(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )
1 1946(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Leopold Stokowski*
2 1946(SE) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Erich Leinsdorf*
3 1947(RC) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Arturo Toscanini*
4 1948(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Busch***
5 1948(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Giuseppe Antonicelli*
6 1949(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Emil Cooper*
7 1950(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Emil Cooper*
8 1951(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Wilhelm Furtwängler*
9 1951(SE) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Fausto Cleva*
10 1952(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Fritz Stiedry*
11 1952(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Gabriele Santini*
12 1952(LI) - Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo - Alberto Erede*
13 1952(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Herbert von Karajan*
14 1953(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*
15 1953(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Fausto Cleva*
16 1953(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Eugen Jochum*
17 1953(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth***
18 1953(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Clemens Krauss*
19 1954(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
20 1954(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - George Szell*
21 1955(Act 3;LE) - Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
22 1955(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Rafael Kubelik*
23 1955(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
24 1955(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Fritz Rieger*
25 1955(LI) - Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
26 1955(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Joseph Keilberth*
27 1956(LI) - Parsifal by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
28 1957(LI) - Rheingold (Das) by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
29 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Hans Knappertsbusch*
30 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
31 1957(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Rudolf Kempe*
32 1957(SE) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
33 1958(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Thomas Beecham*
34 1958(LI) - Salome by Richard Strauss - Dimitri Mitropoulos*
35 1958(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Thomas Beecham*
36 1958(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Fritz Stiedry*
37 1959(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Ferdinand Leitner*
38 1959(LI) - Walküre (Die) by Richard Wagner - Franz Konwitschny*
39 1960(LI) - Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens - Renato Cellini**
40 1960(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - Karl Böhm*
41 1961(LI) - Elektra by Richard Strauss - Joseph Rosenstock*
42 1962(LC) - Lohengrin by Richard Wagner - Wolfgang Sawallisch*
43 1962(LI) - Otello by Giuseppe Verdi - Nicola Rescigno*
44 1963(LI) - Tosca by Giacomo Puccini - Carlo Moresco*
45 1964(LI) - Aida by Giuseppe Verdi - Carlo Moresco*
46 1966(LI) - Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli*
47 1967(LI) - Carmen by Georges Bizet - Anton Guadagno*
48 1967(LI) - Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner - William Smith*
49 1971(LI) - Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi - James Levine*
*AUDIO **VIDEO ***AUDIO & VIDEO
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Conductor Leopold Stokowski - 1946(LI)
Orchestra - Hollywood Bowl
Chorus - Hollywood Bowl
Carmen - Winifred Heidt
Don José - Ramón Vinay
Micaëla - Marina Koshetz
Escamillo - James Pease
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Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKRCD 31 {2CDS} (1994)ª; Omega Opera Archive 952
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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:-
Fanfare - Vol.18 No.1 September/October 1994 p.145
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.15 marzo-mayo 1995 p.58
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Comments:- Recording of a slightly abridged (concert ?) performance. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor 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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Conductor Arturo Toscanini - 1947(RC)
Orchestra - NBC Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - NBC Chorus
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Herva Nelli
Iago - Giuseppe Valdengo
Cassio - Virginio Assandri
Rodrigo - Leslie Chabay
Lodovico - Nicola Moscona
Montano - Arthur Newman
Emilia - Nan Merriman
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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6107 {3LPS} (1953)ª; HMV ALP 1090-1092 {3LPS} (1953)ª; RCA RB 16903-16905 {3LPS}; *RCA Victrola VICS 6120 (Electronically reprocessed; stereo) {3LPS}; RCA «Victrola» AT; 303/1-3 {3LPS}; RCA «Victrola» VL 46022 ; {3LPS} (Italy); Le Voix de son Maître FALP 283-285 {3LPS}; Melodiya D 023651-56 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *RCA Victor «Gold Seal» GD 60302 {2CDS} (1991)ª; Urania URN 22215 {2CDS} (2002)ª; Guild Immortal Performances «Toscanini Broadcast Legacy» GHCD 2275/76/77; (+Rehearsals) {3CDS} (2004)ª; Aura Music LRC 11095-2 {2CDS} (2001)ª; Cantus Classics 500658 {2CDS} (2005)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1953 p.245 [AR]; April 1959 p.532 ; September 1969 p.453; July 1974 p.264 [AB]; March 1992 p.134 [AB]
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Opera - February 1954 pp.109-110 [HDR]; August 1967 p.648; October 1967 p.853 Summer 2002 Supplement «Thirty all-time great recordings» p.23 [AB]
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Fanfare - September-October 1992 p.490
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Orpheus - Dezember 1973/Januar 1974 S.33-S.36 [CK]
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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.39 [PHR]: July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.269 [VAL]
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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - October 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.7
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Gramophone Record Review - January 1954 p.132: April 1959 p.457 [DH]
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Records and Recordings - April 1959 p.16
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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.30 [CC]
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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2004 pp.81-82 [MHF]
