Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 395 {3LPS} (1967)�; Giuseppe di Stefano Records GDS 3002 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Golden Melodram GM 3.0025 {3CDS} (1998)�; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1516-2 {2CDRS} (2004)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Orpheus - März 1999 S.58-59 [GH]
Opera Quarterly - Vol.3 No.3 Autumn 1985 pp.201-203 [GJ]
L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.177 [AP]
Classical Express - Issue 102 September 1998 p.6 [JTH]
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at La Scala (29 December 1958; see OPERA March 1959 p.173). The year of the performance recorded is given as 1959 in Premiere's 2004 CD Catalog and it is possible that there are two recordings, one of a performance is December 1958 and one of a performance in January 1959.
Black Disc; - RCA Victor �Red Seal� LSC 6181 {3LPS} (USA) (1968)�; RCA Victor RE 5569-71 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)�; RCA Victor SER 5569-71 {3LPS} (UK) (1968)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1968 p.605; July 1968 p.139
Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Maltings, Snape (10 October 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3. See Radio Times Issue dated 8-14 October 1977 p.38.
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1554-3 {3CDRS} (2004)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence (17 July 2004). The performances on 15 and 13 July are reviewed in OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.293 septembre 2004 pp.36-37.
Recordings of Hercules by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.46; CELLETTI p.316; PENGUIN p.135: GIUDICI p.296 (2) p.512; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.78-79; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.221 p.80
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance in the Basilika des Klosters Eberbach (5 June 2006). This recording was issued previously by Junge Kantorei in 2006.
(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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