA ORCHESTRA

Violetta Valery - Licia Albanese

Alfredo Germont - Jan Peerce

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 1115 {1LP}

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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

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Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin performed in English

Conductor Robert Russell Bennett - 1950?(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor DM 1496 {4x78s} (1951)ª; RCA Victor WDM 1496 {4x45s} (1951)ª; RCA Victor LM 1124 {1LP} (1951)ª; RCA Victor AVM1-1242 (+other excerpts) {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Naxos 8.110287 (+excerpts cond. Engel) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.317; CELLETTI p.262; Opera on CD (1) p.137 (2) p.151 (3) p.170; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.103 p.106; MET p.142; MET(VID) p.83; PENGUIN p.97;Opera on Video p.222; GIUDICI p.237; Répertoire No.118 novembre 1998 p.15

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - Vol.17 No.10 June 1951 p.352 [PLM]: January/February 2005 Vol.68 No.1 p.248 [MM]

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The New Records (Philadelphia) - Vol.19 No.4 June 1951 p.13

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 pp.98-99 [RG]

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Comments:- Robert Merrill and Risë Stevens take part in the following excerpts: Summertime;A Woman is a Sometime Thing; Gone, Gone, gone; My Man's Gone Now; I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'; Bess, You is My Woman Now; It Ain't Necessarily So; Where Is My Bess?

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Eisenstein - James Melton

Rosalinde - Regina Resnik

Alfred - Jan Peerce

Blind - Johnny Silver

Falke - Robert Merrill

Adele - Patrice Munsel

Orlofsky - Risë Stevens

Frank - Hugh Thompson

Ida - Paula Lenchner

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Black Disc - RCA Victor DM 1457 (78s); RCA WDM 1457 (7x45s); RCA LM 1114 (1LP); RCA RB 16109

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 119-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 1958 p.505

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American Record Guide - January 1951 Vol.17 No.5 p.178 [CJL]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - May 1958 p.22

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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale - Lycée Français Children's Chorus

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Jan Peerce

Micaëla - Licia Albanese

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Paula Lenchner

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Alessio De Paolis

Moralès - Hugh Thompson

Zuninga - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6102 {3LPS} (1951)ª; RCA Victor WDM 1556 {45s-EP} (1951)ª; HMV ALP 1115-1117 {3LPS} (UK) (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor «Opera Series» GD 87981 {3CDS} (1989)ª; RCA Victor 7981-2-RG; BMG-RCA GD 87 981

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1954 p.398 [PHW]; May 1989 p. [AB]

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Opera - May 1954 p.303 [HDR]

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American Record Guide - October 1951 Vol.18 No.2 p.39 [PHR]

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Gramophone Record Review - May 1954 p.321

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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No,2 Fall 1989 p.213 [PH]

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Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.115

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56

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Comments:- Recorded with recitatives between 16 May and 22 June 1951. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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The King and I by Richard Rodgers performed in English

Conductor Al Goodman - 1951?(SE)

Orchestra - Al Goodman Orchestra

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Black Disc - RCA LK 1022 {1LP}; RCA EKB 1022 {1x45 - EP}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 10331 {1CDR} (2003)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.324

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Comments:- The following take part in this recording: Dina Shore, Patrice Munsel, Tony Martin, Robert Merrill. The CDR issued by Premiere is listed in «Latest releases on Compact Disc for Autumn 2003».

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

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Filippo II - Cesare Siepi

Rodrigo - Robert Merrill

Il Grande Inquisitore - Jerome Hines

Un Frate - Luben Vichey

Elisabetta di Valois - Delia Rigal

La principessa Eboli - Fedora Barbieri

Tebaldo - Laura Castellano

Il Conte di Lerma - Paul Franke

Un Araldo Reale - Emery Darcy

Una voce dal cielo - Lucine Amara

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 673

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (20 December 1952). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

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

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Jerome Hines

Mimi - Nadine Conner

Musetta - Patrice Munsel

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1054

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

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

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

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Der tapfere Soldat [The Chocolate Soldier] by Oscar Straus performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 1952?(STU)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Oberst Popoff - Michael Kermoyan

