CILÉA, Francesco

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Caniglia, Pola, Pirazzini, Meletti, Favelli, Tomei – Bologna – de Fabritiis – 1950 (0115)

Petrella, del Monaco, Silva, Taddei, Dominuez – Mexico City – de Fabritiis – 27 Jun 1951 (0049, 0083, 0181)

Gavazzi, Prandelli, Truccato-Pace, Clabassi, Melletti, Berocci, Lombardo – Milan – Simonetto – 1951 (0049, 0083, 0115, 0181, 0230)

Favero, Nicolai, Borgonova, Filacuridi – Milan – del Cupolo – 1950, 1951 or 1952 (0233, 0236)

Tebaldi, Poggi, Taddei – Naples – 1952 or 4 Jan 1953 (0168)

Pobbe, Filacuridi, Barbieri, Borgonova, Badioli – RAI, Milan – Simonetto – 26 Mar 1955 (0)

Vecray, Gorr, Bouet, Derville, Bert – Gand – Martelli – 1957 (0057)

Tebaldi, Filacuridi, Pirazzini, Capecchi, Sacchetti – Naples – Molinari-Pradelli – 22 Feb 1958 (0115, 0251)

Olivero, Corelli, Bastianini, Simionato, Cassinelli, Frati, Ercolani, Zerbini, di Stassio – Naples – Rossi – 28 Nov 1959 (0025, 0039, 0049, 0052, 0064, 0091, 0105, 0107, 0115, 0118, 0120, 0133, 0150, 0151, 0155, 0170, 0179, 0181, 0202, 0232, 0233, 0234, 0236, 0238)

Tebaldi, Mantovani, Panieri, Meletti – Fermo – Basile – 10 Aug 1961 (0168)

Maria Callas on Tebaldi: "When she can sing a Walküre and Puritani back to back, then you can compare us. Until then it is like trying to compare Coca Cola to champagne."

Gonzalez, di Stefano, Ausensi – Mexico – 1961 (0206)

Tebaldi, Monaco, Simionata, Fioravanti – Rome – Capuana – 1961 (0082)

Tebaldi, Corelli, Cvejic, Colzani, Wildermann, Franke, Scott – Met – Varviso – 9 Feb 1963 (0001, 0032, 0062, 0115, 0133, 0168, 0170, 0233, 0238, 0242)

Albanese, Morell, Cvejic, Colzani – Met – Varviso – 23 Feb 1963 (0105)

Curtis-Verna, Corelli, Dalis, Colzani – Met – Varviso – 13 Apr 1963 (0089)

Olivero, Oncina, Lazzarini, Bruscantini – Edinburgh – de Fabritiis – 27 Aug 1963 (0115, 0168)

Olivero, Oncina, Companeez, Borgonova – Trieste – Rivoli – 30 Nov 1963 (0115)

Olivero, Onchina, Lazzarini, Bruscantini – Naples – 1963 (0233)

Olivero, lo Forese, Lazzarini – Rio de Janeiro – 4 Aug 1964 (0115, 0132)

Olivero, Ferrari, Capecchi, Aarden, Ventriglia, Carlin, van Egmond – Amsterdam – Vernizzi – 6 Nov 1965 (0049, 0083, 0115, 0170, 0233, 0244)

Olivero, Oncina, Rota, Basiola, Campi – RAI, Milan – de Fabritiis – Nov or 22 Dec 1965 (0091, 0115)

Olivero, Antonioli, Lazzaini – Anversa – Martelli – 25 Jan 1966 (0)

Gencer, Zambon, Zerbini, Lazzarini, Sordello, Ricciardi – Naples – de Fabritiis – 17 Dec 1966 (0115, 0133)

Gencer, Zambon, Lazzarini, Sordello – Naples – de Fabritiis – 21 Dec 1967 (0)

Tebaldi, Domingo, Cernei, Corzani, Boky – Met – Cleva – 10 Feb 1968 (0091)

Tebaldi, Corelli, Colzani – Met – Cleva – 16 Sep 1968 (0062, 0105)

Tebaldi, Domingo, Dalis, Colzani, Cernei, Alvary – Met – Cleva – 2 Oct 1968 (0048, 0168)

