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Andrea Chénier - Beniamino Gigli

Carlo Gérard - Gino Bechi

Madeleine di Coigny - Maria Caniglia

La mulatta Bersi - Maria Huder

La Contessa di Coigny - Giulietta Simionato

Madelon - Vittoria Palombini

Roucher - Italo Tajo

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Leone Paci

Fouquier Tinville - Giuseppe Taddei

Un Incredible - Adelio Zagonora

Pietro Fléville - Giuseppe Taddei

L'abate - Adelio Zagonora

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Black Disc - HMV DB 5423-35(13x78s); HMV DB 9050-62 (13x78s;AC) World Record Club H 105/6 {2LPS}; RCA Victor LCT 6014 {2LPS} Seraphim IB 6019 {2LPS}; Melodiya M10 37377-80 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 69996-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Phonograph PH 5063/64 {2CDS}; Arkadia 78012 {2CDS} ; Naxos «Historical» 8.110275-76 (+excerpts) {2CDS} (2003)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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1968 p.560 January 1990 p. [JBS]

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Opera - December 1952 p.749; December 1968 p.1006 [HDR]

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Opera Now - March/April 1998 p.99 [GH]

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Fanfare - Vol.27 No.6 July/August 2004 pp.100-101 [JM]

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Orpheus - April 1997 S.56; Juli+August 2004 S.65 [LW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.4 Winter 1990/91 pp.192-194 [LG]

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Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 p.130 [PK]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.177 p.125

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American Record Guide - April 1954 Vol.20 No.8 p.253 [PHR]: January/February 1990 Vol.53 No.1 p.134 [VAL]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 71 May/June 1991 p.146

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Classical Express - Issue No.80 November 1996 p.6

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International Opera Collector - Summer 1997 No.4 p.98

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ARSC Journal - Vol.30 No.1 Spring 1999 p.54 [CB] : Vol.35 No.2 Fall 2004 pp.301-302 [EAM]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.30 No.1 Spring 1999 p.54 [CB]: Vol.35 No.2 Fall 2004 pp.301-302 [EAM]

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Répertoire - No.97 décembre 1996 p.37

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Musica (Milano) - No.100 Ottobre-Novembre 1996 p.129

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.84 [JV]

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1946(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Riccardo - Mario Del Monaco

Renato - Piero Biasini

Amelia - Carla Castellani

Ulrica - Giulietta Simionato

Oscar - Marisa Morel

Silvano - Arsenio Giunta

Samuele - Carlo Badioli

Tom - Gino Belloni

Un Giudice - Luigi Nardi

Un servo - Luigi Nardi

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Compact Disc; - Cascavelle RSR 6167 {2CDS} (2003)ª; *Bongiovanni GB 1185/6-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Myto 2 MCD 034 H 081 {2CDS} (2003)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 - September+Oktober 2004 S.62 [IW]

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

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Diapason - No.509 décembre 2003 pp.131-132 [MP]

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Classic Record Collector - Summer 2004 p.102 [JTH]

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International Record Review - September 2004 p.34 [JTH]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.180 febbraio 2004 pp.99-101 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Grand Théâtre, Genève on 8 May 1946. The CDs issued by Cascavelle are listed in onlne catalogue of The Swiss National Sound Archive as having been received on 3 June 2003 (http://www.fonoteca.ch) and those issued by Bongiovanni in their catalogue published in December 2003.

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Nerone by Arrigo Boito performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1948(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Simon Mago - Cesare Siepi

Fanuel - Frank Guarrera

Asteria - Herva Nelli

Rubria - Giulietta Simionato

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 222 Morgan MOR 4801 (+Mefistofele - excerpts) {3LPS} Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 257 (+Mefistofele - excerpts) {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Guild GHCD 2307/O8 (+excerpts of other operas conducted by Toscanini) {2CDS} (2004)ª

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

CELLETTI p.125

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.60-S.61 [EP]

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

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Comments:- A recording of a performance of Act 3 and Act 4 part 2 at La Scala (10 June 1948). Giuseppe Nessi and Ebe Ticozzi also take part. See «Simionato - How Cinderella became Queen» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel pp.51-52

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Figaro - Enzo Mascherini

Il Conte Almaviva - Giuseppe di Stefano

Rosina - Giulietta Simionato

Dr. Bartolo - Gerhard Pechner

Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi

Berta - Concha de los Santos

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Compact Disc - Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 105; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 347/8 {2CDS}

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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

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Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Chorus - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Fiordiligi - Suzanne Danco

Dorabella - Giulietta Simionato

Despina - Marisa Morel

Ferrando - Libero De Luca

Guglielmo - Marcello Cortis

Don Alfonso - Mariano Stabile

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Black Disc - Rodolphe RP 12456-12458 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.121 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0067 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.4 No.4 Winter 1986/7 pp.86-88 [RP]; Vol.16 No.4 Autumn 2000 pp.673-677 [ETG]

