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VOCAL 78 rpm Discs
Minimum bid as indicated per item.
Listings “Just about 1-2” should be considered as mint and “Cons. 2” with just the slightest marks. For
collectors searching top copies, you’ve come to the right place! The further we get from the time of production
(in many cases now 100 years or more), the more difficult it is to find such excellent extant pressings. Some are
actually from mint dealer stocks and others the result of having improved copies via dozens of collections
purchased over the past fifty years.
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For those looking for the best sound via modern reproduction, those items marked “late” are usually of high
quality shellac, pressed in the 1950-55 period. A number of items in this particular catalogue are excellent
pressings from that era.
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“Text label on verso.” For a brief period (1912-14), Victor pressed silver-on-black labels on the reverse sides
of some of their single-faced recordings, usually with a translation of the text or similarly related comments.
BESSIE ABOTT [s]. Riverdale, NY, 1878-New York,
1919. Following the death of her father which left her family
penniless, Bessie and her sister Jessie (born Pickens) formed a
vaudeville sister vocal act, accompanying themselves on banjo
and guitar. Upon the recommendation of Jean de Reszke, who
heard them by chance, Bessie began operatic training with
Frida Ashforth. She subsequently studied with de Reszke himself and appeared with him at the Paris Opéra, making her
debut as Gounod’s Juliette. She also sang the Forest Bird in
Wagner’s Siegfried with de Reszke in the title role. Despite
various biographical references to the contrary, Abott seems not
to have studied with Marchesi. She appeared at the Met during
the seasons of 1906-08, but was dissatisfied with her schedule
and left. She then began arrangements with Mascagni for a new
opera in which she would tour. The work turned out to be
Isabeau. Mascagni, however, had other ideas as to what would
be done with the opera when it was completed, a decision which
produced lawsuits on both sides. After touring with her own
company and appearing in operetta as well, Abott married
sculptor T. Waldo Story (brother of Emma Eames’ first husband, artist Julian Story) in 1912 and subsequently spent
ABOTT as Isabeau … a role
much time in Italy where they had an estate. She evidently met
she never performed
Puccini during this period, as she claimed one of her proudest
possessions to have been a Pomeranian puppy presented to her by the composer.
1688. 12” Victrola 88084. LAKMÉ: Bell Song (Delibes). Nice pressing. Few lightest mks.,
cons. 2. $12.00.
LUIGI ABRATE [t]
2980. 10” Purple acous. La Cigale (Eng. Col.) D9394 [70438/70441]. IL PICCOLO MARAT:
Ah! se tu m’ami Mariella / CESARE FORMICHI [b]. IL PICCOLO MARAT: Si,
l’amante più bella (Mascagni. Side one cons. 2. Side two there are three (harmless)
rubs, otherwise cons. 2. $20.00.
AÏNO ACKTÉ [s]. Helsinki, 1876-Numela, 1944.
Having studied voice with Edmond
Duvernoy, Giraudet and Paul Vidal, as well as with her mother (Emmy Ackté, a soprano with
the Helsinki Opera), Ackté made her debut at the Paris Opéra, 1897, as Marguerite in Gounod’s Faust. Her subsequent career included all the major European operatic centers and
the Metropolitan Opera (1903-05). In 1910, she was England’s first Salome (and one of the few
sopranos at the time to do the “Dance of the Seven Veils” herself). Her repertoire was diverse,
including Micaela in Carmen, Nedda (which she sang in the Paris Grand Opera premiere of
Pagliacci in 1902) and Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Siegfried, among other Wagnerian heroines.
4050. 10” Blk. French G&T 33528 [x1999]. FAUST: Air des bijoux (Gounod). Announced
by Ackté. This and the following disc are from Zonophone matrices with “grand orchestre”
(piano and about six wind instruments). Bright label. Some LGTs and one worn groove
area (not the final notes). One mark causing some sound about ¼” is in matrix. 4-5
because of greyed spots. $20.00.
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4051. 10” Blk. French G&T 33529 [x2000]. MADAME CHRYSANTÈME: Valse des Cigales
(Messager). Band acc. Announced by Ackté. Spirited and charming selection, very
effectively sung. Some of it very quiet but most high notes worn. Label quite bright. If
only one could play the label! 1” hair crack, greying, 5. $15.00.
IRIS ADAMI-CORRADETTI [s]
1411. 10” Blue Cetra AT 0110 [50499/50112]. FRANCESCA DA RIMINI: Paolo, datemi
pace (Zandonai) / LINA PAGLIUGHI [s]. RIGOLETTO: Tutte le feste (Verdi). One
small, harmless PB and couple lightest rubs. Cons. 2. $150.00.
ROSE ADER-TRIGONA [s]. Oderberg, 1890-1955.
A leading lyric soprano and also
remembered for her love affair with Puccini (his last), Ader studied voice with Johannes Rees at
the Vienna Conservatory. Her operatic debut was at the Vienna Hofoper in 1915 as Violetta and in
this role later the same year for her Hamburg Opera. In 1922, she was first heard on stage in Italy
at the Costanzi as Mimì. She was Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus the evening Marta Eggerth
(presently aged 100 and still singing) made her operatic debut in Hamburg, 1929, as Adele. For
further details on her career (which, for all practical purposes, ended in 1933), see Vol. 52, No. 1
of The Record Collector Magazine, which features an excellent reminiscence by her son.
2189. 12” PW Parlophone P.9257 [2-20627/2-20628]. BOHÊME: Mi chiamano Mimì /
BOHÊME: Addio (Puccini). Her name on this label (her only issued recording) appears
as Adler-Trigona. Side one lt. scuffs, 2-3. Side two 2. $15.00.
AGUSTARELLO AFFRE [t]. St. Chinian, France, 1858-Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, 1931.
He studied at the Toulouse Conservatoire and then in Paris. 1890 marked his Paris Opèra debut
as Edgardo to Nellie Melba’s Lucia, the soprano appearing in Paris for the first time the same
evening. He remained a leading tenor of that institution for twenty years, also appearing in various
other French houses as well as in Brussels, and at London’s Covent Garden. In 1911 he moved to
the United States where he was heard in operas in New Orleans, San Francisco, and in Havana.
According to one source, Affre became director of the French Opera House in New Orleans in 1913
when it came under the ownership of Tulane University, remaining there until the house burnt
down in 1919. He then retired to a villa on the Côte d’Azur.
3297. 10” Red Monarch 5076 [1229-F]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Duo de la Chambre
(Gounod). With CHARLOTTE AGUSSOL [s]. Label quite bright (tiny stain and few
lt. scrs.). Some greying here and there, 4-5. $12.00.
2974. 10” Green Disque Zonophone X-82528/X-82529 [3426F/1469F]. LE LAC (Niedermeyer) / LE PROPHÈTE: Pastorale (Meyerbeer). Tiny scr. cluster side two should be
superficial. Gen. 2. $15.00.
9424. 11” APGA 2105/2106 [A258/A259]. HERNANI: Scène du Tombeau (Henri Hirschmann). Two sides. Affre created the title role in the world premiere, I believe at
the Gaité-Lyrique in 1909. From the dated photo below, this recording would seem to
have been made on 30 March, 1909. Rare! Cons. 2. $75.00.
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3269. 11” Brown/lt. Blue Odeon 36695/36727 [XP.2510/XP.2583]. CARMEN: La fleur
(Bizet) / LA MUETTE DE PORTICI: Amour Sacré (Auber). Side two with JEAN
NOTÉ [b]. Piano acc. Few LGTs side two, otherwise 2. $15.00.
3278. 11” Brown/White Odeon 60341/60342 ]XP.3363/XP.3364]. LUCIA: Fra poco /
LUCIA: Tu che a Dio (Donizetti). In French. 2. $12.00.
3281. 11” Brown Odeon 60478/60487 [XP.3632/XP.3631]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Salut!
Tombeau! / ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Pourquoi me la rends-tu si belle (Gounod).
Cons. 2. $15.00.
9317. 11” Brown/White Odeon 97002/97068 [XP.4459/4356]. WILLIAM TELL: O Mathilde / WILLIAM TELL: Accours dans ma nacelle (Rossini). Both with LUCIEN
RIGAUX [b]. Cons. 2. $20.00.
3506. 10” Blk. French G&T 34036 [3161-F]. LES HUGUENOTS: Tu l’as dit (Meyerbeer).
With MARCELLE DEMOUGEOT [s]. Piano acc. Couple harmless lt. press. bumps,
cons. 2. $20.00.
RINA AGOZZINO [ms].
Sicilian by birth, Agozzino was raised in Naples where she studied
voice with Massimino Petrilli. Her debut was in Naples at the Mercadante Theater in 1906 singing
Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana. In 1911 she appeared in a series of short silent films based on major
operas. On the stage she was active throughout Italy until the end of the 1930s, singing principal
mezzo roles in operas such as Aida, Norma, La Vida Breve, Rosenkavalier, Carmen and even (in
Italian) Deems Taylor’s Peter Ibbetson. She made only four recordings, these for Fonotipia in 1924
and all excerpts from Boïto’s Nerone in which she had appeared that year at the Bologna Teatro
Communale.
2817. 10” Fonotipia acous. 152029/152030 [XPho5442-2/XPho5444-3]. NERONE: Fra i
giunchi di Genesareth. With MARIANO STABILE [b] / NERONE: Pater noster
(Boïto). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
LICIA ALBANESE [s]. Bari, 1914- .
Still active as the motivating figure of the
Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation in New
York (aiding young singers in career development), Albanese was one of the Metropolitan Opera’s leading Puccini specialists
for years. Also not to be forgotten, however,
are her portrayals of Verdi heroines such as
Violetta and Desdemona.
3686. 10” Red PoW VdP DA 5372 [OBA3543/OBA-3544]. COLOMBETTA (Buzzi-Peccia) / TUO MI
CHIAMI (Scarlatti). Uncommon
early pre-Met Albanese. Lbl.
signed by the artist. Tiny lbl.
3715.
1994.
1957.
1959.
stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
10” Red late VdeP DA 5390 [OBA4087-II/OBA-4095-II]. TURANDOT: Tu che di gel sei cinta /
TURANDOT: Signore, ascolta
(Puccini). Recorded in the era
her voice was ideal for Liù. Just
about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Blk. vinyl Red lbl. RCA Victor
Special Purpose 12-0525.
LICIA ALBANESE [right] and RISË STEVENS
HÉRODIADE: Il est doux
(Massenet) / MANON: Adieu,
notre petite table (both Massenet). Radio station pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
12” Blk. vinyl Red lbl. RCA Victor Special Purpose 12-0733. DON PASQUALE: Quel
guardo … So an’chio la virtù magica (Donizetti) / NOZZE DI FIGARO: Giunse alfin
il momento…Deh vieni non tardar (Mozart). Special “silent” pressing for radio
stations. Lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
12” Blk. vinyl Red lbl. RCA Victor Special Purpose 12-1001. MADAMA BUTTERFLY:
Ancora un passo / MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Con onor muore (Puccini). Orch. dir.
Victor Trucco. Special “silent” pressing for radio stations. Lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2.
$8.00.
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1941. 12” Late Red RCA Victor 12-1308. AMICO FRITZ: Poveri fiori (Mascagni) / LOUISE:
Depuis le jour (Charpentier). Late beveled edge pressing. From Set DM 1420. Just
about 1-2. $7.00.
2406. 12” WOR Acetates [2 discs], Dec. 24, 1946 . “Yours For a Song” broadcast. Includes
THE STAR (Rogers), excerpt from Haydn’s Creation in English with chorus (starts
during orch. intro.; “Un bel di” (complete on single-sided acetate … good sound).
Cons. 2. $20.00.
CARLO ALBANI [t]. Trieste, 1872- ? . Born of an Italian-French family, Albani sang in the
French provinces before coming to the U.S. in 1907. His debut was with the Manhattan Opera as
Manrico in Il Trovatore. After one repetition, Albani claimed illness, necessitating the postponement of a production of Ernani in which he was to star. The Manhattan’s Impresario, Oscar
Hammerstein, discovered that Albani had not only recovered but was appearing in Boston with the
San Carlo Opera in what must have been his favorite work, Il Trovatore. Hammerstein promptly
sued and a constable was dispatched to arrest the tenor, then at work on stage. The performance
was allowed to continue providing that the officer might follow the Pavarotti sized tenor about until
the opera ended. Whenever the constable appeared from behind a tree or some other stage prop,
he was roundly hissed by the audience. This ended Albani’s American career, but he was more
successful in Europe, appearing at the Paris Opéra and the Costanzi in Rome, among other
theaters, in, again, Il Trovatore and Aida, among other operas. There seems to be no sign of him
after World War I.
3291. 11” Bueno Ayres Disco Gath & Chaves 6104/6122. TRISTE RITORNO (Barthélemy)/
ALFREDO COSTA [b]. IDEALE (Tosti). Announced by the respective singers. Rare
issue (issued in Argentina only). Lt. rubs, couple LGTs side two, gen. 3. $20.00.
1380. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victor 74097. PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba (Leoncavallo). Just
about 1-2. $20.00.
2501. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 65. ANDREA CHENIER: Improvviso (Giordano) / LUCREZIA
BORGIA: Di pescatore ignobile (Donizetti). Both from orig. 1907 Victor matrices.
Side two never otherwise issued (except for
rare HRS edition). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
ANNA MARIA ALBERGHETTI [s]. Pesaro,
1936 . Daughter of a cellist father and pianist
mother, Alberghetti and her family emigrated to the U.S.
following W.W. II. She made her debut at Carnegie Hall
at the age of 13, became a hit on the Ed Sullivan Show
and went on to become a star in films and on Broadway
in the 1950s and early 1960s. Leaving show business for
a period to raise a family, she returned in various theatrical productions and a one-woman cabaret act.
Judging from the record below and her film of Menotti’s
The Medium (1951), she had the talent for operatic stardom, but she had mass appeal and from her youth
commanded fees for her stage, film, and TV work that
were far in excess of operatic singer salaries of that era.
1934. 12” PoW Blue Columbia 73264-D [xco465991a/xco46600-1f]. RIGOLETTO: Caro nome
(Verdi) / LAST ROSE OF SUMMER (Moore).
Orch. dir. Alfredo Antonini. Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
TOMMASO ALCAIDE [t]. Estremoz, Portugal,
1901-Lisbon, 1967. Graduate of a military academy
ANNA MARIA ALBERGHETTI
and then a medical student, Alcaide studied voice with
more recently
Eugenia Mantelli, among others, in Lisbon, and Fernando Ferrara in Milano. He made his debut in Lisbon in
1923 as the Duke in Rigoletto, replacing an indisposed tenor. His official debut, however, was in
the Milan Teatro Carcano, 1925, as Wilhelm Meister in Mignon. He had an important career in
Italy, including La Scala, and he also appeared at the Rome Opera (with Muzio in La Traviata,
1931), Monte Carlo, Spain and Portugal, as well as la Monnaie in Brussels. During and following
the War he was also heard in South America. Alcaide’s voice was considered by many as having a
particularly attractive timbre, and his singing was always exceptionally musical.
2660. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 50290-D [WBX907/WBX909]. PEARL FISHERS: Mi
par d’udir ancora (Bizet) / FAVORITA: Sprito gentil (Donizetti). Ever played? Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
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FRANCES ALDA [s]
1874. 10” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 87066. O SI
LES FLEURS AVAIENT DES YEUX
(Massenet). Piano acc. (although the
label states with orchestra). Rare, soon
remade under the same number with
orchestra. Beautifully sensitive
performance. Cons. 2. $25.00.
3758. 10” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 87090. CRADLE SONG (Humperdinck). Never
doubled. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3556. 10” Red vinyl Victor 1359 [BVE-328166/BVE-34561-2]. LA CENA DELLE
BEFFE: Sempre così / LA CENA DELLE
BEFFE: Mi chiamo Lisabetta (Giordano). Note that these are two separate
single-sided pressings. Just about 1-2.
$25.00.
2219. 12” Red ’08 Pats. “B” plate Victrola
88247. FALSTAFF: Sul fil d’un soffio
(Verdi). Excellent copy, few lightest mks.
Cons. 2. $25.00.
2661. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88247. Same as
preceding listing (item #2219). Tiny
lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
FRANCES ALDA
1245. 12” Red ’12 Pats “A” plate Victrola
88325. LORELEY: Ah, dunque ei m’amera (Catalani). Wonderful performance. Lt.
lbl. fade, minor lt. rubbing, 2-3. $20.00.
1139. 12” Red Victor 74399. PANIS ANGELICUS (Franck). With Guita Casini [cellist] and
Frank La Forge [pianist]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1126. 12” Red Victrola 74448. BOHÊME: Mi chiamano Mimì (Puccini). VrBk. Just about
1-2. $10.00.
1066. 12” Red Victor 74449. CHANSON PROVENÇALE (dell’ Acqua). Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
3418. 12” Red Victor 74449. Same as preceding listing (item #3418). Cons. 2. $8.00.
1326. 12” Red Pats. Victrola 95210. MARTHA: Quartetto notturno (Flotow). With
JOSEPHINE JACOBY [c], ENRICO CARUSO [t], MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Text
label on verso. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
NORMAN ALLIN [bs]. 1884-1973.
Among the foremost British basses of his period, Allin
was noted both for his operatic performances (over 50 roles) and his oratorio and concert work. He
was encouraged by conductors Henry J. Wood and Thomas Beecham with whom he was
associated throughout his career. A 1931 Pathé sound film of Allin singing Moussorgsky’s Song of
the Flea can be seen on the internet: http://www.britishpathe.com/video/norman-allin
2353. 12” acous. Blk. Eng. Columbia 747 [76444/76841]. FAUST: Serenade (Gounod) /
ACIS AND GALATHEA: I rage, I melt, I burn … O ruddier than the cherry (Händel).
Side one orch. dir. Hamilton Harty. Cons. 2. $12.00.
2017. 12” acous. Blue Columbia 7029-M [AX427/AX431]. PARTENOPE: Hark, the
Tempest Wildly Raging (Händel) / STABAT MATER: Pro peccatis (Rossini). Excellent
surfaces. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
ALBERTO AMADI [t]. Trieste, 1876? - ? .
Performances in various smaller Italian
houses have been traced from 1899 through 1909 as well as in Mexico the summer of 1903 at the
Teatro Renacimiento. He appears to have emigrated to the U.S. around 1910 and sang with the
Century Opera in 1913 and the touring National Grand Opera Company in 1915. Amadi’s
repertoire was broad, including principal roles in operas ranging from Rigoletto to Gounod’s
Philémon et Baucis.
2783. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 63319. ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: L’anima ho stanca (Cilèa) /
SIBERIA: T’incontrai per via (Giordano). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1589. 10” Blk. Pats. acous. Victor 63319. Same as previous listing (item #2783). Few
lightest mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
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PASQUALE AMATO [b].
2989. 10” Red Pats. “A” plate Victrola
87097. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA:
Canzone Alfio (Mascagni). With
Met. Opera Chorus. Just about
1-2. $8.00.
9310. 11” Blue U.S. Fonotipia 72702
[XPh3904]. FORZA DEL DESTINO:
Urna fatale (Verdi). Cons. 2. $15.00.
3288. 11” Fonotipia 62368/62369
[XPh3910/XPh3909]. CHIARASTELLA / VOLA, VOLA! (both De
Cristofaro). With mandolin and
piano. Lt. rubs, 2-3. $15.00.
3270. 11” Fonotipia 92565/92566
[XPh4044/XPh4045-2]. GIOCONDA: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di
Santafior (Ponchielli). Two sides.
With RINALDO GRASSI [t]. Tiny lbl.
tear, lt. crayon mk. Surfaces gen. 23. $15.00.
1344. 12” Red Victor 88464. BALLO IN
MASCHERA: Eri tu (Verdi). IMs.
Cons. 2. $7.00.
2680. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88473. DINORAH: Sei vendicata assai (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $8.00.
1346. 12” Red Victor 89086. CARMEN: Si
tu m’aimes (Bizet). With
GERALDINE FARRAR [s]. Early “B”
plate. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
2106. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 54.
DINORAH: Sei vendeicata assai
(Meyerbeer) / TOSCA: Tre Sbirri,
PASQUALE AMATO [r.]
una carrozza (Puccini). From orig.
and sons SPARTICO [l.] and MARIO [r.]
1914 Victor matrices. Just about
1-2. $10.00.
2266. 12” SS Homocord 52497. HAMLET: Brindisi (Thomas). Harmless indentation line,
otherwise cons. 2. $15.00.
ARISTIDE ANCESCHI [b]. 1866-1938.
Anceschi studied at the Liceo Musicale di Bologna
along with tenor Giuseppe Borgatti. Graduating in 1892, he made his operatic debut the same
year as Silvio in Pagliacci and continued on stage as a principal baritone throughout Italy for 35
years. He also appeared at Covent Garden, St. Petersburg and in South America. In 1896 he was
in the premiere of Leoncavallo’s Chatterton. His dozens of roles included Jack Rance, Amonasro,
Kyoto in Iris, Marcello, Alfio, Rigoletto, and Jokhanaan in Salome. His appealing voice can be
heard only on a few sides for Pathé and some 1902 discs for Zonophone.
1444. 10” Blk. Disco Zonofono X-1757. PEARL FISHERS: O Nadir (Bizet). One tiny PB,
cons. 2-3. $100.00.
MARIO ANCONA [b]. Leghorn, 1860-Firenze,1931. Beginning a career in business,
Ancona subsequently studied voice and made his debut in Trieste, 1889 in Massenet’s Le Roi de
Lahore, with appearances the following year at La Scala. He was chosen to create Silvio in the
world premiere of Pagliacci at the Teatro dal Verme, but apparently illness prevented this from
happening (the part actually created by Mario Roussel). The following year he took the role of
Tonio in the British premiere of Pagliacci with Melba and de Lucia, a part he repeated in the
Metropolitan Opera American premiere, 1893. While active in South America and throughout Italy,
Ancona sang with the Manhattan Opera, the Boston Opera and, in 1916, with the Chicago Opera.
3573. 10” Red Vinyl Test G&T 52130 [2320½L]. DON GIOVANNI: Serenata (Mozart). From
orig. 1904 matrix, never issued in the U.S. Just about 1-2. $35.00.
2064. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 88063. FAVORITA: A tanto amor (Donizetti). Just about
1-2. $15.00.
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2082. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 88169. DINORAH: Sei vendicata assai (Meyerbeer). Rare.
Just about 1-2. $25.00.
2116. 12” Gold PW Victor HRS 1003. PURITANI: Suoni la tromba (Bellini). With MARCEL
JOURNET [bs] / CARLO ALBANI [t]. LUCREZIA BORGIA: Di pescatore ignobile
(Donizetti). From orig. 1907 Victor matrices. Glassy surfaces. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
2583. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 64. ERNANI: O deh verd’anni miei (Verdi) / FAUST: Death of
Valentin (Gounod). From orig. 1907 Victor matrices. This AGSB record was
never issued. Just about 1-2. $50.00.
MARIAN ANDERSON [c]
3019. 10” Blk. Orth. Victor 22015 [Bb14284-I/Bb14285-II].
DEEP RIVER (Burleigh) / HEAV’N, HEAV’N! [I GOT A
ROBE] (both arr. Burleigh). Uncommon, early. Piano
acc. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1962. 12” Blk. Vinyl Red lbl. RCA Victor Special Purpose 120734. MORGEN, Op. 27, No. 4 / BEFREIT, Op.
39, No. 4 (Strauss). Piano acc. Franz Rupp. Special
“silent” pressing for radio stations. Lbl. stkrs. Just
about 1-2. $8.00.
WALTER ANDERTON [counter-tenor].
His is a more
familiar vocal timbre today through the revival of Händel operas
than it likely was 100+ years ago when this record was made.
I don’t know anything of Mr. Anderton’s career, other than that he
recorded eleven sides for Victor between 1909 and 1910 of which
only four were issued.
3604. 10” Blk. Pats. Victor 16449. SING ME TO SLEEP
(Greene) / BONNIE SWEET BESSIE (Gilbert). Few
rubs, 2. $15.00.
Srta. ANDRÉS [s]. Evidently a popular zarzuela artist, she
appeared in the premiere of Marugán’s El último romántico with
Pepe Romeu at the Madrid Teatro Apolo in 1928.
Early (1925) portrait of MARIAN
ANDERSON
2994. 10” Green SS Madrid Disque Pour Gram. 263011 [15954u]. EL POETA DE LA VIDA:
Faruca (Calleja). 2. $12.00.
IVAR ANDRESSEN [bs]
2366. 12” PW Eng. Columbia DX 65 [WAX4892/WAX4893]. DER SELT’NE BETER [THE
MAN WHO SELDOM PRAYED] (Loewe). Two sides. Piano acc. Dr. Franz Hallasch,
Cons. 2. $10.00.
2446. 12” Blk. PW Viva-Tonal Columbia 50246-D
[WAX4908/WAX4909]. NACHTGANG /
RUHE, MEINE SEELE! (both R. Strauss).
Piano acc. Dr. Franz Hallasch. Just about
1-2. $12.00.
MARTHA ANGELICI [s]. Cergèse, Corsica,
1907-Ajaccio, 1973. Angelici’s vocal studies took
place in Brussels. She was a noted concert and radio
singer and made her operatic debut in Marseille,
1936, as Mimi in La Boheme. Her Opèra Comique
debut was in 1938 and she starred at the Paris Opèra
beginning in 1953. In addition, she appeared as a
guest at Brussels, Monte Carlo, and La Scala. Her
repertoire, both in song and opera, was diverse.
3697. 10” Red PoW VdeSM DA 5033 [OLA-57931/OLA-5797-1]. MAMAN, DITES MOI
(Weckerlin) / PAUVRE JACQUES
(Romance de Marie Antoinette). With
LILY LASKINE [harpist]. One lightest lbl.
rub. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
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FANNY ANITUA [ms]
3108. 10” Blue Notes Columbia C2358 [111231/11425-1]. WERTHER: Va! No, non é Mai
si piango (Massenet) / DE PÉREZ [s],
EGIDIO CUNEGO [t]. TOSCA: Mi gelosa
(Puccini). Cons. 2. $10.00.
GIUSEPPE ANSELMI [t]. Near Carania, 1876Near Rapallo, 1929. He first appeared as a violinist
in his native city at the age of 13. After operetta
experience, he made his operatic debut in Greece in the
late 1890s, singing leading roles. Further study followed
in Italy with Mancinelli and he appeared in Genoa and
the Naples San Carlo (1900). A well received guest at
Covent Garden (1901, 1904, 1909), Anselmi also
became particularly admired in Russia, Buenos Aires
and Spain. In addition to writing songs (a few of which
he recorded), he was a composer of chamber music and
a larger scale Poema sinfonico for orchestra. Desmond
Shawe-Taylor noted in the Grove Opera Dictionary that
Anselmi’s “beautiful timbre and impassioned delivery
were helped by vivid enunciation as well as by a
romantic appearance.” He retired in 1918 and returned
to the violin toward the end of his life. His recordings
were for Fonotipia (1907-11) and a few sides in 1912
for Edison.
FANNY ANITUA
9417. 11” Fonotipia 62148/62419 [XPh2560/
XPh2572]. RIGOLETTO: Questa o quella /
RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile (Verdi). Couple tiny PBs, just about 1-2. $15.00.
9413. 11” Fonotipia 62150/62151 [XPh2607/XPh2608]. RIGOLETTO: Ella mi fu rapita /
RIGOLETTO: Parmi veder le lacrime (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1567. 11” Fonotipia 62162/62163 [XPh2573/XPh2567]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA:
Siciliana (Mascagni) / WERTHER: Ah! non mi ridestar (Massenet). Very lt. NS side
two is harmless, otherwise just about 1-2. $20.00.
9373. 11” Fonotipia 62164/62165 [XPh2562/2568-2]. FEDORA: Amor ti vieta (Giordano)/
MANON: Chiudo gli occhi (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1833. 11” Fonotipia 62168/62169 [XPh2912/
XPh2913-2]. MARCELLA: O mia Marcella / MARCELLA: O santa libertà
(Giordano). Scarce. IMs. Lt. mks., one
TB (harmless). 2. $15.00.
1837. 11” SS Fonotipia 62268 [XPh2820].
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Ecco ridente
(Rossini). Wonderful performance.
Excellent Odeon pressing. Just about 12. $12.00.
3274. 11” Fonotipia 62268/62279 [XPh2820/
2870]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Ecco
ridente (Rossini) / MIGNON: Addio,
Mignon (Thomas]. Small harmless
discoloration spot side two, cons. 2.
$15.00.
1585. 11” Fonotipia 62274/62275 [XPh3065/
XPh3066]. PATER NOSTER [PADRE
DEL MONDO] / SERENATA [BIANCA
È LA NOTTE] (both Anselmi). Small
PB side one, cons. 2. Side two couple
LGTs, 2-3. $25.00.
9418. 11” Fonotipia 62276/62277 [XPh2871/
2872]. WERTHER: Ma come dopo il
nembo / WERTHER: Io non so se son
GIUSEPPE ANSELMI
desto (Massenet). Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
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1579. 11” Fonotipia 62434/62435 [XPh4242/XPh4240 ]. DORMI PURE (Scuderi) / NON
T’AMO PIÙ (Tosti). One small PB, gen. 2. $25.00.
9405. 11” Fonotipia 62470/62471 [XPh4257/XPh4060]. TRAVIATA: De’ miei bollenti
spiriti (Verdi) / IL DUCA D’ALBA: Angelo casto e bel (Donizetti). Cons. 2. $20.00.
1568. 11” Fonotipia 62472/62473 [XPh4262/XPh4246]. PAGLIACCI: Un tal gioco
(Leoncavallo) / SERSE: Va godendo (Händel). Great record, particularly side two.
IMs. Surface side one just about 1-2. Side two few lt. mks., cons. 2. $40.00.
1494. 11” Fonotipia 62476/62477 [XPh4250/XPh4251]. UN SOL VOLTA ANCORA /
CANTO ALLA PRIMAVERA (both Mendelssohn). Beautiful copy, one tiny mk., just
about 1-2. $40.00
1577. 11” Fonotipia 62476/62477 [XPh4250/XPh4251]. Same as preceding listing, item
#1494. Excellent copy, few lightest mks., cons. 2. $35.00.
3283. 11” Orange Fonotipia-Odeon HRS 2002 [XPh2836/XPh2845]. LUISA MILLER: Ah
fede negar potessi (Verdi) / MANRU: Come al sol cocente (Paderewski). Wonderful
surfaces. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
FERNAND ANSSEAU [t]
2290. 12” Mauve acous. HMV AGSB 82 [Cs838-II/Ho4447-IIaf]. DAMNATION DE FAUST:
Nature immense (Berlioz) / JOSEPH: Champs paternels! (Méhul). From orig.
1923/1920 Gram. matrices. Wonderful performances. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
JEAN AQUISTAPACE [bs]
2233. 12” Art-Label Pathé X.7177 [N201763/N201764]. DON QUICHOTTE: La mort de
Don Quichotte (Massenet). Two sides. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
GIANNINA ARANGI- LOMBARDI [s].
Marigliano, 1891-Milan, 1951. After studies
in Naples at the Conservatory of San Pietro a
Majella with Beniamino Carelli, she made her
debut in Rome in 1920, singing mezzo-soprano
roles for the next three years. After further
studies (with Adelina Stehle and Tina Poli-Randaccio), she made a second debut as a soprano
in 1923. From 1924-1930 she was on the
roster of La Scala, her debut there having been
as Elena in Boïto’s Mefistofele, conducted by
Toscanini. Her career encompassed most of the
major Italian houses as well as South America.
She toured Australia with Nellie Melba in 1928,
creating for Australia the title role in Puccini’s
Turandot. She never appeared in England,
France or the United States. In 1935 she sang
at the Salzburg Festival and retired three years
later, still in good voice. She then taught at the
Milan Conservatory and subsequently in Ankara, Turkey, where one of her pupils was
soprano Leyla Gencer. -Wikopedia
9318. 11” Blue/Red Fonografia Nazionale
1035/1036. GIOCONDA: Deh! non
turbare / GIOCONDA: Laggiù nelle
nebbie remote (Ponchielli). Both
with GIUSEPPE KRISMER [t]. Note
GIANNA ARANGI-LOMBARDI
that Arangi-Lombardi is singing here as a mezzo-soprano.
Harmless faint hair crk.
rim area side two. Side one 2-3. Side two 2. $20.00.
2436. 12” PW Blue Eng. Col. L2277 [WBX122/WBX127]. GIOCONDA: Voce di donna /
GIOCONDA: E una anatema (Ponchielli). Both with EBE STIGNANI [ms], side one
also SALVATORE BACCALONI [bs], GIUSEPPE NESSI [t]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
VITTORIO ARIMONDI [bs]
1246. 12” TC Columbia A5001 [30100-1 and M153-1/30109-1 and M138-1]. REQUIEM:
Confutatis (Verdi) / ANTON VON ROOY [b]. LES RAMEAUX (Faure). Excellent
copy. One rub, cons. 2. $35.00.
1104. 12” Maroon PW Columbia IRCC 59 [30099/30019]. FAUST: Serenata (Gounod) /
DAVID BISPHAM [b]. DER ERLKÖNIG (Schubert). Gorgeous pressing from orig.
1906 Columbia matrices. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
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TERESA ARKEL [s]. Lemberg, Austria, 1861-Milano, 1929. Her studies were at the
Lemberg Conservatory, and her operatic debut in the same city, 1884. It was in Italy, however,
that Arkel became particularly celebrated. Her La Scala entry was as Venus in Tannhäuser, 1891,
and there she also sang Norma and Desdemona. She had similar success in Spain and South
America. Prominent in Arkel’s repertoire were the dramatic Wagner heroines. Noted as a teacher,
her pupils included Claire Dux, Lucette Korsoff, Eugenia Bronskaya and Irene Eden.
4048. 10” Blk. Milano G&T 53312 [126-R]. MEFISTOFELE: Spunta l’aurora (Boïto). Piano
acc. Salvatore Cottone. Beautiful and impassioned performance. Few LGTs,
otherwise clean 3. $150.00.
3284. 11” Maroon PW Parl.-Odeon PO 127 [XPh409/XPh411]. PEARL FISHERS: Siccome
un dì (Bizet) / TROVATORE: D’amor sull’ali rosee (Verdi). Excellent pressings from
orig. 1905 Fonotipia matrices. Just about 1-2. $35.00.
SIGRID ARNOLDSON [s]. Stockholm, 1861-1943. Considered by the press the successor
to Jenny Lind, Arnoldson studied in Paris with Mathilde Marchesi and made her debut in Prague,
1885, as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. She was a sensation in Russia the following year and
made an equally successful entry at Covent Garden in 1887. Other triumphs included performances in her native Stockholm, the Paris Opéra Comique, Monte Carlo, Berlin, Zurich and the
Metropolitan Opera, where she first appeared in 1893. Arnoldson’s warm lyric-coloratura voice
and attractive appearance made her among the most popular stars of the period.
1591. 10” PW Silver Victor IRCC 122 [12486u/1285r]. FAUST: Il était un roi de Thulé
(Gounod) / CARMEN: Seguidilla (Bizet). From orig. 1908/1906 Berlin G&T
matrices. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
3949. 10” White lbl. HMV 43914 [3576r]. WIEGENLIED (Ries). Just about 1-2. $40.00.
BLANCHE ARRAL [s]. Liège, 1865-New York, 1945. Arral studied with Marchesi and
appeared as Clara Lardinois (her birth name) in a small role in the 1884 world premiere of
Massenet’s Manon. Much of her career was spent giving concerts in exotic locales. Her biography is crammed with fascinating stories, some of which certainly must veer to the offside of reality.
It is known that her singing career was about over by 1920. In later years she married an elementary school principal (considerably her junior), opened a mail order beauty cream business, did
some radio broadcasting (fortunately mostly preserved) and taught in her Cliffside Park, NJ home.
1191. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 74142.
MARRIAGE OF JEANETTE: Nightingale Song (Massé). Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
FLORENCE AUSTRAL [s]
3403. 10” Blk. elec. PW HMV E.561
[Bb18692-II/Bb18712-II].
EVERYWHERE I GO (Easthope
Martin) / AZOR AND ZEMIRA: Rose
Softy Blooming (Spohr). Orch. dir.
Lawrance Collingwood. Cons. 2.
$10.00.
CONCHITA BADÍA [s]. Barcelona, 18971975. A student of Enrique Granados, Manuel
de Falla and Pablo Casals, Badia made her
operatic debut as a Flower Maiden in Parsifal in
1913 (at the age of 16). It was on the concert
stage, however, that she achieved great popularity as one of the major interpreters of Spanish song. She premiered the works of many
FLORENCE AUSTRAL
composers, including Granados, de Falla, Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, and Nin, and a number of
their songs were dedicated to her. She lived in Argentina from 1938 to 1946 and then returned to
Spain where she taught and continued her singing career. Montserrat Caballé numbered among
her pupils.
3912. 10” Red PoW Argentine RCA Victor 10-1073. VILLANCICO VASCO; VILLANCICO
CASTELLANO / VILLANCICO DE CORDOBA; VILLANCICO GALLECO (all Joaquin
Nin). Piano acc. Donato Colacelli. Lt. rubs, side one cons. 2. Side two 2. $15.00.
3913. 10” Red PoW Argentine RCA Victor 10-1100. VILLANCICO ARAGONES; VILLANCICO MURCIANO / VILLANCICO CATALAN; VILLANCICO ANDALJUZ (all Joaquin
Nin). Piano acc. Donato Colacelli. Small lbl. stkr. Lt. superficial rubs, 2. $15.00.
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3914. 10” Red PW Argentine Victor 10-1109. EL RETRATO DE ISABELLA (Amadeo Vives)/
EL AMOR ES COME UN NIÑO; EL VITO (both Nin). Piano acc. D. Colacelli. Small
lbl. stkr. Lt. rubs, 2. $15.00.
ELSIE BAKER [c]. Philadelphia, 18851958. A pupil of Gilchrist and Henry Gordon
Thunder in Philadephia and Oscar Saenger in
New York, Baker was a well known concert and
oratorio artist, active from about 1910 well into
the 1930s. After making a few cylinders for Edison and Indestructible, Baker became an exclusive Victor artist and appeared on many solo and
ensemble recordings from 1912 through 1929.
3013. 10” Blue EE Victor 45495. SHANEWIS:
Spring Song of the Robin Woman /
SHANEWIS: Her Shadow (Cadman).
Piano acc. G. Tildon Davis. Just about
1-2. $15.00.
3469. 12” Blk. ’12 Pats. Victor 35279. HYMN
TO APOLLO (278 B.C.). With EMMA
ROUS [harp] / VICTOR MIXED
CHORUS. SUMMER IS A-COMING IN
(1226 A.D.); OLIVE KLINE [s]. OH
WILLOW, WILLOW (Old English).
Harp acc. Side one 2. Side two 3.
$10.00.
ELSIE BAKER
GEORGES BAKLANOFF [b]
3609. 10” Red Decca G-20423 [Ro1183/Ro1184]. EUGEN ONEGIN: Written Words /
EUGEN ONEGIN: Alas, There Is No Doubt (Tschaikowsky). Few minor rubs, 2.
$10.00.
2070. 12” PW Blue French Parlophone 59027 [2-79510/2-79511]. BORIS GODOUNOV: I
Have Reached the Highest Power / BORIS GODOUNOV: Death of Boris
(Moussorgsky). Excellent laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
ANDRÉ BALBON [bs]. 1902- ? . His debut as at the Théatre des Champs-Elysées in Les
Burgraves by Léo Sachs. He was first heard at the Paris Opéra-Comique in Lorenzaccio on
November 1st, 1928. He continued on the Opéra-Comique roster until 1944, then working at least
through the end of the 1950s primarily in operetta. Outside of France he was heard at London’s
Covent Garden and la Monnaie in Brussels.
2681. 12” Red Pathé X.90049 [250199/250284]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGILIA: Air de la
Calomnie (Rossini) / DINORAH: Chant du Chasseur (Meyerbeer). Few lightest
mks., cons. 2. $10.00.
GIUSEPPINA BALDASSARRE-TEDESCHI [s]. Triani, 1881-Rome, 1965.
A student
at the Liceo Musicale Rossini in Pesaro, Baldassarre-Tedeschi made her debut at the Coccia of
Novara, 1905, as Mascagni’s Iris. She performed throughout Italy, the major house perhaps having
been the Rome Costanzi where she was heard a number of times. After her retirement in 1930, she
was noted as a teacher, her pupils having included Licia Albanese, Stella Roman and Pia Tassinari. She sang Eva in Die Meistersinger and Sieglinde, but her major repertoire emphasis was of
roles related to the verismo school, such as Manon Lescaut and her favorite part, Cio-Cio-San.
She was also notable as Wally, Maddelena, Tosca, Nedda and Fedora.
1426. 10” elec. Red PW Homocord A-6115 [H67215/H67194]. I MILIONI D’ARLECCHINO
(Drigo) / CULLIAM! AMORE (Pancaldi). Rare, virtually unknown. Just about 1-2.
$100.00.
3289. 11” acous. Fonotipia 69299/69292 [XPh5194/XPh5187]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY:
Un bel di (Puccini) / MARGHERITA PEROSIO [s], MANFREDO POLVEROSI [t].
RIGOLETTO: E il sol dell’ anima (Verdi). Cons. 2. $20.00.
2328. 12” acous. Fonotipia 74229/74230 [XXPh5302/XXPh5399]. DAMNATION DE
FAUST: Duo (Berlioz) / WALKÜRE: Finale Atto I (Wagner). With RINALDO
SCHENONI [t]. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1520. 12” Green Odeon E5061 [XXPh5883/XXPh5884]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Un bel di
(Puccini) / LA WALLY: Ebben, ne andrò lontana (Catalani). Her only electrically
recorded operatic. Just about 1-2. $75.00.
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SUZANNE BALGUERIE [s]
1398. 12” PW Blue Eng. Columbia LFX 23
[WLX968-4/WLX969-4]. ARIANE ET BARBE BLEUE: Oh! mes clairs diamants /
ARIANE ET BARBE BLEUE: Ah! ce n’est
pas encore la claret veritable (Dukas).
Wonderful performances. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
2073. 12” Red PW French Columbia D14240,
D14241 [WLX397/398, WLX401/404]. LE POÈME DE LA MAISON [Dramatic
Cantata, 1919] (Georges Martin Witkowski). Four sides. With HECTOR DUFRANNE [b], Mme. CHEVASSU-BOYER
[s], F. LEMAIRE [t]. Lyons Orch. and
Chorus dir. by the composer. Just
about 1-2. $40.00.
STEFANO BALLARINI [b].
Born around 1900
as Istvàn Ballo, he sang the season of 1925-26 in
Breslau. His La Scala debut (last name Ballarini) was
as Donner in Das Rheingold, 1928. He also appeared
at the Berlin and Dresden State Operas, at the
Buenos Aires Teatro Colón and the Vienna Opera.
Apparently he was first heard in the U.S. again as
SUSANNE BALGUERIE
Donner in a Lewisohn Stadium Wagner Festival,
1937, directed by Reiner. In 1939 he made his debut
with the San Francisco Opera. Ballarini’s U.S. home base seems to have been New York, where he
appeared on a number of occasions as a leading baritone with Salmaggi. He also sang with the
New York City Opera (as Stephan Ballarini), his debut and farewell as Escamillo, Oct. 25th, 1952.
2126. 12” PW Red French Odeon 123.716 [XXPh6118/XXPh6121]. TRAVIATA: Di Provenza
(Verdi)/ HAMLET: Brindisi (Thomas). In Italian. Small lbl. scr. side one, few lightest
mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
VICENTE BALLESTER [b]. 1887-Valencia, 1927. After studies in Spain, Ballester
worked with Jean de Reszke in Paris beginning
in 1913. He subsequently appeared in Spain in
operas and zarzuelas. His American debut was in
1916, and he remained active in North and Central America for a decade. While scheduled for
the Metropolitan Opera the season of 1923-24,
he suffered an upper respiratory tract infection.
His tonsils were eventually removed and the
recuperation evidently required the whole season
and continued to trouble him on and off the
remainder of his life. He did, however, appear
with the Chicago Opera in July of 1924 as
Rossini’s Figaro and Count Gil in Wolf-Ferrari’s
The Secret of Suzanne. His eventual Metropolitan
debut was on November 11, 1924 as Valentin in
Faust, his other roles including Rigoletto, Alfio,
the High Priest in Samson et Dalila and Enrico in
Lucia. Sporadic U.S. appearances in various
locations took place in 1925. He returned to
Spain in 1926 where he died the next year.
3026. 10” acous. Columbia 2277-X [484261/48430-1]. YO SOY EL CHULO
(Micelli) / MI NIÑA (Guetary). Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
3023. 10” acous. Columbia 2289-X [93107-1/
93108-1]. OJOS TAPATIOS (Elizondo)/
ALMA GITANA (Soler). Excellent mid1920s pressing. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
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1300. 12” acous. Columbia 52005-X [83040-1/83041-1]. MARUXA: Acto lo Estena VII
(Vives). Two sides. With LUISA BONORI [s]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
ROSE BAMPTON [c/s]. Lakewood, OH, 1908-Bryn Mawr, PA, 2007.
A student at the
Curtis Institute, Miss Bampton first appeared in small roles with the Philadelphia Grand Opera.
Her Metropolitan Opera debut was as Laura in La Gioconda with Rosa Ponselle in 1932, three
years after she began voice studies. She sang the premiere of Samuel Barber’s Dover Beach in
1933. In 1937 Bampton made a second debut as a soprano, singing Leonora in Il Trovatore. She
also appeared at Covent Garden, with the San Francisco and Chicago Operas, as well as at the
Buenos Aires Teatro Colón. After retiring from the Met in 1950, she continued singing on occasion
for a number of years, as well as teaching (primarily at Juilliard and the Manhattan School of
Music). I saw her on stage in 1957 in the premiere of an opera by Paul Bowles on Garcia Lorca’s
Yerma, which was written for and starred a miscast Libby Holman (1904-1971) as a young woman
wanting to bear a child. Bampton (born four years later than Holman) sang the role of her mother.
The conductor was Carlos Surinach. I mentioned this to her some years later after a tribute
program and a young hanger-on immediately snapped, “Miss Bampton was never in anything like
that!” Of course she just as quickly corrected him and he remained silent through the rest of the
conversation. See also Toscanini listings in Instrumental Section for unpublished takes of
the Fidelio aria.
1055. 12” Red PoW RCA Victor 18217. SEMIRAMIDE: Bel raggio (Rossini) / CENERENTOLA: Naqui al affanno (both Rossini). Orch. dir. Wilfred Pelletier. Few lightest
mks., cons. 2. $7.00.
