The discography was compiled from a variety of sources, most prominent among them the recordings themselves.
As however the dates as well as the casts given by the record companies are more than once wrong, both have been compared
with and supplemented by the following sources, and by the help of the individual persons mentioned, with my sincere thanks:
| Archivio Musicale Teatro Comunale di Firenze |
Archivio Musicale del Teatro Comunale di Firenze/Maggio Musicale Fiorentino c/o Principal Librarian, Via Faenza, 139/r, I - 50123 Firenze |
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| Bauer 1937 | Bauer, Roberto. Historical records. Milano 1937. | |
| Bauer 1947 | -----, The new catalogue of historical records, 1898-1908/09. London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1947. | |
| Bennet 1981 | Bennett, John R. (comp.). Melodiya: a Soviet Russian L.P. discography. Discographies 6. Westport & London: Greenwood 1981. |
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| Bielefelder Katalog Klassik | Bielefelder Katalog Klassischer Musik publ. by New Media Verlag GmbH Nürnberg (Germany). | |
| Blyth 1979 | Blyth, Alan (ed.). Opera on Records, discographies comp. by Malcolm Walker. 3 vols. London: Hutchinson 1979-1984. |
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| Bongiovanni Catalogues | Catalogues of Bongiovanni srl. Via Rizzoli 28/E, I - 40125 Bologna [not very reliable]. | |
| Bontinck-Küffel 1974 | Bontinck-Küffel, Irmgard (ed.). Opern auf Schallplatten 1900-1962: Ein historischer Katalog vollständiger oder nahezu vollständiger Aufnahmen als Beitrag zur Geschichte der Aufführungspraxis. Karlsruhe: G. Braun 1974 [not very reliable]. |
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| Borsò/Pasquali 2013 | Borsò, Vittoria e Gabriella Pasquali. Umberto Borsò: Ambasciatore del belcanto nel mondo. Con una cronologia di Arrigo Valesio. Viareggio 2013. |
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| Bregenzer Festspiele | Archiv der Bregenzer Festspiele. [2024:] go to archive Bregenz | |
| Carnegie Hall | Archives of Carnegie Hall. [2024:] go to Carnegie Hall | |
| Cd 1990 | Catalogue of Compact Discs 1990 (Italy) | |
| Christian/Hoyer 1982 | Christian, Hans and Harald Hoyer (eds.). Wiener Staatsoper 1945-1980: Werkestatistik - statistik - Register. ?Wien ?1982. [helpful for first night performances only] |
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| Cipriani/Stefanoni 1989, 1991 | Cipriani, Nicola e Mario Stefanoni. Verdi dal vivo. Parma:
Azzali Editore 1989, with add. 1991. |
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| Clough/Cuming 1952 | Clough, Francis F., and G.J. Cuming (comps.). The world's encyclopedia
of recorded music. Including 1st supplement. London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1952. |
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| Clough/Cuming 1953 | -----, The world's encyclopedia of recorded music. 2nd supplement 1951-1952. London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1953. |
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| Clough/Cuming 1957 | -----, The world's encyclopedia of recorded music. 3rd supplement 1953-1955. London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1957. |
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| Combs, Allan | Allan D. Combs, Phillips Academy, Andover MA - USA | |
| Del Guidice, Rick | Rick Del Guidice User105735@aol.com | |
| Deutsche Oper Berlin | Dramaturgie Deutsche Oper Berlin c/o Alvine Wiedstruck (Dramaturgiehospitanz) Richard-Wagner-Straße 10, 10585 Berlin |
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| Dresdner Staatsoper | Dresdner Staatsoper c/o Abteilung für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit | |
| Faw 1982 | Faw, Marc Taylor. A Verdi Discography. Norman OK: Pilgrim Books 1982. | |
| Fellers 1984 | Fellers, Frederick P. The Metropolitan Opera on record: a discography of the commercial recordings. Discographies 9. Westport & London: Greenwood 1984. |
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| Fitzgerald/Uppman 1989 | Fitzgerald, Gerald and Jean Seward Uppman (eds.). Annals of the Metropolitan Opera: the complete chronicle of performances and artists. 2 vols. Boston & New York 1989. |
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| Fuller, Joe | joe@jfuller.net http://www.jfuller.net | |
| Girardi/Rossi 1992 | Girardi, Michele e Franco Rossi (eds.). Il Teatro La Fenice: cronologia degli spettacoli 1938-1991. Venezia 1992. |
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| Glyndebourne Festival Opera | Archives of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera c/o Julia Aries GB - Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5UU Opera Archive Glyndebourne |
