Recordings Received

Inclusion in this listing does not preclude review in future issues.

Mark Adamo: Little Women. Stephanie Novacek, Margaret Lloyd, Stacey Tappan, Joyce DiDonato, Chad Shelton, Gwendolyn Jones, Daniel Belcher, James Maddalena, Katherine Ciesinski, Derrick Parker, Chen-Ye Yuan, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, conducted by Patrick Summers. Ondine (distributed by Koch International) ODE 988-2D

John Adams: El Niño. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Dawn Upshaw, Willard White, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Theatre of Voices, London Voices, conducted by Kent Nagano. Nonesuch 79634-2

The Art of Cristina Deutekom in Opera. Excerpts from Alcina, La clemenza di Tito, Medea, Turandot. With various supporting artists and conductors. Gala (distributed by Qualiton Imports) GL 100.584

Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio. Hildegard Behrens, Lucia Popp, James King, Donald McIntyre, Kurt Moll, Norbert Orth, Nikolaus Hillebrand, Bavarian State Orchestra, Bavarian State Opera Chorus, conducted by Karl Böhm. Orfeo (distributed by Qualiton Imports) C560 012 I

Vincenzo Bellini: Norma. Shirley Verrett, Alexandrina Milchewa, Nunzio Todisco, Clifford Grant, Barry Busse, Gwendolyn Jones, San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Paolo Peloso. (Live 1978.) Gala (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 100.578

Enrico Caruso: The Complete Recordings, Volumes 5 and 6. Naxos Historical 8.110720 and 8.110721

The Connoisseur Collection. Historical recordings by José García, Julius Lieban, Gertrude Förstel, Elisa Petri, Paul Payan, Riccardo Stracciari, Florence Smithson, Barbara Kemp, Heinrich Schlusnus, Umberto Urbano, Anne Roselle, Adamo Didur, Tinka Vesel-Polla, Karl Schmitt-Walter, Alexander Svéd, Cristina Maristany, Pierre Bernac, Leïla Ben Sédira, Louis Orliac, Friedel Beckmann, Margherita Carosio, Else Brems, Misha Alexandrovich, Martha Angelici, Valentin Haller. The Record Collector TRC 17

David Conte: The Gift of the Magi. Aimée Puentes, Elena Bocharova, Tim Krol, Chad Runyon, Branden Smith, Aaron DiPiazza, Gary Sorenson, The San Francisco Conservatory of New Music Ensemble, conducted by Nicole Paiement. Arsis (distributed by Albany Music) CD 141

Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena. Dimitra Theodossiou, Sonia Ganassi, Fabio Sartori, Andrea Papi, Sonia Prina, Paolo Battaglia, Cristiano Olivieri, Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Coro del Circuito Lirico Regionale, conducted by Tiziano Severini. Dynamic (distributed by Qualiton Imports) CDS 370/1-3

Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia. Leyla Gencer, Umberto Grilli, Anna Maria Rota, Gianfranco Casarini, Gianfranco Manganotti, Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Donizetti di Bergamo, conducted by Adolfo Camozzo. Myto (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 2MCD 013.246

Dreams and Fables: Gluck Italian Arias. Cecilia Bartoli, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, conducted by Bernhard Forck. Decca (distributed by Universal Classics) 467 248-2

Werner Egk: Irische Legende. Inge Borkh, Kurt Böhme, Walter Berry, László Szemere, Chloe Owen, Lilian Benningsen, Max Lorenz, Oskar Czerwenka, Waldemar Kmentt, Gottlob Frick, Margarete Klose, Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna State Opera Chorus, conducted by George Szell. Orfeo d'Or (distributed by Qualiton Imports) C 564012 I

Beniamino Gigli in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Live recordings from 1951. Istituto Discografico Italiano (distributed by Qualiton Imports) IDIS 6356/57

Gilbert and Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore. D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Isidore Godfrey. (1948 recording.) Naxos Historical 8.110175

Gilbert and Sullivan: The Mikado. D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Isidore Godfrey. (1950 recording.) Naxos Historical 8.110176-77

Daron Hagen: Seduction and Prayer: Works for Wind Ensemble and Voice. Paul Kreider, Linda Keith McKnight, Baylor University Wind Ensemble, conducted by Michael Haithcock. Arsis (distributed by Albany Music) CD 123

Handel / J.S. Bach Arias. Stephanie Blythe, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, conducted by John Nelson. Virgin Classics (distributed by EMI) 45475

Engelbert Humperdinck: Die Heirat wider Willen. Karl Schmitt Walter, Hans Hopf, Karl Hoppe, Benno Kusche, Käthe Nentwig, Hildegard Limmer, Bavarian Radio Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Hans Altmann. Myto Historical Line (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 012.H057

Jeno Kenessey: Gold and the Woman. Júlia Osváth, Robert Ilosfalvy, György Losonczy, Arpád Kishegyi, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Male Chorus of the Hungarian State Opera, conducted by Jeno Kenessey. Hungaroton Classic (distributed by Qualiton Imports) HCD 31983

Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci. Beniamino Gigli, Iva Pacetti, Mario Basiola, Giuseppe Nessi, Orchestra and...