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Turandot :

Turandot by Puccini
Call Number: M1500.P82 T8
Full Score - Ricordi
Turandot by Puccini
Call Number: M1503.P82 T8
Vocal Score - Ricordi
Turandot by Puccini
Call Number: M1500.P82 T8 1999 (DVD Recording)
Videodisc release of the 1998 production recorded live in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
Giovanna Casolla (Turandot) ; Sergeij Larin (Calaf) ; Barbara Frittoli (Liù) ; Carlo Colombara (Timur) ; Chorus and Orchestra, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Zubin Mehta, conductor.
Turandot by Puccini
Call Number: M1500.P82 T8 2011 (DVD recording)
Recorded during live HD transmission from the Metropolitan Opera, Nov. 7, 2009.
Maria Guleghina (Turandot) ; Marina Poplavskaya (Liù) ; Marcello Giordani (Calif) ; Samuel Ramey (Timur) ; Charles Anthony (Emperor) ; Joshua Hopkins (Ping) ; Tony Stevenson (Pang) ; Eduardo Valdes (Pong) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; Metropolitan Opera Ballet ; Andris Nelsons, conductor.
Turandot by Puccini
Call Number: M1500.P82 T8 1994 (VHS recording)
Michael Sylvester in the cast!
Eva Marton, soprano ; Michael Sylvester, tenor ; supporting soloists ; San Francisco Opera ; Donald Runnicles, conductor.
Turandot by Puccini
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 701
Recorded Aug. 1972, Kingsway Hall, London.
Joan Sutherland, Montserrat Caballé, sopranos ; Luciano Pavarotti, Peter Pears, tenors ; Nicolai Ghiaurov, Tom Krause, basses ; other soloists ; John Alldis Choir ; Wandsworth School Boys' Choir ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Zubin Mehta, conductor.
Turandot by Puccini
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 10230
Recorded July 9-15, 1957, Teatro alla Scala, Milan.
Maria Callas (La principessa Turandot). Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Liù), Eugenio Fernandi (Calaf (Il principe ignoto)), Nicola Zaccaria (Timur), Giuseppe Nessi (L'imperatore Altoum), Mario Borriello (Ping), Renato Ercolani (Pang), Piero De Palma (Pong/Il principe di Persia), Giulio Mauri (Un mandarino), Elisabetta Fusco (prima voce), Pinuccia Perotti (seconda voce) ; Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala ; Tullio Serafin, conductor.
Turandot by Puccini
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 4746
Recorded 1965, Teatro dell'opera di Roma.
Birgit Nilsson, Renata Scotto, sopranos ; Franco Corelli, tenor ; Bonaldo Giaiotti, bass ; supporting soloists ; Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'opera di Roma ; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor.

Lulu :

Lulu by Berg
Call Number: M1500.B47 L8 1-2.Akt & M1500.b47 l8 3.Akt
Full Score, 2 volumes - Universal Edition
Lulu by Berg
Call Number: M1503.B46 L8 1978
Vocal Score - Universal Edition
Lulu by Berg
Call Number: M1500.B48 L8 2016 (Blue-ray + DVD recording)
Broadcast live November 21, 2015 Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Marlis Petersen (Lulu) ; Johan Reuter (Dr. Schön) ; Daniel Brenna (Alwa) ; Susan Graham (Countess Geschwitz) ; Franz Grundheber (Schigolch) ; Martin Winkler (the Acrobat) ; Paul Groves (the Painter) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Chorus, and Orchestra ; Lothar Koenigs, conductor ; host, Deborah Voigt.
Lulu by Berg
Call Number: M1500.B47 L8 2010 (DVD recording)
Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, December 20, 1980.
Julia Migenes (Lulu) ; Evelyn Lear (Countess Gerschwitz) ; Kenneth Riegel (Alva) ; Frank Little (Painter/African Prince) ; Franz Mazura (Dr. Schön/Jack the Ripper) ; Lenus Carlson (Animal tamer/Acrobat) ; supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor.
Lulu by Berg
Call Number: M1500.B47 L8 D3 2003 (DVD recording)
Filmed at Glyndebourne.
Christine Schäfer (Lulu) ; Kathryn Harries (Countess Geschwitz) ; Patricia Baron (Wardrobe Mistress, Schoolboy, Groom) ; Jonathan Veira (Doctor, Theatre Manager, Banker, Professor) ; Stephen Drakulich (Painter, Negro) ; Wolfgang Schöne (Dr. Schön, Jack the Ripper) ; David Kuebler (Alwa) ; Norman Bailey (Schigolch) ; Donald Maxwell (Animal Trainer, Athlete) ; Neil Jenkins (Prince, Man Servant, Marquis) ; supporting soloists ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Andrew Davis, conductor.
Lulu by Berg
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 989
Teresa Stratas, soprano ; Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano ; Hanna Schwarz, contralto ; Franz Mazura, baritone ; Kenneth Riegel, Robert Tear, Helmut Pampuch, tenors ; Toni Blankenheim, bass-baritone ; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris ; Pierre Boulez, conductor.
Lulu by Berg
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 9373
Teresa Stratas, soprano (Lulu) ; Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano (Gräfin Geschwitz) ; Hanna Schwarz, contralto (eine Theater-Garderobiere; Ein Gymnasiast; Ein Groom); Franz Mazura, baritone (Dr. Schön; Jack the Ripper) ; Kenneth Riegel (Alwa); Robert Tear (Der Maler; Ein Neger); Helmut Pampuch (Der Prinz; Der Kammerdiener; Der Marquis), tenors ; Jules Bastin (Der Theaterdirektor; Der Bankier); Toni Blankenheim, bass-baritone (Der Medizinalarat; Schigoich; Der Polizeikomissär) ; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris ; Pierre Boulez, conductor.