1056. 12” Red PoW RCA Victor 12-0015. DAMNATION DE FAUST: D’amour l’ardente
flame (Berlioz). Two sides. Orch. dir. Wilfred Pelletier. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
2096. 12” White RCA Victor test pressing, matrix D6-RC-6626-2. ERNANI: Ernani,
involami (Verdi). Orch. dir. Wilfred Pelletier. Rec. 6. Dec. 1946. Only known 78
pressing. Some label information has been penned out. Cons. 2. $60.00.
MARIA BARRIENTOS [s]. Barcelona, 1883-Paris,
1946. Barrientos was a musical prodigy, having started
studies at the Barcelona Conservatory at the age of six. By
twelve she had earned diplomas in composition, piano and
violin. She began vocal lessons at the age of 14 and made
her debut the next year at the Teatro Novidades in Barcelona, as Ines in L'Africaine in 1898, quickly following this
with the role of Marguerite de Valois in Les Huguenots. She
then became a featured artist at the Teatro Costanzi and La
Scala where she and director Giulio Gatti-Casazza became
an item. Popular in Central and South America as well,
Barrientos was first heard at the Metropolitan Opera, 1916,
as Lucia, leaving in 1920 when Galli-Curci was hired. She
continued operatic work for another three years and spent
the remainder of her career in concert work and then
teaching. Note that the records below are mostly very
desirable mid-1920s laminated pressings.
3280. 11” Red ‘30s Odeon 39538/39539 [XPh1632/
XPh1633]. FRA DIAVOLO: Or son sola / FRA
DIAVOLO: Già per la danza (Auber). Brilliant
technique, here in full display. Excellent
pressing, made for IRCC. Just about 1-2.
$30.00.
1908. 12” Gold Flags Columbia 68052-D [49370-1/
49371-3]. PURITANI: Qui la voce / PURITANI:
Vien diletto (Bellini). IMs. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
49112-1]. NOZZE DI FIGARO: Deh vieni non
tardar (Mozart) / PEARL OF BRAZIL: CharMARIA BARRIENTOS shipboard
mant oiseau (David). IMs. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
49171-2]. MIREILLE: Valse (Gounod) / VOCI DI PRIMAVERA (Strauss). IMs. Just
about 1-2. $20.00.
4035. 12” Blue acous Columbia 7037-M [49112-1/49151-3]. PEARL OF BRAZIL: Gentil
augel (David) / LAKMÉ: Bell Song (Delibes). Cons. 2. $15.00.
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1318. 12” Blue Columbia 7069-M [49386-2/49765-1]. COQ D’OR: Salut à toi soleil (Rimsky-Korsakov) / SONNAMBULA: Ah, non giunge (Bellini). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1095. 12” Blue Columbia 8906-M [49118-1/49596-1]. MARTHA: Qui sola vergine rosa
(Flotow) / DINORAH: Ombra leggiera (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1510. 12” White Columbia test 49805 [take 1]. IL PENSIEROSO: Sweet Bird (Händel).
Recorded 24 April 1920. Unpublished. This is her final U.S. Columbia recording and
the only known copy. The singing is wonderful, but tuba player makes a false
entrance following the cadenza which is likely why it wasn’t issued. 2-3. $500.00.
2427. 12” Purple elec. PW Fr. Columbia D11701 [WLX308-2/WLX309-1]. SEPT CHANSONS POPULARES ESPAGNOLES: El pano morino; Seguidilla murciana / SEPT
CHANSONS POPULARES ESPAGNOLES: Asturiana (Manuel de Falla). Piano acc.
by the composer. Tiny harmless rim flake side one, otherwise just about 1-2.
$20.00.
2428. 12” Purple elec. PW Fr. Columbia D11701 [WLX308-2/WLX-309-1]. Same as
previous item (#2427). Side one cons. 2. Side two lt. rubs and minor lbl. rub, 2.
$18.00.
2429. 12” Purple elec. PW Fr. Columbia PFX 1 [WLX310/WLX1368-2]. SEPT CHANSONS
POPULAIRES ESPAGNOLES: Nana; Cancíon / SEPT CHANSONS POPULAIRES
ESPAGNOLES: Jota (Manuel de Falla). Piano acc. by the composer. Just about
1-2. $40.00.
2430. 12” Purple elec. PW Fr. Columbia PFX 1 [WLX310/WLX1368-2]. Same as previous
listing (item #2429). Few very lt. rubs, 2. $35.00.
2431. 12” Purple elec. PW Fr. Columbia PFX 2 [WLX1415-1/1369-2]. SEPT CHANSONS
POPULAIRES ESPAGNOLES: Polo; L’AMOUR SORCIER: Chanson du Feu Follet /
SONETO A CORDOBA (all Manuel de Falla). Piano acc. by the composer. Lt. rubs,
2. $50.00.
(EDWIN) MICHAEL BARTLETT [t]. N.
Oxford, MA, 1901-Webster, MA, 1978. Born
to a well-to-do family, Edwin was named after his
father, although as his career progressed he changed
Edwin to Michael (his middle name a more unlikely
choice: Alonzo). He was a graduate of Princeton in
1924 with a business degree. While there he studied
with tenor John Barnes Wells. After graduation, he
went to Italy where he studied with baritone Giuseppe Campanari until Campanari’s death in 1927.
That year he made his Italian operatic debut in
Gorizio as Edgardo in Donizetti’s Lucia. Upon returning to the U.S. he made two private recordings
for Victor. He then again visited Italy for study, this
time with Alfredo Martino. Before leaving for the U.S.
later in 1929, he traveled with a touring opera
company in Italy. He was active in Hollywood,
appearing in films with Grace Moore and Marian
Talley, among others, as well as with the Chicago
Opera and Cincinnati Zoo Opera. Bartlett was also
frequently heard on various radio programs and
made two discs (in England) for Columbia in 1937.
Experiencing vocal difficulties later in his career, he
retired in 1953 and then studied with Giovanni
(EDWIN) MICHAEL BARTLETT
Martinelli, learning the roles of Otello, Tristan and
Rhadames (which sound to me rather a leap for a
light lyric tenor having vocal distress). He resumed singing in 1963 and actually gave two performances of Otello in Syracuse, NY, in 1966 with Richard Torigi and Sylvia Khatchadourian.
Much of his later work included musicals, and he was in the original Broadway production of
Sondheim’s Follies in 1971 in the role of Roscoe, an aging tenor, likely his last role.
2325. 12” White lbl. Victor Special Record mat. CVE 39175-2. BOHÊME: Che gelida manina (Puccini). Piano acc. Nathaniel Shilkret. Rec. Sept. 13, 1927. Gen. 2. $60.00.
2326, 12” Blue PW Columbia Master Works 7341-M [CAX-7916-1/CAX-7917-1]. LA
BOHÊME: Che gelida manina (Puccini) / PARLEZ-MOI D’AMOUR (Lenoir). Few
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MARIO BASIOLA [b]
2676. 12” PW Microphone Columbia 70093-D [CBX1435/CBX1436]. HÉRODIADE: Vision
fugitive / ROI DE LAHORE: Promesse de mon avenir (both Massenet). Both in
Italian. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
3415. 12” PoW late Italian Columbia GQX 10978 [CBX1432/CBX1437]. L’ARLESIANA:
Racconto del Pastore (Cilèa) / IL FIGLIUOL PRODIGO: Raccoggi e calma (Ponchielli). Excellent late shellac. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
JANE BATHORI [Jeanne-Marie Berthier] [ms]. 1877-1970.
Despite success at
La Scala in 1902 in Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck) and in the world premiere of Franchetti’s
Germania, both directed by Toscanini, Bathori decided to devote her career to the concert stage
and in particular the music of contemporary French composers. She gave a number of song
premieres with the composers accompanying.
2094. 12” PW Blue Col. Master Works 9132-M [WLX328/WLX917 … possibly dubbed]. LE
BESTIAIRE (Francis Poulenc) / TROIS MÉLODIES (Erik Satie). Piano acc. by
FRANCIS POULENC / DARIUS
MILHAUD. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
MATTIA BATTISTINI [b]
3628. 10” Red Warzawa G&T 52667 [443z-Ao2z]. CANCÍON ESPAÑOLA [LA MANTILLA] (Alvarez). Some fading of gilt on
raised lbl. but red is clean (no rubbing).
Surface is remarkably fine, just about
1-2. $100.00.
1601. 10” Orange Warszawa G&T 54034
[449z]. LA FAVORITA: Duetto Eleonora
i Alfonso (Donizetti). With TILDE
CAROTINI [ms]. The mezzo’s first name
appears on the label as simply “E.”. Other
references give her last name as
“Cartonini”. Very fine copy and an
unusually late pressing. Few LGTs,
cons. 2. $60.00.
3223. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 24 [447z-Ao-2z/
439z]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Largo
(Rossini) / DON GIOVANNI: Fin ch’ han
dal vino (Mozart). From orig. 1902
Warsaw G&T matrices, side two with
studio applause and encore. Just about
3596.
4276.
2969.
1768.
1-2. $12.00.
10” Mauve HMV AGSA 30 [Bb1422-I/
MATTIA BATTISTINI
Bb1433-III]. BALLO IN MASCHERA:
Alla vita/ DON GIOVANNI: Deh, vieni
alla finestra (Mozart). Late Battistini, 1924. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
10” Mauve HMV AGSA 31 [17570b/17571b]. FAVORITA: Vien, Leonora / FAVORITA: Dei nemici tuoi (Donizetti). From 1913 orig. matrices. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
10” White HMV VA 15 [445z-Ao-2z/2156L]. ANCORA MELODIA (Tosti) / FERNANDO DE LUCIA [t]. TRAVIATA: Un dì felice (Verdi). From orig. 1902/1903 G&T
matrices. One small rub side one, otherwise just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” White lbl. Victrola 92007 [879c]. ERNANI: Lo vedremo (Verdi). With
ARISTODEMO SILLICH [bs]. Sillich (Trieste, 1852-1943) was first heard in his
native Trieste in 1876 in Petrella’s La Contessa d’Amalfi and, as his final
appearance, singing Colline in the same city about 40 years later. In between he was
heard in many of the major Italian houses, including La Scala, in the Netherlands,
Russia, Poland and with the Boston Opera. Excellent pressing. RCA Vr bk. Just
about 1-2. $10.00.
2010. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 92044 [886c]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu (Verdi).
Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
1180. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 92045 [884c]. FAVORITA: A tanto amor (Donizetti).
Finding copies like this are akin to going back in time to a Victor store 100 years
ago. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
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1120. 12” Red Victor 88351 [866c]. PER LA PATRIA: Bella Italia (Goffredo Cocchi).
Beautiful pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2270. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 88354 [263ai]. WERTHER: Ah! non mi ridestar! (Massenet). Revised for Battistini’s baritone voice by the composer. Just about 1-2.
$7.00.
3442. 12” Red Victrola 88652 [CA10-I]. MARIA DI ROHAN: Voce fatal di morte (Donizetti).
Just about 1-2. $8.00.
3441. 12” White lbl. HMV 052302 [272aj]. HAMLET: Brindisi (Thomas). Cons. 2. $12.00.
1733. 12” White lbl. HMV 052310 [268ai]. LE SOIR (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2593. 12” Orange Gram. Monarch 052311 [269ai]. AMOUR, AMOUR! (Tosti). Piano acc.
In French. A really magical performance. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
3444. 12” Red HMV 052313 [275ai]. FAUST: O santa medaglia (Gounod). 2. $8.00.
2025. 12” Blue Opera Disc 76310 (054449) [2821c]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Ve’ se di notte
(Verdi). With ELVIRA BARBIERI [s], VINCENZO BETTONI [bs]. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
1681. 12” Red Czech HMV DB 736 [Ck1423-I/1427-II]. FAVORITA: A tanto amor (Donizetti) / MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Non più andrai (Mozart). Rare late acoustic
recording (1924). Excellent pressing. Few very lt. superficial rubs. 2. $15.00.
2121. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 52 [866c/889c]. PER LA PATRIA: Bella Italia (Cocchi) /
ZAMPA: Perchè tremar (Hérold). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1914. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 94 [221af/222af]. PAGLIACCI: Decidi il mio destin /
PAGLIACCI: E allor perchè (Leoncavallo). With MARIA MOSCISCA [s]. Just about
1-2. $12.00.
2000. 12” White HMV VB 14 [218af/227as]. QUO VADIS: Errar sul’ ampio mar / QUO
VADIS: Amica, l’ora attest è questa (Nuoguès). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
S. A. BATURINA [s]
3391. 10” Red Orth. Victrola 4089. JEANNE D’ARC: Adieu, forêts (Tschaikowsky). Two
sides. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
ANDRÉ BAUGÉ [b]
2950. 10” Blk. acous. Disque Gram. P.412 [s22115u/s22116u]. LA FILLE DE MADAME
AGNOT: Elle est tellemante innocente /
LA FILLE DE MADAME ANGOT:
Certainement j’aime Clairette (Lecocq).
Lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
2615. 11½” Orange Art-Label elec. Pathé
X.7142 [N201262-1/N201263-1].
MAROUF: Il est des Musulmans /
MAROUF: La Caravane (Rabaud). Just
about 1-2. $12.00.
2632. 12” Green PW Pathé PGT 5 [CPTX39/
CPTX48]. LA COUPE DU ROI DE
THULÉ: Hélàs! Il avait vingt ans (Diaz)
/ FAVORITE: Jardins de l’Alcazar
(Donizetti). Excellent copy, few lightest
mks., cons. 2. $10.00.
MARYSE BEAUJON [s]. Roanne, France,
1891-1973. Her debut was in Lyon, 1919, as
Micaëla in Carmen. Two years later she was first
heard at the Paris Opéra as Mathilde in Rossini’s
William Tell. In 1928, she was the Paris Opéra’s
first Turandot, sharing the stage with tenor
Georges Thill, to whom she left her estate when
she died in 1973 (she having no family). Beaujon’s
repertoire included roles such as Marina in Boris
Godounov, Alice Ford in Falstaff, Marguerite in
Faust and Nedda in Pagliacci. She was noted as
much for her visual allure and acting as for her voice.
MARYSE BEAUJON
2700. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 50175-D [WLX501/WLX502]. FAUST: Church Scene
(Gounod). With FRED BORDON [bs]. Two sides. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
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GINO BECHI [b].
Note that all are excellent late pressings.
3345. 10” Red late VdP DA 5465 [OBA4378/OBA4380]. LA WALLY: T’amo ben io (Catalani) / IL TROVATORE: Il balen (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3091. 10” Red late VdP DA 11306 [OBA6841-2/OBA6842]. STASERA CANTO / NINNA
NANNA D’AMORE (both D’Anzi). Both from film Arrivederci papa. Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
3092. 10” Red late VdP DA 11307 [OBA6843-1T1/OBA6344-1T1]. VERDE UCRAINA
(Olivieri) / SUONI BALALAIKA (Potsford). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3093. 10” Red late VdP DA 11308 [OBA7086/OBA7087]. LU ME’ SCICCAREDDU
(Carmelo) / MATTINATA SICILIANA (Mazziotti). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3367. 10” Red late VdP DA 11309 [OBA7088/OBA7089]. SIGNORINELLA (Valente) /
SIGNORINELLA MIA (D’Anzi). From film Signorinella. Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri.
Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3162. 10” Red late VdP DA 11310 [OB7117-2/OB7118-2]. RICHIAMO D’AMORE (Rota) /
NOTTURNO (both Nino Rota). One superficial (harmless) stain, otherwise just about
1-2. $8.00.
3163. 10” Red late VdP DA 11337 [OBA8159/OBA8166]. PECCHÈ? (Pennino) /
DICITENCELLO VUJE (Falvo). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3346. 10” Red late VdP DA 11339 [OBA8155-1/OBA8158-T1]. ULTIMA CANZONE (Tosti) /
LOLITA (Buzzi-Peccia). Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1848. 10” Red late VdP DA 11341 [OBA8171-TI/OBA8172-I]. A CASINHA PEQUENINA
(Massarani) / O MAR (Dorival Caymmi). Both in Brazilian. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3090. 10” Red late VdP DA 11352 [OBA8479/OBA8480]. NENIA D’AMORE / MONELLA
(both Dino Olivieri). Both from film Canzone a due voci. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2480. 12” Red late VdP DB 5368 [2BA3961-T1/2BA3962-T1]. RIGOLETTO: Pari siamo /
ERNANI: Oh! deh verd’anni miei (both Verdi). Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri. Just about
1-2. $10.00.
1041. 12” Red late VdP DB 5369 [2BA4377-I/2BA4386-II]. RIGOLETTO: Cortigiani /
BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu (both Verdi). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2387. 12” Red late VdP DB 11353 [2BA7560/2BA7968]. FALSTAFF: L’onore! Ladri! (Verdi) / SI VOUS L’AVIEZ COMPRIS! (Denza). Excellent pressing. Few lt. rubs, cons.
2. $10.00.
DAN BEDDOE [t]
3159. 10” White lbl. Victrola 64391. A MOONLIGHT SONG (Cadman). Excellent copy,
few tiny mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
THEO BEETS [t]
3613. 10” PW Green Fr. Polydor 524.061
[4198BKP/4199BKP]. SIGURD: Entrée
de Sigurd / SIGURD: Un souvenir poignant (Reyer). Couple lt. rubs, cons. 2.
$15.00.
HIPPOLYTE-ADOLPHE BELHOMME [bs]
Paris, 1854-1923. Making his debut at the Paris
Opéra-Comique in 1879 (as Baskir in Lalla-Roukh),
Belhomme was featured regularly on their roster to
1886 and again from 1891 to 1916. “Although of
short stature, his vocal authority was impressive.”
A “basse chantante”, he had exceptional flexibility
and even a clean trill. In addition to Paris, Belhomme appeared in Lyon (1886-1889) and Marseille (1889-1890), and from 1902 a number of
seasons at the Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie. He
participated in several world and house premieres,
both in Paris and Brussels.
DAN BEDDOE
9375. 11” Brown Odeon 33815/36263 [XP814/XP1850-2]. LE SONGE D’UNE NUIT
D’ÉTÉ: Grand Air de Falstaff (A. Thomas) / PAUL AUMONIER [bs]. LE PARDON
DE PLOËRMEL [DINORAH]: Chant du Chasseur (Meyerbeer). One TN, small lbl.
stkr., cons. 2. $20.00.
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GIUSEPPE BELLANTONI [b]
1493. 11” Fonotipia 92727/92728 [XPh 4420/XPh4497]. LOLITA (Buzzi-Peccia) / FUOCO
SPENTO (Cabera). Side one gen. 3. Side two a few more rubs and one small PB,
3-4. $40.00.
1580. 11” Fonotipia 92727/62467 [XPh4420/XPh4285]. LOLITA (Buzzi-Peccia) / LUNA
CORTESE (Valente). Good surface material. Small lbl. stkr. Few lt. rubs, cons. 2.
$50.00
GEMMA BELLINCIONI [s].
Her G&Ts require a small (circa 1.5 mil) stylus.
1542. 12” Red Milano G&T 053017 [572-R]. MEFISTOFELE: L’altra notte (Boïto). One
small PB (less than ¼”), two small pressing defects, 3-4 but little greying. $400.00.
1543. 12” Red Milano G&T 053018 [574-R]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete
(Mascagni). Creator performance. Plays well with 1.5 stylus. Bright lbl. (partially
removed sticker on part of trademark area).. Some sounding LGTs, 4. $400.00.
1544. 12” Red Milano G&T 053018 [577-R]. TRAVIATA: Ah! fors’ è lui (Verdi). Plays quite
well with a 1.5 stylus. One very small PB. Looks gen. 4 or a little better. $400.00.
XENIA BELMAS [s]
2657. 12” Blk. PW elec. Polydor 66847 [1590BM/1591BM]. PAGLIACCI: Nedda-Silvio duet
(Leoncavallo). Two sides. In Italian. With WILLI DOMGRAF-FASSBAENDER [b].
Superficial rubs. Side one 3. Side two 2. $10.00.
2174. 12” Blk. PW elec. Polydor 66990 [711Bi/712Bi]. WANN IST DES GEWUßT, Op. 47,
No. 1 / WAR ICH NICHT EIN FRISCHES GRÄSLEIN, Op. 47, No. 7 (Tschaikowsky).
In Russian. Piano acc. Alexander Kitschin. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
PAUL BENDER [bs]
2963. 10” PW HMV EG 6107 [OD1557-I/OD1558-I]. DEN ALTE HERR (Paul Graener) /
TRAUM DURCH DIE DÄMMERUNG (Strauss). One very tiny lbl. tear, few lt. mks.,
2. $12.00.
2658. 12” Blk. acous. Hist No. 2 HMV D.805. WO DU HINGEHST (Rehfeld, Op. 83) /
HERR, DEN ICH TIEF IM HERZEN TGRAGE (Hiller, Op. 17, No. 1). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
2479. 12” PW Plum elec. Electrola EH 827 [2D1551-2/2D1552-2]. EDWARD / ERLKÖNIG
(both Loewe). Piano acc. Michael Raucheisesn. Side one cons. 2. Side two small
scr. clusters (about ¼”) may cause lightest ticks, few other mks., gen. 2. $12.00.
2352. 12” PW Plum elec. Electrola EH 904 [2D1548-2/2D1556-2]. IN DER MARIENKIRCHE; HEIMLICHKEIT / HERR OLUF
(Loewe). Piano acc. Michael Raucheisen.
Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
ANGELO BENDINELLI [t]. Lari, near Pisa, 1876-
Livorno, 1942. He studied with Cortesi in Pisa and
Giacchetti in Florence, making his debut in Florence at
the Arena Nazionale in 1904 as Alfredo in La Traviata.
He was with the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari from 1907 to
1925 and also appeared in Bergamo, Bologna, Mantua
and Venice, among other Italian houses. Outside of his
native land he was heard in Cairo, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. He sang both standard roles, such as Cavaradossi, Rodolfo and Pinkerton, as well as leading parts
in forgotten pieces including Pacchierotti’s Eidelberga Mia
and Fino’s Il Battista.
2929. 10” Green Columbia E2253 [11446-1/114492]. FAUST: Quartette. With IDA CATTORINI
[s], DOLORES FRAU [ms], GIOVANNI
MARTINO [bs] / FAUST: Che fate qui signor?
(Gounod). With CESARE FORMICHI [b], G.
MARTINO [bs]. All these singers had solid
careers, Martino having been on the Met
roster from 1919-1927. Nice copy, cons. 2.
$12.00.
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in unidentified opera/oratorio
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ETTORE BERGAMASCHI [t]
1435. 10” Pink Fonografia Nazionale Dr4663/Dr4664. MANON LESCAUT: Ah! Manon mi
tradisce / MANON LESCAUT: Guardate, pazzo son (Puccini). Edizione stickers
signed by Bergamaschi. Note that his records usually were recorded above 78 rpm.
This (both sides) plays at 83.5 rpm to be in key. Tiny lbl. tear near spindle hole side
two. Side one gen. 2. Side two 2-3. $75.00.
3531. 10” Pink Fonografia Nazionale Dr4719/Dr4720. AIDA Vieni meco insiem fuggiam /
AIDA: Io son disonorato (Verdi). Both sides with VALERIA MANNA [s]. Side two
also with APOLLO GRANFORTE [b]. Excellent copy, cons. 2. $75.00.
1529. 12” Pink Fonografia Nazionale G2122/G2102. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Addio alla
madre / ELVIRA CASAZZA [ms]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete
(Mascagni). Lbl. stkr. signed by Bergamaschi. Rare Casazza solo recording. A listing
of this appeared in last year’s catalogue, but this is a different copy, albeit in the same
condition. 2. $75.00.
1528. 12” Pink Fonografia Nazionale G2131/G2132. ANDREA CHENIER: Improvviso /
ANDREA CHENIER: Vicino a te s’acqueta (Giordano). Side two with ZITA FUMAGALLI-RIVA [s]. Edizione sticker signed by Bergamaschi. Few lt. mks., 2. $75.00.
ERNA BERGER [s]
2210. 12” Red PW Electrola DBA 4414 [2D1304-II/1305-I]. RIGOLETTO: Bella figlia
dell’amore. With MARGARETE KLOSE [c], MARCEL WITTRISCH [t], WILLY
DOMGRAF-FASSBAENDER [b] / RIGOLETTO: Si, vendetta (Verdi). With
DOMGRAF-FASSBAENDER [b]. Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
2564. 12” Red Swiss HMV DB 4645 [2RA2458-III/2RA2459-V]. MAGIC FLUTE: Der Hölle
Rache / MAGIC FLUTE: O zittre nicht (Mozart). Berlin Phil. dir Sir Thomas
Beecham. Glassy surfaces. One rub side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.
RUDOLF BERGER [t]. Brno, 1874-New York City, 1915. He made his debut in 1897 as
Telramund. Berger had been very successful as a baritone in Germany and Austria in particular
when he met Oscar Saenger, the teacher of his to-be wife, Marie Rappold, following a performance of Amfortas (another source states the role was Klingsor) in Parsifal at Bayreuth in 1908.
When Saenger suggested that he was really a tenor, Berger cancelled his European operatic
itinerary for the season and sailed for New York to study with Saenger. Upon returning to Germany he made his re-entry at the Berlin Opera as Lohengrin and never returned to baritone parts.
He was first heard at the Metropolitan Opera in 1914 as Siegmund. Berger’s last appearance was
as Siegfried in Götterdämmerung, Feb. 18, 1915. He died eight days later of heart problems from
which he had apparently been suffering for some time.
2623. 12” Blk. Opera Disc 65553
(042471/042470 [1279½s/1278s].
WALKÜRE: Siegmund heiss’ ich /
WALKÜRE: Ein Schwert verhiess
(Wagner). Few lightest rubs, cons. 2.
$15.00.
RUDOLFO BERNARDI [b].
Bernardi was
born as Rudolf Bernhardt, circa 1867, and it
was under his original name that he most
frequently was billed. He had great success in
Warsaw (Teatro Wielki) as Renato in Verdi’s Un
Ballo in Maschera and then appeared the season of 1891-92 in Lemberg. His career seems to
have been mainly centered in Poland, although
he was heard in Russia in tours (there as Bernardi). Much of his repertoire was in Verdi roles
such as Germont and Rigoletto, as well as
Nevers in Les Huguenots, Valentin in Faust and
Janusz in Halka. His only records were 1901
Berliner/G&Ts and Pathés from 1903.
1402. 7” Berliner 22788 [1944B-N1-2z].
NON È VER (Mattei). In Russian.
Bennett lists this as “Do You
Remember?” By Kochetov. In
RUDOLFO BERNARDI
Russian. 2-3. $200.00.
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ENRICO [HENRI] BERRIEL [b].
Of French ancestry,
Berriel originally received a degree in medicine. Following only a
short period of vocal study, he made his debut in Paris, 1900. He
was then engaged to sing in Nice and subsequently the Carlo
Felice in Genoa in The Damnation of Faust and Giordano’s Siberia.
In 1910 he was Wotan in Die Walküre at the Costanzi in Rome.
Berriel was also a man of letters and had made the Italian translation of Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. A friend of Sardou, Berriel
served at the request of composer Umberto Giordano as a
middleman to ask Sardou for rights to his play Madame SansGene, which Giordano wished to make into an opera. In turn,
Berriel was promised the title role of Napoleon, but when the
premiere took place at the Metropolitan Opera in 1914 it was
Pasquale Amato who sang the role. A lawsuit followed which, I
believe, Berriel won.
3157. 10” Blk. Columbia Popolare D673 [10757/10802]. LA
MARSIGLIESE [de l’Isle) / LUIGI BALDASSARE [b].
INNO DI GARIBALDI (Olivieri). Excellent laminated
surface, just about 1-2. $15.00.
LUISA BERTANA [ms].
ENRICO BERRIEL
2160. 12” Red acous. Victor 6483 [takes 3/2]. NERONE: Padre nostro / MARCEL
JOURNET [bs]. NERONE: Ecco il magico specchio (Boïto). Side two creator
performance. See Journet listings for alternate takes. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2158. 12” Green elec. Odeon N6651 [XXPh6623-2/XXPh6624-2]. NERONE: Padre nostro.
With ANNA MARCANGELI [s] / NAZZARENO BERTINELLI [b]. NERONE: Vivete
in pace (Boïto). Couple minor rubs side one, cons. 2. Side two just about 1-2.
$15.00.
2159. 12” Green elec. Odeon N6651 [XXPh6623-2/XXPh6624-2]. Same as previous listing
(#2158). Cons. 2. $12.00.
MIREILLE BERTHON [s]
3504. 10” Blk. elec. Disque Gram. P-719 [BFR-493-II/494]. THAÏS: Duo de la source
(Massenet). Two sides. With JOHN BROWNLEE [b]. Minor lbl. stain, otherwise just
about 1-2. $15.00.
EMMY BETTENDORF [s]
2677. 12” Brown acous. Parlophon P.2099
[2-8016/2-8484]. PAGLIACCI: Vogellied
(Leoncavallo) / ÉLÉGIE (Massenet). Orch.
dir. Frieder Weissmann. Scarce. Just
about 1-2. $20.00.
3463. 12” Purple elec. Parlophon P.9225
[2-20606/2-20608]. DER SPIELMANN
(Hildach)/ ABENDEMPFINDUNG (Mozart).
Cons. 2. $8.00.
[2-20055/2-20057]. DER NUßBAUM
(Schumann) / AN DIE NACHTIGALL
(Brahms). Few lightest mks., cons. 2.
$8.00.
[2-21416/2-21417]. AUS DER JUGENDZEIT (Radecke) / DER LENZ (Hildach).
Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3430. 12” Purple acous. Eng. Parlophone E10341
[7855/7856]. DER ROSENKAVALIER:
Monolog der Marschallin (Strauss). Two
sides. Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
3413. 12” PW Purple Eng. elec. Parlophone
EMMY BETTENDORF
E10962 [2-21243/2-21496]. ICH LIEBE
DICH (Grieg) / LEISE FLEHEN MEINE
LIEDER (Schubert). Excellent laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
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3467. 12” PW Purple Eng. elec. Parlophone E11045 [2-21637/2-21658]. SPRICHT NICHT
VON EWIGER LIEBE (Granichstaedten) / LOVE WALTZ (Heymann). Just about 12. $10.00.
VINCENZO BETTONI [bs]
1391. 12” Blk. acous. Victor 68377 [02302v/354aj]. FAVORITA: Ah! paventa il fuor [Finale,
Atto 2o]. With TERESA PRINCIPE [ms], GIUSEPPE SALA [t], ARNALDO
NEUMARKER [b] / GIUSEPPINA BONETTI [s], SALVATORE SALVATI [t],
GIUSEPPE SALA [t], VITTORIO DE GÖTZEN [b], UGO CANETTI [bs]. FAVORITA:
L’oltraggio che scende [Finale, Atto 3o] (Donizetti). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
LÉON BEYLE [t]
3243. 10” Green Dog Con. Graml 232407/232408 [9088u/9112u]. LES DRAGONS DE
VILLARS: Ne parle pas (Maillart) / LE JOUR ET LA NUIT: Romance (Lecocq). Few
LGTs, 2. $8.00.
GIULIANO BIEL [t]. Zaragoza, Spain, 1869Barcelona, 1948. Originally a painter, Biel subsequently studied voice in Rome with Antonio Cotogni.
His first appearances were as a chorister, but he rapidly moved to principal roles, making his debut in Bologna in 1900 as Manrico in Il Trovatore, to become a
major role in his repertoire. His first appearance in
Spain was as Rhadames at the Teatro Reale in Madrid,
1901. His South American debut was in Buenos Aires,
and from 1902 through 1908 he sang there at various
times in several South American houses. His first La
Scala hearing was in 1902, again as Manrico, under
Toscanini, who supposedly considered him the best
exponent of that role at the time. He was also on the
roster of Covent Garden, 1905-09, as well as a guest in
several countries, including France, Belgium, Portugal
and Russia. It was noted that during a performance of
Faust in Barcelona, 1905, he was wounded by the
baritone’s sword during an actual fight on stage (what
caused it isn’t known). Both singers had to be restrained and the performance was suspended as Biel
was sent to the hospital. He became troubled with
psychological problems (perhaps that sword fight
having been a precursor) and he retired from the stage
in 1910 after a performance of l’Africaine at the Liceo
in Barcelona. Despite his success and ranking as one
of the top dramatic tenors of his era, he died totally
forgotten. His only recordings are ten sides made for
G&T in 1903, all rare, particularly in top condition.
GIULIANO BIEL
1896. 10” Blk. Milano G&T 52689 [3062-R]. IL TROVATORE: Deserto sulla terra (Verdi).
Piano acc. Excellent copy. Inherent pressing depressions (no harm), cons. 2.
$150.00.
3640. 10” Blk. Milano G&T 52695 [3078-R]. IL TROVATORE: Di quella pira (Verdi). Piano
acc. I suspect Biel is singing here in the key of B flat. Certainly the pianist is
transposing (judging from the various wrong notes). Biel’s B flat has the Tamagno
ring. Excellent condition. 2. $150.00.
GERTRUD BINDERNAGEL [s]. Magdeburg, 1894-Berlin, 1932.
Famed German
dramatic soprano, Bindernagel studied in Magdeburg and after graduation from the Conservatory
there in 1917 made her debut with the Breslau Opera. She was with the Berlin State Opera,
1920-27 and then from 1931 until her death. She was also heard at the Vienna State Opera with
great success as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier as well as having toured Spain and
Belgium. Her repertoire included leading roles in Don Giovanni (Donna Anna), Pagliacci
(Nedda), Macbeth, Lohengrin (Ortrud) and Tristan und Isolde, as well as principal parts in operas
by such contemporary composers as Prokofiev, Schrecker, and Egon Wellesz. After a performance
of Siegfried at the Berlin State Opera she was shot by her second husband who delusionally
believed that Bindernagel and a lover (later proven in court a figment of her husband’s imagination) had planned on ruining him financially. She died several days later.
1524. 12” PW Blue elec. Telefunken E1144 [18429/18430-1]. OBERON: Ozean, du Ungeheuer (v.Weber). Two sides. Orch. dir. S. Meyrowitz. Great performance. Couple LGTs,
otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.
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FRANZ BIRRENKOVEN [t].
3137. 10” Green Dog Con. Gram. 19780 [1359r/1360r]. GLÖCKCHEN DER EREMITEN: O
schweige still (Maillart) / MEISTERSINGER: Preislied (Wagner). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
DAVID BISPHAM [b]
2312. 12” early TC Columbia 30020. WHO IS SYLVIA? (Schubert). Piano acc. Cons. 2.
$10.00.
2604. 12” Blk. Columbia 5033-M [30210-2/30211-3]. BELIEVE ME, IF ALL THOSE
ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS (Moore) / ACIS AND GALATEA: O Ruddier Than the
Cherry (Händel). Beautiful pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
GÖSTA BJOERLING [t].
1588. 10” Purple RCA Victor 26-1081. VAR HALSAD SKÖNA MORGONSTUND / NÄ JULDAGSMORGON GLIMMAR [Swedish Songs). Minor superficial rubs, 2-3. $8.00.
JUSSI BJOERLING [t].
The “X” series
records are all sung in Swedish, as are the early
acoustic Columbias
3376. 10” Green acous. Columbia E4547
[85798-2/85799-2]. SOMMAR GLÄDGE (Trad. Swedish) / BARNDOMSHEMMET [ON THE BANKS OF THE
WABASH] (Dresser) “Juvenile Trio”
with brothers OLLE and GÖSTA. Jussi
would have just turned nine when these
were recorded early in 1920. Small lbl.
stkrs., some LGTs, 3-4. $35.00.
[85780-1/85800-1]. O, HUR STILLE
[DER GOTTESACKER] (Beneken) /
PSALM No. IV (Wennerberg). Harmless
rim bump side one, IMs, 3-4. $35.00.
3384. 10” Plum HMV X.3376 [BE2118-II/
BE2121-II]. GONDOLSÅNG [TORNA A
SURRIENTO] (de Curtis) / FÖR DIG
ALLEN [FOR YOU ALONE] (Geehl).
Side one the 19 year-old Bjoerling’s first
issued record as a tenor (Dec. 18, 1929).
3109.
3377.
3839.
3378.
3371.
2798.
3388.
Lightest rub, cons. 2. $12.00.
10” PW Plum HMV X.3622 [BT5206II/BT5268-I]. MATTINATA (LeoncaJUSSI BJOERLING
vallo) / SALUT D’AMOUR [VIOLER]
(Elgar). Cons. 2. $12.00.
10” Plum HMV X.3675 [BT5209-II/BT5010-II]. NÄR JAG FÖR MIG SJÄLY I MÖRKA
SKOGEN GÅR / BLAND SKOGENS HÖGA FURUSTAMMAR (both Peterson-Berger).
Cons. 2-3. $8.00.
10” Plum HMV X.3683 [OT144-II/OT146-I]. VIOLET FROM MONTMARTRE: Du går
son en liten Prinsessa (Kálmán) / THE DESERT SONG: Från oknen det Brusar
(Romberg). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
10” Plum HMV X.3683 [OT144-II/OT146-I]. Same as previous listing (item #3839).
Gen. 2. $10.00.
10” Plum Scandinavian HMV X.3724 [OT132-I/OT145-II]. LOVE ME AND THE
WORLD IS MINE (Ball) [BLIV MIN SÅ ÄR VÄRLDEN MIN]/ THE SUNSHINE OF
YOUR SMILE [SÄG MIG GODNATT]. Lbl. stkr. Few lt. rubs, 2. $10.00.
10” PW Plum HMV X.3882 [OT554-II/OT558-II]. BAGDAD – FOX TROT (Lindberg) /
FORLAT MIG (Sahlberg). Main label credit is FRED WINTER and HIS ORCH. Vocal
refrain side one by ERIK ODDE [JUSSI BJOERLING]. Refrain side two by Sven
Helan. LSSs both sides, 3. $35.00.
10” Plum HMV X.3993. JAG DRÖMMER VARJE NARTT OM DIG [TANGO] (Kálmán)/
SLUT DINA ÖGON (Ammandt). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
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2990. 10” PW Plum HMV X.4108 [OPA122-II/OPA123-II]. DEN FAGRA FREGONA: Serenade (Raoul Laparra) / PRINCE IGOR: Cavatina (Borodin). Small rub side one,
3783. 10” PW Plum HMV X.4127 [OPA140-I/OPA-141-I]. BACHANAL (Nycander) /
BRINNADE GULA FLOD (Nyblom). Scarce. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1421. 10” White lbl. SS HMV X.4133 [OPA150]. SOMMERENS MELODI (Reidarson).
Recorded as ERIK ODDE. Rare, particularly in top condition. Just about 1-2.
$50.00.
3589. 10” PW Plum HMV X.4176 [OPA172-II/OPA173-II]. MIN LÄNGTAN AR DU [TANGOSERENAD] (Johnny Bode) / KLOWNENS TANGO (Ralf). Scarce. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
1422. 10” White lbl. SS HMV X.4196 [OPA183-I]. KÄRLEKENS SÅNG (LeBeau). Recorded
as ERIK ODDE. Rare, particularly in such fine condition. Just about 1-2. $50.00.
3709. 10” Plum HMV X.4220 [OPA213-II/OPA214-I]. RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile
(Verdi) / PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba (Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
3690. 10” Plum HMV X.4265 [OPA235-II/OPA236-I]. TROVATORE: Di quella pira (Verdi) /
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Siciliana (Mascagni). As his high C wasn’t apparently
then ready for prime-time exposure, he transposed side one down a whole tone. Just
about 1-2. $12.00.
2962. 10” Plum HMV X.4720 [OSB403-II/OSB404-I]. ACK VÄRMELAND, DU SKÖNA /
ALLT UNDER HIMMELENS FÄSTE (Trad. Swedish Songs). Few lightest mks., cons.
2. $8.00.
3386. 10” Plum HMV X.4723 [OSB410-I/OSB411-II]. SADKO: Chanson Indoue (RimskyKorsakov) / AY, AY, AY (Péréz-Freire). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $8.00.
3387. 10” Plum HMV X.4832 [OSB538-I/OSB-539-II]. DREAMS OF LONG AGO [UNGDOMSORÖMMAR] (Caruso) / SJUNG DIN HELA LÄNGTAN UT (Widestedt). Couple
lt. mks., cons. 2. $10.00.
3118. 10” Plum HMV X.6090 [OSB743-4/OSB755-1]. BEGGAR STUDENT: Ich hab’ kein
Geld (Millöcker) / LA BELLE HÉLÈNE: Paris’s Entrance Song (Offenbach). Bjoerling
at his best on both sides. Small lbl. skrs., just about 1-2. $7.00.
3890. 10” Plum HMV X.7947 [OSB-3843-1S/OSB-3846-1S]. TILL HAYS (Nordqvist] /
JUNGFRUN UNDER LIND (Peterson-Berger). Orch. dir. Bertil Bokstedt. Scarce late
recording. As new. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3588. 10” Plum HMV X.7947 [OSB-3843-1S/OSB-3846-1S]. Same as previous listing
(item #3890). Tiny bit of rim roughness far from grooves, otherwise just about 1-2.
$12.00.
3523. 10” Red PoW HMV DA 1607 [0SB575-1/OSB576-II]. VAGABOND KING: Only a Rose
(Friml) / O SOLE MIO (di Capua). Side one in English, side two in Italian. Just about
1-2. $12.00.
3379. 10” Red PoW HMV DA 2025 [OEA-16914-2A/OEA-16916-1]. I BLESS EV’RY HOUR
(Sjöberg) / AH, LOVE, BUT A DAY (Amy Beach). In English. Piano acc. Ivor
Newton. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
3381. 10” Red PoW HMV DA 2039 [OEA-16909-1A/OEA-16915-1A]. SYLVIA (Speaks) / A
SPIRIT FLOWER (Campbell-Tipton). Piano acc. Ivor Newton. Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
3570. 10” White PW Victor mat. BS-046747-2. WANDERS NACHTLIED (Schubert). Piano
acc. Harry Ebert. Unpublished. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
2225. 12” White lbl. HMV mat. 2CS 2452-II. EUGEN ONEGIN: Kuda, kuda (Tschaikowsky). Apparently unpublished. I can’t find it in the Henrysson Discography. 1” scr.
(superficial), small edge flake side one not into grooves, otherwise cons. 2. $75.00.
ELSA BLAND [s]
1415. 10” B&S Columbia 12703. FIDELIO: Komm o Hoffnung (Beethoven). Piano acc. 2.
$75.00.
ROBERT BLASS [bs]. New York, 1867-1930.
His parents were from Germany. He was
sent to Leipzig in 1887 as a violin student and then to Frankfurt for vocal training with Julius
Stockhausen. His debut was in Weimar, 1892, as King Henry in Lohengrin. His success made
possible performances in various German houses and at Bayreuth. After making his Covent
Garden debut in 1899 he was given a Metropolitan Opera contract and sang there from 1900
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through 1910. His repertoire was primarily Wagnerian, such as Gurnemanz in the U.S. premiere
of Parsifal, 24 Dec., 1903. Non-Germanic roles included Mozart’s Figaro and Leporello, Ramfis in
Aida, as well as Jagu in Paderewski’s Manru. After his Met decade, he returned to Germany and
was on the roster of the Berlin Staatsoper, 1913-19. He was again with the Met the seasons of
1920-22. His recordings were eight sides for Victor in 1903 and two cylinders around 1906 for
Edison.
1982. 12” Red ’08 GP Victor 74031 [C-581]. DIE BEIDEN GRENADIERE (Schumann).
Piano acc. Recorded in 1903. Wonderful copy. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
LILLIAN BLAUVELT [s]
2462. 12” Red Vinyl RCA Victor 85070 [C-2471]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Je veux vivre
(Gounod). Small scr. may tick for about ¼”, otherwise cons. 2. $15.00.
JULES BLEDSOE [b]
2997. 10” Blk. Royale 1702 [P75161/P75165]. DOES HE LOVE YOU (composer) / DU
BIST DIE RUH’, Op. 59, No. 3 (Schubert). Side two in German. Cons. 2. $15.00.
MAX BLOCH [t]. Cologne, 1890-Düsseldorf,
Aug. 19, 1930. He studied voice with his father and
became known as a concert singer in Berlin, as well
as a member of the Berlin Komischen Opera and the
Deutschen Opernhaus Berlin before coming to New
York. He made his debut with the Metropolitan Opera
in 1914 and sang 43 roles there, including German,
Italian, French and English parts. He had little
opportunity to be assigned leading roles because of his
small stature, although he did sing the Italian Tenor
in Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss) as well as some Wagnerian parts, such as David in Die Meistersinger and
Mime in Siegfried and Das Rheingold. He also appeared at the Buenos Aires Teatro Colòn and sang in
various concert performances. He recorded acoustically for Edison, Emerson, Victor and Columbia in
the 1920-1925 period but strangely appears never to
have made any electrical recordings, despite having
been active at the Met up to April 15, 1930. The
obituary clipping with the dates quoted above was in
Musical America. Kutsch-Riemens, however, gives his
dates as 1882-New York, 1943.
MAX BLOCH
[87562/87563]. WALKÜRE: Siegmunds
Liebeslied / MEISTERSINGER: Am stillen Herd (both Wagner). 2-3. $15.00.
RUDOLF BOCKELMANN [b]
3412. 12” Plum PW HMV EH 309 [CLR5445-I/CLR5446-I]. TOM DER REIMER / ODIN’S
MEERESRITT (both Loewe). Piano acc. Clemens Schmalstich. Cons. 2. $8.00.
1921. 12” PW Blk. Telefunken SK 1323 [18928/18929]. MEISTERSINGER: Fliedermonolog
(Wanger). Two sides. With Berlin Staatsoper Orch. dir. Alfred Schmidt. Just about
1-2. $12.00.
AUGUST BOCKMANN [t]
1611. 10” Green acous. Schall. Gram. 13243 [12865r/12870r]. PAGLIACCI: Jetzt spielen/
PAGLIACCI: Scherzet immer (Leoncavallo). Side one just about 1-2. Side two
couple MGTs, cons. 2. $10.00.
CHARLOTTE BOERNER [s]
2203. 12” PW Green Polydor 15078 [468½GS/469½GS]. TOSCA: Vissi d’arte / BOHÊME:
Mi chiamano Mimì (both Puccini). In German. Orch. dir. Leo Blech. Very scarce.
Just about 1-2. $20.00.
CESARE BOEZI [t]
2319. 12” Red Victrola 71016 [282i]. GRATIAS AGIMUS TIBI (Capozzi). With Chorus and
Piano dir. by Prof. Moreschi. Lbl. stkr., otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.
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MICHAEL BOHNEN [bs-b]
3001. 10” Purple elec. Brunswick 10216. IM TIEFEN KELLER SITZ’ ICH HIER (D’Alquen) /
AUS DER JUGENDZEIT (Rükert-Radecke). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $10.00.
4001. 10” Gold acous. Brunswick 15097 [10496/
? ]. ROBERT LE DIABLE: Invocation/
DINORAH: Sei vendicata assai (both
Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $8.00.
