Editby georgeAlbum name from verified Spotify oEmbed title.

Editby georgeSpotify album 1K3FCniXux4BejO5bHfnC4 "Britten: A Midsummer Nights Dream" (McNair, Asawa, Lloyd, LSO, Sir Colin Davis), 41 tracks / 2:28 — the complete 1995 Davis recording; (c) 2012 Decca Music Group, i.e. the Decca 4783412 reissue of Philips 454 122-2. UPC 028947834120 already on recording 115; track artists match the recordings cast throughout. Album located by the user on Spotify (availability is region-dependent). Source: open.spotify.com

Editby georgeLinking the Decca 4783412 reissue barcode: same 1995 Davis performance as the Philips 454 122-2 already on this recording (MusicBrainz release group 761bb9df-23c5-4977-b8ac-78a63c0e8a66). Source: importcds.com

Editby georgeDecca 4783412 (2012) reissue of the 1995 Davis/Philips Midsummer Nights Dream recording — same performance as Philips 454 122-2 (MusicBrainz release group 761bb9df-23c5-4977-b8ac-78a63c0e8a66 lists both releases). Sources: importcds.com

Editby georgeApple Music album 1467924137 "Britten: A Midsummer Nights Dream" (Sylvia McNair, Brian Asawa, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis), 42 tracks — the complete 1995 Davis recording, same performance as Philips 454 122-2. UPC 028945412221 verified on the Philips release via MusicBrainz (release 2b31298c) and already linked to recording 115; Apple release date 1996 matches the Philips original, not the 2012 Decca reissue. Found via iTunes Search API. Source: music.apple.com

Editby georgeBritten-Pears Arts archive catalogue entry for the Philips 454 122-2 release of this recording. Attached to FindOpera recording 115.

Editby georgeAllMusic performance page for this exact recording (Asawa/McNair/Davis, Philips, 1995). Attached to FindOpera recording 115.

Editby georgeRecording month: December 1995, Barbican Centre, London. Sources: Britten-Pears catalogue (95.12.?? at the Barbican Centre) bpacatalogue.org ; AllMusic (Recording Date: December, 1995; Recording Location: Barbican Centre, London) allmusic.com

Editby georgeTop billing corrected to the release billing order: Asawa, McNair, Ainsley are the first three names on the Philips release (AllMusic lists feat. artists Brian Asawa / Sylvia McNair / John Mark Ainsley; Boosey & Hawkes lists Brian Asawa/Sylvia McNair/John Mark Ainsley first). Sources: allmusic.com boosey.com

Editby georgeTop billing corrected to the release billing order: Asawa, McNair, Ainsley are the first three names on the Philips release (AllMusic lists feat. artists Brian Asawa / Sylvia McNair / John Mark Ainsley; Boosey & Hawkes lists Brian Asawa/Sylvia McNair/John Mark Ainsley first). Sources: allmusic.com boosey.com

Editby georgeTop billing corrected to the release billing order: Asawa, McNair, Ainsley are the first three names on the Philips release (AllMusic lists feat. artists Brian Asawa / Sylvia McNair / John Mark Ainsley; Boosey & Hawkes lists Brian Asawa/Sylvia McNair/John Mark Ainsley first). Sources: allmusic.com boosey.com

Editby georgeTop billing corrected to the release billing order: Asawa, McNair, Ainsley are the first three names on the Philips release (AllMusic lists feat. artists Brian Asawa / Sylvia McNair / John Mark Ainsley; Boosey & Hawkes lists Brian Asawa/Sylvia McNair/John Mark Ainsley first). Sources: allmusic.com boosey.com

Editby georgeSpotify album open.spotify.com — Mondo Music digital edition of the 1967 de Fabritiis/La Fenice Fanciulla del West; 6 tracks (all 3 acts), sequence verified identical to Deezer edition carrying UPC 4260193298356

Editby georgeMondo Music digital edition of the 1967 de Fabritiis/La Fenice Fanciulla del West (Olivero/Limarilli/Cioni/Modesti); 6-track sequence (all 3 acts, 124 min) verified identical between Spotify and Deezer editions; Deezer album 725662611 carries UPC 4260193298356

Editby georgeDeezer album 725662611 'Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla Del West' (Mondo Music, remaster release 2025-03-06, 6 tracks, 124 min, same sequence as Spotify edition) deezer.com

Editby georgeSpotify album open.spotify.com — Mondo Music digital edition of the 1971 Sanzogno/La Fenice Ballo; 41 tracks, sequence verified identical to Deezer edition carrying UPC 4260193298493

Editby georgeMondo Music digital edition of the 1971 Sanzogno/La Fenice Ballo (Bergonzi/Saccomani/Orlandi Malaspina); 41-track sequence verified identical between Spotify and Deezer editions; Deezer album 728854141 carries UPC 4260193298493

Editby georgeDeezer album 728854141 'Giuseppe Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera' (Mondo Music, remaster release 2025-03-20, 41 tracks, same sequence as Spotify edition) deezer.com

Editby georgeDaily Spotify long-tail run 2026-10-05: Warner Classics 2006 reissue of Nagano's 1989 Love for Three Oranges (Lyon), 11 tracks; UPC 5099994821055 from Deezer 1063664; open.spotify.com