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Opéra International - No.243 février 2000 p.72 [AF]

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Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.3 [SJT]

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Classic Record Collector - Winter 2000 No.23 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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Répertoire - No.132 février 2000 p.91

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.82 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance on 14 January 1949

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Alfonso - Enzo Mascherini

Leonora - Giulietta Simionato

Fernando - Giuseppe di Stefano

Baldassare - Cesare Siepi

Don Gasparo - Francisco Tortolero

Ines - Rosa Rodríguez

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 319 {2LPS} (1969)ª; Cetra LO 2/3 «Opera Live» {3LPS}; Raritas RAR 406

Compact Disc; - Standing Room Only SRO 816; Myto «Historical» 2CD994 H036 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 657-2 {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.23 No.5 May/June 2000 pp.152-153 [BR}

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Classical Express - May 2000 p.5 [MT]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de la Bellas Artes, Mexico City (12 July 1949). According to the «EJS Discography» (p.282) and to the Discography ofDi Stefano's recordings (The Record Collector Vol.39 No.3 p.278) the conductor was Renato Cellini. The «EJS Discography» also gives the year as 1950, but 1949 is also mentioned. The performance chronology and discography in «Simionato» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel (p.261, p.301) gives the conductor as Picco and the year as 1949, and does not mention a performance of «La favorita» in Mexico Cityin 1950. An advertisment in GRAMOPHONE (December 1977 p.1082) gives the year as 1950 and the conductor as Cellini. The balance of evidence seems to be in favour of Cellini as the conductor and 1949 as the year. Hovever Bob Rose writing in Fanfare (Nay/Jume 2000 p,153) concluded that the conductor was most probably Picco

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Mignon by Ambroise Thomas performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Mignon - Giulietta Simionato

Philine - Verdad Luz Guajardo

Wilhelm Meister - Giuseppe di Stefano

Lothario - Cesare Siepi

Laerte - Gilberto Cerda

Jarno - Ignacio Ruffino

Frédéric - Graciela Milera

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Treasure ERR 112

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 216-2 {2CDS} (1996)ª; Bongiovani «The Golden Age of Opera» GAO 128-9 (Highlights + Rigoletto -; Highlights + other excerpts) (1992)ª; MYTO 2MCD 0005 {2CDS}; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 815 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Gebhardt JGCD 0005 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» GA 2018 {2CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Mignon by Ambroise Thomas are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.128; CELLETTI p.810; MET p.562;

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - January 17 1998 p.38 [BZ]

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Orpheus - April 1997 S.57; November 1999 S.92 [IW]

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Opéra International - mars 1999 No.233 p.75 [SS]

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American Record Guide - November/December 1999 Vol.62 No.6 p.297 [MM]

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International Classical Record Collector - Spring 2000 No.20 pp.102-103 [JTH]

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International Record Review - February 2001 p.106 [PO'C]

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Classical Express - Issue No.84 March 1997 p.2

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.108 - maggio 1997 p.98: Anno XIV N.142 luglio- agosto 2000 p.98 [GL]: Anno XIV N.145 novembre 2000 pp.99-100 [MG]

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Musica (Milano) - N.121 novembre 2000 p.107 (mention) [PA]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.43 enero-febrero 2001 p.96 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (28 June 1949). The GOP CDs are advertized in L'OPERA (MILANO) No.132 settembre 1999p.59 and the Gebhardt CDs are listed in GRAMOPHONE October 1999 p.162

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Werther - Giuseppe di Stefano

Charlotte - Giulietta Simionato

Sophie - Eugenia Roccabruna

Albert - Fausto Del Prado

Le Bailli - Ignacio Ruffino

Johann - Gilberto Cerda

Schmidt - Francesco Tondolero

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 547 {2LPS} (1971)ª; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 30/3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 817 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 338-339 {2CDS} ; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1143-2 {2CDRS}

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 p.98 [GL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.47 [JS]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in Mexico City 26 July 1949. The «EJS» Discography (p.567) gives 3 July 1949 on which date Simionato does not appear to have sung in Werther (see performance chronology in «Giulietta Simionato - How Cinderella became Queen» by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel p.261)

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Mario Rossi - 1949(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Torino

Chorus - RAI Torino

Cenerentola - Giulietta Simionato

Clorinda - Ornella Rovero

Tisbe - Miti Truccato Pace

Don Ramiro - Cesare Valletti

Dandini - Saturno Meletti

Don Magnifico - Christiano Dalamangas

Alindoro - Vito Susca

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1208 {2LPS}; Cetra OLPC 1208/1-2 {2LPS} Cetra Soria 1208 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDON 34 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 71042-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1951 p.219; February 1962 p.417

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Opera - April 1962 p.269

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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.60

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Opéra International - mai 1996 No.202 p.59

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.123

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American Record Guide - December 1950 Vol.17 No.4 p.141 [JN]: January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.243 [LM]