Aurelia - Sadie McCollum

Nadina - Risë Stevens

Mascha - Jo Sullivan

Major Alexius Spiridoff - Peter Palmer

Sergeant Massakroff - Eugene Morgan

Lieutenant Bumerli - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LSO 1059 {2LPS} (1953)ª; RCA Victor LOP 6005 {2LPS} (1959)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - April 1953 p.271: February 1959 Vol.25 No.6 p.411 [PLM]: July 1979 Vol.42 No.9 p.3 (letter)

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High Fidelity Magazine - May/June 1953 p.59

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The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record by Kurt Gänzl - p.136

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Eugene Conley

Méphistophélès - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles

Valentin - Robert Merrill

Siébel - Mildred Miller

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 346

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (5 December 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

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

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Eugene Conley

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Norman Scott

Mimi - Hilde Güden

Musetta - Jean Fenn

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - James McCracken

Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 719 {2CDRS}

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

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

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

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Santuzza - Zinka Milanov

Turiddu - Jussi Björling

Alfio - Robert Merrill

Lola - Carol Smith

Lucia - Margaret Roggero

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6106 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (USA) (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1126-1128 {3LPS} (+Pagliacci) (1954)ª; RCA «Victrola» VICS 6044 (+recital - electronic stereo) {2LPS};; La Voix de son Maître FALP 301/3 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS} (1954)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43534 (2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª

Compact Disc; - *RCA Victor GD 86510 {1CD} (1988)ª; Regis Records RRC 1162 {1CD} (2004)ª; Naxos 8.110261 {1CD} (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:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1954 p.; September 1971 p.514; August 1988 p. [AB]; September 2004 p.75 [AB]

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Opera - July 1954 pp.435-436 [HDR]

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Orpheus - Mai+Juni 2005 S.59 [HCM]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.162-164 [WA2]

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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: October 1971 Vol.38 No.2 p.76 [PLM]

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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.380

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.317

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International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.36 No.2 Fall 2005 pp.311-312 [EAM]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.716 [JB]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.79 abril 2005 pp.80-81 [VJ]

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Comments:- Recorded between 2 and 27 January 1953. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Canio - Jussi Björling

Nedda - Victoria de los Ángeles

Tonio - Leonard Warren

Beppe - Paul Franke

Silvio - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor WDM 6106 {45s} RCA Victor LM 6106 {3LPS} (+Cavalleria rusticana) (USA) {3LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1126-1128 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1954)ª; La Voix de son Maître FALP 301/3 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1954)ª

Compact Disc; - *EMI CDC 7 49503-2 (1CD) (1989)ª; EMI «Références» CDH 5 66778-2 {1CD} (1998)ª; RCA BVCC 8855-6 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)ª; EMI Classics «Historical» 585 650-2 {1CD} (2003)ª; Naxos «Historical» 8.110258 {1CD} (2004)ª; Membran 221759 {1CD} (2004)ª; Urania URN 22263 {1CD} (2004)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 - April 1954 p.; December 1989 p. [AB]; September 2004 p.75 [AB]; February 2005 p.85 [PO'C]

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Opera - July 1954 pp.435-436 [HDR]

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Opera Now - September/October 1998 p.98 [ST]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.259 [JK]: Vol.28 No.2 November/ December 2004 p.223 [BB]

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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.62 [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.201-203 [KH2]

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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.132 [MM] : September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.269 [RVL]

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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.132 [MM] : September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.269 [RVL]

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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - October 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.5

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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.380

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.102 [MO]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1998 p.82 [CO]

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International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.715 [JB]

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Opernwelt - Juli 1998 S.57 [JB]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.122 - ottobre 1998 p.98 [GL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.113 septiembre 1998 p.40 [AV]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.76 [PN]: No.69 abril 2004 p.85 [LB]

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Comments:- Most of this recording was made between 6 and 19 January 1953, but according to Peel there were two additional sessions without the soloists on 25 January and 27 February 1953. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» byTom Peel

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Robert Merrill

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Roberta Peters

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi

Berta - Jean Madeira

Fiorello - George Cehanovsky

Un Ufficiale - Alessio De Paolis

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 715; Bongiovanni HOC 0012 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2004 S.62 [IW]