3481. 12” Gold Eng. Bruns. Cliftophone 50033
[X10835/X10394]. DIE BEIDEN GRENADIERE (Schumann) / TANNHÄUSER:
Blick’ ich umher (Wagner). Few minor
mks. side two. Label off-center side one.
Otherwise cons. 2. $10.00.
1203. 12” Gold acous. Brunswick 50037
[X10396/X10475]. DAS GOLDENE
KREUTZ: Wie anders wär es / DAS GOLDENE KREUTZ: Bom! Bom! Bom! (Brüll).
Couple very tiny rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
1754. 12” Grey acous. Polydor 85270 [345½av/
1009as]. FAUST: Mephisto-Serenade
MICHAEL BOHNEN
(Gounod) / MONA LISA: Seht hier des
Meeres wunderbarsten Schatz (Mas von Schillings). Rare. One small ND, otherwise
just about 1-2. $40.00.
2354. 12” Blk. acous. Schall. Gram. 66092 [1895as/1897as]. AUS DER JUGENDZEIT
(Radecke) / IN TIEFEN KELLER (Fischer). Harmless superficial rubs, 3. $10.00.
2653. 12” Dk. Blue elec. Odeon O-6808 [XXB7494/XXB7496]. BARTERED BRIDE: Wer in
Lieb (Smetana) / LA JUIVE: Wenn ew’ger Haß (Halévy). Orch. dir. Georg Szell. Lt.
rubs, 2. $10.00.
ALESSANDRO BONCI [t]
9431. 11” Col.-Fonotipia 39079/39128 [XPh168/XPh196]. MIGNON:
Addio, Mignon, fa core (Thomas) / CARO MIO BEN (Giordani). Excellent copy, few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
3290. 11” Col.-Fonotipia 39084/92103 [XPh394/XPh2698]. PURITANI: A te, o cara (Bellini) / FEDORA: Amor ti vieta (Giordano). Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
9369. 11” Fonotipia 39111/39331 [XPh189/367]. FAVORITA: Una
vergine / FAVORITA: E fia vero? (Donizetti). Side two with
ORESTE LUPPI [bs]. Nice copy. Couple tiny, harmless PBs.
Side one few lt. rubs, 2. Side two cons. 2. $15.00.
9412. 11” Fonotipia 39693/39694 [XPh1982/XPh1983]. LUCIA:
Tombe degli avi miei / LUCIA: Fra poco a me ricovero (Donizetti). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
9383. 11” Fonotipia 92102/92103 [XPh2697/2698]. ANDREA
CHENIER: Improvviso (Giordano) / FEDORA: Amor ti vieta
(both Giordano). Cons. 2. $15.00.
9316. 11” Col.-Fonotipia 92218/92219 [XPh3403-2/XPh3404-2].
TESS: Stanotte ho fatto un sogno (d’Erlanger). Two sides.
Cons. 2. $30.00.
ALESSANDRO BONCI
1564. 11” Fonotipia 92220/92221 [XPh3406/XPh3405]. RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile (Verdi) / MANON: Ah, dispar, vision (Massenet). Gen. 2.
$15.00.
3279. 11” Red ‘30s Odeon 39084 [XPh394/XPh153]. PURITANI: A te, o cara (Bellini) /
ELISIR D’AMORE: Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti). One of his most notable records
and in beautiful surface format. One tiny mk., just about 1-2. $25.00.
1581. 11” Gold PW Odeon HRS 1022 [XPh308/XPh438]. O DEL MIO DOLCE ARDOR
(Gluck) / DON PASQUALE: Tornami a dir (Donizetti). Side two with REGINA
PINKERT [s]. Superb pressing. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
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RICHARD [RICCARDO] BONELLI [b].
Port Byron, NY, 1887-Los Angeles, CA, 1980.
A student of Jean de Reszke in Paris, Bonelli (born
Bunn) made his debut as Valentin in Faust at the
Brooklyn Academy in 1915. He later appeared with
success at the Chicago Opera and the Met and
made guest appearances in Europe, including
Monte Carlo and La Scala. His career lasted
into the 1950s. Bonelli’s nephew was film actor
Robert Stack. His first vertical Brunswick records
were issued as Riccardo Bonelli.
2945. 10” Vertical Aeolian-Vocalion 32004
[A490-1/ ? ]. TOMMY LAD (Margetson) / WHEN THE BOYS COME HOME
(Speaks). Rare. 3-4. $15.00.
3358. 10” Purple acous. Brunswick 5085
[7161/7164]. SONG OF THE “MUSH
ON” (Victor Herbert) / ROLLING DOWN
TO RIO (German). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
3008. 10” Purple acous. Brunswick 5085
[7161/7164]. Same as previous listing
(item #3358). Cons. 2. $12.00.
3018. 10” Gold Eng. Brunswick 15138. LOVE
WAS WITH ME YESTERDAY (Hanson) /
BIRD SONGS AT EVENTIDE (Coates).
3192. 10” Gold (U.S.) Brunswick 15138. Same
as previous listing (item #3018). Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
3368. 10” Yellow Metrolite MGM 30327.
STAR-EYES / THE PRAYER PERFECT
(both Oley Speaks). Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
RICHARD BONELLI and wife
FRANCESCO MARIA BONINI [b]. Naples, 1865-Milano,1930.
Bonini studied with
Beniamino Carelli and made his debut in 1896 at the Teatro Mercadante in Foggia. He subsequently appeared in Malta and Cairo, and in 1903 created the role of Athanael in the Italian
premiere of Massenet’s Thais at the Milan Teatro Lirico. The same year he was on the roster of La
Scala, singing Barnaba in La Gioconda. In 1905 he created the role of Papa Silvestro in Mugnone’s
La vita Bretonne. His career, which continued to 1927, included most of the major Italian houses,
in which he was heard in a wide range of repertoire. He subsequently taught in Milan until his
death. He recorded only for Fonotipia (other than a trial for Edison), some of these records having
been also issued on Odeon.
3263. 11” Brown Odeon 59053/59059 [XPh144/XPh1947]. ROLANDO DI BERLINO: Dio
che non vede (Leoncavallo) / DON SEBASTIANO: O Lisbona (Donizetti). Cons. 2.
$25.00.
9387. 11” Fonotipia 92563/92564 [XPh4026/XPh ? ]. LE ROI DE LAHORE: O casto fior
(Massenet)/FAUST: Dio possente (Gounod). Small PB side two, one small lt. scr.
side one, otherwise cons. 2. $25.00.
CELESTINA BONINSEGNA [s]
3198. 10” Red Milano G&T 53419. I VESPRI SICILIANI: Bolero (Verdi). 2. $15.00.
2788. 10” Red ’08 Pats. “A” plate Victrola 91077 [7304b]. TROVATORE: Mira d’acerbe
lagrime (Verdi). With FRANCESCO CIGADA [b]. Lbl. stkr. Surface just about 1-2.
$8.00.
3360. 10” White HMV VA 10 [2176L/1294r]. TROVATORE: D’amor sull’ ali rosee (Verdi) /
SIGRID ARNOLDSON [s]. MIGNON: Connais-tu le pays? (Thomas). From orig.
1904/1906 G&T matrices. Side one piano acc. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1545. 12” Red Milano G&T 054109 [854c}. RUY BLAS: O dolce voluttà (Marchetti). With
LUIGI COLAZZA [t]. Perfect label. Surface clean except for small scr. (will tick less
than ¼”) and some (sounding) LGTs. Otherwise 2. $15.00.
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2075. 12” Blue Eng. Columbia A5195 [30353/30355]. BOHÊME: Mi chiamano Mimì /
TOSCA: Vissi d’arte (both Puccini). Excellent mid-‘20s laminated pressing. IMs. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
2438. 12” Blk. Columbia 5013-M [30359-1/30351-1]. SEMIRAMIDE: Bel raggio (Rossini) /
TROVATORE: D’amor sull’ali rosee (Verdi). Fine mid-‘20s pressing. Few lt. rubs, one
LSS. Cons. 2. $15.00.
2651. 12” Blk. Columbia 5013-M [30359-1/30351-1]. Same as preceding listing (item
#2438]. Side one cons. 2. Side two lt. rubs, 2. $12.00.
2735. 12” Blk. Columbia 5034-M [30356-1/30357-1]. NORMA: Casta diva / NORMA: Ah!
bello a me ritorna (Bellini). Superb “M” series pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2214. 12” Red Pats. “B” plate Victrola 88256 [1952c]. FAUST: Ei m’ama (Gounod). Scarce.
Nice copy, cons. 2. $20.00.
3455. 12” PW Silver Victor IRCC 84 [3197c/3198c]. LORELEY: Lascia per or che libera
(Catalani) / IL GUARANY: Sento una forza (Gomes). Side two with LUIGI BOLIS
[t]. Pressing No. 1. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
2152. 12” White HMV VB 27 [3204c/1417c]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: M’ami, m’ami! (Verdi)
With LUIGI BOLIS [t] / FRANCESCO MARCONI [t]. LUCREZIA BORGIA: Di
pescatore ignobile (Donizetti). From orig. 1917/1907 Gram. matrices. Just about 12. $12.00.
1124. 12” White HMV VB 28 [214m/854c]. NORMA: Casta diva (Bellini) / RUY BLAS: O
dolce voluttà (Marchetti). Side two with LUIGI COLAZZA [t]. From orig. 1904/1906
G&T matrices. Side one piano acc. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
DINO BORGIOLI [t]. Firenze, 1891-Firenze,
1960. A student of Eugenio Giachetti, Borgioli
made his debut as Arturo in Bellini’s I Puritani at
the Milan Teatro Corso, 1914. He appeared at the
Teatro dal Verme in 1917 and then for a number
of seasons at La Scala. He was enthusiastically
received in England and sang in the U.S. with the
Chicago Opera and one season at the Met. Borgioli
settled in London where he remained as a voice
teacher during and for a period following W.W. II.
1860. 10” Red acous. Eng. Col. D5035 [B19/
B27]. SONNAMBULA: Son gelosa /
SONNAMBULA: D’un pensiero (Bellini).
ENA SURINACH [s]. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
2947. 10” Red acous. Eng. Col. D5127 [B249/
B274]. PEARL FISHERS: Del Tempio al
limitar (Bizet). With BENVENUTO
FRANCI [b] / TRAVIATA: Deh miei bollenti spiriti (Verdi). One TN side one,
couple MGTs side two, cons. 2. $15.00.
3532. 10” PW Red elec. Eng. Col. D12573
[WB1807/WB1818]. SADKO: Chant
Hindoue (Rimsky-Korsakov) / MARIDINO BORGIOLI
NARESCA (Borgioli). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
3803. 10” PW Blue Australian Col. LO-13 [CA-15113-2/CA-15114-2]. SONGS MY
MOTHER TAUGHT ME (Dvorák) / MORGEN (Strauss). Side one in Italian. Side
two in German. Small label tear trademark area side one. Good surfaces. Cons. 2.
$15.00.
1308. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 50205-D [WBX97/WBX243]. ELISIR D’AMORE: Una
furtiva lagrima (Donizetti) / MANON: Il sogno (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2345. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 50266-D [WBX94/WBX247]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA:
Se il mio nome (Rossini) / PEARL FISHERS: Del tempio al limitar (Bizet). With
GINO VANELLI [b]. Perfect copy. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2448. 12” Green It. Columbia GQX 10282 [WBX830-2/WBX831]. L’AMICO FRITZ: Duetto
delle ciliege (Mascagni). Two sides. With ROSETTA PAMPANINI [s]. Just about
1-2. $15.00.
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LUCREZIA BORI [s]
3334. 10” Red EE Victor 1162. THE
LITTLE DAMOSEL (Ivor Novello) / SIMONETTA (Hugo Rumbold). Both in English. Cons.
2. $8.00.
2716. 12” Mauve acous. HMV AGSB
58. CARMEN: Parle-moi de ma
mère (Bizet). With MIGUEL
FLETA [t] / ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Ange adorable (Gounod).
With BENIAMINO GIGLI [t].
From unpublished 1924/1923
Victor matrices. Side one available otherwise only on limited
HRS edition. Side two first and
only edition. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
INGE BORKH [s]
2530. 12” Red Swiss HMV DB 11544
[2RA6928-3/2RA6929-3]. FIDELIO: Abscheulicher, wo eilst
LUCREZIA BORI and antenna hat
du hin? (Beethoven). Two
sides. Orch. dir. Arthur Rother. Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
OLIMPIA BORONAT [s]. Genoa, 1867-Warsaw, 1934. Boronat’s musical education was at
the Milan Conservatory where she was sponsored as a young girl by Italy’s Queen Mother. She
began her career around 1885, singing in Central and South America, Spain and Portugal.
then appearing in Italy’s major houses and in Alexandria. She was invited to sing in Russia in the
early 1890s where she became a particular favorite in St. Petersburg. It was there, in 1892, that
she met and in 1893 married “the immensely wealthy” Polish nobleman, Count Rzewuski. He
insisted that she retire from the stage. She agreed, and enjoyed a period of luxury and “brilliant
social life”. Eventually, however, she persuaded her reluctant husband to permit her to perform
again, which she did sporadically up to 1922. Her musical interests were of the bel canto school,
Wagner and verismo holding no appeal to her.
3053. 10” White HMV VA 11 [1775L/1777L]. PURITANI: O rendetemi la speme … Qui la
voce (Bellini) / PEARL FISHERS: Siccome un dì (Bizet). Piano acc. From orig. 1904
G&T matrices. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1135. 12” Red vinyl Victor of Gram. 053187 [1517c]. HUGUENOTS: La tenera parola
(Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $30.00.
1668. 12” ’08 Pats. Victrola 88242 [1507c]. RIGOLETTO: Tutte le feste (Verdi). Scarce
Victor issue. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $25.00.
2272. 12” White HMV VB 10 [1543½c/687c]. THE NIGHTINGALE (Alabieff) / PAULINE
DONALDA [s]. BOHÊME: Mi chiamano Mimì (Puccini). Side two piano acc. From
orig. 1907/1906 G&T matrices. Nice pressings which, in original form, would be
listed with premium minimums. Original copies in as fine condition unlikely. Just
about 1-2. $12.00.
ROGER BOURDIN [b]
2925. 10” PW Fr. Odeon 166.915 [KI-7175-1/KI-7178-1]. MALVINA: Qui c’est d’une façon
étrange / MALVINA: Vals des Sylphides (Reynaldo Hahn). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
LINDA BRAMBILLA [s]. Modena 1859 - Milano 1933.
The earliest performance traced to
her seems to have been Annetta in Ricci’s Crispino e la Comare in 1885. Her repertoire was indeed
varied, including in 1890 Adalgisa in Norma and Gilda in Rigoletto at the Lisbon Teatro San
Carlos, 1890. In 1901 she was Colombina in the La Scala premiere of Mascagni’s Le Maschere as
well as Adina in Elisir d’amore. One of her most frequently performed parts was Leila in The Pearl
Fishers. Brambilla was in a family of noted singers and in later years she taught.
1910. 12” Blk. ’10 Pats. Victor 68062 [912c/577c]. PEARL FISHERS: Brahma, gran Dio /
GIUSEPPINA PICCOLETTI [s], IVO ZACARO [t]. PEARL FISHERS: Non hai
compreso (Bizet). Pressing ridge, possibly in stamper, one lt. rub, otherwise just
about 1-2. $20.00. .
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ELLEN BRANDT-FORSTER [s].
Vienna,
1866-1921. She studied with Emillie Dorr and
Louise Dustman and made her debut in Danzig,
1885, as Marguerite in Faust. The following year
she appeared at Bayreuth and then in 1887 began
her longest tenure, that with the Vienna Opera.
There she created Adele in the first Vienna Hofoper
performance of Der Fledermaus, among her most
popular roles, and Sophie in the world premiere of
Massenet’s Werther. Under Mahler’s direction she
sang over thirty roles, including Agathe, Micaela,
Zerlina, Eva, Elsa and Susanna. She appears to
have retired in 1905. Her very rare G&T recordings
date from 1902.
1887. 7” Blk. Wien G&T 43198 [2430B-F1-2z].
COPPELIA: Walzer (Delibes). Rare! Few
LGTs, one tiny scr., otherwise gen. 3.
$500.00.
SOPHIE BRASLAU [c]. New York, 1892-
1935. Born of Ukrainian émigrés, Braslau origin-
nally trained as a pianist but her voice was disELLEN BRANDT-FORSTER
covered in 1910 by Arturo Buzzi-Peccia, who
became her teacher. After being heard by Toscanini
in a Buzzi-Peccia studio recital in 1913, Braslau was recommended to audition for the Met. The
result was an immediate contract. She remained with the Met several seasons but left for a
combination of reasons, primarily roles offered and salary. Braslau subsequently performed internationally in concert and occasionally opera with much acclaim. Her final performances, 1934,
were of El Amor Brujo (de Falla) with Toscanini and the New York Philharmonic, with the Philadelphia Orchestra and finally at Lewisohn Stadium. (I wonder if anyone recorded this broadcast?).
She appeared on the radio early in 1935 (again, do recordings survive?) but was then suffering
with lung cancer, which was to take her life six months later at the age of 43.
3605. 10” Red Victor 64539. BIRDS IN THE NIGHT (Arthur Sullivan). Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
1098. 12” Blue Viva-Tonal Columbia 7143-M [W98399-3/W98400-1]. LA NUIT, Op. 44,
No. 1 (Rubinstein) / EILI, EILI (Trad. Jewish). As new. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
SUZANNE BROHLY [ms]
2688. 12” Blk. Angel Gram. Mon. 034042/034038 [0870v/0871v]. WERTHER: Scène de la
déclaration (Massenet). Two sides. With LÉON BEYLE [t]. Tiny scr. side one,
otherwise gen. 2. $12.00.
CORNELIS BRONSGEEST [b]
2644. 12” Girl-and-Gramophone Parlophone P.706/P.707. FLYING DUTCHMAN: Wie hör
ich recht (Wagner). Two sides. With MAX LOHFING [bs]. Some rubs, 2-3. $12.00.
YVONNE BROTHIER [s]. St. Julien l’Ars, 1889-Paris, 1967. Brothier studied at the Paris
Conservatoire and made her official debut in 1916 as Lakmé at the Paris Opéra-Comique. While
she sang at the Paris Opéra after 1931, she seldom appeared outside of France, exceptions
having been in Amsterdam and, during her early years, in Brussels and La Scala. She retired in
1939 and subsequently taught. Her roles included parts such as Sophie (Rosenkavalier), Rosina,
Micaëla, Mélisande as well as leading parts in several premieres.
1595. 10” Red PW elec. Disque Gram. DA 4803 [OG990-II/OG991-II]. LE COQ D’OR:
Hymne au soleil / AIMANT LA ROSE, LE ROSSIGNOL (Rimsky-Korsakov, side two
arr. Pierné). Orch. dir. G. Lauweryns. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1598. 10” Red PW elec. Disque Gram. DA 4830 [OW-1470-1/OW1471-2]. LES CHÉRUBINS: Chanson de Chérubin (Massenet) / ISOLINE: Je suis jolie (Messager). Orch.
dir. J. E. Szyfer. Scarce. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3453. 12” Blk. acous. Disque Gram. W364 [03304v/03305v]. HAMLET: Vains regrets,
tendress éphémère (Thomas). Two sides. With EDOUARD ROUARD [b]. 2-3.
$12.00.
3454. 12” Blk. acous. Disque Gram. W717 [03370v/CL202-I]. LAKMÉ: Tu m’as donné le
plus doux rêve (Delibes). With ÉMILE MARCELIN [t] / MIREILLE BERTHON [s],
CHAUVET [b]. THAÏS: Duo final (Massenet). 2. $12.00.
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3494. 12” Blk. PW elec. Disque Gram. SW-1086. LES HUGUENOTS: O beau pays
(Meyerbeer). Two sides. Orch. dir. Georges Lauweryns. G. Boo (flute solo). Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
ANNE BROWN [s]. Baltimore, 1912-Oslo, 2009. Despite her remarkable vocal talent, Brown
was not allowed to attend Baltimore’s Peabody School because she was black. Interestingly
seventy years later, she was awarded the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to
Music in America. Juilliard in New York, however, admitted her as the first African-American
vocalist to be accepted. Brown is particularly remembered as the original Bess in Gershwin’s Porgy
and Bess. It was her singing and contact with Gershwin during the composing that caused the
composer to extend the role from a secondary part (as it was originally in Heyward’s novel Porgy)
to a principal character and then change the title from Porgy to Porgy and Bess. She had so few
performance opportunities in the U.S., aside from the Gershwin opera, that she settled in and
toured Europe as a concert singer from 1942-1948, then settling in Norway in 1948 and becoming
a citizen. Her career continued until 1955 and she subsequently taught in Oslo, her students
having included a variety of personalities, including actress Liv Ullman.
2321. 12” Yellow Danish Tono X.25112 [3161A/3162A]. PORGY AND BESS: My man’s
gone now / PORGY AND BESS: Introduction and Summertime (Gershwin). Orch.
dir. Joh. Hye-Knudsen. One small press. bump, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.
JOHN BROWNLEE [b]
2951. 10” PW Blk. elec. Disque Gram. P-719
[BFR494-I/BFR495-II[. THAÏS: Duo de
la source (Massenet). Two sides. With
MIREILLE BERTHON [s]. Small lbl.
stkr., 2. $12.00.
3058. 10” PW Plum HMV B.8218 [OEA605-II/
OEA606-I]. SENORITA (Spoliansky) /
SERENADE (Lockton). Uncommon. A
few superficial rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
3231. 10” PW Plum HMV B.8218 [OEA605-II/
OEA606-I]. Same as previous listing
(item #3058). 2. $10.00.
3689. 10” PW Blue Decca 3770 [68912A/
68914A]. IT’S A LONG WAY TO TIPPERARY (Judge-Williams) / PACK UP
YOUR TROUBLES IN YOUR OLD KIT
BAG (Powell-Asaf). With The Songsmiths.
Uncommon. Few minor rubs and spots.
2. $12.00.
3482. 12” Blk. PW French Disque Gram. W1047 [CN387-II/CN388-II]. HÉRODIADE: Salomé, demande au prisonnier
(Massenet) / HAMLET: Comme une pale
JOHN BROWNLEE
fleur (Thomas). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2492. 12” Blk. PW Australian HMV ED 14 [Cc15807-I/Cc15809-I]. WHAT THE REDHAIRED BOSUM SAYS (Harry) / TURN YET TO ME (arr. Lawson). Piano acc.
Gerald Moore. Also uncommon. 2. $12.00.
KAREL BURIAN (CARL BURRIAN) [t]. 1870-1924
3100. 10” Pre-Dog Angel Gram. Con. 2-72095/2-74096 [5035r/5037r]. CO NA NEBI JE
HV ZDI EK (Novotného) / ZA DESET ROK (Maláta). Piano acc. Few MGTs side
one, cons. 2. $15.00.
2791. 10” Dog Con. Gram. 2-72214/2-72215 [15507b/12260L]. DALIBOR: Zapírat
nechei / DALIBOR: Ó Zd nku (Smetana). Few LGTs, gen. 2-3. $15.00.
1021. 12” Blue Victor 55073 [2254c/2255c]. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG: Mime hiess ein
mürrischer Zwerg [Erzählung des Siegfried] (Wagner). Two sides. Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
EUGENIA BURZIO [s]
2560. 12” Green acous. Odeon F5513 [XXPh2279/XXPh2391]. FORZA DEL DESTINO:
Pace, pace mio Dio / GIOCONDA: Così mantieni il patto? (Ponchielli). Side two with
GIUSEPPE DE LUCA [b]. Piano acc. From orig. 1907 Fonotipia matrices. Just
about 1-2. $10.00.
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CLARA BUTT [c]
3825. 10” PW Purple acous. Eng. Col. X316 [A723/A748]. JUST A RAY OF SUNLIGHT
(Squire) / A PAGE’S ROAD SONG (Ivor Novello). Slightest lbl. fade, surface just
about 1-2. $15.00.
3738. 10” PW Purple elec. Eng. Col. X337 [WA1460/WA1462]. TREES (Kilmer-Rasbach) /
THE NIGHT OF BETHLEHEM (Thomson). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3615. 10” PW Purple elec. Eng. Col. PB 5 [WA10579/ WA10584]. A FAIRY WENT AMARKETING (Goodhart) / DOWN HERE (Brahe). Piano acc. The charming,
featherweight sound she produces on side one may come as a surprise to those who
know her only by her colossal rumblings. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3882. 10” PW Japanese Viva-Tonal (elec.) Col. J4008 [NE34652-1/NE34600-2]. CHINKORO KOINU [PRETTY LITTLE DOGGY] (Yamada) / ANNIE LAURIE (Scott). Recorded in Japan and side one sung in Japanese. Includes a letter explaining the text.
Small lbl. tear side one and lbl. stkr. side two. Side one lt. rubbing, gen. 3. Side two
some LGTs, 4. $75.00.
1692. 12” Blu Dog Gram. Mon. 03150 [3505f]. THE LEAVES AND THE WIND (Leoni).
Piano acc. Cons. 2. $15.00.
1716. 12” Blue Dog Gram. Mon. 03155 [3518f]. BELIEVE ME IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING
YOUNG CHARMS (Landon Ronald). Acc. by the composer. Rare. Superficial rubs,
3. $12.00.
1384. 12” Blue HMV 04060 [4092f]. THE KEYS OF HEAVEN. With KENNERLEY
RUMFORD [b]. Piano acc. HMV bk. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1897. 12” Purple English Columbia 7174 [76025]. A HYMN FOR AVIATORS (Parry). Piano
acc. Harold Craxton. Among the rarest of Butt’s records. Cons. 2. $50.00.
2361. 12” Purple acous. Eng. Columbia
7302 [6555/75170]. THE LIGHT
OF THE WORLD: God shall wipe
away all tears (Sullivan) / ABIDE
WITH ME (Liddle). One MGT side
two, otherwise cons. 2. $12.00.
7314 [76021/76026]. LOVE’S
OLD SWEET SONG (Molloy) /
DADDY (Behrend). Side two
piano acc. Few lightest rubs,
cons. 2. $12.00.
7316 [6557/75165]. DON CARLOS: O don fatale (Verdi) / IN
QUESTA TOMBA OSCURA (Beethoven). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
7318 [6506/6658]. FAUST:
When all was young (Gounod) /
SAMSON: Mon coeur (SaintSaëns). Side one English, side
two French. Few lightest rubs,
cons. 2. $12.00.
2277. 12” Blue U.S. Columbia R6607.
ELIJAH: O Rest in the Lord
(Mendelssohn). Odd that this
CLARA BUTT and husband baritone
KENNERLY RUMFORD
was issued in the U.S. on this
plain blue label instead of the tri-color “Symphony Series”, particularly as Butt was
on the highest price label in the U.K. where these were recorded. Lt. superficial
rubs, 2-3. $8.00.
1177. 12” PoW Eng. Columbia DX 730 [WRAX2767-2/76022-2]. LAND OF HOPE AND
GLORY (Elgar) / OLD FOLKS AT HOME (Foster). Side one recorded live at Hyde
Park, Empire Day, 1927, with H.M. Grenadier Guards Band. Gives a good impression
of how huge (unamplifed) her voice must have been. Side two acoustic. Just about
1-2. $8.00.
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1136. 12” Purple acous. HMV AGSB 75 [3487f/Ac3682f]. LUCREZIA BORGIA: Brindisi
(Donizetti) / SOSARME: Rendi il sereno al ciglio (Händel). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
Mme. CHARLES CAHIER [c].
Nashville, TN, 1870-Manhattan Beach, CA,
1951. Cahier studied in Paris with Jean de
Reszke, Victor Capoul and Fidele König and, as
Mrs. Morris Black, made her debut in Nice,
1904, as Gluck’s Orfeo. There she met and
married Charles Cahier, a Swede of French
extraction (one wonders what happened to
Morris Black), and used his name professionally
from then on. She was mainly active in Germany
and Austria, as well as Budapest. Germany
remained her home base from 1904 until 1911,
when she returned to the U.S. Cahier sang as a
guest with the Metropolitan Opera in 1912 and
then with the Stockholm Opera from 1914-18. In
1906 she had been engaged by Gustav Mahler for
the Vienna Opera to sing Carmen and subsequently was often associated with Mahler’s music, singing in the premiere of his Lied von der
Erde in Munich, 1911. She taught and coached
for many years and gave master classes at Juilliard, 1925-26. Among those whom she helped
through teaching and advice over the years were
Marian Anderson and Lauritz Melchior. While
not his teacher, it was Cahier who encouraged
the youthful baritone Melchior to become a tenor.
1597. 10” Blk. acous. Wien G&T 43944/
43945 [10894u/10910u]. CARMEN:
Habanera / CARMEN: Kartenarie
(Bizet). An extraordinary rarity, only
the second copy I’ve ever seen. Side
one a very minor, small rub, 2. Side
two two tiny (harmless) PBs,
otherwise cons. 2. $600.00.
Mme. CHARLES CAHIER as Orfeo
1448. 10” Blk. elec. PW HMV V.197 [BS2945-II/BS2956-I]. CARMEN: Habanera (Bizet) /
MENUETT (Martini). Both in French. Piano acc. side two. Cons. 2. $250.00.
2654. 12” PW Silver elec. Victor IRCC 162 [CS2946-ITI/CS2947-II]. LE PROPHÈTE: O mon
fils (Meyerbeer) / LA FAVORITE: O mon Fernand (Donizetti). Just about 1-2.
$25.00.
MARIA CALLAS [s]
2267. 12” Orange Cetra CB 20482 [2-71296/2-71297]. NORMA: Casta Diva (Bellini). Two
sides. Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $25.00.
2736. 12” Parl.-Odeon R.30043 [2-71298/2-71299]. I PURITANI: O rendetemi la speme …
Qui la voce / PURITANI: Vien, diletto (Bellini). Just about 1-2. $35.00.
EMMA CALVÉ [s]. Decazeville, France, 1858-Millau, 1942.
Sir Landon Ronald, in his
autobiography Variations On a Personal Theme, describes accompanying (both as a companion and
a pianist) Calvé to and during her first recording session in London, 1902. She feared leaving
the carriage, the location of the Gramophone and Typewriter Company at that time being in a
somewhat seedy area, and insisted that it must be “a thieves’ den”. She absolutely would not
budge, but an inspiration caused Ronald to insist that Madame wait and that he would be right
back. He hurriedly enlisted the services of a handsome young man, Sydney Dixon, who had just
joined the Gramophone Company staff, to run down to Calvé’s carriage and present her with the
check in advance. This he did, and the next thing Ronald remembered was Calvé “cooing” to Dixon
and saying that she would accompany him with pleasure. The session itself didn’t go without a few
unfortunate moments, such as when Calvé turned to accompanist Ronald midway through the
Carmen “Habanera” to ask if she were in good voice. During another selection she insisted that
she be allowed to dance during the recording. Still, the results and eventual sales make it a
worthwhile investment of time and energy on the part of all. The earlier obliging Mr. Dixon rushed
to Calvé’s departing carriage to advise Madame that they had found her check crumpled in a
corner of the studio.
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1572. 10” White Victrola IRCC 5. CARMEN: Seguidilla (Bizet) / JEANNE GERVILLERÉACHE [c]. CARMEN: En vain pour éviter (Bizet). From orig. 1902 London
G&T/1909 Victor matrices. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
1158. 12” Red Victor 88085 [C-17809-1]. CARMEN: Habanera (Bizet). 1916 re-make with
piano acc. by Romualdo Sapio. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
2764. 12” Red GP ’07 Victor 88087. PEARL OF BRAZIL: Charmant oiseau (David). Flute
obb. Darius Lyons. First issue, with orchestra. Scarce. IMs. One TN, cons. 2.
$10.00.
1198. 12” Red GP ’08 Victor 88089 [1908 take]. OLD FOLKS AT HOME (Foster). Piano
2088. 12” Red GP ’08 “A” plate Victor 88134. PLAISIR D’AMOUR (Martini). Piano acc.
Just about 1-2. $30.00.
2496. 12” Red “B” plate Victor 88570. LA MARSEILLAISE (de L’Isle). With Metropolitan
Opera Chorus. Cons. 2. $8.00.
1063. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 46. MA LISETTE (French Folk Song); AU PRINTEMPS
(Gounod) / CHANSON ESPAGNOLE (Yradier). Piano acc. From orig. 1908 Victor
matrices, side two originally never issued in the U.S. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
CHARLES CAMBON [b]
3167. 10” Green PW Fr. Polydor 521839 [395?BKP/3973½BKP]. CHANT DES GIRONDINS
(Dumas-Varney) / MARCHE DES ALLOBROGES (arr. Viot). Couple lightest mks.,
cons. 2. $12.00.
MARINA CAMPANARI [s]. Boston, 1895 - ? .
Daughter and pupil of baritone Giuseppe Campanari,
Marina appeared two seasons in Italy (1922-23). She was,
according to one clipping, engaged “at the express request
of Toscanini” for the Queen of the Night in the 1923 belated
La Scala premiere of Mozart’s Magic Flute. It turned out,
however, that Ada Sari actually sang the role. While
Campanari appears not to have sung at La Scala, she did
make her debut at the Teatro Eretanio in Vicenza as Gilda.
She also appeared in Padua, Monza, Marostica, Piove,
Trieste and finally at the Milan Teatro Carcano. She also
appeared in U.S. concerts in 1920-21 and later 1923 into
1924, including a joint recital with Edward Johnson in
Detroit late in 1923, but what became of her subsequently
isn’t known. Her few recordings for Okeh indicate a gifted
soprano with excellent technique. She also made a trial
recording for Victor in 1923, as had her tenor brother,
Carlo (Christopher), in 1913. While having appeared in the
Montreal Opera with Carmen Melis in La Boheme, 1912,
he left the musical stage for the business world.
1130. 12” Purple acous. Okeh 5003 [S-7271-B/
S7314-B]. RIGOLETTO: Caro nome (Verdi)/
DON PASQUALE: Quel guardo … Son anch’io
MARINA CAMPANARI
la virtù magica (Donizetti). Few TBs and few
lt. rubs, cons. 2. $15.00.
1032. 12” Purple acous. Okeh 5005 [S-7411-c/S-7963-a]. LUCIA: Ardon gl’incensi
(Donizetti) / BOHÊME: Mi chiamano Mimì (Puccini). Side one few rubs, gen. 2.
Side two just about 1-2. $15.00.
GIUSEPPE CAMPANARI [b]
1898. 10” B&S Columbia 1225 [take 1]. SERENADE (Sepilli). One of two issued takes.
Beautiful copy, just about 1-2. Good pianist, likely Sepilli who was with the Met at
that time. $350.00.
2606. 12” White lbl. Victrola 85078 [C-2490]. AFRICANA: All’erta Marinar … Adamastor,
re dell’onde profonde (Meyerbeer). Orch. acc. Beautiful pressing. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
2607. 12” White lbl. Victrola 85080 [C-2487]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu (Verdi). Orch.
1059. 12” TC Columbia A5777 [30244-2/30257-1]. CARMEN: Canzone del Toreador
(Bizet) / BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Largo al factotum (Rossini). Good surface
material. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
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LINDA CANNETTI [s].
Near Verona, 1871-Milan, 1960. A pupil of Melchiorre Vidal in
Vienna, Cannetti made her debut in 1899. Later that year she appeared in Lohengrin with tenor
Francesco Bravi, whom she married. He died in 1906, and Cannetti temporarily retired from the
stage, returning about two years later. She created the role of Chrysothemis in the La Scala Italian
premiere of Strauss’s Elektra in 1909 with great success and in 1914 created the title role in the
1914 world premiere of Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini. Aside from her work in Italy, Cannetti had
great success in South America. She retired in 1928 and subsequently taught. Her only recordings
were for Fonotipia.
1563. 11” Pink Sample Fonotipia 92766/92765 [XPh 4455/XPh4445]. LOHENGRIN:
Aurette a cui si spesso / LOHENGRIN: Sola ne’ miei primi’ anni (Wagner). Small
bump side one (two or three ticks), cons. 2. $15.00.
MARIA CANIGLIA [s]
3401. 10” Late Red VdP DA 1563 [OBA1234-4/OBA1825-III]. SIBERIA: Qual vergonga tu
porti (Giordano) / MAFALDA FAVERO [s]. MANON LESCAUT: In quelle trine
morbide (Puccini). Side one just about 1-2. Side two few lightest mks., cons. 2.
$12.00.
1925. 12” Late Red VdP DB 5361 [2BA4181-2/2BA4188]. FORZA DEL DESTINO: Pace,
Pace mio Dio (Verdi) / ANDREA CHENIER: La mamma morta (Giordano). Excellent
very late pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
GIORGINA CAPRILE [s]. Firenze, 1877Rome, 1951. Born of a musical and cultured family, Caprile studied in Milano with Carignani. Her
debut was as Suzel in Mascagni’s Amico Fritz at the
Rome Costanzi, 1900, following this with Mimì to
Fernando De Lucia’s Rodolfo. She was an effective
actress and preferred roles requiring dramatic skill,
such as Violetta, Iris, Tosca, and Mimì, as examples.
1561. 11” Green Fonotipia 39530/39531
[XPh1692/1687]. ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: Poveri fior (Cilèa) / LASCIALI DIR
TU M’AMI (Quaranta). Side one gen. 2.
Side two some LGTs, 3. $15.00.
1562. 11” Green Fonotipia 39530/39531
[XPh1692/1687]. Same as preceding
listing (item #1561). Commentary ink
writing on lbl. Side one a small bump (about
an 8th of an inch), otherwise cons. 2. Side
two few LGTs, otherwise gen. 2-3. $20.00.
1546. 12” Red Dog Mon. Gram. 053304 [02343v].
TRAVIATA: Addio del passato (Verdi).
Scarce. Two small lt. superficial scuffs,
cons. 2. $15.00.
1547. 12” Red HMV SR 054385 [02345v].
MEFISTOFELE: Spunta l’aurora pallida
(Boïto). With VINCENZO BETTONI [bs].
Two harmless marks near start, cons. 2.
$15.00.
GIORGINA CAPRILE
ROSE CARON [s]. Monnerville, 1857- Paris,
1930. Born Lucille Meuniez, she began vocal studies at the Paris Conservatoire and early on
married pianist M. Caron. She used his name throughout her career. She first appeared in concert
in Paris, 1880 and made her opera debut in Belgium (at la Monnaie) as Alice in Robert le Diable,
1883. In 1884 she created the role of Brunnehild in the world premiere of Reyer’s Sigurd. Her great
success led to her debut at the Paris Opéra where she was again Brunnehild in the Paris premiere
of Sigurd. She subsequently was honored with leading roles in several other Paris firsts, including
Sieglinde in Die Walküre (1891) and also Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello (1894). Her few records for
Zonophone and Fonotipia are all great rarities.
1815. 11” Fonotipia 39096/39097 [XPh521/522]. PRIÈRE (Gounod)/SIGURD: Des
presents de Gunther (Reyer). Few small scrs., mostly superficial. No greying. Plays
cleanly but is scuffed. 3-4. 150.00.
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MARGHERITA CAROSIO [s]
2622. 12” Green Odeon F5596 [XXPho6547/
XXPho6548]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Una voce poco fa / BARBIERE
DI SIVIGLIA: Io sono docile (Rossini).
Orch. dir. Mo. Albergoni. Cons. 2.
$8.00.
1932. 12” Red HMV DB 6379 [2EA11300-1/
2EA11301-1]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Una voce poco fa / BARBIERE
DI SIVIGLIA: Io sono docile (Rossini).
Orch. dir. Giuseppe Patanè. Recorded
about 20 years later than the previous
listing. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
GEORGE M. CARRÉ [t].
Listed in Moogh’s
Roll Back the Years as a Canadian tenor, Carré
made a few records for Victor, 1910-11,
demonstrating a voice of good quality.
3829. 10” Blk. ’08 Victor 5795. NIGHT
BRINGS THE STARS AND YOU (LambHenry). One tiny bump, few lt. rubs, 2.
$8.00.
ENRICO CARUSO [t].
A number of the
Caruso Victors below (as well as a quantity of the
other records in this catalogue) are from my own
collection and are the best copies I’ve found in
over fifty years of collecting and comparing.
MARGHERITA CAROSIO
1453. 10” Red Milano G&T 52419 [2880-R] [III]. ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: No, più nobile
(Cilèa). 1902 creator recording, accompanied by the composer. 1.3 to 1.7 stylus
needed. All copies have a cutting fault which clears up about midpoint. There is a
“swish” (likely inherent in this pressing). The label is very bright and the surface
looks gen. 2. $300.00.
1454. 10” Red Milano G&T 52442 [2882-R] (III). LUNA FEDEL (Denza). Not on Victor. False
entrance at one spot. Nice copy. Two small circular spots (about ¼” each) sound
lightly, otherwise 2-3. $300.00.
3894. 10” White HMV 52442 [2882-R]. LUNA FEDEL (Denza). Excellent pressing from an
unbuffed stamper. Just about 1-2. $40.00.
3067. 10” Red late VdP DA 116 [B-22260/B-15481]. INNO DI GARIBALDI (Olivieri) / LA
MIA CANZONE (Tosti). Fine pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3070. 10” White HMV VA 9 [2882-R/B-14357-2]. LUNA FEDEL (Zardo) / HANTISE
D’AMOUR (Szulc). Side one from piano accompanied 1902 G&T matrix. Side two
from 1914 Victor matrix. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3087. 10” White HMV VA 37 [1782b/1788b]. GERMANIA: Studenti, udite / GERMANIA:
No, non chiuder gli occhi vaghi (Franchetti). Creator recording. From 1902 G&T
3313. 10” White HMV VA 39 [B-14550/B-22125]. PARTED (Tosti) / OVER THERE (Geo.
M. Cohan). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3069. 10” White HMV VA 53 [2872-w2/2181h]. FEDORA: Amor ti vieta (Giordano) /
MATTINATA (Leoncavallo). From 1902/1904 G&T matrices, accompanied by the
respective composers. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
3251. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 2. SEI MORTA NELLA VITA MIA (Costa) / NOCHE FELIZ
(Pasadas). Side one piano acc. by Vincenzo Bellezza. Side one first and only issued
edition. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
3564. 10” RCA Victor blk. vinyl test pressing of Victor 91011 [2876-w2]. CAVALLERIA
RUSTICANA: Siciliana (Mascagni). Cons. 2. $40.00.
3071. 10” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 87054. GERMANIA: Non chiuder gli occhi vaghi
(Franchetti). Creator performance. Cons. 2. $8.00.
3683. 10” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 87135. MANON LESCAUT: Donna non vidi mai (Puccini).
Just about 1-2. $10.00.
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3621. 10” Red ’12 Pats. “A” plate Victrola
87162. GUARDANN’ A LUNA (de
Crescenzo). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3133. 10” Red Victrola 87187. TRUSTING
EYES (Teschemacher-Gartner). In
English. Cons. 2. $7.00.
2914. 10” Red Victor 87271. POURQUOI?
(Tschaikowsky). Tiny lbl. stkr., just
about 1-2. $8.00.
1868. 10” Red Victrola 515. OVER THERE
(George M. Cohan) / GARIBALDI’S
HYMN (Mercantini). Just about
12. $12.00.
1441. 10” Red Vinyl Green lbl. 1947
Christmas Greetings. SS issue to
Victor Dealers, matrix B -21774-2.
SEI MORTA NELLA VITA MIA
(Costa). Piano acc. Vincenzo
Bellezza. First edition. From orig.
1918 Victor matrix. RCA VrBk.
Just about
1-2. $35.00.
1623. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 2 [B-217742/B-24460]. SEI MORTA NELLA
VITA MIA (Costa) / NOCHE FELIZ
(Pasadas). Side one the only issued
ENRICO CARUSO
version, other that the 1947 Christmas Greetings pressing (see previous listing, item #1441). Just about 1-2.
1442.
1443.
2541.
2542.
2544.
2011.
1296.
1162.
2742.
1298.
1316.
$35.00.
10” Red lbl. (blk. vinyl) RCA Victor 87499 [D9-QB-7758-1A/D9-CAB-2234-2A]. LA
BOHÊME: Vecchia zimarra (Puccini) / FRANCES ALDA and WALLY BUTTERWORTH [speakers]. WHY CARUSO RECORDED “THE COAT SONG”. Just about
1-2. $15.00.
10” Green lbl. blk. vinyl 1943 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS from RCA Victor, 1943.
OVER THERE (Cohan) [RR] / J. W. MURRAY [Gen. Manager, RCA Victor Record
Activities]. [SPOKEN] GREETING. Side one just about 1-2. Side two few lightest
rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
12” Blue Opera Disc 052120 (76064) [C-3104]. FAVORITA: Spirto gentil (Donizetti).
12” Blue Opera Disc 2-052061 (76104) [C-11276]. BOHÊME: Io non ho che una
povera stanzetta (Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $8.00.
12” Blue Opera Disc 2-052065 (76107) [C-11420]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Forse la
scoglia (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $8.00.
12” Red Victrola 88001 [take 2]. MARTHA: M’appari (Flotow). Nice copy, IMs, few
lightest rubs, cons. 2. $6.00.
12” Red Victor 88120. LOLITA (Buzzi-Peccia). Excellent pressing, not an S/8 dub (as
were most later pressings). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $10.00.
12” Red Pats. Victor 88127. AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi). 1908 version without
recitative. Text label on verso. As new. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red Pats. Victor 88127. AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi). 1908 version without the
recitative. Superficial rubs, gen. 2. $8.00.
12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 88206. MAMMA MIA CHE VO’ SAPÈ? (Nutile). Beautiful
copy, few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $10.00.
12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 88210. HUGUENOTS: Più bianca (Meyerbeer). Checking
an inflation calculator out of curiosity, I note that $3.00 in 1910 (the selling price of this
record when first issued) would be $69.31 in 2012’s dollar value. This should then be
quite a bargain unless someone bids more than that amount! Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
1207. 12” Red Pats. Victrola 88279. PAGLIACCI: No, Pagliaccio non son! (Leoncavallo).
Excellent early pressing. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $10.00.
1065. 12” Red Pats. early “B” plate Victrola 88333. ETERNAMENTE (Mascheroni).
Excellent early pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
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1295. 12” Red Pats. Victrola 88334.
CORE ‘NGRATO (CordiferroCardillo). Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
1235. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 88346.
BALLO IN MASCHERA: Ma se
m’è forza perderti (Verdi). Text
lbl. on verso. Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
1281. 12” Red Pats. “A” plate Victrola
88355. LA DANZA (Rossini).
Just about 1-2. $10.00.
DREAMS OF LONG AGO (Earl
Carroll-Caruso). Just about
1-2. $10.00.
HOSANNA (Granier). Early “C”
plate. Text label on verso. Just
about 1-2. $10.00.
1252. 12” Red Victrola 88459 [take 3].
