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 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:-
Comments:- Recording of a concert performance in Philadelphia (18 April 1963). A concert performance with the same cast in Carnegie Hall, New York on 16 April 1963 is reviewed in OPERA July 1963 p.460
Recordings of La Damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.167; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.22 p.92; CELLETTI p.83; PENGUIN p.18; Opéra International No.62 septembre 1983 p.18; Répertoire avril 1994 p.11; Orpheus Heft 9+10 September+Oktober 2003 S.68; The Opera Quarterly Vol.19 No.3 Summer 2003 pp.431-446; Opéra International No.284 novembre 2003 p.22; American Record Guide May/June 2007 Vol.70 No.3 pp.62-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Festival de Montreux (24 September 1959)
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: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1960 p.423 [PHW]; April 1960 p.509 [DST]; May 1960 p.592 [PHW]; February 1976 p.1374 [AB]; May 1976 p.1822 [IM]; July 1976 p.147 [JBS]; June 1988 p. [AB]; October (published August) 2000 pp.102-104 [EG]
Comments:- Recorded in the Salle Wagram, Paris (April 1958, September 1959; see THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960 p.403; RECORDS AND RECORDING February 1960 p.11 ; HIGH FIDELITY December 1959 Vol.9 No.12 p.49; CLASSIC RECORD COLLECTOR Autumn 2005 pp.31-32) All of Mercédès' music is sung by Monique Linval (as listed above and which was recorded in the second session), except the Act 2 quintet which is sung by Marcelle Croisier and which was recorded in the first session. Note that the LPs were originally issued on the Capitol label in 1960 in the USA but then re-issued on the Angel label at the end of 1961
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: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (14 December 1960). The Movimento Musica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE November 1983 p.670
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: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June 1963). The cast listed above is that given in website of the Teatro Colón. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).
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: No.547 S mai 2007 p.122; Orpheus Heft 5-6 Mai-Juni 2003 S.70
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro alla Scala. The date given in Charles Handelman's catalog for November 2000 is December 1971. However, Carmen was not performed at La Scala in 1971. The only performance in which the three singers listed by Handelman (Cossotto, Chiara, Chauvet) appear together was that on 4 February 1972.
Comments:- Recorded at performances in the Théâtre de la Monnaie, Brussels (January 1983; see OPERA May 1983 p.528 The cast also includes Gérard Serkoyan, Anna Marsilio, Christine Lemaître. A guest performance of this production in Frankfurt (11 February 1983) is reviewed in ORPHEUS März 1983 S.270.
Recordings of Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera September 1959 p.565; HARRIS p.25; Orpheus No.12 1975 S.281; Opera on Record 3 p.230; CELLETTI p.264; Opera on CD(3) p.155; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.121p.104; MET p.148; MET(VID) p.85; PENGUIN p.100; Opera on Video p.215; GIUDICI p.239; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1998 No.226 p.18; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Recordings of Iphigénie en Tauride by Christophe Willibald Gluck are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.72; CELLETTI p.278; Opera on CD (1) p.14 (2) p.18 (3) p.19; PENGUIN p.108; Opéra International avril 1995 No.190 p.22; GIUDICI p.262; Répertoire No.99 février 1997 p.12
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1961 p.165; May 1962 p.562; July 1962 p.42
Recordings of Faust by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.108; Opera on Record p.452; CELLETTI p.292; Opera on CD (1) p.75 (2) p.83 (3) p.93; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.2 (1976) mise à jour juin 1999; MET p.165; MET(VID) p.92; PENGUIN p.113; Opéra International No.168 April 1993 p.22; GIUDICI p.267 (2) p.454; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; BBC Music Magazine June 2005 p.50; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.231 p.114
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - January 1960 pp.369-370 [PHW]; July 1989 p. [JBS]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
Recordings of Mireille by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.297; GIUDICI p.277 (2) p.467
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in Carpentas. See OPERA Festival Issue 1978 pp.71-73. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of �New DVDs 22 January 2005�
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
Comments:- Recording of concert performance in the Royal Festival Hall (6 February 1961). This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated February 4-10 1961 p.27. There is a review in OPERA March 1961 pp.205-206.
Recordings of Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1956 Vol.6 No.11 p.108; Opera October 1958 p.636; HARRIS p.51; Opera on Record p.508; MARINELLI p.289; CELLETTI p.538; Opéra International May 1984 No.70 p.10; Opera on CD (1) p.89 (2) p.98 (3) p.109; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.27-28 p.186, No.191 p.128; MET p.347; MET(VID) p.192; PENGUIN p.264; Répertoire No.71 juillet/aoüt 1994 p.9; GIUDICI p.516 (2) p.853; International Opera Collector Autumn 1998 No.9 p.38; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63
Comments:- Recording of a performance of Shostakovich's version in the Palais Garnier (See OPERA August 1980 p.760). The DVD issued by Premiere is listed in �Premiere Opera New Releases� dated 21 May 2007.
Recordings of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.219; CELLETTI p.551; Opera on CD (1) p.77 (2) p.85 (3) p.95; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.25 p.120; MET p.361; MET(VID) p.204; PENGUIN p.274; GIUDICI p.538 (2) p.882; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.66; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.54; l'opera (Milano) Anno XVI N.158 febbraio 2002 p.103
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1965 p.254 [PHW]; January 1966 p.334 [DST] July 1982 p.167 [JBS] ; December 1989 p. [AML]; June 2003 p.79 [PO'C]
Comments:- According to Michel Parouty (DIAPASON No.474 October 2000 p.56) the last act was recorded in Barcelona in 1965, but according to James Miller in his review in FANFARE �a small part of her role was sung in Barcelona with an orchestra in Paris adding the accompaniment�.
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Black Disc; - Unique Opera Recordings Corporation UORC 219 {3LPS} (1974)�; BJR 141 {4LPS}
Compact Disc; - *Le Chant du Monde LDC 278917-19 {3CDS} ; *Audio Encyclopedia AE 202 - Opera in Paris (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (1999)�; Celestial Audio CA 026 {3CDRS} (Australia)
Recordings of Guillaume Tell [Guglielmo Tell] by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.41; CELLETTI p.724; Opera on CD (1) p.32 (2) p.36 (3) p.41 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.118 p.116; MET(VID) p.297; PENGUIN p.363; Opera on Video p.55; GIUDICI p.750 (2) p.1235
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
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.105; L'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 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1963 p.285; July 1988 p. [AB]
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.105; L'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 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
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.105; L'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 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile (October 1984; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL décembre 1984 No.76 p.50). The VHS issued by Premiere is listed in �New Fall 2003 Video Cassette Releases�. I thank Sr. Hernan Torres Moris for information concerning the cast, orchestra and chorus.
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.105; L'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 (2) p.1248; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30; Opéra Magazine No.29 mai 2008 p.28
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the �Acropolis� Nice (9 June 1985; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL juillet/aoüt 1985 No.83 p.37). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are included in the list of new releases added to their website in December 2003 �03/12/22�
Recordings of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.48, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.32; HARRIS p.223; Opera on Record p.208; CELLETTI p.986; Opera on CD (1) p.49 (2) p.55 (3) p.61; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.112-113 p.144, mise à jour juillet 2001 p.2; MET p.583; MET(VID) p.567; PENGUIN p.496; Répertoire No.64 décembre 1993 p.8; Opera on Video p.75; GIUDICI p.905 (2) p.1459; �Musica 99� p.73; BBC Music Magazine December 1996 p.47; Opéra International No.254 février 2001 p.16
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
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:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Bayreuth Festival (see OPERA, October 1958 p. 631). The Replica LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE June 1984 p.91
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:-
(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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