Comments:- According to the article on the �Cantores de Madrid� in DISCOFILIA (No.57 III 1961 p.130) this recording was made by Spanish Columbia (i.e. Alhambra) in October 1951. The cast reported is the same for both the Montilla and the Alhambra LPs so presumably the recordings are the same. If this is correct Columbia/Alhambra must have licensed the recording to Montilla.
Comments:- According to the article on the �Cantores de Madrid� in DISCOFILIA (No.57 III 1961 p.130) this recording was made by Spanish Columbia (i.e. Alhambra) in October 1951. The cast reported is the same for both the Montilla and the Alhambra LPs so presumably the recordings are the same. If this is correct Columbia/Alhambra must have licensed the recording to Montilla.
Black Disc; - Alhambra MC 25006 (1x10inch-LP) Discos Columbia (Spanish Columbia) CCL 32046 (+El cabo primero - excerpts) {1LP} (1962)�; London International W 91039 (1x10inch-LP) (1955)�
Black Disc - Alhambra MC 25019 {1x10in-LP}; Alhambra MCC 30076 (+La boda de Luis Alonso) {1LP} London XLL 1482 (+La boda de Luis Alonso) {1LP}; London A 4109 (+La boda de Luis Alonso)
Compact Disc - BMG WD 71464 (+La boda de Luis Alonso) {1CD}
Comments:- The year in which this recording was made is given as 1959 in an excelent article on the zarzuela on the internet (click link below), but this cannot be correct as it was reviewed in the two magazines listed above in 1957 and is included in the discography which accompanies a printed interview with the conductor Indalacio Cisneros, director of the Orquesta de Radio Madrid, which appeared in the Spanish Magazine DISCOFILIA julio-agosto 1956 pp.181-182. There is also a review of the recording on p.212 of the same issue. According to this discography Cisneros had by that time already conducted the recordings of 5 zarzuelas for Columbia/Alhambra El año pasado por agua (MC 25020), La Calesera (MCC 30033), Las Leandras (MC 25022), La Monteria (MCC 30035), El ultimo romantico (MCC 30034). Therefore Ataúlfo Argenta was not the only conductor of the zarzuela recordings issued by Columbia/Alhambra prior to his death.
Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Aix-en-Provence Festival (26 July 1957). The CDRs issued by �Opera Depot� are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
Recordings of Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.241; CELLETTI p.396; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.93 p.96; PENGUINp.203; GIUDICI p.372, (2) p.649; Opéra International octobre 2000 No.250 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Comments:- Recording of a perfomance recorded on 25 May 1957 and broadcast on 6 February 1958. Oriel mistakenly gives the date of this recording as �Mid 1960s�
Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro di Corte del Palazzo Reale in Naples as part of a season of comic opera organized by Radio Italiana in conjunction with the Teatro San Carlo (8 October 1958; mentioned in OPERA December 1958 p.794)
Black Disc; - Alhambra MC 25012 {1x10in-LP};; London International W 91138 {1x10in-LP} ~Alhambra MCC 30083 (+El Santo de la Isidra - excerpts) {1LP} (1961)�
Compact Disc - BMG España 74392 (+La Santa de la Isidra) {1CD}
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (21 May 1960). This performance was broadcast by the BBC (see Radio Times, issue dated 13 May 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 Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.532; Opera on CD (1) p.81 (2) p.90 (3) p.101; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.49 p.146, mise à jour décembre 1999 p.2; MET p.504; MET(VID) p.301 PENGUIN p.398; Opera on Video p.137; Classic CD December 1995 p.42 GIUDICI p.788, (2) p.1300
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - November 1960 pp.288-289 [PHW]; January 1961 p.377 [DST]; December 1962 p.310; November 1982 p.628 [AML], p.644 [JB]; December 1982 p.775 [SIR]; December 1987 p. [AB]
Comments:- Included with this recording is a Gala Ball scene in which the following sing: Renata Tebaldi, Fernando Corena, Birgit Nilsson, Mario del Monaco, Teresa Berganza, Joan Sutherland, Leontyne Price, Giulitta Simionato, Ettore Bastianini, Ljuba Welitsch. Their photographs are in the advertisment which faces p.288 of THE GRAMOPHONE, February 1960. See also HIGH FIDELITY November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.58; �Putting the Record Straight� by John Culshaw pp.231-232.