Editby georgeDaily Spotify long-tail run 2026-10-05: Warner Classics 2006 reissue (UPC 5099994821055) of Nagano's 1989 Three Oranges (Bacquier/Viala/Lagrange/Dubosc/Henry, Lyon), 11 complete tracks matching #5315; album open.spotify.com

Editby georgeDaily Spotify long-tail run 2026-10-05: UPC 5099994821055 from Deezer album 1063664 (Warner Classics 2006 reissue of Nagano's 1989 Love for Three Oranges, Lyon); attached to FindOpera #5315

Editby georgeDaily Spotify long-tail run 2026-10-05: DG 1999 release of Eötvös Three Sisters, 1998 Nagano/Opéra de Lyon, 29 tracks; UPC 028945969428 from Deezer 6684111; open.spotify.com

Editby georgeDaily Spotify long-tail run 2026-10-05: DG 1999 release (UPC 028945969428) of the 1998 Nagano Three Sisters (Aubin/Kagan-Paley/Riabets/Boyce/Schagidullin/Storojev/Drabowicz/Henschel, Lyon), 29 complete tracks, matching #3682; album open.spotify.com

Editby georgeDaily Spotify long-tail run 2026-10-05: UPC 028945969428 from Deezer album 6684111 (DG 'Eötvös: 3 Sisters', 1999 release of the 1998 Nagano/Opéra de Lyon recording); attached to FindOpera #3682

Editby georgeSpotify album open.spotify.com — Mondo Music digital edition of the 1973 Gavazzeni/La Fenice Lucia; 22 tracks, sequence verified identical to Deezer edition carrying UPC 4260193298158

Editby georgeMondo Music digital edition of the 1973 Gavazzeni/La Fenice Lucia (Scotto/Bruson/Grilli); cast and 22-track sequence verified against Spotify album; Deezer album 660514351 carries UPC 4260193298158

Editby georgeDeezer album 660514351 'Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor' (Mondo Music, remaster release 2024-10-25, 22 tracks, same sequence as Spotify edition) deezer.com

Editby georgeSpotify album open.spotify.com — Mondo Music digital edition of the 1976 Gracis/La Fenice Butterfly; 36 tracks, sequence verified identical to Deezer edition carrying UPC 4260193298141

Editby georgeMondo Music digital edition of the 1976 Gracis/La Fenice Butterfly (Chiara/Bini/D'Orazi); cast and 36-track sequence verified against Spotify album; Deezer album 660514341 carries UPC 4260193298141

Editby georgeDeezer album 660514341 'Giacomo Puccini: Madame Butterfly' (Mondo Music, remaster release 2024-10-25, 36 tracks, same sequence as Spotify edition) deezer.com

Editby georgeSource URL for FindOpera recording 14141, attached at import.

Editby georgeSource URL for FindOpera recording 14141, attached at import.

Editby georgeSource URL for FindOpera recording 14140, attached at import.

Editby georgeSource URL for FindOpera recording 14140, attached at import.

Editby georgeBBC recording of the first performance of Musgrave radio opera An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: London Sinfonietta conducted by the composer, recorded 20 December 1981 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, released on NMC D167 (2011). Complete opera (31:23). Jake Gardner sings Peyton Farquhar; Gayle Hunnicutt speaks the Narrator. David Healy and Ed Bishop speak two further male roles on the recording, but no source names their characters, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nmc-recordings.myshopify.com musicweb-international.com wisemusicclassical.com

Editby georgeBBC recording of the first performance of Musgrave radio opera An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: London Sinfonietta conducted by the composer, recorded 20 December 1981 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, released on NMC D167 (2011). Complete opera (31:23). Jake Gardner sings Peyton Farquhar; Gayle Hunnicutt speaks the Narrator. David Healy and Ed Bishop speak two further male roles on the recording, but no source names their characters, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nmc-recordings.myshopify.com musicweb-international.com wisemusicclassical.com

Editby georgeBBC recording of the first performance of Musgrave radio opera An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge: London Sinfonietta conducted by the composer, recorded 20 December 1981 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 1, released on NMC D167 (2011). Complete opera (31:23). Jake Gardner sings Peyton Farquhar; Gayle Hunnicutt speaks the Narrator. David Healy and Ed Bishop speak two further male roles on the recording, but no source names their characters, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nmc-recordings.myshopify.com musicweb-international.com wisemusicclassical.com

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org

Editby georgeWorld-premiere recording of Musgrave A Christmas Carol: Virginia Opera Association Orchestra, Peter Mark, recorded live 16 December 1979 (NPR/WHRO-FM broadcast tapes), released as 3-LP box Moss Music Group MMG 302. Complete opera. Cast and role assignments from the LP packaging via NYPL and the High Fidelity May 1981 review. Noted = Burchinal, Peterson, Montgomery, the first three names in the NYPL performer order, taken as the release billing order (one portrayal each: Scrooge, Fan, Belle Fezziwig). The staged production also used a dancer (Spirit of Christmas), a speaker (Marleys Ghost etc.), children and supers documented in Virginia Opera history but not LP-credited, so no portrayals for them. Sources: nypl.org wwuh.org vaopera.org