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Diapason - No.515 juin 2004 p.120 [PK]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (6 March 1954). Il barbiere di Siviglia was performed with the same cast and conductor on 25 December 1954 and the Omega Opera Archive has also issued a recording of this performance (712) derived from «poor to fair private acetates». Both performances were broadcast. The recordings issued by the Omega Opera Archive are 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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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1954(RC)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Riccardo - Jan Peerce

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Herva Nelli

Ulrica - Claramae Turner

Oscar - Virginia Haskins

Silvano - George Cehanovsky

Samuele - Nicola Moscona

Tom - Norman Scott

Un Giudice - John Carmen Rossi

Un servo - John Carmen Rossi

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6112 [3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª; HMV ALP 1252-1254 {3LPS} (1955)ª; RCA «Victrola» AT 300/1-3 {3LPS}; RCA «Victrola» VL 46011 {3LPS} Melodiya D 033923-8 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - RCS Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60301 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66308 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Myto 2 MCD 052 H 100 {2CDS} (2005)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 - September 1955 p.149; April 1972 p.1767; July 1972 p.172; July 1991 p. [AB]

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Opera - November 1955 p.717; August 1967 p.666; October 1967 p.853

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Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]

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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.252: Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.294-295 [KM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.62 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1955 p.20

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Gramophone Record Review - September 1955 p.636

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.185 luglio-agosto 2004 p.112 (mention) [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded 17 & 24 January 1954. See «The Bluebird of Happiness» by Alan Levy pp.128-132

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1954(SE)

Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Samson - Jan Peerce

Dalila - Risë Stevens

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 1848 {1LP}; HMV ALP 1308 {1LP}; Leopold Stokowski Society LS 15 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 124-1 {1CDR} (2001)ª; Cala Records CACD 0540 (+Licia Albanese - Tatiana's Letter Scene) {1CD} (2005)ª

Open Reel Tape - RCA Victor DC-35

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Recordings of Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.208; CELLETTI p.755; Opera on CD (1) p.85 (2) p.94 (3) p.105L'Avant Scène Opéra No.15 p.92; MET p.495; MET(VID) p.299; PENGUIN p.376; Opera on Video p.145 GIUDICI p.758; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1956 p.321; February 1991 p.1574; July 2005 p.100 [JBS]

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American Record Guide - February 1955 Vol.21 No.6 p.182 [PHR]: September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.110 [DR2]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 pp.174-175 [MM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - April 1955 Vol.5 No.2 p.60, p.62 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.14

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.152

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2005 p.97 [TP]

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Comments:- The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001».

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Manon Lescaut - Licia Albanese

Des Grieux - Jussi Björling

Lescaut - Robert Merrill

Geronte - Franco Calabrese

Edmondo - Mario Carlin

Una voce sola - Anna Maria Rota

L'oste - Plinio Clabassi

Il maestro di ballo - Mario Carlin

Un sergente degli arcieri - Franco Calabrese

Lampionaio - Mario Carlin

Un comandante di Marina - Plinio Clabassi

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6116 {3LPS} (USA) (1955)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 60267 {2LPS}; RCA «Italiana» C12R 0164/6 ; HMV ALP 1326-1328 (1956)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC 4027/1-2 {2LPS}; RCA «Victrola» VL 43544 (2) {2LPS} (Italy); (1977)ª

Compact Cassette; - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 60573 (1991)ª

Compact Disc; - *RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60573 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Opera d'Oro 1428 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1955 p.214; February 1956 p.360; April 1956 p.410; March 1970 p.1492; October 1991 p.190 [MEO]

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Opera - April 1956 p.251

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Orpheus - Oktober/November 1973 S.57-S.58 [JL]

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American Record Guide - October 1955 Vol.22 No.2 p.24 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1955 Vol.5 No.8 p.100 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.14

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1956 p.222

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955 (LI;Dec 10)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Jan Peerce

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Zinka Milanov

Ulrica - Marian Anderson

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - Calvin Marsh

Samuele - Giorgio Tozzi

Tom - Norman Scott

Un Giudice - James McCracken

Un servo - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 942 100 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD 051 H098 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1211 {2CDRS} Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0141 {2CDS} (2005)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:-

Classical Express - No.54 June 1994

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Répertoire - No. 71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.70

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of the performance at the MET on 10 December 10 1955. This was not the debutof Marian Anderson at the MET (as sometimes claimed) as this took place on 7 January 1955 (See THE GRAMOPHONE July 1955 p.48)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Blanche Thebom

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Giorgio Tozzi

Il Re di Egitto - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Una Sacerdotessa - Shakeh Vartenissian

Un Messaggero - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1179

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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 performace at the MET (31 December 1955). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape». The source is described as a «Fair to Good AM Aircheck».