Black Disc; - Alhambra MCC 30066-30067 {2LPS} Spanish Columbia (Discos Columbia) SCLL 14012-13 {2LPS} (1960)�; Zacosa ZCL 1075 {2LPS}; London A 4243 {2LPS}; London OSA 1207 {2LPS}
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 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 a performance at the Holland Festival (23 June 1961; see OPERA Festival Issue 1961 pp.40-41).
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Black Disc; - Decca MET 232-234 {3LPS} (1962)�;; Decca SET 232-234 {3LPS} (1962)�; Decca �Ace of Diamonds� GOM 509-511 {3LPS}; Decca �Ace of Diamonds� GOS 509-511 {3LPS}; Decca LXT 6080 (Highlights); Decca SLXT 6080 (Highlights); London A 4361 {3LPS} (1962)�;; London OSA 1361 {3LPS} (1962)�
Recordings of Alcina by George Frideric Handel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.40; CELLETTI p.308; Opera on CD (1) p.11 (2) p.14 (3) p.16; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.130 p.98; GIUDICI p.293 (2) p.507; Opera News July 1996 p.34; Opéra International juin 1999 No.236 p.18; American Record Guide January/February 2003 Vol.66 No.1 pp.63-64
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1962 p.155; January 1963 p.333; January 1964 p.337 (Highlights); January 1967 p.388
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 a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden on 11 June 1963. This performance was broadcast by the BBC Third Programme. See Radio Times Issue dated June 8-14 1963 p.31. The performance on 5 June 1963 is reviewed in OPERA July 1963 pp.491-496, p.506. 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 L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1964 p.516; July 1964 p.46; July 1989 p. [RO]
Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (21 November 1964).
Black Disc; - Decca MET 285-287 {3LPS} (1965)�;; Decca SET 285-287 {3LPS} (1965)�; Decca 417 164-1 {3LPS} (1987)�; London A 4381 {3LPS} (1965)�;; London OSA 1381 {3LPS} (1965)�
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1965 p.163; January 1987 p.1057 [HF]; May 1992 p.114 [RO]
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Recordings of L' Heure espagnole by Maurice Ravel are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 3 p.278; CELLETTI p.684; Opera on CD (1) p.127 (2) p.140 (3) p.158; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.127 p.114; MET p.467; MET(VID) p.259; PENGUIN p.340; GIUDICI p.672 (2) p.1112
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.83 (mention) [JC]
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Lyric Opera of Chicago (see OPERA February 1966 p.115 ). According to the review in CLASSICA RÉPERTOIRE the role of Torquemeda is sung by Harold (Herold?) Kraus and not by Herbert Kraus, but this does not appear to be correct.
Recordings of L' incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.20; MARINELLI p.3; CELLETTI p.430; Opera on CD (1) p.2 (2) p.3 (3) p.3; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.115 p.154; MET p.264; PENGUIN p.218; Opera on Video p.3; GIUDICI p.392 (2) p.686; Opéra International No.297 janvier 2005 p.31; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.224 p.134
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (12 November 1966). The cast listed above is that given in the online Performance Archive of the Chicago Lyric Opera. The Compact Cassettes issued by Lyric are listed in �New Listings - March/April 1991�.
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 a performance at the MET (11 October 1967).This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made �in house�. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the date of the performance recorded is given at 11 November 1967. According to the MET Online Data Base there was a performance of Le Nozze di Figaro on that day, but neither Siepi nor Freni sang in it.
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 a performance at the MET (17 October 1967). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).
