CLSIFRAK.HTM – Opera Discography

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Frederick Jagel

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Frank Guarrera

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Philip Kinsman

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952 125 (+Salome) {2CDS} (1995)�

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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:-

Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142

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Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the MET (19 February 1949). The Myto recording is a �fill-up� for the recording of Salome (MET 1952)

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L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Fiora - Dorothy Kirsten

Avito - Charles Kullman

Manfredo - Robert Weede

Archibaldo - Virgilio Lazzari

Flamino - Leslie Chabay

Un'ancella - Thelma Altman

Una giovanetta - Paula Lenchner

Un giovane - Paul Franke

Una vecchia - Claramae Turner

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 241 (highlights) {1LP} (1962)�

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1491; Bensar OL 11549 (BRO 125280) {2CDSR} (2005)�

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Recordings of L' Amore dei tre re by Italo Montemezzi are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.427; MET p.256; GIUDICI p.387 (2) p.671

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1949). 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�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Pietro Cimara - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Lily Pons

Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Enrico - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Raimondo - Jerome Hines

Arturo - Paul Franke

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - Anthony Marlowe

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Compact Disc; - Melodram 27513 {2CDS}; Malibran Music MR 545 {2CDS} (2003)�

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (January 1 1949). According to the MET Annals this performance was not broadcast �live�, and as Pons missed the final high F in the mad scene, a perfect note was spliced into the transmission on 2 January 1949

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon Lescaut - Dorothy Kirsten

Des Grieux - Jussi Björling

Lescaut - Giuseppe Valdengo

Geronte - Salvatore Baccaloni

Edmondo - Thomas Hayward

Una voce sola - Jean Madeira

L'oste - George Cehanovsky

Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis

Un sergente degli arcieri - Clifford Harvuot

Lampionaio - Paul Franke

Un comandante di Marina - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 207 {2LPS} (1974)�

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 931.73 {2CDS} (1993)�; Metropolitan Opera Historic Broadcasting Soria Series MET 22CD {2CDS} (1999)�; Naxos �Historical� 8.110123/4 {2CDS} (2001)�; Myto �Historical� 2 CD 011 H 056 (+excerpts from performance in Stockholm) ; {2CDS} (2001)�; Cantus Classics 500 320 {2CDS} (2003)�; Bensar OL 121049 (BRO 125872) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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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 publications:-

Opera News - March 1999 p.82 [WRB]

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Orpheus - Juli 2001 S.74 [SL]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.16 No.2 Spring 2000 pp.313-316 [AF]

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Opéra International - juin 1998 No.225 p.52 [SS]

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Classic Record Collector - Autumn 2001 pp.100-101 [JTH]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - abril 2001 No.142 pp.44-45 [JS]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.153 giugno 2001 pp.88-89 [GL]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 December 1949). See OPERA, February 1950 p.39. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Eleanor Steber

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Erna Berger

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Emanuel List

Faninal - Hugh Thompson

Valzacchi - Peter Klein

Annina - Martha Lipton

Ein Sänger - Giuseppe di Stefano

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Lorenzo Alvary

Der Wirt - Leslie Chabay

Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke

Tierhändler - Leslie Chabay

Modistin - Lois Hunt

Die drei Waisen - Paula Lenchner

- Maxine Stellman

- Thelma Altman

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Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL A37-A39 {3CDS} (1996)�; Dante LYS 425-427 {3CDS}; Naxos �Historical�8.110277-79 {3CDS} (2004)�

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 2004 p.83 [AB]

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.3 January/February 1997 p.282

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Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.59 [SS]

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Opéra International - septembre 1996 No.205 p.72

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Diapason - No.431 novembre 1996 p.130

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.173 p.170; No.190 p.177 [CM]

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Classical Express - Issue 78 September 1996 p.4

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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249 (mention) [PH]

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International Record Review - December 2004 pp.82-83 [MVA]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.71 junio 2004 p.85 [VJ]

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Comments:- *It appears that the recording on the CDs issued Arlecchino and Dante is of the performance at the MET on 3 December 1949 which was broadcast, whereas that on the CDs issued by Naxos is of the performance on 21 November 1949 which was telecast. The casts were the same for both performances.

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1949(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Ljuba Welitsch

Jochanaan - Herbert Janssen

Herodes - Frederick Jagel

Herodias - Kerstin Thorborg

Narraboth - Brian Sullivan

Ein Page - Hertha Glaz

Erster Nazarener - Dezsö Ernster

Zweiter Nazarener - Emery Darcy

Erster Soldat - Jerome Hines

Zweiter Soldat - Philip Kinsman

Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins

Ein Sklave - Inge Manski

Erster Jude - Leslie Chabay

Zweiter Jude - Thomas Hayward

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith �The Golden Age of Opera� EJS 158 {2LPS} (1959)�; Mauro R. Fugette MRF 1 {2LPS}; BJR Records BJR 156-2 {2LPS} ; Melodram MEL 039 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - *Melodram MEL 27042 {2CDS}; Golden Melodram GM 30018 {2CDS} (1998)�; Gebhardt JGCD 0013 {2CDS} (2000)�; Guild Immortal Performances GHCD 2230/31 (+Gianni Schicchi - Antonicelli) {2CDS} (2003)�

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - May 2001 pp.556-562 [AB]

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Orpheus - Juni 1998 S.56 [GH]

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.187 p.140 [DVM]

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ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209 [PH]: Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.252 (mention) [PH]

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International Opera Collector - Spring 1998 p.46 [KM]

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Classical Express - Issue 98 May 1998 p.6 [MT]

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Classical Express - Issue No.120 March 2000 p.3 [MT]

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - septiembre - octubre 1998 No.29 p.99 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 March 1949)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Emil Cooper - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Ljuba Welitsch

Radamès - Ramón Vinay

Amneris - Margaret Harshaw

Amonasro - Robert Merrill

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Lorenzo Alvary

Una Sacerdotessa - Thelma Votipka

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 011 {3LPS} (1980)�

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 728; The Opera Lovers AID 195001 {2CDRS} ; Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0142 {2CDS} (2005)�; Myto 2 MCD 053 H 106 {2CDS} (2005)�

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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:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.89 [JV]

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 [AT]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XX N.203 marzo 2006 pp.88-91 [GL]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 March 1950). See �Saturday Afternoon at the Old Met� by Paul Jackson p.471. 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�. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The year of the performance recorded is given incorrectly as 1951 by �Myto�; see l'opera (Milano) novembre 2005 p.45.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Antonicelli - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - John Brownlee

Colline - Nicola Moscona

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Lois Hunt

Benoit - Gerhard Pechner

Alcindoro - Gerhard Pechner

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 685

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 March 1950). See �Saturday Afternoons at the Old Met� pp.484-485. 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�.

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Jussi Björling

Filippo II - Cesare Siepi

Rodrigo - Robert Merrill

Il Grande Inquisitore - Jerome Hines

Un Frate - Lubomir Vichegonov

Elisabetta di Valois - Delia Rigal

La principessa Eboli - Fedora Barbieri

Tebaldo - Anne Bollinger

Il Conte di Lerma - Paul Franke

Un Araldo Reale - Emery Darcy

Una voce dal cielo - Lucine Amara

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 121 {3LPS} (1972)�; *Magnificent Editions ME 105/3 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2MCD 911 35 {2CDS} (1991)�; Myto �Historical� 2CD 004 H052 {2CDS} (2000)�; Celestial Audio CA 269 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2003)�

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opéra International - mars 1993 p.70

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Comments:- *A recording of a performance of a four-act version (11 November 1950). The Magnificent Editions LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1979 p.363

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Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Manon Lescaut - Dorothy Kirsten

Des Grieux - Richard Tucker

Lescaut - Giuseppe Valdengo

Geronte - Gerhard Pechner

Edmondo - Leslie Chabay

Una voce sola - Margaret Roggero

L'oste - Lawrence Davidson

Il maestro di ballo - Alessio De Paolis

Un sergente degli arcieri - Clifford Harvuot

Lampionaio - Paul Franke

Un comandante di Marina - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 688 (& 506)

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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 a performance at the MET (18 November 1950). 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�.

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Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1950(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Simon Boccanegra - Leonard Warren

Jacopo Fiesco - Mihály Székely

Amelia Grimaldi - Astrid Varnay

Gabriele Adorno - Richard Tucker

Paolo Albiani - Giuseppe Valdengo

Pietro - Lorenzo Alvary

Un'ancella - Maxine Stellman

Un capitano dei balestrieri - Paul Franke

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Black Disc - *Historical Operatic Treasures ERR 105-3 {3LPS}; Robin Hood Records RHR 506 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 945.113 {2CDS} (1994)�; Preiser Records 90520 {2CDS} (2002)�

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Recordings of Simon Boccanegra by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.95; HARRIS p.262; Opera on Record p.250; CELLETTI p.1014; Opera on CD (1) p.53 (2) p.59 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.19 p.110; MET p.620; MET(VID) p.385; PENGUIN p.500; Opera on Video p.90; GIUDICI p.956 (2) p.1542; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1999 pp.70-74, No.269juin 2002 p.18; Gramophone May 2004 p.36

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - May 2003 pp.80-81 [AB]

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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.60; Heft 1+2 Januar 2003 S.75

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Répertoire - No.78 mars 1995 p.79

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1950)

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Eugene Ormandy - 1950-51(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - Charles Kullman

Rosalinde - Ljuba Welitsch

Alfred - Richard Tucker

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - John Brownlee

Adele - Lily Pons

Orlofsky - Martha Lipton

Frank - Clifford Harvuot

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Black Disc; - Columbia MOP 32 (73191D; - 73202D) {12x78s} (USA) (1951)�; Columbia MOP 4-32 (4-73191D - 4-73202D) {12x45s} (USA) (1951)�; Columbia SL 8 {3LPS} (USA) (1951)�;; Columbia SL 108 {3LPS} (USA) (1951)�; Columbia �Odyssey� Y2-32666 {2LPS} (USA) (1974)�; Philips GBL 5643-5644 {2LPS} (UK) (1962)�; *CBS 78245 {2LPS} (UK) (1974)�

Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven C 1347 {2CDS} (2003)�

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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 - May 1951 p.266; July 1962 p.62 [PHW]; September 1974 p.585 [AB]

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Opera - September 1962 p.628

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American Record Guide - March 1951 Vol.17 No.7 p.229 [CJL]

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Comments:- Recorded on 24, 29 December 1950 and 7 January 1951.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Giuseppe Valdengo

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Bidù Sayão

Musetta - Lois Hunt

Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary

Alcindoro - Lawrence Davidson

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Carlo Tomanelli

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Black Disc - Off the Air Record Club OTA 1; Morgan MOR 5104 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 824 {2CDS} (2001)�; Celestial Audio CA 290 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2003)�; Opera Fenice FNO 001-2 {2CDS} (2003)�; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66312 {2CDS} (2004)�; Bongiovanni HOC 033/34-2 (+Madama Butterfly - duet - Tebaldi - di Stefano) ; {2CDS} (2005)�

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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:-

Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55 [IW]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 pp.87-88 [PN]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (17 March 1951). The �filler� on the CDs issued by Bongiovanni is a recording of the duet in the 1st Act of Madama Butterfly taken from a broadcast performance of a concert on 15 October 1950 conducted by Gaetano Merola.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Lily Pons

Edgardo - Ferruccio Tagliavini

Enrico - Giuseppe Valdengo

Raimondo - Norman Scott

Arturo - Gabor Carelli

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 675; Bensar OL 122951 (BRO 125015) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1951). 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�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rigoletto - Leonard Warren

Gilda - Hilde Güden

Duca di Mantova - Richard Tucker

Sparafucile - Alois Pernerstorfer

Maddalena - Jean Madeira

Giovanna - Thelma Votipka

Monterone - Norman Scott

Marullo - Clifford Harvuot

Borsa - Paul Franke

Conte di Ceprano - Lawrence Davidson

Contessa di Ceprano - Anne Bollinger

Un paggio - Margaret Roggero

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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 121059 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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

Comments:- *This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 8 December 1951 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.�. Here the conductor is given as �Cleva�, but according to the �MET Annals� he did not conduct Rigoletto at the MET in 1951.

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1951(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Eleanor Steber

Octavian - Jarmila Novotná

Sophie - Erna Berger

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Fritz Krenn

Faninal - Hugh Thompson

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Hertha Glaz

Ein Sänger - Kurt Baum

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Lorenzo Alvary

Der Wirt - Leslie Chabay

Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke

Tierhändler - Leslie Chabay

Modistin - Etienne Barone

Die drei Waisen - Barbara Troxell

- Paula Lenchner

- Margaret Roggero

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Compact Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Fund �Soria Series� MET 23 {3CDS} (2000)�

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - June 2000 pp.64-65 [MB]

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Répertoire - No.143 février 2001 p.12 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (24 February 1951)

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Eugene Ormandy - 1951(LI;20/1/51)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - Charles Kullman

Rosalinde - Marguerite Piazza

Alfred - Richard Tucker

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - John Brownlee

Adele - Patrice Munsel

Orlofsky - Risë Stevens

Frank - Hugh Thompson

Frosch - Jack Gilford

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1539

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (20 January 1951). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.14-15. 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�.

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Eugene Ormandy - 1951(LI;22/12/51)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - Charles Kullman

Rosalinde - Regina Resnik

Alfred - Brian Sullivan

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - John Brownlee

Adele - Patrice Munsel

Orlofsky - Blanche Thebom

Frank - Clifford Harvuot

Frosch - Jack Mann

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 826

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (22 December 1951). 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�.