Bluebeard's Castle (= Kékszakállú herceg vára = Herzog Blaubarts Burg) :

Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók
Call Number: M1503.B37 K4
Vocal Score - Universal Editions
Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók
Call Number: M1503.B38 K4 2001
Vocal Score - Dover
Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók
Call Number: M1500.B37 K4 1992 (12" Laser Disc)
Sylvia Sass, as Judith ; Kolos Kováts as Bluebeard ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Georg Solti, conductor.
Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 9371
Recorded at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, December 1993.
Judith: Jessye Norman; Bluebeard: László Polgár; Prologue: Nicholas Simon; Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Pierre Boulez.
Language:Sung in Hungarian.
Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 7663
Recorded live, Jan. 27 and 29, 2009, at the Barbican, London.
Elena Zhidkova, mezzo-soprano ; Sir Willard White, bass-baritone ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Valery Gergiev, conductor.
Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 2740
Recorded Kingsway Hall, London, Nov. 1965.
Walter Berry, baritone ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; London Symphony Orchestra ; István Kertész, conductor.
Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 8507
Recorded Feb. 8-9, 1976 at EMI Studios, London.
Tatiana Troyanos as Judith; Siegmund Nimsgern as Bluebeard; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor.

Capriccio :

Capriccio by Strauss
Call Number: M1500.S86 C3
Miniature Study Score -- Boosey & Hawkes
Capriccio by Strauss
Call Number: ONLINE
Miniature Study Score - Boosey & Hawkes (1942)
Capriccio by Strauss
Call Number: M1500.S86 C3 1996
Miniature Study Score - Boosey & Hawkes
Capriccio by Strauss
Call Number: M1500.S86 C3 2005 (DVD recording)
Renée Fleming (Countess) ; Dietrich Henschel (Count) ; Anne Sofie von Otter (Clairon) ; Franz Hawlata (La Roche) ; Rainer Trost (Flamand) ; Gerald Finley (Olivier) ; Robert Tear (Monsieur Taupe) ; Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris ; Ulf Schirmer, conductor.
Capriccio by Strauss
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 2443
Recorded Sept. 2-11, 1957 and Mar. 28, 1958, Kingsway Hall, London.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano ; Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hans Hotter, Eberhard Wächter, baritones ; with supporting soloists ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor.

Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District (= Katerina Izmaĭlova = Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uyezda) :

Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District by Shostakovich
Call Number: M1500.S56 K3
Full Score (2 vols.) - Muzyka
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Shostakovich
Call Number: M3 .S53 2000 (Volumes 52a, 52b, 53)
Volumes 52 a & b, and 53.
Full score from the complete works (Novoe sobranie sochineniĭ)
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Shostakovich
Call Number: M1500.S56 L3 2006 (DVD recording)
With Eva-Maria Westbroek, Christopher Ventris, Carole Wilson, Vladimir Vaneev, Lani Poulson, Ludovit Ludha, Alexandre Kravets, the Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and conducted by Mariss Jansons.
Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District by Shostakovich
Call Number: M1500.S56 L3 2004 (DVD recording)
Nadine Secunde (Katerina) ; Christopher Ventris (Sergey) ; Francisco Vas (Zinoviy) ; Anatoli Kotcherga (Boris) ; Graham Clark (Shabby peasant) ; Yevgeny Nesterenko (Old convict) ; other soloists ; Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu ; Alexander Anissimov, conductor ; Chamber Chorus of the Palau de la Música Catalana.
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Shostakovich
Call Number: M1500.S56 L3 2000 (DVD recording)
Markéta Hrubešová with the voice of Galina Wishnewskaya (Katerina), Michal Dlouhý with the voice of Nicolai Gedda (Sergej), Petr Haničinec with the voice of Dimiter Petkov (Boris), Václav Neckář with the voice of Werner Krenn (Sinowi) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; conductor, Mstislaw Rostropowitsch.
Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District by Shostakovich
Call Number: ONLINE video
Streamed video - Conducted by Mariss Jansons, Performed by Eva-Maria Westbroek, Christopher Ventris, Vladimir Vaneev, Ludovit Ludha, Carole Wilson, Alexandre Kravets, Nikita Storojev, Alexander Vassiliev, Valentin Jar, Lani Poulson, Martin Vijgenboom, Jan Polak, Ruud Fiselier, Jan Majoor, Leo Geers, Harry Teeuwen, Cor de Wit, Wojtek Okraskra, John van Halteren, Lighting by Reinhard Traub, Set design by Martin Zehetgruber, Costumes by Heide Kastler, Produced by Hans Petri (Opus Arte, 2006)
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Shostakovich
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 2460
Recorded Feb. 1992, Opéra de Paris-Bastille, Paris.
Maria Ewing ; Aage Haugland ; Sergeĭ Larin ; Philip Langridge ; Anatoly Kotcherga ; Heinz Zednick ; Kurt Moll ; Elena Zaremba ; other soloists ; Orchestre et chœurs de l'Opéra Bastille ; Myung-Whun Chung, conductor.
Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District by Shostakovich
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 732
Recorded Apr. 1978, No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Dimiter Petkov, bass ; supporting soloists ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor.

