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The Prima Voce Treasury of Opera, Volume 2

Great Arias in Historic Recordings

Jussi Björling, Marian Anderson, Marcel Journet, Alma Gluck, Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli

5 CDs

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Contents

Auber: C’est l’histoire amoureuse (Manon)

Work length2:32
  • Amelita Galli-Curci
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Josef Pasternack

Excerpt, Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Work length6:06
  • Rosa Ponselle, Beniamino Gigli
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Donna non vidi mai (Recorded 1926)

Track length2:53

In quelle trine morbide (Recorded 1923)

Track length3:13

Flotow: M'appari (from Martha)

Work length3:28
  • Tito Schipa
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Rimsky Korsakov: May Night: How quiet here...Sleep, my beauty (Recorded 1913)

Work length4:15
  • Boris Slovtsov
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Excerpt, Boito: Mefistofele

Work length7:48
  • Beniamino Gigli, Claudia Muzio
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Lorenzo Molajoli, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

L'altra notte in fondo al mare (Recorded 1935)

Track length4:11

Giunto sul passo estremo (Recorded 1921)

Track length3:37

Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein (Recorded 1939)

Work length4:01
  • Lauritz Melchior
  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Eugene Ormandy

Excerpt, Thomas, Ambroise: Mignon

Work length16:44
  • Luisa Tetrazzini, Ezio Pinza, Tito Schipa, Conchita Supervia
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Gustave Cloëz, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Connais-tu le pays? (Recorded 1931)

Track length4:35

Addio, Mignon (Recorded 1924)

Track length3:23

Io son Titania (Recorded 1911)

Track length4:41

De son coeur j'ai calmé (Recorded 1927)

Track length4:05

Gounod: Mireille: O légère hirondelle (Recorded 1912)

Work length2:49
  • Frieda Hempel
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Bellini: Norma: Sediziose...Casta Diva (Recorded 1928)

Work length4:59
  • Rosa Ponselle
  • Metropolitan Opera
  • Giulio Setti

Excerpt, Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K492

Work length9:42
  • Giuseppe de Luca, Conchita Supervia, Elisabeth Schumann
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Se vol ballare (Recorded 1917)

Track length3:24

Non so più (Recorded 1928)

Track length3:00

Voi che sapete (Recorded 1926)

Track length3:18

Heuberger: Der Opernball: Im Chambre séparée (Recorded 1932)

Work length3:11
  • Herbert Ernst Groh
  • Odeon-Künstler Orchester
  • Otto Dobrindt

Excerpt, Verdi: Otello

Work length11:11
  • Enrico Caruso, Lawrence Tibbett, Eidé Norena
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Ora e per sempre addio (Recorded 1910)

Track length2:26

E qual cetezza sognate...Era la notte (Recorded 1939)

Track length4:14

Ave Maria (Recorded 1932)

Track length4:31

Excerpt, Leoncavallo: Pagliacci

Work length13:12
  • Beniamino Gigli, Lawrence Tibbett, Tito Schipa, Iva Pacetti, Mario Basiola, Giuseppe Nessi, Leone Paci
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Rosario Bourdon, Lawrence Collingwood, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Franco Ghione, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Si può? (Recorded 1926)

Track length7:27

Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba (Recorded 1934)

Track length3:32

Serenata d'Arlecchino (Recorded 1922)

Track length2:13

Excerpt, Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles

Work length8:53
  • Beniamino Gigli, Giuseppe De Luca
  • Staatskapelle Berlin, Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Piero Coppola, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Lawrence Collingwood, Erich Orthmann, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Wilfred Pelletier, Angelo Albergoni, Otto Dobrindt, Giulio Setti, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Karl Alwin

Del tempio al limitar (Recorded 1927)

Track length4:36

Mi par d'udir ancora (Recorded 1929)

Track length4:17

Offenbach: La Périchole: Tu n'es pas beau (Recorded 1932)

Work length3:52
  • Maggie Teyte
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli

David, Félicien: La perle du Brésil: Charmant oiseaux (Recorded 1917)

Work length4:08
  • Amelita Galli-Curci
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Excerpt, Gershwin: Porgy and Bess

Work length5:56
  • Helen Jepson, Lawrence Tibbett
  • Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production
  • Alexander Smallens