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Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1951-52(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Manrico - Jussi Björling

Azucena - Fedora Barbieri

Leonora - Zinka Milanov

Conte di Luna - Leonard Warren

Ferrando - Nicola Moscona

Ines - Margaret Roggero

Ruiz - Paul Franke

Un vecchio zingaro - George Cehanovsky

Un messo - Nathaniel Sprinzena

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor LM 6008 {2LPS} (USA) (1952)�; RCA Victor WDM 6008 {45s-EP} (USA) (1952)�; HMV ALP 1112-1113 {2LPS} (1954)�;; HMV ALP 1832-1833 {2LPS} (1961)�; *RCA �Victrola� VL 43536(2) {2LPS} (Italy) (1977)�; RCA VLS 00699 {2LPS} (1982)�

Compact Cassette; - RCA CLK2-5377P1/2; RCA VKS 00699 (1982)�

Compact Disc; - RCA Victor �Gold Seal� 6643-2-RG {2CDS} (USA) (1988)�; RCA Victor GD 86643 {2CDS} (UK) (1988)�; Regis RRC 2060 {2CDS} (2003)�; Cantus Classics 500 329 {2CDS} (2003)�; Naxos �Historical� 8.110240-41 (+Milanov - songs) {2CDS} (2003)�

Open Reel Tape - HMV HTA 9-10 (mono); RCA Victor DC-35 (Highlights-mono)

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - March 1954 p.400 [PHW]; May 1961 p.600 [EG]; October 1961 p.199 (mention) [DST]; January 1983 p.866 (mention) [AB]; August 1988 p.337 [HF]

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Opera - May 1954 pp.302-303 [HDR]

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Fanfare - Vol.12 No.1 September/October 1988 p.287 [JM]; Vol.27 No.3 January/ February 2004 pp.221-223 [JM] (Vol.27 No.4 May/June 2004 p.286 - letter)

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Orpheus - Heft 11+12 November+Dezember 2003 S.65 [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.5 Nos.2 & 3 Summer/Autumn 1987 pp.203-209 [RB]; Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.149-151 [WA2]

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American Record Guide - November 1952 Vol.19 No.3 p.71 [PHR]: September/October 2003 Vol.66 No.5 p.265 [MM]

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Gramophone Record Review - March 1955 p.26 (tape)

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International Record Review - October 2003 pp.28-29 [MVA]

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The Absolute Sound - Issue 44 p.151

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The Record Shelf Guide - (4) p.575

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.63 septiembre 2003 p.87 [MC]

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Comments:- Recorded in the Manhattan Center, New York (21, 22 February, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 30 March 1952). This information comes from �Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.� by Tom Peel. However, according to Bruce Burroughs (OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.17 No.4 Autumn 2001 p.645 endnote 69) Leonora's arias and the act 4 duet with the Count were recorded in May 1951 and �were later incorporated, as planned, into the complete 1952 Trovatore�

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Filippo II - Cesare Siepi

Rodrigo - Robert Merrill

Il Grande Inquisitore - Jerome Hines

Un Frate - Luben Vichey

Elisabetta di Valois - Delia Rigal

La principessa Eboli - Fedora Barbieri

Tebaldo - Laura Castellano

Il Conte di Lerma - Paul Franke

Un Araldo Reale - Emery Darcy

Una voce dal cielo - Lucine Amara

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 673

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (20 December 1952). 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�.

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Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Don Carlo - Richard Tucker

Filippo II - Jerome Hines

Rodrigo - Paolo Silveri

Il Grande Inquisitore - Hans Hotter

Un Frate - Luben Vichey

Elisabetta di Valois - Delia Rigal

La principessa Eboli - Fedora Barbieri

Tebaldo - Anne Bollinger

Il Conte di Lerma - Paul Franke

Un Araldo Reale - Emery Darcy

Una voce dal cielo - Lucine Amara

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 4552 (BRO 124723) {2CDRS} (2005)�; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)�

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Recordings of Don Carlos [Don Carlo] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.97; HARRIS p.78; Opera May 1958 p.292; Opera on Record p.292; CELLETTI p.859; Opera on CD (1) p.56 (2) p.63 (3) p.70; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.90-91 p.160, mise à jour janvier 2001 p.2; Der Opernführer Ausgabe Nr.1/2 S.180; MET p.639; MET(VID) p.396; PENGUIN p.472; Classic CD April 1993 p.34; GIUDICI p.996 (2) p.1606; NEWTON (Verdi) Vol.2 p.252; Répertoire No.121 février 1999 p.18; Orpheus April 2001 S.52; Opéra International No.259 juillet-aoüt 2001 p.20; BBC Music Magazine June 2006 p.58; Gramophone January 2007 p.48

Comments:- *Recording of a performance of a four-act version at the MET (5 April 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Elektra by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Elektra - Astrid Varnay

Chrysothemis - Walburga Wegener

Clytemnestra - Elisabeth Höngen

Aegisth - Set Svanholm

Orest - Paul Schöffler

Ein alter Diener - Lubomir Vichegonov

Ein junger Diener - Paul Franke

Die Schleppträgerin - Paula Lenchner

Die Vertraute - Jean Madeira

Der Pfleger des Orest - Alois Pernerstorfer

Die Aufseherin - Thelma Votipka

1. Magd - Martha Lipton

2. Magd - Hertha Glaz

3. Magd - Lucine Amara

4. Magd - Mildred Miller

5. Magd - Genevieve Warner

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Black Disc - Rococo RR 1011 {2LPS}; Metropolitan Opera Guild (+Salome) {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Arlecchino ARL 20-22 {3CDS} (1995)�; Archipel ARPCD 0149 {2CDS} (2003)�; Guild �Immortal Performances� GHCD 2285/86 {2CDS} (2004)�; Bensar OL 22352 (BRO 125572) {2CDRS} (2005)�; The Opera Lovers ELE 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)�

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Recordings of Elektra by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; Orpheus 15 März - 15 April 1976 S.271; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.783; MARINELLI p.462; Opera on CD (1) p.118 (2) p.129 (3) p.145; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.92 p.112, mise à jour juillet 2000; MET p.519; PENGUIN p.411; BBC Music Magazine June 1993 p.47; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.199; GIUDICI p.808 (2) p.1325; The Opera Quarterly Vol.15 No.3 Summer 1999 pp.479-502; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.62-63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - November 2004 p.99 [AB]

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Orpheus - Februar 1995 S.59

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Opéra International - mars 1995 No.189 p.80

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.163 p.125

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.67 [GSF]

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Répertoire - No.76 janvier 1995 p.74

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.66 diciembre 2003 p.86 [JV]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - Ramón Vinay

Desdemona - Eleanor Steber

Iago - Leonard Warren

Cassio - Thomas Hayward

Rodrigo - Paul Franke

Lodovico - Luben Vichey

Montano - Osie Hawkins

Emilia - Martha Lipton

Un Araldo - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 699

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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (9 February 1952). 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�.

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - Hans Hotter

Titurel - Luben Vichey

Gurnemanz - Jerome Hines

Parsifal - Hans Hopf

Klingsor - Gerhard Pechner

Kundry - Margaret Harshaw

Alto Stimme - Jean Madeira

Knappe 1 - Genevieve Warner

Knappe 2 - Mildred Miller

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Lucine Amara

Blumenmädchen 2 - Lois Hunt

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 4 - Anne Bollinger

Blumenmädchen 5 - Paula Lenchner

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - Emery Darcy

Ritter 2 - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc; - Archipel ARPCD 0065-3 {3CDS} (2002)�; Omega Opera Archive 914

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Classical Express - May 2002 p.7 [MT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (12 April 1952). 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�.

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1952(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Ljuba Welitsch

Jochanaan - Hans Hotter

Herodes - Set Svanholm

Herodias - Elisabeth Höngen

Narraboth - Brian Sullivan

Ein Page - Hertha Glaz

Erster Nazarener - Alois Pernerstorfer

Zweiter Nazarener - Emery Darcy

Erster Soldat - Norman Scott

Zweiter Soldat - Luben Vichey

Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins

Ein Sklave - Paula Lenchner

Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli

Zweiter Jude - Thomas Hayward

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Guild MET 9 (+Elektra) {4LPS}; Discocorp SID 724

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 952 125 (+Aida - excerpts) {2CDS} (1995)�; Myto 2 MCD 031 H073 {2CDS} (2003)�; Bensar OL 11952 (BRO 125574) {2CDRS} (2005)�; The Opera Lovers SAL 195201 {2CDRS} (2006)�; Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0201 {2CDS} (2007)�

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Juli 1995 S.58 (Wrong year given)

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Diapason - No.418 septembre 1995 p.142

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American Record Guide - October 1982 Vol.46 No.1 p.67 [GSF]: February 1983 Vol.46 No.3 p.96 (letter)

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ARSC Journal - Vol.28 No.2 Fall 1997 p.249, p.252 (mention) [PH]

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Répertoire - No.82 juillet/aoüt 1995 p.70

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.55

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Musica (Milano) - N.148 luglio-agosto 2003 pp.87-88 [GR]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (19 January 1952). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) and those issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI;15/3/52)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Giuseppe di Stefano

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Frank Guarrera

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Licia Albanese

Musetta - Hilde Güden

Benoit - Lorenzo Alvary

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - Paul Franke

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Black Disc - Great Opera Performances G.F.C. 021-022 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 031 H072 {2CDS} (2003)�; Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0019 {2CDS} (2004)�

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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 publication:-

Opéra International - No.298 février 2005 p.76 (mention)

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1952; see �Signing-off for the Old Met� pp.56-57)

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in English

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1952(LI;27/12/52)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Richard Tucker

Schaunard - Clifford Harvuot

Marcello - Robert Merrill

Colline - Jerome Hines

Mimi - Nadine Conner

Musetta - Patrice Munsel

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1054

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by Howard Dietz (27 December 1952). 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�.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - George London

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan

Marina - Blanche Thebom

Pimen - Norman Scott

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Andrew McKinley

Missail - Thomas Hayward

Rangoni - Sigurd Björling

Fyodor - Mildred Miller

Xenia - Paula Lenchner

Hostess - Martha Lipton

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Clifford Harvuot

Nurse - Jean Madeira

Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson

Mityukha - Algerd Brazis

Lavitsky - Osie Hawkins

Cherniovsky - Lawrence Davidson

Frontier Guard - Osie Hawkins

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 250

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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 at the MET (28 March 1953). 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�. It is described as coming from �Private Acetates� with �Very good sound�.

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The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky performed in English

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Anne Trulove - Hilde Güden

Baba - Blanche Thebom

Tom Rakewell - Eugene Conley

Nick Shadow - Mack Harrell

Trulove - Norman Scott

Sellem - Paul Franke

Keeper - Lawrence Davidson

Mother Goose - Martha Lipton

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Compact Disc - Datum DAT 90003 {2CDS}; Bensar OL 21453 (BRO 124004) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.349; CELLETTI p.803; Opera on CD (1) p.131 (2) p.143 (3) p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.145 p.124; MET p.548; PENGUIN p.426; GIUDICI p.853(2) p.1386; Gramophone January 2000 p.32; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.67

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (14 February 1953). The CDs issued on the Datum label are advertized in MUSICA 96 p.54 and the CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Astrid Varnay

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Nadine Conner

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Endré Koréh

Faninal - John Brownlee

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Hertha Glaz

Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins

Der Wirt - Paul Franke

Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke

Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli

Modistin - Genevieve Warner

Die drei Waisen - Laura Castellano

- Paula Lenchner

- Margaret Roggero

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 441 {4LPS}

Compact Disc - Gala GL 100 512 (Highlights + Elektra)

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.76 (Highlights)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 February 1953). The �Highlights� are included as a filler in the CDs of the performance of Elektra conducted by Richard Kraus (1953)

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Fritz Reiner - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Astrid Varnay

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Nadine Conner

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Endré Koréh

Faninal - John Brownlee

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Hertha Glaz

Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins

Der Wirt - Paul Franke

Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Emery Darcy

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Paul Franke

Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli

Modistin - Genevieve Warner

Die drei Waisen - Laura Castellano

- Paula Lenchner

- Margaret Roggero

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 441 {4LPS}

Compact Disc - Gala GL 100 512 (Highlights + Elektra)

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

ARSC Journal - Vol.20 No.2 Fall 1989 p.209

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Opernwelt - Juli 7/1992 S.56

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Répertoire - No.84 octobre 1995 p.76 (Highlights)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (28 February 1953). The �Highlights� are included as a filler in the CDs of the performance of Elektra conducted by Richard Kraus (1953)

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1953(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Samson - Ramón Vinay

Dalila - Risë Stevens

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Sigurd Björling

Abimélech - Norman Scott

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Luben Vichey

Le messager philistin - Emery Darcy

Premier philistin - Paul Franke

Deuxième philistin - George Cehanovsky

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1541

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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.105L'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; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (14 March 1953). 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�.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Alberto Erede - 1953(LI;21/2/53)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Jan Peerce

Schaunard - George Cehanovsky

Marcello - Renato Capecchi

Colline - Cesare Siepi

Mimi - Victoria de los Ángeles

Musetta - Brenda Lewis

Benoit - Lawrence Davidson

Alcindoro - Alessio De Paolis

Parpignol - Paul Franke

Sergente dei doganieri - Algerd Brazis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1049

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (21 February 1953). 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�.

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Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo performed in Italian

Conductor Renato Cellini - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - RCA Victor Orchestra

Chorus - Robert Shaw Chorale

Canio - Jussi Björling

Nedda - Victoria de los Ángeles

Tonio - Leonard Warren

Beppe - Paul Franke

Silvio - Robert Merrill

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Black Disc; - RCA Victor WDM 6106 {45s} RCA Victor LM 6106 {3LPS} (+Cavalleria rusticana) (USA) {3LPS} (1953)�; HMV ALP 1126-1128 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1954)�; La Voix de son Maître FALP 301/3 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {3LPS} (1954)�

Compact Disc; - *EMI CDC 7 49503-2 (1CD) (1989)�; EMI �Références� CDH 5 66778-2 {1CD} (1998)�; RCA BVCC 8855-6 (+Cavalleria rusticana) {2CDS} (Japan) (1995)�; EMI Classics �Historical� 585 650-2 {1CD} (2003)�; Naxos �Historical� 8.110258 {1CD} (2004)�; Membran 221759 {1CD} (2004)�; Urania URN 22263 {1CD} (2004)�

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - April 1954 p.445 [PHW]; December 1989 p.1199 [AB]; September 2004 p.75 [AB]; February 2005 p.85 [PO'C]

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Opera - July 1954 pp.435-436 [HDR]

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Opera Now - September/October 1998 p.98 [ST]

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Fanfare - Vol.22 No.2 November/December 1998 p.259 [JK]: Vol.28 No.2 November/ December 2004 p.223 [BB]

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Orpheus - 1+2 Januar+Februar 2005 S.62 [IW]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.3 Autumn 1990 pp.201-203 [KH2]

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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.132 [MM] : September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.269 [RVL]

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American Record Guide - October 1953 Vol.20 No.2 p.41 [PHR]: January/February 1999 Vol.62 No.1 p.132 [MM] : September/October 2004 Vol.67 No.5 p.269 [RVL]

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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - October 1953 Vol.16 No.10 p.5

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Gramophone Record Review - June 1954 p.380

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1998 No.9 p.102 [MO]

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BBC Music Magazine - December 1998 p.82 [CO]

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International Record Review - April 2005 pp.24-26 [RP]

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Disques (Nouvelle Série) - No.68 novembre 1954 p.715 [JB]

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Opernwelt - Juli 1998 S.57 [JB]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XII - N.122 - ottobre 1998 p.98 [GL]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - No.113 septiembre 1998 p.40 [AV]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.30 noviembre-diciembre 1998 p.76 [PN]: No.69 abril 2004 p.85 [LB]

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Comments:- Most of this recording was made between 6 and 19 January 1953, but according to Peel there were two additional sessions without the soloists on 25 January and 27 February 1953. More details can be found in �Complete Operas on 78 R.P.M.� byTom Peel

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The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky performed in English

