A BASIC COLLECTION OF AUTHORIZED
LEONARD WARREN RECORDINGS
For those of you who would like to acquire a basic collection of authorized Warren recordings, in LP and CD formats, we recommend those listed in the following summary.
Please understand that some of these recordings may be out of print or not available at your local classical record store. In addition to the toll free telephone (1-800-477-7146) and Web site (http://www.vaimusic.com) for VAI, here are the telephone numbers for the Metropolitan Opera Guild:
Gift collection toll-free telephone: 1-800-892-2525
Customer service desk hotline (New York): 1-212-769-7010
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BMG/RCA
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EXCLUSIVELY LEONARD WARREN -- CD
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1. Portraits in Memory
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MET 215
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Met Opera
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2. On Tour in Russia
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7807-4-RG
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Public performance in Russia - 1958
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3. His First Recordings
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VAIA 1017
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VAI Audio
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4. Commemorative -- Opera Arias and Concert Songs
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LWC-1 and 2
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Released in April 2000 by the Leonard Warren Foundation
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EXCLUSIVELY LEONARD WARREN -- LP
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5. Operatic Arias and Sea Shanties
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LM-1168
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6. Great Hits of A Great Baritone
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VIC-1595
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7. Verdi Baritone Arias
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LM-1932
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8. Rolling Down to Rio
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LM-2206
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9. An Appreciation
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LM-2453
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COMPLETE OPERA -- TWO CD SET
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10. Macbeth (Rysanek/Bergonzi/Hines)
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4516-2-RG
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11. Il trovatore (Milanov/Björling)
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6643-2-RG
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12. Il trovatore (Price/Tucker)
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60560-2-RG
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13. Tosca (Milanov/Björling)
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4514-2-RG
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14. Aïda (Milanov/Björling/Barbieri)
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6652-2-RG
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15. La Gioconda (Milanov/DiStefano/Elias)
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444 598-2
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Decca
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16. La forza del destino (Milanov/Di Stefano/Elias)
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453 678-2
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Decca
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17. Pagliacci (De Los Angeles/Björling/Merrill)
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5 66778 2
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EMI
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18. Falstaff (Della Chiesa/Torigi/Pritchett)
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VAIA 1056-2
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VAIA Audio (public performance in New Orleans -- 1956)
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19. Rigoletto (Gueden/Conley/Muhs)
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VAIA 1174-2
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VAIA Audio (public performance in New Orleans -- 1952)
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20. La traviata (Carteri/Valleti)
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SBT2-1369
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Testament
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COMPLETE OPERA -- LPs
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21. Rigoletto (Berger/Peerce/Merriman)
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LM-6101
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Not released in CD by BMG/RCA
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OPERA -- MET HISTORIC BROADCASTS (PUBLIC PERFORMANCES)
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22. La Gioconda (CD)
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MET 17
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March 1946 performance
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23. La forza del destino (LP)
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MET 100
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Excerpts from ACT II (November 1952)
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24. Andrea Chénier (CD)
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MET 15
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December 1954 performance
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25. Tosca (LP)
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MET 10
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January 1956 performance
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26. Otello (CD)
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MET 20
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March 1958 performance
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