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Répertoire - No.85 novembre 1995 p.68

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.189 dicembre 2004 p.104 [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded on 18 September 1949

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1950(LE)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Aida - Maria Callas

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Robert Weede

Ramphis - Nicola Moscona

Il Re di Egitto - Ignacio Ruffino

Una Sacerdotessa - Rosa Rodríguez

Un Messaggero - Carlos Sagarminaga

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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR 44 (+Turandot - excerpts) {1CD}; DiVa 1112 (+Turandot - excerpts) {1CD} (2000)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0010-1 (+Il trovatore - excerpts) {1CD} (2001)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:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.13

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.40 julio-agosto 2000 p.100, p.102 [TE]

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Comments:- Recording of part of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (3 June 1950)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Aida - Maria Callas

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Robert Weede

Ramphis - Nicola Moscona

Il Re di Egitto - Ignacio Ruffino

Una Sacerdotessa - Rosa Rodríguez

Un Messaggero - Carlos Sagarminaga

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Black Disc - Unique Opera Records UORC-200; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 310-3

Compact Disc; - Instituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 343-344 {2CDS};; Melodram 26009; Golden Melodram GM 2.0015 (Callas Edition Live Vol.1) {10CDS};; Fono Enterprise FONO 016/7 {2CDS} (2001)ª; The Opera Lovers AID 194301

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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:-

Orpheus - Dezember 2000 S.73 [GH]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.13

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (30 May 1950). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Umberto Mugnai - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Santuzza - Giulietta Simionato

Turiddu - Mario Filippeschi

Alfio - Carlo Morelli

Lola - Concha de los Santos

Lucia - Luz Maria Faran

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Compact Cassette - Mr Tape. 6030; Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02579

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes (13 or 18 June 1950)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Giulietta Simionato

Pollione - Kurt Baum

Oroveso - Nicola Moscona

Clotilde - Concha de los Santos

Flavio - Carlos Sagarminaga

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 26018 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0015 (Callas Edition; Live Vol.1) {10CDS}; Urania «Archivo Storico» URN 22.133 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Myto «Historical» H044 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Fono Enterprise FONO 0014/5 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age of Opera» GA 2043 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 004/05 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2000 p.48 (mention) [RC]; May 2000 p.116 [JBS]

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Orpheus - Mai 2000 S.60 [GH]

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (4) p.10

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Classical Express - Issue 97 April 1998 p.3 [JP]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bellas Artes, Mexico City (23 May 1950)

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Guido Picco - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Chorus - Palacio de las Bellas Artes

Manrico - Kurt Baum

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Maria Callas

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Ana María Feuss

Ruiz - Carlos Sagarminaga

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Black Disc - Historic Recording Enterprises HRE 207-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Melodram 26017 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 2.0015 (Callas Edition; Live Vol.1 (10CDS}; Fono Enterprise FONO 020/21 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age of Opera» GA 2048 {2CDS} (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:-

The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.17 (2) p.19 (4) p.18

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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de las Bella Artes, Mexico City (20 June 1950)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1950(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Figaro - Giuseppe Taddei

Il Conte Almaviva - Luigi Infantino

Rosina - Giulietta Simionato

Dr. Bartolo - Carlo Badioli

Don Basilio - Antonio Cassinelli

Berta - Renata Broilo

Fiorello - Piero Poldi

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1211/1-3; D.G.G. 18170-72 LPM; Cetra-Soria {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Cetra CDO 6 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Preiser Records 20009 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Aura LRC 1128 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Warner Fonit 5046 71224-2 {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:-

(The) Gramophone - October 1962 p.204; February 2005 p.85 [PO'C]

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Fanfare - Vol.17 No.3 January-February 1994 p.284

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Orpheus - Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.80-S.81 [DN]

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American Record Guide - Vol.17 No.8 April 1951 p.263 [PHR]: Vol.57 No.3 May-June 1994 p.219

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

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Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Manno Wolf-Ferrari - 1950(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Carolina - Alda Noni

Elisetta - Ornella Rovero

Paolino - Cesare Valletti

Geronimo - Sesto Bruscantini

Fidalma - Giulietta Simionato

Il conte Robinson - Antonio Cassinelli

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1214/1-3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 32 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Mondo Musica MMO 91102 (+La serva padrona) {3CDS} ;; Warner Fonit 5046-62907-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Il matrimonio segreto by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-

American Record Guide January 1959 Vol.25 No.5 pp.312-315; CELLETTI p.168; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.175 p.104; MARINELLI p.38; GIUDICI p.141 (2) p.235

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1962 p.362; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]

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Opera - April 1962 p.268

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Opera News - February 1996 p.41

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 S.81; Februar 2001 S.61 [SL]

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Opéra International - septembre 1995 No.194 p.68

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Diapason - No.424 mars 1996 p.95

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American Record Guide - November/December 1995 Vol.58 No.6 p.285

