Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- *Recording which was originally broadcast by the BBC Third Programme in 1963 and then again on 10 May 1964. See OPERA July 1964 pp.502-503. The CDRs issued by Premiere Opera (Italy) are (were?) listed on the website http://stores.ebay.com/premiereopera (hyperlink in CLORLINK.php).
Black Disc - BJR BJRS 131 {3LPS}; Opera Disc OD 1003/5 {3LPS}
Compact Disc; - Legato Classics LCD 116-3 (+Samson et Dalila - excerpts) {3CDS};; Gala GL 100.605 {3CDS} (1999)�; John Wegner San Francisco Opera - The Adler Years - 2 SFO-02 (A Mike Richter CD-ROM) (2000)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 1185 {3CDS}; The Opera Lovers AFR 197301 {3CDRS} Celestial Audio CA 614 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2007)�; Celestial Audio CV 096 {1xAudio-DVDR} (Australia) (2007)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (3 November 1972). The year of this recording is given as 1973 by Gala (and The Opera Lovers) and quoted in the review in ORPHEUS, but L'Africaine was not performed at the San Francisco Opera during that year (see �The San Francisco Opera� by Arthur Bloomfield, 1978 pp.401-405). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca and the CDRs and Audio DVDR issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed on their website as �WHAT'S NEW; Second Quarter 2007� (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.php).
Black Disc; - Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 395-3 {3LPS} (1982)�
Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 103-2 {2CDRS} (2001)�; The Opera Lovers AFR 197201 {3CDRS}
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Opera Quarterly - Vol.2 No.1 p.188
Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance at the Carnegie Hall (see OPERA July 1972 p.617). The HRE LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE December 1982 p.722 and the CDRs issued by Premiere were advertized as �New� in �Fall 2001� and those issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.php)
Black Disc; - A.N.N.A. Record Company ANNA 1001 {2LPS} (1978)�
Compact Disc; - *Legato Classics LCD 207-2 {2CDS} (1996)�; House of Opera CDBB 337 (2003)�; The Opera Lovers AFR 197801 {3CDRS}
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opera News - January 25 1997 p.54
Orpheus - Januar 1997 S.58
Opéra International - mars 1998 No.222 p.58 [SS]
Classical Express - Issue No.79 October 1996 p.6
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XI - N.104 gennaio 1997 p.93
Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.23 marzo-mayo 1997 p.60
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Liceo, Barcelona (November 1977; see OPERA, March 1978 p.318). The CDRs issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated �03/12/22� and those issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.php). Here the date of the performance recorded is given (incorrectly?) as �01.01.78�.
Comments:- *Recording of a performance at Covent Garden (28 November 1978). The CDRs issued by Oriel are listed in �Latest Additions to the Catalogue March 2002� and those issued by House of Opera are listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated �03/12/22�. This performance was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times (25 November - 1 December 1978) p.48)
Compact Cassette - Charles Handelman - Live Opera 03263
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (14 March 1981). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made �in-house�. The performance on 3 March 1981 is reviewed in OPERA May 1981 pp.526-527. The cassettes issue by Charles Handelman are listed in his catalogue dated November 2000.
Compact Disc; - New Ornamenti NOC 131-132 {2CDS} (2005)�
�(year of issue or re-issue)
Recordings of L' Africaine by Giacomo Meyerbeer are surveyed in the following publications:-
CELLETTI p.421; Opera on Video p.43
Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Teatro Municipal de Caracas, Venezuela (18 January 1981). The CDs issued on the New Ornamenti Label are listed on the website:
(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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