Peter Grimes :

Peter Grimes by Britten
Call Number: M1500.B74 P4
Miniature Score - Boosey & Hawkes
Peter Grimes by Britten
Call Number: ONLINE
Full Score - Boosey & Hawkes
Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh beach
Call Number: Not in catalog, on reserve (DVD recording)
With Alan Oke, Giselle Allen, David Kempster, Gaynor Keeble, the Chorus of Opera North, the Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and the Britten-Pears Orchestra, conducted by Steuart Bedford.
Peter Grimes by Britten
Call Number: ONLINE (video)
Conducted by David Atherton, Performed by Philip Langridge, Janice Cairns, Alan Opie, Ann Howard, Andrew Greenan, Robert Poulton, Alan Woodrow, Susan Orton, Maria Bovino, Sarah Pring, Mark Richardson, Edward Byles, Eric Shilling, Lighting by Jean Kalman, Set design by Hildegard Bechtler, Technical direction Barrie Gavin, Costumes by Nicky Gillibrand, Produced by Jan Younghusband, Jane Seymour (ArtHaus Musik)
Peter Grimes by Britten
Call Number: No call number - (DVD recording)
With Philip Langridge, Janice Cairns, Alan Opie, Ann Howard and the English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, at the London Coliseum, conducted by David Atherton.
Peter Grimes by Britten
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 459
Recorded in Walthamstow Town Hall, Dec. 1958.
Claire Watson, soprano ; Peter Pears, tenor ; James Pease, David Kelly, Owen Brannigan, basses ; supporting soloists ; Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden ; Benjamin Britten, conductor.

Les Mamelles des Tirésias :

Les mamelles de Tirésias by Poulenc
Call Number: M1503.P69 M3
Vocal Score - Heugel & Cie
Les mamelles de Tirésias by Poulenc
Call Number: ONLINE
Full Score - Éditions du Bélier

Les Mamelles de Tiresias by Poulence
Performance by Loyola University, Loyola Opera Theatre, on youtube.com

Les mamelles de Tiresias by Poulenc
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 3278
Recorded in Nagano-Ken Bunka Kaikan, Matsumoto, Japan, September, 1996.
Barbara Bonney, soprano ; Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, tenor ; others ; Tokyo Opera Singers ; Takamori Egami, chorus master ; Saito Kinen Orchestra ; Seiji Ozawa, conductor.

L'Amour de Loin (Love From Afar) :

L'amour de loin by Saariaho
Call Number: ONLINE
Full Score - J. & W. Chester
L'Amour de loin by Saariaho
Call Number: M1500 .A34 2005 (DVD recording)
Recorded: Finnish National Opera, Helskini, Finland, September 2004.
Gerald Finley (Jaufré Rudel, Prince de Blaye) ; Dawn Upshaw (Clémence, Comtessse de Tripoli) ; Monica Groop (Le Pèlerin) ; Finnish National Opera Orchestra ; Finnish National Opera Chorus ; Esa-Pekka Salonon, conductor.
L'Amour de loin by Saariaho
Call Number: COMPACT DISC 7491
Recorded Mar. 2006, Teldex Studio, Berlin, and Oct. 2008, Bavaria Musik Studios, Munich.
Ekaterina Lekhina, soprano ; Marie-Ange Todorovitch, mezzo-soprano ; Daniel Belcher, tenor ; Rundfunkchor Berlin ; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin ; Kent Nagano, conductor.

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