The Record of Singing: The Very Best of Volumes 1-4: 1899-1952

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1Ave Maria
other vocals [castrato vocals]:
Alessandro Moreschi (in 1904-04)
recorded at:
Sistine Chapel in Vatican City (in 1904-04)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (in 1904-04)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Alessandro Moreschi3:18
2La sonnambula: III. Ah! non credea mirarti
soprano vocals:
Adelina Patti (in 1906-06)
recorded at:
Craig-y-Nos Castle in Wales, United Kingdom (in 1906-06)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “Ah! Non credea mirarti” (Amina, Elvino) (in 1906-06)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Adelina Patti3:26
3L’Été (‘Ah! Chantez, chantez!’)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
soprano vocals:
Emma Albani
recording of:
L'Été
lyricist:
Édouard Guinand
composer:
Cécile Chaminade (composer and pianist)
Emma Albani2:19
4Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: III. Sull’aria… Che soave zeffiretto
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1908-01-25)
soprano vocals:
Marcella Sembrich (Polish coloratura soprano, Prakseda Marcelina Kochańska) (on 1908-01-25)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna) (Canzonetta sull'aria) (on 1908-01-25)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III
Marcella Sembrich3:02
5Les anges pleurent (The Angels Weep)
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1913-10-04)
grand piano:
Gabriel Lapierre (pianist) (on 1913-10-04)
vocals:
Nellie Melba (soprano) (on 1913-10-04)
recording of:
Les anges pleurent (on 1913-10-04)
publisher:
Louis Gregh (in 1896)
composer:
Herman Bemberg
part of:
20 mélodies
Nellie Melba2:04
6Manon Lescaut: I. C’est l’histoire amoureuse
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1899-03-11)
soprano vocals:
Ellen Beach Yaw (soprano) (on 1899-03-11)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut, Acte I, aria 6b Bourbonnaise : "C'est l'histoire amoureuse" (L'Éclat de rire) (on 1899-03-11)
composer:
Daniel François Esprit Auber (composer)
part of:
Manon Lescaut
Ellen Beach Yaw1:28
7Im mai
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1906)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Blanche Marchesi (in 1906)
recording of:
Im Mai (in 1906)
composer:
Otto Goldschmidt
Blanche Marchesi2:56
8Hunyadi László: Ah rebéges, a mi vadúl
recorded in:
United States (on 1907-05-23)
soprano vocals:
Lillian Nordica (soprano) (on 1907-05-23)
recording of:
Hunyadi László (on 1907-05-23)
composer:
Erkel Ferenc (composer)
librettist:
Egressy Béni
Lillian Nordica3:07
9Mattinata
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1904)
soprano vocals:
Geraldine Farrar (American soprano) (in 1904)
recording of:
Mattinata (in 1904)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (composer)
Geraldine Farrar3:02
10Orphée et Eurydice (French version): Away With Mourning and Crying
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1903-11-02)
contralto vocals:
Louise Homer (American operatic contralto) (on 1903-11-02)
recording of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte I, Scène finale "Addio, addio, o miei sospiri" (on 1903-11-02)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer) (in 1762)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi (in 1762)
translator:
Pierre-Louis Moline (in 1774)
part of:
Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41 : Acte I
Louise Homer3:38
11Simon the Cellarer
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1903-06-08)
baritone vocals:
Sir Charles Santley (on 1903-06-08)
recording of:
Simon the Cellarer (on 1903-06-08)
lyricist:
William H. Bellamy (lyricist)
composer:
John Liptrot Hatton (composer)
Sir Charles Santley2:53
12Dichterliebe, Op. 48: no 7. Ich grolle nicht
recorded in:
Hayes, Hillingdon, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1914-01-19)
baritone vocals:
George Henschel (baritone, composer, conductor) (on 1914-01-19)
recording of:
Dichterliebe, op. 48: VII. Ich grolle nicht (on 1914-01-19)
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1840)
part of:
Dichterliebe, op. 48
George Henschel3:04
13La chanson de Fortunio: Sérénade