Summertime (Recorded 1935)

Track length2:40

Where Is My Bess? (Recorded 1935)

Track length3:16

Adam: Le postillion de Longjumeau: Mes amis écoutez (Recorded 1936)

Work length3:01
  • Helge Roswaenge
  • Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus
  • Bruno Seidler-Winkler

Excerpt, Borodin: Prince Igor

Work length8:17
  • Feodor Chaliapin, Nina Koshetz
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Josef Pasternack, Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Galitzky's song (Recorded 1922)

Track length3:35

Jaroslavana's aria (Recorded 1928)

Track length4:42

Excerpt, Bellini: I Puritani

Work length8:17
  • Amelita Galli-Curci, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Josef Pasternack, Rosario Bourdon

A te, o cara (Recorded 1928)

Track length3:41

Qui la voce sua soave (Recorded 1917)

Track length4:36

Alfano: Resurrection: Dieu de grâce (Recorded 1926)

Work length5:10
  • Mary Garden
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Wagner: Rienzi: Allmächt'ger Vater, blick' herab (Recorded 1930)

Work length2:07
  • Lauritz Melchior
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Excerpt, Verdi: Rigoletto

Work length24:30
  • John McCormack, Giuseppe de Luca, Jussi Björling, Amelita Galli-Curci, Enrico Caruso, Grace Anthony
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Questa o quella (Recorded 1913)

Track length4:42

Caro nome (Recorded 1917)

Track length4:47

Ella mi fu rapita...Parmir veder le lagrime (Recorded 1913)

Track length8:21

Povero Rigoletto...Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Recorded 1927)

Track length2:18

La donna è mobile (Recorded 1936)

Track length4:22

Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo)

Work length3:55
  • Ernestine Schumann-Heink
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Lalo: Le Roi d'Ys: Vainement ma bien aimée (Recorded 1922)

Work length3:38
  • Beniamino Gigli
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Excerpt, Gounod: Roméo et Juliette

Work length7:58
  • Dmitri Smirnov, Yevgeniya Bronskaya
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Je veux vivre dans ce rêve (Recorded 1913)

Track length4:08

Ah, lève-to, soleil (Recorded 1909)

Track length3:50

Strauss, R: Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59: Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirlich sein (Recorded 1936)

Work length4:48
  • Erna Berger, Tiana Lemnitz
  • Staatskapelle Berlin
  • Clemens Krauss

Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: Sadko (opera)

Work length7:41
  • Beniamino Gigli, Nina Koshetz
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Chanson Hindoue (Recorded 1932)

Track length3:30

Berceuse (Recorded 1928)

Track length4:11

Excerpt, Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila

Work length9:30
  • Marian Anderson, Conchita Supervia
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Gustave Cloëz

Printemps qui commence (Recorded 1931)

Track length4:31

Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix (Recorded 1930)

Track length4:59

Handel: Semele, HWV 58: O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Recorded 1920)

Work length4:04
  • John McCormack
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Verdi: Simon Boccanegra: A te l'estremo addio...Il lacerato spirito (Recorded 1931)

Work length3:30
  • Alexander Kipnis
  • Staatskapelle Berlin
  • Erich Orthmann

Rimsky Korsakov: The Snow Maiden: Full of wonders (Recorded 1913)

Work length4:43
  • Boris Slovtsov
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Excerpt, Bellini: La Sonnambula

Work length7:05
  • Luisa Tetrazzini, Claudia Muzio
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lorenzo Molajoli, Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Ah! Non credea mirarti (Recorded 1935)

Track length3:04

Ah! non giunge (Recorded 1911)

Track length4:01

Excerpt, Wagner: Tannhäuser

Work length17:38
  • Lauritz Melchior, Kirsten Flagstad, Tiana Lemnitz, Marcel Journet
  • London Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Sir John Barbirolli, Franco Ghione, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Dir töne Lob (Recorded 1929)

Track length3:12

Dich, teure Halle (Recorded 1934)

Track length3:36

Allmächt'ge Jungfrau (Elisabeth's Prayer) (Recorded 1935)

Track length3:27

O du, mein holder Abendstern (Recorded 1906)

