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Published on December 31st, 2011 09:59 PM
Verdi's Il Trovatore is one of the most recorded operas of all times. There are at least 196 recordings of it, counting all media (vinyl, tape, CD, VHS, DVD, blu-ray). Here is a list, according to the Operadis database. To understand the list, the first number is chronological order, the second one year of the performance; between parenteses you have the kind of recording (live, studio, etc. - see abbreviations after the list), then conductor, orchestra, and * for audio, ** for video, and *** for audio and video: conductor, and orchestra:
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