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1907-03-28)
baritone vocals:
Emilio de Gogorza (American baritone) (on 1907-03-28)
recording of:
La Chanson de Fortunio (on 1907-03-28)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario) (in 1861)
librettist:
Hector Crémieux (in 1861) and Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1861)
Emilio de Gogorza2:16
14Otello: Era la notte
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1904-11)
baritone vocals:
Victor Maurel (french baritone) (in 1904-11)
recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Era la notte, Cassio dormia…” (Otello, Iago) (in 1904-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
Victor Maurel3:05
15Per valli, per boschi
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1907-03-28)
baritone vocals:
Charles Gilibert (French 19/20th century operatic baritone) (on 1907-03-28)
soprano vocals:
Nellie Melba (soprano) (on 1907-03-28)
orchestra:
Victor Orchestra (original US orchestra, 1900s to 1930s) (on 1907-03-28)
recording of:
Per valli, per boschi (on 1907-03-28)
composer:
Felice Blangini
Nellie Melba2:14
16Embarquez-vous¿
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1902-08)
bass vocals:
Pol Plançon (operatic bass) (in 1902-08)
recording of:
12 chansons Op. 11 : 12.Embarquez-vous! (in 1902-08)
publisher:
Auguste Durand (organist/composer/publisher) (in 1892)
lyricist:
Ulric Guttinguer
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895) (in 1892)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Godard by opus number (number: op. 11)
Pol Plançon2:27
17Martha: Act III. Chi mi dira (The Porter’s Song)
recorded in:
United States (in 1903)
bass vocals:
Édouard de Reszke (in 1903)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973)
recording of:
Marta: Atto III. “Chi mi dirà” (Plunkett) (The Porter Song) (in 1903)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Laßt mich euch fragen“ (Plumkett, Landleute)
Édouard de Reszke2:10
18Carmen: Act I. Habanera. L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Emma Calvé (soprano) (in 1907-04)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera) (in 1907-04)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Emma Calvé2:42
19Aida: Act I. Les mots sacrés
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1905)
soprano vocals:
Félia Litvinne (soprano) (in 1905)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 2. Finale I “Nume, custode e vindice” (Ramfis, Radamès, Sacerdoti, Sacerdotesse, Sacerdotessa) (in 1905)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Félia Litvinne3:01
20Le jongleur de Notre-Dame: Liberté!
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1911-03-21)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo-soprano) (on 1911-03-21)
recording of:
Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame: Acte I. « Ô liberté ma mie » (on 1911-03-21)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1902)
librettist:
Maurice Léna (in 1902)
part of:
Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame : Acte I
Mary Garden3:15
21Amour, amour
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1911-06-02)
baritone vocals:
Mattia Battistini (italian baritone) (on 1911-06-02)
recording of:
Amour! amour! (on 1911-06-02)
lyricist:
Victor Hugo (French poet and novelist)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (composer)
Mattia Battistini3:02
22L’elisir d’amore: Act I. Come Paride vezzoso
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1905-03-02)
baritone vocals:
Antonio Scotti (Italian baritone) (on 1905-03-02)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. Cavatina “Come Paride vezzoso” (Belcore, Adina, Giannetta, Nemorino, Coro) (Cavatina) (on 1905-03-02)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I
Antonio Scotti3:13
23Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. “Bene! Benissimo!”
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1902-12-12)
baritone vocals:
Giuseppe de Luca (British trance singer/songwriter) (on 1902-12-12)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. “Bene! Benissimo!” (on 1902-12-12)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
Giuseppe De Luca2:38
24L’elisir d’amore: Act I. Udite! Udite!