Conductor Igor Stravinsky - 1953(STU)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera Association

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera Association

Anne Trulove - Hilde Güden

Baba - Blanche Thebom

Tom Rakewell - Eugene Conley

Nick Shadow - Mack Harrell

Trulove - Norman Scott

Sellem - Paul Franke

Keeper - Lawrence Davidson

Mother Goose - Martha Lipton

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Black Disc; - Columbia SL 125 {3LPS} (USA) (1953)�; Philips ABL 3055-3057 {3LPS} (UK) (1955)�; Philips A 01181-83 {3LPS} (Germany)

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Recordings of The Rake's Progress by Igor Stravinsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.349; CELLETTI p.803; Opera on CD (1) p.131 (2) p.143 (3) p.162; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.145 p.124; MET p.548; PENGUIN p.426; GIUDICI p.853(2) p.1386; Gramophone January 2000 p.32; American Record Guide May/June 2001 Vol.64 No.3 p.67

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July 1955 p.66 [AP]

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Opera - October 1955 p.670

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Fanfare - Vol.20 No.5 May/June 1997 p.4, p.8 (letter)

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The Gramophone Shop Inc Record Supplement - November 1953 Vol.16 No.11 p.6

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American Record Guide - December 1953 Vol.20 No.4 p.115 [CJL]

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High Fidelity Magazine - March 1954 Vol.4 No.1 p.60 [JH]

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E.M.G. Monthly Letter - August 1955 p.12

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Gramophone Record Review - September p.635 [HS]

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International Opera Collector - Autumn 1997 No.5 p.38 [PP]

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Zinka Milanov

Radamès - Kurt Baum

Amneris - Fedora Barbieri

Amonasro - Leonard Warren

Ramphis - Jerome Hines

Il Re di Egitto - Luben Vichey

Una Sacerdotessa - Margaret Roggero

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 676

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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 a performance at the MET (20 February 1954). 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�.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Cesare Siepi

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari

Marina - Blanche Thebom

Pimen - Norman Scott

Varlaam - Salvatore Baccaloni

Shuisky - Charles Kullman

Missail - Thomas Hayward

Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot

Fyodor - Mildred Miller

Xenia - Genevieve Warner

Hostess - Martha Lipton

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney

Nurse - Jean Madeira

Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson

Mityukha - Algerd Brazis

Lavitsky - Osie Hawkins

Cherniovsky - Lawrence Davidson

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 740

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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 at the MET (27 February 1954). 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�.

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Tibor Kozma - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - Charles Kullman

Rosalinde - Eleanor Steber

Alfred - Thomas Hayward

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - John Brownlee

Adele - Patrice Munsel

Orlofsky - Jarmila Novotná

Frank - Clifford Harvuot

Frosch - Jack Mann

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1068 (& 786)

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (23 January 1954). 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�.

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Luben Vichey

Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov

Don Carlo - Leonard Warren

Don Alvaro - Gino Penno

Preziosilla - Jean Madeira

Fra Melitone - Gerhard Pechner

Curra - Thelma Votipka

Padre Guardiano - Jerome Hines

Mastro Trabuco - Paul Franke

Un Chirurgo - George Cehanovsky

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 294

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (20 March 1954). 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�.

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann

Veit Pogner - Kurt Böhme

Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner

Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee

Walther von Stolzing - Hans Hopf

David - Paul Franke

Eva - Lisa Della Casa

Magdalena - Hertha Glaz

Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot

Kunz Vogelgesang - Charles Anthony

Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh

Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken

Balthasar Zorn - Benjamin Wilkes

Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli

Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins

Hans Schwarz - Norman Scott

Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 909

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 December 1954). 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�. The source is described as �Very Good AM aircheck. Missing Prelude�.

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Norma by Vincenzo Bellini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Norma - Zinka Milanov

Adalgisa - Blanche Thebom

Pollione - Gino Penno

Oroveso - Cesare Siepi

Clotilde - Maria Leone

Flavio - Paul Franke

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 005 {3LPS) (1980)�

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 352; Bensar OL 32754 {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera January 1958 p.12; Opera on Record p.154; CELLETTI p.50; Opera on CD (1) p.40 (2) p.46 (3) p.51; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.29 p.106: No.236 p.76; MET p.21; MET(VID) p.10; PENGUIN p.10; Orpheus No.13 1994 Festival p.22; GIUDICI p.31 (2) p.57; Diapason No.439 juillet-aoüt 1997 p.48; Répertoire No.112 avril 1998 p.86; Opéra International juin 2000 No.247 pp.66-70; Donizetti Society Newsletter June 2000 pp.21-23; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; Gramophone January 2002 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Opera Quarterly - Vol.7 No.1 Spring 1990 pp.164-166 [WA2]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1954; see OPERA June 1954 pp.353-354; �Sign-Off For The Old Met� pp.154-155). 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�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - George London

Titurel - Lubomir Vichegonov

Gurnemanz - Hans Hotter

Parsifal - Set Svanholm

Klingsor - Lawrence Davidson

Kundry - Astrid Varnay

Alto Stimme - Jean Madeira

Knappe 1 - Genevieve Warner

Knappe 2 - Mildred Miller

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Jean Fenn

Blumenmädchen 2 - Lucine Amara

Blumenmädchen 3 - Maria Leone

Blumenmädchen 4 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 5 - Heidi Krall

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - James McCracken

Ritter 2 - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - Melodram MEL 442 {4LPS}

Compact Disc; - Adonis 54001 (+Die Walküre - Act 1) {4CDS} (1999)�; Omega Opera Archive 315 (& 690); Wallhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0070 {4CDS} (2004)�; *Bensar OL 41754 {4CDS} (2004)�

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.190 p.179 [PF]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1954). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.81-84. The Adonis CDs are advertized in CLASSICAL EXPRESS No.114 september 1999 p.9. 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�.

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor George Szell - 1954(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay

Elisabeth - Margaret Harshaw

Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London

Venus - Astrid Varnay

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines

Walther von der Vogelweide - Brian Sullivan

Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot

Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke

Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott

Hirt - Roberta Peters

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1039 (& 614)

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET of the Dresden version (9 January 1954). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.84-87; OPERA May 1954 p.278). 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�.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Pierre Monteux - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Richard Tucker

Olympia - Roberta Peters

Giulietta - Risë Stevens

Antonia - Lucine Amara

Coppélius - Martial Singher

Dapertutto - Martial Singher

Miracle - Martial Singher

Nicklaus - Mildred Miller

Spalanzani - Paul Franke

Frantz - Alessio De Paolis

Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot

Crespil - Norman Scott

Andres - Alessio De Paolis

Cochenille - Alessio De Paolis

Pitichinacchio - Alessio De Paolis

La Mère d'Antonia - Sandra Warfield

Lindorf - Martial Singher

Nathanael - James McCracken

Luther - George Cehanovsky

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Black Disc - Cetra �Opera Live� LO 45/3 {3LPS} Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 218 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Datum DAT 12302 {3CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 743 ;; Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 66341 {2CDS} (2005)�; Andromeda ANDRCD 9007 {2CDS} (2006)�

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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 publication:-

Opéra International - No.184 octobre 1994 p.74

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (3 December 1955) (see OPERA February 1956 p.92). 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�.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - Mario Del Monaco

Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi

Iago - Leonard Warren

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - James McCracken

Lodovico - Luben Vichey

Montano - Osie Hawkins

Emilia - Martha Lipton

Un Araldo - Arthur Budney

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 394

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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (12 March 1955). 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�.

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Christel Goltz

Jochanaan - Paul Schöffler

Herodes - Ramón Vinay

Herodias - Blanche Thebom

Narraboth - Brian Sullivan

Ein Page - Mildred Miller

Erster Nazarener - Nicola Moscona

Zweiter Nazarener - Calvin Marsh

Erster Soldat - Norman Scott

Zweiter Soldat - Lorenzo Alvary

Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins

Ein Sklave - Vilma Georgiou

Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli

Zweiter Jude - James McCracken

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Gerhard Pechner

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Black Disc - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 238 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 281; Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0143 {2CDS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 2006 p.79 [AB]

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Opernwelt - August 8/1955 S.56 (mention)

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Classica Répertoire - No.79 février 2006 p.104 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1955). 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�.

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Ramón Vinay

Elisabeth - Astrid Varnay

Wolfram von Eschenbach - George London

Venus - Blanche Thebom

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines

Walther von der Vogelweide - Giulio Gari

Biterolf - Clifford Harvuot

Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke

Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott

Hirt - Heidi Krall

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Black Disc - Raritas OPR 409; Melodram MEL 038 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Adonis 3CD 55002 {3CDS} (1999)�; Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0095 {3CDS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Classical Express - Issue No.118 January 2000 p.5 [MT]

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Wagner News - Issue No.145 June 2001 pp.21-23 [PDB]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.82 julio-agosto 2005 p.90 [JR]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (29 January 1955). The Melodram LPs are advertized in GRAMOPHONE January 1983 p.849

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1955(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Set Svanholm

Isolde - Astrid Varnay

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Jerome Hines

Kurwenal - Josef Metternich

Melot - James McCracken

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Calvin Marsh

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Albert Da Costa

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 700; Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0135 {3CDS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Nov.+Dez. 2005 S.55-S.56 [SS]

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Classica Répertoire - No.77 novembre 2005 p.105 [AT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 1955). 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�.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956 (Pons;LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Lily Pons

Edgardo - Jan Peerce

Enrico - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Raimondo - Nicola Moscona

Arturo - Paul Franke

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - James McCracken

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Black Disc - Musicdisc Accord 150 018 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 921.56 (Highlights) (fill-up on disc of Rigoletto 1939) {2CDS} (1992)�; Omega Opera Archive 666

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (14 January 1956). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.163-165. 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�.

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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1956(Callas;LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Lucia - Maria Callas

Edgardo - Giuseppe Campora

Enrico - Enzo Sordello

Raimondo - Nicola Moscona

Arturo - Paul Franke

Alisa - Thelma Votipka

Normanno - James McCracken

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Black Disc; - ERIM-412; Melodram MEL 010 {2LPS} (1980)�;; OPR 412

Compact Disc - Melodram IMS 26034

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Recordings of Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera February 1959 p.86; HARRIS p.150; Opera on Record p.184; CELLETTI p.223; MARINELLI p.114; Opera on CD (1) p.34 (2) p.39 (3) p.43; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.55 p.110, No.233 p.114; MET p.113; MET(VID) p.64; PENGUIN p.78; Opéra International janvier 1995 No.187 p.19, juillet- aoüt 1997 No.215 p.10; Opera on Video p.57; GIUDICI p.190 (2) p.312; Répertoire No.107 novembre 1997 p.9; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.49

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The Callas Legacy by John Ardoin - (1) p.117 (2) p.117 (4) p.113

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (8 December 1956). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.165-167.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Giuseppe di Stefano

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Robert Merrill

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

Moralès - Calvin Marsh

Zuninga - Norman Scott

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 742

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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 MET (21 January 1956). 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�.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Richard Tucker

Olympia - Laurel Hurley

Giulietta - Belen Amparan

Antonia - Lucine Amara

Coppélius - George London

Dapertutto - George London

Miracle - George London

Nicklaus - Mildred Miller

Spalanzani - Paul Franke

Frantz - Charles Anthony

Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot

Crespil - Norman Scott

Andres - Charles Anthony

Cochenille - Charles Anthony

Pitichinacchio - Charles Anthony

La Mère d'Antonia - Sandra Warfield

Lindorf - George London

Nathanael - James McCracken

Luther - Lawrence Davidson

Hermann - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 122256 (BRO 123540) {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- *The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The performance recorded appears to be that at the MET on 22 December 1956 which was broadcast and the cast listed above is of that performance. This is consistent with the partial cast given by the Berkshire Record Outlet.

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Paul Schöffler

Veit Pogner - Giorgio Tozzi

Sixtus Beckmesser - Gerhard Pechner

Fritz Kothner - John Brownlee

Walther von Stolzing - Albert Da Costa

David - Paul Franke

Eva - Lisa Della Casa

Magdalena - Hertha Glaz

Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot

Kunz Vogelgesang - Thomas Hayward

Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh

Ulrich Eisslinger - James McCracken

Balthasar Zorn - Alessio De Paolis

Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli

Hermann Ortel - Osie Hawkins

Hans Schwarz - Lawrence Davidson

Hans Foltz - Lorenzo Alvary

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 706; The Opera Lovers MEI 195602 {4CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (28 January 1956). 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�. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Rudolf Kempe - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Hilde Güden

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann

Faninal - Ralph Herbert

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Martha Lipton

Ein Sänger - Thomas Hayward

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins

Der Wirt - Paul Franke

Ein Notar - Lawrence Davidson

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - James McCracken

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony

Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli

Modistin - Emilia Cundari

Die drei Waisen - Vilma Georgiou

- Shakeh Vartenissian

- Sandra Warfield

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 336

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 February 1956). 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�.