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Jan Peerce

Méphistophélès - Cesare Siepi

Marguerite - Victoria de los Ángeles

Valentin - Robert Merrill

Siébel - Mildred Miller

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - Lawrence Davidson

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 415 {3LPS} (1983)ª

Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 347

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 February 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1983 p.739 and 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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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

Moralès - Calvin Marsh

Zuninga - Norman Scott

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 742

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Recordings of Carmen by Georges Bizet are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera April 1957 p.221; HARRIS p.56; Opera on Record p.461; CELLETTI p.93; MARINELLI p.258; The Opera Quarterly Vol.6 No.1 Autumn 1988 p.29; Opera on CD (1) p.87 (2) p.96 (3) p.106; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.26 p.122-deuxième édition p.106, mise à jour 1998; MET p.48; MET(VID) p.17; PENGUIN p.25; Répertoire No.77 février 1995 p.15; GIUDICI p.67 (2) p.108; Classic CD October 1996 p.56; International Opera Collector Winter 1996 No.2 p.16; BBC Music Magazine July 1998 p.51; Diapason No.455 janvier 1999 p.42; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 January 1956). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Chorus and Columbus Boys Choir

Rodolfo - Jussi Björling

Schaunard - John Reardon

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Giorgio Tozzi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Lucine Amara

Benoit - Fernando Corena

Alcindoro - Fernando Corena

Parpignol - William Nahr

Sergente dei doganieri - George Del Monte

Un doganiere - Thomas Powell

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

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

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

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

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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.400

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.283

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

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

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

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Rigoletto - Robert Merrill

Gilda - Roberta Peters

Duca di Mantova - Jussi Björling

Sparafucile - Giorgio Tozzi

Maddalena - Anna Maria Rota

Giovanna - Silvana Celli

Monterone - Vittorio Tatozzi

Marullo - Arturo La Porta

Borsa - Tommaso Frascati

Conte di Ceprano - Leonardo Monreale

Contessa di Ceprano - Lidia Grandi

Un paggio - Santa Chissari

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6051 {2LPS} (USA) (1957)ª; RCA RB 16031-16032 (UK) (1957)ª; RCA «Victrola» VIC-6401 {2LPS} (UK) (1971)ª; RCA «Victrola» VL 43540 (2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)ª

Compact Cassette - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GK 60172

Compact Disc - RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60172 {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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1957 p.170; January 1958 p.305 p.329; July 1971 p.238 [AB]

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Opera - February 1958 p.120

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American Record Guide - October 1957 Vol.24 No.2 p.64 [JB2]

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High Fidelity Magazine - October 1957 Vol.7 No.10 p.106 [CMS]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - December 1957 p.24

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Comments:- Recorded between 14 and 28 June 1956. More details can be found in «Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.» by Tom Peel. There are several cuts. (see The Gramophone January 1958 p.329)

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Kurt Baum

Nedda - Lucine Amara

Tonio - Robert Merrill

Beppe - Charles Anthony

Silvio - Frank Guarrera

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Black Disc; - Melodram 024 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1981)ª

Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PAG 195701 {1CDR}

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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 (22 March 1957). The CDR issued by «The Opera Lovers» is listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Jean Madeira

Leonora - Antonietta Stella

Conte di Luna - Robert Merrill

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Helen Vanni

Ruiz - Charles Anthony

Un vecchio zingaro - Calvin Marsh

Un messo - James McCracken

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1217

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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 at the MET (16 March 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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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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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Jean Morel - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Nicolai Gedda

Méphistophélès - Jerome Hines

Marguerite - Hilde Güden

Valentin - Robert Merrill

Siébel - Margaret Roggero

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1091; Bensar OL 1458 (BRO 125102) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 January 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 traviata by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Violetta Valery - Victoria de los Ángeles

Flora Bervoix - Helen Vanni

Annina - Mildred Allen

Alfredo Germont - Giuseppe Campora

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - Gabor Carelli

Dottore Grenvil - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Barone Douphol - Calvin Marsh

Marchese d'Obigny - George Cehanovsky

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 693; Bensar BRO 122685 {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 at the MET (22 February 1958). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.185-188. 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». «FM aircheck except one minute Act 3 and final 3 min. Act 4.». The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.».