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.36

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVII N.172 maggio 2003 p.98 [MG]

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Werther by Jules Massenet performed in Italian

Conductor Franco Capuana - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Werther - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Charlotte - Giulietta Simionato

Sophie - Dora Gatta

Albert - Gino Orlandini

Le Bailli - Sesto Bruscantini

Johann - Enrico Campi

Schmidt - Vittorio Pandano

Kätchen - Ilva Ligabue

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 07829

Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1101/2-2 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Myto 2 MCD H066 {2CDS} (2002)ª

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.250

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Orpheus - November 1994 S.63; Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.80 [IW]

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Opéra International - avril 1997 No.212 p.55

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The Record Collector - Vol.40 No.2 April, May, June 1995 p.149

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American Record Guide - November/December 1994 Vol.57 No.6 p.258

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (21 April 1951)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Vittorio Gui - 1951(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Aida - Caterina Mancini

Radamès - Mario Filippeschi

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Rolando Panerai

Ramphis - Giulio Neri

Il Re di Egitto - Antonio Massaria

Un Messaggero - Salvatore De Tommaso

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Black Disc - Cetra LPC 1228 {3LPS}; D.G.G. 18173-75 LPM {3LPS} Cetra Soria 1228 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Warner Fonit 8573 83010-2 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Cantus Classics 500 319 {2CDS} (2003)ª; Preiser Records 20042 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Warner Fonit 5050467 7918-2 {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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - Awards Issue 2005 p.115 [AB]

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American Record Guide - December 1951 Vol.18 No.4 p.112, p.132 [PHR]

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International Record Review - February 2001 p.107 [RTL]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.142 luglio-agosto 2000 pp.104-105 [GL]

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Comments:- Recorded on 12 June 1951. A disc with highlights from this recording is reviewedin THE GRAMOPHONE October 1961 p.221

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Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Claudio Monteverdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nino Sanzogno - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Tancredi - Cesare Valletti

Clorinda - Ornella Rovero

Testo - Giulietta Simionato

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «The Golden Age of Opera» EJS 453 (+Julie) {1LP} (1968)ª; Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 301-2 (+Cavalleria Rusticana) {2LPS} (1980)ª

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Recordings of Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.427; Gramophone October 1993 p.32

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (12 April 1952)

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Gli Orazi ed i Curiazi by Domenico Cimarosa performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1952(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Milano

Chorus - RAI Milano

Curiazio - Giulietta Simionato

Orazia - Angela Vercelli

Marco Orazio - Tomaso Spataro

Sabina - Renata Broilo

Publio Orazio - Gino Del Signore

Augure - Leonardo Wolovsky

Licinio - Walter Artioli

Sacerdote - Dario Caselli

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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 29500 {2CDS}; Urania URN 22.264 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Cantus Classics 500691 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of Gli Orazi ed i Curiazi by Domenico Cimarosa are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.170

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Fanfare - Vol.14 No.4 March/April 1991 pp.188-190 [DJ]

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Opéra International - No.297 janvier 2005 p.75 [JC]

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Classic Record Collector - Spring 2005 p.103 [JTH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 13 April 1952

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Arturo Basile - 1952?(RA)

Orchestra - Orchestra Lirica della Cetra di Torino

Chorus - Coro della Cetra di Torino

Santuzza - Giulietta Simionato

Turiddu - Achille Braschi

Alfio - Carlo Tagliabue

Lola - Fernanda Cadoni

Lucia - Liliana Pellegrino

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Black Disc - Cetra OLPC 1238/1-3 {3LPS} (+Pagliacci) (UK); Cetra Soria 1233 {2LPS}; Cetra CS 558/559 {2LPS} (France) *Concert Hall GM-2238 (+Pagliacci) {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Fonit Cetra CDO 27 (+Pagliacci) {2CDS} (1994)ª; Warner Fonit 8573 87271-2 {1CD} (2001)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 - June 1961 p.24 [PHW]

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Opera - December 1994 p.1391

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

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

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Opéra International - juin 1995 No.192 p.67

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.60-61 Noël 1953 p.687 [JB]

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

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American Record Guide - June 1952 Vol.18 No.10 p.296 [MDS]

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Répertoire - No.73 octobre 1994 p.92

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Comments:- The year of this recording is sometimes given as 1953, but this is almost certainly incorrect as the LPs issued by Cetra-Soria appeared for the first time in «Schwann» dated May 1952 and were reviewed in ARG June 1952. What appears to be this recording was broadcast by RAI Torino on 14 July 1953 (see 50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980 p.125) and this may account for 1953 being given as the year of the recording. According to «Simionato - How Cinderella became Queen» p.296 the recording was made in 1952, but it is not mentioned in the performance chronology. The year is given as 1949 in the review in Disques.