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International Record Review - December 2004 p.42 [MT]
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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.66 Eté 1954 p.448 [JB]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XVI N.165 ottobre 2002 pp.102-103 [GL]
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Comments:- Recorded from broadcast performances and rehearsals (New York, December 1947)
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Conductor Fritz Busch - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Licia Albanese
Iago - Leonard Warren
Cassio - John Garris
Rodrigo - Thomas Hayward
Lodovico - Nicola Moscona
Montano - Clifford Harvuot
Emilia - Martha Lipton
Un Araldo - Philip Kinsman
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Black Disc - Penzance PR 18 {2LPS}; Morgan 4802 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90377 {2CDS} (1999)ª; Arkadia «The Golden Age» 2CD 2017 {2CDS} (2000)ª; Membran 221923 {2CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1999 p.138 [AB]
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Opera Now - July/August 1999 p.96 [ST]
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International Classical Record Collector - Autumn 1999 No.18 pp.101-102 [JTH]
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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.1 [MT]
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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.144 ottobre 2000 pp.81-82 [GL]
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Musica (Milano) - N.121 novembre 2000 p.102 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (18 December 1948; see «Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met» by Paul Jackson pp.436-438)
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Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1948(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Ramón Vinay
Nedda - Florence Quartarao
Tonio - Leonard Warren
Beppe - Leslie Chabay
Silvio - Hugh Thompson
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Compact Disc; - Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2291/2 + «Florence Quartararo Memorial 1945-50» {2CDS} (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 - February 2005 p.85 [PO'C]
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International Record Review - November 2004 p.84, p.86 [JTH]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 February 1948).
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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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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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Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler - 1951(LI)
Orchestra - Wiener Philharmoniker
Chorus - Wiener Staatsoper
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Carla (Dragica) Martinis
Iago - Paul Schöffler
Cassio - Anton Dermota
Rodrigo - August Jaresch
Lodovico - Josef Greindl
Montano - Georg Monthy
Emilia - Sieglinde Wagner
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Black Disc; - Turnabout Historical Series THS G 5120/2 {3LPS} ; Historical Opera Performance Edition HOPE 211 {3LPS};; Fonit Cetra «Furtwängler Edition» FE 28 {3LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - Rodolphe RPC 32561.62; VITUOSO 2697382; Hunt S CDWFE 353 Arkadia 2-353 {2CDS}; foyer 2 CF 2002 {2CDS};; EMI CMS 5 65751-2 {2CDS} (1995)ª; EMI Classics TOCE 3782-83 {2CDS} (Japan) (2000)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1438 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1996 p.116
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Opera - Festival Issue 1995 p.64
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.64
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Fanfare - Vol.2 No.1 September/October 1978 p.120 [KH]; Vol.19 No.4 March/April 1996 p.426 [HF]
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Orpheus - Januar 1996 S.56
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.8 No.1 p.156
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Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66
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Diapason - No.420 novembre 1995 p.154
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BBC Music Magazine - November 1995 p.96
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival (7 August 1951. See OPERA November 1951 p.629). The Fonit Cetra LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1951(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Eleanor Steber
Iago - Frank Guarrera
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Black Disc; - Columbia ML 4499 {1LP} (USA) (1952)ª; Philips N 02102 L {1LP}; *Philips ABL 3005 {1LP} (UK) (1954)ª
Compact Disc; - Preiser Records 90500 (+Guerrera recital) {1CD} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - October 2002 pp.1200-1205 [AB]
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Orpheus - Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.81 [SS]
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American Record Guide - March 1952 Vol.18 No.7 p.238 [PHR]
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Gramophone Record Review - December 1954 p.95
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High Fidelity Magazine - mars/avril 1954 No.63-64 p.218 [JB]
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Comments:- The following excerpts are performed: Già nella notte densa; Credo; Tu? Indietro! Fuggi!; Dio! Mi potevi scagliar tutti mali della miseria; Salce, salce; Ave Maria; Niun mi tema.
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Eleanor Steber
Iago - Leonard Warren
Cassio - Thomas Hayward
Rodrigo - Paul Franke
Lodovico - Luben Vichey
Montano - Osie Hawkins
Emilia - Martha Lipton
Un Araldo - Algerd Brazis
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 699
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 February 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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Conductor Gabriele Santini - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi
Iago - Gino Bechi
Cassio - Piero De Palma
Rodrigo - Gianni Avolanti
Lodovico - Augosto Romani
Montano - Antonio Piccillo
Emilia - Vittoria Garofalo
Un Araldo - Gerardo Gaudioso
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Black Disc - Edizione Lirica EL 009 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni GB 1183/84-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 2004 p.75 [AB]
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International Record Review - June 2004 p.77 [PO'C]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (13 December 1952; OPERA February 1953 pp.98-99). PO'C writes in his review of the CDs issued by Bongiovanni «The sound quality is distressingly uneven, at times unlistenable to.»
