8 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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A. Bassi performing 'E lucevan le stelle' from Puccini's Tosca and 'Occhi di fata' on Pathé catalogue 4231. The artist is not widely documented in standard tenor discographies; the Pathé 4000-series is an early catalogue range. An unrecognised artist on an early Pathé number warrants investigation.AI summary
Pathé 4231 Opera
Celestina Boninsegna, one of the most admired early dramatic sopranos, sings 'Pace mio Dio' from La Forza del Destino and 'Ritorna Vincitor' from Aida on Pathé 10085, a 12-inch pressing. Boninsegna's Pathé recordings are less commonly encountered than her Columbia equivalents and attract specialist collectors of early operatic singing.AI summary
Pathé 10085 Opera
Eleanora de Cisneros, the American dramatic mezzo-soprano who sang at Covent Garden and La Scala in the early twentieth century, sings 'Bliss Forever Past' and 'I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls' on Pathé 59083. De Cisneros is a recognised name in early operatic collecting; her Pathé recordings are less commonly encountered than HMV equivalents.AI summary
Pathé 59083 Opera
Louise Kirkby Lunn, the celebrated English contralto, and Brinley Davies perform 'The Sailor Sighs as Sinks His Native Shore' and 'Home to Our Mountains' from Il Trovatore on Pathé 76504. Kirkby Lunn was one of the finest English contraltos of the Edwardian era and her recordings are collected by admirers of the British vocal tradition.AI summary
Pathé 76504 Opera
Marie-Thérèse Gauley, a French soprano, singing both sides of 'Les Noces de Jeannette' (The Wedding of Jeannette), a popular mid-19th-century opéra comique by Victor Massé, on Pathé X.2255.AI summary
Pathé X.2255 Opera
Mario Ancona was a celebrated Italian baritone who had a major international career at Covent Garden, the Metropolitan and La Scala in the 1890s and early 1900s. This Pathé disc, catalogue 4300, contains 'Chanson de l'Adieu' and Hahn's 'L'Heure Exquise'. Pathé pressed in limited quantities for named artists of this calibre; Ancona's recordings are of collector interest.AI summary
Pathé 4300 Opera
French soprano Mme Comes and M Affre performing two arias—the overture to Auber's *L'Africaine* and a French song—on Pathé 2533.AI summary
Pathé 2533 Opera
T Albani performs 'Celeste Aida' from Aida and an aria from Pagliacci on Pathé 4140. Albani is not a widely recognised recording name in major operatic references; the Pathé 4000 series suggests an early acoustic pressing.AI summary
Pathé 4140 Opera