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1912)
baritone vocals:
Antonio Pini-Corsi (in 1912)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I. Cavatina “Udite, udite, o rustici” … “Così chiaro è come il sole” (Dulcamara, Coro) (in 1912)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto I
Antonio Pini-Corsi5:09
25I due Foscari: Act III. Questa dunque
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1911-06-15)
baritone vocals:
Pasquale Amato (Italian operatic baritone) (on 1911-06-15)
recording of:
I due Foscari: Atto III. “Questa è dunque l'iniqua mercede” (on 1911-06-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
I due Foscari: Atto III
Pasquale Amato3:06
26Hamlet: Act II. O vin, discaccia la tristezza
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1907)
baritone vocals:
Titta Ruffo (baritone) (in 1907)
recording of:
Hamlet: Atto II. "O vin, discaccia la tristezza" (in 1907)
translated version of:
Hamlet : Acte II, scène 1. Chanson bacchique « Ô vin, dissipe la tristesse » (Hamlet, chœur, Marcellus, Horatio)
Titta Ruffo3:50
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1Luna, Lù!
recorded in:
Napoli, Napoli, Campania, Italy (on 1909-05-21)
tenor vocals:
Fernando De Lucia (on 1909-05-21)
recording of:
Luna, Lù! (on 1909-05-21)
composer:
Vincenzo Ricciardi
Fernando De Lucia2:45
2Paride ed Elena, Wq. 39: Act I. Spiagge amate
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1905-02)
tenor vocals:
Alessandro Bonci (in 1905-02)
recording of:
Paride ed Elena, Wq. 39: Act I. Aria "Spiagge amate" (in 1905-02)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Paride ed Elena, Wq. 39
Alessandro Bonci2:52
3Otello: Act IV. Niun mi tema
recorded in:
Varese, Varese, Lombardia, Italy (from 1903-02-07 until 1903-02-11)
tenor vocals:
Francesco Tamagno (italian tenor) (from 1903-02-07 until 1903-02-11)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Niun mi tema s'anco armato mi vede” (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano) (from 1903-02-07 until 1903-02-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Francesco Tamagno4:07
4Andrea Chénier: Act I. Colpito qui m'avete... Un dì all'azzurro spazio
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1906-02-15)
tenor vocals:
Giovanni Zenatello (italian tenor) (on 1906-02-15)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I. “Colpito qui m’avete” … “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (Improvviso) (Chénier) (on 1906-02-15)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (until 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I
Giovanni Zenatello2:36
5L'elisir d'amore: Act II. Una furtiva lagrima
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg, Russia (on 1902-04-11)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1902-04-11)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (on 1902-04-11)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Enrico Caruso3:21
6Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), Op. 68: Act III. It is midnight
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg, Russia (in 1901-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Medea Ivanovna Figner (soprano) (in 1901-11)
recording of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие III, картина 6, no. 20. Сцена "Уж полночь близится" (Scene "Uzh polnoch blizitsya") (in 1901-11)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
librettist:
Модест Ильич Чайковский (librettist)
part of:
Пиковая дама, op. 68: Действие III
Медея Ивановна Фигнер3:33
7Olga; La via, o Dio... E lo sapevi
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1908)
soprano vocals:
Olimpia Boronat (in 1908)
recording of:
Olga (in 1908)
composer:
Gustavo Biciati Gianelli
Olimpia Boronat3:41
8Cavalleria rusticana (melodramma) in 1 act; Voi lo sapete, o mamma
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1903-10)
soprano vocals:
Gemma Bellincioni (in 1903-10)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia) (in 1903-10)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Gemma Bellincioni3:18
9La bohème: Act I. Mimì Pinson
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1911-02-02)
soprano vocals:
Rosina Storchio (on 1911-02-02)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I. “Mimì Pinson la biondinetta” (Musette) (on 1911-02-02)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I (Leoncavallo)
Rosina Storchio2:27
10Mireille: O d'amor messagera
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1909-07-05)
soprano vocals:
Luisa Tetrazzini (soprano) (on 1909-07-05)
partial recording of:
Mireille (on 1909-07-05)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1863)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist)
Luisa Tetrazzini2:49
11La Dame Blanche: Act II. Ce domaine
recorded in:
Wien, Austria (in 1902)
soprano vocals:
Marie Gutheil-Schoder (in 1902)
tenor vocals:
Franz Naval (Austrian tenor) (in 1902)
recording of:
La Dame Blanche: Act II. "Ce domaine est celui des comtes d'Avenel" (recitative) (in 1902)
composer:
François‐Adrien Boïeldieu
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
La Dame blanche
Marie Gutheil-Schoder3:07
12Lucia di Lammermoor: Act I. In tiefem Schweigen
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1907-10)
soprano vocals:
Frieda Hempel (German soprano singer) (in 1907-10)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I, Scena 2. (no. 3b) “Regnava nel silenzio” (Lucia, Alisa) (in 1907-10)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto I
Frieda Hempel6:36
13Rigoletto: Act I. Caro nome
recorded in:
Wien, Austria (in 1905)
soprano vocals:
Selma Kurz (Austrian soprano) (in 1905)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. N°6 Aria & scena “Gualtier Maldè! … Caro nome” (Gilda, Borsa, Ceprano, Marullo) (in 1905)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Selma Kurz3:11
14Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act I. Or sai chi l'onore
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1906)
soprano vocals:
Lilli Lehmann (German soprano) (in 1906)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 10 Aria “Or sai chi l’onore” (Donna Anna) (in 1906)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Lilli Lehmann3:02
15Oberon, J. 306: Act II. Ozean, du Ungeheuer!
