452 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Mattia Battistini, the great Italian baritone (1856–1928), recorded Italian operatic material for His Master's Voice in the early acoustic era. Battistini was one of the finest and most recorded baritones of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB199 Opera
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest baritones of the gramophone age, singing an aria from Puccini's *Tosca* on His Master's Voice 052312.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052312 Opera
Mattia Battistini was one of the supreme Italian baritones of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, called 'the king of baritones.' HMV DB200 couples 'Eri tu' from Verdi's Un ballo in maschera with the duet 'Lo vedremo, o veglio audace' sung with Sillich. The DB series is HMV's prestigious double-sided black-label series, and Battistini is one of the most sought-after names in acoustic operatic collecting.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB200 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, in two arias: 'Amour amour' and 'Ideale' for HMV DB213.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB213 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, singing 'Si puo' and 'Un Nido di memorie' on His Master's Voice DB239, a premium electrical-era release.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB239 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the legendary Italian baritone, in duets with other singers performing Italian opera arias on His Master's Voice; Battistini was one of the most celebrated operatic voices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary
His Master's Voice VB23 Opera
Mattia Battistini, an Italian baritone and one of the greatest singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, performing *O Ma Charmante* on His Master's Voice. This is an acoustic or early electric recording of one of opera's most celebrated voices.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052321 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, sings 'O casto fior' on His Master's Voice. Battistini was one of the most recorded singers of the early 20th century and remained influential throughout his career; this double-faced catalogue number places it in the early electrical period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052201 Opera
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest baritones of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded an Italian operatic aria for His Master's Voice's prestigious Red Label; a canonical figure in opera recording history.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052204 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, in the operatic aria Voce fatal di morte on His Master's Voice 2-052207. Battistini was one of the greatest singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052207 Opera
Mattia Battistini (1856–1928) was one of the most celebrated Italian operatic baritones of the early 20th century, recorded here in two operatic arias, "Decidi il mio destin" and "E allor perche di tu..." for His Master's Voice, an acoustic or early electrical recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB203 Opera
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone who dominated the operatic stage from the 1870s to 1920, recorded two items from Italian vocal repertoire for His Master's Voice. The DB199 catalogue number places this in HMV's early electrical vocal series, circa 1928–1931.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB199 Opera
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest operatic baritones of the early twentieth century, recorded two arias from Verdi's 'Un Ballo in Maschera' for HMV—'Eri tu' and 'Urna fatale del mio destino'.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB738 Opera
Maurice Renaud, one of the greatest French baritones of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, performing two operatic arias on HMV D857. Renaud was celebrated for his vocal artistry and dramatic intelligence; his HMV recordings are collected by operatic 78 enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice D857 Opera
Maurice Renaud, the celebrated French baritone, performing 'Voici des Roses' and 'Devant la Maison' on HMV D858. As with the companion D851 and D857 discs in this collection, Renaud's HMV recordings are consistently collected by operatic 78 enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice D858 Opera
Maurice Renaud, the celebrated French baritone, performing 'Vision fugitive' from Massenet's Hérodiade and 'Ah, viens à ta fenêtre' from Mozart's Don Giovanni on HMV D851. Renaud was widely regarded as one of the greatest baritones of the early recording era; his HMV recordings are consistently collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice D851 Opera
Maurice Renaud, the celebrated French baritone, performing 'Vision fugitive' and 'Ah, viens à ta fenêtre' on HMV D851 — a duplicate of id 12220. Both copies should be compared for condition; Renaud's HMV recordings are consistently collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice D851 Opera
John McCormack and Giuseppe Sammarco, two of the greatest singers of the early 20th century, recorded a duet from Puccini's 'La Bohème' for His Master's Voice. This is a historically important vocal recording of two legendary voices in operatic repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-054011 Opera
Nellie Melba and others on His Master's Voice DM118, with Verdi's 'Ave Maria' and 'Bella Figlia dell'Amore' from Rigoletto. This is a 1920s electrical or late acoustic electrical-era HMV pressing of the Australian soprano, one of the most famous voices in the history of recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DM118 Opera
A second copy of the Michael Langdon HMV HMS84 disc — 'Wo Berg Ich Mich?' from Weber's Der Freischütz. See id 7924 for full description. Two identical pressings in the same collection suggest these may have been acquired as a pair; condition comparison is advisable.AI summary
His Master's Voice HMS84 Opera
Michael Langdon was a distinguished British bass who had a long career at Covent Garden, celebrated for his Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier. This HMV HMS-series disc (HMS84) contains 'Wo Berg Ich Mich?' from Weber's Der Freischütz. The HMS-series designation is unusual and may indicate a specialist or limited-issue pressing. Note that id 7923 appears to be an identical disc.AI summary
His Master's Voice HMS84 Opera
Michael Langdon, the distinguished British bass from Covent Garden, performing the ballad 'Edward' and L. Fischer's 'Nachtgesang' on HMV catalogue HS86. The HS-series prefix is not a standard commercial HMV designation and may indicate a specialist or limited pressing; as with the HMS-series disc elsewhere in this collection, the prefix warrants investigation.AI summary
His Master's Voice HS86 Opera
Michele Fleta, an acclaimed Spanish tenor, recorded 'La donna è mobile' and 'E lucevan le stelle' on His Master's Voice, catalogue DA446—two of the most famous arias in Italian opera.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA446 Opera
Michele Fleta recorded 'A Te o Cara Amor Talora' (operatic repertoire) for His Master's Voice (7-52236), a 78rpm operatic vocal record. Fleta was likely an Italian or Spanish operatic tenor of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 7-52236 Opera
