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- ↑ Billboard – 27 May 1972 – Page 47 Vol. 84, n° 22 "Probably the most important classical recording in history was released in June 1970 – a release which 'made' both Philips and conductor Colin Davis. The first complete, uncut recording of Berlioz's opera "Les Troyens", sent record..."
- ↑ Recordings of Les Troyens on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ↑ MacDonald, Hugh, "Record Reviews: Les Troyens" (July 1970). The Musical Times, 111 (1529): pp. 715-716.
- ↑ review in Orpheus (August/September 1999): p.87.
- ↑ "Les Troyens" (8 October 1983), Met Opera on Demand; "CID: 274130", Met Opera Archive.
- ↑ "Les Troyens" (18 February 1984), Met Opera on Demand; "CID: 275490", Met Opera Archive.
- ↑ "Les Troyens" (5 January 2013), Met Opera on Demand; "CID: 354766", Met Opera Archive.
- ↑ “Review of Berlioz – Les Troyens – Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres, Marie-Nicole Lemieux; conducted by John Nelson”. classicalsource.com. Archive copy (28 November 2020).
Sources
- Gruber, Paul, ed. (2003). The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-03444-5.
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