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Recordings: Complete Operas


Mark Adamo. Little Women. Houston Grand Opera 2001.
Compact disc: Ondine 988. buy
John Adams. The John Adams Earbox (including Ceiling/Sky and excerpts from Nixon in China and The Death of Klinhoffer). Various artists, 1999. Compact disc (10 discs). Nonesuch 79453. buy
Nixon in China. St. Luke's/de Waart.
Compact disc: Elektra Nonesuch 9 79177-2 buy
Highlights from Nixon in China. St. Luke's/de Waart.
Compact disc: Elektra Nonesuch 9 79193 buy
John Adams. The Death of Klinghoffer. Opéra de Lyon/Nagano.
Compact disc: Elektra Nonesuch 9 79281-2. buy
John Adams. I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky. Audra McDonald, Marin Mazzie.
Compact disc: Elektra Nonesuch 9 79473-2. buy
Dominick Argento. Postcard from Morocco Premiere production recording: Minnesota Opera/Brunelle, 1972.
Compact disc: CRI CD 614 (reissued from Desto DC 7137/38 [LP]). buy
Dominick Argento. A Water Bird Talk and Miss Havisham's Wedding Night. Shirley-Quick, Mabbs, Sinfonia of St. Cecilia/Watkins, 1997. Compact Disc. Koch 3-7388-2 H1. buy
Dominick Argento. A Water Bird Talk. Sutton, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra/Clark, 1996.
Compact disc: Newport Classics NCD 85602. buy
Samuel Barber. Antony and Cleopatra. Spoleto/Badea 1992. New World Records NW322/23/24-2. buy
Samuel Barber. A Hand of Bridge, on 3 American One-Act Operas. Adairondack Chamber Orchestra/Smith 1998.
Compact disc: Premier 1009. buy
Samuel Barber. A Hand of Bridge, on Music of Samuel Barber. Symphony of the Air/Golschmann 1999.
Compact disc: Vanguard OVC 4016. buy
Samuel Barber. Vanessa. Steber/Gedda/Elias/Tozzi/Resnik, Metropolitan Opera/Mitropoulos.
Compact disc: RCA Red Seal ARL2-2094 buy
Amy Beach. Cabildo. Great Performers at Lincoln Center, 1995.
Compact disc: Delos DE 3170. buy
Jack Beeson. Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines. Kansas City Lyric Theater/Patterson, 1976. LP. RCA Red Seal ARL2-1727. [out of print]
Jack Beeson. Lizzie Borden. Original NYCO production, cond. Coppola, 1965.
Compact disc: Composers Recordings, Inc (US dist. Koch) CD 694 buy
Jack Beeson. The Sweet Bye and Bye. Patterson, cond. 1995.
Compact disc: Citadel 2000. buy
Leonard Bernstein. A Quiet Place (complete opera, incorporating Trouble in Tahiti). ORF Symphony Orchestra/Bernstein, 1986.
Compact disc: Deutsche Gramaphone 419 761 2. buy
Leonard Bernstein. The Bernstein Century: Trouble in Tahiti/Facsimile. Brown, Butlet/Bernstein (released) 1999.
Compact disc: Sony 60969. buy
Leonard Bernstein. Trouble in Tahiti. Cortese, cond. 1999.
Compact disc: Newport Classics 60969. buy
Marc Blitzstein. The Cradle Will Rock. 1994 Los Angeles cast.
Compact disc: Lockett Palmer LPR 940411. buy
Marc Blitzstein. The Cradle Will Rock (includes John Houseman introduction). LuPone 1999.
Compact disc: Jay Records. buy
Marc Blitzstein. The Cradle Will Rock and No For An Answer, in Musical Theater Premieres New York City Symphony/Bernstein 1998.
Compact disc: Pearl/Koch. buy
Marc Blitzstein. Cradle Will Rock, film soundtrack (Contains songs from the show). Various artists 1999.
Compact disc: Bmg/Rca Victor. buy
Marc Blitzstein. The Harpies, on 3 American One-Act Operas. Adairondack Chamber Orchestra/Smith 1998.
Compact disc: Premier PRCD 1009. buy
William Bolcom. A View from the Bridge. Lyric Opera of Chicago 2001 (world premiere recording).
Compact disc: New World 80588 buy
Paul Bowles. The Wind Remains, on Music of Paul Bowles. Halvorson/Schaufer 2000.
Compact disc: RCA 63685. buy
David Conte. The Gift of the Magi. Krol/Puentes/Paiement 2001.