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor John Barbirolli - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Aida - Maria Callas

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Jess Walters

Ramphis - Giulio Neri

Il Re di Egitto - Michael Langdon

Una Sacerdotessa - Joan Sutherland

Un Messaggero - Hector Thomas

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Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 187-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Golden Melodram GM 20035 {2CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD {2CDS} (2003)ª; Testament SBT2 1355 {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 publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 2005 p.97 [AB]

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Orpheus - August/September 1995 p.84: März 1999 S.58 [GH]; Dezember 2000 S.73 [GH] Mai+Juni 2005 S.59 [GH]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1995 Vol.58 No.4 p.215 [RVL]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.268 [RVL]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 No.7 p.81 [MS]

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Classical Express - Issue No.110 May 1999 p.6 [JP]

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International Record Review - March 2005 p.84, p.86 [RP]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.32 marzo-abril 1999 p.98 [LB]: No.65 noviembre 2003 p.83 [AG]: No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.89 [JV]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIX N.193 aprile 2005 p.87 [GL]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (10 June 1953). The performance of 4 June is reviewed in OPERA, July 1953 p.436

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Artur Rodzinsky - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Sena Jurinac

Escamillo - Ugo Savarese

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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 01 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 114-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Archipel 0130 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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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:-

Orpheus - Heft 7+8 Juli+August 2003 S.81 [GH]

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Comments:- A slightly abridged recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo, Naples (19 December 1953). The LPs issued on the Edizione Lirica label are listed in the «Canfield Guide to Classical Recordings» 5th Edition where the year is incorrectly given as 1952 and the singer of the role of Escamillo is incorrectly given as Tagliabue. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as «New» in «Fall 2001». Carlo Marinelli lists the following additional cast members in ODE: Henny Herz (Frasquita), Lucretia (Lucrezia?) West (Mercédès), René Herrand (Hérent?) (Le Dancaïre), Piero De Palma? (Le Remendado), Gerardo Gaudoso (Zuninga) (http://www.carlomarinelli.it - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Franco Corelli

Micaëla - Elena Rizzieri

Escamillo - Aldo Protti

Frasquita - Angela Vercelli

Mercédès - Aurora Cattelani

Le Dancaïre - Piero De Palma

Le Remendado - Francesco Battaglia

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Compact Disc - Archipel ARPCD 0130 {2CDS}

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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 in the Arena Flegrea (21 August 1953). The partial cast listed above is that given in Frank Hamilton's online Performance Annals of Franco Corelli (http://www.frankhamilton.org/fc/ - hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Tullio Serafin - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Cenerentola - Giulietta Simionato

Clorinda - Dora Gatta

Tisbe - Fernanda Cadoni

Don Ramiro - Juan Oncina

Dandini - Giuseppe Taddei

Don Magnifico - Italo Tajo

Alindoro - Dario Caselli

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Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; 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 (12 December 1953). V. De Taranto rather than Italo Tajo is given in the cast list in «Il Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987»

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Oliviero De Fabritiis - 1954(LE)

Orchestra - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Chorus - Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro

Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi

Don Carlo - Paolo Silveri

Don Alvaro - Gino Penno

Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato

Fra Melitone - Guilhermo Damiano

Padre Guardiano - Giulio Neri

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1215

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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 part of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Rio de Janeiro (2 September 1954). The partial cast listed above is that given in «Tebaldi - The Voice of an Angel» p.226. 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 performance is attributed here incorrectly to Teatro Colón. The source is stated to be «Good to Very Good private acetates».

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Wiener Symphoniker

Chorus - Wiener Singerverein

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Nicolai Gedda

Micaëla - Hilde Güden

Escamillo - Michel Roux

Frasquita - Graziella Sciutti

Mercédès - Luisa Ribacchi

Le Dancaïre - Mario Carlin

Le Remendado - Gino Del Signore

Moralès - Enzo Sordello

Zuninga - Frederick Guthrie

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 27012 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.603 {3CDS} ; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD H088 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Urania RM 11918 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0082 {2CDS} (2004)ª; Bongiovanni GB HOC 023/24-2 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Andante AN 3100 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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:-

Orpheus - September+Oktober 2005 S.60 [IW]

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Diapason - No.421 décembre 1995 p.100; No.530 novembre 2005 p.139 [FL]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.116

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American Record Guide - May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.232 [KM]

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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.30

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVIII N.187 ottobre 2004 p.82 [GL]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.77 enero-febrero 2005 p.80 [JV]: No.84 octubre 2005 p.87 [MC]

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Classica Répertoire - No.73 juin 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- Recording of a concert performance (8 October 1954, cf. American Record Guide January/February 1996 Vol.59 No.1 p.18; «Herbert von Karajan - A Life in Music» by Richard Osborne p.369)

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in Italian

Conductor Ionel Perlea - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli

Figaro - Italo Tajo

Susanna - Alda Noni

Conte Almaviva - Scipio Colombo

Contessa Almaviva - Renata Tebaldi

Cherubino - Giulietta Simionato

Marcellina - Giuliana Raimondi

Bartolo - Christiano Dalamangas

Basilio - Piero De Palma

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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman Live Opera 03328 (highlights)

