Un ballo in maschera discography
This is a discography of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Un ballo in maschera. It was first performed at the Teatro Apollo in Rome on 17 February 1859.
However, prior to the version of the opera which appears in the recordings below, Verdi had been using the title of Gustavo III and, when he was prohibited from using that title and after he was forced to make significant changes, the original version disappeared. It has been reconstructed, performed, and recorded as Gustavo III (Verdi).
On the 5 Oct 2013 broadcast of BBC 3'S CD Review - Building a Library, musicologist Roger Parker surveyed recordings of Un Ballo in Maschera and recommended the 1975 recording by the New Philharmonia Orchestra, Chorus of the Royal House Covent Garden, Haberdashers' Aske's School Girls’ Choir, Riccardo Muti (conductor), as the best available choice.[1]
List
| Year | Cast (Riccardo, Amelia, Renato, Oscar, Ulrica) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Jussi Björling, Zinka Milanov, Alexander Svéd, Stella Andreva, Bruna Castagna | Ettore Panizza, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, 14 December) | Audio CD: Myto Cat: 2 CD 00008 (issued 2008) |
| 1944 | Jan Peerce, Zinka Milanov, Leonard Warren, Kerstin Thorborg, Frances Greer | Bruno Walter, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House,15 January) | Audio CD: Bensar Cat: OL 11544 |
| 1954 | Jan Peerce, Herva Nelli, Robert Merrill, Virginia Haskins, Claramae Turner | Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra and the Robert Shaw Chorale | Audio CD: RCA Victor Cat: 60301 |
| 1956 | Giuseppe di Stefano, Maria Callas, Tito Gobbi Eugenia Ratti, Fedora Barbieri | Antonino Votto, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan | Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: EX 290925-5 |
| 1957 | Giuseppe di Stefano, Maria Callas, Ettore Bastianini Eugenia Ratti, Giulietta Simionato | Gianandrea Gavazzeni, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan (Recording of a performance at La Scala) | Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: |
| 1960 | Carlo Bergonzi, Birgit Nilsson, Cornell MacNeil, Sylvia Stahlman, Giulietta Simionato | Georg Solti, Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Decca Cat: 475 8278; 000829602 (USA) |
| 1966 | Carlo Bergonzi, Leontyne Price, Robert Merrill, Reri Grist, Shirley Verrett | Erich Leinsdorf RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: RCA Victor Cat: GD 86645 (UK) |
| 1970 | Luciano Pavarotti, Renata Tebaldi, Sherrill Milnes, Helen Donath, Regina Resnik | Bruno Bartoletti Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus, Rome | Original LP release: SET 484-6 (3 LPs) CD release: 440 042-2 DMO2 (2 CDs) CD re-release: 460 762-2 DF2 (2 CDs) |
| 1975 | Plácido Domingo, Martina Arroyo, Piero Cappuccilli, Reri Grist, Fiorenza Cossotto | Riccardo Muti, New Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Opera House Chorus | Audio CD: EMI Classics Cat: CMS 7 69576 2 |
| 1975 | Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Piero Cappuccilli, Reri Grist, Elizabeth Bainbridge | Claudio Abbado, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a performance at Covent Garden, 8 February) | DVD: Kultur Video Cat:D 2071 (USA); Covent Garden Pioneer Cat: B 12373-01 (Europe) |
| 1975 | José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé, Renato Bruson, Margherita Guglielmi, Ruza Baldani | Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus (Recording of a performance at La Scala, 18 February) | Audio CD: Opera d'Oro Cat: OPD 7048 |
| 1979 | José Carreras, Montserrat Caballé, Ingvar Wixell, Sona Ghazarian, Patricia Payne | Sir Colin Davis, Royal Opera House Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Philips Cat: 426 560-2 |
| 1980 | Luciano Pavarotti, Katia Ricciarelli, Louis Quilico, Judith Blegen, Bianca Berini | Giuseppe Patanè, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus | DVD: Decca Cat: 074 3227 |
| 1980 | Luciano Pavarotti, Margaret Price, Renato Bruson, Kathleen Battle, Christa Ludwig | Sir Georg Solti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal College of Music Junior Department Chorus London Opera Chorus | Audio CD: Decca Original CD release: 410 210-2 DH2 |
| 1980 | Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Renato Bruson, Edita Gruberová, Elena Obraztsova | Claudio Abbado, La Scala Orchestra and Chorus | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 453 148-2 |
| 1989 | Plácido Domingo, Josephine Barstow, Leo Nucci, Sumi Jo, Florence Quivar | Herbert von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna State Opera Chorus | Audio CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 427 635-2 |
| 1991 | Luciano Pavarotti, Aprile Millo, Leo Nucci, Harolyn Blackwell, Florence Quivar | James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus | DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 073 029-9 (Europe); DG 001086309 (073 4455) |
| 2005 | Massimiliano Pisapia, Chiara Tagi, Franco Vassallo, Anna Maria Chiuri, Eunyee You | Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester (Video recording of a performance in the Leipzig Opera, November | DVD: EuroArts Cat: 0880242551085 |
| 2012 | Marcelo Álvarez, Sondra Radvanovsky, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Kathleen Kim, Stephanie Blythe | Fabio Luisi, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra and Chorus (Video recording of a performance at the Metropolitan Opera, 8 December 2012) | DVD: DeustcheGrammophon Cat: 0880242551085 |
References
Notes
- ↑ Parker, Roger. "Verdi 200: Building a Library - Un ballo in maschera". CD Review - Building a Library. BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
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