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Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Canio - Ramón Vinay
Nedda - Delia Rigal
Tonio - Frank Guarrera
Beppe - Thomas Hayward
Silvio - Renato Capecchi
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1628
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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 (26 January 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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Conductor Herbert von Karajan - 1952(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Martha Mödl
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Ludwig Weber
Kurwenal - Hans Hotter
Melot - Hermann Uhde
Hirt - Gerhard Unger
Steuerman - Gerhard Stolze
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Werner Faulhaber
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Black Disc; - Discocorp 291 {4LPS}; Cetra «Opera Live» LO 47/5 {5LPS} Melodram MEL 525 {5LPS} (1982)ª
Compact Disc; - *Hunt CD 528 {4CDS}; Arkadia CDHP 528.4 {4CDS}; Myto 3 MCD 962.149 {3CDS} (1996)ª; Myto 3 MCD 021 H061 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Golden Melodram GM 1.0054 {4CDS} (2002)ª; Urania URN 22218 {3CDS} (2002)ª; Orfeo C 603033 D {3CDS} (2003)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 01 {3CDS} (2003)ª
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings)
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1978 p.550 [AB]; April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB] December 2003 p.101, p.103 [AW]
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Opera - February 2004 p.151 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.26 No.2 November/December 2002 p.251 [WY]
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Orpheus - Februar 1996 S.60; März 1997 S.58 (mention)
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Diapason - No.499 janvier 2003 p.118 [ED]
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Classical Express - Issue No.81 December 1996 p.3
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Wagner News - Issue No.120 March 1997 p.16 (mention)
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International Record Review - November 2003 pp.76-77 [MVA]
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BBC Music Magazine - May 2004 p.69 [DB]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - junio 2002 No.155 p.45 [SV]
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.54 octubre 2002 p.86 [LB]: No.66 diciembre 2003 p.88 [VM]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (23 July 1952; see OPERA September 1952 pp.516-519 and front cover). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1982 p.529. The CDs issued by URANIA are reviewed on the internet .
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - George London
Titurel - Josef Greindl
Gurnemanz - Ludwig Weber
Parsifal - Ramón Vinay
Klingsor - Hermann Uhde
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Maria von Ilosvay
Knappe 1 - Hetty Plümacher
Knappe 2 - Gisela Litz
Knappe 3 - Hugo Kratz
Knappe 4 - Adele Stolte
Blumenmädchen 1 - Hetty Plümacher
Blumenmädchen 2 - Gisela Litz
Blumenmädchen 3 - Rita Streich
Blumenmädchen 4 - Erika Zimmermann
Blumenmädchen 5 - Anna Tassopolus
Blumenmädchen 6 - Gerda Wismar
Ritter 1 - Eugene (Gene) Tobin
Ritter 2 - Theo Adam
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 533 {4LPS}; Documents OR 302 {4LPS} Rodolphe RP 12378-81; Discocorp 201 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD4 4006 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32516.17 {2CDS-double durée}; Arlecchino ARLA 18/21 {4LPS}; Archipel ARPCD 0171 {4CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
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Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.286 [WY]
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Orpheus - November 1996 S.34
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.305
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Stereophile - March 1989 (Vol.12 No.3) p.177
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Classical Express - March 1996 p.2
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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]
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Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sigurd Björling
Abimélech - Norman Scott
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Luben Vichey
Le messager philistin - Emery Darcy
Premier philistin - Paul Franke
Deuxième philistin - George Cehanovsky
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1541
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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 (14 March 1953). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Eugen Jochum - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Astrid Varnay
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Ludwig Weber
Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger
Melot - Hasso Eschert
Hirt - Gerhard Stolze
Steuerman - Theo Adam
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Eugene (Gene) Tobin
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Black Disc - Documents OR 301 {4LPS}; Melodram MEL 535 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Hunt CDLSMH 34030 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 10030 {4CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0170/3 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1525-3 {3CDRS} (2004)ª; Encore CD 130-3 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings)
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - March 2001 p.328 [AB]
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Orpheus - November 1999 S.91-92 [SS]
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Opéra International - No.59 mai 1983 pp.54-55 [SS]
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.124 septiembre 1999 p.59 [LT]
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.72 juLio-agosto 2004 p.88 [PN]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (See OPERA October 1953 p.608). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of «berkshire record outlet inc.» (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Regina Resnik
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland
Ortlinde - Bruni Falcon
Waltraute - Lise Sorrell
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller
Siegrune - Gisela Litz
Grimgerde - Sibylla Plate
Roßweiße - Erika Schubert
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Black Disc - Allegro 3125-3143 (Cycle); Melodram MEL 537 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 537 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 1.00014 (cycle) ;; Andromeda ANDRCD 5000 (cycle) {12CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1998 S.57 (mention) [GH]
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.184 p.115 [CM]
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American Record Guide - May 1954 Vol.20 No.9 p.279 (Allegro LPs) [PHR]
