15 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
15 records matching
Alfred Piccaver, an American-born tenor who had a major career at the Vienna State Opera, performing Puccini's 'Che gelida manina' from *La bohème* and a farewell aria on Polyphon, a major European label.AI summary
Polyphon 72880 Opera
Alfred Piccaver was an Austrian tenor known for operatic and light-opera roles, recorded on the Polyphon label in the 1920s-30s singing Italian operatic standards.AI summary
Polyphon 70682 Opera
Charles Rousselière was a French tenor of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and a celebrated Wagnerian; this Polyphon recording preserves arias by one of the great voices of the acoustic era.AI summary
Polyphon 561019 Opera
Curt Taucher, a German tenor, performing two Wagner arias on a Polyphon acoustic recording, likely from the early 1910s.AI summary
Polyphon 22055 Opera
Franz Volker, a German tenor, performing operatic arias on Polyphon. Volker was a celebrated singer of the Weimar era.AI summary
Polyphon 22444/5 Opera
Franz Volker, the German tenor of the 1920s-30s, performs two operatic selections: 'Der fliegende Holländer' (The Flying Dutchman) and 'Cavalleria Rusticana' on Polyphon 95233.AI summary
Polyphon 95233 Opera
Franz Volker, a German tenor, on Polyphon performing operatic arias from Lortzing's comic operas 'Uridine' and 'Tsar and Carpenter'.AI summary
Polyphon 24193 Opera
Franz Volker and others performing excerpts from Wagner's Die Meistersinger on Polyphon 67102. Volker was a celebrated German tenor of the 1920s–30s who recorded extensively for the German market; this is a substantial orchestral recording.AI summary
Polyphon 67102 Opera
Franz Volker and other artists recorded a selection from Leo Fall's operetta *Friederike* for Polyphon. Volker was an Austrian tenor celebrated for his work in operetta and musical theatre in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Polyphon 21811 Opera
Frieda Hempel was a celebrated German soprano, best known for her association with the Berlin and Metropolitan Opera houses in the 1910s. The Polyphon label was a German pressing company active in the early acoustic era. This coupling of a Russian vesper hymn and Ave Maria suits her light, pure voice. Polyphon pressings of named opera singers are uncommon in British collections and attract interest from vocal collectors.AI summary
Polyphon 85297 Opera
Gertrude Kappel, a German mezzo-soprano, on Polyphon 66100 performing arias from Wagner's *Götterdämmerung* and Verdi's *La Forza del Destino*.AI summary
Polyphon 66100 Opera
Hermann Jadlowker was a Latvian-born tenor who had a major career at the Berlin Royal Opera and internationally in the early twentieth century. This Polyphon disc, catalogue 72663, contains two German songs. Jadlowker's recordings are collected by specialists in early German operatic singing.AI summary
Polyphon 72663 Opera
Julius Patzak, an Austrian tenor and celebrated interpreter of Lieder and opera, performing arias from Cavalleria Rusticana and La Bohème on Polyphon. Patzak was a significant European classical singer of the mid-20th century.AI summary
Polyphon 24327 Opera
Selma Kurz and Heinrich Schlusnus perform the duet 'Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen' from The Magic Flute, with Frieda Hempel singing 'Batti, batti' from Don Giovanni on the reverse, on Polyphon 85301. All three singers are significant early operatic recording artists; Kurz was a celebrated Viennese coloratura, Schlusnus a leading German baritone, and Hempel a distinguished lyric soprano. A Polyphon pressing coupling three important voices is an attractive specialist item.AI summary
Polyphon 85301 Opera
Selma Kurz, the renowned Austrian soprano, in two operatic or lieder numbers: Ave Maria and Vogel im Walde, on the German label Polyphon 70673.AI summary
Polyphon 70673 Opera