Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 27 January 1952. �In Act One a couplet from Rocco's aria and a few bars of Leonora's aria are missing�. The CDs issued on the Osteria label are listed on Klassikon's website:-
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 30 November 1955. The cast listed above is that given in �50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980� by Giorgio Gualerzi and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni p.134.
Recordings of Fidelio by Ludwig Van Beethoven are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.119; CELLETTI p.29; Opera on CD p.25 (1) p.29 (3) p.32; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.10 p.102; MET p.8; MET(VID) p.4; PENGUIN p.6; Stereophile January 1994 p.177; May 1994 p.15; BBC Music Magazine February 1995 p.43; Opera on Video p.37; GIUDICI p.11 (2) p.19; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.62; Gramophone January 1997 p.40; Répertoire No.103 juin 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.64; International Record Review March 2001 p.22; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (11 July 1959). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (see Radio Times Issue dated July 5-11 1959 p.47). The performance on 3 July 1959 is reviewed in OPERA September 1959 pp.567-588. The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Fenice, Venice (10 January 1964; see OPERA April 1964 p.270). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)
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: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN 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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1963 p.357; March 2003 p.89 [PO'C]
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: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN 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; Classica Répertoire No.94 juillet-aoüt 2007 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.3 Summer 2001 pp.576-585 [WA2]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance given at the Edinburgh Festival (8 September 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated September 4-10 1960 p.39. The collection of excerpts on the SRO CD is a �filler� on the CDs of La Sonnambula conducted by Rescigno (1961)
Recordings of I puritani by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera June 1960 p.387; August 1960 p.585; September 1960 p.653; HARRIS p.220; Opera on Record 2 p.121; CELLETTI p.63; Opera on CD (1) p.39 (2) p.45 (3) p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.96 p.106; MET p.29; PENGUIN p.12; GIUDICI p.40 (2) p.74; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Opéra International No.253 janvier 2001 p.10
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Glyndebourne Festival (18 July 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme (See Radio Times Issue dated June 12-18 1960). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM) where it stated that their recordings are available �on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape�.
Recordings of Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.181; Opera on Record 3 p.183; CELLETTI p.121; Opera on CD (1) p.97 (2) p.108 (3) p.121; MET p.62; MET(VID) p.22; PENGUIN p.33; Opera on Video p.163; GIUDICI p.89 (2) p.139; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.238 p.74
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1956 pp.136-137 [AR]; April 1996 p.110 [MEO]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale (7 May 1953). The highlights on the Gala CD are a �filler� on the discs of the recording in Dallas conducted by Rescigno. The CDs issued by the Istituto Discografico Italiano are reviewed in the �Online Music Magazine (click link below). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Titania Palast, Berlin. Mitridate originally listed Rita Streich as performing the role of Glauce, but published a correction on the internet:-
Recordings of Alceste [Vienna] by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.59; CELLETTI p.275; Opera on CD (1) p.13 (2) p.16 (3) p.18; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.73 p.98; PENGUIN p.105; Opéra International No.179 avril 1994 p.22; GIUDICI p.259 (2) p.442; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.11
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Rome (March 1967; see OPERA June 1967 p.504). Vittorio Gui's own version was used. In this the first two acts follow mainly the Paris version (translated into Italian) and the last act incorporates material from the Vienna version. The cast also included Guido Guarnera, Renza Jotti, Maurizio Piacenti
Comments:- According to �More EJS� (p.110) Ero e Leandro �made its debut at the Norwich Festival on 8 October 1896�, but according to �The New Grove Dictionary of Opera� (Vol.3 p.177) the first performance was in Madrid in 1897
Recordings of L' amico Fritz by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.379; Opera on CD (1) p.116 (2) p.127 (3) p.142; MET p.231; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.352 (2) p.610; Opéra International mars 1999 No.233 pp.16-19, mai 1999 No.235 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- The recording on the CDs issued by Bongiovanni is not complete; part of Suzel's music is from the recording of Pia Tassinari of 1941. I do not know if this applies to the CDs issued on the G.O.P. label and to the CDRs issued by Premiere.
Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 30 April 1952.
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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1956 p.321 [PHW]; November 1959 p.242; June 1984 p.67 [AB]; September 1991 p.126 [AB]; September 2000 p.96 [IM]; February 2006 p.91 [AB]
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
Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (27 January 1956).