Tebaldi, Domingo, Resnik, Colzani, Meredith – New York – Cleva –16 Oct 1968 (0048, 0083)

Tebaldi, Domingo, Resnik, Colzani – Met – Cleva – 24 Mar 1969 (0048, 0168)

Tebaldi, Corelli, Colzani, Dalis, Plishka, Meredith – Met – Cleva – 19 Apr 1969 (0032, 0062, 0069, 0083, 0133, 0168, 0233, 0238)

Tebaldi, Corelli, Colzani – Met (In Cleveland) – Behr – 2 May 1969 (00069)

Tebaldi, Corelli, Colzani – Met (in Dallas) – Behr – 15 May 1969 (0062)

Olivero, Dunn, Modenos, la Virgen – Connecticut or Hartford – Moresco (not Guadagno, as often quoted) – 18 Oct 1969 (0)

Carlisle, Remedios, Bainbridge, Bryn-Jones, Gwynne, Macdonald – BBC – Erede – Oct 1969 (0022, 0052, 0057)

(In German) Zschau, Buzea, Jahn, Firito, Korn, Zednik – Vienna – Schaenen – 1970 (0057)

Olivero, Domingo, Cipriani – Caracas – Sardinero – 28 Mar 1972 (0048) *

Olivero, Garaventa, Lazzarini, Basiola – Genève – Previtali – 26 Apr 1972 (0)

Olivero, Garaventa, Lazzarini, Basiola – Genève – Previtali – 30 Apr 1972 (0)

Olivero, Gavarenta, Lazzarini – Genes – Barriola – Apr 1972 (0091)

Olivero, Garaventa, Lazzarini, Basiola – Genève – Previtali – 7 May 1972 (0)

Olivero, Domingo, Cipriani, Sardinero – Caracas – Veltri – 28 May 1972 (0048)

Olivero, Lazzarini, Garaventi, Basiola – Genoa – Previtali – 30 May 1972 (0)

Caballé, Carreras, Berini, Mori, d’Orazi – Barcelona – Masini – 7 Nov 1972 (0)

Caballé, Berini, Carreras, Mori, d’Orazi, Alvarez, Serra – Barcelona – Masini – 11 Nov 1972 (0)

Berini, Carreras, Mori, d’Orazi – Barcelona – Masini – 7 Dec 1972 (0074)

Berini, Carreras, Mori, d’Orazi – Barcelona – Masini – 11 Dec 1972 (0074)

(In French) Sarroca, Vilma, Brazzi, Brun – Rouen – Ethuin – 1972 (0024)

Olivero, Domingo, Nave, Sordello, Ostendof, Castel, Kuelling – Newark – Silipigni – 4 Nov 1973 (0048, 0105, 0115, 0179)

Zeani, Merighi, Taddei, Siva, Mattiucci – Catania – Franci – 2 Mar 1974 (0)

Aragall, Cannarile-Berdini, Lazzarini, Mazzini, Berdini – Pisa – Cattini – 9 Mar 1974 (0)

Caballé, Carreras, Berini, d’Orazi – London – Masini – 29 May 1974 (0074. 0093)

Caballé, Carreras, Berini, d’Orazi, Mori – Madrid – Masini – 6 Jun 1974 (0074)

Caballé, Domingo, d’Orazi, Coster, Mori, de Palma, Vilisech – ORTF, Paris – Masini – 7 Apr 1975 (0025, 0048, 0074, 0057, 0091, 0105, 0115, 0125, 0170)

Caballé – Madrid – 1975 (0)

Caballé, Carreras, d’Orazi, Cossotto, Vinco, de Palma, Mazzotta – Tokyo – Masini – 20 Sep 1976 (0039, 0074, 0085, 0091, 0105, 0115, 0131, 0133, 0150, 0179)

Caballé, Carreras, Nave, d’Orazzio – Nice – de Almeida – 11 Feb 1977 (0074, 0091)

Scotto, Aragall, Taddei, Obraztsova, Courtney, Frank, Davies – San Francisco – Gavazzeni – 9 Sep 1977 (0025, 0035, 0039, 0057, 0093, 0100, 0105, 0115, 0150, 0179, 0181, 0225, 0238)