LES RAMEAUX (Faure). This
take issued only in the U.S.
1234.
1188.
1289.
1070.
1208.
1236.
1294.
2485.
1299.
1288.
1312.
1315.
2476.
1125.
1248.
1340.
1981.
1045.
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
12” Red “B” plate Victor 88465.
CARUSO singing outdoors (Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn)
MANELLA MIA (Valente). Just
about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red Victor 88472. TIEMPO ANTICO (Caruso). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red Victor 88516. IL DUCA D’ALBA: Angelo casto e bel (Donizetti). Excellent
copy, few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $8.00.
12” Red Victrola 88517. PE’ CHE? (DeFlaviis-Pennino). Just about 1-2. $8.00.
12” Red “B” plate Victor 88552. QUEEN OF SHEBA: Prête-moi ton aide (Gounod).
Just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red Victor 88556. LA PROCESSION (Franck). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red “C” plate Victor 88560. SANTA LUCIA (Cottrau). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red Victor 88560. Same as previous listing (item #1294). One lightest lbl. mark.
12” Red Victor 88561. CHANTIQUE [sic] DE NOEL (Adam). Reviewer’s “X” on lbl.
Cons. 2. $7.00.
12” Red Victor “B” plate 88579. CHANSON DE JUIN (Godard). Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
12” Red Victor 88580. PEARL FISHERS: Je crois entendre encore (Bizet). Early “D”
plate pressing. As new (as the grading indicates). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red Victor 88581. SAMSON ET DALILA: Vois ma misère, hélàs (Saint-Saëns).
Early “F” plate. One lbl. scr., otherwise as new. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red Victrola 88581. Same as previous listing (item #1315). Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
12” Red Victrola 88589. NERO: Ah, mon sort! (Rubinstein). Harp acc. Francis J.
Lapitino. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
12” Red Victrola 88615. CAMPANE A SERA [AVE MARIA] (Billi). Just about 1-2.
$8.00.
12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 89007. PEARL FISHERS: Del tempio al limitar (Bizet).
With MARIO ANCONA [b]. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
12” Red Victrola 89007. Same as previous listing (item #1340) except later pressing.
12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 89028. AIDA: La fatal pietra (Verdi). With JOHANNA
GADSKI [s]. Text lbl. on verso. IMs. One harmless mk. (rub). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
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1182. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 89029. AIDA: O terra addio (Verdi). With JOHANNA
GADSKI [s]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1137. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 89034. FAUST: Attends! Voici la rue (Gounod). With
GERALDINE FARRAR [s]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1356. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 89039. FAUST: O merveille! (Gounod). With MARCEL
JOURNET [bs]. Orig. “A” plate. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1240. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 89043. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Amore o grillo? (Puccini).
With ANTONIO SCOTTI [b]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1239. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 89047. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Ve lo dissi … Addio fiorito
asil (Puccini). With ANTONIO SCOTTI [b]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1287. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 89049. TROVATORE: Mal reggendo (Verdi). With LOUISE
HOMER [c]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1217. 12” Red Pats. Victrola 89050. AIDA: Già i sacerdoti adunansi (Verdi). With LOUISE
HOMER [c]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1393. 12” Red Victrola 89059. MANON: On l’appelle, Manon (Massenet). With
GERALDINE FARRAR [s]. Just about 1-2. $6.00.
1254. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 89064. DON CARLOS: Dio che nell’ alma (Verdi). With
ANTONIO SCOTTI [b]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1209. 12” Red Victrola 89083. A LA LUZ DE LA LUNA (Anton-Michelena). With EMILIO
DE GOGORZA [b]. Few very minor lbl. rubs. Surface just about 1-2. $7.00.
1279. 12” Red Victor 95200. BOHÊME: O soave fanciulla (Puccini). With NELLIE MELBA
[s]. Few lightest mks. Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $5.00.
2066. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 95204. FAUST: Seigneur Dieu! (Gounod). With
GERALDINE FARRAR [s], GABRIELLE LEJEUNE (GILIBERT) [ms], MARCEL
JOURNET [b]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2078. 12” Red Victor 95206. FAUST: Que voulez-vous, messieurs? (Gounod). With
ANTONIO SCOTTI [b], MARCEL JOURNET [b]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1216. 12” Red Pats. Victor 95207. MARTHA: Siam giunti (Flotow). With FRANCES ALDA
[s], JOSEPHINE JACOBY [c], MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Early “C” plate. Just about
1-2. $10.00.
1215. 12” Red Pats. Victor 95209. MARTHA: Presto, presto (Flotow). With FRANCES
ALDA [s], JOSEPHINE JACOBY [c], MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Early “C” plate. Just
about 1-2. $10.00.
1317. 12” Red Victor 95210. MARTHA: Quartetto notturno (Flotow). With FRANCES
ALDA [s], JOSEPHINE JACOBY [c], MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Excellent pressing
as the grading indicates. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1224. 12” Red GP ’07 Victor 96001. RIGOLETTO: Quartet (Verdi). With MARCELLA
SEMBRICH [s], GINA SEVERINA [ms], ANTONIO SCOTTI [b]. Beautiful early
pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1284. 12” Red Victor 96200. LUCIA: Sextette (Donizetti). With MARCELLA SEMBRICH
[s], GINA SEVERINA [ms], FRANCESCO DADDI [t], ANTONIO SCOTTI [b],
MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
1249. 12” Red Victrola 6024. PIETÀ SIGNORE (att. Stradella) / CAMPANE A SERA (Billi).
Just about 1-2. $10.00
2714. 12” Red Vinyl RCA Victor Red Seal De Luxe 15-1037. DON SEBASTIANO: Deserto in
terra (Donizetti) / HUGUENOTS: Bianca al par (Meyerbeer). Side one first and only
edition of this take: C-5008-2. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1293. 12” Late Red VdP DB 131. ADDIO (Tosti) / MUSICA PROIBITA (Gastaldon).
Beautiful pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1354. 12” White HMV VB 55. LA PARTIDA (Alvarez) / DON PASQUALE: Com’ è gentil
(Donizetti). Both piano acc. From orig. 1904/1905 Victor matrices. Side one issued
originally only in Europe. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
2645. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 18. AFRICAINE: Deh! ch’io ritorni (Meyerbeer) / EUGEN
ONEGIN: Echo lointain (Tschaikowsky). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2684. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 50. BOHÊME: O soave fanciulla (Puccini). With
GERALDINE FARRAR [s] / FARRAR [s], JOSEPHINE JACOBY [c]. MADAMA
BUTTERFLY: Tutti i fior (both Puccini). Side one unpublished except for rarer IRCC
edition. Side two very short catalogue life. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
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GLORIA CARUSO [s]. New York City, 1919-Jacksonville, FL, 1979.
The private
recording, below, was made by Gloria as a gift for family friends. She studied voice with Fernando
Tanara, a well-known Venetian voice teacher, and also worked with John McCormack. While she
never became a professional singer, she did have a career in art, her father’s other great passion
and a talent her mother possessed as well.
1439. 10” elec. White lbl. Victor Special Record mat. BVE-41560-2. THE HOLY CHILD
(Martin). Piano acc. Autographed (printed) by the 8 year old singer. Lt. lbl. wear,
superficial scuffs, 3. $100.00.
ANNA CASE [s]. Clinton, NJ, 1889-New York,
1984. Daughter of a New Jersey blacksmith, Case
studied voice with Mme. Ohrström-Renard in New
York. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera
in 1909 and appeared in mostly secondary roles for
several seasons. Her glamour and attractive lyric voice
gained her a large following on the recital stage, and
her recordings for Edison created further demand for
her concert appearances, so she left the Met in favor of
concert tours. She was the mistress of the weathy
Clarence Mackay. After a well publicized divorce from
his wife in the mid-1920s, Mackay wed Case. One
interesting result of this union was that Case became,
via Mackay’s daughter Ellen, the stepmother-in-law of
Irving Berlin, her senior by one year.
1371. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 50111-D
[W98606-3/W98607-1]. SEMELE: O Sleep,
Why Dost Thou Leave Me? (Händel) /
MIGNON: Connais-tu le pays? (Thomas).
Looks mint, as do most listings in this grading
category. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1788. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 50153-D
[W98649-1/W98659-4]. ANGELS EVER
BRIGHT AND FAIR (Händel) / MARRIAGE
OF FIGARO: Non so più cosa son (Mozart).
Side one piano acc. Some lt. superficial
rubs, 2. $12.00.
ANNA CASE in a "hello" or "goodbye"
BRUNA CASTAGNA [c]
1053. 12” Blue PoW Columbia 71276-D [xco29828-1/xco29829-1]. GIOCONDA: Voce di
donna (Ponchielli) / DON CARLO: O don fatale (Verdi). Orch. dir. Alfredo Antonini.
GIUSEPPE CAVADORE [t]. 1893 - Venice, 1958. Cavadore made his debut in Grestetto,
Italy, at the age of 18. He appeared at La Scala for several seasons under Toscanini and in South
America. In the U.S. he was a successful character tenor with the Chicago Opera and the Ravinia,
Cincinnati and St. Louis Operas. After retiring, apparently in the mid-1940s, he taught in
Chicago.
3688. 10” Green Viva-Tonal Columbia 14310-F [W108192-2/W108193-2]. SERENADA
(Carosio) / I SUONATORI AMBULANI (Piemontese Song). IMs. Cons. 2. $15.00.
LINA CAVALIERI [s]
1067. 12” TC Columbia A5172 [30347-2/30396-1]. BOHÊME: Mi chiamano Mimì (Puccini) / MEFISTOFELE: L’altra notte (Boïto). Very tiny scrabble (scr. cluster) about
¼” side two should be harmless. Few lt. rubs, 2. $7.00.
1051. 12” TC Columbia A5178 [30371-1/30376-2]. MANON LESCAUT: In quelle trine
morbide / TOSCA: Vissi d’arte (both Puccini). Good surfaces. Cons. 2. $10.00.
LOUIS CAZETTE [t]
3045. 10” Blk. acous. Disque Gram. P-436 [Be215-I/Be280-II]. GRISÉLIDIS: Je suis
l’oiseau (Massenet) / FORTUNIO: J’amais la vieille maison grise (Messager). Side
one a particularly beautiful and expressive performance. Cons. 2. $15.00.
WINIFRED CECIL [s]
2398. 12” Cetra CC 2153 [2-70216/2-70217]. DER HIRT AUF DEM FELSEN (Schubert).
Two sides. With Luigi Amodio [clarinet], Alfredo Simonetto [pianist]. Just about
1-2. $10.00.
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GERMAINE CERNAY [ms]
3474. 12” Red Decca G-25815 [XXP6754-3/XXP6755-4]. PÉNÉLOPE: Vous n’avex fait
qu’éveiller (Fauré) / PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE: Voici ce qu’il écrit a son frère
(Debussy). Few lt. rubs, 2. $7.00.
ROSALIA CHALIA [s]
1408. 7” Zonophone T9139. SEMIRAMIDE: Bel raggio (Rossini). No heavy greying, but a
somewhat noisy surface. 4. $150.00.
1407. 7” Zonophone Q9201 [take 3]. VOCI DI PRIMAVERA (Strauss). Couple LGTs, very
nice copy, 2-3. $300.00.
1889. 7” Zonophone Q9203 [take 2]. AIDA: O patria mia (Verdi). Remarkable singing and
personality on this 1900 recording. This is one of two issued takes. She sings the
opening phrase and then the last portion of the aria. Beautiful high C and gorgeous
final high A. Highly recommended, despite the fact that the pianist was at sea. One
LGT and one NS. Looks 4 but plays very well (listen to sound sample on my Internet
site). $300.00.
3693. 10” Black Eldridge Johnson Victor Monarch 3403 [take 2]. SERENATA ARAGOMESA (composer?). With FRANCISCO (EMILIO DE GOGORZA). Bright label,
excellent copy. Couple pinpoint nicks and couple LGTs. 2. $250.00.
FEODOR CHALIAPIN [b]
2820. 10” Blue Opera Disc 4-22580
(74609) [y16743e]. SADKO:
Song of the Foreign Guest
(Rimsky-Korsakov). Piano acc.
Cons. 2. $15.00.
3366. 10” Blue Opera Disc 4-22581
(74610) [y16739e]. SHE
LAUGHED [SHE BURST INTO
A LAUGHTER] (Lishkin).
Piano acc. Tiny ½” edge crk.,
otherwise just about 1-2.
$7.00.
3129. 10” Blue Opera Disc 4-22583
(74611) [y16741e]. THE
LITTLE NIGHTINGALE
(Tschaikowsky). Piano acc.
Top copy, as the grading indicates. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3365. 10” Blue Opera Disc 4-22586
(74612) [y16748e]. THE
MOTHER-IN-LAW HAD
SEVEN SONS-IN-LAW (Folk
Song). With Male Quaret.
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3021. 10” Red acous. Victrola 1004.
SIBERIAN PRISONERS’ SONG
(arr. Koenemann) / PILGRIM’S
SONG (Tschaikowsky). Side
FEODOR CHALIAPIN in 1893
one piano acc. by Koenemann. Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
3130. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 11 [B-29247-2/7220L]. BOHÊME: Vecchia zimarra (Puccini)/
ANTONINA NEZHDANOVA [s]. MTSURA: Song of the Fish (Arensky). Side one first
and only edition from 1924 acous. Victor matrix. Side two from 1907 G&T matrix.
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1778. 12” Blue Opera Disc 022095
(Gounod). Just about 1-2.
1657. 12” Blue Opera Disc 022223
(Moussorgsky). Just about
(76011) [289m]. FAUST: Mefistofele’s Serenade
$15.00.
(76442) [2493c]. BORIS GODOUNOV: Death of Boris
1-2. $15.00.
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FEODOR CHALIAPIN being fed by conductor GENNARO PAPI
3443. 12” Pink HMV 022224 [2494c]. PRINCE IGOR: Song of Galitzky (Borodin). IMs.
Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
2166. 12” Pink (raised rim) HMV 052388 [2693c]. LUCREZIA BORGIA: Vieni, la mia
vendetta (Donizetti). Cons. 2. $12.00.
3414. 12” Red HMV 2-022012 [Cc541-II]. OH, COULD I BUT EXPRESS IN SONG
(Malashkin). Piano acc. Cons. 2. $8.00.
1515. 12” Red Vinyl acous. Victor mat. C-26103-1. A REVERIE (Semeon Yakovlevich
Nadson). Unpublished spoken record, recorded 12 Jan. 1922. Some years ago,
Aida Favia-Artsay kindly provided me the following synopsis: The speaker tells of daydreaming while in school that he was a page at some mythical court. Festivities were in
progress, when he was asked to sing. He goes on to tell how his voice faltered at first but
warmed up under the admiring look of the lovely queen, finally conquering her with its power
and beauty. The queen took a rose from her bosom and threw it to him. He caught it, their
eyes met (here his emotions reach their peak), but, alas, he was only a page and she the
Queen (his voice starts dropping from here on). And now, he continues, he is grateful for
even a handshake after his singing. “Oh, my native country,” he concludes sadly, “… take me
back …, take me back.” Just about 1-2. $30.00.
2715. 12” Red Vinyl RCA Victor Red Seal De Luxe 15-1045. ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO: Suore
che riposate (Meyerbeer) / DON CARLOS: Dormiro sol (Verdi). Side one first and
only edition from 1924 Victor matrix. Side two from 1909 St. Petersburg matrix.
1179. 12” Red PW (gold print) Victor 6822 [Cc11709-I/Cc10961-IV). . SONG OF THE
VOLGA BOATMEN (Koenemann)/ IN QUESTA TOMBA OSCURA (Beethoven). Few
superficial rubs, 2. $5.00.
1192. 12” Red Orth. Victrola 116 [Cc13868-I/Cc13897-IA]. DEATH AND THE MAIDEN /
THE WRAITH (both Schubert). Orch. dir. Eugene Goossens. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
3472. 12” Red elec. PW Disque Gram. DB 900 [Cc7064-III/Cc7066-I]. BORIS GODOUNOV: Coronation Scene (Moussorgsky). Two sides. Dir. Albert Coates. One LSS
(rub), cons. 2. $10.00.
2484. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB 1352 [Cc16992-II/Cc17775-II]. SONG OF THE
SIBERIAN PRISONER (arr. Karategen) / SHE LAUGHED (Lishin). Piano acc. Good
surface materal. Small harmless indentation. One small lbl. stkr. Cons. 2. $15.00.
1163. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB 1525 [2B884-III/2B885-I]. PERSIAN LOVE SONG
(Rubinstein) / ÉLÉGIE (Massenet). Side two with Cedric Sharpe [cello], Ivor
Newton [piano]. Excellent late ‘30s pressing. Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
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LYDIA CHALIAPIN(E) [s]. Russia, 1901-Stafford Springs, CT, 1975.
Primarily a
concert singer, Miss Chaliapin made her debut in London in 1924. A review in the New York Times
devoted several lines to her “futuristic costume” and described her as being “the beautiful, blackhaired, dark-eyed daughter of the famous basso [Feodor Chaliapin]”. No mention was made of her
singing, but she was successful enough to have been heard throughout Europe, particularly in
Berlin and Paris, in programs primarily of Russian folk music often with traditional instruments.
She emigrated to the U.S. in the later 1930s and joined Rita Kittain in opening a New York studio
“for vocal and dramatic instruction” in 1940. Some of her activity was involved in coaching “many
well-known singers in Russian roles for performances at the Metropolitan Opera”. She made her
New York Town Hall singing debut in 1950, appearing with five of her students.
3316. 10” PW Blue Columbia Master Works P-4231-M [CPT1804-1/CPT1806-1]. ALTAÏ
(Siberian Folk Song) / DUDAR-AÏ (Kazakstan Folk Song, both arr. Max Steinberg).
Orch arr. Julius Ehrlich. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
MARIUS CHAMBON [bs]. Venissieux-les-Lyon,
1864-Paris, 1945. His debut was in Marseilles, 1889,
as Marcel in Les Huguenots, singing the same role for
his Paris Opéra debut in 1892. In Paris, he created the
the Old Hebrew in the first stage presentation of SaintSaëns’ Samson et Dalila. Other roles in which he was
heard in Paris included Hagen in Sigurd, Bertram in
Robert le Diable, both Telramund and The King in
Lohengrin, the Commendatore in Don Giovanni and
Ramfis in Aida, to mention a few. His only recordings
appear to have been a group of rare 1902 Orange (later
Black) label Zonophones.
1403. 7” Orange Disque Zonophone 12264.
LAKMÉ: Stances (Delibes). Announced.
Band acc. One pressing ridge last ½” may
cause light sound, few light (harmless)
inherent pressing indentation. Cons. 3.
$200.00.
1447. 10” Orange Disque Zonophone X-2089.
ROBERT LE DIABLE: Évocation des Nonnes
(Meyerbeer). Indentation about an 8th of an
inch (½” from end) causes thumps,
MARIUS CHAMBON [c] with tenor AGUSTARELotherwise gen. 2-3. $600.00.
LO AFFRE and soprano LOUISE GRANDJEAN
MARIO CHAMLEE [t]. Los Angeles, 1892-1966. His real name was Archer Cholmondeley.
As his career began to advance, he sang as Mario Rodolfi, returning to Chamlee (but retaining the
stage "Mario"), as he put it, "when I graduated to the big time." He first studied with the voice
teacher William Shakespeare, who suggested that he hadn't any of the requisites for a musical
career. He then worked with Achille Alberti, who remained through his lifetime his only teacher,
and made his debut at the age of 22 with the National Opera Company, a touring ensemble. A
reporter asked the tenor if anyone ever told him that he looked like Caruso. He replied in the
affirmative, adding, "But that doesn't make me sing like him, worse luck." Chamlee was first heard
at the Met in November, 1920, as Cavaradossi the month before Caruso's final stage performances. He remained active there for a number of seasons. According to one report, Chamlee's singing
of "Che gelida manina" on a 1922 Met Sunday concert was the first time in twelve years that it had
been sung there without downward transposition, excepting performances on stage by Orville
Harrold. The audience was so taken by the brilliance of his high C [I wonder how the general
audience would know he wasn’t transposing?] that he had to take twelve curtain calls.
3396. 10” Green Brunswick 10001 [4759]. ABSENT (Metcalf). Just about 1-2. $8.00.
3748. 10” Green Brunswick 10018 [4060]. YOUR EYES HAVE TOLD ME WHAT I DID NOT
KNOW (Geoffrey O’Hara). Never doubled. Cons. 2. $12.00.
3677. 10” Green Brunswick 10033 [5250]. LOVE IS MINE (Teschemacher-Gartner). Never
doubled. IMs. Cons. 2. $12.00.
2821. 10” Purple acous. Brunswick 10115 [ ? / ? ]. DREAMS DIMLY LYING (Roxas) /
LAST HOUR (Kramer). Side two with Fredric Fradkin [vln]. Cons. 2. $12.00.
3695. 10” Purple acous. Brunswick 10117 [ ? / ? ]. OUT OF THE DUSK TO YOU (Lee) /
MOON DREAM SHORE (Lockhart). Side one with Frederic Fradkin [vln]. Side two
with male trio (Ralph Errolle [t], Eliott Shaw [b], Wilfred Glenn [bs]). Just about
1-2. $12.00.
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3308. 10 elec. Purple Brunswick 10224 [ ? /
? ]. PLEADING (Kramer) / E’EN AS
THE FLOWER (Logan). Just about
1-2. $10.00.
[3889/5687]. SANTA LUCIA
(Cottrau) / O SOLE MIO (di Capua).
IMs. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2781. 10” Gold acous. Brunswick 15051.
CALL ME NO MORE (Cadman) /
YOUR VOICE (Quirke). IMs. One
TB, few small rubs, cons. 2.
$10.00.
3010. 10” Gold acous. Brunswick 15065.
DREAMS DIMLY LYING (Roxas) /
LAST HOUR (Kramer). Side two
with Fredric Fradkin [vln]. Cons. 2.
$10.00.
3307. 10” Gold acous. Bruns. 15071 [ ? /
? ]. OUT OF THE DUSK TO YOU
(Lee) / MOON DREAM SHORE
(Lockhart). Side one with Frederic
Fradkin [vln]. Side two with male
trio (Ralph Errolle [t], Eliott Shaw
[b], Wilfred Glenn [bs]). Just about
MARIO CHAMLEE
1-2. $12.00.
2023. 12” Purple acous. Brunswick 30104. OH DRY THOSE TEARS (Del Riego) / ON THE
ROAD TO MANDALAY (Speaks). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1846. 12” Gold acous. Brunswick 50020 [X9087/X9091]. TRISTE RITORNO (CarusoBarthélemy) / L’ALBA SEPARA DALLA LUCE L’OMBRA (Tosti). Preferred by some
collectors to Caruso’s versions of both selections. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
2459. 12” Gold elec. Brunswick 50075. BOHÊME: Racconto di Rodolfo (Puccini) /
MANON: Ah, fuyez, douce image (Thomas). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2481. 12” Gold elec. British Brunswick 50112. FORZA DEL DESTINO: Solenne in quest’
ora (Verdi) / MARTHA: Solo profugo (Flotow). Both with RICHARD BONELLI [b].
Side one gen. 2. Tiny rim flake side two not into grooves, otherwise 2-3. $8.00.
1030. 12” Gold elec. Brunswick 50141. MIGNON: Elle ne croyait pas / MIGNON: Adieu
Mignon, courage! (Thomas). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
MARIE CHARBONNEL [c]
2118. 12” Blk. Disque Gram. 033173/032176 [02932v/01774v]. HAMLET: Arioso de la
Reine (Thomas) / DANIEL VIGNEAU [b]. FAUST: Mort de Valentin (Gounod). Side
one few rubs, 2-3. Side two 2. $12.00.
BORIS CHRISTOFF [bs]
2241. 12” Red PoW HMV DB 21592 [2EA16441-6D/2EA16444-2D]. COME RAGGIO DEL
SOL (Caldara) / SHE MOCKED (Lishkin). Piano acc. Gerald Moore. Just about
1-2. $7.00.
GINA CIAPARELLI [s]. See: GINA CIAPARELLI VIAFORA
GUIDO CICCOLINI [t]
2383. 12” Red Dog Mon. Gram. 054480 [760m]. MEFISTOFELE: Forma ideal purissima
(Boïto). With SARAH FIDELIA SOLARI [s], VINCENZO BETTONI [b]. Tiny lbl. tear.
Surface just about 1-2. $15.00.
GINA CIGNA [s]
1328. 12” PW Blue Columbia Master Works 9122-M [WBX1259-1/WBX1260-1]. BALLO IN
MASCHERA: Ma dall’arido stelo / BALLO IN MASCHERA: Morrò, ma prima in
grazia (Verdi). Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1986. 12” PW Blue Columbia Master Works 9127-M [WBX1258-1/WBX1262-1]. GIOCONDA: Suicidio (Ponchielli) / NORMA: Casta Diva (Bellini). Another top pressing.
Just about 1-2. $10.00.
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2558. 12” Blue PoW Eng. Col. LX 233 [WBX658-1/
WBX657-1T1]. FAUST: Church Scene
(Gounod). Two sides. With NAZZARENO DE
ANGELIS [bs]. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
CLARA CLAIRBERT [s]
2460. 12” Blk. PW Polydor 66791 [1300bm/
1306½bm]. MANON: Je suis encore toute
étourdie (Massenet) / LAKMÉ: Air des
Clochettes (Delibes). Couple lightest mks.,
cons. 2. $15.00.
2127. 12” Blk. PW Polydor 66791 [1300bm/
1306½bm]. Same as previous listing (item
#2460). Lt. rubs., 2-3. $10.00.
3427. 12” Blk. PW Polydor 66792 [1305bm/
1308bm]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Je veux
vivire (Gounod) / LAKMÉ: Pourquoi dans
les grands bois (Delibes). Few lt. rubs, cons.
2. $15.00.
MARCEL CLAUDEL [t]
2911. 10” Blk. PW Polydor 561028 [4000BKP/
4001½BKP]. LAKMÉ: Prendra le dessin
d’un bijou / LAKMÉ: Fantaisie o divin
mensonge (Delibes). Few small rubs, 2.
$10.00.
CLARA CLAIRBERT
EDMOND CLÉMENT [t]
3218. 10” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 64223. BERGÉRE LÉGÈRE (arr. Weckerlin); L’ADIEU
MATIN (Pessard). Piano acc. Frank La Forge. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1594. 10” White lbl. Victrola 64232. CHANSON LORRAINE (Arcadet). Piano acc. Frank La
Forge. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
3084. 10” Red Victrola 87507. SOUS LA FENÊTRE (Schumann). With GERALDINE
FARRAR [s]. VrBk. Later ‘30s pressing. Harmless ULC, otherwise just about 1-2.
$7.00.
1700. 12” Red “A” plate ’12 Pats Victor 74319. LES RAMEAUX (Faure). In mint condition.
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2775. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 74319. Same as previous listing (item #1700). Excellent
pressing, few minor mks. Cons. 2. $12.00.
ERNEST CLOËREC-MAUPAS [t]. Credited on the label as being with the Gaité-Lyrique in
Paris.
3056. 10” Green Disque Chantal 1156 [2436/2439]. LA JUIVE: Dieu, que ma voix tremblante (Halévy) / CARMEN La fleur (Bizet). 2. $12.00.
JOHN COATES [t]. Girlington, England, 1865-1947.
His original career was as a
bookkeeper. Then deciding to become a singer, he studied as a baritone and appeared as such for
several seasons with the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company. Desiring to become a tenor, he studied
further and by 1901 was able to make his debut in opera at Covent Garden. While he was noted in
Wagnerian operatic roles, he was, perhaps, even more celebrated as an oratorio and concert
singer. Coates retained his voice for a long period and sang in concerts well in his 70s.
1399. 12” PW Blue Eng. Columbia LX 77 [WAX5094/WAX5178]. BRONWEN: Bran’s
Answer to Matholoc; Bard’s Song / BRONWEN: Taliessin’s Song (Holbrooke).
Orch. dir. Claud Powell. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
GIOVANNINA COLIVA [s]. Her debut was in Bergamo, 1884, as Amina in La
Sonnambula. For the next twenty years she was active in various Italian houses singing
principally coloratura roles such as Lucia, Gilda, Norina and Rosina. Her career seems to
have ended in 1905, perhaps as a result of wedding bells.
3332. 10” Green Zonophone X-93024 [278L]. BOHÊME: Addio di Mimì (Puccini).
Attractive and stylish performance (except for the pianist). 3-4. $25.00.
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ERNESTO COLLI [t]. Palermo, 1866-1928. His debut was in 1888 as Don Jose in Carmen.
Two years later he was heard at La Scala as Nadir in The Pearl Fishers. He subsequently sang
throughout Italy, also including the Costanzi in Rome, as well as in the Americas (including the
Tivoli in San Francisco, 1905, probably where his Zonophone records were made) and Madrid. He
seems to have retired from the stage by 1912 and subsequently taught in Milan, three of his notable pupils having been tenors Tom Burke, Hipolito Lazaro (for a short period) and Parry Jones.
1457. 10” Blk. Disco Zonofono 12529 [4622]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Brindisi
(Mascagni). Fine singing, but the pianist ranks with the absolute worst on records.
3. $50.00.
HORATIO CONNELL [bs-b]. Philadelphia, 1876-
Philadelphia, 1936. His father had been the Sheriff of
Philadelphia. Connell’s musical studies were first with Emil
Gastel in his native city. He then studied further in Germany with Julius Stockhausen, a pupil of Manuel Garcia.
In 1905 he made his debut in London as soloist with the
London Symphony Orchestra in Queens Hall and subsequently made successful tours of Great Britain and Germany. During this period he made a few recordings in Great
Britain for G&T and Columbia. He returned to the U.S. in
1909 and achieved a notable success as a concert and
oratorio singer. In 1926 he joined the faculty of the Curtis
Institute, where one of his pupils was Nelson Eddy. Also, he
was on the faculty of Juilliard in New York and served on
the summer program at Chautauqua, NY, for twenty-one
seasons. He made two electrical trial recordings for Victor
in 1926, but these are not known to have survived.
3672. 10” Columbia Notes A312 [25976-1/3294-2].
TANNHÄUSER: O Star of Eve (Wagner) /
GEORGE ALEXANDER [b]. LOCH LOMOND
(Scottish Air). Cons. 2. $15.00.
HORATIO CONNELL and MARCELLA
SEMBRICH ajudicating at Juilliard
FLORENCIO CONSTANTINO [t]
1665. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victor 74084. MEFISTOFELE: Giunto sul passo (Boïto). Few
FRANCO CORBETTA [b]. Milano, 1891-1958. His debut was in Florence, 1919, as
Manrico in Il Trovatore. He subsequently was heard in a number of Italian houses, including the
Milan Teatro dal Verme, the Bari Teatro Petruzzelli, the Milano Teatro Lirico, and many others
through 1932. His repertoire included Manrico, Chenier, Canio, Don Alvaro (Forza del Destino),
Enzo, Rhadamès and Pollione, among other such roles requiring a big sound and vocal
stamina. He made only one record and on this his name was incorrectly given on the label as
Corbella.
3123. 10” Maroon elec. English Columbia D5614 [WB1266/WB1267]. LA FORZA DEL
DESTINO: Solenne in quest’ ora / LA FORZA DEL DESTINO: Le minaccie (Verdi).
Both with GINO VANELLI [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
FRANCO CORELLI [t]
4250. 10” Blue Cetra AT 0408 [12183/12184]. TOSCA: Recondita armonia / TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle (Puccini). Fine copy, few lt. mks. Cons. 2. $80.00.
4249. 10” Blue Cetra AT 0409 [12185/12186]. LA FAVORITE: Una vergin (Donizetti) / LA
FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Ch’ella mi creda (Puccini). Couple MGTs, minor scuffs,
2-3. $100.00.
CARMEN GARCIA CORNEJO [s]. Garcia, who had success in Mexico in opera and
concert, was a pupil of Ferruccio Corradetti. Her New York debut was in Carnegie Hall, 1924, for
which she was billed as “the wonder of the age”. Judging from a review clipped from an
unidentified musical magazine, she gave a program of “extraordinary interest” which included the
Mad Scene from Lucia, the end of the first act of La Traviata and various songs of South American
origin. The reviewer stated that she had a “very beautiful voice. It is a true coloratura with an
excellent trill, chromatic scales far above the average, clean staccato, and all the other requisites.
Her enthusiasm was not in the least dampened by the smallness of her audience, and she
aroused those who were there to a high pitch of excitement.”
3974. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 69790. ESTRELLITA (Ponce) / ASÓMATE A LA VENTANA (M.
L. de Tejada). Side two with MARIO TALAVERA [t] and ÁNGEL R. ESQUIVEL [b].
Piano acc. both sides by Miguel Lerdo de Tejada. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
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FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI [b]. San Severino, Italy, 1869-New York, 1939. His
early
career was as a journalist. Following voice studies with Giuseppe Faini he made his debut in
1892, singing the following decade in most of the principal Italian houses, including the Costanzi
and the Milan dal Verme. His repertoire included both buffo (his specialty) and serious parts, and
he was the creator of several roles. During the first decade of the 1900s he often appeared with
his first wife, soprano Bice Adami, and was a guest in opera houses in South America, London and
Paris. Around 1914 he emigrated to the U.S., remarried, and worked variously as a singer, impresario, teacher and journalist. A portrait of the daughter of his first marriage, soprano Iris AdamiCorradetti graced the piano of his Long Beach, NY, home, although it was some years before his
two American daughters (Adriana and Fiora) discovered that the mystery woman was their halfsister. The three daughters eventually were to become good friends. Most of Corradetti’s operetta
recordings on Fonotipia appear as sung by “Fercor”.
3514. 10” Flush Blk. Milano G&T 52326 [396g]. DON GIOVANNI: Serenata (Mozart). With
mandolin and piano. 1901 recording and pressing. 2-3. $35.00.
9312. 11” Fonotipia 39517/39518 [XPh1696/1697]. PIPELÈ: Quanti fiaschi n’ hai vuntati
(de Ferrari) / PAGLIACCI: So ben che io schemo (Leoncavallo). With ELISA PETRI
[s]. Tiny lbl. str. 2. $15.00.
1491. 11” Pink Sample Fonotipia matrix XPh2339. ZAZÀ: Buona Zazà del mio bon tempo
(Leoncavallo). Unpublished. Only known copy (from Corradetti’s own collection).
This appears to have been the first Fonotipia recording with orchestra. One small
internal scr., 3-4. $100.00.
9311. 11” Fonotipia 92182/92183 [XPh3321/3322]. HANS, IL SUONATORE DI FLAUTO:
Overtura (Ganne). Two sides. While main label credit is given to Salvatore Cottone
as conductor, side two also lists “Fercor” (Corradetti), who here gives the spoken
introduction to the operetta following the conclusion of the overture. 2. $15.00.
1489. 11” Fonotipia 92140/92141 [XPh3002/XPh3058]. DER VOGELHÄNDLER: Sui
vent’anni (Zeller) / FILLE DE MME. ANGOT: Romanza di Pomponet (Lecocq). Few
MGTs, 2-3. $15.00.
9364. 11” Fonotipia 92571/92572 [XPh3964/3965]. ELISIR D’AMORE: Udite, o rustici
(Donizetti). Two sides. With chorus. Lt. superficial scr. last ½” side one, otherwise
just about 1-2. $15.00.
9366. 11” Fonotipia 92382/92383 [XPh3178/3573]. FORZA DEL DESTINO: Del mondo i
disinganni (Verdi). With ADAMO DIDUR [bs] / POLIUTO: Di tua belfade imagine
(Donizetti). As new. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1478. 11” Pink Fonotipia SS test matrix XPh3788. THE MERRY WIDOW: Lippen schweigen (Lehár). In Italian. With EMMA VECLA [s]. Unpublished. Only known copy
(from Corradetti’s personal collection). Scuffed, few LGTs. 4-5. $75.00.
1479. 11” Pink Odeon SS test matrix Xm543. CHIMES OF CORNEVILLE: Valzer (Planquette). Unpublished. Only known copy. Few LGTs, gen. 4. $75.00.
HENRY CORSELL [t]. A Swedish-American tenor, Corsell appeared in concert in the 1920s
in various Swedish communities in the U.S. Later in the ‘20s he was on Broadway in the shows
The Love Call (1927) and Good Boy (1928).
4009. 10” EE Green Columbia 26026-F [W106299-2/106300-1]. MORGON (Eklöv) / DU
BLEU BLOTT EIN DRÖM (Lundmark). Couple LSSs and lt. rubs, gen. 2. $7.00.
ANTONIO CORTIS [t]. Born on a ship en route to Spain, 1891-Valencia, 1952. Cortis
began solfège lessons at the age of five and sang in a church choir. At 18, he was a member of
the Madrid Teatro Real opera chorus. His career advanced to secondary roles, appearing with
Caruso in South America in 1918, singing Beppe in Pagliacci to Caruso’s Canio. Within two years
he was on his way to becoming one of the leading tenors of the period. His U.S. debut was
opening night of the Chicago Opera season of 1924-25 in Gioconda with Rosa Raisa. There he sang
a number of roles as varied as Alfredo in La Traviata and Manrico in Il Trovatore. He also appeared
at Covent Garden and throughout Italy. After 1935, he confined his singing exclusively to Spain,
singing Cavaradossi in 1951 as his farewell. His wife was a Barcelona native and they had a
daughter born in 1918.
1895. 10” (oversized) Victor unnumbered acous. trial. TOSCA: Recondita armonia
(Puccini). One of two trial recording (with piano) made by Cortis on March 20, 1925.
Although Cortis was contracted, his issued Victor records were all electric, this trial
having been made during the period when electrical recording was still
experimental. The only known copy. Beautiful singing. Cons. 2. $500.00.
3126. 10” Red late VdP DA 1074 [BM1101-III/BM1102-II]. TOSCA: Recondita armonia /
TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle (Puccini). Excellent pressing, just about 1-2. $12.00.
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3395. 10” Red late VdP DA 1076 [BM1107-II/
BM1122-I]. WERTHER: Ah! non mi
ridestar (Massenet) / IRIS: Apri la tua
finestra (Mascagni). Excellent pressing.
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1861. 10” Red late VdP DA 1152 [BF3445-I/
BF3449-II]. RIGOLETTO: Ella mi fu
rapita / RIGOLETTO: Parmi veder le
lagrime (Verdi). Another beautiful
3337. 10” Red late VdP DA 1277 [BM1115II/BM1386-III]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Siciliana (Mascagni) / IRENE
MINGHINI-CATTANEO [ms]. TROVATORE: Stride la vampa (Verdi). Excellent late pressing, few lightest rubs.
Cons. 2. $12.00.
1905. 12” Pink acous. Parlophon P.1605 [26488/2-5944]. LA GIOCONDA: Vedrem fra poco tramontar (Ponchielli).
With RHEA TONIOLO [ms] / COSTA
MILONA [t]. LA BOHÊME: Ebbene no,
non lo so (Puccini). Just about 1-2.
$50.00.
2405. 12” Pink acous. Parlophone P.1609 [2ANTONIO CORTIS as Rodolfo in La Boheme
6498/2-6503]. OTELLO: Si, pel ciel.
With ENRICO DE FRANCESCHI [b] / DE FRANCESCHI [b]. OTELLO: Era la notte
(Verdi). Side one tiny mk., just about 1-2. Side two lbl. tear, one lt. scr. last inch
should be superficial, otherwise cons. 2. $60.00.
2248. 12” Blue acous. Eng. Parlophone E10179 [2-6502/2-6299]. BOHÊME: O soave
fanciulla. With ZITA FUMAGALLI-RIVA [s] / FUMAGALLI-RIVA [s]. BOHÊME:
donde lieta usci (Puccini). Side one just about 1-2. Side two few LGTs, otherwise
cons. 2. $25.00.
3456. 12” Red late PoW VdP DB 1363 [CM1109-I/CM1111-II]. CARMEN: Il fior (Bizet) /
MANON: Ah! Dispar, vision! (Massenet). Excellent late pressing. Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
ROBERT COUZINOU [b]
3650. 10” PW Green Polydor 23336 [2916BKP/
2917BKP]. THE DESERT SONG:
L’ombre rouge / THE DESERT SONG:
The Desert Song (Hammerstein-Romberg). In French. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
2282. 12” PW Blk. French Polydor 566008
[1699?bm/1726bm]. HÉRODIADE: Air
d’Hérode / Mme. HARAMBOURNE [s].
HÉRODIADE: Air de Salome (Massenet). Small lbl. stkr., just about 1-2.
$15.00.
ARMAND CRABBÉ [b]
3139. 10” Blk. PW Disque Gram. P-783
[BT4144-II/BT4143-I]. LES CLOCHES
DE CORNEVILLE: J’ai fait trios fois
(Planquette) / L’ANGÉLUS DE LA MER
(Goublier). Cons. 2. $10.00.
1337. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB 1213
[Cv24-I/Cv25-I]. ACIS ET GALATHÉE:
Je sens l’amour trouble mon coeur
ARMAND CRABBÉ in unspecified Chicago Opera role
(Händel) / QUO VADIS: Errer à
travers le mers (Nuogues). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
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1702. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB 4824 [2W558-I/2W559-2]. AMARYLLIS: Les adieux
d’Apollon (Maurage) / TROVATORE: Tout est desert [Il balen] (Verdi). Rare. Few
2031. 12” Red Decca 29003 [CA5325-1D/CA5326-IID]. RUBIA (Crabbé) / JOTA (de Falla).
Nice copy, few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
GIULIO CRIMI [t]. Paternò, Sicily, 1885-Rome, 1939. His debut was as Manrico in 1910.
After singing in various Italian theaters, he was selected for the role of Paolo in the Turin world
premiere of Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini. The same year he made his London debut as Avito in
the British premiere of Wolf-Ferrari’s L’Amore di Tre Re. Following his Met debut as Rhadames, he
created the roles of Luigi in Il Tabarro and Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi in the Met world premiere of
Puccini’s Il Trittico, Another of his Met successes was the part of Milio in the first Met performance
of Leoncavallo’s Zaza, Jan. 16, 1920. Crimi had a relatively short (1910-1927) but active and
important career that included many of the world’s major opera houses. After retiring he taught in
Rome, his most noted pupil likely Tito Gobbi. He recorded only for Aeolian-Vocalion.
1452. 10” White (lateral) Aeolian-Vocalion Test T-1155. ZAZÀ: Ed ora … io mi domando
(Leoncavallo). Feb. 5, 1920. Obviously a test (being with a rather distant piano
acc.), Crimi sounds much more forward and natural than on his issued Vocalions. He
did make two issued excerpts from Zaza, this aria not being one of them. The only
known copy. Some wear on forward spots, 4. $100.00.
2952. 10” Brown Shellac Vocalion 30128 [7267].
NINNA NANNA (Tirindelli). Just about
1-2. $15.00.
2611. 12” Brown Shellac Aeolian-Vocalion
55006 [ ? ]. ZAZÀ: O mio piccolo tavolo
(Leoncavallo). Crimi created the role of
Milio in the Met premiere of Zazà. 2.
$15.00.
1906. 12” Brown Shellac Vocalion 70026
[8494/8624?]. BOHÊME: Che gelida
manina (Puccini) / AFRICAINE: O Paradiso (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
DMITRI [DEMETRE] CRIONA[S] [t].
Born
in Odessa, Russia, he emigrated to Greece apparently after the 1917 Revolution, having sung in
opera in Odessa. He appeared in opera and concert
in Greece and then moved to the U.S., appearing
with the Philadelphia Opera Company and in
various productions of Russian opera, notably with
the touring Ukrainian Art Theater in New York
and Washington. He was featured with that group
in 1933 in Tschaikowsky’s Mazeppa and in 1945
gave the Canadian premiere of the opera in Toronto’s
Massey Hall.
2600. 12” Blk. acous. Victor 68738. I IKON SOU
[YOUR PICTURE] (Albana). With STAYROS XIRELLIS [b] / A. KAJAMBUSIS
[bs]. I MOUSSIKI [THE MUSIC]
(Rodios). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
GIULIO CRIMI as Folco in Mascagni's Isabeau
CLAIRE CROIZA [ms]
1636. 10” PW Blue French Columbia LF 60 [WM35/39]. MA POUPÉE CHÉRIE/AUBADE
(both de Séverac). Piano acc. George Reeves. Particularly appealing performances.
Just about 1-2. $20.00.
2539. 12” PW Blue Eng. Columbia D15129 [WLX657/WLX682]. LIGHT (Albert Roussel) /
DEUX RONDELS (Pierre de Bréville). Piano acc. by the respective composers. Tiny
(absolutely harmless) PB, few lightst mks. Excellent copy. Cons. 2. $40.00.
2433. 12” PW Blue Eng. Columbia D15187 [WLX658/WLX964]. INVOCATION (Albert
Roussel) / LES FEES (Pierre de Bréville). Piano acc. by the respective composers.
Lovely copy, few lightest rubs. Cons. 2. $40.00.
1144. 12” Red Lumen 35.010 [YC22-2/YC23-2]. ESTHER: O, mon Souverain Roi! /
ATHALIE: Me devraisse-je inqujéter d’un songe? (both Racine). Spoken-dramatic
readings. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
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RICHARD CROOKS [t]
1671. 12” Blk. Czech HMV ES 510 [CLR4465-II/
CLR4466-I]. AIDA: Holde Aida (Verdi) / CARMEN: Blumenarie (Bizet). Orch. dir Clemens
Schmalstich. Rare. Fine pressing. Just about 12. $20.00.
2482. 12” Blk. Czech HMV ES 736 [CVE-37305-3/
CVE-37306-3]. MEISTERSINGER: Preislied /
LOHENGRIN: Gralserzählung [In fernem Land]
(both Wagner). Both sides of this Czech issue
were recorded by Victor in Camden, 1926, while
the issued Victor versions (both sides take 5)
were recorded in 1928. Gen. 2. $20.00.
1103. 12” Red Scroll “Z” shellac Victor 7105 takes 5/5.
MEISTERSINGER: Preislied / LOHENGRIN: In
fernem Land (both Wagner). Perfect “Z” shellac
copy. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1995. 12” Red PoW Victor 15235. ELISIR D’AMORE:
Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti) / DON GIOVANNI: Il mio tesoro (Mozart). Lbl. stkrs. Just
about 1-2. $12.00.
2060. 12” Red PoW Victor 11-8241. IF I COULD TELL
YOU (Firestone) / ON WINGS OF SONG (Mendelssohn). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
RICHARD CROOKS en route to
2589. 12” Blue Vinyl RCA Victor mat. ND3-MC-3002/
Europe, 1927
ND3-MC-3001. LIBERIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM [ALL HAIL, LIBERIA, HAIL!] (Daniel Bashiel Warner-Olmstead Luca) /
ALFRED WALLENSTEIN dir. FIRESTONE SYMPHONY. LIBERIAN NATIONAL
ANTHEM. Quite an oddity. Dates from 1943. Superficial rubs, 2-3. $25.00.
