134 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Edith Day, a major American musical theatre star of the 1920s, on Columbia 9211 singing from 'The Desert Song'. Day was English-born and recorded frequently for British labels.AI summary
Columbia 9211 Opera
Eleanora de Cisernos performing operatic arias 'Gioconda' and 'Orfeo' for Columbia A5640, an early acoustic series.AI summary
Columbia A5640 Opera
Columbia 7230 Opera
Elvira de Hidalgo was the celebrated Spanish coloratura soprano who later became the teacher of Maria Callas. This Columbia D3500 disc contains 'Una voce poco fa' from Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia and 'Son vergine vezzosa' from Bellini's I Puritani — two of her signature coloratura showpieces. De Hidalgo's recordings are collected both on their own account and for their connection to Callas.AI summary
Columbia D3500 Opera
Elvira de Hidalgo, a celebrated Spanish opera singer and teacher of Maria Callas, recorded 'Una voce poco fa' from The Barber of Seville and a Bellini aria on Columbia D4172.AI summary
Columbia D4172 Opera
Elvira de Hidalgo performing the Shadow Song on Columbia 65033-D. De Hidalgo was a celebrated Spanish soprano of the early twentieth century and was notably the teacher of Maria Callas.AI summary
Columbia 65033-D Opera
Emilie Herzog was a celebrated Swiss soprano of the late nineteenth century, admired in Mozart and Rossini. Her Columbia 40554 — 'Una voce poco fa' from Rossini's Barber of Seville — is an early acoustic pressing, and her recordings are uncommon outside specialist operatic discographies. The high catalogue number for Columbia of this period may indicate a European pressing.AI summary
Columbia 40554 Opera
Emilie Herzog, the Swiss soprano who was a leading lyric voice at the Berlin Opera in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, sings 'Una voce poco fa' from The Barber of Seville on Columbia 40555, backed with a Barber of Seville overture by a band. Herzog made some of the earliest operatic recordings and is a name in historic vocal collecting.AI summary
Columbia 40555 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 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
Enzo de Muro Lomanto was an Italian tenor and recording artist active in the early 20th century; this Columbia D pressing offers two arias from Puccini's Tosca.AI summary
Columbia D1656 Opera
Enzo de Muro Lomanto, an Italian operatic tenor, performing two arias from Verdi's 'Rigoletto' on Columbia — classical opera recordings, likely from the 1910s or 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5060 Opera
Enzo de Muro Lomanto performing 'I almost see the Tears' and 'On every festal Morning' for Columbia, 5147. Lomanto was an Italian tenor of the 1920s–1930s, active in operatic and popular repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5147 Opera
Enzo de Muro Lomanto, the Italian tenor who sang at La Scala and the Met in the inter-war years, performs 'Che gelida manina' from La Bohème and 'Il lamento di Federico' on Columbia D14711. De Muro Lomanto is a recognised name in operatic 78 collecting, particularly among admirers of the Italian lyric tenor tradition.AI summary
Columbia D14711 Opera
Erica Storm recorded art-song repertoire including Schoenberg's Buch der Hängenden Garten for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB1787 Opera
Ernest Van Dyck, a Belgian tenor of the late 19th century, performing two German Romantic lieder on Columbia. The catalogue number IRCC indicates this is a reissue or compilation pressing, not an original acoustic recording.AI summary
Columbia IRCC6 Opera
Eugenia Burzio was an Italian operatic soprano; this Columbia D4289 contains two operatic or vocal pieces, 'Figlio del sol' and 'Ave Maria'.AI summary
Columbia D4289 Opera
Eugenia Bronskaja was a Russian soprano who had a significant career in the early twentieth century, recording for several labels. This Columbia A5295 disc contains 'Ave Maria' and 'Caro nome' from Verdi's Rigoletto. Bronskaja's recordings are of interest to collectors of early Russian singing.AI summary
Columbia A5193 Opera
Eugenie Bronskaja, a singer, recorded the operatic standards 'Ave Maria' and 'Caro Nome' (from Rigoletto) for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia A5193 Opera
Eva Turner, one of the greatest British operatic sopranos of the 20th century, performing arias from Puccini's 'Turandot' on Columbia D1631.AI summary
Columbia D1631 Opera
Evelyn Laye, the British stage and musical-theatre star, on Columbia 9751, performing opera and musical-theatre arias.AI summary
Columbia 9751 Opera
Evelyn Laye (credited Oldham) performing arias from Madame Pompadour on Columbia 3372. Laye was a major British theatre and operetta star of the 1920s–1940s; this early Columbia release captures her signature operetta roles.AI summary
Columbia 3372 Opera
Francillo Kauffmann singing operatic excerpts from Rossini's *La Gazza Ladra* on Columbia is4011, an early electrical-era issue.AI summary
Columbia is4011 Opera
Franco de Gregoria performing operatic material 'Ah Dispar Vision' and 'O Tu Che in Senti agli Angelo' on Columbia is603, an early electrical recording of an Italian tenor.AI summary
Columbia is603 Opera