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Bruno Walter - 1956(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Brian Sullivan

Papageno - Theodor Uppman

Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters

Sprecher - George London

Pamina - Lucine Amara

Sarastro - Jerome Hines

Monostatos - Paul Franke

Papagena - Laurel Hurley

1er Geharnischter - Albert Da Costa

2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Erste Dame - Heidi Krall

Zweite Dame - Madelaine Chambers

Dritte Dame - Sandra Warfield

Erster Knabe - Emilia Cundari

Zweiter Knabe - Rosalind Elias

Dritter Knabe - Margaret Roggero

Erster Priester - James McCracken

Zweiter Priester - Osie Hawkins

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Black Disc - CLS ARCPL 32018 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 758; Walhall �Eternity Series� WLCD 0181 {2CDS} (2006)�; Music and Arts �West Hill Radio Archive� WHRC 6007 {2CDS} (2006)�

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

International Record Review - July/August 2007 p.28 [JTH]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (3 March 1956; see �Sign off for the Old Met� by Paul Jackson p.110; OPERA May 1956 pp.286-288

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1956(LI]

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Amfortas - Paul Schöffler

Titurel - Nicola Moscona

Gurnemanz - Otto Edelmann

Parsifal - Set Svanholm

Klingsor - Gerhard Pechner

Kundry - Margaret Harshaw

Alto Stimme - Sandra Warfield

Knappe 1 - Vilma Georgiou

Knappe 2 - Rosalind Elias

Knappe 3 - Paul Franke

Knappe 4 - Gabor Carelli

Blumenmädchen 1 - Vilma Georgiou

Blumenmädchen 2 - Maria Leone

Blumenmädchen 3 - Hertha Glaz

Blumenmädchen 4 - Heidi Krall

Blumenmädchen 5 - Emilia Cundari

Blumenmädchen 6 - Margaret Roggero

Ritter 1 - Albert Da Costa

Ritter 2 - Clifford Harvuot

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 702

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Recordings of Parsifal by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Parsifal on Record by Jonathan Brown; HARRIS p.215; Opera on Record p.440; CELLETTI p.1119; Opera on CD (1) p.73 (2) p.81 (3) p.90; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.38-39, No.213 p.168; Der Opernführer - Parsifal; MET p.734; MET(VID) p.448; PENGUIN 532 ; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 April-March 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1154 (2) p.1816; The Gramophone April 2005 p.44

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 March 1956). 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�.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1956(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Giorgio Tozzi

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Albert Da Costa

Marina - Nell Rankin

Pimen - Norman Scott

Shuisky - Charles Kullman

Rangoni - Frank (Francesco) Valentino

Fyodor - Margaret Roggero

Xenia - Laurel Hurley

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Arthur Budney

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 710; RCA Victor LM 6063

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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 excerpts of the original version in English

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1956(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Rosalind Elias

Don José - Kurt Baum

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Walter Cassel

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 113 {1LP}

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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

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in English

Conductor Jean Morel - 1956(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Jon Crain

Olympia - Laurel Hurley

Giulietta - Rosalind Elias

Antonia - Lucine Amara

Coppélius - Martial Singher

Dapertutto - Martial Singher

Miracle - Martial Singher

Nicklaus - Helen Vanni

Spalanzani - Paul Franke

Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot

Crespil - Norman Scott

Cochenille - Charles Anthony

Pitichinacchio - Charles Anthony

La Mère d'Antonia - Sandra Warfield

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Black Disc - Metroplitan Opera Record Club MO 710; RCA Victor LM 2310

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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

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Mario Del Monaco

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Heidi Krall

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Norman Scott

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Black Disc; - Historical Operatic Performances Edition HOPE 210 {3LPS};; Cetra �Opera Live� LO 48/3 {3LPS}; Fonit Cetra �Documents� DOC 45 {3LPS} (1982)�; Paragon DSV 52002 {3LPS}

Compact Disc; - Nuova Era 2307-2309 {3CDS}; Living Stage LS 1093 {2CDS} (2004)�

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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 1989 p. [AB]

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.56 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (12 January 1957). The Fonit Cetra LPs areadvertized in GRAMOPHONE August 1982 p.238

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La Périchole by Jacques Offenbach performed in English

Conductor Jean Morel - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Périchole - Patrice Munsel

Piquillo - Theodor Uppman

Don Andrès - Cyril Ritchard

Don Miguel de Panatellas - Paul Franke

Don Pedro de Hinoyosa - Ralph Herbert

Premier Notaire - Charles Anthony

Deuxieme Notaire - Calvin Marsh

Guadalena - Heidi Krall

Berginella - Rosalind Elias

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Black Disc; - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 713 {1LP} (1957)�; RCA Victor LOC 1029 {1LP} (USA); RCA RB 16033 {1LP} (UK)

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Recordings of La Périchole by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p. (3) p.88 (3) p.98; L'Avant Scéne Opéra 66 p.104; PENGUIN p.278; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.44

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - January 1958 p.326

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Opera - February 1958 p.122

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High Fidelity Magazine - September 1957 Vol.7 No.9 p.74 [CMS]

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American Record Guide - November 1957 Vol.24 No.3 p.111 [PLM]

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Saturday Review - 29 May 1957 p.49[IK]

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Gramophone Record Review - January 1958 p.247 [RN]

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Comments:- An abridged, �Americanized� version with some dialogue and a commentary spoken by Cyril Ritchard

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Tibor Kozma - 1957(SE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Brian Sullivan

Papageno - Theodor Uppman

Königin der Nacht - Laurel Hurley

Sprecher - Clifford Harvuot

Pamina - Lucine Amara

Sarastro - Jerome Hines

Monostatos - Paul Franke

Papagena - Mildred Allen

1er Geharnischter - Albert Da Costa

2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Erste Dame - Madelaine Chambers

Zweite Dame - Sandra Warfield

Dritte Dame - Heidi Krall

Erster Knabe - Emilia Cundari

Zweiter Knabe - Rosalind Elias

Dritter Knabe - Margaret Roggero

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Black Disc - Metropolitan Opera Record Club MO 23; RCA Victor LM 6089

Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 2152-2 {2CDRS} (2006)�

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - Theodor Uppman

Rosalinde - Hilde Güden

Alfred - Cesare Valletti

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - Frank Guarrera

Adele - Roberta Peters

Orlofsky - Blanche Thebom

Frank - Clifford Harvuot

Frosch - Jack Gilford

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 350; Bensar OL 121358 (BRO 125573) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1958). 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�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Leonora di Vargas - Zinka Milanov

Don Carlo - Mario Sereni

Don Alvaro - Flaviano Labò

Preziosilla - Margaret Roggero

Fra Melitone - Fernando Corena

Curra - Thelma Votipka

Padre Guardiano - Cesare Siepi

Mastro Trabuco - Paul Franke

Un Chirurgo - George Cehanovsky

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 906

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (25 January 1958). 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�.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Licia Albanese

Pinkerton - Barry Morell

Sharpless - Frank Guarrera

Suzuki - Mildred Miller

Kate Pinkerton - Madelaine Chambers

Goro - Paul Franke

Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky

Lo zio Bonzo - Osie Hawkins

Il commissario imperiale - Calvin Marsh

L'ufficiale del Registro - Luigi De Cesari

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 861

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 December 1958). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.234-236. 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�.

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Max Rudolf - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Eleanor Steber

Octavian - Risë Stevens

Sophie - Laurel Hurley

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann

Faninal - Ralph Herbert

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Martha Lipton

Ein Sänger - Kurt Baum

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Osie Hawkins

Der Wirt - Paul Franke

Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Robert Nagy

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony

Tierhändler - Gabor Carelli

Modistin - Mildred Allen

Die drei Waisen - Madelaine Chambers

- Emilia Cundari

- Helen Vanni

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 705 (& 833)

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1958). 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�.

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Inge Borkh

Jochanaan - Mack Harrell

Herodes - Ramón Vinay

Herodias - Blanche Thebom

Narraboth - Giulio Gari

Ein Page - Margaret Roggero

Erster Nazarener - William Wilderman

Zweiter Nazarener - Calvin Marsh

Erster Soldat - Norman Scott

Zweiter Soldat - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Ein Cappadocier - Osie Hawkins

Ein Sklave - Mildred Allen

Erster Jude - Gabor Carelli

Zweiter Jude - Robert Nagy

Dritter Jude - Alessio De Paolis

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Lawrence Davidson

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Black Disc; - Cetra �Opera Live� LO 82 {2LPS} (1979)�

Compact Disc - Arkadia CDMP 459.3 (+Elektra) {3CDS}; Omega Opera Archive 1317

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera - December 1994 p.1384

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Opéra International - No.170 juin 1993 p.82

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Diapason - No.397 octobre 1993 p.186

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L'Avant Scène Opéra - No.155 p.155

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Répertoire - No.62 juillet-aoüt 1993 p.68

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Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.55

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (8 February 1958). 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�.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Antonietta Stella

Mario Cavaradossi - Richard Tucker

Il barone Scarpia - Leonard Warren

Il Sagristano - Salvatore Baccaloni

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky

Un pastore - George Keith

Un carceriere - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 899

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 March 1958). 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�.

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Fritz Stiedry - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Margaret Harshaw

Brangaene - Blanche Thebom

Marke - Otto Edelmann

Kurwenal - Walter Cassel

Melot - Calvin Marsh

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Osie Hawkins

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Robert Nagy

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 365; Bensar OL 3158 (BRO 122735) {3CDRS} (2004)�

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Wagner News - No.167 April 2005 p.19 [ARB]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 March 1958). 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�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.�.

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1958(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Nicolai Gedda

Papageno - Theodor Uppman

Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters

Sprecher - Norman Scott

Pamina - Gloria Davy

Sarastro - Giorgio Tozzi

Monostatos - Paul Franke

Papagena - Mildred Allen

1er Geharnischter - Giulio Gari

2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Erste Dame - Heidi Krall

Zweite Dame - Mignon Dunn

Dritte Dame - Belen Amparan

Erster Knabe - Emilia Cundari

Zweiter Knabe - Helen Vanni

Dritter Knabe - Margaret Roggero

Erster Priester - William Olvis

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 822; Bensar ol 12658 (BRO 125106) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 December 1958). This was performed in an English translation by Ru. Martin and T. Martin. 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�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI:8/3/58))

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - Mario Del Monaco

Desdemona - Victoria de los Ángeles

Iago - Leonard Warren

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - Charles Anthony

Lodovico - Nicola Moscona

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Rosalind Elias

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Black Disc; - Replica RPL 2404/6 {3LPS} (1980)�; Paragon DSV 52007 {3LPS} (1980)�

Compact Disc - *CBS/Sony 54DC 1020-1; MYTO MCD 944.107; MET 20

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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opera News - December 14 1996 p.54

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Orpheus - November 1982 S.883 [GH]; February 1995 p.60

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Opéra International - novembre 1995 No.196 p.66

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Répertoire - No.75 December 1994 p.87

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (8 March 1958; see Opera June 1958 p.379)

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1958(LI;20/12/58)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - Mario Del Monaco

Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi

Iago - Leonard Warren

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - Charles Anthony

Lodovico - Nicola Moscona

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Martha Lipton

Un Araldo - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 309

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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (20 December 1950). 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�.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Cesare Siepi

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Giulio Gari

Marina - Nell Rankin

Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi

Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary

Shuisky - Charles Kullman

Missail - Charles Anthony

Rangoni - Clifford Harvuot

Fyodor - Margaret Roggero

Xenia - Emilia Cundari

Hostess - Helen Vanni

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh

Krushchov - Hal Roberts

Nurse - Mignon Dunn

Nikitich - Lawrence Davidson

Mityukha - Thomas Powell

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 772

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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 at the MET (21 March 1959). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.203-204. 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�.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Jean Morel - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda

Olympia - Mattwilda Dobbs

Giulietta - Rosalind Elias

Antonia - Lucine Amara

Coppélius - George London

Dapertutto - George London

Miracle - George London

Nicklaus - Helen Vanni

Spalanzani - Paul Franke

Frantz - Alessio De Paolis

Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot

Crespil - Norman Scott

Andres - Alessio De Paolis

Cochenille - Alessio De Paolis

Pitichinacchio - Alessio De Paolis

La Mère d'Antonia - Mignon Dunn

Lindorf - George London

Nathanael - Robert Nagy

Luther - George Cehanovsky

Hermann - Calvin Marsh

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 358; Living Stage LS 1129 {2CDS} (2005)�; Academy Records WH Live Opera (unnumbered) (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) (2006)�; Celestial Audio CA 467 {2CDRS} (2006)�

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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 publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.86 diciembre 2005 p.87 [PN]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (7 February 1959). 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�. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) announced as new issues in July 2006 in their online catalogue

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Lisa Della Casa

Octavian - Christa Ludwig

Sophie - Elisabeth Söderström

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Oskar Czerwenka

Faninal - Ralph Herbert

Valzacchi - Alessio De Paolis

Annina - Belen Amparan

Ein Sänger - Eugenio Fernandi

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Norman Scott

Der Wirt - Paul Franke

Ein Notar - Osie Hawkins

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Gabor Carelli

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Charles Anthony

Tierhändler - Kurt Kessler

Modistin - Mary Fercana

Die drei Waisen - Jane Kirwan

- Alexandra Jones

- Dorothy Shawn

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 819

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 December 1959). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.303-306. 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�.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Maria Curtis Verna

Mario Cavaradossi - Jussi Björling

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Lawrence Davidson

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Osie Hawkins

Un pastore - George Ryan

Un carceriere - Roald Reitan

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Black Disc; - Unique Opera Records Corporation UORC 148 {2LPS} (1973)�

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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:-

Opernwelt - August 8/1992 S.56 (mention)

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (21 November 1959)

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Wozzeck by Alban Berg performed in English

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1959(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Wozzeck - Hermann Uhde

Tambourmajor - Kurt Baum

Andres - Charles Anthony

Hauptmann - Paul Franke

Doktor - Karl Dönch

1.Handwerkbursch - Ezio Flagello

2.Handwerkbursch - Calvin Marsh

Narr - Alessio De Paolis

Marie - Eleanor Steber

Margaret - Margaret Roggero

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1058

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Recordings of Wozzeck by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.365; CELLETTI p.78; MARINELLI p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.132 (2) p.145 (3) p.163; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.36 p.138; Supplément mai 1998; No.215; MET p.33; MET(VIDEO) p.12; PENGUIN p.16; GIUDICI p.44 (2) p.79; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.64; BBC Music Magazine February 2000 p.49; Gramophone November (published September) 2003 p.56

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by Vida Hartford and Eric Blackall (14 March 1959). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.270-272. 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�.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Jean Morel - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Risë Stevens

Don José - Richard Tucker

Micaëla - Lucine Amara

Escamillo - Frank Guarrera

Frasquita - Teresa Stratas

Mercédès - Margaret Roggero

Le Dancaïre - George Cehanovsky

Le Remendado - Paul Franke

Moralès - Clifford Harvuot

Zuninga - Norman Scott

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 359

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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 MET (6 February 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�.

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Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Nabucco - Cornell MacNeil

Ismaele - Eugenio Fernandi

Zaccaria - Cesare Siepi

Abigaille - Leonie Rysanek

Fenena - Rosalind Elias

Gran Sacerdote - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Abdallo - Paul Franke

Anna - Carlotta Ordassy

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Black Disc; - Melodram MEL 042 {3LPS} (1981)�

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Recordings of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.91; CELLETTI p.954; Opera on CD (1) p.45 (2) p.51 (3) p.57 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.86 p.102, mise à jour octobre 2002 p.2; MET p.567; MET(VID) p.345; PENGUIN p.491; Opéra Poche p.94; GIUDICI p.860 (2) p.1405; Opéra International No.264 janvier 2002 p.14; International Record Review June 2002 p.26

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Februar 1983 S.187 (mention) [OT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (3 December 1960; see OPERA QUARTERLY Vol.19 No.2 Spring 2003 pp.239-240)

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Hans Hopf

Elisabeth - Leonie Rysanek

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Hermann Prey

Venus - Irene Dalis

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - Jerome Hines

Walther von der Vogelweide - Robert Nagy

Biterolf - Marko Rothmüller

Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke

Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott

Hirt - Mildred Allen

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 904; The Opera Lovers TANN 196001 {3CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (17 Decenber 1960). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.290-292. 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�. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Zinka Milanov

Mario Cavaradossi - Eugenio Fernandi

Il barone Scarpia - Walter Cassel

Il Sagristano - Gerhard Pechner

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Osie Hawkins

Un pastore - George Ryan

Un carceriere - Roald Reitan

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 373

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (19 March 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�.

