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: 6645-2-RG
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

  1. Parker, Roger. "Verdi 200: Building a Library - Un ballo in maschera". CD Review - Building a Library. BBC Radio 3. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk

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