Riccardo Stracciari (1875-1955)
1 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Verdi, Alla vita 2.36
Rec: 31 May 1917 Mat: 77085-2 Columbia Cat: 33024D
2 UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Verdi, Eri tu 4.39
Rec: 28 May 1917 Mat: 49221-2 Columbia Cat: 68046D
3 ERNANI, Verdi, O de' verd'anni miei 3.38
Rec: 31 May 1917 Mat: 77088-4 Columbia Cat: 33021D
4 RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Pari siamo 3.38
Rec: 31 May 1917 Mat: 77089-2 Columbia Cat: 33021D
5 IL TROVATORE, Verdi, Il balen del suo sorriso 2.59
Rec: 28 May 1917 Mat: 49220-1 Columbia Cat: 68074D
6 LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, Di provenza il mar, il suol 4.09
Rec: 24 May 1917 Mat: 49215-2 Columbia Cat: 68046D
7 FAUST, Gounod, Avant de quitter ces lieux 3.44
Rec: 24 May 1917 Mat: 49214-4 Columbia Cat: 68049D
8 LE DAMNATION DE FAUST, Berlioz, Devant la maison (Serenata) 2.08
Rec: 26 March 1925 Mat: A1889 Columbia Cat: X324
9 HAMLET, Thomas, O vin, dissipe la tristesse (Brindisi) 2.56
Rec: 6 April 1925 Mat: A1925 Columbia Cat: D12472
10 HAMLET, Thomas, Comme une pâle fleur 2.47
Rec: 17 March 1925 Mat: A1863-1 Columbia Cat: D12472
11 DINORAH, Meyerbeer, Ah! mon remords te venge 4.21
Rec: 6 April 1925 Mat: AX987 Columbia Cat: D14653
12 L'AFRICANA, Meyerbeer, All'erta marinar... Adamastor, re dell' onde profonde 3.13
Rec: 23 March 1925 Mat: AX962 Columbia Cat: D14651
13 LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Cruda funesta smania 2.23
Rec: 30 March 1925 Mat: A1898 Columbia Cat: D12471
14 LA FAVORITA, Donizetti, A tanto amor 3.40
Rec: 30 March 1925 Mat: A1899 Columbia Cat: X334
15 NABUCCO, Verdi, Chi mi toglie 2.30
Rec: 30 March 1925 Mat: A1900 Columbia Cat: D12470
16 NABUCCO, Verdi, Dio di Guida 3.13
Rec: 6 April 1925 Mat: A1924 Columbia Cat: D12470
17 OTELLO, Verdi, Brindisi 2.03
Rec: 30 March 1925 Mat: A1901 Columbia Cat: X332
18 OTELLO, Verdi, Era la notte 2.48
Rec: 30 March 1925 Mat: A1903 Columbia Cat: X332
19 TANNHAÜSER, Wagner, Als du im kühnen Sange uns bestrittest 3.01
Rec: 26 March 1925 Mat: A1890 Columbia Cat: X324
20 TANNHAÜSER, Wagner, O du, mein holder Abendstern 4.07
Rec: 23 March 1925 Mat: AX960 Columbia Cat: 7372
21 TOSCA, Puccini, Te Deum 3.42
Rec: 23 March 1925 Mat: AX959 Columbia Cat: 7372
22 TOSCA, Puccini, Già mi dicon venal 2.54
Rec: 20 March 1925 Mat: A1879-2 Columbia Cat: X320
23 ZAZÀ, Leoncavallo, Buona Zazà 2.02
Rec: 17 March 1925 Mat: A1865-2 Columbia Cat: X322
24 ZAZÀ, Leoncavallo, Zazà, piccola zingara 2.21
Rec: 17 March 1925 Mat: A1866-1 Columbia Cat: X322
The excerpts on this disc are representative of a number of Stracciari's major roles. The voice was well captured by Columbia and the listener will be particularly struck by the virility and richness of sound in the recordings which were made between 1917 and 1925 when Stracciari was at the peak of his powers.