Compact disc: Arsis 141. buy
Aaron Copland. The Tender Land. Bohn/Comeaux/Dressen/Fristad, Plymouth Music Series/Brunelle, 1990.
Compact disc: Virgin Classics VCD-7-91113-2 buy
Compact disc: Musical Heritage Society MHS 522834L.
Aaron Copland. The Tender Land, complete chamber version (premiere rec. of this version). Hanson/Vargas/Zeller/MacNeil, Third Angle New Music Ensemble/Sidlin, 1999.
Compact disc: Koch 7480. buy
Aaron Copland. The Tender Land (complete?), on A Copland Celebration Vol. 3. New York Philharmonic/Copland, rel. 2000.
Compact disc: Sony 89329. buy
Aaron Copland. The Tender Land. University of Kentucky, Kirk Trevor, cond. 2002.
Compact disc: Albany Music Dist. buy
Aaron Copland. The Second Hurricane. New York Philharmonic/Bernstein, rel. 1998.
Compact disc: Sony 60560. buy
Anthony Davis. Tania. Aaronson-Davis/Brooks/Young, Steiger 2001.
Compact disc: Koch 7467. buy
Reginald De Koven. Robin Hood, excerpts. 1911 Cast, 1919 Cast.
Compact disc: Aei. buy
John Eaton. Danton and Robespierre. Indiana University Opera Theater/Baldner. LP. Indiana University IUS 421.
Carlisle Floyd. Susannah. Studer/Ramey/Hadley 1994.
Compact disc: Virgin 45039. buy
Carlisle Floyd. Susannah. Treigle/Curtin, rel. 1995 (live recording of NYCO premiere).
Compact disc: VAI 1115. buy
Carlisle Floyd. Markheim. Treigle/Crofoot/Diard/Schuh, New Orleans/Andersson, rel. 1996.
Compact disc: VAI 1107. buy
Carlisle Floyd. The Sojourner and Mollie Sinclair. Treigle/Neway, Rudel, rel. 1999.
Compact disc: VAI 1172. buy
Lukas Foss. Introductions and Good-Byes, on Behold I Build an House. Jay Willoughby, Gregg Smith Singers.
Compact disc: CRI 80588 buy
Lukas Foss. The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Manhattan Chamber Orchestra/Clark 1997.
Compact disc: Newport 85609. buy
George Gershwin. Porgy and Bess/Blue Monday Bishop/Baker, Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel 1998.
Compact disc: Telarc 80434. buy
George Gershwin. Porgy and Bess. White/Haymon/Blackwell/Baker, ENO/Rattle 1997.
Compact disc: Angel 56220. buy
George Gershwin. Blue Monday. Bazemore/Haskin 1999.
Compact disc: Aura 174. buy
George Gershwin. Porgy and Bess. Willard White/Leona Mitchell/McHenry Boatwright, Cleveland Orchestra/Maazel. LP. Decca 6.35327.
Philip Glass. Einstein on the Beach. Original recording, rerel. 1990.
Compact disc: Sony 38875. buy
Philip Glass. Einstein on the Beach. 1993 recording.
Compact disc: Nonesuch 79323. buy
Philip Glass. Satyagraha. Original recording, NY City Opera, rerel. 1990.
Compact disc: Sony 39672. buy
Philip Glass. Excerpts from Einstein, Satyagraha, and Akhenaten, on Songs from the Trilogy. 1989.
Compact disc: Sony. buy
Philip Glass. 1000 Airplanes on the Roof. 1992.
Compact disc: Virgin. buy
Philip Glass. The Photographer. 1992.
Compact disc: Sony 37849. buy
Philip Glass. Hydrogen Jukebox. 1993.
Compact disc: Nonesuch 79286. buy
Philip Glass. The CIVIL warS, Act V: Rome section. 1999.
Compact disc: Nonesuch 79487. buy
Philip Glass. La Belle et la Bete. 1995.
Compact disc: Nonesuch 79347. buy
Scott Joplin. Treemonisha. Houston Grand Opera/Schuller 1975, rel 1992.
Compact disc: Polygram 435709. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Medium, The Telephone, Excerpts from Amelia al Ballo, etc. Historic recordings. Compact disc (2 discs). Pearl 122 (rerelease of first recordings on Columbia, below). buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Medium and The Telephone (first complete recordings; Columbia called these the "first American operas ever to be recorded in their entirety"). The Ballet Society/Balaban, 1949. LP. Columbia OSL-154.
Gian Carlo Menotti. Amahl and the Night Visitors. Original production recording, Schippers 1951.
Compact disc: RCA 6485. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. Amahl and the Night Visitors. Dobson/Maxwell/Watson/Haywood, Covent Garden/Cyrus, 1987.