Compact Disc; - Hardy Classic HCA 6017 (+Deh vieni - Tebaldi) {2CDS} (2005)ª

Open Reel Tape - Mr. Tape 8428 (highlights)

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Recordings of Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.125: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.68-71; Opera on Record p.55; Orpheus April 1983 S.394; CELLETTI p.506; Opera on CD (1) p.17 (2) p.21 (3) p.23; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.135-136 p.168, mise à jour janvier 2003; MET p.286; MET(VID) p.163; PENGUIN p.247; The Opera Quarterly Vol.1 No.2 p.142; Répertoire de Disques Compacts No.61 septembre 1993 p.12; Opera on Video p.21; GIUDICI p.424 (2) p.734; Classic CD March 1998 p.48; BBC Music Magazine December 2000 p.55; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.55-56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 p.293 [RVL]

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Comments:- Recording of most of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (24 February 1954). The last few minutes of Acts 2 and 4 are missing from the CDs issued by Hardy Classic.

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L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Isabella - Giulietta Simionato

Lindoro - Cesare Valletti

Mustafà - Mario Petri

Taddeo - Marcello Cortis

Elvira - Graziella Sciutti

Zulma - Mafalda Masini

Haly - Enrico Campi

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Black Disc; - Columbia 33CX 1215-1216 (1955)ª; Columbia 33QCX 10111/2 {2LPS} (Italy); EMI 3C 163-00981-2 {2LPS} (Italy); HMV RLS 747 {2LPS} (1980)ª;; Angel 35192/35193 (1955)ª

Compact Disc; - EMI «Références» CHS 7 64041-2 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Urania URN 275 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 1955; August 1980 p.269 [RO] October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; November 1991 p. [RO]

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Opera - April 1955 p.259

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - February 1955 p.14

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.260

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 i [JH]

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American Record Guide - April 1955 Vol.21 No.8 p.251

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 pp.87-88 [MC]

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1954(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Rigoletto - Aldo Protti

Gilda - Hilde Güden

Duca di Mantova - Mario Del Monaco

Sparafucile - Cesare Siepi

Maddalena - Giulietta Simionato

Giovanna - Luisa Ribacchi

Monterone - Fernando Corena

Marullo - Pier Luigi Latinucci

Borsa - Piero De Palma

Conte di Ceprano - Dario Caselli

Contessa di Ceprano - Christiane Castelli

Un paggio - Lina Rossi

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5006-5008 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca «Ace of Clubs» ACL 203-205; Decca «Ace ofDiamonds» GOM 519-521;; London LLA 25 {3LPS} (1955)ª;; Richmond RS 63005 {3LPS} (USA) (1963)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca 440 242-2 {2CDS} (1994)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 1955 p.366; August 1964 p.102; May 1967 p.604; July 1994 p.120

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Opera - February 1955 p.123

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Opera Now - February 1994 p.56

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Diapason - No.401 février 1994 p.149

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American Record Guide - March 1955 Vol.21 No.7 p.221 [JN]: May 1964 Vol.30 No.9 p.878 [HG]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1955 Vol.5 No.1 p.64 ii, p.64 iv, p.64 v [JH]

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1955 p.152

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Classic CD - February 1994 p.60

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Répertoire - No.66 février 1994 p.88

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Carmen - Giulietta Simionato

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Rosanna Carteri

Escamillo - Michel Roux

Frasquita - Graziella Sciutti

Mercédès - Luisa Ribacchi

Le Dancaïre - Mario Carlin

Le Remendado - Gino Del Signore

Moralès - Enzo Sordello

Zuninga - Giuseppe Modesti

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Black Disc - Morgan MOR 5502; Cetra LO 22; Recital Records RR 470; VOX/Turnabout THS 65160/2 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00198

Compact Disc; - *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (abridged) (2002)ª; Myto 2 MCD O52 H 101 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66.327 {2CDS} (2005)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1423-2 (highlights +highlights 1967) {2CDRS} (2004)ª

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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:-

American Record Guide - May 1979 Vol.42 No.7 p.20 [CJL]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.80 mayo 2005 p.85 [JS]: No.86 diciembre 2005 p.84 [JC]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (18 January 1955)

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Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Santuzza - Giulietta Simionato

Turiddu - Giuseppe di Stefano

Alfio - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Lola - Gabriella Carturan

Lucia - Ortensia Beggiato

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 15 (+L'amico Fritz) {4LPS} Unique Opera Records UORC 259; Di Stefano Records GDS 1001 (+Pagliacci - Sanzogno) {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00504

Compact Disc; - Myto 1 MCD 981.180 {1CD} (1998)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1230 {1CD} (2000)ª; Myto 1 MCD 051 H099 {1CD} (2005)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:-