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1960(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Ramón Vinay

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Irene Dalis

Marke - Jerome Hines

Kurwenal - Walter Cassel

Melot - Calvin Marsh

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 965

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (9 January 1960). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.282-284. 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�.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Erich Leinsdorf - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - George London

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Brian Sullivan

Marina - Mignon Dunn

Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi

Varlaam - Ezio Flagello

Shuisky - Norman Kelley

Missail - Charles Anthony

Rangoni - Kim Borg

Fyodor - Helen Vanni

Xenia - Teresa Stratas

Hostess - Martha Lipton

Simpleton - Paul Franke

Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh

Krushchov - Anthony Balestrieri

Nurse - Margaret Roggero

Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Mityukha - Thomas Powell

Lavitsky - John Trehy

Cherniovsky - Hal Roberts

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1416

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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 at the MET (7 January 1961). 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�.

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Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Cincinnati Opera

Chorus - Cincinatti Opera

Macbeth - Frank Guarrera

Lady Macbeth - Maria Curtis Verna

Banco - Irwin Densen

Macduff - Charles Anthony

Malcolm - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1707-2 {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.162; Opera on Record p.201; CELLETTI p.936; Opera on CD (1) p.47 (2) p.53 (3) p.66; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.40 p.106, mise à jour septembre 2000; MET p.573; MET(VID) p.359; PENGUIN p.487; GIUDICI p.881 (2) p.1431; Opéra International No.72 septembre 1994 p.112; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.8; International Opera Collector Winter 1998 No.10 p.32; Opéra Interational février 1999 No.232 p.68, No.266 mars 2002 p.18

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Zoo Gardens, Cincinnati (See OPERA Festival Issue 1961 p.84). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in �Premiere Opera Ltd. 2005 Winter/Spring New Releases�.

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1961(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Karl Liebl

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Irene Dalis

Marke - Jerome Hines

Kurwenal - Walter Cassel

Melot - Calvin Marsh

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - Charles Anthony

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1790

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1961). 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�.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Richard Tucker

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - Ezio Flagello

Billy Jackrabbit - Gerhard Pechner

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Margaret Roggero

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Calvin Marsh

Bello - George Cehanovsky

Harry - Robert Nagy

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Roald Reitan

Jim Larkens - Theodor Uppman

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1313; Myto 2 MCD 052 307 {2CDS} (2005)�

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März + April 2007 S.56 [GH]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.82 [PN]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 January 1962). 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�.

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La Périchole by Jacques Offenbach performed in English

Conductor Jean Morel - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Périchole - Laurel Hurley

Piquillo - Theodor Uppman

Don Andrès - Cyril Ritchard

Don Miguel de Panatellas - Paul Franke

Don Pedro de Hinoyosa - Osie Hawkins

Tarapote - Norman Scott

Premier Notaire - Andrea Velis

Deuxieme Notaire - Roald Reitan

Guadalena - Mildred Allen

Berginella - Joan Wall

Frasquinella - Elinor Harper

Manuelita - Ethel Greene

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1123

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Recordings of La Périchole by Jacques Offenbach are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on CD (1) p.80 (2) p. (3) p.88 (3) p.98; L'Avant Scéne Opéra 66 p.104; PENGUIN p.278; Diapason No.474 octobre 2000 p.44

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 February 1962). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� p.357. 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�.

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Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Lorin Maazel - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Marschallin - Régine Crespin

Octavian - Herta Töpper

Sophie - Anneliese Rothenberger

Der Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau - Otto Edelmann

Faninal - Ralph Herbert

Valzacchi - Paul Franke

Annina - Rosalind Elias

Ein Sänger - Sándor Kónya

Marianne Leitmetzerin - Thelma Votipka

Polizeikommissar - Norman Scott

Der Wirt - Charles Anthony

Ein Notar - Gerhard Pechner

Der Haushofmeister bei der Feldmarschallin - Robert Nagy

Der Haufhofmeister bei Faninal - Andrea Velis

Tierhändler - Frank D' Elia

Modistin - Lilias Sims

Die drei Waisen - Loretta Di Franco

- Nadyne Brewer

- Dina De Salvo

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 644

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Recordings of Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.120; HARRIS p.248; Opera on Record p.567; CELLETTI p.788; Opera on CD (1) p.119 (2) p.131 (3) p.146; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.69-70 p.208 (and Supplément 1997); MET p.525; MET(VID) p.311; PENGUIN p.417;American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.201; GIUDICI p.819 (2) p.1340; Répertoire No.105 septembre 1997 p.15; International Opera Collector Spring 1999 No.11 p.16; Opéra International décembre 1999 No.241 p.57; Gramophone May 2000 pp.36-39; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.63

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (22 December 1962). 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�.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1962(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Leontyne Price

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Cornell MacNeil

Il Sagristano - Ezio Flagello

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - George Cehanovsky

Un pastore - Alan Fischer

Un carceriere - Roald Reitan

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Compact Disc; - Myto 2 MCD 925.70 {2CDS} (1995)�; *Bensar OL 4762 (+highlights from Lucia di Lammermoor and Pagliacci with; Corelli) {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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:-

Orpheus - Februar 1993 S.49

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Opéra International - No.175 décembre 1993 p.74

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (7 April 1962)

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Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár performed in English

Conductor Franz Allers - 1962?(SE)

Orchestra - American Opera Society

Chorus - American Opera Society

Hanna Glawari - Lisa Della Casa

Danilo Danilowitsch - John Reardon

Camille de Rosillon - Charles K.L. Davis

Valencienne - Laurel Hurley

Baron Mirko Zeta - Paul Franke

Cascada - Howard Kahl

Raoul de St Brioche - Paul Richards

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Black Disc; - Columbia OL 5880 {1LP} (USA) (1963)�;; *Columbia OS 2280 {1LP} (USA) (1963)�

Open Reel Tape; - Columbia OQ 517 (7�ips 4-track) (1963)�

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Recordings of Die lustige Witwe by Franz Lehár are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.301; Opera on CD (1) p.126 (2) p.138 (3) p.157; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.45 p.118; MET p.205; MET(VID) p.117; PENGUIN p.181; The Gramophone October 2005 p.48

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

High Fidelity Magazine - June 1963 Vol.13 No.6 p.66 [JFI]: August 1963 Vol.13 No.8 p.104 [RDD] (open reel tape)

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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Ariadne - Leonie Rysanek

Komponist - Kersten Meyer

Zerbinetta - Roberta Peters

Bacchus - Jess Thomas

Musiklehrer - Walter Cassel

Harlekin - Theodor Uppman

Truffaldin - Ezio Flagello

Brighella - Charles Anthony

Scaramuchio - Andrea Velis

Najade - Laurel Hurley

Dryade - Gladys Kriese

Echo - Jeanette Scovotti

Haushofmeister - Morley Meredith

Ein Lakai - Gerhard Pechner

Ein Offizier - Robert Nagy

Ein Perückenmacher - Roald Reitan

Ein Tanzmeister - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1472

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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (2 February 1963). 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�.

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in English

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Jerome Hines

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Nicolai Gedda

Marina - Rosalind Elias

Pimen - Giorgio Tozzi

Varlaam - Lorenzo Alvary

Shuisky - Paul Franke

Missail - Andrea Velis

Rangoni - Walter Cassel

Fyodor - Helen Vanni

Xenia - Lynn Blair

Hostess - Janis Martin

Simpleton - George Shirley

Tchelkalov - Calvin Marsh

Krushchov - William Stanz

Nurse - Lili Chookasian

Nikitich - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Mityukha - Vladimir Chistiakov

Lavitsky - Edward Ghazal

Cherniovsky - William Zakariasen

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1032

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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 at the MET (6 April 1963). 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�. Here (Mignon) Dunn is listed as a cast member. However, according to the �Annals of the Metropolitan Opera�, althoogh she sang the inkeeper in the performance on 16 March 1963 she did not sing it in the broadcast performance on 6 April 1963.

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Manon by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Manon - Anna Moffo

Poussette - Maxime Makas

Javotte - Marcia Baldwin

Rosette - Ruth Carron

Le Chevalier Des Grieux - Nicolai Gedda

Lescaut - Enzo Sordello

Le Compte des Grieux - Ezio Flagello

Guillot de Morfontaine - Paul Franke

De Brétigny - Edoardo Assali

L'Hôtelier - Walter Knetlar

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 1086-2 {2CDRS} (2003)�

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Recordings of Manon by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.171; Opera on Record p.481; CELLETTI p.398; MARINELLI p.323; Opera on CD (1) p.94 (2) p.104 (3) p.117; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.123 p.144; MET p.233; MET(VID) p.128; PENGUIN p.205; GIUDICI p.358 (2) p.629; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.65; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Orpheus November 2000 S.86

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (3 December 1963). The cast listed above is that given in the website (click link below). See also �Anna Moffo - Una Carriera Italo-Americana� pp.133-134, p.413. The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in their list entitled �FALL 2003 PREMIERE OPERA COMPACT DISC RELEASES�.

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hans Sachs - Otto Edelmann

Veit Pogner - Ezio Flagello

Sixtus Beckmesser - Karl Dönch

Fritz Kothner - Norman Mittelman

Walther von Stolzing - Sándor Kónya

David - Charles Anthony

Eva - Lisa Della Casa

Magdalena - Helen Vanni

Nachtwächter - Clifford Harvuot

Kunz Vogelgesang - Paul Franke

Konrad Nachtigall - Calvin Marsh

Ulrich Eisslinger - Robert Nagy

Balthasar Zorn - Andrea Velis

Augustin Moser - Gabor Carelli

Hermann Ortel - Roald Reitan

Hans Schwarz - Norman Scott

Hans Foltz - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 645 Gala GL 100.657 (+Parsifal - Prêtre - Act 2) {4CDS} (2004)�

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Recordings of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.184; Opera February 1957 p.82; Opera on Record p.376; CELLETTI p.1110; Opera on CD (1) p.66 (2) p.73 (3) p.82; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.116-117 p.214; MET p.700; MET(VID) p.430; PENGUIN p.528; American Record Guide Vol 57 No.2 March-April 1994 p.60, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD August 1994 p.36; Opera on Video p.120; GIUDICI p.1103 (2) p.1760; Gramophone January 1999 p.26; International Record Review April 2001 p.14

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Orpheus - März+April 2005 S.58 [SS]

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Opéra International - No.301 juin 2005 p.81 (mention)

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Classica Répertoire - No.70 mars 2005 p.102 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (5 January 1963). 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�.

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Gabriella Tucci

Iago - Robert Merrill

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - Charles Anthony

Lodovico - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Janis Martin

Un Araldo - Roald Reitan

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1428 (& 1127)

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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (23 March 1963). See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.441-443. 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�.

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Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Georg Solti - 1963(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tristan - Karl Liebl

Isolde - Birgit Nilsson

Brangaene - Irene Dalis

Marke - Jerome Hines

Kurwenal - Walter Cassel

Melot - Calvin Marsh

Hirt - Paul Franke

Steuerman - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Stimme eines jungen Seemans - George Shirley

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1229

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Recordings of Tristan und Isolde by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

Tristan und Isolde on Record by Jonathan Brown; Opera on Record p.363; CELLETTI p.1148; Opera on CD (1) p.64 (2) p.72 (3) p.81; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.34-45 p.196; MET p.692; MET(VID) p.428; PENGUIN p.548; Répertoire mars 1994 p.9; American Record Guide Mar/Apr 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; Classic CD February 1995 p.32; BBC Music Magazine Oct 1995 p.49; Gramophone October 1995 p.40; GIUDICI p.1086 (2) p.1742; Opéra International février 1998 No.221 p.20; Wagner News Issue No.125 February 1998 pp.10-11 (list of recordings); The Gramophone September 2006 p.56

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (23 February 1963). 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�.

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI:9/2/63 - Tebaldi)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Tebaldi

Maurizio - Franco Corelli

Principe di Bouillon - William Wilderman

Principessa di Bouillon - Biserka Cvejic

Michonnet - Anselmo Colzani

Quinault - Norman Scott

Poisson - Andrea Velis

Mlle. Jouvenot - Laurel Hurley

Mlle. Dangeville - Helen Vanni

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 742 {2CDS}; Living Stage LS 1100 {2CDS} (2004)�; The Opera Lovers ADR 196301 {2CDRS}

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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

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

Opéra International - No.183 septembre 1994 p.70

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.75 noviembre 2004 p.80 [VJ]

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Classica Répertoire - No.75 septembre 2005 p.106 (mention) [AT]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET. This is probably the performance on 9 February 1963 which was broadcast. See �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.501-502. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1963(LI;23/2/63 - Albanese)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Licia Albanese

Maurizio - Barry Morell

Principe di Bouillon - William Wilderman

Principessa di Bouillon - Biserka Cvejic

Michonnet - Anselmo Colzani

Quinault - Norman Scott

Poisson - Andrea Velis

Mlle. Jouvenot - Laurel Hurley

Mlle. Dangeville - Helen Vanni

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Paul Franke

Un maggiordomo - Carlo Tomanelli

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1162

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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 a performance at the MET (23 February 1963). 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�. The recording is described as a �Clear but distant in-house recording�

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Chorus - Philadelphia Lyric Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - John Macurdy

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Shirley Love

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Mauro Lampi

Sid - Louis Pichardo

Bello - William Beck

Jim Larkens - Gene Boucher

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Compact Disc - Melodram CDM 27081 {2CDS}; Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO {2CDRS}

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- Recording of a performance at Philadelphia (10 October 1964, see OPERA March 1965 p.183)

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There is only one recording of L' ultimo selvaggio by Gian Carlo Menotti on file (performed in English)

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Abdul - George London

Kitty - Roberta Peters

Sardula - Teresa Stratas

Kodanda - Nicolai Gedda

Maharaja - Ezio Flagello

Maharanee - Lili Chookasian

Scattergood - Morley Meredith

Scholar - Paul Franke

- Andrea Velis

Tailor - Paul Franke

- Andrea Velis

- Norman Scott

Catholic Priest - Robert Patterson

Pastor - Calvin Marsh

Rabbi - Erbert Aldridge

Orthodox Priest - William Dembaugh

Philosopher - Clifford Harvuot

Doctor - Gerhard Pechner

Painter - Lou Marcella

Poet - Gabor Carelli

Composer - William Walker

Singer - Janis Martin

Scientist - Arthur Graham

Businesswoman - Carlotta Ordassy

Woman - Dorothy Shawn

Major-domo - ? McLuckey

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 387; Bensar BRO 122242 {2CDRS} (2004)�

Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in English in a translation by George Mead (8 February 1964; see OPERA April 1964 pp.241-242; �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.360-361). 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�. The date of the performance recorded is given here incorrectly as �Feb. 25 1964�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.�.

