Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Oktober 1996 S.56
Opéra International - No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.70
Diapason - No.72 décembre 1962 p.23 [JG]; No.407 septembre 1994 p.130
Répertoire - septembre 1994 p.37
Comments:- *What appears to be part of this recording is included as a �filler� on the CDs of the recording conducted by Basile (Mitridate �Ponto� PO 1043)
Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAV 197602 {2CDRS} (2008)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia, Bilbao (16 September 1976). The cast listed above is that given in the website of ABAO-OLBE (hyperlink in CLORLINK.php). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLOR..php)
Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 550 {2CDRS} (2007)�
DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 537 (2005)�; Encore DVD 2052 (2005)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance (or of performances) in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (April 2002; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.269 juin 2002 pp.28-29). The DVD-R issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of �New DVDs 22 January 2005� and that issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in .phpLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were) included in the list of new releases dated February 2007 (hyperlink in .phpLINK.HTM).
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palacio de la Bellas Artes, Mexico City (12 July 1949). According to the �EJS Discography� (p.282) and to the Discography ofDi Stefano's recordings (The Record Collector Vol.39 No.3 p.278) the conductor was Renato Cellini. The �EJS Discography� also gives the year as 1950, but 1949 is also mentioned. The performance chronology and discography in �Simionato� by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel (p.261, p.301) gives the conductor as Picco and the year as 1949, and does not mention a performance of �La favorita� in Mexico Cityin 1950. An advertisment in GRAMOPHONE (December 1977 p.1082) gives the year as 1950 and the conductor as Cellini. The balance of evidence seems to be in favour of Cellini as the conductor and 1949 as the year. Hovever Bob Rose writing in Fanfare (Nay/Jume 2000 p,153) concluded that the conductor was most probably Picco
Compact Cassette; - Lyric Distribution Incorporated ALD 3820 (1996)�
Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive; 2715 (& 1083); Premiere Opera Ltd. 3012 {2CDRS} (2008)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *These recordings appear to be of a performance (or of performances) at the Chicago Lyric Opera in October 1964. The dates given in Omega's online catalogue are �1/1/1964� (2715) and �12/16/1964� (1083), but La favorita was not performed at the Chicago Lyric Opera on either of these days. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric Distribution Incorporated are listed in �New Audio Cassette Listing - March 1996�. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as �10/16/64� on which day there was a performance. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in �Premiere Opera New Releases� Fall/Winter 2008-2009. Here the date of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 16 November 1964.
Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 294 {2LPS} (1976)�
Compact Disc - Frequenz 043 507 {2CDS}
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 [SS]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in San Francisco (7 September 1973). There is short review in OPERA December 1973 pp.1086-1088, according to which Maria Luisa Nave was a substitute for the indisposed Christa Ludwig
Black Disc - Columbia 33QSX 12006 {1LP} (Italy); Angel 35322 {1LP}
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 (mention) [PHR]
Comments:- The LP issued by Italian Columbia is listed in their Catalogo Generale 1957 p.35 where the recording is described as a �Versione ridotta�. The following excerpts are performed: Introduzione; Una Vergine, un agel di Dio; Vien Leonora; Voi tutti che m'udite; O mio Fernando; Favorita del Re; Spirto gentil; Ah! va, t'invola.
Black Disc; - Decca LXT 5146-5148 {3LPS} (1956)�; Decca �Ace of Diamonds� GOM 525-527 {3LPS} (1967)�; Decca �Ace of Diamonds� GOS 525-527 {3LPS} (1967)�; London XLLA 39 {3LPS} (1956)�;; London OSA 1310 {3LPS} (1959)�; Richmond SRS 63510; *Melodiya C10 05029-34 {3LPS} ;; London OS 25194 (highlights) {1LP}
Compact Disc - Double Decca 452 469-2 {2CDS}
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1956 pp.393-394 [PHW]; April 1956 p.410 [DST]; May 1956 p.452 (mention) [HCS]; April 1967 p.545
Opera - May 1956 p.315; April 1967 pp.332-333 [AB]
Orpheus - Februar 1973 S.51 [CK]
American Record Guide - April 1956 Vol.22 No.8 p.130 [PHR]: January 1960 Vol.26 No.5 pp.357-358 [CJL]: February 1961 Vol.27 No.6 p.477 (highlights) [PLM]
High Fidelity Magazine - May 1956 Vol.6 No.5 p.58 [MDS]: January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.68 [CLO]
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5143 (highlights); Encore DVD 2104 (2005)�; Video Artists International VAI DVD 4423 (2007)�
VHS Video Cassette - Lyric Distribution #1432 (NTSC); Bel Canto Society BCS #569
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Mai + Juni 2008 S.68 (DVD) [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.14 No.3 Spring 1998 p.98 (video) [ETG]
Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 (audio) [SS]
American Record Guide - March/April 2008 Vol.71 No.2 p.276 (DVD) [KM]
Classic Record Collector - Spring 2008 p.68 (DVD) [BI]
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.107 enero-febrero 2008 p.86 (DVD) [MC]
Comments:- *Audio and video recordings of a performance in the Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo (13 September 1971). The year is given incorrectly as 1973 in Lyric Distribution's �Classical Video Catalogue�. The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in .phpLINK.HTM).