Orpheus - April 1998 S.62 [GH]

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Opéra International - mai 1999 No.235 pp.64-66 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue 96 March 1998 p.3 [JP]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.97 [JR]: No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.87 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (5 May 1955)

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Norma - Maria Callas

Adalgisa - Giulietta Simionato

Pollione - Mario Del Monaco

Oroveso - Nicola Zaccaria

Clotilde - Gabriella Carturan

Flavio - Giuseppe Zampieri

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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 31 {3LPS}; Impresario Editions IE 3005 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arkadia HP 517.2 {2CDS}; Gala GL 100.511 {2CDS} ;; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6460/1 {2CDS} (2005)ª

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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:-

Opera - January 1996 p.22

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Orpheus - November 1995 S.38

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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.28

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1955, see advert in O.I. Mai 1995 inside back cover). The LPs issued by Impresario Editions are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1984 p.285.

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Zanetto by Pietro Mascagni performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Zanetto - Giulietta Simionato

Silvia - Rosanna Carteri

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 81 (+Silvano +Nerone-excerpts +Amica-excerpts) {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Lyric Distribution ALD 1172

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

CELLETTI p.394

Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (10 May 1955, see OPERA July 1955 p.452)

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La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Alfonso - Ettore Bastianini

Leonora - Giulietta Simionato

Fernando - Gianni Poggi

Baldassare - Jerome Hines

Don Gasparo - Piero De Palma

Ines - Bice Magnani

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Black Disc - Decca LXT 5146-5148 {3LPS} Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOM 525-527 {3LPS}; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 525-527 {3LPS} London XLLA 39 {3LPS}; London OSA 1310 {3LPS}; Richmond SRS 63510 *Melodiya C10 05029-34 {3LPS}; London OS 25194 (highlights) {1LP}

Compact Disc - Double Decca 452 469-2 {2CDS}

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Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1956 p.393; April 1956 p.410; May 1956 p.452 (mention); April 1967 p.545

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Opera - May 1956 p.315; April 1967 p.332

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Orpheus - Februar 1973 S.51 [CK]

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American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 [PHR]: January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 pp.357-358 [CJL]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.477 (highlights) [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.58 [MDS]: January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.68 [CLO]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - March 1956 p.12

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

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1955(STU)

Orchestra - Santa Cecilia

Chorus - Santa Cecilia

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Silvio Maionica

Leonora di Vargas - Renata Tebaldi

Don Carlo - Ettore Bastianini

Don Alvaro - Mario Del Monaco

Preziosilla - Giulietta Simionato

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Gabriella Carturan

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Piero De Palma

Un Chirurgo - Eraldo Coda

Un Alcalde - Ezio Giordano

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5131-5134 {3LPS} (1955)ª; Decca SXL 2069-2072 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 597-599; London XLLA 37 {4LPS} (1956)ª; London OSA 1405 {4LPS} (1959)ª

Compact Disc; - Decca «Grand Opera» 421 598-2 {3CDS} (1989)ª

Open Reel Tape; - London LOV 90009 (4-track 7½ips) (1961)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:-

(The) Gramophone - December 1955 p.282; April 1956 p.410; September 1959; October 1970 p.665; January 1989 p. [RO]

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Opera - March 1956 p.175; November 1959 p.750

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

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1956 p.154: July 1959 p.648 [DH]

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American Record Guide - March 1956 Vol.22 No.7 p.107 [PHR]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1959 Vol.9 No.3 p.71: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Antonino Votto - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Aida - Antonietta Stella

Radamès - Giuseppe di Stefano

Amneris - Giulietta Simionato

Amonasro - Giangiacomo Guelfi

Ramphis - Nicola Zaccaria

Il Re di Egitto - Silvio Maionica

Una Sacerdotessa - Mirella Parutto

Un Messaggero - Giuseppe Zampieri

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 317 {2LPS} (1977)ª; Paragon DSV 52026 {3LPS}; Replica ARPL 32448 {3LPS}; Giuseppe Di Stefano GDS 1003

Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 204-2 {2CDS} (1996)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:-

Opéra International - décembre 1984 No.76 pp.62-63 [SS]

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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.5: Issue No.79 October 1996 p.6

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VERDI DAL VIVO - p.20

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.96 Febrero 1997 p.30

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (7 December 1956, see OPERA February 1957p.102)

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Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Figaro - Ettore Bastianini

Il Conte Almaviva - Alvino Misciano

Rosina - Giulietta Simionato

Dr. Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Don Basilio - Cesare Siepi

Berta - Rina Cavallari

Fiorello - Arturo La Porta

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5283-5285 {3LPS} (1957)ª;; Decca D38D3 {3LPS} (1977)ª; London XLLA 51 {3LPS} (1957)ª; London A 4327 {3LPS}; Richmond RS 63011 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 443 536-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 455 883-2 {2CDS} (France) (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 - February 1957 p.340; September 1977 p.487 [AB]