recorded in:
Wien, Austria (in 1904)
soprano vocals:
Anna Bahr-Mildenburg (in 1904)
recording of:
Oberon, J. 306: Act II, Scene III. Recitative and Aria "Ozean, du Ungeheuer!" (Rezia) (in 1904)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Oberon, J. 306: Act II
Anna Bahr-Mildenburg2:32
16Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act II. In quali eccessi... Mi tradì
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1910-09-29)
soprano vocals:
Johanna Gadski (German soprano singer) (on 1910-09-29)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. Anhang. No. 21b Recitativo accompagnato “In quali eccessi, o Numi” (Donna Elvira) [540c/1] (on 1910-09-29)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Johanna Gadski4:43
17Dalibor, JB 1;101: Act II. Jak je mi?
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1908)
soprano vocals:
Emmy Destinn (soprano) (in 1908)
recording of:
Dalibor: Act II. “Dobrá! Já mu je dám! Jak je mi?” (1870 revision) (in 1908)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
librettist:
Josef Wenzig
part of:
Dalibor: Act II (1870 revision)
Emmy Destinn2:31
18Leggero Invisibile
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1907-07-24)
contralto vocals:
Ernestine Schumann‐Heink (contralto) (on 1907-07-24)
recording of:
Leggero invisibile (on 1907-07-24)
composer:
Luigi Arditi
Ernestine Schumann‐Heink4:00
19Dalibor, JB 1;101: Act I. Blickst du, mein Freund
recorded in:
Wien, Austria (in 1905)
tenor vocals:
Hermann Winkelmann (German tenor) (in 1905)
recording of:
Dalibor, JB 1;101: Act I. Blickst du, mein Freund (in 1905)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
librettist:
Josef Wenzig
part of:
Dalibor: Act I
Hermann Winkelmann3:13
20Die Königin von Saba, Op. 27: Act II. Magische Töne
recorded in:
Wien, Austria (in 1905)
tenor vocals:
Leo Slezak (Austrian tenor) (in 1905)
recording of:
Die Königin von Saba: Akt II. "Magische Töne" (Assad) (in 1905)
composer:
Karl Goldmark (composer)
librettist:
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
part of:
Die Königin von Saba: Akt II
Leo Slezak3:12
21Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), WWV 86b: Act III. Leb wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1902)
bass-baritone vocals:
Anton van Rooy (baritone) (in 1902)
partial recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene III "War es so schmählich, was ich verbrach" (in 1902)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III
Anton van Rooy2:39
22Le Coq d'Or (The Golden Cockerel; Zolotoy petushok): Act II. Hymn to the Sun
recorded in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1910-01-28)
soprano vocals:
Antonina Nezhdanova (soprano) (on 1910-01-28)
recording of:
The Golden Cockerel: Act II. Entrance and Aria of Queen Shemakha (Hymn in the Sunshine) (Shemakha) (on 1910-01-28)
composer:
Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov (Russian composer)
part of:
The Golden Cockerel: Act II
Antonina Nezhdanova3:08
23The Oprichnik: I swear before God and thee
recorded in:
Sankt-Peterburg, Russia (in 1901-11)
tenor vocals:
Николай Фигнер (opera singer, tenor) (in 1901-11)
recording of:
Опричник, TH 3: Акт II, no. 9. Ариозо "Как перед Богом" (Андрей) (Arioso "Kak pered Bogom" (Andrej)) (in 1901-11)
