134 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A de Segurola — Andrés de Segurola, the Spanish bass who sang at the Met and Covent Garden alongside Caruso and Melba — sings 'Clavelitos' and 'Adios a Mariquina' on Columbia S16. De Segurola is a recognised name in early operatic recording; the S-prefix Columbia may indicate a Spanish or specialist series.AI summary
Columbia S16 Opera
Angelo de Segurola, a celebrated baritone of the early 1900s, performs 'Vecchia Zimarra' from Puccini's *La bohème* and a duet with Giuseppe de Pasquali on 'Barcarolle' from Offenbach's *Les Contes d'Hoffmann*, on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia A1214 Opera
Alfredo de Segurola, a Spanish baritone, performing Verdi and operatic repertoire on Columbia; Segurola was an international opera singer recorded in the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia A1215 Opera
Alessandro Bonci, an Italian tenor of international fame, on Columbia D18010, performing two operatic arias. Bonci was a major operatic tenor of the early 20th century, slightly earlier in career than Caruso but comparably important.AI summary
Columbia D18010 Opera
Alexander Bonci, a celebrated Italian tenor, recorded two arias from Verdi's *Rigoletto* for Columbia: "Questa o quella" ("This one or that one") and "La Donna è Mobile" ("Woman is fickle"). Bonci was a major tenor of the early 20th century, though less frequently encountered on disc than Caruso.AI summary
Columbia D8083 Opera
Alexander Bonci, an Italian tenor of international fame, performing two opera arias: *Donna Non Vidi Mai* from *Manon Lescaut* and *La Tua Pell'* from *Mignon*, on Columbia. Bonci was one of the most celebrated tenors of the early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia D8087 Opera
Alexander Bonci, an Italian tenor of the 1900s-1920s, performs two of the most famous tenor arias from the operatic repertoire: 'Questa o quella' and 'La donna è mobile' from Verdi's *Rigoletto*, on Columbia.AI summary
Columbia D8083 Opera
Alessandro Bonci, a celebrated Italian tenor, performs two Verdi arias—'Che gelida manina' and 'Una furtiva lagrima'—on this Columbia electrical recording, catalogue A5449, from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia A5449 Opera
Alexander Bonci was an Italian operatic tenor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a star of the Metropolitan Opera and international stages; this Columbia A5468 contains two of his greatest tenor roles, Nemorino's aria 'Spirito gentil' from Donizetti's 'L'elisir d'amore' and the famous solo from Auber's 'La Muette de Portici'.AI summary
Columbia A5468 Opera
Alexander Kipnis, a celebrated Russian bass-baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, recorded 'Le Veau d'Or' and 'Mephisto Sérénade' for Columbia, catalogue 5044. Kipnis's operatic 78s are collected by serious record enthusiasts.AI summary
Columbia 5044 Opera
Italian tenor Alfredo Tedeschi singing Puccini's 'Che Gelida Manina' from *La Bohème* and a harlequin serenade on Columbia is591.AI summary
Columbia is591 Opera
Alice Nielsen on Columbia D17707, pairing 'Sacrifice' with Cadman's 'From the Land of the Sky Blue Water'. The D-series Columbia points to a standard American-market pressing of Nielsen's light operatic and concert repertoire. Both pieces were popular drawing-room fare of the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia D17707 Opera
Alice Nielsen on Columbia A5246, coupling the 'Addio di Mimi' from Puccini's La Bohème with 'Il Bacio' by David Bispham (a separate artist on the reverse). The A-series Columbia suggests a standard-sized American-style pressing; Nielsen's operatic recordings are collected but plentiful.AI summary
Columbia A5246 Opera
Andrea de Degurola singing operatic arias on Columbia A1214, likely a pre-1920 recording. De Degurola's identity and discography are not certain from the label alone.AI summary
Columbia A1214 Opera
Anton van Rooy, the celebrated Dutch baritone, singing 'Phyllis und die Mutter' and a Bird Carol on Columbia A5000, early electrical-era recordings.AI summary
Columbia A5000 Opera