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| Gramophone | Gramophone: The Review of New Classical Recordings, vol. 1 (1929) ff, GB - Harrow. |
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| Gran Teatre del Liceu | Press Office of the Gran Teatre del Liceu c/o Adela Rocha, Ausias Marc, 56, pral, E - 0810 Barcelona |
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| Gran Teatre del Liceu | Press Office of the Gran Teatre del Liceu c/o Adela Rocha, Ausias Marc, 56, pral, E - 0810 Barcelona |
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| Gualerzi/Marinelli 1981 | Gualerzi, Giorgio, and Carlo Marinelli Roscioni. 50 anni di opera lirica alla RAI 1931-1980. Torino: ERI/Edizioni RAI 1981. |
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| Hamburgische Staatsoper | Archiv der Hamburgischen Staatsoper c/o Barbara Neumann Große Theaterstraße 25, D - 20354 Hamburg |
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| H&B Recordings | H&B Recordings Direct P.O. Box 309, Waterbury Center, VT 05677 - USA http://www.hbdirect.com |
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| Hessischer Rundfunk 2 | Wellenleitung hr2 c/o Angelika Bierbaum Bertramstraße 8, D - 60222 Frankfurt send mail to hr2 |
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| Hunt 1998 | Hunt, John. Conductors on the yellow label [DGG]: Lehmann, Leitner, Fricsay, Jochum, Ludwig, Rother, Konwitschny, Markevitch. London: John Hunt 1998. http://www.malcolmfox.com/johnhunt, click on "Discographies" |
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| Hunt 2000 | -----, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Orchestras, vol. 2: Discography 1954-1989. London: John Hunt 2000. http://www.malcolmfox.com/johnhunt, click on "Discographies" |
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| Jackson 1992 | Jackson, Paul. Saturday afternoons at the old Met: the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, 1931-1950. London: Duckworth 1992. |
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| Jaklitsch 1991 | Jaklitsch, Hans (ed.). Die Salzburger Festspiele, Band III: Verzeichnis der Werke und der Künstler 1920-1990. Salzburg, Wien: Residenz Verlag 1991. |
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| Kelly 1988 | Kelly, Alan. His Master's Voice/La Voce del padrone: the Italian catalogue. A complete numerical catalogue of Italian gramophone recordings made from 1898 to 1929 in Italy and elsewhere by The Gramophone Company Ltd. Discographies 30. Westport & London: Greenwood 1988. |
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| Kelly 1990 | -----, His Master's voice/La Voix de son maître: the French catalogue. A complete numerical catalogue of French gramophone recordings made from 1898 to 1929 in France and elsewhere by The Gramophone Company Ltd. Discographies 37. Westport & London: Greenwood 1990. |
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| Kelly 1994 | -----, His Master's Voice/Die Simme seines Herrn: the German catalogue. A complete numerical catalogue of German gramophone recordings made from 1898 to 1929 in Germany, Austria, and elsewhere by The Gramophone Company Ltd. Discographies 55. Westport & London: Greenwood 1994. |
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| Legge 1984 | Walter Legge: a discography. Foreword by Elisabeth Legge-Schwarzkopf. Discographies 11. Westport & London: Greenwood 1984. |
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| Marinelli 1982 | Marinelli, Carlo. Opere in disco da Monteverdi a Berg: discografie di 25 opere e di 3 balletti. Fiesole: Discanto Edizioni 1982. |
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| Marinelli 1983 | -----, "Discografia Verdiana (Aggiornamenti 1981-1983)", Studi Verdiani 2 (1983): 184-208. |
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| Marinelli 1985 | -----, "Discografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1984", Studi Verdiani 3 )1985): 170-78. |
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| Marinelli 1986 | -----, "Discografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1985-1986", Studi Verdiani 4 (1986-7): 230-60. |
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| Marinelli 1988 | -----, "Discografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1987-1988", Studi Verdiani 5 (1988-9): 188-221. |
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| Marinelli 1990 | -----, "Discografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1989", Studi Verdiani 6 )1990): 181-204. |
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| Marinelli 1991 | -----, "Discografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1990", Studi Verdiani 7 (1991): 220-46. |