Scotto, Aragall, Obraztsova, Taddei – San Francisco – Gavazzeni – 16 Sep 1977 (0100, 0168)

Caballé, Carreras, Cossotto, Vinco – Met – Masini – 1977 (0)

Scotto, Domingo, Obratzsova, Milnes – New York – Levine – 1977 (0113)

Caballé, Cossotto, Carreras, Quilico, Vinco, Love, Smith, Avelis, Frank – Met – Lopez-Cobos – 11 Feb 1978 (0032, 0049, 0074, 0091, 0115, 0238, 0242)

Zylis-Gara, Domingo, Veasey, Colzani – Miami – Buckley – 11 Mar 1978 (0025, 0048, 0091, 0115)

Scotto, Carreras, Cosotto, Qulico, Vinco, Vells – Met – Lopez-Cobos – 17 Mar 1978 (01)

Scotto, Carreras, Cossotto, Quilico, Vinco – New York – Lopez-Cobos – 22 Mar 1978 (0091, 0168, 230)

Caballé, Nave, Carreras, d’Orazi – Naples – Rapalo – 18 Apr 1978 (0074, 0115)

Caballé, Carreras, Serra, Nave – Nice – Müller – Apr 1978 (0V)

Caballé, Aragall, Elias, Taddei – Las Palmas – 14 Mar 1979 (0074)

Kabaivanska, Tagliavini, Jankovich, Mazzini, Zerbini – Verona – Müller – 1979 (0)

Kabaivanska, Cecchele, Cossotto, Panerai, Cava, Giorietti, Ferrara – Florence – Gavazzeni – 1 Mar 1981 (0083) *

Kabaivanska, Cecchele, Cossotto, Panerai, Cava – Florence – Gavazzeni – 8 Mar 1981 (0091)

(Incomplete) Caballé, Carreras, Cossotto, Vinco – Barcelona – Marco – 23 Dec 1981 (0)

Caballe, Carreras, Cossotto, Vinco – Barcelona – Marco – 27 Dec 1981 (0074)

Cruz-Romo, Mauro, Paunova, Elvira – Santiago – Vektri – 1981 (0069, 0105)

Kabaivanska, Garaventa, Nave, Testa, del Bosco – Bologna – Arena – 30 Apr 1982 (0)

Scotto, Nave, Merighi, Venturi, Panerai – Ravenna – Molinari-Pradelli – 23 Jul 1982 (0244)

Scotto, Paunova, Shicoff, Tozzi – Houston – 1982 (0)

(Act 4 missing) Shicoff, Cortez, di Giuseppe, Quilico – Met – Fulton – 8 Feb 1983 (0131)

Scotto, Shicoff, Sereni, Cortez, Jones, Berberian, Velis, Frank – Met – Fulton – 26 Feb 1983 (01230238)

Sutherland, Silva, Moldoveanu, Bröcheler – San Diego – Bonynge – 29 May 1983 (0115)

Kabaivanska, Cossotto, Merighi, Portelli – Marseille – Veltri – 9 Feb 1984 (0091) *

Sutherland, Begg, Austin, Shaw, Wegner, Ewer – Sydney – Bonynge – 18 Feb 1984 (0057 V, 0115)

M. Price, Shicoff, Schwarz, Brinkmann, Rootering, Ahnsjo, Kaufmann, Schiml, Ress, Paskuda, Kuhn – München – Patané – 24 Mar 1984 (0091, 0093, 0244)

Troitskaja, Schwarz, Kaufmann, Shicoff, Brinkmann, Rootering, Ahnsjo, Kuhn – München – Patané – 6 Apr 1984 (0)

Price, Schwarz, Moldoveanu, Massis – Paris – Valdes – 7 Jun 1985 (0039, 0245)

Troitskaya, Domingo, Miltcheva, Rootering – München – Patané – 25 Jul 1985 (0048, 0091)

Freni, Ciurca, Mauro, Nucci – San Francisco – Arena – 10 Sep 1985 (0)

Sutherland, Austin, Begg, Shaw – Sydney – Bonynge – 1985 (0)

Kabaivanska, Cossotto, Giacomini, Pagliuca – Monte Carlo – 1985 (0057 V)