ADA CROSSLEY [c]
3128. 10” White lbl. Victrola 64010. PAYSAGE (Hahn). Piano acc. Orig. 1903 matrix.
Great pressing. Just about 1-2. $60.00.
JULIA CULP [c]
3083. 10” Red Victor 64553. IMMER LEISER WIRD MEIN SCHLUMMER, Op. 105, No. 2
(Brahms). Piano acc. C. V. Bos. IMs, tiny lbl. stains, surfice just about 1-2. $7.00.
3348. 10” Red Victor 64554. MONDNACHT, Op. 39, No. 5 (Schumann). Piano acc.
Coenraad V. Bos. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
1624. 10” PW Blk. Electrola EW 9 [Bw156-II/Bw158-I]. DU BIST WIE EINE BLUME (Schumann)/FELDEINSAMKEIT (Brahms). Piano acc. Fritz Lindemann. Superficial rubs,
cons. 2-3. $15.00.
1033. 12” Red Victor “A” plate 74462. ISRAEL IN EGYPT: Dank sei dir (Händel). Cons. 2.
$12.00.
ROBERTO D’ALESSIO [t]. Vittoria (Ragusa), Sicily 1893 - Borgo (San Lorenzo),
Tuscany, 1975. He likely made his debut in 1921 at the Lugano Kursaal as the Duke in Rigoletto.
In 1922 he appeared as Elvino at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo with Toti Dal Monte. In 1923 he
sang Wilhelm Meister in Mignon and Faust in Boïto’s Mefistofele at the Teatro Carlo Felice in
Genoa. His first South American tour took place in 1924, where he made his debut at the Teatro
Municipal in Santiago (Chile) in Rigoletto with Laura Dalbi, Carlo Morelli and Gaudio Mansueto. In
1925 he sang in Cairo and Alessandria (Egypt) the roles of Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with
Graziella Pareto and Maurizio in Adriana Lecouvreur. In 1927 D’Alessio made his debut at La
Scala in Milan as the Duke in Rigoletto under Toscanini with Toti Dal Monte, Luisa Bertana and
Carlo Galeffi. Guest appearances were also made at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires (1926) and
at the Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona (1926). In 1929 he sang in Germany (1929) and Copenhagen
(1929). Probably his last performances were in Turin in 1937 as Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with
Eva Turner and Carlo Galeffi. He was married to the Spanish contralto Aurora Buades (18971965), who had an important career as an opera and concert singer. From 1952 D'Alessio taught
in Florence.
3193. 10” Red PW Eng. Columbia D12549 [WB1395/WB1396]. MIGNON: Addio Mignon /
MIGNON: Ah! non credevi tu (Thomas). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
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1077. 12” Green Viva-Tonal Columbia 52045-X [WBX191/WBX192].
L’ARLESIANA:
Lamento di Federico (Cilèa) / ELISIR D’AMORE: Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti).
Just about 1-2. $20.00.
GILDA DALLA RIZZA [s]. Verona, 1892-Milano, 1975.
A student of Ricci and Orefice,
she made her debut in Bolognia at the Teatro Verdi, 1912, as Charlotte in Werther. Particularly
admired by Puccini, Dalla Rizza created Magda in the 1917 premiere of his La Rondine and was
also in the first European performances of Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica, Rome, 1919. Being a
specialist in verismo repertoire, she created the principal soprano roles in Mascagni’s Il piccolo
Marat and Zandonai’s Giulietta e Romeo (both 1921). Another of her great successes was Violetta
in La Traviata under Toscanini’s baton at La Scala. Although she appeared successfully in
London in 1920 and earlier in South America, most of her career was in Italy. She retired in 1939,
appearing one last time in 1942 at a Puccini Festival in Vicenza as Suor Angelica. She was noted
as an actress who, as Lauri-Volpi described, used her voice “to express the emotions [rather] than
for purely musical effects”.
2549. 12” Red elec. Fonotipia N.6597 [XXPh6315/XXPh6313]. MANON: Addio nostro
passato desco / MANON: Lettura della lettera (Massenet). With GIOVANNI
MANURITTA [t]. Mint? Just about 1-2. $20.00.
2550. 12” Purple U.S. Odeon 5174 [XXPh6437/XXPh6438]. TRAVIATA: Pure si come un
angelo / TRAVIATA: È gravo il sacrificio (Verdi). Both sides with GIULIO FREGOSI
[b]. Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
TOTI DAL MONTE [s]
3787. 10” PoW VdelP DA 5369 [OBA-3500-II/
3501-II]. SI DONDOLA (Bonagura) /
TREMA L’ONDA (Adami). Both from
film Carnevale di Venezia. Scarce.
1014. 12” Late VdP DB 1001 [CVE31273-5/
CVE-31274-4]. CARNEVALE DI VENEZIA (Benedict). Two sides. Nice
1383. 12” Late VdP DB 5396 [2BA4371-II/
2BA4375]. DON PASQUALE: Quel
guardo (Donizetti) / LODOLETTA:
Flammen, perdonami! (Mascagni).
The Lodoletta excerpt in particular is
highly recommended. A perfect
CHARLES DALMORÈS [t]. Nancy,
France, 1872-Hollywood, 1939. Dalmorès
studied piano and cello as a youth and was
accepted by the Paris Conservatoire before he
TOTI DAL MONTE
was sixteen, pursuing there a complete course
in music. His lessons included the basics of
different instruments. While studying French horn, he quickly became so adept at the instrument
that he was soon playing in major orchestras, including the Lamoureux. When scarcely 23, he was
appointed a Professor of French horn at the Lyons Conservatoire. Gifted with an exceptional voice,
which he realized only after he began teaching at Lyons and encouraged by the prodding of the
Director of the Lyons Conservatory, Dalmorès begin vocal studies on a serious basis. By 1899 he
felt himself ready for a debut, which was the role of Siegfried and took place at the Théâtre des
Arts of Rouen. He quickly became known internationally as a leading dramatic tenor in the
French, Italian and German repertoire. In Germany he appeared as Lohengrin at Bayreuth and
was also well received at London’s Covent Garden, his debut there in 1904 as Gounod’s Faust. In
America, he was a great success with Hammerstein’s Manhattan Opera and then the Chicago
Opera, his repertoire running the gamut from Debussy’s Pelléas through Herod in Strauss’s
Salome. He kept himself in good physical condition and was an amateur boxer of ability. As
Samson, according to an obituary reminiscence, Dalmorès “was one of the few tenors whose
physique enabled him to look the part as well as sing it”. In later years he taught voice in New
York and spent the last few years of his life in Hollywood.
1571. 10” Gold PW Victor HRS 1054. SAMSON ET DALILA: Arrêtez, o mes frères (SaintSaëns) / JE T’AIME (Massenet). Side two piano acc. From orig. 1912/1911 Victor
matrices. Will play as new. Side one few lightest (absolutely superficial) scrs., 2.
Superficial rubs side two, 2-3. $8.00.
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3220. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 15. LE PROPHÈTE:
Roi du ciel (Meyerbeer) / SAMSON: Arrêtez, o mes frères (Saint-Saëns). From orig.
1907/1911 Victor matrices. Side one unpublished (other than on very limited IRCC
edition). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2649. 12” Red Pats. “A” plate Victrola 88330.
NINON (Tosti). Rare. Few minor rubs,
cons. 2. $30.00.
preceding listing (item #2649) but later
white label pressing. 2. $20.00.
1939. 12” Red PoW acous. Victor 18141. CARMEN: Air de la fleur (Bizet) / GERALDINE
FARRAR [s]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Un
bel di (Puccini). Although the label of this
excellent pressing cites recording dates of
1907/1909, the correct year for side one
is 1912 (take 3). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1349. 12” Red Victor 85122 [take 3]. CARMEN:
Air de la fleur (Bizet). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
2410. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88397. GRISÉLIDIS:
Ouvrez-vous sur mon front (Massenet).
Tiny lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1068. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 19 [C-4254-2/
C-4253-1]. FAUST: Vision céleste
(Gounod) / CARMEN: Je suis Escamillo
(Bizet). Both with MARCEL JOURNET
[bs]. From orig. 1907 Victor matrices. Two
takes of the Faust duet were issued. See
Vol. 57/No. 2 issue of The Record Collector for an excellent article on Dalmorès by
Charles A. Hooey and a valuable discography by Christian Zwarg. Just about 1-
CHARLES DALMORÈS as Alain in Massenet's
Grisélidis
2. $12.00.
MARGUERITE D’ALVAREZ [c]
3101. 10” Red Orth. 1139. LA ZAGALINA [THE SHEPARDESS] (I. Tabuyo) / TUS OJILLOS
NEGROS (de Falla). Piano acc. Blair Neale. 2-3. $10.00.
3245. 10” Red PW (gold print) Victor 1145. CARMEN: Habanera / CARMEN: Seguidilla
(Bizet). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $8.00.
1973. 12” Blue Aeolian-Vocalion 45000 [5153]. LE PROPHÈTE: Ah, mons fils (Meyerbeer).
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2391. 12” Brown Shellac Vocalion 52020 [7619]. SILENT NIGHT (Gruber). 2. $12.00.
1368. 12” Red Orth. Victrola 6590 [takes 12/11]. SAMSON ET DALILA: Printemps qui
commence / SAMSON ET DALILA: Mon coeur (Saint-Saëns). Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
1684. 12” White HMV mat. Cc16400-II. SAMSON ET DALILA: Printemps qui commence
(Saint-Saëns). Piano acc. Unpublished. Planned as one side of DB 1353 but never
issued. One small indentation. Superficial rubs, 2-3. $75.00.
VASSILI DAMAYEV [t]. 1878-Moscow, 1932. Early in his life, Damayev had worked as a
shepherd. After experience in choral work and vocal studies, he made his operatic debut at the
Zimin Opera in 1906 as Dmitri in Boris Godounov. He recorded only between 1910 and 1913,
despite a career that covered many major theaters in Russia, as well as in Paris and London with
touring Russian companies.
1757. 12” White lbl. HMV 022143 [1920c]. MAY NIGHT: Sleep, my beauty (RimskyKorsakov). Just about 1-2. $35.00.
1656. 12” White lbl. HMV 022348 [2924c]. FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Ch’ella mi creda
(Puccini). Just about 1-2. $35.00.
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FRANCISCO D’ANDRADE [b]
1523. 12” Pink acous. Lyrophon d’A11/12.
DON GIOVANNI: Deh vieni alla finestra/DON GIOVANNI: Fin ch’han dal
vino (Mozart). After a performance of
“Deh vieni …” in Italian, there is studio
applause with cries of “Da capo!”. D’Andrade obliges with a repeat of a verse,
this time in German, followed by more
applause and shouts. Side two follows
the same format, vociferous applause,
cries of “bis” and a repeat (in Italian),
followed by more enthusiasm. His only
recordings were a few exceedingly
rare sides for Lyrophon (1907, one
side only reissued on Parlophon).
Minor lbl. scrs. side one, 2-3. Side two
some LGTs, 3. $700.00.
GIUSEPPE DANISE [b]. Naples, 1883-New
York City, 1963. He studied with Luigi Colonnesi
and Abramo Perillo in Naples and made his debut
there at the Teatro Bellini in 1906 as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana. After singing for some time in
small Italian houses he had his first great success
at the Teatro Massimo in 1913. He was Rigoletto
in the Italian Gramophone Company’s first complete recording of that opera, dating from around
FRANCISCO D'ANDRADE
1915. His Met debut was as Amonasro in 1920,
and he remained on the roster as a principal
baritone through 1932. He managed to maintain a solid footing there, despite such competition as
Ruffo, Tibbett, De Luca and Basiola. Returning to Italy in 1932, Danise was immediately accepted
at La Scala, despite the fact that he had been absent from Italy for well over a decade. He remained active in Italy with a few guest appearances in Rio de Janiero until the end of World War
II. He then settled in New York City, married soprano Bidù Sayão (1947) and taught, Regina
Resnik having numbered among his students. Leo Riemens considered Danise “among the best
Italian baritones of his generation: he combined the lyriciso of De Luca and the dramatic temperament of Scotti with Stracciari’s sonority.”
3718. 10” Purple acous. Brunswick 10129 [? / ? ]. NOCHE SERENA (Spanish Folk Song) /
LINDA MIA (arr. Sturgis Blake). Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
3567. 10” Gold acous. Brunswick 15025 [8179/8182]. ZAZÀ: Buona Zazà / ZAZÀ: Zazà,
piccola zingara (Leoncavallo). As new, as the grading indicates. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
3324. 10” Gold acous. Brunswick 15024 ]8179/8182]. Same as previous listing (item
#3567). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
3719. 10” Gold acous. Brunswick 15028 [8995/9194]. VOI ED IO / LUNTANANZA (both
de Curtis). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2663. 12” Green SS Brunswick 30010 [X5323]. TRAVIATA: Di Provenza (Verdi). Just about
1-2. $12.00.
1197. 12” Purple acous. Brunswick 30102 [X9817/X9956]. CORE ‘NGRATO (Cardillo) /
CANTA PE’ ME (De Curtis). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1946. 12” Gold acous. Brunswick 50006 [X5325/X5355]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo) / BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2662. 12” Gold acous. Brunswick 50011 [X7262/X7470]. LA PARTIDA (Alvarez) / LA
DANZA (Rossini). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1996. 12” Gold acous. Brunswick 50013 [X5450/X7264]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Largo
al factotum (Rossini) / BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Largo al factotum (Rossini). Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
ANDRÉ D’ARKOR [t]. Tilleur, 1901-Brussels, 1971.
D’Arkor made his debut as a
principal tenor at the opera in Liège where he remained for twenty-five years. He was also popular
in Paris where he frequently sang at the Opéra-Comique. Following his retirement in 1950 he
became Director of the opera house in Liège. His voice was admired for its beautiful quality and its
ease in the upper range.
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1953. 12” PW Red French Columbia RFX 26 [LBX70/LBX72]. LA DAME BLANCHE: Quel
plaisir d’être soldat / LA DAME BLANCHE: Viens, gentile dame (Boildieu). Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
1943. 12” PoW Late Red French Columbia RFX 26. Same as previous listing except an
excellent very late pressing. Either pressing will provide great sound. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
M. DATHANÉ [b].
While cited on the label as with the Paris Opéra, there seems to be no
mention of him in the standard reference books.
9304. 11” Brown Odeon 60838/60874-2 [XP.4108-2/4173-2]. AIDA: Entrée d’Amonasro
(Verdi) / MESSALINE: Viens aimer (de Lara). Small lbl. stkrs. Cons. 2. $15.00.
PETER DAWSON [bs-b]
3229. 10” Blk. ’11 Pats. Canadian Victor 120061 [y13314e/Ab13469e]. THE YEOMAN OF
ENGLAND / THE VETERAN’S SONG [composers not cited). Label crease side two
(I’m sure not a crack), just about 1-2. $10.00.
NAZZARENO DE ANGELIS [bs]
9451. 11” Fonotipia 62180/62181 [XPh2628/
XPh2627]. PATER NOSTER (Niedermeyer) / AVE VERUM (Schubert). IMs.
Cons. 2. $20.00.
2703. 12” PW Blue Eng. Columbia D18040
[WBX193/WBX194]. DON CARLOS: Ella
giammai m’amò (Verdi). Two sides. Just
about 1-2. $12.00.
BIANCA LAVIN DE CASAS [c]
3049. 10” Blk. ’07 GP “A” plate Victor 52405
[2353L]. PALLIDE MAMMOLE (Trimarchi).
Piano acc. Carlo Sabaino. Few lightest
mks., cons. 2. $40.00.
2120. 12” Red Gram. Mon. 054197 [1285c]. LA
FAVORITA: Fia ver lasciarti (Donizetti).
With ARISTODIMO GIORGINI [t]. Small
white lbl. spots. Surface gen. 2 $35.00.
ENRICO DE FRANCESCHI [b]. Padua,
1885-Turin, 1945. His career seems to have begun
in South American in the late ‘teens where he quickly
advanced from small parts to principal roles. In Italy
he was first heard at La Scala in 1923 as Enrico in
Lucia with dal Monte and Pertile. He also appeared in
various other Italian theaters including the Teatro
Regio in Parma, the Costanzi in Rome and the Petruzelli in Bari. He seems not to have sung outside of
Italy other than his first years in South America,
although his Parlophon acoustic records were
apparently recorded in Berlin.
NAZZARENO DE ANGELIS, circa. 1900
2490. 12” acous. Pink Parlophon P.1607 [2-6497/2-6500]. DINORAH: Sei vendicata assai
(Meyerbeer) / ERNANI: Lo vedremo, veglio audace (Verdi). Couple lt. mks., cons. 2.
$15.00.
2664. 12” PW Blk. elec. Fonit 39041 [2028/2035]. WILLIAM TELL: Resta immobile
(Rossini) / GIOCONDA: O monumento (Ponchielli). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2296. 12” PW Blk. elec. Fonit 39041 [2028/2035]. Same as previous listing (item #2664).
Few tiny mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
2297. 12” PW Blk. elec. Fonit 39056 [2019-2/2020-2]. NERONE: Vivete in pace (Boïto) /
TANNHÄUSER: Oh! tu bell’ astro (Wagner). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
ISABELLA DE FRATE [s]
9443. 11” Fonotipia 92988/92989 [XPh4835/XPh4834]. MIREILLE: Walzer (Gounod) /
LAKMÉ: Aria delle campanelle (Delibes). Pressing No. 16. Small lbl tear side one.
Cons. 2. $100.00.
9444. 11” Fonotipia 69115/69116 [XPh4976/XPh4975]. LUCIA: Ardon gli incensi /
LUCIA: Spargi d’amaro piato (Donizetti). Pressing Nos. 44/47. One harmless LSS
side two. Lt. rubs, gen. 2. $75.00.
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EMILIO DE GOGORZA [b]. Brooklyn,
NY, 1874-New York City, 1949. Educated in
Europe, DeGogorza returned to the United
States in the mid-1890s and made his debut in
a concert with soprano Marcella Sembrich. He
later toured with and wed soprano Emma
Eames. DeGogorza’s career was devoted to the
concert and oratorio stages, his shortsightedness having made operatic work impractical. As
a recitalist, he was, as Richard Aldrich wrote in
a 1925 N.Y. Times review, “a great master, such
as there are all too few of today in so many of
the elements of consummate vocal art”. He
taught first at Curtis and then privately in New
York City.
3873. 10” Blk. Climax-Columbia 4. WAIT! (F.
Bowers). VTM pressing, brass
grommet. Announced (sung by “Mr.
Franklin”). Lt. lbl. fade. 3-4. $60.00.
3134. 10” Red Victrola 66033. TERESITA
MIA (Nicto). Just about 1-2. $7.00.
1622. 10” Red acous. Victrola 1108. BERGÈRE LÉGÈRE (Weckerlin)/MENUET D’EXAUDET (Favart-Exaudet).
Charming. Scarce late acoustic. Piano
acc. side one Helen Winslow. Side
EMILIO DE GOGORZA in 1941
two with orch. Few lt. rubs, cons. 2.
$10.00.
1039. 12” Pats. Victor 31346 [C-1917]. LA
PALOMA (Yradier). As. “Carlos Francisco”. Nice pressing, few lightest mks., cons.
2. $10.00.
1739. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 74359. THE LOST CHORD (Sullivan). Beautiful early
1732. 12” Red “A” plate Victor 88447. DON GIOVANNI: Serenata (Mozart); DAMNATION
DE FAUST: Sérénade Mephistopheles (Berlioz). As new. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2525. 12” Mauve acous. HMV AGSB 69. BENVENUTO CELLINI: De l’art splendeur immortelle (Diaz) / LE MARIAGE (Franck); LE PLONGEUR (Widor). Piano acc. side two.
Side one issued otherwise only on IRCC. Side two first and only edition. It plays at
71.9 rpm, which is probably why it wasn’t issued. 1909 recordings. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
1352. 12” Red Orth. Victrola 6839 [takes 4/1]. LA PARTIDA (Alvarez) / EL CANTO DEL
PRESIDIARIO (both F. M. Alvarez). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
FRANCO DE GREGORIO [t].
3663. 10” Blue Victor 45015 [168ah/132ah]. MANON LESCAUT: Tra voi belle / EUGENIA
LOPEZ-NUNES [s]. MANON LESCAUT: Madrigale (Puccini). Just about 1-2. $15.00
ELVIRA DE HIDALGO [s]. Valderrobres (Spain), 1892-Milan, 1980. She studied with
Melchiorre Vidal (also the teacher of Barrientos, Pareto, Vignas, and Storchio, among others) and
made her debut when but 16 at the Naples Teatro San Carlo as Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
She was soon engaged for Paris, Monte-Carlo and, in 1910, the Metropolitan Opera, appearing
with Caruso in Rigoletto and Bonci in La Sonnambula. Her La Scala debut was in 1916 and she
returned to the Met in 1925, also appearing that year with the Chicago Opera. She began teaching
in 1933 in Greece at the Athens Conservatory, where her most extraordinary pupil was Maria
Callas. Said Callas of De Hidalgo, “I owe all my preparation and my artistic formation as an
actress [to] this elect woman, who, besides giving me her precious teaching, gave me her
whole heart as well.” –parts from Wikipedia.
3558. 10” Blue Notes Columbia C2377 [10650-1/10648-1]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Una
voce poco fa / CESARE PREVE [bs]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: La calunnia (Rossini). Small silent ¼” scr. side one (in stamper?), otherwise cons. 2. $12.00.
1492. 11” White test Fonotipia matrix XPh3613. ELISIR D’AMORE: Io son ricco e la sei
bella (Donizetti). With FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI [b] and chorus. Only known
copy. Few LSSs and rubs, few LGTs, otherwise gen. 3. $200.00.
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SOFIA DEL CAMPO [s]
3088. 10” Red Orth. Victrola 4051. EL PAÑO MORUNO (de Falla) / AYER EN LA TRISTEZAPASILLO ECUATORIANO (Parades). “Z” type
shellac. Taped lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
3747. 10” Red Orth. Victrola 4125. POR TUS OJOS
(de Fuentes) / EL RUISEÑOR [THE NIGHTINGALE] (Dardenne). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
BLANCO DEL CARMEN [ms]
2786. 10” Blk. Madrid G&T 63250 [1155-F]. CARMEN: Aria delle Carte (Bizet). Cons. 2.
$40.00.
LAURA DEL LUNGO [ms]. Rome, 1883-Milano,
1922?. Her debut was at the Teatro Unione in Viterbo,
1906. From then on she appeared in a number of Italian
Houses, singing principal roles such as Carmen, Mignon,
Amneris and Leonora in La Favorita. She was married to
tenor Giacomo Dammacco.
1565. 11” Pink Sample Fonotipia 92653/92654
[XPh4347/XPh4346]. CARMEN: Scena delle
carte (Bizet) / ANDREA CHENIER: Son la
vecchia Maddelon (Giordano) . Side one couple
MGTs, gen. 2-3. Side two cons. 2. $15.00.
JEAN FRANÇOIS DELMAS [bs]. Lyons, 18611933. Except for some guest performances, Delmas remained an exclusive and leading Paris Opéra bass from
1886 until 1927. He was Athanaël in the 1894 world
premiere of Massenet’s Thaïs and sang principal roles in
the Paris premieres of Die Walküre, Götterdämmerung, and
Parsifal. His voice was very large and had an upper
extension that made some baritone roles possible. Despite
his long, notable career, he recorded only in the 1902-1907
period.
3670. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 2-32627 [1293-F]. LA
TOUSSAINT: Conte bleu (Lacôme). Bright
label. Very clean copy, couple LGTs. Harmless
inherent pressing waviness, 2. $60.00.
1505. 11” Fonotipia 39027/39028 [Ph ? / Ph514].
HUGUENOTS: Bénédiction des Poignards
(Meyerbeer) / FAUST: Ronde du Veau d’Or
(Gounod). Side one just about 1-2. Side two
few lightest mks., cons. 2. $40.00.
JEAN FRANÇOIS DELMAS probably in
Sigurd
1490. 11” Fonotipia 39106/39130 [XPh556/XPh555].
DIE WALKÜRE: Les adieux de Wotan (Wagner)
/ DAMNATION DE FAUST: Voici les Roses
(Berlioz). Plays 89.0 rpm. Excellent copy. One
small PB side two. Few MGTs, cons. 2.
$150.00.
MARIO DEL MONACO [t]
3325. 10” late Red VdP DA 11333 [OBA7850-2/
OBA7851-2]. WERTHER: Ah! non mi ridestar
(Massenet) / ANDREA CHENIER: Come un bel
dí maggio (Giordano). Beautiful copy, just about
1-2. $15.00.
3209. 10” late Red VdP DA 11349 [OBA8108/
OBA8111]. ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: L’anima
ho stanca / ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: La dolcissima effigie (Cilèa). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
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3063. 10” late Red VdP DA 11350 [OBA8107-2/OBA8109]. MARTHA: M’appari (Flotow) /
ANDREA CHENIER: Si fui soldato (Giordano). Excellent pressing, just about 1-2.
$15.00.
GIUSEPPE DE LUCA [b]
3632. 10” Red Milano G&T 52425 [2887-R]. HAMLET: Come il romito fior (Thomas). Small
pressing bump first ¼” could cause very lt. sound, harmless inherent pressing indentations, lightest lbl. rubbing. Certainly a bright, above average copy. 2-3. $200.00.
3630. 10” Red Milano G&T 52444 [2935-w2]. DON PASQUALE: Bella siccome un angiolo
(Donizetti). Bright label. Small dig at start clicks few times, few harmless inherent
pressing indentation, otherwise exceptionally clean copy, cons. 2. $250.00.
3629. 10” Red Milano G&T 54021 [2933-R]. LA FAVORITA: Ah! l’alto ardor (Donizetti).
With ELVIRA CERESOLI [ms]. Clean copy. One tiny scr. (few ticks), couple LGTs,
otherwise 2. $250.00.
3762. 10” Victor test pressing of matrix B-19546-2. SERENATA GELATA (Buzzi-Peccia).
Delightful. Evidently it was planned for publication as the ad (below) appeared in
Musical America on March 29, 1919, but mysteriously, of the three records
advertised, only the Galli-Curci was actually issued. Unpublished, this is the only
known copy. Matrix was destroyed. Lt. superficial rubs, 3-4. $350.00.
3665. 10” Perma Disk Acetate, Met
Broadcast, 20 Feb. 1940.
FUNDRAISING SPEECH BY
DE LUCA FOR THE MET (in
English) [complete with introductory announcement] /
BIDÚ SAYÃO [s], ANNMARIE
DICKEY [s], ARMAND
TOKATYAN [t], DE LUCA [b].
BOHÊME: Act III Quartet [cut
off at end]. 2. $15.00.
MARIETTA (Romilli) / ROSA
(Romilli). Both in English.
STORNELLO [SON COME I
CHICCHI] (Pietro Cimara) / SIVIGLIA (Fatuo). Scarce late acoustic issue. Just about
1-2. $15.00.
3155. 10” (oversized) White Label Victor Sample Record WER-37/19. STORNELLO
(Cimara). This is an experimental electrical recording made the same day (17 Feb.
1925) as the issued acoustic version above (item #3154). It makes a fascinating
comparison between acoustical and electrical recording (both of course using the same
instrumentation). The electric test is so vastly sonically superior that it is amazing the
acoustic version was chosen for issue, although this pre-dates all Victor issued electrics.
The first issued electric was recorded 26 Feb., 1925, Victor 35783 (“Eight Popular Victor
Artists”]. It was also made both acoustically and electrically, but this time the electric
version was selected for issue. The first issued Red Seal was by Cortot, Victrola 6502,
recorded 21 March 1925. This disc is important as both for its technical aspects and as
an unknown item by De Luca, and for being Victor’s first known electrical recording by a
Red Seal artist. Despite this successful electrical experiment, De Luca wasn’t to return to
the Victor studios again until 1927. Apparently the matrix information is WER=Western
Electric Recording, 37=the serial number of the cutter used (courtesy of the late William
R. Moran) and 19=the trial number (the 19th Western Electric test recording). There’s also
a “3” in the matrix, which likely indicates that this was the third electric take (the issued
acoustic verision being the third acoustic take). One SB, few small scrs. and ticks.,
3-4. $500.00.
1471. 10” Red Orth. Victrola 1591. TROVATORE: Il balen/DON CARLOS: O Carlo, ascolta
(both Verdi). Extremely rare item, discontinued almost immediately. Just about
1-2. $75.00.
9391. 11” Brown Odeon 59075/59076 [XPh2303/2325]. PASTORALE (DeLeva) / DOLCE
MADONNA (De Luca). Scarce. Couple small PBs. Labels slightly wrinkled. Surfaces
excellent, gen. cons. 2. $50.00.
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9427. 11” Brown Odeon 59089/59090 [XPh2326/XPh2324]. HAMLET: Come il romito fior
(Thomas) / SERENATA [BRILLA LA LUNA] (Morlacchi). Side one 3-4 (mostly lt.
rubbing). Side two 3. $20.00.
3276. 11” Green Fonotipia 39168/39169 [XPh ]. DAMNATION OF FAUST: Serenata
(Berlioz) / OCCHI DI FATA (Denza). Harmless indentation. Nice copy, 2. $20.00.
9414. 11” Red Fonotipia 93955/93956 [XPh2316/XPh2357]. LA FAVORITA: A tanto amor
(Donizetti) / LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: Ambo nati in questa valle (both Donizetti).
Couple harmless TBs, cons. 2. $20.00.
9395. 11” Brown Hist. Parlophone-Odeon PO 141 [XPh2304/XPh2306]. TROVATORE: Il
balen (Verdi) / BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Largo al factotum (Rossini). ‘30s pressing.
Very lt. rubs, gen. 2. $15.00.
1291. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6077. ERNANI: O de’ verd’ anni miei (Verdi) / BARBIERE DI
SIVIGLIA: Largo al factotum (Rossini). Looks new, as the grading indicates. Just
about 1-2. $10.00.
3554. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6443. BENVENUTO CELLINI: De l’Art splendeur immortelle
(Diaz) / DINORAH: Sei vendicata assai (Meyerbeer). Scarce late acoustic. Just about
1-2. $8.00.
1190. 12” Red PoW RCA Victor 7086. TRAVIATA: Di Provenza (Verdi) / FAUST: Dio
possente (Gounod). Nice pressing. Just about 1-2. $6.00.
2039. 12” Red PW Victor (gold print) 8174. GIOCONDA: Barcarola (Ponchielli) / ERNANI:
O sommo Carlo (Verdi). Side two with GRACE ANTHONY [s], ALFIO TEDESCO [t].
Met. Op. Chorus and Orch. dir. Giulio Setti. Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
FERNANDO DE LUCIA [t]. Naples, 1860-1925. De Lucia’s debut was as Gounod’s Faust
at the Naples San Carlo, 1885. This was followed by success in other Italian houses and then in
Madrid, London, South America and New York. He created several Mascagni roles, including Fritz
in L’Amico Fritz (1891) and Osaka in Iris (1898) as well as the principal tenor part, Giorgio, in
Giordano’s Marcella (1907) and was the first to sing Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Canio in
Pagliacci in several important venues. Aside from contemporary works, his repertoire encompassed
the leading tenor roles in operas as diverse as Lohengrin and Il Barbiere di Siviglia. His pupils
included, among others, Georges Thill, Enzo de Muro Lomanto, Ciro Formisano, Maria Nemeth,
Tom Burke and Gianna Pederzini. All Phonotype issues listed below are original shellac pressings,
most in excellent condition, the result of the purchase of three collections with a number of
DeLucia holdings.
2803. 10” Red Milano G&T 52411 [2863]. RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile (Verdi). Piano
acc. Salvatore Cottone. 2. $40.00.
2804. 10” Red Milano G&T 52416 [2870-w2]. MANON: Il Sogno (Massenet). Bright label.
Greying. 4. $8.00.
2802. 10” Red Milano G&T 52427 [2864]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Se il mio nome
[Serenata] (Rossini). Some LGTs, 2-3. $30.00.
2805. 10” Red Milano G&T 52436 [2865-w2]. FEDORA: Amor ti vieta (Giordano). Only
form of issue. Slight ripply surface first ½” or so, few LGTs, 3. $30.00.
2806. 10” Red Milano G&T 2-52474 [7341b]. PEARL FISHERS: Della mia vita (Bizet).
Piano acc. Carlo Sabajno. Only form of issue. Few MGTs, one small PB, otherwise
gen. 2-3. $40.00.
3536. 10” White Victrola 91022 [2861-R]. IDEALE (Tosti). His first recording, Nov., 1902.
Just about 1-2. $40.00.
1880. 10” White Victrola 91023 [2868-R]. TOSCA: Recondita armonia (Puccini). One
inherent pressing bump, likewise various inherent (silent) indentations. Cons. 2.
$40.00.
2810. 10” Red Milano G&T 2-52518 [8054b]. MIGNON: Ah! non credevi tu (Thomas). Piano
acc. Carlo Sabajno. Remarkable vocal dimuendi. Couple LGTs, 2-3. $15.00.
2808. 10” Red Milano G&T 2-52519 [8058b]. FAUST: Salve dimora (Gounod). Piano acc.
Carlo Sabajno. Only form of issue. NR on lbl. Surface 2-3. $40.00.
2807. 10” Red Victor 66000 [11167b]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Se il mio nome (Rossini).
Slight lbl. fade. Cons. 2. $7.00.
3527. 10’ Red ’08 Pats. Victor 66002 [13331b]. SULLA BOCCA AMOROSA (Barthèlemy).
Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1877. 10” White lbl. HMV 2-52722 [13335b]. OILI, OILA (Costa). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
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1865. 10” White lbl. HMV 2-52723 ]13338b]. NON ME GUARDATE (Gambadella). Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
2813. 10” Silver PW Victor IRCC 5001
[13331b/13334b]. SULLA BOCCA
AMOROSA / SERENAMENTE (both
Barthélemy). From orig. 1909 Gram.
2812. 10” Silver PW Victor IRCC 5003 [2861-R/
13332b]. IDEALE (Tosti) / ERA DI
MAGGIO (Costa). From orig. 1902/1909
3322. 10” Mauve HMV AGSB 25 [10515b/
10513b]. MANON: Chiudo gli occhi
(Massenet) / ELISIR D’AMORE: Obbligato, obbligato (Donizetti). Side two with
ERNESTO BADINI [b]. From orig. 1907
G&T matrices. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
9419. 11” Brown/White Phonotype M1745/
C2558. FAVORITA: Una vergine (Donizetti) / MANON LESCAUT: Donna non
vidi mai (Puccini). Just about 1-2.
$100.00.
M1787. TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle /
TOSCA: Recondita armonia (Puccini).
Cons. 2. $90.00.
FERNANDO DE LUCIA
C2036. AFRICAINE: Oh! Selika, io
t’adoro (Meyerbeer). With ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s] / MANON: Chiudo gli occhi [Il
sogno] (Massenet). Cons. 2. $100.00.
1831. 11” Brown/White Phonotype M1778/C2036. Same as previous listing (item #3266).
Slightly lesser condition, but both should of course play comparably. 2. $80.00.
3253. 11” Green Phonotype C1788/C1846. FEDORA: Amor ti vieta / FEDORA: Mia madre
(Giordano). Indentation at end of grooving area side one past sound. Some marks
(possibly fingerprints that can’t be removed … maybe in stamper?) which should be
harmless, 2. $60.00.
9420. 11” Brown/White Phonotype M1789/M1790. GUARANY: Sento una forza indomita / GUARANY: Ma deh! che a me non tolgasi (Gomez). With ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s]. Cons. 2. $100.00.
3267. 11” Brown/White Phonotype M1797/C2120. FORZA DEL DESTINO: La vita è
inferno all’ infelice (Verdi) / LUCIA: Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali (Donizetti). Nice
copy. 2. $100.00.
9390. 11” Green Phonotype C1897/C1945. PEARL FISHERS: Della mia vita (Bizet) /
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Se il mio nome (Rossini). IMs. Just about 1-2. $100.00.
9433. 11” Brown/White Phonotype C2158/C2159. FEDORA: Vedi io piango / FEDORA:
Addio a domani (Giordani). Both with ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s]. Excellent copy
indeed. Few tiny mks., cons. 2. $100.00.
9423. 11” Brown/White Phonotype C2340/C2341. GIOCONDA: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe
di Santafior (Ponchielli). Two sides. With BENVENUTO FRANCI [b]. Lt. rubs, 2.
$100.00.
9416. 11” Brown/White Phonotype C2344/C2369. MEFISTOFELE: Colma il tuo core
(Boïto) / DON PASQUALE: Sogno, soave e casto (Donizetti). Few lightest mks.,
cons. 2. $100.00.
9434. 11” Brown/White Phonotype C2395/C2396. CARMEN: Il fior (Bizet) / BOHÊME:
Quest’ è Mimì (Puccini). Side one lt. scr., few rubs, 2-3. Side two cons. 2. $60.00.
3262. 11” Brown/White Phonotype C2510/C2511. APRILE / OBLIO (both Tosti). Piano
acc. Nice copy. 2. $100.00.
3254. 11” Green Phonotype C2558/C2559. MANON LESCAUT: Donna non vidi mai /
MANON LESCAUT: Fra voi belle (Puccini). Side one harmless indentations. Side two
some finger prints (?) which don’t come off. In stamper? Gen. 2. $60.00.
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3255. 11” Green Phonotype C2560/C2561. PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba / PAGLIACCI: No,
Pagliaccio non son (Leoncavallo). Excellent copy, cons. 2. $80.00.
1508. 11” Fonotipia 92695/92696 [XPh 4491/XPh4492]. MATTINATA (Leoncavallo) / A
SUON DI BACI (Baldelli). Couple MGTs, cons. 2. $40.00.
2197. 12” Brown/White Phonotype M1763/M1786. AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi) / RUY
BLAS: O dolce voluttà (Marchetti). Side two with ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s]. Just
about 1-2. $100.00.
2056. 12” Brown/White Phonotype M1765/M1774. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Siciliana /
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Mamma, quell vino è generoso (Mascagni). Small lbl.
stkrs. Few lt. rubs, 2. $100.00.
2195. 12” Green Phonotype M1762/M1771. TRAVIATA: Lungi da lei … De’ miei bollenti
(Verdi) / TRAVIATA: Parigi o cara (Verdi). Side two with ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s].
Couple small PBs, just about 1-2. $100.00.
2194. 12” Brown/White Phonotype M1812/M1816. HUGUENOTS: O qual soave vision …
Bianca al par / HUGUENOTS: String il periglio (Meyerbeer). Side two with ANGELA
DE ANGELIS [s]. Cons. 2. $100.00.
2196. 12” Green Phonotype N1818/N1819. LUCIA: Sulla tomba / LUCIA: Verranno a te
(Donizetti). Both with ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s]. Just about 1-2. $100.00.
1813. 12” Green Phonotype M1860/M2114. RIMPIANTO (Toselli) / SERENATA MEDIOEVALE (Silvestri). Cons. 2. $75.00.
1783. 12” Brown/White Phonotype M1860/M2114. Same as previous listing (item #1813).
Cons. 2-3. $60.00.
2193. 12” Brown/White Phonotype M2223/M2224. ELISIR D’AMORE: Una parola o Adina / ELISIR D’AMORE: Chiedi al rio perchè? (Donizetti). Both with MARIA DEL
PIANTO [s]. Side one has some pressing bumps first half inch, otherwise 2.
$75.00.
2013. 12” Red Victor 76001 [1175c]. CARMEN: Romanza del fiore (Bizet). Piano acc. Just
about 1-2. $7.00.
2509. 12” Red Pats. “B” plate Victor 76002. LOHENGRIN: Cigno gentil (Wagner). Slightest
small lbl. stain. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
2144. 12” Red Victor 92052 [1172c]. CARMEN: Mia madre vedo ancor (Bizet). With
GIUSEPPINA HUGUET [s]. Excellent pressing, few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $8.00.
1266. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 92054. PEARL FISHERS: Non hai compreso (Bizet). With
GIUSEPPINA HUGUET [s]. Beautiful performance. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2198. 12” Gold PW Victor HRS 1053. BARBIERE
DI SIVIGLIA: Ecco ridente (Rossini) /
CARLO ALBANI [t]. ANDREA CHENIER:
Improvviso (Giordano). From original 1904
G&T/1907 Victor (first edition) matrices.
Few minor indentations should be harmless,
cons. 2. $15.00.
1153. 12” White HMV VB 1 [630c/2008½c].
BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Ah! qual colpo
(Rossini). With GIUSEPPINA HUGUET [s],
ANTONIO PINI-CORSI [bs] / MARIA
MICHAILOWA [s], FEODOR CHALIAPIN
[bs]. FAUST: Church Scene (Gounod). Just
about 1-2. $10.00.
JOSÉ TORRES DE LUNA [bs].
An important
Spanish bass, de Luna appears to have made his debut
in Madrid in 1900. In Barcelona, he was in the 190304 in the premiere of Juan Manén’s’ opera Acté the
JOSÉ TORRES DE LUNA
season of 1903-04 with Maria Giudice and Angelo
Angelotti. In addition to success throughout Spain, he
appeared in Italy in principal roles at La Scala, the Bologna Teatro Comunale and in 1923 at
Rome’s Teatro Costanzi. His issued recordings include four sides for Fonotipia in 1907 and
earlier some solo and concerted sides for G&T.
1509. 11” Fonotipia 92056/92057 [XPh2815/XPh2811]. HUGUENOTS: Signor, difesa e
scudo (Meyerbeer) / LA JUIVE: Voi che del Dio vivente (Halévy). Small lbl. stkr.,
cons. 2. $20.00.
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ZÉLIE DE LUSSAN [ms]. Brooklyn, 1861-London, 1949.
Of French ancestry, de Lussan
studied with her mother, a singer, and made her concert debut at the age of nine. Her official stage
debut, however, was in Boston seven years later, singing Arlene in Balfe’s The Bohemian Girl. She
appeared in London as Carmen in 1888, a role she sang over a thousand times internationally. In
1897 she was London’s first Musetta in Puccini’s La Boheme. At the Met, beginning in 1894, she
was a favorite Carmen as well as Nedda, Zerlina and Nanetta (in the first New York performance of
Falstaff ). Her career continued until the early ‘teens, from which point she devoted her time until
her death teaching.
3590. 10” Blue Beka-Grand 8313/8314. CARMEN: Habanera (Bizet) / MIGNON: Connaistu le pays? (Thomas). Small bump side two with few clicks, otherwise gen. 2-3.
$200.00.
1633. 10” Red ’08 Pats. Victor 64005. MIGNON: Connais-tu le pays? (Thomas). Excellent
pressing, remarkable condition, from orig. April, 1903 master. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
2246. 12” Red IRCC 3023. MIGNON: Styrienne (Thomas) / INTRODUCTORY REMARKS by
De Lussan; LE TRIBUT DE ZAMORA: Garde la couronne (Gounod). RR from Beka
recordings, 1904. Spoken words recorded 1946. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
VERA DE LUZE [DE LUTSE] [s]. 1879- ? .
Born in Russia, de Luze studied in Warsaw where she made
her operatic debut in 1900. She was likewise successful in
Italy (usually as Vera De Luza) in both lyric and coloratura
parts and was well received in Russia at the Zimin Opera,
where she created for Moscow Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.
It appears that most of her life was spent in Russia. In 1934
she was on the faculty of a conservatory in Moscow.
4015. 10” Green Russian Zonophone X-63053/X63054 [2704r/2705r]. MAGIC FLUTE: Der
Hölle Rache (Mozart)/AIR AND VARIATIONS (Proch). Piano acc. Unlike some
other singers of her time, she doesn’t transpose the Magic Flute aria down. Both sides are
sung in Italian. Few tiny scrs. and rubs but
little greying. 3-4. $50.00.
OLGA DE MELGOUNOFF [c]. Her debut (as
Olga Petrovna Melgunova) appears to have taken place
at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater as Vanya in A Life for
the Tsar. Three years later she was in France (as
“Mlle Olga de Melgounoff, de l’opéra de Moscou”)
singing Russian and French art songs. She also took
part in the eleven performances of Götterdämmerung
VERA DE LUZE
under Cortot at the Chateau d’eau beginning on May
17, 1902. De Melgounoff was the Second Norn (and on one occasion the part of Waltraute, Olitzka
singing the First Norn and Waltraute). Others in the cast were Litvinne (Adiny on May 25th), Dalmorès, Albers and Vallier. Judging from this record, the voice was of good quality and is handled
well except for a strong break between registers. -Career information courtesy of Luc Bourrousse.
3636. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 33187 [1541-F]. NOUVELLE CHANSON (Korestchenko). Few
harmless inherent pressing indentations. Excellent condition, cons. 2. $75.00.
BERNARDO DE MURO [t].
1388. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6385. CARMEN: Il fior / CARMEN: Ho nome Escamillo
(Bizet). Side two with ATTILIO JANNI [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2067. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6386. OTELLO: Dio! mi potevi / OTELLO: Niun mi tema
(Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1979. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6422. FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Sono Ramerrez (Puccini) /
AIDA: Di lei non più (Verdi). Side two with ANNA GRAMEGNA [ms]. Just about
1-2. $15.00.
2008. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6551. ANDREA CHENIER: Credo a una possenza / ANDREA CHENIER: Vedi? La luce incerta (Giordano). Side two with AUGUSTA
OLTRABELLA [s]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2466. 12” Red acous. SR HMV DB 552 [CE977-II/CE980-I]. Apparently the same as the
previous issue (item #2008) although the previous doesn’t have visible matrix
numbers. This identifies “E. PROSPERINI” as the soprano rather than OLTRABELLA,
but I’m guessing that this is an error. Small lbl. stkrs., cons. 2. $15.00.
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1319. 12” Red Orth. Victrola 6891. CARMEN: Il fior (Bizet) / TROVATORE: Ah si, ben mio
(Verdi). One of his only two electrically recorded discs. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
ENZO DE MURO LOMANTO [t]
3501. 10” PW Red Eng. Col. D12581 [WB1711/WB1655]. TOSCA: Recondita armonia /
TOSCA: E lucean le stelle (Puccini). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
3239. 10” PoW Maroon It. Columbia DQ1249 [WB6454/WB6456]. LUNA NOVA (Costa) /
FENESTA CHE LUCIVE (Unknown). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2668. 12” PW Blue Eng. Col. D18079 [WBX638/WBX639]. LUCIA: Tu che a Dio / LA
FAVORITA: Spirto gentil (Donizetti). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
LEOPOLD DEMUTH [b]. Brno, 1861-Czernowitz, 1910.