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There is only one recording of L' ultimo selvaggio by Gian Carlo Menotti on file (performed in English)

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Abdul - George London

Kitty - Roberta Peters

Sardula - Teresa Stratas

Kodanda - Nicolai Gedda

Maharaja - Ezio Flagello

Maharanee - Lili Chookasian

Scattergood - Morley Meredith

Scholar - Paul Franke

- Andrea Velis

Tailor - Paul Franke

- Andrea Velis

- Norman Scott

Catholic Priest - Robert Patterson

Pastor - Calvin Marsh

Rabbi - Erbert Aldridge

Orthodox Priest - William Dembaugh

Philosopher - Clifford Harvuot

Doctor - Gerhard Pechner

Painter - Lou Marcella

Poet - Gabor Carelli

Composer - William Walker

Singer - Janis Martin

Scientist - Arthur Graham

Businesswoman - Carlotta Ordassy

Woman - Dorothy Shawn

Major-domo - ? McLuckey

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 387; Bensar BRO 122242 {2CDRS} (2004)�

Open Reel Tape - Immortal Performances Recorded Music Society (also on compact cassette)

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in English in a translation by George Mead (8 February 1964; see OPERA April 1964 pp.241-242; �Sign-Off for the Old Met� pp.360-361). 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�. The date of the performance recorded is given here incorrectly as �Feb. 25 1964�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.�.

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in English

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1964(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - George Shirley

Papageno - Theodor Uppman

Königin der Nacht - Roberta Peters

Sprecher - Walter Cassel

Pamina - Lucine Amara

Sarastro - Cesare Siepi

Monostatos - Paul Franke

Papagena - Lynn Blair

1er Geharnischter - Robert Nagy

2er Geharnischter - Justino Díaz

Erste Dame - Mary Ellen Pracht

Zweite Dame - Shirley Love

Dritte Dame - Gladys Kriese

Erster Knabe - Junetta Jones

Zweiter Knabe - Marcia Baldwin

Dritter Knabe - Joann Grillo

Erster Priester - Gabor Carelli

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 12564-A (BRO 125730) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET given in an English translation by Ru. Martin and T. Martin (25 January 1964). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1964(LI;18/4/64 - Nilsson)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Birgit Nilsson

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - George London

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Calvin Marsh

Un pastore - Stuart Fischer

Un carceriere - Robert Patterson

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1064; The Opera Lovers TOS 196404 {2CDRS} (Canada) (2005)�

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by The Metropolitan Opera in Boston (18 April 1964). 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�. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Nello Santi - 1964(LI;9/3/64 - Milanov)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - James McCracken

Desdemona - Zinka Milanov

Iago - Anselmo Colzani

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - Gabor Carelli

Lodovico - William Wilderman

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Mignon Dunn

Un Araldo - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1431

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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (9 March 1964). 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�.

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Silvio Varviso - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - John Alexander

Olympia - Jeanette Scovotti

Giulietta - Biserka Cvejic

Antonia - Lucine Amara

Coppélius - William Dooley

Dapertutto - William Dooley

Miracle - William Dooley

Nicklaus - Janis Martin

Spalanzani - Paul Franke

Frantz - Andrea Velis

Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot

Crespil - John Macurdy

Andres - Andrea Velis

Cochenille - Andrea Velis

Pitichinacchio - Andrea Velis

La Mère d'Antonia - Gladys Kriese

Lindorf - William Dooley

Nathanael - Arthur Graham

Luther - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Hermann - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1475

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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

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (27 February 1965). 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�.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - Ezio Flagello

Billy Jackrabbit - Edward Ghazal

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Shirley Love

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Robert Goodloe

Bello - George Cehanovsky

Harry - Robert Nagy

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Russell Christopher

Jim Larkens - Gene Boucher

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3995

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 December 1965). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor George Schick - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Dorothy Kirsten

Pinkerton - Barry Morell

Sharpless - Theodor Uppman

Suzuki - Marcia Baldwin

Kate Pinkerton - Joy Clements

Goro - Paul Franke

Il principe Yamadori - George Cehanovsky

Lo zio Bonzo - Norman Scott

Il commissario imperiale - Russell Christopher

L'ufficiale del Registro - William Stanz

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1277 (& 1039)

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (27 March 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Otello by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Kurt Adler - 1965(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Otello - Jon Vickers

Desdemona - Renata Tebaldi

Iago - Robert Merrill

Cassio - Paul Franke

Rodrigo - Charles Anthony

Lodovico - Justino Díaz

Montano - Clifford Harvuot

Emilia - Joann Grillo

Un Araldo - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 883 {2CDRS} (2003)�

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Recordings of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101: December 1963 Vol.13 No.12 p.90; HARRIS p.205; Opera on Record p.319; CELLETTI p.963; Opera on CD (1) p.59 (2) p.66 (3) p.73; L'Avant Scène Opéra No 3 p.117, No.218 p.92; The Opera Quarterly Vol.4 No.2 Summer 1986 p.49; MET p.654; MET(VID) p.406; PENGUIN p.493; BBC Music Magazine April 1994 p.56; Stereophile December 1994 p.206; Répertoire No.86 décembre 1995 p.9; GIUDICI p.1027 (2) p.1660; Opéra International No.263 décembre 2001 p.16; l'opera (Milano) Anno XV N.156 dicembre 2001 p.124

Comments:- *Recording of a performance given by the Metropolitan Opera in Atlanta, Georgia (7 May 1965).

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1965(LI;17/4/65)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Régine Crespin

Mario Cavaradossi - Sándor Kónya

Il barone Scarpia - Robert Merrill

Il Sagristano - Ezio Flagello

Cesare Angelotti - Norman Scott

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - Stuart Fischer

Un carceriere - Robert Goodloe

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1288 (& 2491 & 1050)

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (17 April 1965). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Kaiser - James King

Kaiserin - Leonie Rysanek

Amme - Irene Dalis

Barak - Walter Berry

Färberin - Christa Ludwig

Geisterbote - William Dooley

Erscheinung eines Jünglings - Robert Nagy

Stimme des Falken - Carlotta Ordassy

Stimme von Oben - Belen Amparan

Einäugige - Clifford Harvuot

Einarmige - Lorenzo Alvary

Bucklige - Paul Franke

Ein Hüter der Schwelle des Tempels - Mary Ellen Pracht

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1124 (& 2883 & 887) ; The Opera Lovers FRAU 196601 {3CDRS} (2007)�

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Recordings of Die Frau ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.786; Opera on CD (1) p.122 (2) p.133 (3) p.149; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.147 p.128; MET p.539; PENGUIN p.413; Diapason No.402 mars 1994 p.14; Opera on Video p.207; GIUDICI p.837 (2) p.1359; l'opera (Milano) Anno XII - N.124 dicembre 1998 - Speciale Scala - Stagione 1998/99 p.110; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.64

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (17 December 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue and the CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlinks in CLORLINK.HTM).

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The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky performed in English

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hermann - James McCracken

Lisa - Teresa Stratas

Countess - Jean Madeira

Count Tomsky - Walter Cassel

Prince Yeletsky - William Walker

Pauline - Rosalind Elias

Chekalinsky - Paul Franke

Surin - Lorenzo Alvary

Chaplitsky - Gabor Carelli

Major-domo - Gene Boucher

Narumov - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Chloe - Loretta Di Franco

Masha - Carlotta Ordassy

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1427

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Recordings of The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.268; CELLETTI p.158; Opera on CD (1) p.92 (2) p.102 (3) p.113; MET p.557; MET(VID) p.338; Opera on Video p.159; GIUDICI p.129 (2) p.214; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.119/120, mise à jour septembre 2004; American Record Guide May/June 2003 Vol.66 No.3 pp.54-63

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (15 January 1966). 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�.

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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner performed in German

Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1966(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tannhäuser - Pekka Nuotio

Elisabeth - Birgit Nilsson

Wolfram von Eschenbach - Thomas Stewart

Venus - Birgit Nilsson

Hermann, Landgraf von Thüringen - John Macurdy

Walther von der Vogelweide - Arturo Sergi

Biterolf - Robert Goodloe

Heinrich der Schreiber - Paul Franke

Reinmar von Zweter - Norman Scott

Hirt - Mary Ellen Pracht

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers TANN 196601 {3CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1961 Vol.11 No.11 p.59; HARRIS p.268; Opera on Record p.346; CELLETTI p.1143; Opera on CD (1) p.62 (2) p.69 (3) p.78; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.63-64 p.186, mise à jour mars 2004; MET p.677; MET(VID) p.420; PENGUIN p.547; Stereophile July 1990 p.160; Wagner News Issue No.97 p.18; American Record Guide Vol.57 No.2 March/April 1994 p.59, Vol.65 No.4 July/August 2002 p.57; GIUDICI p.1068 (2) p.1717; Orpheus August + September 2002 S.81

Comments:- *Recording of a performance of the Dresden Version at the MET (26 March 1966). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1966(LI:8/1/66)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - John Macurdy

Billy Jackrabbit - Raymond Michalski

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Shirley Love

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Robert Goodloe

Bello - George Cehanovsky

Harry - Robert Nagy

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Russell Christopher

Jim Larkens - Gene Boucher

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1319 (& 1080); The Opera Lovers FAN 196601 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (8 January 1966). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here, the conductor is stated to be �Cleva�.

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1966(LI;18/3/66)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Dorothy Kirsten

Dick Johnson - Franco Corelli

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Norman Scott

Jake Wallace - Justino Díaz

Billy Jackrabbit - Edward Ghazal

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Shirley Love

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Robert Goodloe

Bello - George Cehanovsky

Harry - Robert Nagy

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Russell Christopher

Jim Larkens - Gene Boucher

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 4093

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

Comments:- An �in-house� (?) recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1966).

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Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauß II performed in English

Conductor Franz Allers - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Eisenstein - John Reardon

Rosalinde - Mary Costa

Alfred - Arturo Sergi

Blind - Paul Franke

Falke - Donald Gramm

Adele - Roberta Peters

Orlofsky - Kitty Carlisle

Frank - Ron Bottcher

Frosch - Jack Gilford

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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 123156 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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

Comments:- *This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 7 January 1967 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.�.

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Le nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Figaro - Cesare Siepi

Susanna - Judith Raskin

Conte Almaviva - Tom Krause

Contessa Almaviva - Pilar Lorengar

Cherubino - Teresa Berganza

Marcellina - Nancy Williams

Bartolo - Fernando Corena

Basilio - Paul Franke

Curzio - Gabor Carelli

Antonio - Lorenzo Alvary

Barbarina - Loretta Di Franco

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1695

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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) where it stated that their recordings are available �on CD, cassette or reel-to-reel tape�. It is also stated that the recording comes from a �VG in house tape�.

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Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor Colin Davis - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers

Ellen Orford - Lucine Amara

Balstrode - Geraint Evans

Auntie - Lili Chookasian

Bob Boles - Paul Franke

Swallow - William Mellow

Mrs. Sedley - Jean Madeira

Ned Keene - Gene Boucher

Rector - Robert Schmorr

Hobson - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

First niece - Mary Ellen Pracht

Second niece - Lilian Sukis

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 374

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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 February 1967). 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�.

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Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod performed in French

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Connecticut Opera Association

Chorus - Connecticut Opera Association

Roméo - Franco Corelli

Juliette - Anna Moffo

Gertrude - Rosalind Hupp

Frère Laurence - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Capulet - Ted Lambrinos

Tybalt - Paul Franke

Le Prince - Dmitri Nabokov

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera; (2003)�; live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Roméo et Juliette by Charles Gounod are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.246; Opera on Record 2 p.195; CELLETTI p.298; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.41p.84; Opéra International juillet-aoüt 1993 No.171 p.34; MET p.172; MET(VID) p.94; PENGUIN p.116; Opera on Video p.134; GIUDICI p.278

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut (15 December 1967). The cast members listed above are those given in �Anna Moffo - Una Carriera Italo-Americana� by Mario G. Genesi p.429. The assignment of the roles may be incorrect. The CDRs issued by House of Opera were listed in their online catalogue (January 2003).

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Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1967(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Guido di Montforte - Kostas Paskalis

Il Sire di Bethume - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Arrigo - Eugenio Fernandi

Giovanni da Procida - Bonaldo Giaiotti

La Duchessa Elena - Virginia Zeani

Ninetta - Joann Grillo

Danieli - Robert Nagy

Tebaldo - Paul Franke

Roberto - Paul Plishka

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers VES 196701 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22

Comments:- *Recording of a concert performance given by the Metropolitan Opera at Newport, Rhode Island (23 August 1967). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Tebaldi

Maurizio - Franco Corelli

Principe di Bouillon - Morley Meredith

Principessa di Bouillon - Irene Dalis

Michonnet - Anselmo Colzani

Quinault - Paul Plishka

Poisson - Robert Schmorr

Mlle. Jouvenot - Colette Boky

Mlle. Dangeville - Nedda Casei

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Paul Franke

Un maggiordomo - Edward Ghazal

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 2192

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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 a performance at the MET (16 September 1968). This performance was not broadcast so, presumably, the recording was made �in-house�.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company - Childrens' Chorus St. Peter's Choir School

Floria Tosca - Jean Fenn

Mario Cavaradossi - Carlo Bergonzi

Il barone Scarpia - Giuseppe Taddei

Il Sagristano - Orlando Hernandez

Cesare Angelotti - Irwin Densen

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Walter Knetlar

Un pastore - Mertine Johns

Un carceriere - Orlando Hernandez

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. 1519-2 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (3 December 1968). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Premiere are listed in �Premiere Opera New CD Releases August 2004 Part II�.

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor Joseph Rosenstock - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Peter Schreier

Papageno - Theodor Uppman

Königin der Nacht - Cristina Deutekom

Sprecher - Morley Meredith

Pamina - Pilar Lorengar

Sarastro - Jerome Hines

Monostatos - Paul Franke

Papagena - Patricia Welting

1er Geharnischter - Robert Nagy

2er Geharnischter - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Erste Dame - Mary Ellen Pracht

Zweite Dame - Shirley Love

Dritte Dame - Nedda Casei

Erster Knabe - Kevin Leftwich

Zweiter Knabe - Peter Herzberg

Dritter Knabe - John Bogart

Erster Priester - Gabor Carelli

Zweiter Priester - Russell Christopher

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 1668 (BRO 125553) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (6 January 1968). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is given as Josef Krips, but the MET Annals gives Rosenstock. Krips did conduct some performances of Die Zauberflöte at the MET that season, but most of them were conducted by Rosenstock.

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Connecticut Opera Association

Chorus - Connecticut Opera Association

Adriana Lecouvreur - Magda Olivero

Maurizio - Pedro Lavirgen

Principe di Bouillon - Irwin Densen

Principessa di Bouillon - Mignon Dunn

Michonnet - John Modenos

Quinault - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Poisson - Robert Schmorr

Mlle. Dangeville - Rosalind Hupp

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - House of Opera CDBB 185 {2CDRS} (2003)�

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 284

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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 a performance in the Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, USA (18 October 1969; see OPERA February 1970 p.128, p.145). This performance is listed in �Magda Olvero - Una Voce per tre generazioni� where the conductor is given as Carlo Moresco (as listed above). 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� where the conductor is given as �Silipigni� while in mr. tape's catalogue �Guadagno� is given.

