1 DON PASQUALE, Donizetti, Vado, corro 3.16
with Antonio Scotti, baritone
Rec: 14 March 1906 Mat: C3181-2 Victor Cat: 89002
2 HALKA, Moniuszko, Gdyby rannem sl´on'kiem (If with the early sunshine) 4.20
Rec: 5 October 1907 Mat: C4860-2 Victor Cat: 88101
3 SEMIRAMIDE, Rossini, Bel raggio lusinghier 4.08
Rec: 2 November 1908 Mat: C6573-1 Victor Cat: 88141
4 LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, Ah, fors' è lui ... Sempre libera 4.18
Rec: 3 November 1908 Mat: C3152-4 Victor Cat: 88018
5 NORMA, Bellini, Casta Diva... Ah! bello a me ritorna 4.14
Rec: 11 October 1907 Mat: C4877-1 Victor Cat: 88104
6 HAMLET, Thomas, Doute de la lumière 4.05
with Emilio de Gogorza, baritone
Rec: 9 October 1907 Mat: C4871-1 Victor Cat: 89010
7 I VESPRI SICILIANI, Verdi, Mercè, dilette amiche (Bolero) 3.37
Rec: 2 November 1908 Mat: C6575-1 Victor Cat: 88143
8 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Ardon gl'incensi (Mad Scene) 4.30
Rec: 1 March 1906 Mat: C3154-1 Victor Cat: 88021, Walter Rogers, conductor; Darius Lyons, flute
9 ERNANI, Verdi, Ernani, involami... Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani 3.43
Rec: 3 November 1908 Mat: C3155-3 Victor Cat: 88022
10 IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Rossini, Una voce poco fa 4.52
Rec: 5 October 1907 Mat: C4858-3 Victor Cat: 88097
11 RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Caro nome 4.39
Rec: 2 March 1906 Mat: C3157-1 Victor Cat: 88017
12 MARTHA, Flotow, The Last Rose of Summer 3.52
Rec: 9 October 1907 Mat: C4859-3 Victor Cat: 88102
13 Johann Strauss II, Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410 4.19
Rec: 2 March 1906 Mat: C3156-1 Victor Cat: 88019
14 Michael Arne, The Lass with the Delicate Air 2.41
Rec: 5 October 1907 Mat: C4857-2 Victor Cat: 88096
15 Arditi, Parla! 4.17
Rec: 14 March 1906 Mat: C3153-2 Victor Cat: 88023
16 Bishop, Home Sweet Home 4.15
Rec: 10 January 1907 Mat: C4209-1 Victor Cat: 88047
17 Hahn, Si Mes Vers Avaient des Ailes 2.02
Rec: 30 January 1908 Mat: C5046-1 Victor Unpublished, Frank La Forge, piano
18 Schubert, Wohin? 2.10
Rec: 30 January 1908 Mat: C5046-1 Victor Unpublished, Frank La Forge, piano
19 Chopin, arr. Viardot-Garcia, Aime-Moi 2.12
Rec: 9 October 1907 Mat: C4874-1 Victor Cat: 88099, Marcella Sembrich, piano
20 LA SONNAMBULA, Bellini, Ah! non giunge 3.03
Rec: 19 November 1904 Mat: B1902-2 Victor Cat: 81047, with piano
21 Traditional, Comin' Thro' the Rye 3.21
Rec: 4 October 1912 Mat: C12474-1 Victor Cat: 88390
Recorded in the Concert Hall of the Nimbus Foundation.
Digital Recording from original 78rpm discs
This disc documenting the outstanding voice of Polish soprano Marcella Sembrich is a fitting tribute to her distinguished contribution to the operatic stage and concert platform. During her first season at the Metropolitan Opera, Sembrich sang in nine different operas and also performed in a number of concerts. In one concert she astounded her audience by performing a de Bériot Concerto on the violin and Chopin on the piano as well as singing! This concert confirmed her reputation as a consummate musical artist.
