1,260 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Hermann Jadlowker was a celebrated Austro-Hungarian tenor of the early 20th century. This Gramophone recording of 'Zur Johannisnacht' represents the acoustic era of his career, when he was at the height of his fame.AI summary
Gram 70667 Opera
Hermann Weil, the German baritone, and Peter Müller sing arias from Un ballo in maschera and Così fan tutte in German on Gramophone Company 2-44487.AI summary
Gramophone Company 2-44487 Opera
Hermine Bosetti, an early operatic soprano, performing 'Arie der Rosine' (an aria) on His Master's Voice. The early catalogue number (HMV 2-43489) dates this to the acoustic era of the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-43489 Opera
Hermine Kittel, a German soprano, performing the quartet from Verdi's *Rigoletto* on GCL 044069—an acoustic recording from the early electrical transition.AI summary
GCL 044069 Opera
Herr Steiner performing operatic tenor arias 'Walther's Prize Song' (from Die Meistersinger) and 'Rinaldo' for Pop 495, a budget British label.AI summary
Popular 495 Opera
Hilda Pratt on Imperial 1168, singing operatic arias. Imperial was a minor British label, and Hilda Pratt is not identified in standard discographies.AI summary
Imperial 1168 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
Hjordis Schymberg, a soprano, performing Mozart arias 'Deh vieni non tardar' and 'Come Scoglio' on His Master's Voice; a classical singer of the mid-20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB6294 Opera
Winner 3253 TEST Opera
A performance credited to Hollywood and Newman on the Maj label, featuring two operatic pieces: 'Celeste Aida' from Verdi's Aida and the Barcarolle from Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann.AI summary
Majestic 20004 Opera
The Church Scene from Gounod's Faust, part 1, with Huguet and Torres de Luna, on Gramophone Company 054087, a single-sided issue.AI summary
Gramophone Company 054087 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
An early G&T recording of a scene from Verdi's Il Trovatore, sung by Ida Giacomelli and Gino Martinez Patti.AI summary
G&T 054054 Opera
Inge Borkh, the Swiss-Austrian soprano, performing scenes from Beethoven's Fidelio on His Master's Voice DB11544 — a substantial operatic recording from the post-war period.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB11544 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
Hipólito Lázaro, the Spanish lyric tenor celebrated for his ringing upper register, sings 'O Paradiso' from L'Africaine on HMV 2-052047, a large-format (12-inch) single-sided pressing from the Gramophone Company's international series. The 2-052000 HMV series is a prestigious single-sided acoustic format for international operatic tenors, and Lázaro's recordings are collected by admirers of the Spanish lyric tenor tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052047 Opera
Irene Abendroth singing Offenbach's 'Je suis Titania' on a BBC label 78rpm. Abendroth was a respected German mezzo-soprano of the mid-20th century; BBC pressings of this era are typically concert recordings or licensed classical material.AI summary
BBC 43245 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
Ivar Andresen, a Norwegian bass singer, on Parlophone E10574 performing Mozart's "O Isis and Osiris" (from *The Magic Flute*) and a hymn. Andresen was a respected concert and operatic bass of the 1920s–30s, recorded for major European labels.AI summary
Parlophone E10574 Opera
Ivar Andresen, the Norwegian bass of the Dresden opera, with Meta Seinemeyer on the reverse, on Parlophon P.9611.AI summary
Parlophon P.9611 Opera
Ivar Andresen, a distinguished Norwegian baritone, performs two Mozart arias—'O Isis and Osiris' from The Magic Flute and 'Within this Hallowed Dwelling' from the same opera—on Parlophone E10574.AI summary
Parlophone E10574 Opera
Ivor Novello on His Master's Voice C3978, with a composed work and orchestral material. Novello was the pre-eminent Welsh composer and musical-theatre figure of the 1920s–40s; his own recordings are uncommon.AI summary
His Master's Voice C3978 Opera
Velvet Face 1146 Opera
Gramophone Company 54298 Opera
A celebrated duet between tenor John McCormack and soprano Lucrezia Bori, two of the finest singers of the 1920s, performing the great Act III finale from Verdi's *La traviata* ('Parigi o cara') and the Rigoletto quartet ('Bella figlia dell'amore') on a His Master's Voice electrical recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DM104 Opera