Sass, Aragall, Chausson, Ciura – Monte Carlo – Gardelli – 12 Feb 1986 (0091, 0225)

Sass, Ciurcu, Aragall, Saccomani, Corradi, Brunetti – Monte Carlo – Gardelli – 2 Mar 1986 (0091)

M. Price, Moldoveanu, Schwarz, Massis, Nigoghossian, Pezzino – Paris – Valdes – 19 Jun 1986 (0170, 0179, 0223)

Chiara, Cossotto, Meriggi, Mastromei, Vinco, Lopi – Brescia – Rivoli – 5 Oct 1986 (0057)

Freni, Cossotto, Mauro, Vinco, de Palma – Barcelona – R. Abbado – 20 Feb 1987 (0)

Freni, Merighi, Schwartz, Brinkmann – München – Patané – 30 Apr 1987 (0)

Aragall, Troitskaya, Sardinero, Ciurca – London – Valdes – 1987 (0052)

Freni, Mitcheva, Dvorsky, Chauson, di Credico – Bologne – R. Abbado – 20 Apr 1988 (0)

Freni, Mitcheva, Dvorsky, Chauson, di Credico – Bologne – R. Abbado – 23 Apr 1988 (0)

Freni, Mitcheva, Dvorsky, Chauson, di Credico – Bologne – R. Abbado – 29 Apr 1988 (0091)

Troitskaya, Obraztsova, Aragall – Madrid – Boncompagni – 17 May 1988 (0100)

Casolla, Salazar, Merighi, Cassis – Palerme – Campori – 24 May 1988 (0091)

Sutherland, Cupido, Meyers, Ophthop, Chambers, Belhas, Relier, Giesbrech, Collier – Canadian Opera – Bonynge – 1988 (0)

Freni, Miltscheva, Dvorsky – Bologna – Oren – 1989 (0)

Kabaivanska, Merighi, Tockzyska, Bruscantini – Genoa – Oren – 26 Feb 1989 (0)

Kabaivanska, Cupido, Cossotto, Bruscantini – Rome – Oren – 21 May 1989 (0)

Freni, Cossotto, Dvorský, Vinco, Cassis – Milan – Gavazzeni – 30 May 1989 (0064, 0091, 0107, 0230, 0244 V)

Freni, Dvorsky, Cossotto, Cassis, Vinco – Milan – Gavazzeni – 2 Jun 1989 (0)

Freni, Domingo, Panerai – München – Abbado – 10 Jul 1989 (0048)

Freni, Domingo, Romero, Jovanovic – Barcelona – Gandolfi – Nov, Dec 1989 (0048)

Soviero, Mauro, Quilico, Bidai – Montreal – Silipigni – 16 Sep 1990 (0)

Price, Shicoff, Baglioni, Romero, Malta, Ahnsjo, von Benza, Jungwirth, Ress, Kuhn, Paskuda – München – R. Abbado – 4 Nov 1990 (0049, 0083, 0115, 0118, 0148, 0155, 0170, 0221, 0223, 0244, 0245)

Freni, Cossotto, Dvorsky – Milan – 1990 (0)

Sutherland, Austin, Begg, Shaw, Wegner – Sydney – Bonynge – 1990 (0026)

Ricciarelli, Ciromila, Noli, Chausson, Galla, Migliorini, Kratz – Ludwigshafen – Masini – 5 Feb 1991 (0091)

Freni, Dvorsky, Cossotto, Miller – Milan – Gavazzeni – 13 Apr 1991 (0)

Kabaivanska, Cupido, d’Intino, Gavanelli – Venice – Oren – 23 May 1991 (0)

M. Price, d’Intino, Gregorian, Chausson – Amsterdam – Lewis – 30 Nov 1991 (0244)

Zilio, Kalen, Spacagna, Anderson – Hungary – Rosenkrans – Nov 1991 (0)

Freni, Dvorsky, d’Intino, de Angelis – Bologna – R Abbado – 20 Apr 1993 (0)

Freni, d’Intino, Dvorský, de Andelis, Roni – Bologna – R. Abbado – 23 Mar 1993 (0)

