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 by the Vienna State Opera during a visit to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. According to Radio Times Fidelio was broadcast twice on 19 and 24 September 1947 (see Radio Times, Issue dated September 12 1947 p.24, Issue dated September 19 1947 p.20) and this recording appears to be of the performance on 24 September. According to the Times (September 25 1947 p.6) Hans Hotter was to have sung Pizzaro, but was ill, and was replaced by Paul Schöffler. The opera was performed using sets designed by Rex Whistler for Covent Garden . The CDs issued by the Istituto Discografico Italiano are incorrectly described as being a recording of a performance by the Covent Garden Company.
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:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Salzburg Festival 1942 using a new German translation as that previously used, by Hermann Levi, was forbidden
Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a broadcast (4 December 1940). There is a break in Act 3 of the recording issued by Preiser. It is not known if there is also one in the recording issued by Cantus Classics which is listed on their online catalogue.
Recordings of La bohème by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera December 1958 p.758; High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.45; Opera on Record p.577; CELLETTI p.583; Opera on CD (1) p.106 (2) p.117 (3)p.132; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.20 112; MET p.397; MET(VID) p.226; PENGUIN p.296; GIUDICI p.588 (2) p.974; Gramophone November 1996 p.36; BBC Music Magazine March1999 p.50 American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Recordings of Il tabarro by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.110; Opera on Record 2 p.314; CELLETTI p.630; Opera on CD (1) p.110 (2) p.121 (3) p.136; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.190 p.132; MET p.444; MET(VID) p.249; PENGUIN p.313; Opera on Video p.185; GIUDICI p.642 (2) p.1056; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.157 gennaio 2002 p.116
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- The cast also includes Hubert Buchta, Georg Wieter, Elisabeth Waldenau, Ejnar Kristjansson. The Preiser CDs contain a recording of part 2 of Il Tabarro as a �filler�
Recordings of Arabella by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.272; CELLETTI p.775; Opera on CD (1) p.123 (2) p.135 (3) p.151; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.170 p.96; MET p.543; MET(VID) p.322; PENGUIN p.405; BBC Music Magazine June 1995 p.43; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opera on Video p.210; GIUDICI p.844; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.554-561; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Classical Express - Issue 106 January 1999 p.4 [MT]
Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 300 {1LP} (1964)�; BASF 22 21805-6 {2LPS}; Acanta DE 21 806; RCA-Acanta 40.21806 DT {2LPS} (1984)�
Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of Act 2 (11 June 1935). Sometimes stated to be from Stuttgart. The recording issued by Pristine Classical may be downloaded in several formats from the website
Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1975 p.680 [AB]; December 1975 p.1011
Comments:- In this radio performance Hotter became ill and the role of Olivier was taken over by Carl Kronenberg (see The Gramophone Dec 1975 p.1011) However in these excerpts he only appears in the trio (see Kutsch-Riemens 1987 edn. Band 1 column 1580; 1997 edn. Band 3 p.1923). See also the letters in GRAMOPHONE, January 1976 p.1285; March 1976 p.1454; April 1976 p.1695; May 1976 p.1802
Recordings of Capriccio by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.122; CELLETTI p.781; Opera on CD (1) p.124 (2) p.136 (3) p.152; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.152 p.122; MET p.546; MET(VID) p.325; PENGUIN p.409; Opera on Video p.212; GIUDICI p.852 (2) p.1384; Opernwelt 3/März 1996 p.50
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- The LPs issued by Rococo are listed on the website of the Durbeck Archive. According to a letter in OPERA (December 1969 p.1112) this recording �was taped on 11 November 1953�.
Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1975 (highlights) [AB]; August 1996 p.102
Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance at ths Salzburg Festival (See OPERA October 1953 p.599). The �Highlights� on the Legato CD are a �filler� on the recording of Salome, also conducted by Krauss (1948)
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; No.240 p.92; 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; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Vienna State Opera at Covent Garden London (30 September 1947). According to JTH (loc.cit.) the cast listed in THE RADIO TIMES is slightly different from that given above with �Hermann Gallos as the Second Jew, William Wernigk as the third and Erich Majkut as the Fourth, also Georg Hann and Hans Braun as the Nazarenes�
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; No.240 p.92; 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; Gramophone May 2008 p.44
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1954 pp.116-117 [AR]; January 1955 p.338 [DST]; March 1968 pp.502-503 [PHW]; Awards Issue 2004 p.105, p.107 [AB]
Comments:- According to �Mid Century Conductors� by John Hunt p.237, this recording was made in March 1954 only about 2 months before the death of Clemens Krauss in May1954
Recordings of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1951 p.168; February 1951 p.190 p.202; January 1962 p.368; April 1978 p.1780 [AML]; July 1985 p.180 [AML]; June 2002 p.84 [EG]
Recordings of Aida by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.98, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.146; HARRIS p.17; Opera on Record p.304; CELLETTI p.815; MARINELLI p.190; Opera on CD(1) p.57 (2) p.64 (3) p.72; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.4 p.114; MET p.643; MET(VID) p.400; PENGUIN p.461; Opera Quarterly Vol.2 No.4 p.68; GIUDICI p.1012 (2) p.1636; Opéra International No.258 juin 2001 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.293 septembre 2004 p.91 [AT]
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:-
Comments:- Recording of parts of performances at the Vienna State Opera (25 October and 5 November 1941). What appear to be (some of?) the same excerpts appear as a �filler� on the recording of Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor conducted by Hans Altmann and issued on CD by Gala (GL 100.718)
Recordings of Der fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.58; HARRIS p.123; Opera on Record p.338; CELLETTI p.1080; Opera on CD (1) p.61 (2) p.68 (3) p.76; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.30 p.114, mise à jour pp.2-15; MET p.670; MET(VID) p.417; PENGUIN p.519American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.58, Vol.65 No.4 July/ August 2002 p.57; Wagner News Issue No.108 April 1995 p.16; GIUDICI p.1060; Ópera Actual (Barcelona) junio-agosto 1998 No.28 p.26; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.14-17; Gramophone March 2002 pp.30-33
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1976 p.1239 (highlights) [AB]; June 1980 p.66 [AB]; June 1996 p.114 [AB]
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 part of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (15 June 1933)
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
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]
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1988 p. [AB]; June 2004 p.90 [AB]
Recordings of Siegfried 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.1136; Opera on CD (1) p.68 (2) p.75 (3) p.84; L'Avant Scene Opéra No.14 p.132; MET p.721; MET(VID) p.441; PENGUIN p.542; Diapason No.405 juin 1994 p.44; Opera October 1995 p.1166; 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]
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:-
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]
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
(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
OperaDiscography