Anton van Rooy was a celebrated Dutch baritone of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; this Columbia A5001 contains operatic arias 'Les Rameaux' and 'Confutatis' from Verdi's Requiem.AI summary
Columbia A5001 Opera
A Columbia ensemble piece featuring B. Hale, B. Howes and others performing Shakespearean and theatrical material, likely from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Columbia DX627 Opera
B. Hale and J. Coyne in two pieces from the operetta Tea for Two on Columbia: "I want to be happy" and "Tea for Two", from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3630 Opera
B. Scacciati and E. Molinari recorded an excerpt from Puccini's Tosca for Columbia in the early 1930s. Both were minor Italian singers not well-documented in English-language sources.AI summary
Columbia D14603 Opera
Bianca Scacciati recorded the aria 'In Questa Reggia' (from Turandot) with tenor Francesco Merli for Columbia, catalogue D1570. Scacciati was an Italian soprano active in the 1920s–30s, and this is a notable operatic recording.AI summary
Columbia D1570 Opera
A vocal trio (Buckman, D'Oisly, Ranalow) performing 'Faust Trio', likely from Gounod's opera, on Columbia. An operatic ensemble recording from the electrical era; single-sided suggests a prestige or rare issue.AI summary
Columbia L1025 Opera
Celestina Boninsegna, one of the most admired dramatic sopranos of the early recording era, sings 'C'era un re di Thule' and the 'Aria dei gioielli' from Faust on Columbia D8080. Boninsegna's recordings are collected by enthusiasts of the early dramatic soprano, and her Columbia pressings are among her most sought-after.AI summary
Columbia D8080 Opera
Celestina Boninsegna sings 'C'era un re di Thule' and the 'Aria dei gioielli' from Faust on Columbia D8080 — a duplicate of id 1963 in this collection. Both are the same pressing; one copy is the one to sell.AI summary
Columbia D8080 Opera
C Formichi sings the Prologue and an aria from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, a staple of the operatic tenor repertoire, recorded for Columbia in the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D5538 Opera
Carroll on Columbia 4322 with 'One Alone' and 'The Riff Song' — operetta numbers from *The Desert Song* by Sigmund Romberg.AI summary
Columbia 4322 Opera
Celeste Boninsegna was a celebrated Italian dramatic soprano of the early twentieth century, particularly admired for her Verdi roles. Columbia A5195 — 'Vissi d'arte' from Puccini's Tosca and 'Mi chiamano Mimì' from La bohème — is a fine coupling of two of her most representative arias. Boninsegna's acoustic recordings are collected by enthusiasts of early Italian operatic singing.AI summary
Columbia A5195 Opera
Celeste Boninsegna was an Italian dramatic soprano celebrated at the turn of the twentieth century for her Verdi roles, particularly Aida — both arias here are from that opera. The Columbia A5196 number suggests this is from the early acoustic period, around 1906–1909, probably a UK pressing of a continental recording. Boninsegna's early acoustic sides are collected by operatic record enthusiasts, and Columbia pressings of major Italian sopranos from this period are becoming harder to find.AI summary
Columbia A5196 Opera
Cesar Formichi singing the Prologue from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Columbia D pressing—likely an acoustic or early electrical recording from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D1487 Opera
Cesar Formichi was an Italian operatic bass-baritone who recorded extensively in Europe in the early 20th century, known for his fine voice and dramatic interpretations. The 'Toreador Song' from Carmen is one of his signature roles; this Columbia D-series 78 preserves his performance, likely from electrical recording of the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia D5586 Opera
Charles Hackett, an American tenor of the 1920s–40s, performing operatic arias ('Che gelida Manina' from La bohème and 'O Paradiso' from L'Africaine) on Columbia 7366.AI summary
Columbia 7366 Opera