Freni, Miltchewa, Dvorský, Chaignaud – Paris – Benini – Dec 1993 (0)

Olivero, Moretto, Cupido, Mori – Gandolfo – 1993 (0025)

Freni, Dvorsky, Miltcheva, Chaignaud, Cassinelli, Voutsinos, Naouri, Pezzinao, Farman, Keller – Bastille – Benini – 10 Jan 1994 (0024, 0091, 0107 V)

Freni, Lima, Milnes, Tosiska, Fich – New York – R. Abbado – 3 Mar 1994 (0049) *

Freni, Lima, Toczyska, Milnes, Gonzalez, Shaulis, Stevenson, Short – Met – R. Abbado – 19 Mar 1994 (0022, 0057, 0083, 0117, 0151, 0238, 0244)

Zampieri, Chicoff, Kasarova, Chausson – Zürich – Gardelli – 21 Apr 1994 (0085)

Shicoff, Zampieri, Kasarova, Keller, Chausson, Kotoski, Hartmann, Scorsin – Zürich – Gardelli – 23 Apr 1994 (0049, 0085, 0123)

Salazar, Cossotto, Morino, Martin, Vinco, Poli, Malatines – Neunkirchen – Vach – 29 Apr 1995 (0083, 0123 V)

Krilovici, Graziani, Marketou, Christoyannopoulos – Athens – Voudouris – 1998 (0069, 0115)

Ricciarelli, Obraztsova, Dvorsky, Gagliardo – Lecce – Bonynge – 26 Jan 1999 (0083, 0100)

M. Price, Giacmini, Sardinero – München – Viotti – 6 Jun 1999 (0057 (Act 4 missing))

Dessi, Larin, Borodina, Giusseppini, Guelfi, Bolognesi, Camastra – Milan – Rizzi-Brignoli – 15 Jan 2000 (0105, 0107, 0117)

Dessi, Larin, Borodina, Giusseppini, Guelfi – Milan – Rizzi-Brignoli – 16 Jan 2000 (0105)

Miricioiù, Martinucci, Komlosi, Roni, Guelfi, Bottion, Zoroberto, Prina, Cosentino, Pelissero – Milan – Brignoli – 19 Jan 2000 (0057, 0107, 0118)

Miricioiù, Martinucci, Komlossi, Gagliardo – Milan – Rizzi-Brignoli – 30 Jan 2000 (0)

Miricioiù, Komlosi, Martinucci, Guelfi – Milan – Rizzi-Brignol – 19 Feb 2000 (0150)

Dessi, Larin, Borodina, Guelfi – Milan – Rizzi Brignoli – Feb 2000 (0107 V)

Cedolins, Mishura, Cupido, Chaignaud, Capuano, Orsolini, Nardinocchi – Trieste – Oren – 14 May 2000 (0123)

Dessi, Larin, Guelfi, Borodina, Giuseppini – Turin – Brignole – 2000 (0022 V)

Villaroel, d’Intino, Mois, Escobedo, Malagnini, Gagliardo, Reyes, Ranaud, Gallardo, Navarrete – Santiago – Valdes – 23 Sep 2001 (0117)

Millo, Giordani, Zajic, Golesorkhi, Stephens, Laciura, Ernest, Stewart, Green, Murphy – Carnegie Hall – Queler – 2001 (0155)

Millo, Zajic, Giordani, Goolesorkhi, Luciura, Green, Murphy – Carnegie Hall – Queler – 3 Mar 2002 (0057, 0083, 0093, 0105, 0107, 0150, 0151, 0233)

Millo, Giordani, Zajick – New York – Queler – 7 Mar 2002 (0064)

Cedolins, Cupido, Cornetti, Gazale – Rome – Oren – 23 Apr 2002 (0)

Miricioiù, Cupido, Cornetti, Gazale, Parodi, Bolognesi – Rome – Oren – 26 Apr 2002 (0057 V, 0093)

Cedolins, Licitra, Cometti, Gazale – Rome – Oren – 3 May 2002 (0022, 0105, 0123, 0170)

Bunning, Plowright, Lavender, Johnston – Holland Park, London – Gibbons– 12 Jul 2002 (0001, 0022)

