Recordings Received

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

Arie Favorite. Aria recital. Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano; Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alexandrs Vilumanis. Ondine (distributed by Koch Entertainment Distribution) ODE 969-2

Johann Christian Bach: La clemenza di Scipione. Markus Schäfer, Linda Perillo, Christine Wolff, Jörg Waschinski, Hans Jörg Mammel, Das Kleine Konzert, Rheinische Kantorei, conducted by Hermann Max. cpo (distributed by Naxos of America) 999 791-2

Isobel Baillie: The Unforgettable. Aria and song compilation, various accompaniments. Dutton Singers to Remember (distributed by Harmonia Mundi) CDPB 9729

Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio. Helene Werth, Peter Anders, Gottlob Frick, Josef Metternich, Lisa Otto, Karl Weiser, Ljubomir Pantscheff, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, conducted by Ferenc Fricsay. (Live 1951.) Gebhardt (distributed by Qualiton Imports) JGCD 0045-2

Bel Canto (Bellini and Donizetti arias). Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Voices, conducted by Evelino Pidò. EMI Classics 57302

Bel Canto (Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti arias). Renée Fleming, Kristine Jepson, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, conducted by Patrick Summers. Decca (distributed by Universal Classics) 467 101-2

Vincenzo Bellini: Norma. Maria Callas, Ebe Stignani, Mirto Picchi, Giacomo Vaghi, Joan Sutherland, Orchestra and Chorus of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Vittorio Gui. (Live 18 November 1952.) Archipel (distributed by Qualiton Imports) ARPCD 0064-2

Vincenzo Bellini: Norma. Anita Cerquetti, Miriam Pirazzini, Franco Corelli, Giulio Neri, Piero De Palma, Giannella Borelli, Orchestra e Coro dell'Opera di Roma, conducted by Gabriele Santini. (Live, 4 January 1958.) Living Stage (distributed by Qualiton Imports) LS 4035124

Vincenzo Bellini: Norma. Renata Scotto, Margherita Rinaldi, Ermanno Mauro, Agostino Ferrin, Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Comunale di Firenze, conducted by Riccardo Muti. (Live 1978.) Myto (distributed by Qualiton Imports) 2 MCD 022.260

Vincenzo Bellini: I Puritani. Lina Pagliughi, Mario Filippeschi, Rolando Panerai, Sesto Bruscantini, Franco Calabrese, Enzo Moro, Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Roma della RAI, conducted by Fernando Previtali. (Live 1952.) Urania (distributed by Qualiton Imports) URN 22.203

Hector Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict. Enkelejda Shkosa, Kenneth Tarver, Susan Gritton, Sara Mingardo, Laurent Naouri, David Wilson-Johnson, Dean Robinson, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Sir Colin Davis. LSO Live (distributed by Harmonia Mundi) LSO 0004 CD

Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust. Giuseppe Sabbatini, Enkelejda Shkosa, Michele Pertusi, David Wilson-Johnson, London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Sir Colin Davis. LSO Live (distributed by Harmonia Mundi) LSO 0008 CD

Nedda Casei, a Portrait. Aria and song compilation. Various orchestras and conductors. VAI Audio VAIA 1210

Franco Corelli: The Early Complete Studio Recitals, 1956-1959. Orchestre Sinfoniche di Torino e di Milano della RAI, conducted by Arturo Basile, Alfredo Simonetto, Umberto Cattini. Living Stage (distributed by Qualiton Imports) LS 4035142

A Date with the Devil. Aria recital. Samuel Ramey, Munich Radio Orchestra, conducted by Julius Rudel. Naxos 555.355

Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande. Jacques Jansen, Irène Joachim, Henri Etcheverry, Germaine Cernay, Paul Cabanel, Leïla Ben Sedira, Emile Rousseau, Armand Narçon, Opéra-Comique Orchestra, conducted by Roger Désormière. (Premiere recording 1941.) Andante 3990

Gaetano Donizetti: La zingara. Manuela Custer, Rosita Ramini, Domenico Colaianni, Massimiliano Barbolini, Piero Terranova, Cataldo Gallone, Sara Allegretta, Roberta Zaccaria, Giulia Petruzzi, Giacomo Rocchetti, Massimiliano Chiarolla, Filippo Morace, Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia, Bratislava Chamber Choir, conducted by Arnold Bosman. Dynamic (distributed by Qualiton Imports) CDS 396/1-2

Florence Easton: Absolute Soprano. Historic compilation. Marston (distributed by Harmonia Mundi) 52033-2

Nancy Evans: The Comely Mezzo. Song compilation, various accompanists. Dutton Singers to Remember (distributed by Harmonia Mundi) CDPB 9723

Valentino Fioravanti: I virtuosi ambulanti. Patrizia Cigna, Margherita Pace, Dora Lozito, Luigi Petroni, Alessandro Calamai, Gerardo Spinelli, Antonello Lambroni, Salvatore Gaias, Lucca Sannai, Orchestra Sinfonica di Sassari della Cooperativa Teatro E/O Musica, conducted by Roberto Diem Tigani. Bongiovanni (distributed by Qualiton Imports) GB 2280/81-2

Gilbert and Sullivan: The Gondoliers. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, New Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Isidore Godfrey. Naxos Historical 8.110209-10

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