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Robert Merrill

Il Conte Almaviva - Cesare Valletti

Rosina - Roberta Peters

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Giorgio Tozzi

Berta - Margaret Roggero

Fiorello - Calvin Marsh

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6143 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6143 {4LPS} (USA); RCA RE 25013-25015 (UK); RCA SER 4512-4515 (UK); RCA Victor LSC 6071 {3LPS}(USA)RCA «Victrola» VIC 6102 {3LPS} (UK); RCA «Victrola» VICS 6102 {3LPS} (UK)

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor GD 86505 {3CDS} (1988)ª; BMG-RCA Victor «Living Stereo» 09026-68552-2 {3CDS} (1997)ª

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Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1959 p.118; December 1960 p.347; January 1961 p.378; July 1966 p.79; September 1971 p.519; September 1988 p. [RO]; May 1997 p.118 [RO]

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Opera - December 1960 p.842

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Diapason - No.442 novembre 1997 p.122 [JC]

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1959 Vol.9 No.9 p.76 [RD]

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American Record Guide - October 1959 Vol.26 No.2 p.114 [PLM]: March/April 1997 Vol.60 No.2 p.207

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1961 p.154 [DH]

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Audio & Record Review - June 1966 p. [CO]

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BBC Music Magazine - April 1997 p.70

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Classic CD - May 1997 p.84

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Classical Express - Issue No.86 May 1997 p.4

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.98 abril 1997 p.40 (mention)

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.90

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Jan Peerce

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Antonietta Stella

Ulrica - Jean Madeira

Oscar - Laurel Hurley

Silvano - George Cehanovsky

Samuele - Nicola Moscona

Tom - Norman Scott

Un Giudice - William Olvis

Un servo - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 971 (& 1115 & 1495)

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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 (28 February 1959). 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 date of the performance recorded is given here as «Feb.29.1959»!

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

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Giulio Gari

Filippo II - Jerome Hines

Rodrigo - Robert Merrill

Il Grande Inquisitore - Hermann Uhde

Un Frate - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Elisabetta di Valois - Leonie Rysanek

La principessa Eboli - Blanche Thebom

Tebaldo - Madelaine Chambers

Il Conte di Lerma - Robert Nagy

Un Araldo Reale - William Olvis

Una voce dal cielo - Martina Arroyo

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 001 {3LPS} (1980)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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (4 April 1959)

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Faust by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Jean Morel - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Faust - Jussi Björling

Méphistophélès - Cesare Siepi

Marguerite - Elisabeth Söderström

Valentin - Robert Merrill

Siébel - Mildred Miller

Marthe - Thelma Votipka

Wagner - Roald Reitan

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Black Disc - Robin Hood Records RHR 502 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Music & Arts CD-661 {2CDS}; Myto 2 MCD 906.33 {2CDS} (1990)ª

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Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (19 Dec 1959)

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov

Enzo - Richard Tucker

Barnaba - Robert Merrill

Laura - Nell Rankin

Alvise - Cesare Siepi

La Cieca - Belen Amparan

Zuàne - George Cehanovsky

Un Cantore - Calvin Marsh

Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis

Un Pilota - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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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 (10 January 1959). According to the «MET Annals» there were two performers for the role of «Un Cantore» Calvin Marsh, as listed above, and Robert Nagy. Norman Scott is listed as singing «A Monk». 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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Brigadoon by Frederick Loewe performed in English

Conductor Johnny Green - 1959?(SE)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Chorus - RCA Victor Chorale

Tommy - Robert Merrill

Fiona - Jane Powell

Charlie - Jan Peerce

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LPM 6005 {2LPS} (1959)ª;; RCA Victor LSP 6005 {2LPS} (1959)ª

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This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - Vol.26 No.2 p.150 [EJ]

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High Fidelity Magazine - Vol.9 No.10 October 1959 p.117 [JFI]

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Comments:- The 2 LPs issued by RCA Victor form a set entitled «An Evening with Lerner and Loewe». The excerpts from Brigadoon, which occupy one side, are the following: Overture (orchestra); Come to me, bend to me (JPe); Down on McConnach Square (chorus); There but for you go I (RM); The heather on the hill (JPo, RM); I'll go home with Bonnie Jean (JPe, chorus); Almost like being in love (RM, JPo).