composer and librettist:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1870 until 1872)
part of:
Опричник, TH 3: Акт II (Act II)
Николай Николаевич Фигнер2:15
24Dobrinya Nikitich, Op. 22: Flowers were blooming
recorded in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1910-02-06)
tenor vocals:
Leonid Vitalyevich Sovinov (opera singer, tenor) (on 1910-02-06)
recording of:
Dobrynya Nikitich (on 1910-02-06)
composer and librettist:
Александр Гречанинов (Russian Romantic composer)
Леонид Витальевич Собинов3:11
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1Iolanta, Op. 69: My Lord, if I offend
recorded in:
Russia (in 1910)
bass vocals:
Lev Sibiriakov (opera singer, bass)
recording of:
Иоланта, op. 69: no. 4. Ариозо Короля "Господь мой, если грешен я" (King Rene's Arioso "Gospod moy, yesli greshen ya")
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1891-07 until 1891-12)
librettist:
Модест Ильич Чайковский (librettist)
part of:
Иоланта, op. 69
Lev Sibiriakov3:03
2Robert le diable: Act III. Le rovine... Suore, che riposate
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1924-01-03)
bass vocals:
Fedor Shalapin (operatic bass)
recording of:
Robert le Diable: Act III. "Nonnes, qui reposez"
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
part of:
Robert le Diable: Acte III
Фёдор Шаляпин3:50
3O give me oblivion
recorded in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1912-10-19)
tenor vocals:
Dmitrij Smirnov (tenor)
recording of:
Дубровский, op. 58: "О дай мне забвенье" (Give me oblivion)
composer:
Eduard Nápravník (Czech conductor and composer)
part of:
Дубровский, op. 58
Dmitrij Smirnov3:33
4L' Africaine: Act IV. Pays merveilleux... Ô paradis
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1921-10-21)
tenor vocals:
Fernand Ansseau (Belgian tenor)
recording of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV
Fernand Ansseau3:17
5La Coup du Roi de Thulé: Il est venu ce jour de lutte
recorded in:
Hayes, Hillingdon, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1924-08-24)
baritone vocals:
Dinh Gilly (French-Algerian 20th century operatic baritone)
recording of:
La coupe du roi de Thulé
composer:
Eugène Diaz
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist) and Louis Gallet
Dinh Gilly6:30
6La reine de Saba: Act I. Sous les pieds
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1912-01-11)
bass vocals:
Marcel Journet (French operatic bass)
recording of:
La Reine de Saba : Act IV. "Sous les pieds d'une femme"
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
La Reine de Saba
Marcel Journet4:32
7Monna Vanna: Ce n'est pas un vieillard
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1924-10-06)
bass-baritone vocals:
Vanni Marcoux (bass-baritone)
partial recording of:
Monna Vanna
composer:
Henry Février (in 1908)
librettist:
Maurice Maeterlinck (Belgian playwriter & poet) (in 1902)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1909-01-10)
Vanni Marcoux4:39
8Louise: Act III. Depuis le jour
recorded in:
Hayes, Hillingdon, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1919-11-05)
soprano vocals:
Marie-Louise Edvina (canadian soprano a.k.a. Marie-Louise Martin)
recording of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I. “Depuis le jour” (Louise)
composer:
Gustave Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Louise: Acte III, Scène I.