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Fausto Cleva - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Tebaldi

Maurizio - Franco Corelli

Principe di Bouillon - Morley Meredith

Principessa di Bouillon - Irene Dalis

Michonnet - Anselmo Colzani

Quinault - Paul Plishka

Poisson - Robert Schmorr

Mlle. Jouvenot - Colette Boky

Mlle. Dangeville - Marcia Baldwin

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Paul Franke

Un maggiordomo - Edward Ghazal

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 367 (& 373 & 2724 & 3557) ; Bensar BRO 121049 {2CDRS} (2004)�; Celestial Audio CV 087 {1xAudio-DVDR} (Australia) (2007)�

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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 a performance at the MET (19 April 1969). The recording issued by the Omega Opera Archive is listed in their online catalogue (see CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.�. The DVDR issued by Celestial Audio is listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor George Schick - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Cio Cio San - Pilar Lorengar

Pinkerton - Sándor Kónya

Sharpless - Mario Sereni

Suzuki - Nedda Casei

Kate Pinkerton - Shirley Love

Goro - Paul Franke

Il principe Yamadori - Russell Christopher

Lo zio Bonzo - Lorenzo Alvary

Il commissario imperiale - Gene Boucher

L'ufficiale del Registro - Hal Roberts

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107247 {2CDS} (2002)�; Bella Voce BLV 107246 (highligts +La fanciulla del west - Behr) {2CDS}

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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

Comments:- The CDs issued by Bella Voce are claimed to be of a recording of the performance at the MET on 6 January 1969. If this is correct the recording must be an �in-house� one as this performance was not broadcast. However, according to Calvin M. Goodwin (OPERA-L-Thu 22 Aug 2002 09:13:07 EDT) the recording is not of a performance at the MET at all, but �appears to be a San Francisco broadcast from 1974 (18 October) with Renata Scotto, José Carreras, Judith Forst and Julian Patrick�. Recordings of this performance are listed separately. The highlights included as a �fller� with the recording of La fanciulla del west� issued by Bella Voce are however, according to Goodwin, from the performance at the MET (OPERA-L-Wed 18 Sep 2002 21:11:54 EDT)

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Wozzeck by Alban Berg performed in German

Conductor Colin Davis - 1969(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Wozzeck - Geraint Evans

Tambourmajor - Robert Nagy

Andres - Charles Anthony

Hauptmann - Paul Franke

Doktor - Donald Gramm

1.Handwerkbursch - Richard Best

2.Handwerkbursch - Russell Christopher

Narr - Andrea Velis

Marie - Evelyn Lear

Margaret - Louise Pearl

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1150; The Opera Lovers WOZ 196901 {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Wozzeck by Alban Berg are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 2 p.365; CELLETTI p.78; MARINELLI p.476; Opera on CD (1) p.132 (2) p.145 (3) p.163; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.36 p.138; Supplément mai 1998; No.215; MET p.33; MET(VIDEO) p.12; PENGUIN p.16; GIUDICI p.44 (2) p.79; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.64; BBC Music Magazine February 2000 p.49; Gramophone November (published September) 2003 p.56

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET. 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�. Here the recording is described as a �Very Good to Excellent FM Aircheck� and the date is given as �April 2 1969�. However, it was the performance on 12 April, not 2 April, which was broadcast. The cast was the same for both performances. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Richard Tucker

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Martina Arroyo

Ulrica - Irene Dalis

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - Russell Christopher

Samuele - Paul Plishka

Tom - Andrij Dobriansky

Un Giudice - Paul Franke

Un servo - Gabor Carelli

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 197002 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (24 November 1970). This performance was not broadcast so the recording must have been made �in-house�. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach performed in French

Conductor Serge Baudo - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Hoffmann - Nicolai Gedda

Olympia - Reri Grist

Giulietta - Rosalind Elias

Antonia - Pilar Lorengar

Coppélius - Gabriel Bacquier

Dapertutto - Gabriel Bacquier

Miracle - Gabriel Bacquier

Nicklaus - Frederica Von Stade

Spalanzani - Paul Franke

Frantz - Andrea Velis

Schlemil - Clifford Harvuot

Crespil - Paul Plishka

Andres - Andrea Velis

Cochenille - Andrea Velis

Pitichinacchio - Andrea Velis

La Mère d'Antonia - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Lindorf - Gabriel Bacquier

Nathanael - Charles Anthony

Luther - Richard Best

Hermann - Gene Boucher

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lover CON-197001 (Canada) {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 September 1970). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made �in-house�. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lover� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca

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La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Jan Behr - 1970(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Minnie - Renata Tebaldi

Dick Johnson - Sándor Kónya

Jack Rance - Anselmo Colzani

Nick - Paul Franke

Ashby - Paul Plishka

Jake Wallace - John Macurdy

Billy Jackrabbit - Edmond Karlsrud

José Castro - Louis (Luigi) Sgarro

Wowkle - Frederica Von Stade

Sonora - Clifford Harvuot

Trin - Gabor Carelli

Sid - Robert Goodloe

Bello - Richard Best

Harry - Robert Schmorr

Joe - Andrea Velis

Happy - Andrij Dobriansky

Jim Larkens - Raymond Gibbs

Un postiglione - Frank D' Elia

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Compact Disc; - Bella Voce BLV 107246 (+Madama Butterfly - Schick - highlights) {2CDS} (2001)�

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Recordings of La fanciulla del west by Giacomo Puccini are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity December 1958 Vol.8 No.12 p.106; Opera on Record 3 p.221; CELLETTIp.600; Opera on CD (1) p.109 (2) p.120 (3) p.135; MET p.438; MET(VID) p.245; PENGUIN p.301; The Absolute Sound Issue 69 Summer 1993 p.123; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.165 p.116; GIUDICI p.634 (2) p.1045

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.74 [GH]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (14 March 1970)

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI;10/10/70)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Plácido Domingo

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Montserrat Caballé

Ulrica - Irene Dalis

Oscar - Reri Grist

Silvano - Raymond Gibbs

Samuele - Paul Plishka

Tom - Andrij Dobriansky

Un Giudice - Paul Franke

Un servo - Gabor Carelli

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1726 {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 October 1970). 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�.

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - 1970(LI;13/10/70)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Plácido Domingo

Renato - Robert Merrill

Amelia - Montserrat Caballé

Ulrica - Irene Dalis

Oscar - Joy Clements

Silvano - Raymond Gibbs

Samuele - Paul Plishka

Tom - Andrij Dobriansky

Un Giudice - Paul Franke

Un servo - Gabor Carelli

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1239

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13/10/70). 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�. The recording is described as an �Excellent FM Aircheck�, but the performance was not broadcast.

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Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Cio Cio San - Gabriella Tucci

Pinkerton - Giovanni Consiglio

Sharpless - Bruce Yarnell

Suzuki - Leonore Lanzillotti

Kate Pinkerton - Bretta van Nes

Goro - Paul Franke

Il principe Yamadori - Orlando Hernandez

Lo zio Bonzo - Benjamin Matthews

Il commissario imperiale - Orlando Hernandez

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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)�

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in Tha Academy of Music, Philadelphia (February 1971). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton (click link below). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in the CD supplement to his catalogue dated October 2002.

http://frankhamilton.org/ph

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Samson - Richard Tucker

Dalila - Mignon Dunn

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Seymour Schwartzman

Abimélech - Irwin Densen

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Nicola Moscona

Le messager philistin - Paul Franke

Premier philistin - Paul Franke

Deuxième philistin - Walter Knetlar

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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)�

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 370

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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.105L'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; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (April 1971). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in Addenda No. I to his CD catalogue dated 2002 where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1970.

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Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saens performed in French

Conductor Carlo Moresco - 1971(LI)

Orchestra - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Chorus - Philadelphia Grand Opera Company

Samson - Richard Tucker

Dalila - Mignon Dunn

Le Grand Prêtre de Dagon - Seymour Schwartzman

Abimélech - Irwin Densen

Le Vieillard Hébreu - Nicola Moscona

Le messager philistin - Paul Franke

Premier philistin - Paul Franke

Deuxième philistin - Walter Knetlar

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Compact Disc; - Charles Handelman - Live Opera (unnumbered) {2CDRS} (2002)�

Open Reel Tape - mr. tape 370

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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.105L'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; American Record Guide May/June 1996 Vol.59 No.3 p.67; International Opera Collector Spring 1998 No.7 p.30

Comments:- *Recording of a performance in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia (April 1971). The cast listed above is that given by Frank Hamilton in his online chronology of opera performances in Philadelphia (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). The CDRs issued by Charles Handelman are listed in Addenda No. I to his CD catalogue dated 2002 where the year of the performance recorded is given as 1970.

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Tosca by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1971(LI;12/6/71)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Floria Tosca - Grace Bumbry

Mario Cavaradossi - Franco Corelli

Il barone Scarpia - Peter Glossop

Il Sagristano - Fernando Corena

Cesare Angelotti - Clifford Harvuot

Spoletta - Paul Franke

Sciarrone - Russell Christopher

Un pastore - René Mack

Un carceriere - Edmond Karlsrud

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1247

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (12 June 1971). 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�. The recording is described as �Excellent in-house�

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Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Christoph von Dohnányi - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Falstaff - Tito Gobbi

Fenton - Luigi Alva

Ford - Kostas Paskalis

Dr. Cajus - Paul Franke

Bardolfo - Andrea Velis

Pistola - Richard Best

Alice Ford - Renata Tebaldi

Nannetta - Roberta Peters

Meg Page - Joann Grillo

Mistress Quickly - Regina Resnik

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 1749

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Recordings of Falstaff by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity January 1960 Vol.10 No.1 p.101; Opera May 1970 p.389, August 1970 p.727, October 1970 p.982; HARRIS p.101; Opera on Record p.331; CELLETTI p.894; Opera on CD (1) p.60 (2) p.67 (3) p.75; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.87/88 p.146, miseà jour avril 2001; MET p.663; MET(VID) p.411; PENGUIN p.478; GIUDICI p.1042 (2) p.1682; Répertoire No.109 janvier 1998 p.18, pp.74-76; Opéra International No.256 avril 2001 pp.16-22; Orpheus Juli 2001 S.69; l'opera (milano) Anno XV N.155 ottobre-novembre 2001 p.117; Gramophone Awards Issue 2002 p.52

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (1 April 1972). 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�.

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Salome by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor Karl Böhm - 1972(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Salome - Leonie Rysanek

Jochanaan - Thomas Stewart

Herodes - Gerhard Stolze

Herodias - Irene Dalis

Narraboth - Rod MacWherter

Ein Page - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Erster Nazarener - John Macurdy

Zweiter Nazarener - Robert Goodloe

Erster Soldat - Clifford Harvuot

Zweiter Soldat - Andrij Dobriansky

Ein Cappadocier - Russell Christopher

Ein Sklave - Robert Schmorr

Erster Jude - Charles Anthony

Zweiter Jude - Andrea Velis

Dritter Jude - Gabor Carelli

Vierter Jude - Paul Franke

Fünfter Jude - Richard Best

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Compact Disc; - Omega Opera Archive 1254; Bensar OL 31872 (BRO 125554) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Salome by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera July 1957 p.420; Opera on Record p.557; CELLETTI p.795; Opera on CD (1) p.117 (2) p.128 (3) p.143; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.47-48 p.184, mise à jour novembre 2001; MET p.514; MET(VID) p.304; PENGUIN p.421; Répertoire No.73 octobre 1994 p.13; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.88; Opera on Video p.195; GIUDICI p.796; International Opera Collector Summer 1997 No.4 p.16; Opéra International novembre 1999 No.240 pp.60-61; The Gramophone February 2005 p.36; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 p.62

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (18 March 1972). 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�. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Peter Herman Adler - 1973(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Richard Tucker

Renato - Sherrill Milnes

Amelia - Gilda Cruz-Romo

Ulrica - Irene Dalis

Oscar - Gail Robinson

Silvano - Russell Christopher

Samuele - James Morris

Tom - Richard Best

Un Giudice - Paul Franke

Un servo - Robert Schmorr

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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 123179 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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

Comments:- *This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 27 January 1973 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.�.

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La bohème by Giacomo Puccini performed in Italian

Conductor Leif Segerstam - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Rodolfo - Franco Corelli

Schaunard - David Holloway

Marcello - Dominic Cossa

Colline - John Macurdy

Mimi - Montserrat Caballé

Musetta - Maralin Niska

Benoit - Andrij Dobriansky

Alcindoro - Paul Franke

Parpignol - Arthur Apy

Sergente dei doganieri - Frank Coffey

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Black Disc; - GFC 021/22 {2LPS} (1983)�

Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 753 {2CDS} ; Living Stage LS 4035166 {2CDS} (2002)�; Celestial Audio CA 044 {2CDS} (Australia);; The Opera Lovers BOH 197401 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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:-

Opéra International - No.79 mars 1985 p.64 [SS]; No.285 décembre 2003 pp.67-68 (mention) [SS]

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Diapason - No.510 janvier 2004 p.111 (mention) [PK]

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Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.61 junio 2003 pp.84-85 [VJ]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (16 February 1974). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as �18.02.74�, but �La bohème� was not performed at the MET on that day.

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Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1974(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Guido di Montforte - Sherrill Milnes

Il Sire di Bethume - Robert Goodloe

Il Conte Vaudemont - Edmond Karlsrud

Arrigo - Nicolai Gedda

Giovanni da Procida - Justino Díaz

La Duchessa Elena - Montserrat Caballé

Ninetta - Cynthia Munzer

Danieli - Douglas Ahlstedt

Tebaldo - Nico Castel

Roberto - Andrij Dobriansky

Manfredo - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 746 {2CDS} ; Celestial Audio CA 037 {2CDRS} (Australia); Myto 2 MCD 051 309 {2CDS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Les Vêpres siciliennes [I vespri siciliani] by Giuseppe Verdi are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record 3 p.101; CELLETTI p.1071; Opera on CD (1) p.52 (2) p.59 (3) p.66 L'Avant Scène Opéra No.75 p.102; MET p.618; MET(VID) p.383; PENGUIN p.510; GIUDICI p.953 (2) p.1537; Orpheus Februar 2001 p.57; Opéra International No.280 juin 2003 p.22

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Ópera Actual (Barcelona) - No.87 enero-febrero 2006 p.84 [JV]

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Comments:- Recording of a performance at the MET (9 March 1974; see OPERA June 1974 pp.501-503)

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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky performed in Russian

Conductor Thomas Schippers - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Boris - Martti Talvela

Grigory (False Dmitry) - Harry Theyard

Marina - Mignon Dunn

Pimen - Paul Plishka

Varlaam - Donald Gramm

Shuisky - Robert Nagy

Missail - Paul Franke

Rangoni - William Dooley

Fyodor - Paul Offenkrantz

Xenia - Betsy Norden

Hostess - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

Simpleton - Andrea Velis

Tchelkalov - Lenus Carlson

Krushchov - Robert Schmorr

Nurse - Cynthia Munzer

Nikitich - Andrij Dobriansky

Mityukha - Edmond Karlsrud

Lavitsky - Robert Goodloe

Cherniovsky - William Mellow

Frontier Guard - Richard Best

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 12575 {3CDRS}

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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 at the MET (25 January 1975). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM). Here the conductor is given as Carlo Franci, but Schippers is given in the MET Annals.

