23 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Emmy Destinn, the celebrated Czech soprano, singing Goethe's 'Kennst du das Land' on Odeon 50023, a two-part acoustic-era recording.AI summary
Odeon 50023 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech dramatic soprano regarded as one of the supreme voices of the early recording era, sings the Habanera and Seguidilla from Carmen on Odeon 50230. Destinn's recordings are among the most prized of all early operatic 78s; her Odeon pressings are less commonly encountered than her HMV or Columbia sides and attract specialist collectors.AI summary
Odeon 50230 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech dramatic soprano regarded as one of the supreme voices of the early recording era, sings Ave Maria and Handel's Hallelujah on Odeon RX500. The RX prefix is an unusual Odeon series designation; Destinn's recordings are among the most prized of all early operatic 78s, and her Odeon pressings are less commonly encountered than her HMV and Columbia sides.AI summary
Odeon RX500 Opera
Emmy Destinn (also spelled Destinová) was one of the supreme dramatic sopranos of the early twentieth century, celebrated at Covent Garden, the Met, and across Europe. Her recording of 'Kennst du das Land' (Mignon's aria from Ambroise Thomas's opera) on Columbia 40587 is a single-sided disc from her prolific acoustic recording career, likely made c.1906–1914. Destinn records are consistently sought by collectors of the Golden Age of singing.AI summary
Columbia 40587 Voice
Emmy Destinn, the legendary Czech soprano, singing Goethe's 'Kennst du das Land' on Odeon 50023, a recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
Odeon 50023 Opera
Emmy Destinn (Ema Destinnová) was one of the supreme dramatic sopranos of the early recording era, celebrated at Covent Garden and the Met. Columbia D3035 couples her Habanera (from Carmen, recorded 1904) with the Toreador Song sung by baritone Titta Parvis — a notable pairing on a large-format acoustic disc from the first decade of commercial recording.AI summary
Columbia D3035 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, sings Elsa's music from Wagner's 'Lohengrin' in German on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 4-43862 Opera
Emmy Destinn, a celebrated Czech opera soprano of the early 20th century, performs two pieces for His Master's Voice: an aria from Italian opera and a Slavic song.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA505 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, sings Elsa's music from Wagner's 'Lohengrin' in German on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 43730 Opera
Emmy Destinn was one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the early recording era, a Czech singer celebrated for her Senta, Aida and Tosca at Covent Garden and the Met. This Parlophone PXO84 disc contains her 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Wagner's Tristan) and Senta's Ballad from Der fliegende Holländer — two of her signature Wagner roles. Destinn Wagner recordings are seriously collected.AI summary
Parlophone PXO84 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the celebrated Czech soprano and one of the great operatic voices of the early 20th century, recorded a German art song on HMV's 2-043019 catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-043019 Opera
Emmy Destinn sings 'Ritorna vincitore' and 'I sacri nomi' from Verdi's Aida on Columbia A5387. These are two of the most demanding soprano arias in the repertoire, and Destinn was one of the supreme dramatic sopranos of the early recording era; this is a significant operatic coupling from one of the most collected early 78rpm singers.AI summary
Columbia A5387 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech dramatic soprano regarded as one of the supreme voices of the early recording era and a celebrated Aida and Butterfly at Covent Garden and the Met, sings Musetta's Waltz from La Bohème and 'Stridono lassù' from Pagliacci on Columbia A5397. Destinn's recordings are among the most prized of all early operatic 78s, and this American Columbia pressing couples two of her finest roles.AI summary
Columbia A5397 Opera
Emmy Destinn on His Master's Voice 2-053111, 'O Patria Mia'. Destinn (Ema Destinová, 1878–1930) was a celebrated Czech dramatic soprano and Wagnerian artist, recorded extensively in the acoustic and early electric era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053111 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the celebrated Czech soprano, performing 'Morro ma prima in grazia' on His Master's Voice 2-053199. Destinn was one of the greatest operatic voices of the early twentieth century, and recorded extensively for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053199 Opera
Emmy Destinn, a Czech soprano and one of the greatest operatic singers of the early 20th century, performing Puccini's 'Vissi d'Arte' from Tosca for His Master's Voice 2-053053, an acoustic-era recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053053 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech operatic soprano, performing the famous soprano aria 'Ritorna Vincitor' from *Aida* on His Master's Voice 2-053054, an early single-sided acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053054 Opera
Emmy Destinn was a celebrated Czech soprano of the early twentieth century; this G&T 12-inch acoustic disc in the 043 celebrity series preserves one of her operatic recordings.AI summary
G&T 043095 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, sings Senta's Ballad from Wagner's 'The Flying Dutchman' on a single-sided Gramophone Company disc.AI summary
Gramophone Company 043064 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, sings Senta's Ballad from 'The Flying Dutchman' and Elsa's Dream from 'Lohengrin' in German on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 043064/70 Opera
Emmy Destinn was a Czech soprano of international renown in the early 20th century, particularly famous for *Carmen*. Gramophone Company 043098/9 records two sacred arias by a major operatic voice of the acoustic era.AI summary
Gramophone Company 043098/9 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the celebrated Czech opera singer, performing an aria from Puccini's Madama Butterfly for Gramophone & Typewriter (Monarch). Destinn was one of the most famous opera singers of the early 1900s, and this is an acoustic-era recording by one of the great soprano voices.AI summary
GramMonarch 03110 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech soprano who sang Covent Garden's first Madama Butterfly in 1905, sings from Puccini's opera on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 53532 Opera