Demuth’s training was at the
Vienna Conservatory and his debut was in Halle, 1889, in the title role of Marschner’s Hans
Heiling. He sang with the Leipzig Opera from 1891-1897 and in 1898 commenced as a member of
the Vienna Opera until his death. He sang there nearly seventy roles, including Vienna’s first
Scarpia (1910) and first Falstaff (1904). He also made his mark as a concert singer. It was
during a concert that he died onstage, the result of a heart attack. One source mentions that to
keep his throat lubricated he was in the habit of drinking at least a pint of heavy cream daily,
perhaps helpful for his voice but not likely an aid to the rest of his system.
3927. 10” Blk Wien G&T 42887 [1023x-B1-2z]. WIEDER MÖCHT’ ICH DIR BEGEGNEN
(Liszt). Very nice copy. Harmless inherent surface depressions and very lt. rubs,
cons. 2-3. $35.00.
3855. 10” Blk. Pre-Dog Gram. 4-42153/4-42154 [12949u/12950u]. WEYLAS GESANG
(Wolf) / DER VERSCHWENDER: O hört armen Mannes Bitte (Kreutzer). Side one
just about 1-2. Side two one harmless rub, few MGTs, cons. 2. $15.00.
3547. 10” Blk. Wien G&T 3-42300/3-42629 [6835b/4250L]. RIGOLETTO: Ja, ich weine
(Verdi) / FAUST: Valentins Gebet (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
3511. 10” Blk. Wien Pre-Dog Gram. 3-42395/3-42557 [6734b/4255L]. BALLO IN
MASCHERA: Für dein Glück / BALLO IN MASCHERA: Arie des Rennée (Verdi).
Gen. 2. $15.00.
ALESSIO DE PAOLIS [t]. Rome, 1893 –
Maspeth, Queens, NY, 1964. De Paolis studied
at the Academia St. Cecilia, one of his teachers having
been soprano Gemma Bellincioni, and made his debut
in Bologna in 1919 as the Duke in Rigoletto. His La
Scala debut was two years later in the same role, also
singing there Fenton in Falstaff in performances
conducted by Toscanini. In 1932 he switched his
repertoire to comprimario parts and from 1938
through 1964 he was the Metropolitan Opera’s primary character tenor, having given over 1500 performances of 51 roles. He was killed in an auto crash
on the Long Island Expressway en route to a Met performance.
1574. 12” Red acous. Polydor 72999 [936az/
945az]. ELISIR D’AMORE: Una furtiva
lagrima (Donizetti) / BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Ecco ridente (Rossini). Lbl. stkr.
over trademark one side. Excellent copy,
cons. 2. $100.00.
1820. 12” Red acous. Polydor 73001 [938az/
940az]. DON GIOVANNI: Il mio tesoro
(Mozart) / BOHÊME: Che gelida manina
(Puccini). Slightest lbl. damage side two
(probably the result of a removed sticker in
the trademark area). Side one 2. Side two
one (superficial) rub area, 2-3. $60.00.
ALESSIO DI PAOLIS
BERNICE DE PASQUALI [s]. Boston, 1880-Omaha, 1925.
Beginning her career as
Bernice James, de Pasquali studied voice in New York with Oscar Saenger. She wed Italian tenor
Salvatore de Pasquali around the time of her debut in Rome, 1900 (as Gilda in Rigoletto although
another source quotes Marguerite in Faust). She was a popular artist in London, having appeared
in opera at Covent Garden and in concert with her husband. Her Metropolitan opera debut was in
1910 as Violetta in La Traviata. In addition she appeared with the Chicago Opera. A clipping from
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January 3, 1925 stated that de Pasquale was “chosen to create the title role in the new opera, St.
Cecilia, by Mons. Refice, which will have its world premiere … at the Costanzi Theater in Rome
next spring [i.e. 1926].” Costumed pictures exist of De Pasquali apparently in preparation for the
role. She died, however, the same year of pneumonia in Omaha, Nebraska, during a vaudeville
tour on the Orpheum Circuit. Likely as a result, plans for the premiere of St. Cecila (completed in
1923) were shelved until Claudia Muzio took a great interest in the work. It was she who finally
created the title role (Rome, 1934).
1963. 12” TC Columbia A5350 [30875-1/30880-1]. PEARL OF BRAZIL: Charmant oiseau
(David) / LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: O luce di quest’anima (Donizetti). Tiny lbl. stkr.
Very fine surface material (post-raised ring), just about 1-2. $12.00.
JEAN DE RESZKE [t]
2984. 10” Gold PW IRCC 110. AFRICAINE: O Paradis [2nd half of aria] / SIEGFRIED:
Fragment of Forge Scene (Wagner). Recorded during 1901 Met performances. These
are the clearest extant examples of De Reszke’s voice. His approach to producing
his top notes sounds to me similar to that of Jacques Urlus. Transferred at 88 rpm.
Just about 1-2. $25.00.
ANDREA PERELLÓ DE SEGUROLA [bs].
Valencia, 1874-Barcelona, 1953. His debut was in
Barcelona, 1898, and was shortly heard in France,
Buenos Aires and then at Milan’s La Scala. His
Metropolitan Opera appearances were during the
seasons of 1901-02 and again 1909-20. In 1910 he
created there the role of Jake Wallace in the world
premiere of Puccini’s Fanciulla del West. DeSegurola’s
repertoire featured parts such as Mefistopheles in
Gounod’s Faust as well as occasional baritone roles,
Sharpless in Madama Butterfly being an example.
One article mentioned that he sang the role of Don
Giovanni at the inauguration of Mozarteum in 1914,
sharing the stage with Lilli Lehmann, Farrar, Gadski
and McCormack. In the 1930s he appeared in films,
including Grace Moore’s One Night of Love, and
taught voice in Hollywood.
1017. 12” Blue ’12 Pats. Victor 55004 [1323c/
1386c]. MIGNON: Introduzione (Thomas)
/ GAUDIO MANSUETO [bs]. MIGNON:
Ninna-Nanna (Thomas). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
MAX DE SCHAUENSEE [t]
3614. 12” Algenie Acetate. CARMEN: Air de la
ANDRÉAS PERILLO DE SEGUROLA
fleur (Bizet) / ROMÉO ET JULIETTE:
Tomb Scene (Gounod). Sides dated April 30, 1948. Cons. 2. $12.00.
EMMY DESTINN (EMA DESTINNOVÁ) [s]
9408. 11” Purple Okeh 70403 [XB5290]. SAMSON ET DALILA: Sieh, mein Herz (SaintSaëns). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1431. 10” Blk. Dog Con. Gram. 73309/73310 [12719u/12720u]. DALIBOR: Arie Milady
(Smetana) / PSOHLAVCI: Pise Kate iny (Kova ovi ). Side two in French.
Brilliant, forward recording. IMs. Few LGTs, cons. 2. $40.00.
3238. 10” Red Victor 87214. WIEGENLIED (Schubert). Cons. 2. $7.00.
3002. 10” Red Victrola 89306 POSOLEDNÍ SLZY [LAST TEARS] (Destinn). Short catalogue
life. Never doubled. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
2794. 10” White lbl. shellac Victrola 87310. DOMU! [HOME!] (Hess). Short catalogue life.
Never doubled. Tiny lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3568. 10” White lbl. blk. vinyl Victrola 87315. KDYZ JSEM [ON MY WAY] (Stepan). Short
catalogue life. Never doubled. Peppy marching song. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2787. 10” White lbl. shellac Victrola 87316. EJ, HORY! [OH, MOUNTAINS]. Short
catalogue life. Never doubled. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2793. 10” White lbl. Victrola shellac 87317. NAMUVY [WOOING]; DIVICI POPEVEC [A
MAIDEN’S SONG] (Wenig-Destinn). Scarce, as is the case with the other (above)
ten-inch late Victor Bohemian titles. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
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1582. 11” Purple Okeh [XB5288]. LOHENGRIN: Elsas Sang an die Lüfte
(Wagner). IMs. Few lt. mks., cons. 2.
$12.00.
1023. 12” Red “B” plate Victor 88469.
AIDA: O patria mia (Verdi). Just
about 1-2. $7.00.
1247. 12” Red Victrola 88487. TOSCA:
Vissi d’arte (Puccini). Just about 12. $7.00.
1230. 12” Red Victor 88510. MAGIC
FLUTE: Ach, ich fühl’s (Mozart).
Beautiful early (“C” plate) pressing.
2005. 12” Red Victor 88557. IL TROVATORE: D’amor sull’ali rosee (Verdi).
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2521. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88565. DIE
BEKEHRTE [DAMON] (Max Stange).
Destinn’s only record in English.
Never doubled. Lt. harmless mks.,
gen. 2-3. $12.00.
1989. 12” Red Victrola 88636. BALLO IN
MASCHERA: Morrò ma prima in
grazia (Verdi). Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
EMMY DESTINN returning to New York in 1920
GENNARO DE TURA [t]
2119. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victor 76012 [1458c]. LA FAVORITA: Spirto gentil (Donizetti). IMs.
Lt. rubs, 2. $12.00.
DAVID DEVRIES [t]
2015. 12” Purple ’08 Pats. “A” plate Victor
70021. LE ROI D’YS: Vainement
ma bien aimée (Lalo). Just about
1-2. $20.00.
2230. 12” Purple ’08 Pats. “A” plate Victor
70025. LA FILLE DE MME. ANGOT:
Voyons, Monsieurs (Lecocq). With
GABRIELLE LEJEUNE (MME. GILIBERT) [ms]. Superficial rubs, 3.
$10.00.
ELEONORA DI CISNEROS [ms]
1097. 12” TC Columbia A5640 [37075-1/
37098-1]. LA GIOCONDA: Voce di
donna (Ponchielli) / ORFEO: Che
faro senza Euridice (Gluck). Nice
copy, few lightest mks., cons. 2.
$12.00.
DONALD DICKSON [b]. Pittsburgh
(Clairton), PA, 1910-Brooklyn, NY, 1972. A
graduate of the Juilliard School of Music, Dickson
was a winner of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of
the Air. He made his debut at the Met as Valentin in
Faust in 1937. His other roles there were Silvio in
Pagliacci and four parts in Damrosch’s Man Without
a Country. Dickson’s popular and financial success
on the radio led to his departure from operatic
work. Concert tours throughout the U.S. followed,
although he was heard in New York only in three
Town Hall recitals: 1941, 1948 and 1954. He
suppos-
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edly made unsuccessful attempts to do tenor operatic roles in his later years.
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3060. 10” Red PW (gold print) Victor 2024. LA DANZA-TARANTELLA NAPOLETANA
(Rossini) / NEBBIE (Respighi). Orch. dir. Nat W. Finston. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
2993. 10” Red PW (silver print) Victor 2194.
L’HEURE EXQUISE (Verlaine-Poldowski) /
EXTASE (Duparc). Piano acc. William
Hughes. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
ADAMO DIDUR [bs]
3042. 10” Maroon acous. Pathé Actuelle 027039
[N.69179-1/N.69180-1]. MEFISTOFELE:
Ecco il mondo (Boïto) / SI TU LE VOULAIS
(Tosti). IMs. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2892. 10” Purple elec. Brunswick 60049. PIE
CHORA KEGO [SONG OF THE EMBLEMBEARER] (Moniuszko) / KOZAK [THE
COSSACK (both Moniuszko). Just about
1-2. $60.00.
1899. 10” Purple elec. Bruns. 60051. STRYTA MILO
[MYSTERIOUS LOVE] (Galla) / DWIE
ZORZE [FROM DAWN TO DUSK (Moniuszko). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $60.00.
9378. 11” Fonotipia 39509/39510 [XPh1631?/
XPh1628]. MEFISTOFELE: Fin da stanotte.
With GIOVANNI ZENATELLO [t] / MEFISTOFELE: Ecco il mondo (Boïto). Small PB
side one, otherwise as new. Just about 1-2.
$18.00.
9439. 11” Fonotipia 39544/39549 [XPh1661/
XPh1680]. PIQUE DAME: Aria Tomsky
(Tschaikowsky) / ZACZAROWANA KRÓLEWNA (Jan Gall). IMs. Minor lt. rubs, 2.
$50.00.
1586. 11” Fonotipia 92002/92003 [XPh2670/
XPh2671]. ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO: Suore
che riposate / HUGUENOTS: Signor, difesa
e scudo (both Meyerbeer). Cons. 2. $20.00.
9380. 11” Fonotipia 92024/92025 [XPh2677/
XPh ? ]. FREISCHÜTZ: Viva Bacco e il suo
liquor / FREISCHÜTZ: No, nessun salvar ti
puó (v.Weber). As new. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
9404. 11” Fonotipia 93537/93595 [XPh1622/
ADAMO DIDUR outside the old Met stage
XPh1623]. MEFISTOFELE: Ave Signor /
entrance
MEFISTOFELE: Ballata del fischio (Boïto).
Side one 2. Side two cons. 2. $15.00.
9301. 11” U.S. Fonotipia 92227 [XPh3181]. FAUST: Dio dell’ or (Gounod). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO [t]
3835. 10” late VdP DA 11345 [OBA8331/OBA8335]. MARECHIARE (Tosti) / CORE
‘NGRATO (Cardillo). Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3007. 10” late VdP DA 11345 [OBA8331/OBA8335]. Same as previous listing (item
#3835). Superficial rubs, 2. $12.00.
1993. 12” Blk. vinyl Red RCA Victor Special Purpose 12-0529. MIGNON: Ah! non credevi
tu / MIGNON: Addio Mignon (Thomas). Radio station quiet surface pressing. Lbl
stkrs., just about 1-2. $10.00.
LOUIS DISTLER [t]
2965. 10” PW Pathé x.53117 [42225/42226]. AIMONS-NOUS FOLLEMENT / EXTASE
(both Théodore Radoux). Accompanied by the composer. Few MGTs, cons. 2.
$15.00.
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ALESSANDRO DOLCI [t]. Bergamo, 18901954. After studies in Bergamo and Milano, Dolci
made his debut in 1912 and sang throughout Italy.
His La Scala career began in 1916 with Rhadames
in Aida and he was subsequently heard internationally, including seasons with the Chicago
Opera and at Covent Garden. He partnered Rosa
Ponselle in her Maggio Musicale Fiorentino debut,
1933, in Spontini’s La Vestale. Dolci’s repertoire
was large and varied, including principal tenor
roles in such works as Ariadne auf Naxos, Khovantchina, Elektra, Bloch’s Macbeth, Malipiero’s
Giulio Cesare and Pizzetti’s Debora e Jaele, as well
as parts such as Siegmund, Andrea Chenier and
Loge. His only records are a group of exceptionally
rare Fonotipias from Mascagni’s Parisina, made in
1914 at the outset of his career.- Sergio Alfonsi
research.
1569. 11” Fonotipia 69138/69139 [XPh50452]/
Xph50442]. PARISINA: Vittoria!/PARISINA: Ora voi composte m’avereste
(Mascagni). IMs. Just about 1-2.
$250.00.
1570. 11” Fonotipia 69140/69139 [XPh5046/
XPh5063]. PARISINA: Se pieta ho di
voi. With FRANCISCA SOLARI [s] /
SOLARI [s]. PARISINA: Vogliate qui
sedere (Mascagni). Side one some rubs,
couple LGTs, gen. 3. Side two 2.
$125.00.
ALESSANDRO DOLCI, 1920, as Pollione in Norma
9445. 11” Fonotipia 69141/69142
[XPh50472/ XPh5048]. PARISINA: La grida e il clamore / PARISINA: Stanno in
mucchio tra i lauri (Mascagni). With FRANCISCA SOLARI [s]. Lbl. stkr. Some
light, harmless indendations. Gen. 2-3. $150.00.
Note: Parisina matrix numbers, which are not visible on the records, come from Michael Henstock’s
Fonotipia Recordings-A Centennial Survey.
ZARA DOLUKHANOVA [ms]
2943. 10” Orange CCCP 21858/21859. WERTHER:
Charlotte’s Aria, Act III (Massenet) / HUGUENOTS: Page’s rondo, Act II (Meyerbeer). Just
about 1-2. $7.00.
DORA DOMAR [s]
1985. 12” Red Victrola 89048 [1976c]. BOHEME:
Addio, dolce Svegliare (Puccini). With ANNITA
SANTORO [s], GINO GIOVANNELLI [t],
ERNESTO BADINI [b]. Scarce. VrBk. Cons.
2. $15.00.
WILLY DOMGRAF-FAßBAENDER [b]
3132. 10” Green PW elec. Grammophon 24323
[1044BH/1045BH]. IPHIGENIE AUF TAURIS:
Ihr, die ihr mich verfolgt / IPHIGENIE AUF
TAURIS: Die Ruhe kehrte mir wieder (Gluck).
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
PAULINE DONALDA [s]
3574. 10” White lbl. blk. vinyl Victrola 87108 [8880e].
PAGLIACCI: Stridono lassù (Leoncavallo).
WILLY DOMGRAF-FASSBAENDER
Just about 1-2. $25.00.
3199. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 4 [8453b/B-424-2].
FAUST: O Dieu! que de bijoux! (Gounod) / LILLIAN BLAUVELT [s]. LES VÊPRES
SICILIENNES: Merci, compagnons bien-aimée (Verdi). From orig. London
1907/Victor 1905 matrices. Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
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GEORGE[S] DOUBROVSKY [bs-b]. 1885-Flushing, NY, 1974.
He appeared on stage
originally in Russia. In 1926, he made his debut at the Paris Opéra as Amonasro, also singing
there Rangoni in Boris Godounov. Settling in the U.S. in the early 1930s, he was active in
Russian language opera productions, such as the U.S. premiere of The Invisible City of Kitezh
(Rimsky-Korsakov) in Philadelphia, 1936 (repeated at the Metropolitan Opera House, NYC). He was
on the roster of the New York City Opera in 1945 where his roles were Scarpia , Mefistopheles in
Gounod’s Faust and Escamillo. Doubrovsky was also known as a coach, and it was with him that
George London prepared the roles of Boris, Scarpia and Mephistopheles in 1948.
3713. Blk. Orth. Victor V-21000 [BTR3068-II/BTR3070-II]. COACHMAN, DRIVE TO YAR’S
(arr. Fistulari) / STENKA RASIN AND THE PRINCESS (Volga Song). Piano acc. A.
Grünberg. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
CARLO DRAGO-HR IC [b]. Zagreb, 1896-1976. A
noted Croatian baritone, Drago-Hrzic studied with Vuskovi
in Zagreb and Franz Steiner in Vienna. His debut was in
1919 at the Zagreb National Theater, remaining a leading
baritone in this house until 1945. He also appeared as a
guest in several European companies including the Vienna
Staatsoper and in Berlin, where his 1928 recordings were
made.
2413. 12” PW Blue Grammophon 95106 [606bm/
607bm]. PAGLIACCI: Prolog (Leoncavallo) /
HAMLET: Trinklied (Thomas). Few lightest mks.,
cons. 2. $12.00.
2773. 12” PW Blue Grammophon 95144 [1158½bm/
1159bm]. LAKMÉ: Lakmé, es schweift dein
Blick zur Ferne (Delibes) / PIQUE DAME: Romance des Fürsten (Tschaikowsky). Just about
1-2. $15.00.
CARLO DRAGO-HRZIC
JESSICA DRAGONETTE [s]
3610. 10” Red PW Gold Print Victor 2141. THE OWL
AND THE PUSSY CAT (Lear-de Cevee) / LULLABY FOR A DOLL (Frank Bridge). Piano
acc. Árpád Sándor. Lbl. stkrs., just about 12. $10.00.
MATTEO DRAGONI [b]
3965. 10” Red HMV 7-54013 [4161ah]. OTELLO: Si,
pel ciel (Verdi). With GENNARO DE TURA
[t]. Rare. Never doubled. Small lbl. stkr.
2. $25.00.
CLAIRE DUX [s]
2191. 12” Pink Schall. Gram. 76460 [281½av].
FAUST: Es war ein König in Thule (Gounod).
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1146. 12” Blk. Dog Mon. Gram. 044188/044189
[23al/24al]. BOHÊME Sind wir allein? [Act
IV] (Puccini). Two sides. With KARL JÖRN
[t]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2565. 12” Blk. Schall. Gram. 65240 [23al/24al].
Same as previous listing (item #1146). A bit
later pressing. Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
JESSICA DRAGONETTE
IGNACY DYGAS [t]
1083. 12” Blue acous. Victor 55249. STRASZNY DWÓR [HAUNTED HOUSE]: Arja z
Kurantem / HALKA: Szumia Jodly (both Monniuszko). Two of four rare sides Dygas
recorded in Camden while touring the U.S. in 1922. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
EMMA EAMES [s]. Shanghai, 1865-New York, 1952. After preliminary studies in Boston
and work with Mathilde Marchesi, Eames made her debut at the Paris Opéra in 1890 as Juliette in
Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette, co-starring tenor Jean de Reszke. The composer prepared her for both
this work and his Faust as well. The next year she created there the leading soprano role in SaintSaëns’ Ascanio. She also was a particular favorite at Covent Garden and the Met, where she
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remained until retiring in 1909. Among her major roles at the Met were Aida and Tosca, her last
new part having been the title role in Mascagni’s Iris. It has been reported by many that hers was
not among the most pleasant of personalities. Pianist André Benoist, who had accompanied her in
several concerts, referred to her in his autobiography as “haughty, cold and unapproachable”. He
mentioned that she had no musical skills and “when she made a mistake of any kind, she was
totally unaware of it until I called her attention to it. Musically, she knew nothing.”
Eames made her first Victor Records in 1905 and engineer H. O. Sooy described the day
when she heard the tests:
Mme. Eames, at that time, carried with her what we called a “Yes, Ma’m” woman. Upon reproducing the first record, which we considered the best of her voice, she raved and remarked, “That’s
the most hideous thing I ever heard; it doesn’t sound a bit like me, does it?” And, of course, the
“Yes, Ma’m” woman replied, “No, it does not.” While [I was] taking this “rotten” record off the
Victrola and putting another selection on, she was still raving, so much so [that] I thought it was
about time for me to make my exit; however, when we started to reproduce the second selection,
she had come somewhat to her reason, and thought it sounded better, more human, and more an
interpretation of her voice. “Don’t you think so?” (she addressed) to the “Yes, Ma’m” woman, and
the reply, of course, was “Yes, it is much better …”.
Mr. Sooy concluded his Eames remarks:
Mme. Eames’ last recording date was April 14, 1911, and the recording staff has not had one
minute’s unrest because she [no longer makes] records [for us].
1303. 12” Red GP ’04 Victor 85060 [C-2419].
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Valse (Gounod).
Piano acc. Gen. 2-3. $10.00.
1800. 12” Red Victrola 88006 [C-2317].
FAUST: Air des bijoux (Gounod). Piano
acc. VrBk. Excellent ‘30s pressing. IMs.
Just about 1-2. $10.00.
4037. 12” Red GP ’08 88131. LOVE IN MAY
(Horatio Parker); I ONCE HAD A
SWEET LITTLE DOLL, DEARS (Nevin).
Piano acc. Excellent original, cons. 2.
$12.00.
1286. 12” Red Victrola 89003 [C-3976-3]. MAGIC FLUTE: La dove prende (Mozart).
With EMILIO DE GOGORZA [b].
1651. 12” White lbl. Victrola 89004 [C-3172-2].
CRUCIFIX (Faure). With EMILIO DE
GOGORZA [b]. This is the first issued
take, replaced the next year (1907) by
take 3 and in 1909 by take 4. Lightest
lbl. soils. Cons. 2. $15.00.
1149. 12” Red Victor 89063. VERONIQUE:
Swing Song (Messager). With EMILIO
DE GOGORZA [b]. Superb copy. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
2236. 12” Silver PW Victor IRCC 90. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete
(Mascagni) / LA CHANSON DES BAISERS [Bemberg). From orig. 1906/
EMMA EAMES and EMILIO DE GOGORZA
1908 Victor matrices. Side two
autographed by Eames. Just about 1-2. $40.00.
1222. 12” Gold PW Victor HRS 1016. FAUST: Air des bijoux / FAUST: Alerte! (Gounod).
Side two with CHARLES DALMORÈS [t], POL PLANÇON [bs]. Label side one signed
by Eames and side two label signed by Dalmorès. Just about 1-2. $40.00.
FLORENCE EASTON [s]. England, 1882-New York, 1955.
Easton’s Met career included
a huge variety of repertoire. She created Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi (1918) and also sang
there parts such as Nedda, Brünnhilde, Sieglinde, Cio-Cio-San, Santuzza and Carmen. Elsewhere
she appeared as Gilda, Isolde, and in yet dozens of other varied roles.
4002. 10” acous. Gold Bruns. 15038 [9367/9369]. PREGUNTALES A LAS ESTRELLAS/EL
CEFIRO (Mexican Folk Songs, arr. Frank LaForge). Orch. acc. IMs. Just about
1-2. $10.00.
1982. 10” elec. Gold Bruns. 15193. ROSE-MARIE: Indian Love Call (Friml)/MLLE.
MODISTE: Kiss Me Again (Herbert). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
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[X7275/X7651]. CARMEN: Je dis que
rien (Bizet) / PAGLIACCI: Ballatella
(Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2516. 12” Red IRCC 166. ST. ELISABETH:
Prayer (Liszt) / GIÀ IL SOLE DAL
GANGE (Scarlatti); LUNGI DAL CARO
BENE (Secchi). From 1940 studio recording/1939 broadcast. Easton sang
the title role in the 1918 Met stage
premiere of St. Elisabeth. Label signed
by Easton. Small flake side one will
cause a few ticks, otherwise 2. $30.00.
2389. 12” Yellow IRCC 3004. TRISTAN AND
ISOLDE: Liebestod / TRISTAN UND
ISOLDE: Love Duet, Act II (Wagner).
Side two with ARTHUR CARRON [t].
From 1942 broadcast. Cons. 2. $10.00.
ROBERT EASTON [bs]
2360. 12” PW Eng. Col. 9210 [WAX2330/
WAX2331]. SON AND STRANGER:
I am a roamer bold (Mendelssohn) /
PHILEMON ET BAUCIS: Vulcan’s Song
(Gounod). Few lightest mks., cons. 2.
$12.00.
FLORENCE EASTON chased up a tree by Fido
NELSON EDDY [b]
3339. 10” Orange Microphone Columbia 38645 [cco5087/cco5088]. WHOOPEE TI-YI-YO
(arr. Robert Armbruster) / MULE TRAIN (Glickman). Yes, Nelson Eddy covering
Frankie Laine’s big hit. Few lightest rubs. Cons. 2. $12.00.
2209. 12” PW Microphone Columbia 69819-D [wxco 26274A/wxco26275A]. THE PLAY’S
THE THING (Martin Skiles). Two sides. Scarce. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
IRENE EDEN [s]
1753. 12” Blk. No-Dog Gram. 65620 [343as/344as].
FLEDERMAUS: Mein Herr Marquis / FLEDERMAUS: Spielt’ ich die unschuld (Strauss). IMs.
Nice copy. Few lt. marks, 2. $25.00.
HUBERT EISDELL [t]
3843. 10” Blk. Dog HMV 4-2419 [Ak17037e]. IF THOU
WERT BLIND (Noel Johnson). Piano acc. IMs.
Very minor lt. rubs, 2. $12.00.
IRENE EISINGER [s]
3424. 12” Plum PW HMV C.2906 [2EA1046-I/2EA4750-I].
AQUARELLEN WALTZ / ANNEN POLKA (both J.
Strauss). In English. Cons. 2. $12.00.
GERVASE ELWES [t]. Northampton, England,1866-
Boston, 1921. Born of well to do parents, Elwes was originally in the diplomatic corps before embarking on a career as a
singer. He was, as reviews occasionally cited, something of a
cross between a tenor (without the highest notes) and a bariIRENE EDEN
tone (without the bottom). Within his range, ideal for most
oratorio parts, he was a brilliant interpreter and a leading
recitalist in the U.K. and the United States. He took a particular interest in the art songs of his
British contemporaries, and these constituted the majority of his recordings as well as sizeable
his concert programs. Elwes’ death occurred at the Boston Back Bay Railroad Station when, in the
process of tossing back a coat that had been given him by mistake as he originally left the train,
he slipped between the departing train and the walkway.
3699. 10” acous. Blue Eng. Col. D1374 [65826/65827]. BATTLE HYMN (Charles Villiers
Stanford) / SONNET XVIII (Aiken). Piano acc. F. B. Kiddle. Fine pressing. Just
about 1-2. $20.00.
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3970. 10” acous. Blue Eng. Col. D1426 [71017/71018]. LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF LOVE
(Hook) / BRITTANY (Lucas-Farrar). Piano acc. F. B. Kiddle. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
1903. 12” acous. Blue Eng. Col. L1055 [6847/6850]. BLOW, BLOW THOU WINTER
WIND/ NOW SLEEPS THE CRIMSON PETAL; LOVE’S PHILOSOPHY (all Roger
Quilter). Piano acc. F. B. Kiddle. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1218. 12” acous. Lt. Blue Eng. Col. L1101 [6848/6849]. FILL A GLASS WITH GOLDEN
WINE (Quilter) / IN SUMMERTIME ON BREDON (Peel). Piano acc. B. F. Kiddle.
ARTHUR ENDRÈZE [b]. Chicago, 1893-1975. Born Arthur Krackman, Endrèze studied at
the University of Illinois. In 1918 he was accepted as a vocal student at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau and prepared further with Jean de Reszke in Paris. His debut in opera was
in Nice, 1925, as Mozart’s Don Giovanni. He soon became a principal baritone at the Paris OpéraComique and the Opéra, singing both standard baritone repertoire such as Valentin in Faust as
well as principal roles in such exotic works as L’Aiglon (Honegger), La Chartreuse de Parme
(Sauget), Guercoeur (Magnard) and Maximilien (Milhaud). He returned to America in 1940 where he
worked primarily as a teacher.
3203. 10” Red PW Pathé X.90060 [250276/250278]. WILLIAM TELL: Sois immobile
(Rossini) / SAMSON ET DALILA: Maudite à jamais (Saint-Saëns). Few lightest
mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
2314. 12” White lbl. PW Odeon SS test 123.033 [XXP7106-2]. HÉRODIADE: Salomé,
laisse-moi t’aimer (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $8.00.
2316. 12” White lbl. PW Odeon SS test 123.778 [XXP-7280]. OTELLO: Si pel ciel (Verdi).
With RENÉ VERDIÈRE [t]. Despite the catalogue number written on the label, this
was never issued. Just about 1-2. $150.00.
2315. 12” Red PW Odeon 123.802 [XXP-7304-2/XXP-7305-1]. LAKMÉ: Lakmé, ton doux
regard (Delibes) / PAGLIACCI: Prologue (Leoncavallo). Side one tiny lbl. stkr., just
about 1-2. Side two small lbl. stain, few MGTs, cons. 2. $10.00.
2586. 12” Red PW Pathé X.90035 [250225/
250226]. HAMLET: Être ou ne pas
être (Thomas) / SIGURD: Et toi, Freïa
(Reyer). Just about 1-2. $15.00..
3450. 12” Red Pathé PDT 51 [250225/
250267]. HAMLET: Être ou ne pas
être (Thomas) / FAUST: Mort de Valentin (Gounod). Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
2313. 12” Green PW Pathé PGT 26 [CPTX2751/CPTX276-2]. FLYING DUTCHMAN:
1er Acte, 2e Scène (Wagner). Two
sides. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
KARL ERB [t]
3401. 11” Blue Odeon 52595/52596
[XB.5461/XB.5460]. DER EVANGELIMANN: Selig sind (Kienzl) /
IPHIGENIE AUF TAURIS: Arie des
Pylades (Gluck). Just about 1-2.
$40.00.
9410. 11” Brown/White Odeon 98054/98055
[XB.6068/6069-2]. RIGOLETTO:
Questa o quella / RIGOLETTO: La
donna è mobile (Verdi). In German.
Just about 1-2. $25.00.
3181. 10” Red PW HMV DA 4448 [ORA1775I/ORA2220-I]. AUF EIN ALTE BILD
(Wolf) / NACHRUF (Schoeck). Piano
KARL ERB in Die Meistersinger
acc. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Just
about 1-2. $12.00.
3182. 10” Plum HMV EG 3159 [ORA826-I/ORA827-II]. GEBAET / VERBORGENHEIT
(both Wolf). Piano acc. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
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NATALIA ERMOLENKO [s]. See: NATALIA ERMOLENKO YUZHINA [s]
LÉON [LÉONCE-ANTOINE] ESCALAÏS [t]. Near Narbonne, 1859-Paris, 1941. A
student at the Toulouse and Paris Conservatoires, Escalaïs made his debut as Arnoldo in
Rossini’s William Tell at the Paris Opèra in 1883. He appeared in most major French houses, as
well as La Scala where, in 1888, he was Eleazar in Halévy’s La Juive. In America, he sang leading
roles with the French Opera in New Orleans. Escalais’ high Cs are perhaps the most brilliant
sounds captured on disc by any tenor of the acoustic period. Most copies of his records, as a
result, usually turn up quite worn, the group below being a remarkable exception.
9371. 11” Odeon HRS 2008 (Fonotipia 39414/39370) [XPh473-2/498]. ROBERT LE
DIABLE: Sicilienne / HUGUENOTS: Septet (both Meyerbeer). Side two with
ANTONIO MAGINI-COLETTI [b], ORESTE LUPPI [bs], FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI [b], GIUSEPPE SALA [t], ANGELO ALGOS [t], GIOVANNI MASOTTI [bs].
Glassy surface ‘30s issue from orig. 1906 Fonotipia matrices. Very rare, the ideal
pressing of this spectacular Escalais performance. Just about 1-2. $275.00.
1496. 11” Odeon HRS 2008 (Fonotipia 39414/39370) [XPh473-2/XPh498]. Same as
previous listing (item #9371). Few lightest marks. Both copies should obviously play
equally well. Cons. 2. $250.00.
9421. 11” Fonotipia 39196/39342 [XPh ? /XPh432-2]. WILLIAM TELL: Troncar suoi dì
(Rossini). Two sides. With ANTONIO MAGINI-COLETTI [b], ORESTE LUPPI [bs].
You won’t find a better copy than this. Just about 1-2. $300.00.
9436. 11” Fonotipia 39427/39428 [XPh489/XPh466]. WILLIAM TELL: Asile héreditaire /
PROPHÉTE: Roi du ciel (Meyerbeer). Cons. 2. $350.00.
1501. 11” Fonotipia 39546/39563 [XPh1674/XPh1720]. PASTORALE LANGUEDOCIENNE
(Rupès) / LE CID: O Souverain! (Massenet). Side one just about 1-2. Small PB.
One LGT side two, cons. 2. $300.00.
9447. 11” Fonotipia 39546/39563 [XPh1674/XPh1720]. PASTORALE LANGUEDOCIENNE
(Rupès) / LE CID: O Souverain! (Massenet). Few LGTs side two, otherwise gen. 2.
$250.00.
1495. 11” Fonotipia 39565/39566 [XPh1726/XPh1729]. POLYEUCTE: Source déliceuse
(Gounod) / OTELLO: Tout m’abondonne (Verdi). In French. A remarably clean copy,
just about 1-2. $350.00.
9435. 11” Fonotipia 39564/39562 [XPh1725/XPh1719]. IL TROVATORE: O toi mon seul
espoir (Verdi) / JÉRUSALEM: Je veux encore entendre (Verdi). His brilliant top
notes are here unimpaired by needle wear. Cons. 2. $350.00.
2424. 12” PW French Tresor du Chant AFG 3. POLYEUCTE: Stances (Gounod) / JEAN
LASSALLE [b]. LE ROI DE LAHORE: Promesse de mon avenir (Massenet). Side two
creator performance (1877 premiere). Excellent re-recordings from Fonotipia/Pathé
originals. Just about 1-2. $40.00.
GUERRINA FABBRI [c]. Ferrara, 1855-Turin, 1946.
Her debut was in 1885 and she soon
became noted as a Rossini specialist. Her career, international in scope, continued until 1925 and
gradually evolved to character roles, such as Mistress Quickly in Falstaff. Fabbri’s only records
(1903 G&TS, although a 1910 Columbia test was made) are prized collector pieces.
2819. 10” Red Milano G&T 53318 [160-R]. ROMEO E GIULIETTA: Se Romeo t’uccise un
figlio [Cavatina] (Bellini). Some LGTs, 3-4. $150.00.
ISIDORO FAGOAGA [t]
3244. 10” Green Eng. PW Columbia D12311 [WB2490-2/WB24998]. WALKÜRE: Canto
della primavera (Wagner) / ANDREA CHENIER: Si, fui soldate (Giordano). Lbl.
stkrs. Cons. 2. $35.00.
1519. 12” Blue Spanish PW Columbia Regal D14728 [WBX520/WBX521]. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG: Siegfried’s Narration, Act III (Wagner). Two sides. In Italian. Lt.
rubs, minor surface ripples one area should be harmless. 2-3. $30.00.
MARIA FARNETI [s].
See Edison Cylinders for biographical sketch and another recording.
4096. 11” Red Fonotipia 69199/69200 [XPh5094/XPh5095]. LA WALLY: Prendi, fanciul e
serbata / LA WALLY: Ebben? ne andrò lontana (Catalani). Scarce. IMs on lbl. side
two. 2. $75.00.
1521. 12” PW Green It. Columbia GQX 10326 [WBX1078/WBX1079]. IRIS: Io piango /
IRIS: La piovra (Mascagni). Few MGTs, one tiny LSS, cons. 2. $60.00.
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GERALDINE FARRAR [s]. Melrose,
MA, 1882-Ridgefield, CT, 1967. Farrar’s
earliest musical training was in the U.S. and
then in Paris for a brief period with Mathilde
Marchesi. She made her debut at the Berlin
Hofoper, 1901, as Marguerite in Gounod’s
Faust and subsequently studied with Lilli Lehmann. From 1907 through 1922 she was one of
the Metropolitan Opera’s major audience
draws, and was that company’s first Cio-CioSan, 1907, and Suor Angelica (world premiere,
1918). Carmen was a role she held virtually
exclusively for a number of years and which
became a particular favorite with New Yorkers
after her portrayal of the part in a 1915 silent
film version. Farrar was an inveterate letter
writer, particularly in her later years, and she
created a voluminous file of correspondence
with a number of people. In these letters she
expressed her opinions and feelings about
everything and everyone from Senator McCarthy through Maria Callas.
3057. 10” White HMV Advance Copy 33618
[1315r]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE:
Valse (Gounod). Excellent copy, few
lightest mks. Cons. 2. $20.00.
1608. 10” Blk. Berlin G&T 43780/43796
[1313r/1314r]. DER SCHWARZE
DOMINO: Ines so schön (Auber) /
MANON: Nützet die schönen Jugendtage (Massenet). Very scarce.
GERALDINE FARRAR and pet of the moment
Only forms of issue. One tiny PB,
small lbl. scr., otherwise just about 1-2. $35.00.
1601. 10” White RCA Victor vinyl 87165. MODEST HEART (Hugo Wolf). Excellent pressing
(probably 1950s) of perhaps Farrar’s scarcest Victor. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
3751. 10” Red Victrola 87348. SI MES VERS AVAIENT DES AILES! (Hahn). Harp acc.
Francis J. Lapitino. VrBk. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
3363. 10” White Victor test matrix B-26734-2. CHANT VENETIEN (Bemberg). Harp acc.
Francis J. Lapitino. Unpublished (except for IRCC issue). Recorded 8 Sept. 1922.
Excellent late ‘30s pressing, RCA Victor bk. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
1573. 10” White RCA Victor vinyl pressing of IRCC 55 [BVE-27731-3/B-26734-2]. SERENADE (Strauss) / CHANT VENETIEN (Bemberg). Both side (first electric, second
acoustic) otherwise unpublished. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
1392. 12” Red Victor 88053. TANNHÄUSER: Elisabeth’s Gebet (Wagner). 2nd take, 1909.
1697. 12” Red Victor 88114. MEFISTOFELE: L’altra notte (Boïto). Scarce. Lightest NR on
label. Surface as new. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2670. 12” Red ’08 Victrola 88126. DON GIOVANNI: Batti, batti (Mozart). Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
1977. 12” Red ’08 GP Victor 88147. FAUST: Air des bijoux (Gounod). First of three takes
issued under this number. This was recorded in Dec., 1908 and was replaced less
than a year later. Scarce, particularly in this condition. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
2205. 12” Red vinyl Victrola 88405. KÖNIGSKINDER: Lieber Spielmann (Humperdinck).
This was not a creator performance as it is sung in the opera by the Broommaker’s
Daughter. One lightest (no harm) superficial scr., otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.
1069. 12” Red ’12 Pats. “A” plate Victrola 88409. LOVE’S LIKE A SUMMER ROSE (George
Chadwick). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1976. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 88412. KÖNIGSKINDER: Weisst noch das grosse Nest
(Humperdinck). Creator recording. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
1385. 12” Red ‘12 Pats. “A” plate Victrola 88424. IL SEGRETO DI SUSANNA: Oh gioia, la
nube leggera (Wolf-Ferrari). With orch. and Salvatore DiStefano [harp]. Just about
1-2. $20.00.
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1275. 12” Red Victor 88511. CARMEN: Seguidilla (Bizet). Early “B” plate. Just about 1-2.
$7.00.
1019. 12” Red Victor “A” plate 88533. CARMEN: Je t’aime encore [Final Scene, Part II].
With GIOVANNI MARTINELLI [t]. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
2035. 12” Red Victor 88538. MIGNON: Connais-tu le pays (Thomas). With FRITZ
KREISLER [vln]. Early “B” plate. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
1322. 12” Red Victrola 89038. MIGNON: Les Hirondelles (Thomas). With MARCEL
JOURNET [bs]. Just about 1-2. $6.00.
1357. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 89040. FAUST: Elle ouvre sa fenêtre (Gounod). With
MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
2503. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 51. CARMEN: Halte là! Qui va là / CARMEN: Au quartier
(Bizet). Both with GIOVANNI MARTINELLI [t]. From orig. 1915 Victor matrices.
Side two never commercially issued and otherwise available only on rare IRCC
edition. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2242. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 55. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Valse (Gounod) / TOSCA: Or
stammi a sentir (Puccini). From orig. 1911 Victor matrices, side one never
commercially issued. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
EILEEN FARRELL [s]
1970. 12” Blk. Vinyl RCA Victor Special Purpose Set DM-1233 [12-0354 – 12-0356].
“GEDICHTE” SONG CYCLE (Wesendonck-Wagner). Six sides. With LEOPOLD
STOKOWSKI dir. His Symphony Orchestra. Silent surface pressing for radio
stations. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
MAUD FAY (some negative damage)
MAUD FAY [s]. San Francisco, 1878-San Francisco, 1964.
A pupil of Aglaja Orgeni in
Dresden for three years, Fay made her debut in Munich, 1906, as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust.
She remained a popular artist in Munich through 1914, also appearing as a guest at the Berlin
Hofoper, Frankfurt, Zurich, and Covent Garden (her debut there in 1914 was as Sieglinde in Die
Walküre). She subsequently appeared at the Metropolitan Opera (1915-17) (singing Sieglinde and
Elsa), with the Chicago Opera (1916-17) and toured with the San Carlo Opera. Following her
marriage in 1922 to Powers Symington, a retired commander of the USS Tacoma, she retired and
returned to her native San Francisco. The duet below with Heinrich Knote is the only known
recording of Fay's voice.
1901. 12” Blk. Dog Mon. Gram. 044068/044067 [214s/211s]. LOHENGRIN: Das süsse
Lied. With HEINRICH KNOTE [t] / KNOTE [t], PAUL BENDER [bs]. MARTHA: Ja
seit frühester Kindheit Tagen (Flotow). Side one couple LGTs, cons. 2. Side two
minor rubs, just about 2. $35.00.
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FRITZ FEINHALS [b]
1314. 12” Blk. Victor 68484 [2383c/2384c]. FLYING DUTCHMAN: Die Frist ist um
(Wagner). Two sides. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
GERMAINE FERALDY [s]
2245. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Colmbia 50231-D [WLX607-1/WLX609-2]. BARTERED BRIDE:
Duet Act I, Jenek-Marienka / BARTERED BRIDE: Duet Act III, Jenek-Marienka
(Smetana). In French. With MARCEL CLAUDEL [t]. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
JEANNE FERENCZY [ms]
4098. 10” B&S Columbia 1230 [take 1]. LES HUGUENOTS: Nobil Signori, Salute (Meyerbeer). In Italian. Announced. Skillful coloratura. Top condition, just about 1-2.
$20.00.
3812. 10” Blk. GP ’08 Victor 3850. IM HERBST (Franz). In German. Fine voice and
interpretation. I wish I could find some information about her. She’s too good to
have just been a local singer. There was a Ferenczy Opera Company active in New
York in the late 1890s-early 1900s, but I have no idea whether or not she was
connected. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $20.00.
4097. 12” Blk GP ’08 Victor 39051 [C-4941]. CSÖDES EJ VAN [CZARDAS] (Abranyi). In
Hungarian. Her only 12” record. Few rubs, 2. $20.00.
MISHA FERENZO [t]. Nicolayev, Russia, 1889? - ? .
Ferenzo studied in Berlin at the
Stern Conservatory and the Berlin Hochschule, as well as in Russia, Italy and France. His career
included opera, concert and recital in the U.S. and Europe. Likely he added a few years to his
birth date as given above in the 1940 Who’s Who in Music as he was a soloist with the Russian
Symphony Orchestra at the NY Hippodrome in 1906. In Paducah, Kentucky, 1909, he starred in
The Merry Widow. In 1911 he was heard as Niceas in Thais in Philadelphia with the Aborn
English Grand Opera Company and there the next year in de Koven’s Robin Hood starring Bessie
Abott. He likely was on the roster of the Montreal Opera around 1913. During the same period he
taught in Brooklyn at the Hassell Conservatory of Music on Marcy Avenue. Later he appeared in
Broadway musicals: A Night in Paris (1926), Romancin’ Round (1927) and Moon Over Mulberry
Street (1935). In 1932 Ferenzo was on stage in Washington, D.C., with Ethel Barrymore in Encore
(Victor Wittgenstein). While from 1910 into 1912 he recorded 17 sides for Victor of songs and arias
in multiple languages, only four sides of Russian songs were actually issued.
3874. 10” Blk. ’12 Pats. Victor 63642. DIWNYJE OTSHI / ASRA (Rubinstein). Piano acc.
Lt. rubs, one very tiny scr., 2-3. $12.00.
CESIRA FERRANI [s]. Turin, 1863-Pollone, 1943.
Ferrani studied in Turin with soprano
Antonietta Fricca, one of Marchesi’s Vienna pupils. Her debut was in Turin, 1887, as Micaëla in
Carmen, also singing there Marguerite in Faust, then Gilda in Rigoletto at the Teatro Carignano.