Track length7:23

Excerpt, Puccini: Tosca

Work length10:35
  • Geraldine Farrar, Jussi Björling, Giovanni Martinelli
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Recondita armonia (Recorded 1914)

Track length4:28

Vissi d'arte (Recorded 1913)

Track length2:22

E lucevan le stelle (Recorded 1937)

Track length3:45

Korngold: Die Tote Stadt, Op. 12: Glück, das mir verblieb (Recorded 1924)

Work length4:20
  • Richard Tauber, Lotte Lehmann
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Georg Szell

Excerpt, Verdi: La Traviata

Work length16:44
  • John McCormack, Luisa Tetrazzini, Lucrezia Bori
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Walter B. Rogers, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Ah fors' è lui … sempre libera (Recorded 1911)

Track length4:41

De' miei bollenti spiriti (Recorded 1910)

Track length3:53

Addio del passato (Recorded 1913)

Track length4:52

Parigi o cara (Recorded 1914)

Track length3:18

Wagner: Mild und leise 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Tristan und Isolde)

Work length5:01
  • Frida Leider
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir John Barbirolli

Excerpt, Verdi: Il Trovatore

Work length10:20
  • Heinrich Schlusnus, Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Romano Romani, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler

Tacea la notte placida (Recorded 1922)

Track length4:17

Il balen del suo sorriso (Recorded 1937)

Track length3:12

Di quella pira (Recorded 1915)

Track length2:51

Rimsky Korsakov: The Tsar's Bride: Liuba's air (Recorded 1913)

Work length3:33
  • Alma Gluck
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Gustave Cloëz, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Excerpt, Puccini: Turandot

Work length5:45
  • Lotte Schöne, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
  • Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra
  • Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone

Signore, ascolta (Recorded 1927)

Track length2:54

Nessun dorma (Recorded 1942)

Track length2:51

Spontini: La Vestale: O Nume tutelar (Recorded 1926)

Work length3:32
  • Rosa Ponselle
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Grande Orchestra, Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Rosario Bourdon

Excerpt, Wagner: Die Walküre

Work length5:16
  • Kirsten Flagstad, Lauritz Melchior
  • Philadelphia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
  • Eugene Ormandy, Sir John Barbirolli

Du bist der Lentz (Recorded 1937)

Track length2:14

Winter stürme wichen dem Wonne mond (Recorded 1931)

Track length3:02

Excerpt, Massenet: Werther

Work length6:41
  • Ninon Vallin, Tito Schipa
  • Orchestra of L'Opera Comique, Philadelphia Orchestra, Grande Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera, Odeon-Künstler Orchester, The Orchestra and Chorus of La Scala, Milan, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra and Chorus of the New York Production, Berlin State Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Staatskapelle Berlin, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Lawrence Collingwood, Franco Ghione, Gustave Cloëz, Sir John Barbirolli, Alexander, Bruno Seidler-Winkler, Josef Pasternack, Nils Grevillius, Clemens Krauss, Erich Orthmann, Wilfred Pelletier, Hans Lange, Georg Szell, Walter B. Rogers, Johannes Schüler, Fritz Zweig, Mario Cordone, Sir Thomas Beecham, Piero Coppola, Otto Dobrindt, Angelo Albergoni, Romano Romani, Lorenzo Molajoli, Eugene Ormandy, Rosario Bourdon, Giulio Setti, Karl Alwin

Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (Recorded 1928)

Track length2:36

Ah! Non mi ridestar (Recorded 1934)

Track length4:05

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act I: Der Vögelfanger bin ich ja (Recorded 1937)

Work length2:56
  • Gerhard Hüsch, Helge Roswaenge, Tiana Lemnitz, Erna Berger, Wilhelm Strienz, Irma Beilke
  • Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham

Mozart: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (from Die Zauberflöte)

Work length4:00
  • Richard Tauber
  • Vienna State Opera Orchestra
  • Karl Alwin

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II

Work length7:54
  • Gerhard Hüsch, Helge Roswaenge, Tiana Lemnitz, Erna Berger, Wilhelm Strienz, Irma Beilke
  • Berlin Philharmonica Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham

Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinen Herzen (Recorded 1937)

Track length3:01

Ach, ich fühl's (Recorded 1937)

Track length4:53