Clara Butt, the renowned British mezzo-soprano, recorded 'Down here' and 'A fairy went a-marketing' for Columbia PB-series. Butt was one of the most celebrated British singers of the Edwardian era.AI summary
Columbia PB5 Opera
Clara Butt, the renowned British mezzo-soprano, recorded 'Friendship' for Columbia Records. Butt was one of the most celebrated British singers of the Edwardian era and remained active into the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 7269 Opera
Clara Butt, the celebrated British mezzo-soprano of the Edwardian era, recorded the aria 'Mon Coeur s'Ouvre à Ta Voix' ('My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice') from Saint-Saëns' Samson et Dalila for Columbia. This is a canonical operatic recording by one of the finest singers of her generation.AI summary
Columbia 74004 Opera
Clara Butt singing 'Friendship' on Columbia, the celebrated British contralto of the Edwardian and early 20th century.AI summary
Columbia 7269 Opera
Clara Butt, the great British contralto of the early 20th century, recorded 'Smilin' Through' for Columbia; Butt was one of the most celebrated singers of her generation and her recordings, though common, remain historically important as documents of a major early recording artist.AI summary
Columbia X264 Opera
Dame Clara Butt was one of Britain's greatest contraltos and a major recording artist from the acoustic era onwards. This early Columbia electrical recording features two sacred vocal pieces: 'Eternal Father' (likely 'Eternal Father Strong to Save', the naval hymn) and 'Tell Me the Old Old Story'. Butt's recordings are seriously collected.AI summary
Columbia PB10 Opera
Columbia Box2522 Opera
Columbia Italian Opera Chorus on Columbia 425 performing 'Aida', a choral recording from Columbia's earliest numerical catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 425 Opera
Cicely Courtneidge and Esmond Knight from the 1935 musical 'Gay's the Word', on Columbia: a medley of three orchestral selections and a separate ballad piece, capturing the theatrical production's spirit.AI summary
Columbia DB2808 Opera
David Bispham, a major American baritone of the Victorian and Edwardian era, performing two arias from Handel's *Messiah* on Columbia A5332. Bispham was one of the earliest important recording artists.AI summary
Columbia A5332 Opera
David Bispham, an American baritone and celebrated opera singer, performing a pirate song and 'The Last Rose of Summer' on Columbia. Bispham was a major operatic and concert artist of the early 1900s, and his recordings are actively collected.AI summary
Columbia A5019 Opera
David Bispham, the American baritone and a celebrated operatic performer, recorded 'Wanderer' on Columbia's early catalogue.AI summary
Columbia 30018 Opera
David Bispham, the celebrated American baritone, performing the 'Pirate Song' on Columbia 30026, an operatic and art-song recording from a legendary singer.AI summary
Columbia 30026 Opera
Operatic duet from Verdi's Rigoletto, 'La donna è mobile' section, performed by E Bronskaja and others on Columbia's early classical series. The A5177 catalogue indicates an acoustic or early electric recording, likely 1920s.AI summary
Columbia A5177 Opera
E. Bronskaja and ensemble performing the great quartet 'Bella figlia dell' amore' from *La traviata* and a bass aria on Columbia A5177, from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia A5177 Opera
Emmy Destinn and Giovanni Zenatello, two major international opera singers of the early 20th century, recorded two famous operatic duet scenes for Columbia; a historically significant vocal recording.AI summary
Columbia A5399 Opera
Emmy Destinn with tenor Giovanni Zenatello performing 'O Terra addio' and 'Miserere' from Verdi on Columbia A5399. This duet pairs two of the greatest singers of the early twentieth century in authentic operatic repertoire.AI summary
Columbia A5399 Opera
Earl Carroll recorded two selections from 'The Desert Song', the popular operetta by Sigmund Romberg, for Columbia in the early electrical era. Carroll was a singer and theatre personality in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 01242 Opera