Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 222 (Highlights) (1961)�; Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 178 {3LPS} (1973)�; Estro Armonico EA 002 {3LPS};; Voce 11 {3LPS}; EMI 3C 153-118255/57 {3LPS} ; (Italy)
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 221-2 {2CDS}; Melodram CDM 15005 {2CDS} ;; Giuseppe di Stefano GDS 202 {2CDS} Urania �Documento Storico� URN 22.103 {2CDS} (1999)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. 165-2 {2CDRS} (2001)�; *House of Opera Carmen CD-Rom (2002)�; Opera Fenice FNO 005-6 {2CDS} (2003)�
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:-
Comments:- Recording of the sound-track of an unreleased film. Some sources give the year of recording as 1945, but the Gigli Discography in THE RECORD COLLECTOR (Vol.35 Nos.8,9, 10 p.202) gives June-July 1949. The CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as �New� in �Fall 2001�.
Recordings of Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.15; Opera on Record 2 p.292; CELLETTI p.160; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.155p.126; MET p.82; MET(VID) p.41; PENGUIN p.60; Opera on Video p.214; GIUDICI p.134 (2) p.221; Opéra Internatonal novembre 2000 No.251 pp.60-61
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (May 1948).The cast given above was taken from the website of the Teatro Colón and it is not known if all the characters appear in the excerpts issued by Charles Handelman.
Recordings of L' elisir d'amore by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-
HARRIS p.95; Opera on Record p.173; CELLETTI p.205; Opera on CD (1) p.35 (2) p.40 (3) p.45; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.95 p.90; MARINELLI p.103; MET p.102; MET(VID) p.56; PENGUIN p.74; Opera on Video p.61; GIUDICI p.172; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.20; American Record Guide September/October2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Teatro di San Carlo, Naples (17 January 1953). According to the review in ORPHEUS �Kaum seinen Ohren glaubt, wenn man voller Grausen hört, wie es auf den beiden CDs auf den Neapel von 1953 eiert und scheppert, wenn BENIAMINO GIGLI einen seiner letzten Nemorinos in Donizetti's ELISIR D'AMORE singt. Gerade Bongiovanni hätte man es nicht zugetraut, eine mit solch gravierenden technischen Mängeln behaftete CD auf den Markt zu werfen.� The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is attributed by the to RAI and the the quality is not indicated in their online catalogue.
Black Disc - HMV DB 5423-35(13x78s); HMV DB 9050-62 (13x78s;AC) World Record Club H 105/6 {2LPS}; RCA Victor LCT 6014 {2LPS} Seraphim IB 6019 {2LPS}; Melodiya M10 37377-80 {2LPS}
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1968 p.560 January 1990 p. [JBS]
Black Disc; - HMV DB 2299-2307 {9x78s} (1934)�; Victor �Musical Masterpiece Set� 249 (8524 - 8532) {9x78s) La Voz de su Amo DB 2299-2307 (9x78s) RCA Victor LCT 5010 (+Gigli recital) {2LPS} HMV ALP 1610-1612 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS;AC}; World Record Club OC 215/6 {2LPS}; Angel 3528; EMI Electrola 80476/77 {2LPS} Odeon E 80476/77 {2LPS 3-sides} (USA) (1964)�; Seraphim IB 6009 (+Gigli song recital) {2LPS}
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; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1934 p.265; February 1935 p.336 [CM]; December 1958 p.313; October 1968 p.560; May 1990 p. [JBS]; December 1999 p.124 [JBS]; October 2001 p.103 [JBS]
Comments:- The 78s are listed in the catalogue of the Società Anonima Nazionale del Grammofono dated novembre 1934. They were recorded between 2 and 5 July 1934. More details can be found in �Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.� by Tom Peel. See also THE GRAMOPHONE, August 1934 p.107
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; Gramophone March 2008 p.48
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo at Naples (8 January 1952). See INTERNATIONAL OPERA COLLECTOR Spring 1997 No.3 p.61
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:-
Black Disc - HMV DB 3960-3970 (11x78s); Victor 11-8089/99 - M-1139 (11x78s) HMV ALP 1610-1612 (+Pagliacci) {2LPS;AC}; Seraphim IB-6008 (+recital by Gigli) {2LPS}; La Voix de son Maître FALP 108/109; EMI 3C 153-17074/17075 (Electronic Stereo); EMI 3 C 153-18425-18427 (+Pagliacci); EMI Electrola 80474/5S
Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1958 p.313; October 2001 p.103 [JBS]
Comments:- Recorded in April 1940. The matrix of the �Siciliana� was damaged and a new recording of it was made on 16 November 1947 which was issued as part of the complete sets on 78s in the UK and USA. More details can be found in �Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.� by Tom Peel. The CDs issued by EMI, Nimbus, amd Naxos use the original version of the Siciliana.