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Carmen by Georges Bizet performed in French

Conductor Henry Lewis - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Carmen - Régine Crespin

Don José - William Lewis

Micaëla - Katia Ricciarelli

Escamillo - José van Dam

Frasquita - Loretta Di Franco

Mercédès - Marcia Baldwin

Le Dancaïre - Russell Christopher

Le Remendado - Andrea Velis

Moralès - Gene Boucher

Zuninga - Richard Best

Lilas Pasta - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - Bella Voce BLV 107407 (+Crespin recital) {3CDS} Bensar OL 121375 (BRO 124732) {3CDRS}

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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:-

Orpheus - Juli 2000 S.66 [GH]

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Classical Express - Issue No.125 August 2000 p.6 [MB]

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Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (13 December 1975; see OPERA February 1976p.135; �On Stage, Off Stage: A Memoir� by Regine Crespin pp.110-114). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1975(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Il Marchese di Calatrava - James Morris

Leonora di Vargas - Lucine Amara

Don Carlo - Cornell MacNeil

Don Alvaro - Jon Vickers

Preziosilla - Joann Grillo

Fra Melitone - Gabriel Bacquier

Curra - Cynthia Munzer

Padre Guardiano - Bonaldo Giaiotti

Mastro Trabuco - Paul Franke

Un Chirurgo - Arthur Thompson

Un Alcalde - Andrij Dobriansky

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Compact Disc; - The Opera Lovers FOR 197501 {3CDRS} (2005)�

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (22 March 1975). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Aida by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Kazimierz Kord - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Aida - Rita Hunter

Radamès - Carlo Bergonzi

Amneris - Elena Obraztsova

Amonasro - Matteo Manuguerra

Ramphis - James Morris

Il Re di Egitto - Philip Booth

Una Sacerdotessa - Jean Kraft

Un Messaggero - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc; - JDT Productions RHSC 103 {2CDS} (1998)�

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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 a performance at the MET (25 October 1976; see OPERA December 1976 p,1132). This performance was not broadcast so presumably the recording was made �in-house�.

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Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss performed in German

Conductor James Levine - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Ariadne - Montserrat Caballé

Komponist - Tatiana Troyanos

Zerbinetta - Ruth Welting

Bacchus - Alberto Remedios

Musiklehrer - William Dooley

Harlekin - Alan Titus

Truffaldin - Richard T. Gill

Brighella - Douglas Ahlstedt

Scaramuchio - Charles Anthony

Najade - Christine Weidinger

Dryade - Cynthia Munzer

Echo - Betsy Norden

Haushofmeister - Nico Castel

Ein Lakai - Andrij Dobriansky

Ein Offizier - Paul Franke

Ein Perückenmacher - Russell Christopher

Ein Tanzmeister - Andrea Velis

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 389 {2CDRS} (Australia) (2004)�

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Recordings of Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity March 1962 Vol.12 No.3 p.121; HARRIS p.29; Opera on Record 3 p.264; CELLETTI p.777; Opera on CD (1) p.121 (2) p.132 (3) p.148; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.77 p.120, mise à jour 2003; MET p.534; MET(VID) p.316; PENGUIN p.407; American Record Guide September/October 1995 Vol.58 No.5 p.89; Opéra International No.242 janvier 2000 pp.62-63; American Record Guide May/June 2005 Vol.68 No.3 pp.63-63

Comments:- *This appears to be a recording of the performance at the MET ON 20 March 1976 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in August 2004 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Esclarmonde by Jules Massenet performed in French

Conductor Richard Bonynge - 1976(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Esclarmonde - Joan Sutherland

Parséis - Huguette Tourangeau

Emperor Phorcas - Clifford Grant

Roland - Giacomo (Jaime) Aragall

L'Evèque de Blois - Louis Quilico

Enéas - John Carpenter

Cléomer - John Macurdy

A Saracen Envoy - Charles Anthony

A Byzantine Herald - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - Bensar OL 121176 (BRO 123217) {2CDRS}

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Recordings of Esclarmonde by Jules Massenet are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.397; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.148 p.76; PENGUIN p.204; GIUDICI p.362 (2) p.633

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (11 December 1976). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Andrea Chénier by Umberto Giordano performed in Italian

Conductor James Levine - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Andrea Chénier - Plácido Domingo

Carlo Gérard - Cornell MacNeil

Madeleine di Coigny - Martina Arroyo

La mulatta Bersi - Jean Kraft

La Contessa di Coigny - Shirley Love

Madelon - Lili Chookasian

Roucher - Allan Monk

Il sanculotto Mathieu - Fernando Corena

Fouquier Tinville - Richard Best

Un Incredible - Andrea Velis

Pietro Fléville - Gene Boucher

L'abate - Paul Franke

Dumas - Russell Christopher

Schmidt - Philip Booth

Il maestro di casa - Glenn Bater

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers AND 197701 (Canada) {2CDRS}

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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

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (26 March 1977). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten performed in English

Conductor John Pritchard - 1977(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Peter Grimes - Jon Vickers

Ellen Orford - Heather Harper

Balstrode - Donald Gramm

Auntie - Lili Chookasian

Bob Boles - Paul Franke

Swallow - Morley Meredith

Mrs. Sedley - Jean Kraft

Ned Keene - Gene Boucher

Rector - James Atherton

Hobson - Andrij Dobriansky

First niece - Alma Jean Smith

Second niece - Betsy Norden

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers PET 197701 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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Recordings of Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten are surveyed in the following publications:-

Opera on Record p.637; CELLETTI p.135; Opera on CD (1) p.144 (2) p.157 (3) p.176L'Avant Scène Opéra No.31 p.98; MET p.70; MET(VID) p.26; Opera News December 24 1994 p.8; Opera on Video p.224; BBC Music Magazine Sept. 1996 p.48; Fanfare Vol.20 No.1 September/October 1996 p.163; American Record Guide July/August 1998Vol.61 No.4 p.66; GIUDICI (2) p.153

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 December 1977). The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM)

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López Cobos - 1978(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Montserrat Caballé

Maurizio - José Carreras

Principe di Bouillon - Ivo Vinco

Principessa di Bouillon - Fiorenza Cossotto

Michonnet - Louis Quilico

Quinault - Andrij Dobriansky

Poisson - Paul Franke

Mlle. Jouvenot - Alma Jean Smith

Mlle. Dangeville - Shirley Love

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Andrea Velis

Un maggiordomo - Donald Peck

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Compact Disc; - Bensar BRO 122217 {2CDRS} (2004)�

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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 a performance at the Met (11 February 1978).

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La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli performed in Italian

Conductor Giuseppe Patanè - 1979(LE)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

La Gioconda - Grace Bumbry

Enzo - Carlo Bergonzi

Barnaba - Ferdinand Radovan

Laura - Bruna Baglioni

Alvise - Paul Plishka

La Cieca - Jocelyne Taillon

Zuàne - Gene Boucher

Un Cantore - William Mellow

Isèpo - Paul Franke

Un Pilota - Herman Marcus

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Compact Disc - Gala GLH 821 {1CD}

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Recordings of La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli are surveyed in the following publications:-

HARRIS p.137; Opera on Record 3 p.192; CELLETTI p.572; GIUDICI (2) p.935; Opera on CD (1) p.84 (2) p.92 (3) p.103; MET p.374; MET(VID) p.212; PENGUIN p.285; Opera Now May 1993 p.36; American Record Guide September/October 2000 Vol.63 No.5 pp.73-83; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.232 p.88

Comments:- *Recording of part of a performance at the MET (12 or 15 December 1979; see OPERA April 1980 pp.356-357). Calvin M. Goodwin has kindly provided me with the following information. When the Gala CD was first issued, although labeled as being from the performance at the MET on 12 December 1979, it was in fact from a performance in 1976 with Martina Arroyo and Misha Raitzin. Subsequently, Gala reissued the CD with a recording of excerpts from a performance in 1979. According to the label on the Gala CD, Barnaba was sung by Louis Quilico, but, according to the MET Annals, Quilico did not sing in any performance of �La Gioconda� with Grace Bumbry that season. The two Barnabas that she sang with were Mario Sereni and Ferdinand Radovan. As the singer is clearly not Sereni it must be Radovan who is in fact listed in the booklet which accompanies the Gala CD!. Radovan sang in two performances (12,15 December 1979) and it is not clear from which the recording (made �in house�) issued by Gala comes. The cast given above is that for that on 12 December (date claimed by Gala). There was only one change in the cast for 15 December, Isepo was sung by Andrea Velis. Not all the singers listed above appear on the Gala CD.

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Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck performed in English

Conductor Calvin Simmons - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Peter - Allan Monk

Gertrud - Jean Kraft

Hänsel - Tatiana Troyanos

Gretel - Catherine Malfitano

Die Knusperhexe - Paul Franke

Sandmännchen - Alma Jean Smith

Taumännchen - Loretta Di Franco

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Compact Disc; - Bensar OL 122979 (BRO 122979) {2CDRS} (2005)�

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Recordings of Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck are surveyed in the following publications:-

Orpheus Juni/Juli 1973 S.63; Opera on Record 2 p.282; CELLETTI p.338; Opera on CD (1) p.101 (2) p.112 (3) p.126; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.104 p.100; Der Opernführer No.3 p.98; MET p.184; MET(VID) p.104; PENGUIN p.162; Opera on Video p.168; GIUDICI p.304 (2) p.528; Opéra International novembre 1997 No.218 p.16; Classic CD Christmas 1999 pp.44-47; Gramophone December 2002 p.36

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (29 December 1979). This was given in an English translation by Kelley. The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed in German

Conductor John Pritchard - 1979(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Tamino - Seth McCoy

Papageno - Christian Boesch

Königin der Nacht - May Sandoz

Sprecher - Allan Monk

Pamina - Leona Mitchell

Sarastro - Harald Stamm

Monostatos - James Atherton

Papagena - Alma Jean Smith

1er Geharnischter - John Carpenter

2er Geharnischter - Philip Booth

Erste Dame - Patricia Craig

Zweite Dame - Shirley Love

Dritte Dame - Isola Jones

Erster Knabe - Robert Sapolsky

Zweiter Knabe - Carl Tramon

Dritter Knabe - Scott Rigby

Erster Priester - Paul Franke

Zweiter Priester - Gene Boucher

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Compact Disc; - *Bensar OL 21779 (BRO 125867) {2CDRS} (2004)�

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Recordings of Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are surveyed in the following publications:-

High Fidelity November 1960 Vol.10 No.11 p.130: November 1965 Vol.15 No.11 pp.136-140; Opera on Record p.106; CELLETTI p.525; Opera on CD (1) p.22 (2) p.26 (3) p.28; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.101 p.138, No.196 p.148; MET p.332; MET(VID) p.186; PENGUIN p.257; BBC Music Magazine May 1994 p.47; Opéra International No.182 juillet-aoüt 1994 p.14; GIUDICI p.495 (2) p.828; Stereophile October 1996 (Vol.19 No.10) p.303; Répertoire No.108 décembre 1997 p.15; American Record Guide January/February 2002 Vol.65 No.1 pp.58-60; BBC Music Magazine April 2004 p.52; The Gramophone January 2006 p.28

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (17 February 1979). The CDRs issued on the Bensar label are (were?) listed on the website of �berkshire record outlet inc.� (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc performed in French

Conductor Julius Rudel - 1981(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Le Marquis de la Force - Jerome Hines

Blanche de la Force - Maria Ewing

Le Chevalier de la Force - Raymond Gibbs

Prieure du Carmel (Mme.de Croissy) - Régine Crespin

Nouvelle Prieure (Mme.de Lidoine) - Leona Mitchell

Mère Marie - Mignon Dunn

Mère Jeanne - Jean Kraft

Soeur Constance - Betsy Norden

Soeur Matilde - Batyah Godfrey Ben-David

L'Aumonier - James Atherton

Le Geôlier - William Fleck

Premier Commissaire - Russell Christopher

Deuxième Commissaire - Paul Franke

Thierry - Nico Castel

M.Javelinot - Gene Boucher

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers DIA 198101 (Canada)

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Recordings of Dialogues des Carmélites by Francis Poulenc are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.578; L'Avant Scène Opéra No.52 p.113; PENGUIN p.289; GIUDICI p.569; The Absolute Sound Issue 119 August/September 1999 pp.107-109

Comments:- *Recording of a performance at the MET (10 January 1981).

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Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea performed in Italian

Conductor Thomas Fulton - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Adriana Lecouvreur - Renata Scotto

Maurizio - Plácido Domingo

Principe di Bouillon - Ara Berberian

Principessa di Bouillon - Viorica Cortez

Michonnet - Mario Sereni

Quinault - Andrij Dobriansky

Poisson - Paul Franke

Mlle. Jouvenot - Louise Wohlafka

Mlle. Dangeville - Isola Jones

L'Abate di Chazeuil - Andrea Velis

Un maggiordomo - Donald Peck

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Compact Disc - Omega Opera Archive 3623

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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 a performance at the MET (21 February 1983). The CDRs issued by Omega are listed in their online catalogue (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi performed in Italian

Conductor Anton Guadagno - 1983(LI)

Orchestra - Metropolitan Opera

Chorus - Metropolitan Opera

Riccardo - Carlo Bergonzi

Renato - Leo Nucci

Amelia - Carol Neblett

Ulrica - Bianca Berini

Oscar - Roberta Peters

Silvano - John Darrenkamp

Samuele - Julien Robbins

Tom - Richard Vernon

Un Giudice - Charles Anthony

Un servo - Paul Franke

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Compact Disc - The Opera Lovers BAL 198301 {2CDRS} (Canada)

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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

Comments:- *This is probably a recording of the performance at the MET on 19 February 1983 which was broadcast. The CDRs issued by �The Opera Lovers� are listed on the website http://www.operalovers.ca. Here the date of the performance recorded is given as �10.02.83�, but �Un ballo in maschera� was not performed at the MET on that date.

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(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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