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| Marinelli 1992 | -----, "Discovideografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1991-1992", Studi Verdiani 8 (1992): 164-90. |
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| Marinelli 1993 | -----, "Discovideografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1993", Studi Verdiani 9 (1993): 136-48. |
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| Marinelli 1994 | -----, "Discovideografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1994-1995", Studi Verdiani 10 (1994-95): 186-216. |
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| Marinelli 1996 | -----, "Discovideografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1996", Studi Verdiani 11 (1996): 259-79. |
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| Marinelli 1997 | -----, "Discovideografia Verdiana: Aggiornamenti 1997", Studi Verdiani 12 (1997): 177-93. |
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| Marinelli 1998 | ----- (ed.), Discografia e videografia delle opere di Giuseppe Verdi, 3: Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, La Traviata. Roma: Istituto di Ricerca per il Teatro Musicale 1998. |
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| Marinelli 1999 | ----- (ed.), Discografia e videografia delle opere di Giuseppe Verdi, 6: Don Carlo, Otello, Falstaff. Roma: Istituto di Ricerca per il Teatro Musicale 1999. |
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| Marinelli 2000 | ----- (ed.), Discografia e videografia delle opere di Giuseppe Verdi, 1: Oberto conte di San Bonifacio, Un giorno di regno, Nabucco, I Lombardi alla prima crociata, Ernani, I due Foscari. Roma: Istituto di Ricerca per il Teatro Musicale 2000. |
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| Marinelli 2002 | ----- (ed.), Discografia e videografia delle opere di Giuseppe Verdi, 5.1: Aida. Roma: Istituto di Ricerca per il Teatro Musicale 2002. |
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| Marinelli Roscioni 1987 | Marinelli Roscioni, Carlo (ed.). Il Teatro di San Carlo, vol. 2: la cronologia 1737-1987. Napoli 1987. [not very helpful with reference to casts] |
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| MetOpera Annals | Annals of the Metropolitan Opera: The complete chronicle of performances and artists 1883-2000. CD-ROM published by The Metropolitan Opera Guild, New York, NY 10023 (USA). |
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| MetOpera DB | The Metropolitan Opera Archives, Database. Link to MetDatabase | |
| Meurs, Dr. Norbert | Norbert Meurs c/o SWR2 Südwestrundfunk, D - 76522 Baden-Baden info@swr2.de http://www.swr2.de |
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| Modugno 1989 | Modugno, Maurizio. "The discography of 'Ernani' 1899-1985", Verdi: Bollettino quadrimestrale dell'Istituto Nazionale di Studi Verdiani 10 (1989): 280-331 [discography proper pp. 303-331]. |
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| Morgan, Bill | Bill Morgan † (Binghamton NY 13901 - USA) | |
| Musica | Musica: Bimestrale di informazione musicale e discografica, vol. 1 (1977) ff, Milano (I). | |
| New Orleans Opera | New Orleans Opera Association c/o Angela McDaniel, Director Development & Marketing 305 Baronne Street, Suite 500, New Orleans LA 70112-1618 - USA |
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| OffProg | Official programmes of performances | |
| Ommer 2005 | Ommer, Andreas. Verzeichnis aller Operngesamtaufnahmen von 1907 bis zur Gegenwart. CD-ROM - Sonderband Digitale Bibliothek. Berlin: Directmedia Publishing GmbH 2005. |
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| Ommer 2007 | -----, Verzeichnis aller Operngesamtaufnahmen von 1907 bis zur Gegenwart. CD-ROM Zeno.org 20 - Zweite, erweiterte und überarbeitete Ausgabe. Berlin: Directmedia Publishing 2007. |
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| Opera | Opera: The worl'd leading opera magazine, 1 (1925) ff. London (GB). | |
| Opera Company of Philadelphia | Opera Company of Philadelphia c/o Harry W. Saunders 510 Walnut Street Suite 1500, Philadelphia PA 19106 (USA) |
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| Operissimo | Operissimo Zürich http://www.operissimo.com |
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| Orchestra of the Bellas Artes Theatre | Orchestra of the Bellas Artes Theatre c/o José Octavio Sosa, Manager, Convento del Carmen, Edif. H9, Depto. 102, Col. Reyes Iztacala, Tialnepantla, Edo. de México, C.P. 54090 México. |
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| Opernhaus Zürich | Opernhaus Zürich c/o Press Office | |