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Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 pp.20-21 [ARB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (26 July 1953; see OPERA October 1953 p.605). The cast listed on the Allegro LPs is fictitious
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Conductor Clemens Krauss - 1953(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Regina Resnik
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ira Malaniuk
Gerhilde - Brünnhilde Friedland
Ortlinde - Bruni Falcon
Waltraute - Lise Sorrell
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Lieselotte Thomamüller
Siegrune - Gisela Litz
Grimgerde - Sibylla Plate
Roßweiße - Erika Schubert
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Black Disc; - foyer FO 1009 {4LPS} (1980)ª
Compact Cassette - Legends XLNC 101
Compact Disc; - Laudis LCD 4 4003 {4CDS} (1988)ª; *Rodolphe RPC 32503-Double Durée (Cycle); foyer 16-CF2011 (Cycle);; Arkadia HP 6 10.3; Gala GL 100.652 {3CDS}; Gala GL 999.797 (cycle) {14CDS} ; Archipel ARPCD 0250 (cycle) {13CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
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Opera News - September 1996 p.56
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Fanfare - Vol.18 No.4 March/April 1995 p.337
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.6 No.4 Summer 1989 pp.125-127 [CJT]
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Opéra International - mai 1995 No.191 S.71
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Stereophile - August 1988 (Vol.11 No.8) p.156
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International Record Review - July/August 2004 pp.80-81 [MT]
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Répertoire - Vol.79 avril 1995 p.81
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]
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Comments:- According to the review in «Répertoire de Disques» it is sometimes claimed that Martha Mödl sings Brünhilde on this recording, but this is not correct
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Gré Brouwenstijn
Wolfram von Eschenbach - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Venus - Hertha Wilfert
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Josef Greindl
Walther von der Vogelweide - Josef Traxel
Biterolf - Toni Blankenheim
Heinrich der Schreiber - Gerhard Stolze
Reinmar von Zweter - Theo Adam
Hirt - Volker Horn
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 544 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - Melodram MEL 36105 {3CDS}; Laudis LCD 3-4014 {2CDS};; Golden Melodram GM 10033 {3CDS} (1998)ª; Archipel ARPCD 0280 {3CDS} (2004)ª; Opera d'Oro OPD 1444 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Fanfare - Vol.7 No.1 September/October 1983 p.288 [WY]
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Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.81 (mention) [AT]
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Classical Express - Issue No.117 December 1999 p.4 [MT]
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American Record Guide - Movember/December 2005 Vol.68 No.6 pp.221-222 [JPM]
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.81 junio 2005 p.89 [MCP]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (22 July 1954; see OPERA September 1954 p.535). This opera was to have been conducted by Igor Makevitch who withdrew at short notice and was replaced by Keilberth (See DFD in «Nachklang» p.144, «Echos of a Lifetime» p.167)
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Conductor George Szell - 1954(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Margaret Harshaw
Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London
Venus - Astrid Varnay
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines
Walther von der Vogelweide - Brian Sullivan
Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Roberta Peters
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1039 (& 614)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET of the Dresden version (9 January 1954). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.84-87; OPERA May 1954 p.278). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(Act 3;LE)
Orchestra - New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus - New York Philharmonic Chorus
Brünnhilde - Astrid Varnay
Siegfried - Ramón Vinay
Hagen - Lubomir Vichegonov
Gunther - Clifford Harvuot
Gutrune - Lucine Amara
Woglinde - Hertha Glaz
Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias
Floßhilde - Shakeh Vartenissian
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Compact Disc - AS DISC AS 549 {1CD}
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Recordings of Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.136; HARRIS p.233; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1088; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.16/17 p.150; MET p.727; MET(VID) p.444; PENGUIN p.522; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.108; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance of Act 3 (30 October 1955). It appears that the AS CD is difficult to obtain (see IOC Autumn 1999 No.13 p.8)
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Conductor Rafael Kubelik - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Chorus - Covent Garden
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Gré Brouwenstijn
Iago - Otakar Kraus
Cassio - John Lanigan
Rodrigo - Raymond Nilsson
Lodovico - Marian Nowakowski
Montano - Michael Langdon
Emilia - Noreen Berry
Un Araldo - Forbes Robinson
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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 886 (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated «03/12/22». The date of the performance is given here as 19 November 1957, but this must be incorrect as Elektra was performed in the Royal Opera House on that date. It seems more likely that the recording is of a performance in October or November 1955 when the new production opened. The performance on 17 October 1955 is reviewed in OPERA December 1955 p.791-796.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Salome - Christel Goltz
Jochanaan - Paul Schöffler
Herodes - Ramón Vinay
Herodias - Blanche Thebom
Narraboth - Brian Sullivan
Ein Page - Mildred Miller
Erster Nazarener - Nicola Moscona
Zweiter Nazarener - Calvin Marsh
Erster Soldat - Norman Scott
Zweiter Soldat - Lorenzo Alvary
Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins
Ein Sklave - Vilma Georgiou
Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli
Zweiter Jude - James McCracken
Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis
Vierter Jude - Paul Franke
Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner
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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 238 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 281; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0143 {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]
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Opernwelt - August 8/1955 S.56 (mention)
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 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».