She subsequently appeared in a number of Italian houses, as well as in South America, Lisbon,
Russia, Monte Carlo and Barcelona. In 1901 she sang the role of Roseaura in the Genoa premiere
(one of six simultaneous premieres) of Mascagni’s Le Maschere, 1901. At Turin’s Teatro Regio, the
center of much of her career, she created the roles of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut (1893) and Mimi
(1896) in the world premieres of both Puccini works. Another Ferrani “first” was the part of
Mélisande in the Italian premiere of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande at La Scala, 1908. Her
repertoire also included among many other roles Elsa (Lohengrin], Suzel (l’Amico Fritz), Juliette
and Massenet’s Sapho. She retired from the stage in 1909.
1424. 10” Blk. Milano G&T 53286 [2928-R]. SE TU M’AMI (Pergolesi). Plays at 68.1 rpm and
requires narrow (1.5 mil) stylus. Very attractive performance and a tremendous rarity.
Few harmless small pressing bumps. Cons. 2. $1000.00.
GUY FERRANT [t]
3791. PW Blk. French Columbia DF 2305 [CL6456-I/CL6462-I]. PAYSAGE TRISTE / LE
PLUS BEAU PRÉSENT (both Reynaldo Hahn). Accompanied by the composer. Just
about 1-2. $40.00.
LUIGI FERRONI [bs]. Firenze, 1883 or 1885-1962.
An important Italian bass with an
extradinarily long career, Ferroni made his debut in Firenze as the King in Aida. He subsequently
appeared in almost every Italian theater, as well as in Madrid at the Teatro Reale and in Holland.
His La Scala debut was in 1914 as Fafner in Götterdämmerung. In 1921, he created the role of
the Ogre in the world premiere of Mascagni’s Il Piccolo Marat. The last performance traced of
Ferroni was as Raimondo in Lucia, 1952, in Sesto Fiorentino. Despite over fifty years on stage, his
only recordings seem to have been six sides for La Fonotecnica around 1923.
1417. 10” Red La Fonotecnica B.3023/B.3024. MEFISTOFELE: Aria del fischio / MEFISTOFELE: Ecco il mondo (Boïto). 3-4. $20.00.
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NIKOLAI FIGNER [t]. Near Kazan, 1857-
Kiev, 1918. Having studied in St. Petersburg and
Naples, Figner made his debut in Italy in 1882. He
subsequently appeared with much success in
South America. In 1887, he appeared at Covent
Garden in Ernani and Rigoletto and then returned
to St. Petersburg, singing Raoul in Les Huguenots
and the Russian premiere of Verdi’s Otello to
great acclaim. From that point he was in Russia
among the most celebrated tenors of the time.
His frequent co-star until their divorce in 1904
was his wife, the Italian soprano Medea Mei.
Figner created the leading tenor roles in several
operas by Russian composers of the period, including Tschaikowsky's Pique Dame (1890) and
Iolanthe (1892), and Napravnik's Dubrovsky
(1895). No small portion of his success was due to
his acting ability and stage presence.
3234. 10” Raised Rim Red G&T 22547 [293x].
YOU ARE MY MORNING; THE LOVERS
(both Wrangel). 1901 matrix. Very appealing, particularly the passionate first
song. Few LGTs, 2-3. $250.00.
2809. 10” Raised Red G&T 22596x [369z-T22z]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Siciliana (Mascagni). Bright label. Clean
surface except for some LGTs (not
heavy blasting), 2-3. $250.00.
NICOLAI FIGNER
1463. 10” Flush Red G&T 22597 [447x-No-2z]. OTELLO: Recit. and Ora e per sempre
addio (Verdi). Speaking voices heard immediately after Figner finishes. Lightest wear
first three grooves, light lbl. fade, few LGTs, otherwise a very clean copy, 2-3.
$1000.00.
3183. 10” Red St. Petersburg G&T 3-22703
[6418L]. I REMEMBER THE EVENING
(Cui); LEAVE ME (Davidov). Piano acc.
Minor pen mk. Couple LGTs, otherwise clean
2-3. $200.00.
MARIO FILIPPESCHI [t]
2573. 12” Brown late VdP S.10602 [2BA76693/2B7670-1]. ANDREA CHENIER: Improvviso (Giordano) / AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi).
Excellent pressing. Few lightest mks., cons.
2. $15.00.
GIUSEPPINA FINZI-MAGRINI [s]
9309. 11” Fonotipia 92286/92287 [XPh3491/3490].
FRA DIAVOLO: Or son sola / FRA DIAVOLO: Già per la danza (Auber). Couple
LGTs side two, otherwise cons. 2. $20.00.
ANNA FITZIU (FITZHUGH) [s]
2232. 12” Blk. Plastic IRCC 3147. GOYESCAS: La
Maja y El Ruiseñor (Granados) / AVE MARIA (Bach-Gounod). RR from rare 14” Pathé
(only form of issue). Side one creator performance. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
ANNA FITZIU and her non-musical scale
KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD (HALL) [s].
3540. 10” Blk. Orth. Victor V-15014. PEER GYNT: Solveigs Sang (Grieg) / SAETERJENTENS SÖNTAG (Ole Bull). Extremely rare 1931 Victor issue. Flagstad was unknown
in the U.S. at that time, her “overnight” success here still four years in the future.
Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
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EDITHA FLEISCHER [s]
3725. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 77856. MERRY WIDOW: Vilja-Lied (Lehár) / MARTHA:
Sommers letzte Rose (Moore-Flotow). Just about 1-2. $25.00.
4099. 12” Grey acous. Polyphon 50010 [1as/2as]. MIGNON: Polonaise / HUGUENOTS:
Pagen-Arie (Meyerbeer). Excellent copy. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $60.00.
KATHARINE FLEISCHER-EDEL [s]
9438. 11” Multicolor Odeon X52442/X51950 [XB3076/XB4919]. WALKÜRE: Du bist der
Lenz / CÄCILIE RUSCHE-ENDORF [s]. WALKÜRE: Walkürenruf (Wagner). Cons.
2. $60.00.
MIGUEL FLETA [t]
3712. 10” Red acous. Victrola 1073. AMAPOLA
(Lacalle) / BIMBA, NON T’AVVICINAR
(Bettinelli). Just about 1-2 ( i.e., as
new). $12.00.
1379. 12” Red Orth. Victrola 6631 [CS2432-III/
CS2444-I]. LOHENGRIN: Racconto /
LOHENGRIN: Cigno fedel (Wagner).
1777. 12” Red. Orth. Victrola 7208 [CJ2155-II/
CJ1848-II]. HIMNO A LA EXPOSICIÓN
DE SEVILLA (Alvarez-Alonso) / GRAMOPHONE ORCHESTRA. SEVILLA (Albéniz). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1810. 12” Red Orth. Victrola 7208 [CJ2155-II/
CJ1848-II]. Same as previous listing
(item #1777). Small possible ULC about
one inch from spindle hole side one,
couple lightest rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
2529. 12” Red acous. late VdP DB 524 [CE392I/CE393-II]. CARMEN: Il fior (Bizet) /
GIULIETTA E ROMÉO: Giulietta, son io
(Zandonai). Side two creator performance. It differs musically somewhat from
later LP recordings (such as Del Monaco) so I
suspect that Fleta is singing it as originally
written and the later recordings are revisions
by the composer. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
2339. 12” Red Czech Gramola DB 1170
[CJ1234-IIT1/CJ1235-IIT1]. MARINA:
Trio (Arrieta). Two sides. With MATHILDE REVENGA [s], EMILIO SAGIBARBA [b]. Excellent copy. Few lt. rubs,
cons. 2. $15.00.
MIGUEL FLETA as Baldo in Riccitelli's I
Compagnacci
VLADIMIR FLORIANSKY [t]. Lvóv, 1854-1911.
Born as Wladyslaw Floryan Kohmann, Florianski began his career in Lvóv as an operetta
singer. In the later 1880s he turned to opera and quickly became established as a leading tenor in
Prague, Warsaw, Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg and St. Petersburg, among other cities. In 1888 he was
Lenski in the Prague premiere of Tschaikowsky’s Eugen Onegin (1888) and Hermann in the same
composer’s Pique Dame (1892). His other roles included principal tenor roles in operas of Dvorák,
Fibich and Smetana, as well as such Italian works as Aida, Otello and Cavalleria Rusticana. Late
in his career (1906-07) he made a concert tour of the U.S. His records are very rare.
9381. 11” Brown Odeon 38539/38519 [XV ? /XV62]. EUGEN ONEGIN: Kuda, kuda
(Tschaikowsky) / FRANTISEK PÁCAL [t]. LASKY MAJ [FRÜHLINGSZEIT] (Becker).
A virtually unknown record, recorded late 1904 (piano acc.), by two very important
tenors. I think the speeds are probably 84.2/88.2. Despite looking quite terrible,
5-6, side one plays reasonably cleanly (little greying evident) except for incidental
clicks from a few small NDs. Last groove sticks but it may be inherent as the record
concludes so close to the center. Side two has some more greying which isn’t horribly
disturbing. $35.00.
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TINO FOLGAR [t]
3728. 10” PW Plum HMV B.4361 [OB3902-III/OB3903-III]. FRASQUITA: Serenade (Lehár) / JUST ONE OF MY DREAMS (B. Kaper). In English. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
CESARE FORMICHI [b]
[41821-1/41824-1]. SORA MIA (de
Curtis) / SUSPIRANNO (Nardella).
Just about 2. $8.00.
3052. 10” Eng. Columbia Popolare D669
[41821/41840]. SORA MIA (de
Curtis) / CORE ‘E MAMMA (Feola?).
Fine surface material (mid-‘20s),
superficial rubs, 2-3. $8.00.
3029. 10” Blue acous. Columbia D1489
[A940/A941]. TOSCA: Ella verra /
TOSCA: Già! Mi dicon venal (Puccini).
Orch. dir. Albert W. Ketelbey. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
2701. 12” acous. Columbia Popolare D17321
[74840/74843]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo
(Leoncavallo) / GIOCONDA: O monumento (Ponchielli). Excellent mid‘20s laminated pressing. Cons. 2.
$15.00.
2693. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Col. 50087-D
[WAX2744/WAX2747]. TOSCA: Te
Deum (Puccini) / THAÏS: Oasis and
CESARE FORMICHI as Athaniel in Thaïs
Finale, 3rd Act (Massenet). Side two
with GRACE HOLST [s]. Formichi and Grace Holst Olsen were married in 1927,
Holst an American (about age 20 at the time) with the Chicago Opera, where the
artists met. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
RITA FORNIA [ms]. San Francisco, 1878-Paris, 1922. Born Regina Newman, she adopted
part of the name of her home state as a stage name. She made her debut as a coloratura soprano
in Germany but soon came to find her true voice was a mezzo soprano. After this transition she
sang both soprano and mezzo roles. She was a quick study and was often required to go on at the
last minute. Once in Germany, she sang both Elisabeth and Venus in the same performance of
Tannhäuser. Early in her Metropolitan career (her debut was in 1907), she filled in at the last
minute for an ailing Emma Eames as Leonora in Il Trovatore and also for Marcella Sembrich in Il
Barbiere di Siviglia, both to critical acclaim. For the latter performance she was given twenty-four
hours’ notice, which was helpful as she had previously sung Rosina only in German and had to
learn the role in Italian in one day (these performances, of course, without a stage rehearsal). As a
mezzo, she had particular success in 1911 as the Page in Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette. She seemed
content, however, to sing dozens of Suzukis to Farrar’s Butterfly as well as various small roles.
Suzuki with Farrar turned out to be her final Met performance in 1922.
1084. 12” Red Pats. Victor 74122. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Que fais-tu, blanche touterelle?
(Gounod). Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2393. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 81. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Que fais-tu, blanche touterelle?
(Gounod) / FAUST: Le parlate d’amor (both Gounod). From orig. 1910 Victor
matrices. Side two first and only edition. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
JOHN FORSELL [b]. Stockholm, 1868-1941. His debut was as Figaro in Il Barbiere di
Siviglia at the Stockholm Opera in 1896. He was a regular member of the company through 1911
and a guest until 1938. From 1924 through 1939 he also served as its Director. In addition to his
steady vocal activity in Sweden both in opera and on the concert stage, Forsell made guest
appearances at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera (including the first performance there of
Tschaikowsky’s Queen of Spades), and in Copenhagen. From the period of 1924 through 1931 he
taught voice at the Stockholm Conservatory, two prominent pupils having been tenors Jussi
Björling and Set Svanholm. While Forsell’s repertoire was large, he was particularly acclaimed as
Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Songs and arias below are all sung in Swedish.
3644. 10” Blk. Victor 67943 [7030e/11579b]. MIN SJÄL LÄNGTAR OCH TRÄNGTAR [MY
SOUL IS LONGING AND YEARNING] (Wenneberg)/ VÅRT LAND, VÅRT LAND [OUR
COUNTRY] (Pacius). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
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3655. 10” Blk. Victor 69359 [827ab/828ab]. VÄRFNINGEN [song cycle]: No. 4, Striden
[The Fight] / VÄRFNINGEN: No. 5, Afskedet [The Farewell] (von Reder). Cons. 2.
$12.00.
2960. 10” Blk. Victor 69360 [7029e/277ae]. EN SVANE (Grieg) / AFTONSTÄMNING
(Körling). Cons. 2. $12.00.
3487. 12” Red acous HMV M.69 [198aj/450ac]. KUNG HEIMER OCH ASLÖG (Söderman)/
FAVORITA: Så mycken kärlek (Donizetti). Side one piano acc. Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
3488. 12” Blk. acous. HMV M.70 [0716v/0717v]. PAGLIACCI: Prologen (Leoncavallo) /
BARBER OF SEVILLE: Facotumsarian (Rossini). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
GRETE FORST [s]. Vienna, 1878-1942.
Forst, born
Margarete Feiglstock, made her operatic debut as Lucia in
Cologne, 1900. Three years later she was invited to the
Vienna Hofoper by Gustav Mahler where she appeared
regularly as a leading coloratura until her marriage in 1911.
She thereupon retired from the operatic stage and became a
mother, but she continued as a concert singer and teacher
for many years. Forst (then Mme. Schuschny) converted to
Catholicism in 1940, but two years later she was transported to the Maly Trostents extermination camp in Belorussia where she was murdered on June 1, 1942 – Wikipedia.
3921. 10” Blk. Wien G&T 43814/43890 [4245L/DIE
LUSTIGEN WEIBER VON WINDSOR: Frohsinn
und Laune (Nicolai) / QUEEN OF SHEBA:
Lockruf (Goldmark). Excellent performances,
beautiful singing. Just about 1-2. $20.00.
3951. 10” Blk. Wien GT 43905/43906 [9943u/9952u].
FRA DIAVOLO: Arblick auf Felsen-höhn (Auber)
/ DIE GLÖCKCHEN DES ERMITEN: Arie der
Rose (Maillart). Two LGTs side one, otherwise
just about 1-2. $15.00.
3956. 10” Blk. Wien Angel Pre-Dog Con. Gram.
2-43144/2-43145 [13043u/13044u]. FRA
DIAVOLO: Welches Glück (Auber) / WINTERGRETE FORST
MÄRCHEN: Schmückt euch (Goldmark). Side
two is a creator recording. Couple harmless rubs side two, cons. 2. $20.00.
RENÉ FOURNETS [bs]. Pau, 1858-1926.
His
debut was at the Paris Opéra-Comique in 1884 where he
sang leading basse chantante roles. 1892 marked his
debut at the Paris Opéra as Mefisto in Gounod’s Faust.
He remained an important artist there until 1901, singing such parts as Wotan, Leporello, Saint Bris in Les
Huguenots and the King in Lohengrin. He subsequently
appeared in a number of stages in the French provinces.
3633. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 32115 [250-F]. LES
HUGUENOTS: Bénédiction des Poignards
(Meyerbeer). Narrow stylus for best sound. Nice
copy of this rarity, gen. 2. $100.00.
BENVENUTO FRANCI [b]. Pienza, 1891-Rome,
1985. Franci studied in Rome with Antonio Cotogni and
Enrico Rosati and made his debut at the Teatro Costanzi,
1917, in Mascagni’s Lodoletta, also appearing there in
the premiere of Mascagni’s Il Piccolo Marat in 1921.His
La Scala debut was as Amonasro in Aida, conducted by
Toscanini. He was also noted there as Carlo Gerard in
Andrea Chenier and, in 1924 the world premiere of Giordano’s La Cena delle Beffe. In 1940 he
sang Barak in the Italian premiere of Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten. In London he was heard on
occasions between 1926 (when he appeared as Scarpia to Jeritza’s Tosca) and 1946. He also performed leading roles at the Teatro Colón, the Paris Opera, Madrid’s Teatro Reale and the Berlin
Opera. From 1928 to 1949 he was on the roster of the Rome Opera.
3022. 12” Red elec. Eng. Columbia RQ 12632 [WB3859/WB3866]. ANDREA CHENIER: Un
di m’era di gioia / ANDREA CHENIER: Son sessant’anni (Giordano). Few lt. rubs,
cons. 2. $12.00.
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2002. 12” Red Victrola 6829 [CR4797-II-T1/CR4920-II]. ERNANI: Gran Dio / ERNANI: O
sommo Carlo (Verdi). Side two with ANGELA D’URBINO [s], JOSÉ PALET [t].
Palet’s only electrical recording and the only recording of d’Urbino (who had a
substantial Italian career). Cons. 2. $7.00.
HEDWIG FRANCILLO-KAUFFMANN [s].
Vienna, 1878-Rio de Janeiro, 1948. A pupil of von
Orgeni in Dresden, Rosario in Milan, and several others,
Francillo-Kaufmann made her debut in Stettin, 1898,
subsequently spending seasons with the operas in Wiesbaden, Munich, and Berlin (Hofoper and Komischen
Oper. From 1908-12 she was a leading coloratura with
the Vienna Staatsoper and then from 1912-1927 the
Hamburg Opera. Guest appearances throughout Europe
and South America as well as recitals kept her active
until she retired in the late 1920s. An interview with her
by the Musical Courier in 1929, however, states that she
had retired during World War I and hadn’t returned to
public life until 1927, when she reappeared as a concert
singer. She mentions her friendship and performances
with Caruso and that she had been an “unofficial
teacher” (whatever that means) of Joseph Schwarz and
Lotte Lehmann “and many others”.
3952. 10” Blk. Dog Gram. Con. 2-43330/2-43331
[10854L/10855L]. DIE SCHWARZE DOMINO: Ach diese Nacht / DIE SCHWARZE DOMINO: Unheilvolle Nacht (Auber). Two ULCs
side one. Cons. 2. $15.00.
HEDWIG FRANCILLO-KAUFFMANN
3849. 10” Blk. Dog Gram. 2-43357/2-43358
[10865L/10859L]. HUGUENOTS: O glücklich Land (Meyerbeer) / MARRIAGE OF
FIGARO: Rosen-Arie (Mozart). Few tiny LSSs (harmless), cons. 2. $15.00.
1701. 12” PW elec. Parlophon P.9100 [2-20205/ 2-20206]. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA:
Una voce poco fa (Rossini). Rare. Two sides. Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $40.00.
PAUL FRANZ [t]
2988. 10” PW French Col. DF255 [WL2520/
WL2529]. LES RAMEAUX (Faure) /
HOSANNA (Granier). Side one just about
12. Side about the same except a few MGTs.
$12.00.
2130. 12” PW Blue Fr. Columbia LVFX 56 [WLX6424/WLX1351]. SIGURD: Les bruits des chants
s’éteint (Reyer) / HÉRODIADE: Ne pouvant
réprimer (Massenet). One short LSS. Lt. rubs,
2-3. $10.00.
1161. 12” PW Red Pathé X.90048 [250251/ 250252].
SIGURD: La buit des chants s’éteint (Reyer) /
HÉRODIADE: Ne pouvant réprimer (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
NINÌ FRASCANI [ms]. Milan, 1878-1935? A
student of Maestri G. Cosentino and F. Fuzzone, Frascani
made her debut at the Naples Teatro San Carlo, 1902, in
La Favorita with Bonci and De Luca. She subsequently
appeared at Covent Garden, toured South America and
then was heard in a number of Italian houses, including
La Scala when she was Fricka in Die Walküre. In 1912
she wed tenor Gaetano Tommasini and in the early
1920s appeared with him in New York and was last
mentioned as having sung in Italy in 1923 with Rosetta
Pampanini in the premiere of the opera Colomba by N.
van Westerouth. There seems to be no information on
her after this period.
PAUL FRANZ
1838. 12” Red Milano G&T 053048 [312½i].
CREPUSCOLO TRISTE (Giordano). With chimes, piano, harmonium directed by the
composer. Giordano, who signed the matrix, composed this “expressly for the Gramophone Company” in a commissioning series they sponsored in 1903-04. 2. $10.00.
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1845. 12” Red It. Disco Gramofono DB 605
[312½ai/1474c]. CREPUSCOLO TRISTE
(Giordano) / FRANCESCO DE LUCIA [t].
LOHENGRIN: Cigno gentil (Wagner).
Stamper used for side one is the same as
for the preceding (item #1838) version,
even as to the pitch grooves following the
performance. Cons. 2. $12.00.
GIULIO FREGOSI [b]
2263. 12” Art-Label Pathé X.15681 [N80003/
N80004]. HAMLET: Brindisi (Thomas) /
ANDREA CHENIER: Son sessant’ anni
(Giordano). Lt. rubbing, gen. 2-3. $10.00.
OLIVE FREMSTAD [s].
1855. 10” TC Columbia E2206 [39062-1/
38438-1]. WIEGENLIED (Brahms) /
ROSA OLITZKA [c]. ICH LIEBE DICH
(Grieg). Scarce doubling. Few minor rubs,
2. $15.00.
1966. 12” TC Columbia A5521 [30707-2/ 368073]. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Liebestod
(Wagner) / DON CARLOS: O don fatale
(Wagner). Late pressing, very fine surface
material (best copy I’ve ever encountered of
this). Just about 1-2. $25.00.
CHARLES FRIANT [t]. Paris, 1890-1947.
Friant’s father and grandfather had been dancers, so
he began as a student at the Paris Opéra School of
Dance and then prepared as an actor, touring with
Sarah Bernhardt’s company in 1908-09. Following
this experience, he studied voice with Melchissèdec
at the Paris Conservatoire. His operatic career
OLIVE FREMSTAD
didn’t gain momentum until after World War I, when
he appeared as Des Grieux in Manon in Grenoble.
1920 marked his first appearance at the Paris Opéra-Comique, this as Werther and he remained a
leading member of this company until 1939, making guest appearances in Brussels and Monte
Carlo. In addition to creating a number of roles, Friant was noted as Don José, Jean in Massenet’s
Jongleur de Notre-Dame, Werther, Cavaradossi, and Des Grieux, among other parts.
3411. 12” Blk. acous. Disque Gram. W516 [CE213-I/CE157-II]. L’ATTAQUE DU MOULIN:
Adieux a la forêt (Bruneau) / YVONNE BROTHIER [s]. BOHÊME: Adieu de Mimì
(Puccini). Side one just about 1-2. Side two 2. $12.00.
2678. 12” Red elec. PW Odeon 123.586 [XXP6746-I/XXP6993-I]. WERTHER: Duo de 4e
acte (Massenet). Two sides. With GERMAINE CERNAY [s]. Cons. 2. $15.00.
POVLA FRIJSH [s]
3131. 10” Red PW (gold print) Victor 1651 [OB6680-I/OB6681-II]. PENDANT LE BAL
(Tschaikowsky) / L’HIVER (Koechllin); LA PLUIE (Georges). Piano acc. Elof Nielsen.
2958. 10” Red PW (gold print) Victor 1653 [OB6682-II/OB6683-I]. MED EN VANDULILJE
(Grieg) / DANS LES RUINES D’UNE ABBAYE (Fauré). Piano acc. Elof Nielsen.
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1948. 12” Red PoW HMV DB 1923 [2B-4378-I/2B4379-I]. L’ALBATROS (Kri ka) / LA
FON-TAINE DE CZARSKOÊ SELO (Cui); LIEBE SCHWARMT AUF ALLEN WEGEN
(Schu-bert); JEG ELSKER DIG (Grieg). Piano acc. Daisy Bucktrout. Just about 12. $12.00.
ANNI FRIND [s]
1904. 12” Blk. Scroll Victor 36195 [2RA1473-II/2RA1474-I]. BOCCACCIO: Selections (von
Suppe). Two sides. With WALTHER LUDWIG [t], WILHELM STRIENZ [bs]. Orch.
dir. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. One LSS (rub rather than a scratch), otherwise just about
1-2. $12.00.
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2062. 12” Plum PW HMV EH 207 [CLR4429-II/CLR4437-I]. CASANOVA: Nun’s Chorus/
ERNST HAUKE dir. BERLIN ORCH. CASANOVA: Spanische Romanze (Strauss,
arr. Benatzky). The appealing “Nun’s Chorus” was issued considerably later on Victor
but in dubbed form. Lbl. stains trademark area (stickers removed). Surfaces just
about 1-2. $12.00.
2386. 12” Plum PW HMV EH 903 [2RA198-I/2RA199-I]. FIDELE SÄNGER AM RHEIN
(Rheinlieder Potpourri arr. Emmermann). Two sides. With WALTHER LUDWIG [t],
WILHELM STRIENZ [bs]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
JOVITA FUENTES [s]. Capiz, Philippines, 1895-1978.
The first internationally successful
Philippine opera singer, Fuentes studied first in Manila with Salvina Fornari. Early on, Fuentes
taught voice but then went to Italy for further training. She made her operatic debut there early in
1925 as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly. In addition to Liù in Turandot, Mascagni’s Iris and
Mimì in La Bohème, she was specially recommended by Richard Strauss for performances of his
Salome in 1932. In addition to Italy and Germany, she was heard with success in Holland,
England, France and in the U.S. with the San
Carlo Opera. Fuentes was less than five feet
tall but had a large and resonant voice. After
her final recital in Manila, 1945, she devoted
her remaining years to teaching and was a
major force in fostering musical growth in the
Philippines.
2129. 12” PW Eng. Parlophone E11047
[2-20125-2/2-20126-2]. MADAMA
BUTTERFLY: Un bel di / MADAMA
BUTTERFLY: Tu, tu piccolo iddio
(Puccini). Very lt. rubs, 2. $15.00.
LUCIEN FUGÈRE [bs-b]. Paris, 1848-
Paris-1935. His career began as a café-concert
singer, moving from there to operetta and in
1877 making his Paris Opéra-Comique debut.
He left the Opéra-Comique in 1910 for the Paris
Gaité-Lyrique, returning to the Opéra-Comique
in 1919. His repertoire included well over 100
roles and a number of creations, including roles
in Massenet’s Cendrillon (1899) and Grisélidis
(1901), as well as Charpentier’s Louise (1900).
His final performance seems to have been a
recital in 1932 (at the age of 85). Fugère’s
Columbia records were made in 1928-29 and
his Zonophones in 1902.
LUCIEN FUGÈRE in Massenet's
Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame
1445. 10” Orange Disque Zonophone X-2015. JOCONDE: Romance (Nicolo). Announced
by Fugère. Few LGTs, otherwise very clean, 2-3. $1500.00.
2400. 12” Blue French elec. Columbia LFX 32 [WLX1297/WLX1298]. LE MAÏTRE DE
CHAPELLE: Grand Air (Paer). Two sides. Orch. dir. Elie Cohen. Few superficial
rubs, side one cons. 2, side two 2. $15.00.
2511. 12” PoW Eng. Col. D15119 [WLX350/WLX768]. JONGLEUR DE NOTRE DAME:
Légende de la Sauge (Massenet) / MARISE BEAUJON [s], GEORGES THILL [t].
LOHENGRIN: Act III Duo (Wagner). In French. Fugère created the role of Boniface
in the first Paris Opéra Comique performance, 1902. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2769. 12” PW Eng. Col. D15119 [WLX350/WLX768]. Same as preceding listing (item
#2511). Three small LSSs (absolutely harmless) side one, few lt. rubs. Cons. 2.
$10.00.
YOSHIE FUJIWARA [t]. Osaka, 1898-1976.
Fujiwara’s mother was a geisha and his
father, Neil B. Reid, Scottish. He was adopted and raised by Tokuzaburo Fujiwara, but Mr. Reid,
his birth father, provided funds for his education and his vocal studies in Milan. Fujiwara was an
internationally successful concert singer from the mid-1920s. His operatic debut was as Rodolfo in
La Boheme at the Paris Opèra-Comique in 1932. Two years later he founded the Fujiwara Opera in
Japan. He continued appearing internationally well into the 1950s. LeRoy Shield is piano
accompanist for all of Fujiwara’s eight Victor sides.
1872. 10” PW Red (gold print) Victor 4104. MOON ON RUINED CASTLES / FISHERMAN’S
SONG (Japanese). Piano acc. Leroy Shields. Tiny lbl. stkr., otherwise perfect copy.
Excellent surfaces. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
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JOHANNA GADSKI [l.] and daughter
JOHANNA GADSKI [s]. Near Stallin, Germany, 1872-Berlin, 1932.
Gadski began voice
lessons when she was six with Frau Schroeder-Chaloupka, her only teacher, with whom she
remained for twelve years. She made her debut with the Kroll Opera at the age of 16, singing at
first small roles. She remained with that company until 1893 while also filling guest engagements
elsewhere. Her American debut was at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1895 with the Damrosch
Company, singing Elsa in Lohengrin, her first Wagnerian role. The following year she created
Hester Prynne in Walter Damrosch’s The Scarlet Letter. She joined the Metropolitan Opera
Company under Maurice Grau in 1898, singing Wagnerian parts as well as many other roles,
such as Donna Elvira, Pamina, Santuzza, Aida, Micaela, and the leading soprano role in Dame
Ethyl Smyth’s Der Wald. She left the company in 1904 for two seasons, singing primarily in
concert, rejoining the Met in 1906 where she remained until 1917. She lived in Bay Shore, Long
Island from then until 1921 when she resumed her career in concert, also appearing in vaudeville
with the Keith management. She then returned to Germany for a period and in 1927 was back to
America where she promoted a new German cure for diabetes. She was, however, pressured back
into the musical world in a Carnegie Hall concert performance of Tannhäuser, which was favorably
received. She then performed frequently with the touring German Grand Opera Company, still
achieving glowing audience enthusiasm. Her death was the result of an auto accident in Berlin.
3580. 10” Red vinyl Victor 81018 [B-693]. WALKÜRE: Battle Cry (Wagner). Piano acc.
Rec. Nov. 11, 1903. Just about 1-2. $50.00.
3993. 10” Blk. vinyl Victrola mat. B-7027-1. WALKÜRE: Fort denn eile (Wagner). Rec.
Apr. 30, 1909. Unpublished. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
3548. 10” Red vinyl Victor mat. B-8924-2. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG: Betrug! (Wagner).
Unpublished Recorded 7 May 1910. Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $35.00.
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1592. 10” PW Silver Victor IRCC 128 [B-8924-2/B-8599]. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG: Betrug!/
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG: Zu neuen Thaten (Wagner). From orig. 1910/1912 Victor
matrices. Side one first edition. Just about 1-2. $35.00.
2148. 12” Red Victor 88038. LOHENGRIN: Elsas Traum (Wagner). Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
1037. 12” Red vinyl White lbl. Victrola 88041. VERBORGENE WUNDEN; LIKE THE
ROSEBUD (both Frank LaForge). Piano acc. by the composer. Very rare. Just
about 1-2. $30.00.
1200. 12” Red Pats. Victrola 88042 [take 1]. AIDA: O patria mia (Verdi). Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
1024. 12” Red Victor 88042 [take 3]. AIDA: O patria mia (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2145. 12” Red Victor 88042 [take 3]. Same as preceding listing (item #1024). Two very
tiny scrs. (less than ¼”), otherwise just about 1-2. $10.00.
2147. 12” Red Victor 88058. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Liebestod (Wagner). The second
[take 3] of three issued versions, available only from late 1913 through early 1915.
The only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
2605. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88058 [take 7]. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Liebestod (Wagner).
The last issued take, 1915. Short catalogue life. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
4038. 12” Red Pats. Victrola 88117. IRISH FOLK SONG (Foote). In English. Just about
1-2. $10.00.
2146. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 88165. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Dein Werk? (Wagner).
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1796. 12” Red Victor 88183. WALKÜRE: Brunnhildes Bitte (Wagner). Tiny lbl. scr.
Surface just about 1-2. $12.00.
1766. 12” Red Victrola 88185. GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG: Fliegt heim (Wagner). VrBk. Nice
pressing. Cons. 2. $12.00.
1949. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 88275. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Porgi amor (Mozart). In
Italian. Scarce. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1127. 12” Red Victor 88369. MAGIC FLUTE: Bei Männern, welche Lieben (Mozart). With
OTTO GORITZ [b]. A perfect copy, as would be most 1-2 listings (as this is).
$15.00.
2036. 12” Red Pats. Victrola 88377. LOHENGRIN: Euch lüften du mein Klagen (Wagner).
Early “B” plate. Text lbl. on verso. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2095. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 88379. TROVATORE: D’amor sull’ ali rosee (Verdi).
Particularly scarce. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $20.00.
1213. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 88442. TANNHÄUSER: Verzeiht wenn ich nicht weiss
(Wagner). Text label on verso. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
3408. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88442. Same as preceding listing (item #1213). Just about
1-2. $15.00.
1214. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 88443. TANNHÄUSER: Zurück von ihm! (Wagner). Text
label on verso. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2162. 12” Red Victor 88497. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Morrò, ma prima in grazia (Verdi).
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1685. 12” Red Victor 88495. OBERON: Ozean! Du Ungeheuer! (v.Weber). Part I. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
4039. 12” Red Victor 88515. DIE WACHT AM RHEIN (Wilhelm). Another Gadski item that
entered and left the catalogue quickly. Couple MGTs, gen. 2. $10.00.
1686. 12” Red Victor 88545. OBERON: Ozean! Du Ungeheuer! (v.Weber). Part II. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
2732. 12” Red Victor 89025. AIDA: Alla pompa, che s’appresta (Verdi). With LOUISE
HOMER [c]. Cons. 2. $8.00.
2140. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 89067. AIDA: Ciel! Mio Padre! (Verdi). With PASQUALE
AMATO [b]. Early “B” plate. Text label on verso. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2141. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 89068. AIDA: Su dunque! (Verdi). With PASQUALE
AMATO [b]. Orig. “A” plate. Text label on verso. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
3425. 12” White lbl. Victrola 95201 [take 1]. MEISTERSINGER: Quintette (Wagner). With
MARIE MATTFELD [ms], ELLISON VAN HOOSE [t], ALBERT REISS [t], MARCEL
JOURNET [bs]. Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
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2142. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 23. LOBETANZ: An allen Zweigen (Lobetanz) / DIE WACHT
AM RHEIN (Wilhelm). From orig. 1912/1915 Victor matrices, both very rare in
original form. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2143. 12” PW Silver Victrola IRCC 42. DON GIOVANNI: In quail eccessi / DIE ZAUBERFLOTE: Du also bist mein Bräutigem (both Mozart). Side two with ANNA CASE [s],
LENORA SPARKS [s], MARIE MATTFELD [ms]. From orig. 1910/1913 Victor
matrices. I once asked Miss Case how she happened to make this solitary Victor record
when she was, at the time, an Edison star. She had no recollection of it. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
1642. 12” PW Silver Victor IRCC 146. FLYING DUTCHMAN: Versank ich jetzt in wunderbares Träumen? / FLYING DUTCHMAN: Wohl kenn’ ich Weibes heil’ge Pflichten
(Wagner). Both with OTTO GORITZ [b]. From orig. 1912 Victor matrices. Just
about 1-2. $20.00.
1369. 12” PW Silver Victor IRCC 164. OBERON: Ozean! du Ungeheuer! (v.Weber). Two
sides. From orig. 1914/1915 Victor matrices. Tiny nick each side (couple of lt. ticks),
CARLO GALEFFI [b]
1801. 12” Blue acous. Columbia 8927-M [74806/74807]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu /
OTELLO: Credo (both Verdi). Excellent shellac. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2628. 12” Blue acous. Columbia 8928-M [74804/74805]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo) / GIOCONDA: O Monumento (Ponchielli). Excellent mid-‘20s pressing.
Couple lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
1044. 12” Blue PW elec. Columbia 5137-M [WBX76/WBX80]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri
tu? / ERNANI: O sommo Carlo (both Verdi). As new. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2081. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6485 [takes 3/3]. NERONE: O tutto è confessato /
NERONE: Laggiù tra i giunchi di Genezareth [Finale of opera] (Boïto). Both with
LUISA BERTANA [s]. IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2156. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6485 [takes 3/3]. Same as previous item (#2081). Small
(1/8”) scr. side one. Small lbl. stkrs., 2-3. $8.00.
AMELITA GALLI-CURCI [s]
3908. 10” Red acous. Victrola 632. LES
FILLES DE CADIX (Delibes) /
TWILIGHT (Massenet). Just
about 1-2. $8.00.
ORANGE BLOSSOMS: A Kiss in
the Dark / MLLE. MODISTE:
Kiss Me Again (both Victor
Herbert). In English. Lovely.
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
3550. 10” Red Orth. Victrola 1566. OLD
FOLKS AT HOME (Foster) /
LONG, LONG AGO (Bayly). Very
rare, short catalogue life. Just
about 1-2. $25.00.
3319. 10” Blk. PW Victor 26568. PARLA!
(Arditi) / SERENATA (Tosti).
From earlier (1926/1927) Red
Seal Victor matrices. Just about
1-2. $10.00.
3981. 10” Blk. Vinyl White Victrola
matrix BVE-46291-1. COMIN’
THRU’ THE RYE (Scottish Air).
Piano acc. Homer Samuels.
JOAN SUTHERLAND [l.] and AMELITA GALLI-CURCI
Unpublished. Just about 1-2.
$25.00.
3936. 10” Blk. Vinyl White Victrola matrix BVE-46391-2. COMIN’ THRU’ THE RYE
(Scottish Air). Piano acc. Homer Samuels. Unpublished. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
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3257. 11” (oversized-trimmed 10”) shellac Victor test mat. BVE-59731-1. LA DANZA
(Rossini). Piano acc. Homer Samuels. RCA Vr bk. Late ‘30s pressing. Unpublished
except for VA issue. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
3565. 10” Red acous. Victrola 3034. DON PASQUALE: Tornam a dir (Donizetti) / RIGOLETTO: E il soll dell’ anima (Verdi). With TITO SCHIPA [t]. As mint, which the
grading indicates. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
1723. 12” Red acous. Czech Gramola DB 813 [C-28469/C-30297]. TROVATORE: Tacea la
notte placida / TROVATORE: D’amor sull’ali rosee (Verdi). Excellent pressing of
this rare disc, available only in Europe. Cons. 2. $20.00.
1769. 12” Red PoW HMV DB 1169 [CVE-41233-3/CVE-41234-1]. RIGOLETTO: Dite alla
giovane / RIGOLETTO: Imponete (Verdi). With GIUSEPPE DE LUCA [b]. Quiet former radio station copy (crayon mks. inner margin area). Just about 1-2. $8.00.
1336. 12” Red Victor 74512. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Valse (Gounod). In Italian. Sung in
the original high key of G. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1292. 12” Red Victrola 74594. TRAVIATA: E strano … Ah, fors’ è lui (Verdi). Label signed
and inscribed. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
2679. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6469. PRETTY MOCKING BIRD (Bishop) / DINORAH: Si,
carina (Meyerbeer). Side one flute obb. Manuel Berenguer. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1073. 12” Red Orth. Victrola 6784. ZEMIRE ET AZOR: La fauvette (Grétry) / AIR AND
VARIATIONS (Proch). IMs. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1178. 12” Red Scroll “Z” shellac Victor 7110. MIGNON: Polonaise (Thomas) / BARBIERE DI
SIVIGLIA: Una voce poco fa (Rossini). Perfect copy on ideal shellac. Just about
1-2. $12.00.
1375. 12” Red RCA Victor 7655 [21/6]. RIGOLETTO: Recit. … Caro nome (Verdi) /
ÉTOILE DU NORD: Aria with Two Flutes (Meyerbeer). Side one take issued only in
the post-War period. The earlier take did not include the recitative. Just about
1-2. $12.00.
GERMAINE GALLOIS [s]. Paris, 1869-
1932. A vocal student of Mme. Paravicini,
Gallois made her debut at the Théâtre des Nouveautés and subsequently appeared at almost
all the theaters of Paris, including the MoulonRouge, in operettas (many by Offenbach) and
music hall. She created several operetta roles,
including later in her career (1925) the role of
Madame d’Epinay in the Guitry-Hahn Mozart.
She was noted both for her beauty and the
appealing quality of her voice. One writer, Eugen Weber, states that Gallois never accepted a
sitting role due to the rigidity of the steel
bracing in her corset. Her figure looked
stunning, but at what must have been an uncomfortable price. Her few records for Columbia in 1903 are both rare and desirable.
3752. 10” B&S Columbia 50596 [take 1].
VALSE BLEUE (Margis). Piano acc.
Nice copy. Two pinpoint ticks, one
very small PB (should be harmless).
2. $100.00.
MARIA GALVANY [s]
3639. 10” Red Vinyl Victor pressing of
Gramophone 53483 [4731h].
MIREILLE: Valse (Gounod). Just
about 1-2. $35.00.
GERMAINE GALLOIS
1857. 10” Red Angel Pre-Dog 53551
[11192b]. SONNAMBULA: Ah! non
giunge (Bellini). Small bump outer margin area (obviously of no consequence),
2079. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 88220 [1450c]. MAGGIO [MAYTIME] (Dufau). Just about
1-2. $20.00.
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2324. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88220 [1450c]. Same as preceding item (#2079). Very lt. rubs,
one lt. NR on lbl. 2. $15.00.
2280. 12” Red Victrola 88236 [1399½c]. L’INCANTATRICE (Arditi). VrBk. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
2347. 12” Red Victrola 88236 [1399½c]. L’INCANTATRICE (Arditi). One short (harmless)
LSS last half inch, couple lightest rubs, small lbl. stkr. Cons. 2. $12.00.
2415. 12” Red Victrola 89145 [1456f]. TRAVIATA: Sempre libera (Verdi). With REMO
ANDREINI [t]. Some LGTs, otherwise cons. 2. $10.00.
2343. 12” White Victor IRCC 053153/053181 [1303c/1453½c]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE:
Valse (Gounod) / LUCIA: Splendon le sacre faci (Donizetti). Superb late ‘30s
unnumbered IRCC pressing. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
2279. 12” Gold PW Victor HRS 1010. HAMLET: Mad Scene (Thomas) / DINORAH: Ombra
leggiera (Meyerbeer). From orig. 1908 G&T matrices. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
FRASER GANGE [b]
3171. 10” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 1990-D [W148377-5/W148380-2]. HEIMLICHE
AUFFORDERUNG / RUHE, MEINE SEELE (both R. Strauss). Piano acc. Arthur
Bergh. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $10.00.
EDOARDO GARBIN [t]
9407. 11” Fonotipia 92033/92399 [XPh2762/XPh3746]. LUCREZIA BORGIA: Di pescatore
ignobile/ ELISA PETRI [ms]. LUCREZIA BORGIA: Il segreto per esser felici
(Donizetti). One tiny scr. side one, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.
3275. 11” Columbia-Fonotipia 92028/92033 (F68) [XPh2798/XPh2762]. FEDORA: Amor
ti vieta (Giordano) / LUCREZIA BORGIA: Di pescatore ignobile (Donizetti). Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
3292. 11” Fonotipia 92269/92270 [XPh ? /XPh3500]. FEDORA: Vedi io piango/
FEDORA: Addio a domani [Final Duet, act II] (Giordano). With GIANNINA RUSS [s].
IMs. Cons. 2. $15.00.
AUGUSTA GARCIA [s].
The label indicates that she was with the Opera de Monte-Carlo, but
the Walsh books on that house do not contain any mention of her. Having recorded for the
Gramophone Company, she must have had a career of some substance.
3435. 12” Blk. acous. Disque Gram. W369 [3483c/3486c]. MANON: Je suis encore toute
étourdie (Massenet) / CARMEN: Je dis que rien (Bizet). Lt. mks., 2. $15.00.
MARY GARDEN [s]. Aberdeen,
1874- Inverurie, 1967. Raised in
Chicago, Garden first studied there
and then in Paris with Trabadelo and
Fugère. She made her debut at the
Paris Opéra-Comique during a performance of Charpentier’s Louise,
1900, when the soprano on stage
collapsed. Garden began with “Depuis le jour” and by the end of the
opera she had achieved immediate
acclaim. Two years later, Debussy
selected her to create Mélisande in
the world premiere of Pélleas et Mélisande, much to the anger of the
author of the play, Maeterlinck, who
was pushing his mistress, Georgette
Leblanc, for the honor. Garden went
on to create a number of other roles.
She was a great attraction at the
MARY GARDEN
Hammerstein Opera in New York
and for years with the Chicago
Opera, which she even directed for one season. Her final operatic performance was in Alfano’s
Résurrection at the Paris Opéra-Comique in 1934. She had a remarkable knack of attracting press
attention with her opinions on various matters and through reports of her colorful affairs, real or
imagined. In a letter dated August 14, 1951 to Gordon Whelen, Garden expressed her view on her
recordings. “I can’t stand to hear my records, they are so poor and so bad. My sister had them and
when she wanted to get rid of me she put them on – and off I went home. I simply can’t bear
them.” Many would not share her opinion!
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3138. 10” Silver PW Victor IRCC 107. L’OMBRE DES ARBRES / IL PLEURE DANS MON
COEUR (both Debussy). RR from 1904 G&Ts accompanied by Debussy. Label signed
by Garden. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
3539. 10” Gold Flags Columbia A-1190 [19856-1/19857-1]. JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO /
COMIN’ THRU’ THE RYE (Old Scottish Airs). Superb pressing. Cons. 2. $25.00.
3858. 10” Vinyl RCA Victor Test Pressing, matrix BVE-40733-2. AFTON WATER (Scottish
Air). Unpublished take, only known copy. Just about 1-2. $100.00.
2968. 10” Red Orth. Victrola 1480 [takes 4/5]. ANNIE LAURIE (Scott) / AFTON WATER
(Scottish Air). Piano acc. Jean Dansereau. Only form of issue. Tiny lbl. crease side
one, few lt. mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
1081. 12” TC Columbia A5289 [30699-1/30701-2]. JONGLEUR DE NOTRE-DAME:
Liberté! (Massenet) / HÉRODIADE: Il est doux (Massenet). Good shellac. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
MABEL GARRISON [s]
3971. 10” Red Victrola 64978. PARYSATIS: Nightingale and the Rose (Saint-Saëns). Just
about 1-2. $8.00.
1339. 12” Red Victor 74488. VOCE DI PRIMAVERA (J. Strauss). Orch. dir. George
Siemonn [Garrison’s husband]. Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $6.00.
EVA GAUTHIER [ms]. Ottawa, 1885-New York, 1958.
