Great Singers: 1909-1938

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1La sonnambula: Ah! Non giunge
soprano vocals:
Luisa Tetrazzini (soprano) (on 1911-03-18)
recording of:
La sonnambula: Atto II, scena 2. “Ah! Non giunge uman pensiero” (Amina, tutti) (on 1911-03-18)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani
part of:
La sonnambula: Atto II
Luisa Tetrazzini3:09
2Pagliacci: No! Pagliaccio non son
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1910-12-28)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto II. “No, Pagliaccio non son” (Canio, Coro, Silvio, Nedda) (on 1910-12-28)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto II
Enrico Caruso3:27
3La traviata: Brindisi
contralto vocals:
Ernestine Schumann‐Heink (contralto) (on 1909-09-17)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (on 1909-09-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Ernestine Schumann‐Heink3:04
4Don Giovanni: Il mio tesoro
tenor vocals:
John McCormack (tenor) (on 1916-05-09)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
John McCormack4:16
5I puritani: Son vergin vezzosa
soprano vocals:
Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano) (on 1923-09-11)
recording of:
I Puritani: Atto I. N°9a. Finale I. Polacca “Son vergin vezzosa” (Elvira, Arturo, Enrichetta, Giorgio) (on 1923-09-11)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto I
Amelita Galli-Curci4:05
6Il barbiere di Siviglia: Largo al factotum
baritone vocals:
Riccardo Stracciari (baritone) (on 1917-05-19)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (on 1917-05-19)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Riccardo Stracciari4:11
7Norma: Casta Diva
choir vocals:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Giulio Setti (conductor)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Rosa Ponselle8:04
8I puritani: A te o cara
tenor vocals:
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (tenor) (on 1928-01-16)
recording of:
I Puritani: Atto I, scena 3. N°7 “A te, o cara, amor talora” (Arturo, Giorgio, Walton, Elvira, Coro) (on 1928-01-16)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (in 1835)
librettist:
Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.)
part of:
I puritani: Atto I
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi3:42
9Turandot: In questa reggia
soprano vocals:
Eva Turner (soprano) (in 1928)
conductor:
Stanford Robinson (in 1928)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto II, scena 2. “In questa reggia” (Turandot, La folla, Calaf) (in 1928)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto II
Eva Turner5:54
10Un ballo in maschera: Eri tu
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (in 1929)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III, scena 1. Nº 17b. Aria “Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima” (Renato) (in 1929)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto III
Lawrence Tibbett4:38
11Carmen: Habañera
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Conchita Supervía (spanish mezzo-soprano) (in 1930)
conductor:
Gustave Cloëz (in 1930)
Conchita Supervía4:21
12La Bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor) (in 1931)
conductor:
Eugene Goossens (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (in 1931)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1931)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Beniamino Gigli4:28
13Samson and Delilah: Softy awakes my heart
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1930-09-04)
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood (on 1930-09-04)
recording of:
Samson and Delilah : Act II, Scene 3. “Softly Awakes My Heart” (on 1930-09-04)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
translated version of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
Marian Anderson5:02
14L'amico Fritz: Suzel, buon dì
soprano vocals:
Mafalda Favero (soprano) (in 1937)
tenor vocals:
Tito Schipa (tenor) (in 1937)
orchestra:
La Scala (in 1937)
conductor:
Giuseppe Antonicelli (conductor) (in 1937)
recording of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto II. Duettino “Suzel, buon dì” (Fritz, Suzel) (Cherry Duet) (in 1937)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
part of:
L’amico Fritz: Atto II
Tito Schipa and Mafalda Favero9:25
15Ombra di nube
soprano vocals:
Claudia Muzio (operatic soprano) (in 1935)
conductor:
Licinio Refice (in 1935)
recording of:
Ombra di nube (in 1935)
composer:
Licinio Refice (in 1935)
librettist:
Emidio Mucci (in 1935)
Claudia Muzio3:24
16Die Zauberflöte: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön
tenor vocals:
Richard Tauber (tenor) (in 1938-03)
conductor:
Karl Alwin (conductor) (in 1938-03)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 3 Arie „Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön“ (Tamino) (in 1938-03)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Richard Tauber4:02

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