Villaroel, d’Intino, Malagnini, Gaglierdo – Santiago – Valdes – 23 Sep 2002 (0150)

Nizza, Chiuri, Catani, Bologna, Lufi – Cremona – Acocella – 20 Oct 2002 (0022)

Millo, Giordani, Zajick, Stephens – New York – Queler – 3 Mar 2002 or 2003 (0022, 0115, 0179, 0238)

Dessi, Armiliato, Pentcheva – Naples – Palumbo – 17 Jun 2003 (0057, 0107, 0228, 0230)

Feubel, Giordano, Matiakh, Torres, Varnier – Lausanne – Schnitzler – 28 Sep 2003 (0022, 0115)

Undated

Gavazzi, Prandelli, Clabassi – Milan – Simonetto (0001)

Freni, Toczyska, Lima, Milnes, Courtney – Abbado (0)

Freni, Domingo, Cossotto – Milan (0V)

Sutherland – Sydney (0)

Olivero, Gavarei – Genes (0)

Excerpts

Various – Tebaldi, Taddei, Poggi, Romani, Palma – Naples – Santini – 26 Dec 1952 (0)

Various - Pobbe, Filacuridi, Barbieri – Milan – Simonetti – 1958 (0)

Various – Olivero, Limarilli, Mattiucci, Davia – Lucca – Verchi – 14 Sep 1971 (0115)

Act 4 – Olivero, Frusoni, Smit – Amsterdam – Kersjes – 5 May 1973 (0244)

(Maurizio scene) Scotto, Obraztsova, Giacomini – 1988 (0057)

Various – Freni, Dvorsky – Milan – Vinco – 1989 (0026)

Adriana Scenes – Olivero, Moretto, Cupido, Mori – Gandolfi (Piano) – Apr 1993 (0)

Various – Dessi, Borodina, Larin, Guelfi – Milan – Rizzi – 14 Jan 2000 (0)

Undated

Price – MFLO – Levine (0)

Various – Scotto, Shicoff, Palanova, Tozzi, Stenborn, Ford – Houson – Contori (0)

l’Arlesiana

Taminari, Tagliavini, de Lelio, Galli, Silveri, Carmassi, Zerbini – RAI, Turin – Basile – 1951 or 1955 (0024, 0091, 0094, 0230, 0232, 0233)

Oncina, Pederzini, Tegali, Protti – del Cupolo – 1952 (0)

Manni-Jottini, Danieli, Jaia, Meletti – Milan – Argento – 24 Aug 1957 (0)

Sebastian, Patrick, Rothier – Antwerp – 1988 (0026)

Carrara, Galante, Antonucci, Cortez – Montpellier – Diemecke – 1996 (0233)

Gonzales, Manzi, Karpatova, Paneva – Sarasota – Kowalski – 1998 (0115, 0233, 0238)

Friede, Colombini, Canonici, Chernov – München – Viotti – 27 Jan 2001 (0221)

Friede, Canonici, Chernov – München – Viotti – 27 Jan 2002 (0022, 0035, 0049, 0150)

Plowright, Ruane, Ladner, Savenko, Todorovic, Peel – Holland Park – Peebles – 10 Jul 2003 (0001, 0022)

Undated

Zilio, Kelen, Spacagna, Anderson, Poka, Clementis, Halmai – Hungary – Rosekranz (0091)

Rosekrans (0)

Operas urgently needing new titles as their current one gives too much away “La Gazza Ladra”, “Der Fliegende Hollander”, “Lohengrin”, “Turnadot”, “Le Damnation de Faust”.

Gina

Capitanucci, Maria, Alessio, Brioli, Terranova, Porta – Cosenza – Franklin – 3 Nov 2000 (0)

Alessio, Brioli, Capitanucci, Terranova – Rome – Franklin – 15 Nov 2001 (0035)

Gloria

Roberti, Labo, Mazzoni, Testi, Rota, Campi – RAI, Rome or Turin – Previtali – 8 Jul 1969 (0048, 0115, 0238)

Cedolins, Cupido, Mosca, Ruggiero, dal Monte – San Gimignano – Pace – 1987, Jul 1997 or 1998 (0026, 0123 V, 0244)