Tracklist

Alcina
A	Act I, Part 1 "Oh Dei! Qui Vi Non Scorgo"
B	Act I, Conclusion "Vò Cercando La Bella Cagiòn"
C	Act II, Part 1 "Col Celarvi A Chi V'Ama Un Momento"
D	Act II, Part 2 "Non Scorgo Nel Tuo Viso"
E1	Act II, Conclusion: "Ombre Pallide"
E2	Act III, Part 1: "Voglio Amar E Disamar"
F	Act III, Conclusion "Sta Nell' Ircana"

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Walthamstow Assembly Hall
• Mastered At – Decca Studios
• Pressed By – Decca Record Co. Ltd., Pressing Plant, UK.
• Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Bass Vocals [Melisso] – Ezio Flagello
• Cello [Continuo] – Kenneth Heath
• Composed By – Handel*
• Conductor – Richard Bonynge
• Contralto Vocals [Bradamante] – Monica Sinclair
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Kenneth Wilkinson
• Harpsichord [Continuo] – George Malcolm
• Libretto By [English Translation By] – Peggie Cochrane
• Liner Notes [Introductory Notes] – Ray Minshull
• Liner Notes [Synopsis] – Peggie Cochrane
• Mastered By – E (tracks: A to B), W (tracks: C to F)
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Ruggiero] – Teresa Berganza
• Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra
• Producer [Uncredited] – Ray Minshull
• Soprano Vocals [Alcina] – Joan Sutherland
• Soprano Vocals [Morgana] – Graziella Sciutti
• Soprano Vocals [Oberto] – Mirella Freni
• Tenor Vocals [Oronte] – Luigi Alva

Notes

Purple grooved wideband label [EP1]

First UK stereo edition

(On labels:) "Original Recording By.." at 10 o'clock
(On labels:) Recording First Published 1962
(On labels:) Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound logo
(On labels:) Decca 'Musical Notes' logo
(On labels:) Made in England
(In booklet:) © The Decca Record Co. Ltd., London, 1962
(In booklet:) Printed in England

First Category appears on spine, second Category in booklet

The discs are auto-coupled: sides A and F on LP1, B and E on LP2, C and D on LP3

Includes 20-page booklet with notes and the libretto in Italian and English

A mono version was released with catalog# MET 232/4

Recorded 12, 20-23, 26-30 March, 3 and 6 April 1962

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1, stamped): ZAL-5518-3E H 2B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2, stamped): ZAL-5519-3E K 2B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 3, stamped): ZAL-5520-1W U 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 4, stamped): ZAL-5521-1W C 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 5, stamped): ZAL-5522-1W U 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side 6, stamped): ZAL-5523-1W U 1
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 1 [Printed upside down]): ZAL.5518
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 2 [Printed upside down]): ZAL.5519
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 3 [Printed upside down]): ZAL.5520
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 4 [Printed upside down]): ZAL.5521
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 5 [Printed upside down]): ZAL.5522
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix on label, side 6 [Printed upside down]): ZAL.5523
• Other (Individual Category LP1): SET.232
• Other (Individual Category LP2): SET.233
• Other (Individual Category LP3): SET.234
• Other (Tax code on labels): Z/T

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GOS 509-11	Handel*, Sutherland*, Berganza*, Freni*, Flagello*, Sinclair*, Sciutti*, Alva*, London Symphony*, Bonynge*	Handel*, Sutherland*, Berganza*, Freni*, Flagello*, Sinclair*, Sciutti*, Alva*, London Symphony*, Bonynge* - Alcina ‎(3xLP, RE + Box)	Ace Of Diamonds	GOS 509-11	UK	Unknown
OSA-1361	Handel* - Joan Sutherland, Teresa Berganza, Monica Sinclair, Luigi Alva, Graziella Sciutti, Mirella Freni, Ezio Flagello, George Malcolm, London Symphony Chorus And Orchestra*, Richard Bonynge	Handel* - Joan Sutherland, Teresa Berganza, Monica Sinclair, Luigi Alva, Graziella Sciutti, Mirella Freni, Ezio Flagello, George Malcolm, London Symphony Chorus And Orchestra*, Richard Bonynge - Alcina ‎(3xLP, Album + Box)	London Records	OSA-1361	UK	1962