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Carousel by Richard Rodgers performed in English

Conductor Lehman Engel - 195?(SE)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Chorus

Julie Jordan - Patrice Munsel

Carrie Pipperidge - Florence Henderson

Nettie - Gloria Lane

Billy Bigelow - Robert Merrill

Enoch Snow - Herbert Banke

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Black Disc - RCA LSP 1048 {1LP}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1033-1 (+The king and I - excerpts) {1CDR} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Carousel by Richard Rodgers are surveyed in the following publications:-

The Absolute Sound Vol.19 Issue 99 p.174; The Opera Quarterly Vol.18 No.4 Autumn 2002 p.547

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Canio - Kurt Baum

Nedda - Lucine Amara

Tonio - Robert Merrill

Beppe - Charles Anthony

Silvio - Frank Guarrera

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 342

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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 (30 January 1960). 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 Fernando Previtali - 1960(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Violetta Valery - Anna Moffo

Flora Bervoix - Anna Reynolds

Annina - Liliana Poli

Alfredo Germont - Richard Tucker

Giorgio Germont - Robert Merrill

Gastone - Piero De Palma

Dottore Grenvil - Franco Ventriglia

Barone Douphol - Franco Calabrese

Marchese d'Obigny - Vito Susca

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Black Disc - RCA Victor LM 6154 {3LPS} (USA); RCA Victor LSC 6154 {3LPS} (USA); RCA RE 25032-25034 (UK); RCA SER 4532-4534 (UK); RCA «Victrola» VICS 6111/1-3 RCA «Gold Seal» AGL 2-4144 {2LPS} (USA)

Compact Disc - RCA GD 84-144; BMG RCA 09026 68885-2 {2CDS}

Open Reel Tape; - RCA Victor FTC 8002 (4-track 7½ips) (USA) (1961)ª

ª(year of issue or re-issue)

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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 - November 1961 p.270; June 1970 p.89

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Opera - November 1961 p.722

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Opera Now - July/August 1998 p.99 [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol.5 No.6 July/August 1982 p.226 [PH]; Vol.21 No.5 May/June 1998 p.296 [RT]

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

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Diapason - No.447 avril 1998 p.114 [MP]

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

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American Record Guide - November 1960 Vol.27 No.3 p.739 [MB2]: January/February 1998 Vol.61 No.1 p.191 [LM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - June 1961 Vol.11 No.6 p.62 [CLO]: August 1961 Vol.11 No.8 p.78 (open reel tape) [RDD]: August 1964 Vol.14 No.8 p.108 (open reel tape) (mention) [RDD]

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Classic CD - May 1998 p.92 [ST]: February 1999 p.117 [MQ]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.104 [JS]

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Comments:- The review in OPERA NOW states incorrectly that the conductor is Erich Leinsdorf

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor George Schick - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Leonora di Vargas - Eileen Farrell

Don Carlo - Robert Merrill

Don Alvaro - Richard Tucker

Preziosilla - Helen Vanni

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Carlotta Ordassy

Padre Guardiano - Jerome Hines

Mastro Trabuco - Alessio De Paolis

Un Chirurgo - George Cehanovsky

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1779 (& 1741)

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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 (30 December 1961). 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 Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor George Schick - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Zinka Milanov

Enzo - Kurt Baum

Barnaba - Robert Merrill

Laura - Nell Rankin

Alvise - William Wilderman

La Cieca - Mignon Dunn

Zuàne - George Cehanovsky

Un Cantore - Paul De Paola

Isèpo - Alessio De Paolis

Un Pilota - Nicola Barbusci

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1793 {2CDRS}

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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 (1 April 1961). 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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