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Conductor Fritz Rieger - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Chorus - Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Ebe Stignani
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Antonio Manca-Serra
Abimélech - Giovanni Amodeo
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Iginio Riccò
Le messager philistin - Piero De Palma
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Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni HOCO 31 (+Aida - excerpts - Vinay) {2CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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 publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.88-89 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (February or March 1955). See «ll Teatro di San Carlo - La Cronologia 1737-1987» by Carlo Marinelli Rosconi p.671.
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay
Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay
Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London
Venus - Blanche Thebom
Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines
Walther von der Vogelweide - Giulio Gari
Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot
Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke
Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott
Hirt - Heidi Krall
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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 409; Melodram MEL 038 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Adonis 3CD 55002 {3CDS} (1999)ª; Walhall «Eternity Series» WLCD 0095 {3CDS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.5 [MT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [JR]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1983 p.849
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Conductor Joseph Keilberth - 1955(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Astrid Varnay
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Martha Mödl
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Gerhilde - Hertha Wilfert
Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers
Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan
Siegrune - Jean Watson
Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic
Roßweiße - Maria Graf
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 557 {4LPS} (1982)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (11 August 1955; see OPERA October 1955 pp.639-641). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November1982 p.529
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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1956(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Amfortas - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Titurel - Hans Hotter
Gurnemanz - Josef Greindl
Parsifal - Ramón Vinay
Klingsor - Toni Blankenheim
Kundry - Martha Mödl
Alto Stimme - Martha Mödl
Knappe 1 - Paula Lenchner
Knappe 2 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Knappe 3 - Gerhard Stolze
Knappe 4 - Alfred Pfeifle
Blumenmädchen 1 - Ilse Hollweg
Blumenmädchen 2 - Friedl Pöltinger
Blumenmädchen 3 - Paula Lenchner
Blumenmädchen 4 - Dorothea Siebert
Blumenmädchen 5 - Jutta Vulpius
Blumenmädchen 6 - Elisabeth Schärtel
Ritter 1 - Josef Traxel
Ritter 2 - Alfons Herwig
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 79 {5LPS} (1979)ª; Melodram 563(5) {5LPS}
Compact Disc - Hunt 4CDLSMH 34035 {4CDS}; Golden Melodram 1.0062 {4CDS}
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - April 2003 p.93 (mention) [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 pp.301-305 [GG]
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 pp.85-86 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Festspielhaus, Bayreuth (19 August 1956)
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Wotan - Hermann Uhde
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Loge - Ramón Vinay
Mime - Norman Kelley
Alberich - Lawrence Davidson
Freia - Mariquita Moll
Froh - James McCracken
Donner - Arthur Budney
Erda - Jean Madeira
Fasolt - Kurt Böhme
Fafner - Dezsö Ernster
Woglinde - Heidi Krall
Wellgunde - Rosalind Elias
Floßhilde - Sandra Warfield
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 709
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Recordings of Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.132; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1126; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.6/7 p.146, No.227 p.116; MET p.706; MET(VID) p.433; PENGUIN p.535; Diapason No.145 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (26 January 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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Conductor Hans Knappertsbusch - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Birgit Nilsson
Hunding - Josef Greindl
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Gerhilde - Paula Lenchner
Ortlinde - Gerda Lammers
Waltraute - Elisabeth Schärtel
Schwertleite - Maria von Ilosvay
Helmwige - Hilde Scheppan
Siegrune - Helena Bader
Grimgerde - Georgine von Milinkovic
Roßweiße - Hetty Plümacher
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Black Disc - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 59/5 {5LPS}; Melodram MEL 577(4)
Compact Disc - *Music & Arts CD 254 (4) {4CDS} Golden Melodram GM 1.0048 (cycle) {14CDS}
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1978 p.747 [AB]
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.1 No.3 p.273; Vol.5 No.4 Winter 1987/88 pp.142-145 [CJT]
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Wagner News - Issue No.111 September 1995 p.13
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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - enero 2001 No.139 p.59 [SV]
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Comments:- A recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (15 August 1957)
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Marianne Schech
Hunding - Kurt Böhme
Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Wotan - Otto Edelmann
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Ortlinde - Heidi Krall
Waltraute - Mariquita Moll
Schwertleite - Belen Amparan
Helmwige - Gloria Lind
Siegrune - Rosalind Elias
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield
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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 004 (1980)ª
Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1058 (+highlights from studio recording) {3CDS} (2004)ª; The Opera Lovers WAL 195701 {3CDRS} (2005)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.70 mayo 2004 p.88 [MCP]
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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (2 February 1957). The CDRs issued by «The Opera Lovers» are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1957(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Sylvia Fisher
Hunding - Frederick (Friedrich) Dalberg
Brünhilde - Birgit Nilsson
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Georgine von Milinkovic
Gerhilde - Amy Shuard
Ortlinde - Una Hale
Waltraute - Edith Coates
Schwertleite - Jean Watson
Helmwige - June Grant
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Barbara Howitt
Roßweiße - Marjorie Thomas
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02583
Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 670 L
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (27 September 1957). This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated September 20 1957 p.51). The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000 and the CDs issued by House of Opera in their list of «New Releases March 2001». The date given by House of Opera (27 October 1957) is incorrect.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(SE)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Marianne Schech
Hunding - Norman Scott
Brünhilde - Margaret Harshaw
Wotan - Hermann Uhde
Fricka - Blanche Thebom
Gerhilde - Carlotta Ordassy
Ortlinde - Heidi Krall
Waltraute - Mariquita Moll
Schwertleite - Belen Amparan
Helmwige - Gloria Lind
Siegrune - Rosalind Elias
Grimgerde - Martha Lipton
Roßweiße - Sandra Warfield
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Black Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 728 {2LPS} (1958)ª
Compact Disc; - Living Stage LS 1058 (+live performance conducted by Mitropoulos) {3CDS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- The LPs issued by the Metropolitan Opera Record Club are advertized in OPERA NEWS, February 3 1958 (back cover) and in HIGH FIDELITY, March 1958 p.27. According to «The Complete Discography of Dimitri Mitropoulos» by S.A. Arfanis p.155 this recording was made on 11, 14 February and 6 March 1957. It is not clear if all the excerpts from the LPs are included on the Gala CDs.
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Chorus - Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires)
Otello - Ramón Vinay
Desdemona - Antonietta Stella
Iago - Giuseppe Taddei
Cassio - Italo Pasini
Rodrigo - Umberto di Toto
Lodovico - Giuseppe Modesti
Montano - Guerrino Boschetti
Emilia - Zaira Negroni
Un Araldo - José Crea
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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 34 {3LPS}; Stradivarius 1013-1015 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (4 July 1958). The LPs issued on the Stradivarius label are advertized in GRAMOPHONE September 1985 p.443.
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Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Salome - Inge Borkh
Jochanaan - Mack Harrell
Herodes - Ramón Vinay
Herodias - Blanche Thebom
Narraboth - Giulio Gari
Ein Page - Margaret Roggero
Erster Nazarener - William Wilderman
Zweiter Nazarener - Calvin Marsh
Erster Soldat - Norman Scott
Zweiter Soldat - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins
Ein Sklave - Mildred Allen
Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli
Zweiter Jude - Robert Nagy
Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis
Vierter Jude - Paul Franke
Fünfter Jude - Lawrence Davidson
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Black Disc; - Cetra «Opera Live» LO 82 {2LPS} (1979)ª
Compact Disc - Arkadia CDMP 459.3 (+Elektra) {3CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1317
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera - December 1994 p.1384
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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.82
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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.186
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.155
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Répertoire - No.62 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.68
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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 February 1958). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Thomas Beecham - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Chorus - Teatro Colón - Buenos Aires
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Blanche Thebom
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Giuseppe Taddei
Abimélech - Fernando Corena
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Giuseppe Modesti
Le messager philistin - Alvaro Bandini
Premier philistin - Carlos Giusti
Deuxième philistin - Guerrino Boschetti
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 449 (+Vinay - recital) {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 «Sir Thomas Beecham» {1xCD-ROM} (2004)ª
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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 in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (1 August 1958, seeOPERA October 1958 p.655). It is sometimes incorrectly stated that this perfor-mance took place in Mexico City
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Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1958(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Margaret Harshaw
Brangaene - Blanche Thebom
Marke - Otto Edelmann
Kurwenal - Walter Cassel
Melot - Calvin Marsh
Hirt - Paul Franke
Steuerman - Osie Hawkins
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Robert Nagy
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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 365; Bensar OL 3158 (BRO 122735) {3CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings)
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.19 [ARB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 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.».