J Patzak (Julius Patzak) was an Austrian tenor of the operatic and lieder repertoire; this Grammophon pressing carries two operatic arias, "Don Cesar" and "Die Landstreicher", likely from the 1920s or 1930s.AI summary
Grammophon 24326 Opera
Jamieson Dodds performed 'The Calf of Gold' and 'O Star of Eve' on Beka M48. This is a classical or operatic recording on an early German Beka label, likely from the 1900s-10s.AI summary
Beka M48 Opera
Jarmila Novotna, a Czech soprano and film star of the 1930s, performing Czech folk songs on His Master's Voice electrical recording. Novotna was an internationally known opera and concert artist, and her recordings are collected by classical enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice SSX1 Opera
Jean Note performing the 'Overture and Prologue' from Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci for Columbia.AI summary
Coliseum 4015 Opera
Jean Note singing two operatic arias—the Toreador Song from Carmen and a cavatina—on the Scala label, catalogue 4013.AI summary
Scala 4013 Opera
Jean Note performing two arias from French opera—Massenet's 'Vision Fugitive' from Thaïs and Auber's 'Le Roi de Lahore'—on the Sc label, a small or short-lived British imprint with limited surviving copies.AI summary
Scala 4014 Opera
Jean Summers sings Caro nome and the Jewel Song on Beltona 7004.AI summary
Beltona 7004 Opera
Jeanette MacDonald, the celebrated American soprano and film star, recorded operatic selections 'Vilia' and 'Ah sweet mystery of Life' for His Master's Voice, bringing her Metropolitan Opera and Hollywood fame to the British market.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8972 Opera
Jeanette MacDonald, the American operetta star and film actress, recorded Spanish-language versions of romantic songs for the Victor label in the early 1930s during the height of her popularity.AI summary
Victor 18315 Opera
Jeanne Jomelli performing 'Ah forse e lui' (the tenor aria from Verdi's La Traviata) on the VF label, catalogue 1085.AI summary
Velvet Face 1085 Opera
Jean-François Delmas was a leading French operatic bass; this early Fonotipia disc, bearing a very low catalogue number, preserves Mephistopheles's aria 'Le Veau d'Or' from Gounod's Faust.AI summary
Fonotipia 97 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
John McCormack, one of the most celebrated Irish tenors of the early twentieth century, recorded extensively for HMV in the electrical era. This DB-series 12-inch captures two of his most famous roles and repertoire pieces.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB329 Opera
John McCormack, the celebrated Irish tenor, recorded 'No Country can my own outvie' and 'Che gelida manina' (from La bohème) for His Master's Voice's IRX series, aimed at the Irish market.AI summary
His Master's Voice IRX1002 Opera
John McCormack (1884–1945), the celebrated Irish tenor, performing two arias from Donizetti's La Favourite in Italian on His Master's Voice; this is an acoustic-era pressing from the HMV IRX series.AI summary
His Master's Voice IRX1003 Opera
John McCormack, the celebrated Irish tenor, on His Master's Voice 5-2377, performing "O cease thy singing maiden fair".AI summary
His Master's Voice 5-2377 Opera
John McCormack, the Irish tenor widely regarded as one of the finest lyric voices of the early twentieth century, performing 'La donna è mobile' and 'Questa o quella' from Verdi's Rigoletto on Odeon catalogue 57508. McCormack's Verdi recordings are consistently collected; Odeon pressings of his work are moderately uncommon.AI summary
Odeon 57508 Opera
John McCormack, the celebrated Irish tenor, recorded 'Is she not passing fair?' and 'Automne' for His Master's Voice. McCormack was one of the most famous singers of the early twentieth century and recorded extensively for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1286 Opera
John McCormack performing the mad scene from Donizetti's 'Lucia di Lammermoor' on Gram Monarch, catalogue 2-052023. McCormack (1884–1945) was one of the most celebrated tenor singers of the early twentieth century, with an enormous international recording career.AI summary
GramMonarch 2-052023 Opera
John McCormack was one of the greatest tenors of the early 20th century; this His Master's Voice recording pairs the Irish songs 'Mother Machree' and 'Shannon River', catalogue IR264.AI summary
His Master's Voice IR264 Opera
John McCormack, the celebrated Irish tenor, singing two Thomas Moore songs of Irish nostalgia in this HMV DA-series acoustic recording from the early 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA306 Opera