Marie-Louise Edvina4:37
9Antar: Air de l'Oasis
soprano vocals:
Fanny Heldy (Belgian soprano opera singer) (in 1921)
partial recording of:
Antar
composer:
Gabriel Dupont (in 1920)
librettist:
Shukri ibn Ibrahim Ghanim (Lebanese author, a.k.a. Chekri ibn Ibrahim Ganem) (in 1920)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1921-02-23)
Fanny Heldy3:09
10Variations du Carneval de Venise
soprano vocals:
Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi (in 1923)
cover recording of:
La Reine Topaze: Carnaval de Venise
composer:
Victor Massé (from 1856-12-27 until 1857)
part of:
La Reine Topaze
Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi3:27
11Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I. Del sultano Amuratte... Io son l'umile ancella
soprano vocals:
Claudia Muzio (operatic soprano) (on 1921-04-29)
recording of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I. Aria “Ecco: respiro appena” … “Io son l'umile ancella“ (Adriana)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Adriana Lecouvreur: Atto I
Claudia Muzio3:55
12Manon: Act III. Ah, mi rendi il tuo cor... La tua mano non è
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1924)
soprano vocals:
Carmen Melis
recording of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène II. “N’est-ce plus ma main ?” (Manon, des Grieux)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon: Acte III
Carmen Melis3:17
13Isabeau: Questo mio bianco manto
recorded in:
Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 1915)
soprano vocals:
Gilda Dalla Rizza
partial recording of:
Isabeau
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1911)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1911)
Gilda Dalla Rizza3:11
14La sonnambula: Act I. A te diletta... Come per me sereno... Sovra il sen
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (from 1919-09-23 until 1920-06-21)
soprano vocals:
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto I, scena 1. Aria “Come per me sereno” (Amina, Coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto I
Amelita Galli-Curci7:01
15La perla de Triana
soprano vocals:
Elvira De Hidalgo (on 1908-10-16)
recording of:
La perla de Triana
composer:
Sebastián Iradier
Elvira De Hidalgo2:20
16Il segreto di Susanna: O gioia la nube
soprano vocals:
Lucrezia Bori
recording of:
Il segreto di Susanna: "O gioia la nube leggera"
composer:
Ermanno Wolf‐Ferrari (Italian composer)
part of:
Il segreto di Susanna
Lucrezia Bori4:07
17Mefistofele: Act I. Dai campi, dai prati
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto I, Scena IIa. “Dai campi, dai prati” (Faust)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto I
Beniamino Gigli2:32
18I Puritani: Act III. Vieni fra queste braccia
tenor vocals:
Hipólito Lázaro
recording of:
I puritani: Atto III. N°20c. “Vieni, fra queste braccia” (Elvira, Arturo)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto III
Hipólito Lázaro1:39
19Carmen: Act II. Il fior che avevi a me tu dato
tenor vocals:
Miguel Fleta (Spanish operatic tenor)
recording of:
Carmen: Atto II. “Il fior che avevi a me tu dato” (Don José, Carmen)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
translated version of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
part of:
Carmen: Atto II (italian lyrics)
Miguel Fleta4:09
20Andrea Chénier: Act I. Un dì all'azzurro spazio
tenor vocals:
Bernardo De Muro (tenor)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I. “Colpito qui m’avete” … “Un dì all’azzurro spazio” (Improvviso) (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (until 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto I
Bernardo De Muro4:34
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1Ernani: Act I. Mercé, diletti amici... Come rugiada al cespite
tenor vocals:
Giovanni Martinelli (tenor)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 3b) Recitativo & Cavatina “Mercè, dilette amici … Come rugiada al cespite” (Ernani)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
Giovanni Martinelli3:31
2La favorita: Act III. A tanto amor
baritone vocals:
Renato Zanelli (baritone)
recording of:
La favorita: Atto III. “A tanto amor” (Alfonso, Fernando, Leonora)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La favorita: Atto III
part of:
La favorita: Atto III
Renato Zanelli3:19
3Germania: Orsù, finiam... Ascolta, io morirò!