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Conductor Ferdinand Leitner - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Concertgebouworkest
Chorus - Die Haghesanghers
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Martha Mödl
Brangaene - Ira Malaniuk
Marke - Josef Greindl
Kurwenal - Gustav Neidlinger
Melot - Jos Borelli
Hirt - Wim Koopman
Steuerman - Gé Genemans
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Wim Koopman
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Compact Disc; - Mitridate «Ponto» PO 1004 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings)
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 2002 S.53 [SS]
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.56 diciembre 2002 p.86 [LB]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Holland Festival - 15 June 1959; see OPERA August 1959 pp.508-509 The CDs issued by Mitridate are advertized in ORPHEUS Februar 2002 S.61
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Conductor Franz Konwitschny - 1959(LI)
Orchestra - Covent Garden
Siegmund - Ramón Vinay
Sieglinde - Amy Shuard
Hunding - Kurt Böhme
Brünhilde - Astrid Varnay
Wotan - Hans Hotter
Fricka - Ursula Böse
Gerhilde - Joyce Barker
Ortlinde - Una Hale
Waltraute - Margreta Elkins
Schwertleite - Jean Watson
Helmwige - Judith Pierce
Siegrune - Noreen Berry
Grimgerde - Heather Begg
Roßweiße - Josephine Veasey
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Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 02582
Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 887
Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 2716
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Recordings of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.132; HARRIS p.233; Opera September 1970 p.826 October 1970 p.922; Opera on Record p.393; CELLETTI p.1158; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.12/13 p.148, No.228 p.122; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.438; PENGUIN p.551; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.4; Opera October 1995 p.1166 (video); Lyrica N.28 Anno III Aprile 1996 p.56; GIUDICI p.1115 (2) p.1777; American Record Guide Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57
Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (23 September 1959). This was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issued dated September 18 1959 p.43). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Renato Cellini - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - New Orleans Opera
Chorus - New Orleans Opera
Samson - Ramón Vinay
Dalila - Risë Stevens
Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Joseph Mordino
Abimélech - Arthur Cosenza
Le Vieillard Hébreu - Ara Berberian
Le messager philistin - Tony Lopez
Premier philistin - Thomas Carter
Deuxième philistin - Joseph Knight
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Compact Disc; - VAI Audio VAIA 1055-2 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 758-2 {2CDS} (2003)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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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:-
Opera News - February 18 1995 p.37
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Orpheus - April 1995 S.62
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Opera Quarterly - Vol.12 No.1 Autumn 1995 p.177
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American Record Guide - May/June 1995 Vol.58 No.3 p.162
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Comments:- Recording of a performance in New Orleans (2 April 1960). The review in OPERA NEWS wrongly states that the performance was at the St Louis Opera. The CDs issued by Premiere are listed in «New Compact Disc Releases from Premiere Opera» dated February/March 2003.
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Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Tristan - Ramón Vinay
Isolde - Birgit Nilsson
Brangaene - Irene Dalis
Marke - Jerome Hines
Kurwenal - Walter Cassel
Melot - Calvin Marsh
Hirt - Paul Franke
Steuerman - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro
Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Charles Anthony
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 965
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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings)
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 January 1960). See «Sign-Off for the Old Met» pp.282-284. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available «on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape».