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; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1963 p.190; January 1964 p.319; February 1964 p.385; July 1979 p.255 [RO]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; September 1987 p. [RO]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
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 - July 1954 pp.72-73 [PHW]; October 1954 p.187 [DST]; February 1966 p.409 [PHW]; May 1992 p.113 [RO]
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 publication:-
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1957 p.70; March 1967 p.492; May 1980 p.1712 [RO] September 1980 p.416 [SIR]; October 1980 p.471 [JBS]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
Comments:- See �Glyndebourne Recorded� by Paul Campion and Rosy Runciman pp.65-68, who report that more of the score was recorded than issued on records. It is not known if the unissued material still exists
Recordings of Le Comte Ory by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.717; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.35 (3) p.39; PENGUIN p.358; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.140 p.138; Opéra International décembre 1992 p.26; GIUDICI p.750
Comments:- Broadcast on 11 June 1959. See Bob Rose in Fanfare January/February 2000 p.102 on the issue of the Voce LPs
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:-
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:-
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni �The Golden Age of Opera� GAO 116-117 {2CDS} Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 870-2 {2CDRS} (2003)�; House of Opera CDBB 597 {2CDRS} (2003)�; Istituto Discografico Italiano IDIS 6476/77 {2CDS} (2006)�
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:-
American Record Guide - July/August 2006 Vol.69 No.4 p.212 [RVL]
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: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
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: No.237 p.82; GIUDICI p.966 (2) p.1555; BBC Music Magazine September 1999 p.56; Opéra International No.257 mai 2001 p.20; The Gramophone August 2006 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro La Fenice di Venezia (19 December 1964). The cast listed above is that given in �Il Teatro la Fenice - Cronologia degli Spettacoli 1938-1991� p.195. The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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; Diapason No.556 mars 2008 p.66
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Classic Record Collector - Autunmn 2007 pp.98-99 [JTH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Glyndebourne (29 June 1957 - see OPERA September 1957 pp.543-544 The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91. There is a review on the internet:
Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (May 1951). See OPERA August 1951 p.448 and �Hab mir's gelobt� by Astrid Varnay pp.201-205
Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - April 1998 p.62 [GH]: Februar 2000 S.65 [GH] Mai 2000 S.60 (mention) [GH]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (20 December 1949). The CDRs issued by Premiere (1825-2) are listed in �2005 FALL NEW RELEASES�.
Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 306 {2LPS} (1964)�; MOP 009; Edizione Lirica EL-007 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - Eklipse ECRCD2; Minerva MN-A28/9; Radio Years RY 6465; Great OperaPerformances G.O.P. 803 CD 2 {2CDS}; Arkadia �The Golden Age� 2CD GA 2019 {2CDS} (2000)�
Recordings of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
The Gramophone April 1957 p.402; High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.52; HARRIS p.278; Opera on Record p.240; CELLETTI p.1022; Opera on CD (1) p.51 (2) p.57 (3) p.64; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.51 p.136,mise à jour p.2 (mars 2000); MET p.606; MET(VID) p.376; PENGUIN p.503; The Absolute Sound Issue 96 p.168; Opera Now June 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.935 (2) p.1511; �Musica 99� p.70; Répertoire No.96 novembre 1996 p.88; Classic CD June 1997 p.52; Gramophone August 1999 p.22, October 1999 p.6 (letter); Opéra International No.255 mars 2001 p.14; CD Compact No.163 marzo 2003 p.16
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (May 1939). Germont's aria �Di Provenza� is missing, but on the EJS LPs is substituted by a recording of Giuseppe De Luca. More information about this recording is given in �More EJS� p.594
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 - February 1994 p.111; April 1994 p.31
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden. The sound is not very good, but according to the reviewer in OPERA NEWS �BCS's resulting sound has a smoothness and warmth I have not encountered in other transfers of this Trovatore performance�. The Urania CDs are advertized in MUSICA 112 Anno 23 giugno-luglio 1999 p.58
Black Disc; - *Estro Armonico EA 055 {4LPS}; foyer FO 1002 {4LPS} (1980)�; Fonit Cetra �Archivo RAI� LAR 41 {4LPS} (1984)�; Roger W. Frank FWR 648 {4LPS}
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:-
Comments:- A recording in Italian with some cuts (20, 21 November 1950). The cast given above is as listed in �50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980�, p.108, but Jonathan Brown in �Parsifal on Record�, p.30, lists the 3rd and 4th squires as Franco Baldaccini and Aldo Bertocci
Recordings of Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.131; CELLETTI p.1170; Opera on CD (1) p.26 (2) p.30 (3) p.33; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 105-106 p.162; MET 740; MET(VID) p.453; PENGUIN p.561; Opera on Video p.40; GIUDICI p.1170 (2) p.1835; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.63; Répertoire No.95 octobre 1996 p.13; International Record Collector November 2000 pp.20-25; American Record Guide March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 pp.44-53
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance broadcast on 12 January 1955. According to �Boris Christoff - La Vita, La Voce, L'Arte� p.359 the recording was made on 28 November 1954. The CDRs issued by �Opera Depot� are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source
(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source
(LI), "Live" Recording
(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts
(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance
(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance
(RA), A Radio Performance
(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance
(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast
(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance
(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film
(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film
CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988
EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994
GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)
HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973
MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982
MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993
MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997
More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999
NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli
PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993
Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española
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