Gauthier began her vocal studies in Ottawa with Frank Buels.
After local success as a church soloist in 1901, Gauthier, as a
protégé of her uncle, Sir Wilfred Laurier, Canada’s Prime Minister,
studied in Europe with several celebrated teachers including
Jacques Bouhy, William Shakespeare and Anna Schoen-René.
She appeared in 1906 as an assisting artist to Emma Albani in
her farewell tour of Canada. Further studies took place in Italy
with Giuseppe Oxilia, and she made her debut in 1910 at the
Parma Teatro Regio and then at Covent Garden. In 1911 she wed
Franz Koote, a plantation owner in Java. She toured the Far East
and added some interesting Javanese songs to her repertoire, but
evidently preferred Western life sans Mr. Koote. Her career was
thereafter mainly devoted to the concert stage with a particular
focus on contemporary music ranging from Stravinsky to George
Gershwin. Her sister, Juliette Gaulthier, specialized in folk and
concert music and made one Victor recording of Eskimo songs.
An Ernestine Gauthier, also a mezzo-soprano, sang in the 1913
period with the Boston Opera, but this appears to be no relative,
as her place of birth is given as Springfield, MA.
3561. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 69492. LA VIVANDIÈRE: Viens
avec nous, petit (Godard) / LE RETOUR DE PROMIS
(Dessauer). Scarce. IMs. Just about 1-2. $25.00.
3170. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 72166. LE PONT D’AVIGNON;
AH! VOUS DIRAI-JE, MAMAN; LA BONNE AVENTURE; J’AI DU BON TABAC / LA CASQUETTE DU
PÈRE BUGEAUD; LA MIST’ EN LAIRE; FRÈRE
JACQUES, EN PASSAN PAR LA LORRAINE (French
Songs). ‘30s pressing. Few lightest mks., cons. 2.
EVA GAUTHIER
$15.00.
3323. 10” PW Silver Victor IRCC 103. LE PRÉ AUX CLERCS: Souvenirs du jeune age
(Hérold) / ROMANCE; FANTOCHES (both Debussy). Piano acc. From orig. 1916/
1917 Victor matrices. Side one lbl. signed by Gauthier. Just about 1-2. $35.00.
ELENA GERHARDT [ms].
1803. 10” pressed on 12” vinyl white lbl. HMV 2-43404 [13438r]. CÄCILIE (Strauss).
Orch. acc. Excellent sound. Just about 1-2. $50.00.
3399. 10” PW Silver Victor IRCC 208 [3539r/3540r]. ICH HAB’ EIN KLEINES LIED
ERDACHT (Bungert) / WIE SOLTEN WIR GEHEIM SIE HALEN? (R. Strauss); NEUE
LIEBE (Rubinstein). Piano acc. ARTHUR NIKISCH. From orig. 1908 Berlin
matrices. IMs. Just about 1-2. $40.00.
3195. 10” Pink Eng. Aeolian-Vocalion B3112 [03546/03547X]. MORGEN! (Strauss) / DER
MUSENSOHN (Schubert). Piano acc. Harold Craxton. Few lightest mks., cons. 2.
$8.00.
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CONSTANZO GERO [t]
3704. 10” Green Cetra TI 7039 [52412/52413]. DON PASQUALE: Sogno soave è casto
(Donizetti) / BARBIERE DI SIGIVLIA: Se il mio nome (Rossini). Rec. 11 Oct. 1945.
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
JEANNE GERVILLE-RÉACHE [c]. Orthez,
1882-NY City, 1915. A pupil of Rosine Laborde,
Gerville-Réache also coached with Pauline Viardot, who
prepared her for her 1899 Opéra-Comique debut as
Gluck’s Orpheus. Three years later, at the age of
twenty, she created the mother, Geneviève, in the Paris
Opèra-Comique world premiere of Debussy’s Pelléas et
Mélisande. 1907 marked her American debut with
Hammerstein’s Manhattan Opera. She subsequently
appeared in Chicago and Canada as well. Wagnerian
roles were part of her repertoire and she also was
Clytemnestra in the 1910 American premiere of
Strauss’s Elektra. As with Schumann-Heink, the
Clytemnestra of the Dresden world premiere, GervilleRéache almost immediately retired the role, considering
it too wearing vocally. Her tragic death at the age of 32
was the result of blood poisoning.
1587. 10” PW Silver Victor IRCC 109. WERTHER:
Laisse couler mes larmes (Massenet) /
CHANSON SLAVE (Chaminade). From orig.
1909 Victor matrices. Just about 1-2.
$20.00.
2699. 12” Red Victrola 88166. SAPHO: O ma lyre
immortelle (Gounod). VrBk. Excellent late
JEANNE GERVILLE-RÉACHE
‘30s pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
2052. 12” Red Victrola 88184. SAMSON ET DALILA: Mon coeur (Saint-Saëns). VrBk.
Excellent ‘30s pressing. Lbl. tear in trademark area, otherwise just about 1-2.
$15.00.
2497. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88198. ORFEO: J’ai perdu mon Euridice (Gluck). IMs, few lt.
rubs, 2. $10.00.
1096. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victrola 88205 [C-8332-1]. QUEEN OF SHEBA: Plus grand dans
son obscurité (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $20.00.
2455. 12” White lbl. Victrola 88205 [C-8332-1?]. Same as preceding listing (item #1096),
however this may be take 2. I haven’t checked carefully. IMs, few lightest mks.,
cons. 2. $18.00.
1734. 12” Red Pats. Victrola 88317. PAUL ET VIRGINIE: Air du Tigre (Massé). Just about
1-2. $20.00.
2348. 12” Red ’12 Pats. “B” plate Victrola 88368. D’UNE PRISON (Hahn). Her rarest
Victor, by far. Very lt. IMs. Just about 1-2. $40.00.
2517. 12” PW Silver Victor IRCC 73 [C-8332-2/C-9700-2]. QUEEN OF SHEBA: Plus grand
dans son obscurité (Gounod) / PAUL ET VIRGINIE: Parmi les lianes (Massé). Just
about 1-2. $30.00.
1674. 12” PW Silver Victor HRA 1011. SAPHO: O my lyre immortelle (Gounod) / D’UNE
PRISON (Hahn). From orig. 1909/1911 Victor matrices. Just about 1-2. $50.00.
1919. 12” Silver Flags Columbia A5633 [36825-1/36832-1]. SAMSON ET DALILA: Amour,
viens aider / SAMSON ET DALILA: Mon coeur (Saint-Saëns). Rare, indeed, on late
smooth surface material. The only copy I’ve seen pressed in this format. One tiny,
harmless rim patina, small IM. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
DUSOLINA GIANNINI [s].
3707. 10” PoW Red Victor 1168. I LOVE YOU TRULY / JUST A-WEARYIN’ FOR YOU (both
Jacobs-Bond). Good surfaces. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
3584. 10” PW It. Disco Gram. DA 1024 [Bb15481-II/Bb15483-II]. LUISÉ-CANZONE
POPOLARE NAPOLETANA /LA FIERA DEL MAST ANDREA: Ohie Meneche (both
arr. Vittorio Giannini). A particularly scarce Giannini item. Lt. rubs, 2. $25.00.
3681. 10” White HMV test DA 1025 [Bb15476-III/Bb16475-IV]. LOVE HAS EYES
(Bishop) / MY LOVELY CELIA (Higgins). Orch. dir. George Byng. Gen. 2. $20.00.
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FERRUCCIO GIANNINI [t].
Ponte all'Arnia, 1868- Philadelphia, 1948. Giannini emigrated
to the United States in 1885, settling in Philadelphia where he became a City Councillor and a
leader in Italian-American affairs. While he claimed appearing once with Adelina Patti, apparently
most of his career was as a local tenor and impresario, organizing and joining in Philadelphia
area opera performances. He continued with this throughout his life, his four children having
become noted musicians. Bass-baritone Edwin Steffe had mentioned appearing in a Philadelphia
concert in 1945 in which Giannini, then in his mid-70s, joined him for an enthusiastic
performance of “Solenne in quest’ora” from La Forza del Destino.
1406. 10” Berliner 931. MARTHA: Solo profugo (Flotow). Announced by Giannini. Recorded
May 6, 1896. A very decent copy of a record dating from the infancy of disc
recording. Few LGTs, harmless surface depressions, 3-4. $100.00
BENIAMINO GIGLI [t]
3694. 10” Red Victrola 64854
[20275b]. MEFISTOFELE:
GIunto sul passo (Boïto).
Rare Victor issue, replaced a
few months later by Victrola
64942. Small PB, gen. 2.
3664.
3304.
3595.
3312.
3980.
1878.
3978.
3814.
3977.
3720.
3529.
3735.
1863.
$35.00.
10” Red “Z” shellac Victor
1213. MANON LESCAUT:
Donna non vidi mai / TOSCA: Recondita armonia (both
Puccini). Superb pressing.
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
10” Red PW (gold print) Victor
1403. STORNELLI MARINI
(Mascagni) / CANTA PE’ ME
(DeCurtis). Just about 1-2.
$12.00.
10” late Australian HMV EC
BENIMINO GIGLI checking box office receipts?
236 (DA 2060) [OEA173064A/17319-3A. NOTTE D’O
CORE (Companino) / SENZA TE (Silveri). Excellent surface material, few lt. rubs,
cons. 2. $15.00.
10” late Red acous. VdelP DA 586 [B-27010-2/B-27533-2]. TOSCA: O dolci mani
(Puccini) / LORELEY: Nel verde maggio (Catalani). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
10” late Red VdelP DA 1292 [OM844-II/OM845-I]. LUCIA, LUCI (DeCurtis) / ‘A
CANZONA ‘E NAPULE (Bovio). Orch. dir. Carlo Sabajno. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
10” late Red VdelP DA 1374 [OW2430-II/OW2431-II]. ADDIO, BEL SONO (De
Curtis) / LA CANZONE DELL’AMORE (Bixio). Excellent late pressing, along with
most other Gigli discs in this grouping. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
10” late Red VdelP DA 1487 [ORA1307-II/ORA1308-I]. SOLTANTO TU MARIA
(DeCurtis) / ANIMA MIA (Melichar). From film Ave Maria. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
10” late Red VdelP DA 1618 [OBA2347-I/OBA2350-II]. SERENATA (Tosti) / MATTINATA VENEZIANA (Di Mari). Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
10” late Red VdelP DA 1654 [OBA2747-I/OBA6350-III]. DESIDERIO (Bixio) /
MARECHIARE (Tosti). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
10” Red HMV DA 1894 [OEA12597-I/OEA12598-I]. BLESS THIS HOUSE (Brahe) /
SMILIN’ THRO’ (Penn). In English. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
10” late Red Electrola DA 2067 [OEA17895-2A/OEA17896-2A]. RITORNERO
STASERA (de Veroli) / SURRIENTO (Tufano). Orch. dir. Enrico Sivieri. Just about
1-2. $12.00.
10” late Red VdelP DA 2077 [OEA18131-IIA/OEA18147-IIA]. ROSI’ ROSI’ (de
Luca)/O PITTORE ‘E TUTTO ‘O MUNNO (Angelo). Excellent pressing as with most
of these other Gigli listings. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
10” late Red VdeP DA 5376 [OBA3647-II/OBA3648-II]. MARIA-TU SEI PER ME LA
VITA (DeCurtis) / LOLITA (Buzzi-Peccia). Beautiful pressing. Just about 1-2.
$10.00.
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3310. 10” late Red VdP DA 5417 [OBA4919/OBA4926-II]. TRE ROSE / ‘NA SERA È
MAGGIO (both Pisano). Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1193. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6381. LA FAVORITA: Duetto finale dell’opera (Donizetti) /
GIOCONDA: Laggiù nelle nebbie remote (Ponchielli). Both with ELVIRA CASAZZA
[ms]. As new. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2100. 12” Red acous. Victrola 6381. Same as preceding listing (item #1193). Few light
rubs, cons. 2. $10.00.
1212. 12” Red PW (gold print) Victor 8084 [takes 2/2]. PEARL FISHERS: Del tempio al
limitar (Bizet) / GIOCONDA: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di Santafior (Ponchielli). Both
with GIUSEPPE DE LUCA [b]. PoW pressings use a different take for side two. Just
about 1-2. $7.00.
2717. 12” Red late VdP DB 05353 [2RA5608-II/2RA5609-IV]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo) / VALZER DELLA FELICITÀ (Millöcker). He transposes the Prologo up to a
more comfortable key for tenor. 1943 recordings dir. by Bruno Seidler-Winkler.
Fine pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2576. 12” Red VdP DB 5406 [2BA4478-II/2BA4483-II]. L’ARLESIANA: È la solita storia
(Cilèa) / ANDREA CHENIER: Improvviso (Giordano). Just about 1-2. $7.00.
3432. 12” Mauve elec. HMV AGSB49 [CVE-37319/CVE-37321]. FORZA DEL DESTINO:
Solenne in quest’ora (Verdi) / LA GIOCONDA: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di Santafior
(Ponchielli). Both with TITTA RUFFO [b]. Both sides from unpublished Victor
matrices, 1927. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1913. 12” Mauve elec. HMV AGSB 56 [CVE-58119-3/CVE-37320-1?]. PEARL FISHERS:
Mi par d’udir ancora (Bizet) / BOHÊME: Ah, Mimì, tu più (Puccini). Side two with
TITTA RUFFO [b]. Both sides from unpublished Victor masters, 1929/1927. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
2575. 12” Argentine RCA Victor B-5023 [2EA13688-1/2EA13689-1]. PER LA GLORIA
D’ADORAVI (Bononini) / TU MANCAVI A TORMENTARMI (Cesti). Just about
12. $20.00.
2518. 12” Brazilian RCA Victor 766-6003. INNO A ROMA (Puccini) / OCCHI DI FATA
(Denza). Cons. 2. $25.00.
RINA GIGLI [s]. Naples, 1916-Recanati,
2002. Gigli studied piano and became a
capable accompanist and soloist. She first sang
in public in 1936 although she didn’t make her
debut in opera until 1943 in Parma, singing
Violetta in La Traviata opposite her father,
Beniamino Gigli, as Alfredo. She was prepared
in the role by Rosina Storchio and had a great
success. His career included most major
houses in Italy, as well as in Spain, South
America and London’s Covent Garden. She was
equally popular in recital in tours that included
Japan and South Korea. Her last performance
was Nedda in Pagliacci at the Naples San Carlo
in 1971. Her repertoire included over thirty
roles. She frequently appeared on stage opposite her father until he retired from opera
in 1954. Rina Gigli’s voice had a very distinctive timbre (which I find attractive although
others have cited as abrasive), but she was a
better musician than her father, a result of her
extensive keyboard experience.
RINA GIGLI and her father BENIAMINO GIGLI as
3510. 10” Red late VdP DA 11351
Manon and des Grieux in Puccini's Manon Lescaut
[OBA8305/OBA8306]. ERA LA VOI
(Geni Sadero) / BERCEUSE (Piccinelli). Scarce. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
4200. 12” Red late VdP DB 11315 [2BA6519/2BA6520-2]. FALSTAFF: Sul fil d’un soffio
(Verdi) / MEFISTOFELE: L’altra notte (Boïto). Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
1918. 12” Red late VdP DB 11316 [2BA6521-2/2BA6522]. PEARL FISHERS: Si come un di
(Bizet) / LA BOHÊME: Donde lieta usci (Puccini). Orch. dir. Argeo Quadri. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
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CHARLES GILIBERT [b]
2667. 12” Red Victrola 85118. PLAISIR D’AMOUR (Martini). Piano acc. Very attractive
performance. Excellent late ‘30s pressing. Lbl. stkr., tiny lbl. tear, otherwise just
about 1-2. $20.00.
MARIO GILION [t]. 1870-Marseilles,
1914. After some experience as a baritone,
Gilion made his debut as a tenor in Monza,
1901, as Vasco da Gama in Meyerbeer’s
l’Africaine. He appeared in Modena, Venice,
Genoa, Torino, Madrid, Odessa, Buenos
Aires, and a number of other operatic centers,
and became known as one of the most able
dramatic tenors of the period. His Paris Opéra
debut was in what turned out to be his
“signature” role, Arnold in William Tell. Gilion’s records, made exclusively for Fonotipia,
display a voice of almost baritonal richness
with exceptional brilliance above the staff.
1500. 11” Fonotipia 396552/396562
[XPh2078/XPh2076]. WILLIAM
TELL: O muto asil / WILLIAM
TELL: Corriam (Rossini). LGTs,
otherwise cons. 2-3. $35.00.
9370. 11” Fonotipia 39811/39812
[XPh2111/2109]. FORZA DEL
DESTINO: Solenne in quest’ ora/
TROVATORE: Tace la notte …
MARIO GILION
Deserto sulla terra (both Verdi).
Both with FRANCESCO M. BONINI [b]. 2. $35.00.
1504. 11” Fonotipia 39815/39816 [XPh2098/XPh2097]. LA JUIVE: Rachele allor che
Iddio / LA JUIVE: Dio mi inspira (Halévy). Gen. 2. $40.00.
3261. 11” Fonotipia 92238/92239 [XPh3291/XPh3292]. SIBERIA: Oriide steppe
(Giordano) / SAMSON ET DALILA: Figli miei v’arrestate (Saint-Saëns). Tiny lbl.
stkr. Couple small bumps side one (two or three ticks each), gen. 3. $20.00.
1506. 11” Fonotipia 92683/92684 [XPh4369/XPh4389 ]. WILLIAM TELL: O muto asil /
WILLIAM TELL: Corriam, voliam (Rossini). Cons. 2. $75.00.
3268. 11” Fonotipia 92761/92761 [XPh4385/XPh 4371]]. DON CARLO: Io la vidi, e al suo
sorriso (Verdi) / TANNHÄUSER: Inno a Venere (Wagner). Some lbl. tears side two.
Side two IMs and small lbl. stkr. Surfaces gen. 2. Small bump side two will sound
lightly, tiny bump side one. $40.00.
1497. 11” Fonotipia 92763/92764 [XPh4441/XPh4391]. CANZONE GUERRESCA / ANDREA CHENIER: Credo a una possanza (both Giordano). Giordano signed the matrix
side one. MGTs, 2. $35.00.
DINH GILLY [b]
3224. 10” Mauve acous. HMV AGSA 29 [Bb3357-II/Bb3358-I]. LA COUP DU ROI DE
THULÉ: Il est venu ce jour de lutte (Diaz). Two sides. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
1176. 12” Red acous. HMV DB 743 [Cc4006-I/Cc4007-I]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Dovunque al mondo / MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Amore o grillo (Puccini). With
JOSEPH HISLOP [t] both sides and WILLIAM PARNIS [t] side one. 2. $7.00.
2022. 12” Red acous. Czech HMV DB 849 [Cc5995-II/Cc5996-III]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo
(Leoncavallo). Two sides. In English. Good pressing. Lt. rubs, 2. $15.00.
2243. 12” White lbl. elec. SS HMV mat. Cc14231-I. AMARILLI (Caccini). Piano acc. One
side of DB 1256. Just about 1-2. $40.00.
2244. 12” White lbl. elec. SS HMV mat. Cc14229-IV. O DEL MIO AMATO BEN (Donaudy).
Piano acc. Deeply moving performance. The other side of DB 1256. Just about 12. $40.00.
RIA GINSTER [s]
2957. 10” Red PW (gold print) Victor 1869 [OEA6042-1/OEA6043-I]. AN CHLOË / DAS
VEILCHEN (Mozart). Piano acc. Gerald Moore. Just about 1-2. $7.00.
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1984. 12” Red Scroll “Z”-type material Victor 8763 [2B6256-I/2B6281-1]. WIEGENLIED
(Brahms); MARIA WIEGENLIED (Reger) / TREUE LIEBE; BOTSCHAFT (both
Brahms). Piano acc. Gerald Moore. Lt. rubs, 2-3. $6.00.
ARISTODEMO GIORGINI [t]
1607. 10” Red Dog Gram. Con. 52194 [7008½b]. SONNAMBULA: Prendi, l’anel ti dono (Bellini). Lightest gilt fade
on lbl., just about 1-2. $25.00.
3409. 12” Red Victrola 8057. SONNAMBULA: D’un pensiero
(Bellini). With GIUSEPPINA HUGUET [s] / HUGUET
[s], FERNANDO DE LUCIA [t]. SONNAMBULA: Prendi, l’anel ti dono (Bellini). From orig. 1907 G&T
matrices. Small lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
EUGENIO GIRALDONI [b]. Marseilles, 1871-Helsinki,
1924. The child of two noted singers, the celebrated Verdi baritone
Leone Giraldoni, the first Amonasro, and soprano Carolina Ferni,
who created Catalani’s Loreley and also taught Eugenio. His debut
was at the Teatro Liceo in 1898 as Escamillo in Carmen. He
followed this with success at La Scala, the Rome Costanzi (where
he created Scarpia in the 1900 world premiere of Puccini’s Tosca),
and the Metropolitan Opera and Covent Garden (where he also
sang their first Scarpia). His career also included Russia and
South America, as well as Scandinavia. He taught in his later
years in Helsinki.
ARISTODEMO GIORGINI
3287. 11” Red & Silver Odeon HRS 1018 [XPh1573/1502]. OTELLO: Era la notte (Verdi) /
ROSINA STORCHIO [s]. LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: O luce di quest’anima
(Donizetti). Beautiful late ‘30s pressing from orig. 1906 Fonotipia matrices. One tiny
mk. side two, just about 1-2. $30.00.
1827. 11” Red Odeon X.39446/X.39536 [XPh1572/XPh1574]. OTELLO: Credo (Verdi) /
HAMLET: O vin discaccia la tristezza (Thomas). Excellent early ‘30s pressing for
IRCC. Just about 1-2. $30.00.
FIORELLO GIRAUD [t]. Parma, 1868-1928.
His debut was as Lohengrin in 1891 and the
following year he created Canio in the world premiere of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. His long career
and diverse repertoire included Siegfried at La Scala under Toscanini in 1907 and in 1908 Pelléas
in the Italian premiere of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande. In later years he was successful on the
concert stage.
1511. 12” Milano G&T 052067 [271i]. ANCORA (Tosti). Piano acc. Cottone. Nice copy. TB,
cons. 2-3. $300.00.
3798. 10” Green acous. Disco Gram. R.3851 [6445ae/6489ae]. RIMPIANTO (Toselli) / AVE
MARIA (Grigolato). Side one few minor clicks in introduction, one minor dig,
otherwise cons. 2-3. Side two gen. 2. $75.00.
JOHN GLÄSER [t]
2215. 12” PW Eng. Parlophone E11092 [2-21719/
2-21720]. FAUST: Es ist schon spat [Garden
Scene] (Gounod). Two sides. With EMMY
BETTENDORF [s]. Orch. dir. Frieder Weissmann.
Small lbl. stkr., few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.
HERTHA GLATZ [c]
3122. 10” Red PW (gold print) Victor 1949. SELIGKEIT /
WEHMUTH (both Schubert). Piano acc. Franz
Rupp. Just about 1-2. $8.00.
3249. 10” Red PW (gold print) Victor 1949. Same as
previous listing (item #3122) but erroneously
pressed with the label for side one on both sides.
ALMA GLUCK [s]
HERTHA GLATZ
3759. 10” Red Pats. Victor 64213. HUBICKA: Cradle Song
(Smetana). One small, harmless paper scr., otherwise just about 1-2. $7.00.
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3773. 10” Red ’12 Pats. Victrola 87110 [take 3].
OH, THAT WE TWO WERE MAYING (Nevin).
With LOUISE HOMER [c]. IMs. Just about
1-2. $6.00.
3003. 10” Red Victor 87198. ROCK OF AGES
(Hastings). With LOUISE HOMER [c]. Just
about 1-2. $6.00.
1342. 12” Red Victor 74238. PAGLIACCI: Ballatella
(Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
1699. 12” Red ’12 Pats. 74249. HIPPOLYTE ET
ARICIE: Rossignols Amoureux (Rameau).
Such a wonderful performance! Just about
1-2. $15.00.
previous listing (item #1699). Tiny lbl. stkrs.
Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1031. 12” Red Pats. Victor 74252 [1st issued take].
LOUISE: Depuis le jour (Charpentier).
Perfect copy, as the grading indicates. Just
about 1-2. $15.00.
1205. 12” Red “A” plate Victor 74423 [take 2].
SEMELE: Oh Sleep! Why Dost Thou Leave
Me? (Händel). Replaced by take 3 less than
a year later. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
ALMA GLUCK, husband EFREM
ZIMBALIST and two of their children
TITO GOBBI [b]
3372. 10” Red VdP AV 61 [OBA5166/OBA5167]. FAMMA SUNNÁ CU’ TTE (Ruccione) / MUSICA PROIBITA (Gastaldon). From film Musica Proibita.
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2799. 10” Red HMV DA 1940 [OEA14562-I/OEA145631]. TAKE THE SUN (Rota) / SONG OF THE
MOUNTAINS (Pigarelli). Side one in English.
Both from film The Glass Mountain. Small lbl.
stkr. Cons. 2. $8.00.
2362. 12” Red late VdP DB 5400 [2BA5146-II/2BA4272II]. ARLESIANA: Come due tizzi accesi (Cilèa) /
AUGUSTO BEUF [bs-b]. SIMON BOCCANEGRA:
Il lacerate spirito (Verdi). Excellent pressing.
One TB, few lightest mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
2363. 12” Red late VdP DB 5442 [2BA5160-II/
2BA5162]. DON CARLOS: Per me giunto /
DON CARLOS: Io morrò (Verdi). Few lightest
rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
A youthful TITO GOBBI
JULES GODART [t]. Quaregnon, Belgium, 1877-Paris, 1909. Born Jules Godarder (and
occasionally listed as Godard, rather than Godart), he studied at the Brussels Conservatory.
Having some success in Belgium, he made his debut at the Paris Opéra in 1908 where his
repertoire included dramatic roles such as Siegfried (in Götterdämmerung), Samson and
Lohengrin. He died suddenly, the result of poisoning, while preparing for performances of Faust at
the Paris Opéra. The death occurred under suspicious circumstances that were never cleared up.
9422. 11” Brown Odeon 97131/97132 [XP.4424/XP.4429]. DIE WALKÜRE: Plus d’hiver /
TANNHÄUSER: Reine d’Amour (both Wagner). Side two with AMELIA TALEXIS [s].
Superficial rubs (no greying), cons. 3. $20.00.
CHRISTEL GOLTZ [s]
3499. 12” Yellow Deut Gram. 68148 [31½KM/32½KM]. ROMÉO UND JULIA: Komme,
milde, liebevolle Nacht / ROMÉO UND JULIA: Entweihet meine Hand verwegen
dich (H. Sutermeister). Side two with JULIUS KATONA [t]. Just about 1-2.
$15.00.
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MARIE GÖTZE [c]
2568. 12” Blk. Angel Pre-Dog Gram. 043084/043085 [335s/336s]. DIE WEISSE DAME:
Spinnlied (Boieldieu) / ORPHEO: Du, die ich heiss geliebt (Gluck). Bright labels,
excellent copy. What looks like a lateral scratch is apparently a rub as it doesn’t
sound, otherwise cons. 2. $15.00.
JEANNE GORDON [c]. Wallaceburg,
Canada, 1884-Macon, MO, 1952. In 1908,
she was married to Ralph K. Trix, a Detroit real
estate agent (and was divorced in 1924). Their
daughter, Jane (Gordon) became an actress and,
in 1941, the wife of actor David Wayne. Jeanne
studied in Toronto with Dr. Albert Hamm and
was graduated from the Toronto Conservatory.
She apparently did little with her talent until her
husband enlisted in the army around 1916. Her
career began as a soloist in New York movie
houses and then developed as a member of the
Creatore and Scotti Opera Companies. In 1919
she made her debut at the Metropolitan as
Azucena where she sang principal mezzo and
contralto roles through 1927. Her career
continued with sound films for Vitaphone in
1927, Dalila at Monte-Carlo in 1928, and
various performances in the New York area,
including radio. In the early 1930s she appeared
in a condensed Carmen at the Roxy Theater and
then apparently returned to Canada. She was
traced in 1933 trying to enter the U.S. without
correct documentation and was ordered to
return. Two weeks later she suffered a nervous
breakdown and was sent to the Homewood
JEANNE GORDON
Sanatorium in Guelph. She eventually did reenter the U.S. and was confined in her later years to a mental facility in Macon, MO, where she
died. Ponselle referred to her as having “a great voice — a true mezzo but with an exceptional high
range.” She added, however, “There was something wrong [mentally] with her. She lived her life in
front of a mirror. She was always in the beauty parlor, always admiring herself”. [quotes from
James Drake’s Rosa Ponselle - A Centenary Biography].
1894. 11” (oversized 10”) SS elec. Victor test matrix BVE-37800-8. TROVATORE: Stride la
vampa (Verdi). Recorded 3 May 1927. This would seem to be the only extant
copy of this test. Scuffy surface, 3-4, but no damage. $300.00.
IGOR GORIN [b]. Ukraine, 1904-Arizona, 1982.
A remarkably able artist, Gorin (born
Ignatz Grünberg) studied with Victor Fuchs in Vienna. His career in the U.S. after 1934 included
radio work, concerts, films and opera. While he made his first operatic appearance in 1928, it
wasn’t until 1964 that the Metropolitan Opera took an interest in him, when he made a belated
debut there as Germont in La Traviata. Despite a good review, that was also his Met farewell.
3857. 10” Red late RCA Victor 10-0039. MY FRIEND / AMONG THE LIVING (both Albert
Hay Malotte). Both acc. by the composer. Excellent late beveled edge pressing.
Just about 1-2. $12.00.
4201. 10” Speak-o-Phone Acetate. THE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG (Malotte) (and Firestore
Orch. playing “American Patrol”. Firestone Hour Broadcast, 7/12/43. Just about 12. $8.00.
2300. 12” RCA Victor Test Pressing CS-066384-2. DIE TOTE STADT: PIerrotlied (Korngold). In English. Unpublished. Just about 1-2. $35.00.
2278. 12” Rockhill SS Prof. Acetate. THE NEW MOON: Stout-Hearted Men (Romberg).
From undated ‘40s broadcast. Lbl. tears. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
OTTO GORITZ [b]
1283. 12” Red Pats. Victor 74212. TROMPETER VON SAKKINGEN: Werner’s Farewell
(Nessler). Text label on verso. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
2770. 12” Red Pats. Victor 74230. FLYING DUTCHMAN: Wie oft in Meeres tiefsten
Schlund (Wagner). Few lt. mks., 2. $10.00.
1785. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 74288. CZAR UND ZIMMERMANN: Einst spielt ich
(Lortzing). Just about 1-2. $12.00.
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2510. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 74322.
FLYING DUTCHMAN: Wie aus
die Ferne (Wagner). Tiny (about
and 8th of an inch) lbl. tear,
otherwise just about 1-2.
$12.00.
FRANCESCO GRANADOS [t]
1413. 10” Blk. G&T 2-52688/54392
[11216b/11211b].
CHATTERTON: Tu sola a me
rimani / CHATTERTON: Son
certo ch’ei dorma (Leoncavallo).
Side two with ANITA
SANTORO [s]. Orchestra dir. by
the composer. Excellent copy,
few tiny mks., cons. 2.
$800.00.
APOLLO GRANFORTE [b]
3675. 10” Red elec. HMV DA 784
[BR372-I/ BR373-IIA]. GIOVINEZZA (Blanc) / LA LEGGENDA DEL PIAVE (Blanc). Very
nice copy, cons. 2. $25.00.
OTTO GORITZ and wise old stuffed pet
1329. 12” Red PoW HMV DB 1449
[CM1558-1/ CM1560-III]. RIGOLETTO: Lassù in cielo / RIGOLETTO: Si, vendetta
(Verdi). Both with NUNÙ SANCHIONI [s]. Orch. dir. Carlo Sabajno. Just about 12. $8.00.
3434. 12” Red PW elec. HMV DB 939 [CR370-II/CR371-IA]. BOHÊME: O Mimì, tu più
(Puccini). With JOSEPH HISLOP [t].
3446. 12” Red Late VdP DA 1044 [Ck2006-II/
Ck2007-I]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo). Two sides. Not part of the
Granforte Pagliacci set. Orch. dir.
Carlo Sabajno. Good surface material.
Lbl. stkrs. Lt. mks., 2. $8.00.
3449. 12” Red PW HMV DB 1040 [Ck2010-II/
Ck2011-II]. PAGLICCI Decid il mio
destin / PAGLIACCI: No, più non
m’ami! (Leoncavallo). With HINA
SPANI [s]. Orch. dir. Carlo Sabajno.
Cons. 2. $8.00.
1374. 12” Red PW Australian HMV DB 1162
[CF1595-/CD4900-II]. INNO AL DUCE [HYMN TO MUSSOLINI] (Ihne) /
INNO A ROMA (Puccini). Orch. dir.
Carlo Sabajno. Excellent late ‘30s
laminated pressing. Just about 1-2.
$40.00.
3448. 12” Red Argentine Victor 6893. Same as
preceding listing (item #1374). Z-type
shellac. Superficial rubs, 3. $25.00.
RINALDO GRASSI [t]. Milan, 1885-Milan,
1946. Grassi received his education in Milan
Conservatory, where he was a pupil of Leoni. In
1904 he made his stage debut in Teatro Coccia,
Novara as Rodolfo in Puccini’s La Boheme. Other
appearances that year included the Teatro
Donizetti, Bergamo, the Teatro Massimo, Palermo
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in The Damnation of Faust, as well as at the
Teatro Dal Verme, Milan in Mascagni’s Amica.
In 1907 he appeared as Alfredo in La Traviata
as the Teatro San Carlo, Naples. 1907-08
marked his La Scala debut as Cavaradossi in
Tosca, also singing Faust in Boïto’s Mefistofele.
As a guest he also was on the stage of the
Teatro Costanzi, Rome (singing in the 1910 in
the premiere of Leoncavallo’s Maia), the Madrid
Teatro Real. and in St. Petersburg. Grassi was
with the Metropolitan Opera the season of
1908-09 singing Pinkerton, Cavaradossi, and
Rodolfo. 1912 marked his debut in South
America at the Teatro Colón in Boïto’s
Mefistofele. In 1924 at the Teatro Regio, he
appeared for the last time singing the principal
tenor roles in Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West
and in Verdi’s Falstaff. He was married to
soprano Bianca Tamagno-Grassi (1883-1914), a
niece of the great heroic tenor Francesco
Tamagno.. She died at the height of her career
at the age of only 31 years in a car accident.
[from Kutsch-Riemens Großes Sänger Lexicon].
9425. 11” Fonotipia 92565/92566
[XPh4044/XPh4045-2]. LA GIOCONDA: Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di
Santafior (Ponchielli). Two sides.
With PASQUALE AMATO [b]. Just
about 1-2. $20.00.
LOUIS GRAVEURE [b/t]. London,
1888-San Francisco, 1966.
RINALDO GRASSI
Graveure’s first traced American performances were as a baritone under the name Wilfrid Douthitt
in The Lilac Domino, New York, 1914. In 1915, he returned to New York as Louis Graveure (Graveure having been his mother’s maiden name), although he steadfastly denied (for what reason is
unknown) having been Douthitt, now claiming Belgian heritage and sporting a beard and monocle
(which he never used). Douthitt’s teacher in England for four years, Clara Novello Davies, obviously recognizing him as her former pupil, quickly added fuel to the fire stating that if he could prove
he was not Douthitt, then she would “make a most humble public apology”. Despite this controversy, he quickly established himself successfully in the U.S. in the concert and oratorio worlds
as Graveure and his Douthitt days were forgotten. In 1920 he gave his first lieder recital in Berlin
with great success. Successfully changing to tenor in 1927-28, he was acclaimed for his natural
tenor sound and his more youthful appearance (he had removed his beard). Later in 1928 he
returned to Germany where he had success in opera, at first sharing the stage with his wife,
soprano Eleanor Painter. She divorced him in 1930 and returned to America. The following year
marked Graveure’s last New York appearance before settling in Germany. There he continued his
work in opera and recital, and in 1933 he embraced yet another career as a German operetta film
star. Upon returning to the U.S. around 1939 he was not well remembered here or perhaps he
tried to keep a low profile, considering his close affiliations to Germany through the 1930s. His
name seems to have vanished from the press until 1947, when he attempted a recital at New
York’s Town Hall. The NY Times reviewer felt, “With his voice in its present condition, it was to be
deplored that Mr. Graveure … should attempt to make a comeback.” He apparently thereafter
taught until his death. The records below, one exception, represent Graveure as a tenor.
3104. 10” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 2154-D [W148999-1/W149017-3]. SONGS MY
MOTHER TAUGHT ME (Dvorák) / MY TREASURE (Trevalsa-Barr). Piano acc.
Walter Golde. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
4202. 10” PW Blue Shellac Columbia 221-M [W148999-1/W149017-3]. Same as previous
listing but slightly later, renumbered issue. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1593. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 2425-D [W150188-1/W151109-2]. NOW SLEEPS
THE CRIMSON PETAL (Quilter) / FROM THE LAND OF THE SKY-BLUE WATER
(Cadman). Piano acc. Sanford Schlussel. Just about 1-2. $10.00.
1071. 12” EE Blue Columbia 7108-M [W98258-2/W98259-3]. THE BANDOLERO (Stuart /
THE YEOMAN’S WEDDING SONG (Ponintowski). 1926 recording, only one of two
electrical recordings by Graveure as a baritone. Just about 1-2. $15.00.
1704. 12” Red elec. Ultraphon F310 [30382-1/30383]. BOHÊME: Che gelida manina
(Puccini) / CARMEN: La fleur (Bizet). Both in German. Few lt. mks., cons. 2.
$15.00.
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KATHRYN GRAYSON (ZELMA KATHRYN ELISABETH HEDRICK) [s].
Winston-Salem, NC, 1922 – Los Angeles, CA, 2010. Much of her career was in musical
movies, but after her final film in 1956 she appeared in live musicals and in opera, her first love.
Her first recordings were made for RCA Victor when she was 15 and were designated for Red Seal
publication but were never issued. Hollywood insisted she abandon hopes of an operatic stage
career and concentrate on becoming film competition for Deanna Durbin. Her actual first operatic
stage appearances were in the 1960s, including the principal soprano roles in La Boheme and
Madama Butterfly. In her final years, Grayson gave private singing lessons in her Los Angeles
home, and served as supervisor for a Voice and Choral Studies Program at Idaho State University.
3755. 10” Yellow M-G-M Metrolite 30232. NEW MOON: Lover, Come Back to Me (Hammerstein-Kern) / SHOWBOAT: You Are Love (Hammerstein-Kern). Side one an
especially attractive performance. Couple lightest rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.
PELAGIE GREEF-ANDRIESEN [s]. Vienna, 1860Frankfurt, 1937. A pupil of her mother, Marie Andriessen-von
Linge, a voice teacher at the Vienna Conservatory, Pelagie first
came to notice as an operetta singer. While a mezzo-soprano at that
time, she entered the world of opera singing dramatic soprano
roles, first touring with Angelo Neumann’s company. In 1884 she
made her debut in Leipzig as Aida and remained there until 1890.
For the next decade she was heard in a variety of venues, including
Bayreuth, London’s Covent Garden and Salzberg, singing such
roles as Brünnhilde, Frika, Santuzza, Armide, Sélika and the
Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro. Her records are of exceptional
rarity, particularly in clean condition.
1400. 7” Berliner 43084. WALKÜRE: Walkürenruf der
Brünnhilde (Wagner). Followed by applause and ardent
(but “gender incorrect”) cries of “Bravo!”. Great rarity in
astonishingly fine condition. There couldn’t be a better
extant copy! Harmless, inherent pressing depressions.
Cons. 2. $2000.00.
1449. 10” Blk. Frankfurt G&T 43857 [4643L]. TANNHÄUSER:
Dich, theure Halle (Wagner). Beautiful copy of this
major rarity. Cons. 2. $1500.00.
MAGDELEINE GRESLÉ [ms]
3160. 10” Red Decca G-20226 [SB65-2/FB167-2]. LA MER
PELAGIE GREEFEST PLUS BELLE / NOËL DES ENFANTS QUI N’ONT
ANDRIESEN
PLUS DE MAISONS (both Debussy). Piano acc.
Janine Weill. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $12.00.
3241. 10” Red Decca G-20227 [SB10/SB11-2]. FÊTES GALANTES: Les Ingénus / FÊTES
GALANTES: Le Faune (both Debussy). Piano acc. J. Weill. Just about 1-2. $12.00.
ANDRÉ GRESSE [bs]. Lyons, 1868-Paris, 1937.
A student of Taskin and Melchissédec at
the Paris Conservatoire, Gresse (the son of a celebrated bass) made his debut at the OpéraComique in 1896 as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni. His Paris Opéra debut was as St. Bris in
Les Huguenots, 1901. Gresse was one of the most important Paris Opéra basses, singing 60 roles
there over a period of 25 years. At Monte-Carlo he created Sancho Panza in the world premiere of
Massenet’s Don Quichotte, 1910, with Chaliapin in the title role. In later years Gresse taught at the
Paris Conservatoire, his pupils there having included André Pernet and Martial Singher.
3620. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 2-32632 [1300-F]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Scène de Frière
Laurent (Gounod). 1902 recording. Inherent surface depressions, otherwise
exceptionally clean, bright label. Cons. 2. $20.00.
TRAIAN GROSAVESCU [t]. 1894-1927. A Rumanian tenor, Grosavescu studied in his
native land and in Milano made his debut in 1924 at the Vienna Volksoper. The following year he
was first heard at the Vienna Opera and also made guest appearances at the Berlin City Opera. He
seemed destined for a very important career, but he was shot by his wife following a Vienna Opera
performance in a groundless fit of jealousy.
1526. 12” Odeon Rxx 80887/Rxx 80888 [XXB6932-II/XXB6933-II]. PAGLIACCI: Scherzet
immer (Leoncavallo) / PAGLIACCI: Jetzt spielen (Leoncavallo). IMs. Small lbl. stkrs.
Cons. 2.
$25.00.
4203. 12” Odeon O-8600 (Rxx80645/Rxx80892) [xxB6929-V/xxB6935-II]. RIGOLETTO:
Parmi veder le lagrime (Verdi) / MEISTERSINGER: Morgendlich leucdhtend
(Wagner). Both in German. Small lbl. stkrs. Cons. 2. $25.00.
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ADRIANA GUERRINI [s].
Florence, 1907Milan, 1970. Guerrini studied at the Music Conservatory in Florence and at Rome’s Accademia di
Santa Cecilia in Rome. She made her debut on
Italian Radio (RAI) in 1940, singing in Giordano's
Siberia and Puccini's Il Tabarro. She made her
stage debut in 1942, as Leonora in Il Trovatore, at
the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. She then appeared
at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in 1944, as Madama Butterfly and Maddalena in Andrea Chénier.
While a great success in many Italian houses, her
greatest triumphs occurred at the Teatro San Carlo
in Naples, where she sang the principal soprano
roles in Cavalleria Rusticana, Un Ballo in Maschera,
Tosca and La Forza del Destino among other works.
During the celebration of the 50th anniversary of
the death of Verdi in 1951, Guerrini sang on Italian
radio the roles of Amelia in I Masnadieri, and Lina
in La Battaglia di Legnano. Outside Italy, she made
guest appearances at the Zurich, Vienna State and
Paris Operas, the Liceo in Barcelona and the Teatro
São Carlo in Lisbon. -Wikipedia
2273. 12” PoW Eng. Col. DX 1651 [CBX-1603-3/
CBX1608-2]. SUOR ANGELICA: Senza
mamma (Puccini) / IRIS: Un di, era
piccina (Mascagni). Cons. 2. $10.00.
ADRIANA GUERRINI
ARMEN GUIRAG [t]. Armenia, 1915-
Queens, NY, 1981. Guirag had a successful career
in South America and was a citizen of Argentina. His U.S. concert debut was at Carnegie Hall in
1959. NY Times reviewer Edward Downes reported, “If Mr. Guirag had the artistry to match the
brilliance of his vocal resources, he would be a sensation overnight on any opera stage.” He
referred to Guirag’s “delicate head tones” in a Massenet aria and his “full, warm chest tones in a
vibrant Italian verismo style” as well as his “astonishing flexibility”. “When all was said and done,
here was a superb voice and a flair for singing that could take Mr. Guirag far. It remains to be
seen what he will do with it.” Alas, this and another Carnegie Hall concert two years later must
have been the high high points in his career, at least in the U.S. An Internet writer indicated that
Guirag lived “hand to mouth” and that he “ran a record shop in New York City that doubled as his
home. He would sell his music in front and sleep out back with a tiny refrigerator, table, and a
couple of chairs.”
2940. 10” White Argentine RCA Victor P-1000. KROUNK [CANTO DE LOS EMIGRANTES]
(Komitas Vartabet) / KELE KELE (Vartabet); GUAKAVI BES (A. der Ghevontian).
Piano acc. Jascha Galperin. Label autographed by Guirag. 2. $15.00.
CARLOS GUICHANDUT [b/later tenor]. Buenos Aires, 1914-1990.
He was first a
student of philosophy and then studied singing. In 1938 he began his vocal career in zarzuelas,
making his operatic debut at the Teatro Colón in 1945. He then appeared in Italy at the Naples
Teatro San Carlo, then in Venice at La Fenice and La Scala in 1948, making his debut there as
Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera. He restudied as a tenor with Fidelia Campigna and made a second
debut in Bari, 1952, as Siegmund. The next year he sang opposite Callas in Norma at the Maggio
Musicale Fiorentino. While he appears not to have sung in the U.S., he was heard at the Paris
Opera, the Liceo in Barcelona, and various other European and South American operatic sites in
roles such as Otello, Rhadames and Don Jose. He retired in 1974.
3477. 12” Orange Cetra 20506 [2-77332/2-77334]. TRAVIATA: Di Provenza (Verdi) /
HAMLET: O vin, discaccia la tristezza (Thomas). Cons. 2. $20.00.
MIZZI GÜNTHER [s]. Warnsdorf, Bohemia, 1879-Vienna, 1961.
Mizzi Günther,
following her success creating Lehár’s The Merry Widow, had a “comparable triumph” in the
premiere of Leo Fall’s The Dollar Princess at the Theater an der Wien on 2 Nov., 1907. Her other
successes included leading roles in a number of operettas in a career that lasted many years in
Vienna in particular. She also appeared in England, France and Russia.
4204. 10” Blk. Pre-Dog Angel Gramophone Con. 2-44293/2-44294 [11766u/11765u].
DOLLARPRINZESSIN: Finale Act II / DOLLARPRINZESSIN: Brumm-Duett (Fall).
Both with KARL STREITMAN [t]. Orch. dir. by the composer. Small lbl. stkrs.
Small scrape side two (could sound about an eighth of an inch), otherwise 2-3.
$25.00.
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