baritone vocals:
Riccardo Stracciari (baritone)
partial recording of:
Germania: Atto II
composer:
Alberto Franchetti
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
Germania
Riccardo Stracciari2:38
4Loreley: Ah! dunque ei m'amerà
soprano vocals:
Frances Alda (New Zealand-born, Australian-raised operatic soprano) (on 1912-04-04)
orchestra:
Victor Orchestra (original US orchestra, 1900s to 1930s) (on 1912-04-04)
partial recording of:
Loreley (on 1912-04-04)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Carlo D'Ormeville and Angelo Zanardini
Frances Alda3:43
5Canzonette: WoO ('War schöner als der schönste Tag')
soprano vocals:
Alma Gluck (soprano)
recording of:
WoO ('War schöner als der schönste Tag')
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Carl Loewe (composer)
part of:
Canzonette
Alma Gluck2:52
6Chanson triste ('Dans ton coeur...'), Op. 2-4
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Éva Gauthier (on 1917-06-20)
recording of:
Chanson triste, op. 2 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (on 1917-06-20)
lyricist:
Henri Cazalis (a.k.a. Jean Caselli/Lahor)
composer:
Henri Duparc (composer) (in 1868)
Eva Gauthier3:38
7L'éclair: Call me thine own
soprano vocals:
Mabel Garrison (in 1920)
partial recording of:
L'éclair (in 1920)
composer:
Fromental Halévy (composer) (in 1835)
librettist:
Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges (in 1835)
premiered at:
Salle de la Bourse (Théâtre des Nouveautés, 1832-1840) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1835-12-16)
Mabel Garrison4:20
8Ernani: Act I. Surta è la notte... Ernani, Ernani, involami
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 4a) Scena “Surta è la notte” (Elvira)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 4b) Cavatina “Ernani!… Ernani, involami” (Elvira)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
Rosa Ponselle4:42
9Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Florence Easton
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Florence Easton2:28
10La bohème: Act I. Che gelida manina
tenor vocals:
Charles Hackett (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Charless Hackett4:35
11Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still
tenor vocals:
Edward Johnson (Tenor) (on 1919-06-11)
recording of:
Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still (ballad for voice and piano) (on 1919-06-11)
lyricist:
Joseph Edwards Carpenter (in 1857)
composer:
William Thomas Wrighton (in 1857)
Edward Johnson3:17
12Silvana, J. 87: Act I. So soll denn dieses Herz
tenor vocals:
Alfred Piccaver
recording of:
Silvana: Act 1: So soll denn dieses Herz nie Liebe finden (Count Rudolph)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Silvana, J 87
Alfred Piccaver4:20
13Queen of the Earth
tenor vocals:
Joseph Hislop
recording of:
Queen of the Earth
lyricist:
H. L. D'Arcy Jaxone (in 1857)
composer:
Ciro Pinsuti (Italian composer) (in 1857)
Joseph Hislop4:33
14Morning Hymn, Op 46-1
tenor vocals:
Gervase Elwes
partial recording of:
4 Lieder, op. 46
composer:
George Henschel (baritone, composer, conductor)
Gervase Elwes2:28
15Before my window, Op. 26-10
violin:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer) (in 1924)
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (in 1924)
recording of:
15 Romances, op. 26: no. 10 "Before my Window" in A major (in 1924)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (in 1906)
part of:
15 Romances, op. 26
John McCormack2:01
16Il Pompeo: O cessate di piagarmi
baritone vocals:
Reinald Werrenrath
recording of:
Il Pompeo: "O, cessate di piagarmi"
composer:
Alessandro Scarlatti (composer)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Il Pompeo
Reinald Werrenrath1:11
17Israel in Egypt, HWV 54; The Lord is a man of war
bass-baritone vocals:
Peter Dawson (Australian bass-baritone / songwriter)
recording of:
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III, no. 22: Duet "The Lord is a man of war" (basses I & II)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Israel in Egypt, HWV 54: Part III "Moses' Song"
Peter Dawson4:18
18Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I. Abscheulicher!... Komm, Hoffnung
soprano vocals:
Helene Wildbrunn
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 9a. Recitative "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? " - Aria "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Helene Wildbrunn8:07
19Die Walküre (The Valkyrie, WWV 86b: Act II. Hojotoho!
soprano vocals:
Gertrude Kappel
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III
Gertrude Kappel2:16
20Oberon, J. 306: Act II. Ozean, du Ungeheuer
soprano vocals:
Frida Leider (soprano)
recording of:
Oberon, J. 306: Act II, Scene III. Recitative and Aria "Ozean, du Ungeheuer!" (Rezia)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Oberon, J. 306: Act II
Frida Leider7:50
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