Frank Mullings was a British dramatic tenor (1881–1953) celebrated for opera and Lieder; this Columbia pressing of two Victorian and Irish vocal numbers reflects his repertoire during his long career.AI summary
Columbia 2715 Opera
Frank Mullings was a celebrated Welsh tenor and a principal singer at London's Covent Garden in the early 20th century; this Columbia side captures him in two major opera arias.AI summary
Columbia L1349 Opera
G. Armanini, recorded the operatic pieces 'Brindisi' and 'Siciliana' for Columbia D5548: an unidentified tenor or baritone from the pre-electrical era.AI summary
Columbia D5548 Opera
Giuseppe Campanari, a major Italian baritone, performing two famous Mozart arias from *The Marriage of Figaro* on Columbia A740, from the acoustic era.AI summary
Columbia A740 Opera
Grossmith, Hilda Thatcher, and S Beard performing 'Lorelei' and 'You Can't Keep a Good Girl Down' (D Dickson) on Columbia F1075, likely from a musical theatre or operetta production of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Columbia F1075 Opera
G Pimazzoni, an Italian opera singer, recorded two arias for Columbia: "Dio Possente, Dio d'Amor" and "Il balen del suo sorriso", both from Verdi's *Il trovatore*.AI summary
Columbia A764 Opera
G. Zenatello and M. Gay, identified as operatic singers, performed the Italian operatic duet 'Ai nostri monti' (from La Traviata) and another piece for Columbia's prestigious A5000 series, an early electrical recording line.AI summary
Columbia A5370 Opera
Giordano Zenatello and Mario Gay, operatic singers, recorded the duet 'Ai Nostri Monti' and passages from unspecified repertoire on Columbia A5370.AI summary
Columbia A5370 Opera
Georges Thill on Columbia D1609 with 'On with the Motley' and 'When Stars were shining brightly'. Thill was a renowned French tenor of the 1920s–1940s, celebrated for operetta and vocal performance; 'On with the Motley' is a famous piece from *Pagliacci*.AI summary
Columbia D1609 Opera
Germaine Martinelli, an operatic soprano, recorded two French opera arias—"Marguerite Au Rouet" and "La Jeune Religieuse"—for Columbia; this is a high-fidelity electrical recording on the LFX series.AI summary
Columbia LFX250 Opera
Giovanni Zenatello was a celebrated Italian tenor of the late acoustic and early electrical era, particularly admired as Otello and in verismo repertoire. Columbia A1142 — 'Brindisi' and 'Di quella pira' from Verdi's Il trovatore — is a standard Columbia acoustic pressing. Zenatello is a collected tenor name among enthusiasts of early Italian singing.AI summary
Columbia A1142 Opera
Giuseppe Campanari, the celebrated Italian baritone, performing 'Song of the Toreador' and 'Eri tu' from Verdi on Columbia A5125. Campanari was one of the most admired baritones of the early twentieth century.AI summary
Columbia A5125 Opera
Heddle Nash, the celebrated English tenor, performing 'Frederica' and 'Wayside Rose' on Columbia DX115. Nash was one of the leading lyric tenors of the mid-20th century and a frequent recording artist.AI summary
Columbia dx115 Opera
Hipólito Lázaro, the Spanish lyric tenor celebrated for his ringing upper register and his roles at the Met and La Scala, sings 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca on Columbia 48740. Lázaro is a collected name among enthusiasts of the Italian-school lyric tenor, and his Columbia recordings are sought by operatic 78 collectors.AI summary
Columbia 48740 Opera
I Ferraris and C Formichi performing parts 7 and 8 of the Rigoletto quartet from Verdi's opera for Columbia D17735, a long-playing double-sided 12-inch.AI summary
Columbia D17735 Opera
I Ferraris and C. Formichi performing two takes of 'Rigoletto' on Columbia D17747. This represents operatic duet material, likely from the 1920s–30s era, by Italian singers on a British Columbia pressing.AI summary
Columbia D17747 Opera
Ippolito Lazaro, an Italian tenor, recorded Puccini's "Turandot" for Columbia L2057. Lazaro had a recording career in the 1920s-1930s but is not widely familiar today.AI summary
Columbia L2057 Opera
Iva Pacetti was an Italian mezzo-soprano. This Columbia recording includes two popular operatic arias: Catalani's 'La Wally' and a 'Serenata', likely from the 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia D12286 Opera
Columbia DX1003 Opera
Johannes Sembach was a distinguished Wagnerian baritone of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; 'Nothung' from *Die Walküre* is a dramatic tenor showpiece, here recorded in a Columbia pressing.AI summary
Columbia A5842 Opera
José Mardones, an opera bass from Argentina, performing arias from Verdi's Il trovatore on Columbia; Mardones was an internationally recorded operatic singer of the 1910s–1920s.AI summary
Columbia A846 Opera
Operatic vocalists including José Mardones and Francesco Constantino performing the Duel Scene from Gounod's *Faust* and a cavatina, on Columbia A5187.AI summary
Columbia A5187 Opera
L Lipowska and R Blanchart perform the duets 'Là ci darem la mano' and 'Dunque io son' from Don Giovanni on Columbia A5297. Both artists are opera singers of the early recording era not widely represented in major discographies; this is a standard acoustic-era operatic duet coupling.AI summary
Columbia A5297 Opera