Michele Fleta, a Spanish tenor and one of the greatest operatic singers of the early 20th century, performing the soprano aria 'Giulietta son io' from I Puritani for His Master's Voice 2-052215.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052215 Opera
Michele Fleta performing two arias from Italian opera on His Master's Voice DB524. Fleta (1884–1938) was a Spanish tenor of considerable renown with an extensive recording career.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB524 Opera
Michele Fleta, the Spanish tenor, performing two arias from Verdi operas on HMV's prestigious DA series, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA446 Opera
Michele Fleta on HMV singing 'E Lucevan le Stelle' from Puccini's Tosca and 'Jota - Te Quiero', the Spanish tenor in operatic repertoire from the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1087 Opera
Miliza Korjub, an operatic soprano, recorded "Shadow Song" and "Olympia's Aria" for His Master's Voice; Korjub was an Eastern European opera singer of the early twentieth century.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2770 Opera
Miliza Korjus was a Lithuanian soprano who achieved international recognition in the 1930s as a concert and recording artist. Her recordings of German art songs for His Master's Voice, such as 'Warum?', represent important interwar vocal recordings by a trained classical voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG3426 Opera
Miliza Korjus, the Lithuanian-American soprano, recording operatic songs in German ('Warum?' and 'Es zogun zweispielleut' im land herum') for His Master's Voice EG-series (EG3426), likely 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG3426 Opera
Miriam Licette, a British opera singer, performing an aria from Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro' on His Master's Voice. Licette was a prominent soprano who recorded opera and lieder for HMV in the late 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03596 Opera
A coupling of Spanish vocal pieces on HMV catalogue 0264009 — Mme Mayendia and M. Gandia performing from Chapí's zarzuela 'Bohemios', and M. Salas in 'El Barquillero'. The artists are not widely documented in general references; the catalogue number suggests a Spanish-market HMV pressing of zarzuela material.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0264009 Opera
Mme Mayendia and M Gandia perform 'Alegría de la Huerta' and — with M Sandfor — 'Campanero y Sacristán' on HMV 0264018, a pressing from HMV's continental Spanish-language catalogue. The 026xxxx series was used for Spanish and Latin repertoire; these are zarzuela or Spanish light-opera pieces. Spanish-language HMV pressings of this type are uncommon outside specialist collections.AI summary
His Master's Voice 0264018 Opera
Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian soprano, with Enrico Caruso performing 'O Soave Fanciulla' from Puccini's La Bohème on His Master's Voice 054129. This is a rare collaboration between two of the most celebrated singers of the operatic golden age.AI summary
His Master's Voice 054129 Opera
A historic duet: Nellie Melba and Enrico Caruso performing 'O Soave Fanciulla' from Puccini's *La bohème* on His Master's Voice catalogue 054129, recorded early in the electrical era. This is one of the most celebrated vocal recordings ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice 054129 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, one of the most celebrated opera singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded a single-sided disc of "La Bohème" for His Master's Voice HMV 033062. An extremely early electrical or acoustic recording of a major artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice 033062 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) was the most famous Australian opera singer of her era, an international soprano celebrated for her roles in Italian and French opera; this His Master's Voice pressing of Gounod's 'Ave Maria' is from the acoustic era, capturing one of the greatest voices of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03333 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba was one of the greatest opera singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, an Australian soprano of international fame. This His Master's Voice recording, on the special Melba series (Melba 033029), preserves her performance of the 'Faust' aria, likely from Gounod's opera. Melba's own recordings on HMV's prestige Melba series are highly collectable both for vocal history and as memorabilia of one of opera's greatest singers.AI summary
His Master's Voice Melba033029 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano and one of the most famous singers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, performing 'Vissi d'Arte' from Puccini's *Tosca* on His Master's Voice, special Melba series 2-053020. Melba's later recordings are increasingly scarce.AI summary
His Master's Voice Melba2-053020 Opera
Nellie Melba was one of the greatest sopranos of the early 20th century, an Australian-born diva renowned for her roles in opera and her concert work. 'O for the Wings of a Dove' (Mendelssohn) is a celebrated art-song masterpiece. This early HMV 03199 pressing is from the acoustic catalogue and represents a major recorded legacy.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03199 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian soprano, performing two Verdi arias on His Master's Voice (catalogue DB346), from the electrical era of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB346 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931) was an Australian operatic soprano and one of the greatest voices of her era, famous worldwide for her dramatic interpretations. This His Master's Voice 03000-series acoustic recording preserves her voice from the early recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03199 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the celebrated Australian opera singer, recorded "Ave Maria" and a duet with violinist Jan Kubelik, "L'Amero saro constante," on His Master's Voice DK112. Another pairing of Melba with a major classical artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK112 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba recorded 'Ave Maria' and 'L'Amero saro constante' (with Czech violinist Jan Kubelík) for His Master's Voice DK112. This duet recording represents Melba in her later years, partnered with a celebrated instrumentalist.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK112 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the legendary Australian opera soprano, on His Master's Voice performing 'Home Sweet Home' — an acoustic recording from around 1905, representing one of the most celebrated singers of the Edwardian era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 03049 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian soprano who defined operatic recording in its infancy, sings the mad scene from Hamlet on His Master's Voice 033028 — an early acoustic recording of one of the most demanding roles in the soprano repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice 033028 Opera
Dame Nellie Melba, the Australian opera singer and one of the most celebrated voices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded 'Claire de Lune' and 'Swing low sweet Chariot' for His Master's Voice DB989. Melba was a global superstar and her recordings remain iconic.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB989 Opera