| Orlandini Catalogues | Catalogues of Orlandini Dischi srl., Via Fieschi 37/39 R., I - 16121 Genova | |
| Pagliazzi, Alessandro | Pagliazzi, Alessandro (Conductor) alespag@hotmail.com |
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| Parsifal Records | Catalogues of Parsifal Records Bridge Studios, Suite No. 7, 318-326 Wandsworth Bridge Road, GB - London SW6 2TZ [company no longer operating] |
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| Parsons 1990 | Parsons, Carles H. (ed.). Opera Discography, Composers P-Z. Vol. 11 of The Mellen Opera Reference Index. Lewiston/Queenston (USA): Edward Mellen Publ. 1990. |
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| Polyphony | Lawrence H. Jones, Proprietor of Polyphony: Rare classical Recordings, Classical Long-Playing Records and Open-Reel Pre-Recorded Tapes, P.O. Box #515, Highland Park, Illinois 60035 (USA) http://www.lucidum.com/polyphony |
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| Pugliese 1960 | Pugliese, Giuseppe. "La discografia [Un ballo in maschera]", Verdi: Bollettino dell'Istituto Nazionale di Studi Verdiani 1 (1960): 157-208 [English and German versions ibid. pp. 494-592]. |
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| Pugliese 1961 | Pugliese, Giuseppe. "La discografia [La forza del destino]", Verdi: Bollettino dell'Istituto Nazionale di Studi Verdiani 2 (1961): 177-254 [English and German versions ibid. pp. 541-670]. |
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| Pugliese 1973 | Pugliese, Giuseppe. "La discografia [Rigoletto]", Verdi: Bollettino dell'Istituto Nazionale di Studi Verdiani 8 (1973): 1015-1037 [English and German versions ibid. pp. 1378-1408]. |
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| Romagnolo 2002 | Romagnolo, Elisabetta. Mario Del Monaco: Monumentum aere perennius. [Cronologia a cura di Arrigo Valesio, pp. 791-886]. Parma: Azzali Editore 2002. |
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| ROH Archives | Archives of the Royal Opera House c/o Francesca Franchi Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD (GB). |
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| Salzburger FS | Archiv der Salzburger Festspiele c/o Prof. Hans Jaklitsch Hofstallgasse 1, Postfach 140, A - 5010 Salzburg. Festspielarchiv |
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| Scala Database | The Scala Database Historical Archive | |
| Shaman/Collins/Goodwin 1994 | Shaman, William, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin. EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith recordings. "The Golden Age of Opera," 1956-1971. Discographies 54. Westport & London: Greenwood 1994. |
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| Shaman/Collins/Goodwin 1999 | -----, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin. More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith recordings. "Unique Opera Recors Corporation," (1972-1977), "A.N.N.A. Record Company" (1978-1982), "Special Label" issues (circa 1954-1981), and Addendum to "The Golden Age of Opera" series. Discographies 81. Westport & London: Greenwood 1999. |
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| Sokol 1981 | Sokol, Martin L. The New York City Opera: An American Adventure. With the complete annals. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, London: Collier Macmillan Publishers 1981. |
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| Steiger 2000 | Steiger, Karsten. Opern: Ein Verzeichnis aller Aufnahmen. München: Cormoran Verlag 2000. | |
| Teatro Comunale di Firenze | Teatro Comunale - Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Archivio Musicale c/o Principal Librarian, Via Faenza, 139/r, I - 50123 Firenze. |
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| Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli | Teatro di San Carlo, Ufficio Stampa e Relazioni esterne c/o E. Felli Via San Carlo, 98 F, I - 80132 Napoli. |
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| Tintori 1979 | Tintori, Giampiero (ed.). Duecento anni di Teatro alla Scala, Cronologia: opere - balletti - concerti 1778-1977. Gorle: Grafica Gutenberg Editrice 1979 [not very helpful with reference to casts]. |
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| Vicentini 1982 | Vicentini, Mario. "Incisioni Verdiane", Studi Verdiani 1 (1982): 130-140. | |
| Wilber MetData | Bradley Wilber (comp.). Metropolitan Opera Performance Data (1985-2001). http://www.operaphile.com/metdata.html bwilber@houghton.edu |
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| Wilms, Peter | Peter Wilms, D - 41836 Hückelhoven-Brachelen peter.wilms.brachelen@t-online.de |
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