Recordings of Cavalleria rusticana by Pietro Mascagni are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1962 p.53; HARRIS p.64; Opera on Record p.542; CELLETTI p.380; MARINELLI p.435; Opera on CD(1) p.114 (2) p.126 (3) p.141; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.50 p.130; MET p.220; MET(VID) p.124; PENGUIN p.195; GIUDICI p.140; Opéra International mai 1999 No.235 p.66; Répertoire No.130 décembre 1999 p.86; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di San Carlo at Naples (8 January 1952). See INTERNATIONAL OPERA COLLECTOR Spring 1997 No.3 p.60
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:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1938 p.16 [HFVL]: March 1958 p.398 (mention); November 1967 p.281; May 1990 p. [JBS]; March 1995 p.122 [JBS]; July (published May) 2001 p.96 [MEO]
Recordings of Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.98; HARRIS p.165; Opera on Record p.605; CELLETTI p.605; MARINELLI p.397 Opera on CD(1) p.108 (2) p.119 (3) p.134; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.56 p.120, mise à jour juillet 2003; MET p.426; MET(VID) p.241; PENGUIN p.304; Stereophile December 1990 p.201, April 1991 p.27 (letter); Opera on Video p.182;GIUDICI p.621 (2) p.1023; Classic CD November 1997 p.56; Répertoire No.113 mai 1998 p.87; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - March 1940 p.356 [AR]; February 1959 p.415; September 1989 p.563 [JBS]; Awards Issue 2002 p.106 [JBS]
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Comments:- Recording of part of a broadcast performance (December 1950; see EJS Discographypp.273-274 and THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos.8,9,10 - Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.203,p.218
Recordings of Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.94; HARRIS p.174; Opera December 1968 p.958; Opera on Record 3 p.209; CELLETTI p.618; Opera on CD (1) p.105 (2) p.116 (3) p.130; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.137 p.100; MET p.391; MET(VID) p.223; PENGUIN p.309; Opéra International avril 1991 No.146 p.21, juin 1998 No.225 p.52; Opera Quarterly Vol.11 No.4 p.77; GIUDICI p.578 (2) p.960; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in Rio de Janeiro (31 August 1951; see THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos.8,9,10 Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.205, p.218
Black Disc; - HMV DB 3562-3575 {14x78s} (1938)�; Victor M 539 (15611-15624) {14x78s}; Victor M 540 (15625-15638) {14x28s}; HMV QLP 10004-5 {2LPS} (Italy); HMV ALP 1020-21 {2LPS}; Seraphim IB-6027 {2LPS};La Voix de son Maître FJLP 5011-5012 {2LPS}
Compact Disc; - *EMI CHS 7 63338-2 {2CDS} (1990)�; Angel 63338 {2CDS}; Grammofono 2000 AB 78591/92 {2CDS}; Arkadia 2CD 78025 {2CDS}Naxos �Historical� 8.110096-97 (+highlights in French cond. Cloéz) {2CDS} (2002)�
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 publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1938 p.293 [HFVL]; December 1952 pp.172-173 [AR]; May 1990 p. [JBS]; November 2002 p.119 [JBS]
Comments:- Recorded beteen 24 June and 11 July 1938. More details can be found in �CompleteOperas on 78 R.P.M.� by Tom Peel. See also THE GRAMOPHONE December 1938 p.275; June 1944 p.5; INTERNATIONAL OPERA COLLECTOR Spring 1997 No.3 p.61
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 part of a performance given at the Deutsches Opernhaus (22 June 1937)
Compact Disc; - Koch-Schwann 3-1463-2 (Wiener Staatsoper Live - Vol.13) (1995)�; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 821 CD 2 (+excerpts - de Sabata) {2CDS} (2000)�
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:-
Comments:- Recording of about 20 minutes of a performance in the Wiener Staatsoper (23 May 1937). Gigli sings in Italian and the rest of the cast in German.