Recordings of La Clemenza di Tito by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.50; CELLETTI p.448; Opera on CD (1) p.23 (2) p.27 (3) p.30; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.99 p.118, No.226 p.92; MET p.329; PENGUIN p.225; GIUDICI p.511 (2) p.828; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.60
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - February 1968 p.445; April 1968 p.521; May 1991 p. [AB]
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco (September 1968).
Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.33 mayo-junio 1999 p.92 [JS]
Compact Disc; - Bongiovanni �The Golden Age of Opera� GAO 149/50 {2CDS} (1993)�; Opera d'Oro OPD 1392 {2CDS} (2003)�; *Mike Richter Audio Encyclopedia AE 211 �Italian Opera from Teatro Colón� ;; {1xCD-ROM} (2003)�
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Opéra International - juin 1999 No.236 pp.68-69 [SS]
Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the San Francisco Opera (16 November 1969). The performance on 8 November 1970 is reviewed in OPERA February 1970 p.124
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 a performance in the Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (26 June 1970). I thank Sr. Gabriel Vinker for drawing my attention to the recording issued on the label �Memoria Sonora del Teatro Colón�.
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - May 1971 p.1822; July 1971 p.161; March 1972 p.1503; September 1991 p.125 [AB]
Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1972 p.742 [AB]; November 1973 p.1015 [WAC]; October 1986 p. [HF]
Recordings of La cenerentola by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.98; CELLETTI p.712; Opera on CD (1) p.30 (2) p.34 (3) p.37; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.85 p.100; MET p.489; MET(VID) p.287; PENGUIN p.356; Opera on Video p.51; GIUDICI p.717 (2) p.1192; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1972 p.90; July 1972 p.171; September 1986 p. [RO]
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 a performance at the Salzburg Festival (26 July 1972; see OPERA Festival Issue 1972 pp.50-52). The discs issued on the Fachmann Fur Klassischer Musik (sic) label were on sale in Ishimaru's shops in Tokyo in April 2001. They were made in the USA (published by Parnassus?)
Recordings of L' italiana in Algeri by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.105; CELLETTI p.728; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.157 p.118; MET p.476; MET(VID) p.280; PENGUIN p.364; GIUDICI p.689; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
Comments:- Recording of a performance at La Scala (December 1972). There is a review of a later performance with Valentini-Terrani in OPERA, April 1974.
Recordings of Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.128: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.132-136; Opera June 1968 p.451; Opera on Record p.86; CELLETTI p.451; Opera on CD (1) p.20 (2) p.24 (3) p.26; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.131-32 p.74; MET p.315;MET(VID) p.176; PENGUIN p.226; Stereophile Vol.14 No.8 August 1991 p.174; Classic CD April 1996 p.32; GIUDICI p.476 (2) p.804; BBC Music Magazine May 1997p.51; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.57-58
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - June 1974 p.105 [SS]; September 1974 p.478 [SIR]; October 1974 p.659 [JBS]; August 1977 p.339 [AB]; March 1991 p.1722 [AB]; August (published June) 2003 p.75 [PO'C]
Comments:- Recorded in the Kingsway Hall (1-17 July 1973) and completed 12 February 1974 (see The London Philharmonic Discography by Philip Stuart p.205)
Recordings of Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.142; CELLETTI p.697; Opera on CD (1) p.29 (2) p.33 (3) p.36; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.37 p.142, mise à jour Juin 2002 p.2; MET p.480; MET(VID) p.282; PENGUIN p.353; Opéra International novembre 1992 p.18; Gramophone July 1992 p.29; GIUDICI p.699 (2) p.1169; Répertoire No.92 juin 1996 p.17; Opera Now November/December 1996 p.69; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.105; Classic CD August 2000 p.48; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; BBC Music Magazine April 2002 p.57; Classic Record Collector Autumn 2007 p.46: Winter 2007 p.38
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
Recordings of La Clemenza di Tito by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.50; CELLETTI p.448; Opera on CD (1) p.23 (2) p.27 (3) p.30; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.99 p.118, No.226 p.92; MET p.329; PENGUIN p.225; GIUDICI p.511 (2) p.828; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.60
Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Teatro Real de Madrid (10 October 1976). The CDRs issued by �Opera Depot� are listed on their website: http://operadepot.com/members/ (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
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
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - July 1977 p.215 [SS]; September 1977 p.259 [SIR]; May 1991 p. [AB]; August 2004 p.77 [AB]
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 King's Theatre, Edinburgh (28 August 1977). This performance was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 27 August - 2 September 1977 p.25). The CDs issued by House of Opera are listed in their list of �New Releases March 2001�. The year of the recording is given incorrectly as �1971� in Premiere's �2004 CD Catalog�.