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Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1961(LI)
Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera
Chorus - Metropolitan Opera
Elektra - Inge Borkh
Chrysothemis - Leonie Rysanek
Clytemnestra - Jean Madeira
Aegisth - Ramón Vinay
Orest - Hermann Uhde
Ein alter Diener - Edward Ghazal
Ein junger Diener - Robert Nagy
Die Schleppträgerin - Athena Vicos
Die Vertraute - Mary Fercana
Der Pfleger des Orest - Norman Scott
Die Aufseherin - Thelma Votipka
1. Magd - Mignon Dunn
2. Magd - Mary Mackenzie
3. Magd - Carlotta Ordassy
4. Magd - Margaret Roggero
5. Magd - Teresa Stratas
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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 345
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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (25 March 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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Conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch - 1962(LC)
Orchestra - Bayreuth Festival
Chorus - Bayreuth Festival
Lohengrin - Jess Thomas
Elsa - Anja Silja
Ortrud - Astrid Varnay
Friedrich von Telramund - Ramón Vinay
König Heinrich - Franz Crass
Der Heerrufer des Königs - Tom Krause
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Black Disc - *Philips 6747 241 {4LPS}; Philips 6747 241 {14LPS} (collection)
Compact Disc; - Philips 446 337-2 {3CDS}; Decca 470 592-2 {3CDS} (2002)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Lohengrin by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.60; HARRIS p.141; Opera on Record p.354; CELLETTI p.1099; Opera on CD (1) p.63 (2) p.71 (3) p.79 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.143-144 p.190; MET p.684; MET(VID) p.424; PENGUIN p.526; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Opera on Video p.116; GIUDICI p.1077 (2) p.1728; Répertoire No.94 septembre 1996 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1976 p.217 [AB]; January 1977 p.1132 (mention) [JBS]; December 1995 p.164 [AB]
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Opera - November 1995 p.1318
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Opera Now - November 1995 p.64
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Orpheus - Oktober 1995 S.58
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Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.67
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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.150
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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.167 p.124
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Wagner News - Issue No.106 December 1994 p.20
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Classic CD - October 1995 p.83
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International Record Review - April 2003 pp.24-25 (mention) [MVA]
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Répertoire - No.83 septembre 1995 p.81
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Le Monde de la Musique - No.191 septembre 1995 p.118
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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.18 diciembre 1995 - febrero 1996 p.68
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Opernwelt - 9/September 1995 S.22
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Conductor Nicola Rescigno - 1962(LI)
Orchestra - Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Chorus - Dallas Civic Opera
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Desdemona - Ilva Ligabue
Iago - Ramón Vinay
Cassio - Antonio Pirino
Rodrigo - Michael Trimble
Lodovico - Lorenzo Gaetani
Montano - Roberto Bañuelas
Emilia - Joann Grillo
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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 452 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Cin-Cin 1004/05 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1059 {2CDS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66
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American Record Guide - July/August 2005 Vol.68 No.4 p.269 [MM]
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Classica Répertoire - No.72 mai 2005 p.104 [AT]
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Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Dallas Civic Opera (30 November or 8 December 1962; see OPERA February 1963 pp.97-98). According to OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL (loc.cit) the recording on the CDs issued on the Cin-Cin label is of a performance at the Vienna State Opera, but according to the chronology in «Mario Del Monaco - Monumentum aere perennius» Del Monaco never sang Otello in Vienna. The only performances with the partial cast quoted (Del Monaco, Vinay, Ligabue) are those in Dallas.
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1963(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company - Children's Chorus of Friends' Central Lower School
Floria Tosca - Birgit Nilsson
Mario Cavaradossi - Ferruccio Tagliavini
Il barone Scarpia - Ramón Vinay
Il Sagristano - Mario Volta
Cesare Angelotti - Irwin Densen
Spoletta - Luigi Vellucci
Sciarrone - Walter Knetlar
Un pastore - Alexandra Tagan
Un carceriere - Lloyd Harris
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Compact Disc; - Melodram CDM 270112 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 791-2 {2CDS} (2002)ª
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Recordings of Tosca by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.97; HARRIS p.271; Opera on Record p.591; CELLETTI p.632; MARINELLI p.362; Opera on CD (1) p.107 (2) p.118 (3) p.133; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.11 p.106, No.11 (revised edition) p.110; MET p.411MET(VID) p.232; PENGUIN p.314; Répertoire No.63 novembre 1993 p.14; Opera on Video p.178; GIUDICI p.600 (2) p.996; Classic CD July 1996 p.50; Orpheus Januar 2000 S.12; Opéra International No.242 Janvier 2000 p.10; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance by the Philadelphia Grand Opera in the Academy of Music (10 April 1963)
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Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1964(LI)
Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company
Aida - Elinor Ross
Radamès - Alfonso La Morena
Amneris - Irene Kramarich
Amonasro - Ramón Vinay
Ramphis - William Wilderman
Il Re di Egitto - Irwin Densen
Una Sacerdotessa - Alexandra Tagan
Un Messaggero - Henry Cordy
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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2004)ª
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Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (January 1964). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated Spring 2004.
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Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1966(LI)
Orchestra - San Francisco Opera
Chorus - San Francisco Opera
Falstaff - Ramón Vinay
Fenton - Ottavio Garaventa
Ford - Frank Guarrera
Dr. Cajus - Howard Fried
Bardolfo - Raymond Manton
Pistola - Federico Davià
Alice Ford - Raina Kabaivanska
Nannetta - Lee Venora
Meg Page - Janis Martin
Mistress Quickly - Sona Cervená
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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1470-2 {2CDRS} (2004)ª
ª(year of issue or re-issue)
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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (November 1966). The cast listed above is that given in «The San Francisco Opera» by Arthur Bloomfield p.463. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in «Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004».
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