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 part of Act I (starting towards the end of Celeste Aida) of a performance at the Baths of Caracalla (5 August 1939). Included on the Eklipse CDs as a filler with the recording from Berlin (1937). The sound is poor.
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 part of a performance at the MET (4 February 1939; see �Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met� pp.187-188). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.php) where it stated that their recordings are available �on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape�.
Black Disc - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 260 {3LPS}; Unique Opera Records UORC-300
Compact Disc; - Eklipse EKR CD-3; Radio Years RY 62/63 {2CDS} ; Arkadia 2CD 50002 {2CDS}; Arkadia �Golden Age� GA 2026 {2CDS} (2000)�; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 103 �Sir Thomas Beecham� {1xCD-ROM} (2004)�; The Opera Lovers AID 193901 {2CDRS}; Cantus Classics 500723 {2CDS} (2005)�
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:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (25 May 1939). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.php)
Black Disc - HMV DB 6392-6411 {20x78s}; HMV 9131-9150 {20x78s;AC} La Voce del Padrone QALP 10010-10013 {4LPS} (Italy) RCA Victor M 1174 (11-9911 - 11-9930) {20x78s} RCA Victor M 1175 (11-9931 - 11-9950) {20x78s}; RCA Victor LCT 6400 {4LPS} *World Record Club SH 153-5 {3LPS}
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:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1947 p.69 [WRA]; October 1971 p.696; May 1990 p. [JBS]; April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]; February 2002 p.81, p.83 [MEO]
Black Disc; - La voce del padrone DM 0100-0116 {17x78s-33-sides} ; HMV DB 9075-9091 {17x78s-33 sides;AC} (UK) (1949)�; La Voix de son Maître FJLP 5033-5034 {2LPS} (1954)�; La Voce del Padrone QALP 10057-10058 {2LPS}; La Voz de su Amo LALP 217/8 {2LPS} *World Record Club SH 131-2 {2LPS} RCA Victor LCT 6007 {2LPS} (1953)�;; RCA Victor WCT 6007 {9x45s;EP} (1953)�; Seraphim IB-6026 {2LPS} (1968)�; EMI �Gigli Edition� 118392-3
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:-
(The) Gramophone - August 1949 p.43 [AR]; December 1969 p.1011; January 1990 [JBS]April 2001 p.98, p.100 [AB]; May 2002 p.94 [JBS]
Recordings of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.96, October 1963 Vol.13 No.10 p.60; Opera October 1962 p.655; HARRIS p.128; Opera on Record p.277; CELLETTI p.906; Opera on CD (1) p.55 (2) p.62 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.126 p.118; MET p.632; MET(VID) p.393; PENGUIN p.481; GIUDICI p.980, (2) p.1573; NEWTON (Verdi)p.169; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.42, p.104; Opéra International No.268 mai 2002 p.16; Gramophone April 2003 p.36; Opera News March 2006 p.34
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
American Record Guide - September/October 1990 Vol.53 No.5 p.158 [DA]
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro (16 August 1951). The compact cassette issued by Lyric is listed in their list of �Pre-Recorded Operatic Cassettes - New Listings - September 1989�.
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 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
Comments:- Recording of Acts 1,4 of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (June or July 1948). The CDR issued by Charles Handelman is listed in the supplement to his CD catalogue dated Spring 2004.
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
Comments:- Recording of part of a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (7 July 1948). These excerpts are mixed up with material from other sources to give �the most diabolical disc ever to issue from the often obfuscatory studio of Eddie Smith� (see THE RECORD COLLECTOR Vol.35 Nos 8,9,10 Aug/Sept/Oct 1990 p.216)
(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