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Opera - March 1957 p.180

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Orpheus - März 1995 S.62

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.72

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Diapason - No.414 avril 1995 p.110

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American Record Guide - July 1957 Vol.7 No.7 p.160 [PLM]

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High Fidelity Magazine - August 1957 Vol.7 No.8 p.55 [CMS]

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Gramophone Record Review - February 1957 p.284

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Discofila (Madrid) - No.15 junio-agosto 1957 p.295 [AFC]

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.101: No.104 juillet/aoüt 1997 p.73 (mention)

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Comments:- See article by Max de Schauensee in HIGH FIDELITY December 1956 Vol.6 No.12 p.56and p.142

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1956(STU)

Orchestra - Grand Théâtre de Genève

Chorus - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Manrico - Mario Del Monaco

Azucena - Giulietta Simionato

Leonora - Renata Tebaldi

Conte di Luna - Ugo Savarese

Ferrando - Giorgio Tozzi

Ines - Luisa Maragliano

Ruiz - Athos Cesarini

Un vecchio zingaro - Antonio Balbi

Un messo - Athos Cesarini

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Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5260-5262 {3LPS} (1956)ª; Decca SXL 2129-2131 {3LPS} (1959)ª; Decca «Ace of Diamonds» GOS 614-616; *Decca 411 874-1 {2LPS}; London XLLA 50 {3LPS} (1957)ª;; London OSA 1304 {3LPS} (1959)ª; London «Jubilee» LJ 42009 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Decca 411 374-2 {2CDS} (1989)ª; Double Decca 448 743-2; Decca «Rouge Opéra» 458 728-2 (France) (1997)ª; Decca 470 589-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª

Open Reel Tape - London LOR 90005 (4-track 7½ips)

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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 - November 1956 p.222; August 1959 p.101; November 1971 p.902 September 1989 p. [AB]; December 2002 p.100 (mention) [PO'C]

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Opera - December 1956 p.757; November 1959 p.750

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]

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High Fidelity Magazine - February 1957 Vol.7 No.2 p.77 [MDS]: January 1959 Vol.9 No.1 p.62 [DJ]: March 1961 Vol.11 No.3 p.92 (open reel tape) [RDD]

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American Record Guide - March 1961 Vol.27 No.7 p.611 (open reel tape) [PCP]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - October 1956 p.14: August 1959 p.19

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Gramophone Record Review - November 1956 p.36: July 1959 p.649 [DH]

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

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Records and Recordings - August 1959 p.11 [FGB]

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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]

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

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Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro alla Scala

Chorus - Teatro alla Scala

Anna Bolena - Maria Callas

Enrico - Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

Giovanna - Giulietta Simionato

Percy - Gianni Raimondi

Rochefort - Plinio Clabassi

Smeton - Gabriella Carturan

Hervey - Luigi Rumbo

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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 55/3 {3LPS} (1978)ª; Fonit Cetra «Documents» DOC 22 {3LPS} (1982)ª; FWR 646; BJR 109 {3LPS}; MRF-42; Morgan 5703;; Replica RPL 34293; foyer FO 1014 {3LPS}

Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 00119

Compact Disc; - Hunt 518 {2CDS}; Melodram 26110 {2CDS}; Melodram IMS 260106 {2CDS}Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 768 {2CDS}; EMI CMS 7 64941-2 {2CDS} (1993)ª; EMI «Callas Edition» CMS 5 66471-2 {2CDS} (1997)ª; EMI CDMB 5 66474-2 {2CDS} (USA) (1994)ª; EMI TOCE 8333-4 {2CDS} (Japan) (1993)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1285 {2CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Anna Bolena by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.52; CELLETTI p.190; MET p.99; PENGUIN p.72; GIUDICI p.169 (2) p.275; Opéra International mars 1997 No.211 p.14; International Opera Collector Summer 1998 No.8 p.18

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 1978 p.956 [AB]; January 1994 p.91 [JBS]

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Opera - March 1998 p.288 [AB]

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Opera Now - January 1994 p.32; January/February 1998 p.96 (mention) [GH]

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Orpheus - Juni 1993 S.61

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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.62

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Diapason - No.399 décembre 1993 p.138: No.441 octobre 1997 p.87 [JC]

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BBC Music Magazine - January 1994 p.95

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Classic CD - February 1994 p.60

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.120 (2) p.121 (3) p.117

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Répertoire - No.64 décembre 1993 p.96: No.105 Septembre 1997 p.68 [PT]

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American Record Guide - July/August 1994 Vol.57 No.4 p.233: July/August 1998 Vol.61 No.4 pp.265-266 (mention) [LM]

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

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (14 April 1957, see OPERA June 1957 p.344). The foyer LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The date of recording issued by Charles Handelman is stated in his catalog (November 2000) to be 17 April 1957.

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