Compact disc: MCA MCAD-6218. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. Amelia al ballo. Amadini/Campi/Panerai/Zanolli/Mazzoni, La Scala/Sanzogno 1954 (rel. 2000).
Compact disc: Testament 1179. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Boy Who Grew Too Fast. Bainvridge et al 1995.
Compact disc: That's Entertainment Recording 1125. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Consul. John Horton Murray 1999.
Compact disc: Chandos 9706. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. Goya (complete opera; first recording) Spoleto/Mercurio, 1978; Nuova Era 7060/61
Gian Carlo Menotti. Martin's Lie (premiere recording). Burrowes/Stephen, Hickox 1998.
Compact disc: Chandos 9605. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Medium. Powers, Schippers 1951.
Compact disc: VAI 1162. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Medium. Bedi, Castle/Rapchak 1999.
Compact disc: Cedille 34. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Saint of Bleecker Street. Spoleto, Hickox 2002.
Compact disc: Chandos 9971. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Telephone, on Happy Endings: Comic Chamber Operas. New York Chamber Ensemble/Radcliffe 1995.
Compact disc: Albany 173. buy
Gian Carlo Menotti. The Telephone. Banks/Costanzo/Ricci, Vaglieri 1992.
Compact disc: Nuova Era 7122. buy
Douglas Moore. The Ballad of Baby Doe (first recording). Sills/Cassel/Bible, NY City Opera/Buckley rel. 1999.
Compact disc: Polygram 465148. buy
Douglas Moore. Gallantry, on Happy Endings: Comic Chamber Operas. New York Chamber Ensemble/Radcliffe 1995.
Compact disc: Albany 173. buy
Douglas Moore. The Devil and Daniel Webster (first recording). Russel Patterson 1996.
Compact disc: Newport 85585. buy
Douglas Moore. The Devil and Daniel Webster (first recording). Aliberti 1997.
Compact disc: Phoenix USA. buy
Stephen Paulus. The Three Hermits. cond. Lancaster 1997.
Compact disc: D'Note Classics 1025. buy
Peter Schickele (as P.D.Q. Bach). A Little Nightmare Music. Schickele et al. 1990.
Compact disc: Vanguard buy
Peter Schickele (as P.D.Q. Bach). The Stoned Guest. Schickele et al. 1990.
Compact disc: Vanguard buy
Peter Schickele (as P.D.Q. Bach). Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice, on The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach. Schickele et al. 1990.
Compact disc: Vanguard buy
Peter Schickele (as P.D.Q. Bach). Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice and The Stoned Guest, on The Dreaded P.D.Q. Bach. Schickele et al. 1990.
Compact disc: Vanguard buy
William Schuman. The Mighty Casey (abridged), on 3 American One-Act Operas. Adairondack Chamber Orchestra/Smith 1998.
Compact disc: Premier 1009. buy
William Schuman. The Mighty Casey and A Question Of Taste. Julliard Opera Center/Schwartz 1994.
Compact disc: Delos 1030. buy
Virgil Thomson. Four Saints In Three Acts. Orchestra of Our Time 1992.
Compact disc: Nonesuch 79035. buy
Virgil Thomson. Four Saints In Three Acts (abridged, with The Plow That Broke The Plains). Stokowski 1947, rel. 1996.
Compact disc: BMG/RCA Victor 68163. buy
Virgil Thomson. The Mother of Us All. Leppard 1992.
Compact disc: New World 80288. buy
Virgil Thomson. Lord Byron. (complete opera; original version) Monadonck Music/Bolle 1992.
Compact disc: Koch International Classics 3-7124-2Y6x2
Stewart Wallace. Kabbalah. 1990.
Compact disc: Koch CD 370 482 H1 (out of print).
Stewart Wallace. Harvey Milk. 1998.
Compact disc: Elektra/Asylum 15856. buy
Robert Ward. The Crucible. 1994.
Compact disc: Albany 25. buy
Robert Ward. Roman Fever. 2002.
Compact disc: Albany 505. buy
Hugo Weisgall. Six Characters In Search Of An Author. Lyric Opera of Chicago/Schaenen 1994.
Compact disc: New World 80454-2. buy
Hugo Weisgall. The Tenor and The Stronger, on Hugo Weisgall: Two Operas and Two Song Cycles. Aeolian Chamber Players/Weisgall 1997.
Compact disc: CRI 757. buy
Hugo Weisgall. The Stronger (complete opera) Aeolian Chamber Players/Weisgall.
LP: CRI SD 273