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 - October 1978 p.728 [AB]; December 1978 p.1207 [SIR]; January 1979 p.1257 [JBS]; Septemer 2005 p.77 [P'OC]
Recordings of Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.127: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.71-72, pp.128-132; Opera on Record p.71; CELLETTI p.467; Opera on CD (1) p.19 (2) p.23 (3) p.24; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.24 p.132, No.172 p.178 ; MET p.299; MET(VID) p.168; PENGUIN p.231; Classic CD September 1993 p.32; Opera on Video p.26; GIUDICI p.451 (2) p.766; International Opera Collector Winter 1997 No.6 p.18; Diapason No.450 juillet-aoüt 1998 p.50; Le Monde de la Musique No.223juillet-aoüt 1998 p.56; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.111; Répertoire No.131 janvier 2000 p.20, No.132 février 2000 p.20; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.56-57; International Record Review February 2002 p.22
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - October 1979 p.704 (audio) [LS] December 1979 p.1072 (audio) [SIR]; January 1980 p.1121 (audio) [JBS]; November 1987 p. (audio) [HF]; February 1992 p.84 (video) [JBS]; April 2008 p.103 (DVD) [JBS]
Recordings of La Clemenza di Tito by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.50; CELLETTI p.448; Opera on CD (1) p.23 (2) p.27 (3) p.30; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.99 p.118, No.226 p.92; MET p.329; PENGUIN p.225; GIUDICI p.511 (2) p.828; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 p.60
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p. 513 [SS], p.534 [JB]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS] ; December 1990 p.[AB]
Recordings of Werther by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record p.495; CELLETTI p.405; Opera on CD (1) p.95 (2) p.105 (3) p.119; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.61 p.104; MET p.239; PENGUIN p.207; Répertoire No.89 mars 1996 p.13; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.634; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.69 No.3 p.66; International Opera Collector Autumn 1997 No.5 p.22
Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Zürich Opera (March 1979; see OPERA July 1979 pp.664-665). The sound on the compact cassettes issued by Lyric is not very good.
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
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 at the Opéra Comique, Paris (28 December 1982). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).
Recordings of Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell are surveyed in the following publications:-
American Record Guide May 1959 Vol.25 No.9 p.670; Opera on Record 2 p.11; CELLETTI p.664; Opera on CD (1) p.3 (2) p.4 (3) p.4; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.18 p.76; Classic CD Jan 1994 p.28; MET p.459; PENGUIN p.326; Fanfare November/ December 1994 p.336; Gramophone March 1995 p.28; Opéra International mai 1995 p.26; Opera Quarterly Vol.13 No.1 Autumn 1996 p.55
This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-
L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.209 ottobre 2006 p.73 [CV]
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 publication:-
Recordings of Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-
Opera on Record 2 p.241; CELLETTI p.396; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.93 p.96; PENGUINp.203; GIUDICI p.372, (2) p.649; Opéra International octobre 2000 No.250 p.14
This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-
(The) Gramophone - December 1993 p.114; April 1994 p.32
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 Madrid (March 1992; see OPERA December 1992 p.1459).
Comments:- This recording of an abridged version was made in London in September 1997 prior to the first performance which took place in El Palau de la Música de Valencia on 15 June 1998. The CDR issued by House of Opera is listed as new issues in their online catalogue dated �03/12/22�
(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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