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2077-2 {2CDRS} (2006)�; live-rare-opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLI.phpTM) {2CDRS} (2007)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance that was given as a concert without a chorus because of strikes (January 2006). There is a review on the internet (http://www.anaclase.com/concert/articles/favorite.htm)
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01292
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo (28 January 1982). The performance on 25 January 1982 is reviewed in OPERA October 1982 p.1080. The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 31178 {2CDRS} (2004)�; Celestial Audio CA 630 (Australia) {2CDRS} (2008)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1978). The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are listed on their website under �What's New ? New Year 2008� (hyperlink in CLOR..php).
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Bregenz Festival. A recording was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 on 6 November 1977. See Radio Times Issue dated 5-11 November 1977 p.34.
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.84 octubre 2005 p.87 [MCP]
Comments:- *Recording of part of the soundtrack of a television film. The following excerpts are performed: Ne vas-tu pas prier avec eux? (LM, JLV); Un ange, une femme inconnue (JLV); Tu, mon fils, ma seul espérance (LS, JLV); Leonore, viens (JMI); Ainsi donc l'on raconte (HJ, JMI); Dan ce palais (HJ, JMI); Me voici donc près d'elle (JLV, JMI); Devant lui paraître infáme - Pour tant d'amour ne soyez pas ingrate (HJ, JMI, JLV); L'ai je bien entendu - O mon Fernand (HJ); Les cieux s'emplissent d'étincelles (LS, choeur); Ange si pur (JLV); L'amour glace mon sang (HJ, JLV); Mont vers Dieu (Choeur, JLV, LS).
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - décembre 1997 No.219 p.22, p.59 [SS]
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.147 gennaio 2001 p.94 [GL]
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples. The date is given as11 May 1963 in the Discography of �Simionato� by Jean-Jacques Hanine Roussel (p.301), but in the Performance Chronology (p.289) the date quoted is 12 May 1963. Presumably this date is of the first of the �run� of performances. Possibly the recording is of the dress rehearsal. What appear to be highlights of this performance appear as a �filler� on Melodram MEL 27036 (Il Duca di Alba)but the date given is 1 November 1963 (See FANFARE Vol.12 No.4 March/April 1989 pp.147-148). The date given by Hardy is 12 May 1963.
Compact Disc; - Gala GL 100.588 {2CDS} (2001)�; Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1346 {2CDS} (2003)�; House of Opera CDWW 334 {2CDRS}; Encore CD 112-2 {2CDRS} (2005)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - Januar 2002 S.60 [GH]
Opéra International - No.269 juin 2002 p.70 [SS]
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in New York (26 February 1975). The CDRs issued on the Encore label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLOR..php).
Compact Disc; - BPO Live �Rico Saccani - The Budapest Years - 1985-2005� (2007)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Although this recording was issued on the �BPO Live� label it appears to be of a performance in the Teatro Bellini di Catania. See http://www.metoperafamily.org/operanews/ archive/595/reports.595.php.
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5514 (2005)�; Encore DVD 2267 (2006)�
VHS Video Cassette - Premiere Opera Ltd. Video 243
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Coliseo Albia, Bilbao (February 1991). The cast listed above is that given on the website of �La Asociación Bilbaina de Amigos de la Opera (ABAO)� (click link below). The DVD-R issued on the Encore label is (was?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in .phpLINK.HTM).
DVD (Video) - Premiere Opera Ltd. DVD 5663 (2006)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Video recording of a performance in the Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid (June 1992). The performance on 8 June 1992 is reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL septembre 1992 No.161 p.58. Here the performance is summed up with the words �En resumé une représentation médiocre dont on conserva le souvenir pour le seul ténor�. The DVD issued by Premiere is included in their list of new releases added to their catalogue on 31 March 2006.
Black Disc; - Movimiento Musica 03.016 {3LPS} (1983)�
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2762 {3CDRS} (2008)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Musica (Milano) - N.29 Anno 7 giugno 1983 p.200 [GG]
Comments:- *The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in �New Releases� dated Tuesday 08 January 2008.
Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FAV 197001 {2CDRS} (2007)�; Fiori FI 1050 (Downloadable MP3 file - 320 KBps) (2008)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance broadcast on 15 September 1970. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. The mp3 file issued on thr �Fiori� label may be downloaded from the website http://opera-club.net (hyperlinks in .phpLINK.HTM). The cast listed above is that given in �50 anni di opera lirica alla Rai 1931-1980� p.195.
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 01343
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (12 March 1976). The cast listed above is as given in Frank Hamilton's �Partial Performance Chronology 1975-2000� (click link below) The cassettes issued by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1478-2 {2CDRS} (2004)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the Vienna State Opera (5 February 2004). The cast listed above is that given in �Das Wiener Staatsoper - Jahrbuch 2004� p. V 11. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in �Premiere Opera New CD Releases Fall 2004�.
Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers FAV 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada)
Recordings of La favorite by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.74; CELLETTI p.214; Opera March 1993 p.291 - April 1993 p.416; MET p.124; MET(VID) p.75; PENGUIN p.77; GIUDICI p.212 (2) p.355
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona (November 1966). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in �El Gran Teatro del Liceo� by Roger Alier y Aixalà and Francesc X. Mata p.306. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in .phpLINK.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
OperaDiscography