1,260 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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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
Mercedes Capsir, a prominent operatic soprano of the early 20th century, recorded 'O Colombello sporarti' and 'Il Re waltz' for Columbia (catalogue D15254). Capsir was renowned for her dramatic soprano roles and recordings were widely distributed.AI summary
Columbia D15254 Opera
Meta Seinemeyer was a German mezzo-soprano opera singer of the early 20th century; this Parlophone disc features two passages from Puccini's "Madame Butterfly", the famous aria on both sides.AI summary
Parlophone E10805 Opera
Michael Bartlett recorded Puccini's 'Che Gelida Manina' and 'Parlez-Moi d'Amour' on an unidentified label marked 'D', likely a small European pressing.AI summary
D'amour Opera
Michael Bohnen, a German baritone, recorded German operatic and dramatic repertoire on Brunswick, likely from the 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 15074 Opera
Michael Bohnen, a German-American baritone of the early 20th century, recorded operatic arias 'O Isis & Osiris' and 'Within this hallowed Dwelling' (from Die Zauberflöte and Die Meistersinger) for Brunswick 50056.AI summary
Brunswick 50056 Opera
Michael Bohnen, a German baritone of the early twentieth century, recorded operatic selections for Brunswick: the 'Freischutz Drinking Song' and an aria from Weber's operas. Bohnen was a celebrated Wagnerian and Lieder singer of the acoustic era.AI summary
Brunswick 15074 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
A singer named Michailowa recorded an aria from Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz for GC (Grammophon), the major German label, in the acoustic or early electric era. Nothing further is known of this performer.AI summary
Gramophone Company 2-43066 Opera
Michailowa recorded an excerpt from Donizetti's 'Lucia di Lammermoor', a standard operatic soprano showpiece. No label, catalogue number or other details are available for this recording.AI summary
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
Mignon Nevada, an opera singer, recorded 'Le Soir' for IRCC; IRCC (International Record Collectors Club) released reissues and rare recordings from the acoustic era.AI summary
IRCC 118 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
Minnie Nast, the Dresden soprano who created Sophie in Strauss's 'Der Rosenkavalier', sings music from Bizet's 'Carmen' in German on G&T.AI summary
G&T G.C.-2-44465/6 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
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
Marcelle Demougeot, the French soprano, sings 'Il est doux, il est bon' from Massenet's 'Hérodiade' on G&T.AI summary
G&T 33388 Opera
A single-sided acoustic Gramophone & Typewriter recording of a prayer scene from Gounod's Faust, sung by the French soprano credited on the label as Mme Demougeot.AI summary
G&T 33395 Opera
Mme Demougeot, a French operatic voice, singing two arias: 'Pleurez mes yeux' (a soprano aria from *Hippolyte et Aricie* by Rameau) and 'Air de Salome' (likely from *Hérodiade* by Massenet), recorded on Zonophone. Very little is known of this artist outside of early recordings.AI summary
Zonophone 83148/2 Opera
Emma Eames was an American operatic soprano of the late 19th century. Victor 88016 ('Ave Maria') is an early acoustic recording of a canonical prima donna.AI summary
Victor 88016 Opera
Mme Geori-Boue, a concert mezzo-soprano, recorded for Odeon with two art songs, 'Paysage' and 'D'une prison'.AI summary
Odeon 188.959 Opera
Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink, one of the greatest contraltos of the early 20th century, recorded Donizetti's 'Lucrezia Borgia' aria for Victor 043068; Schumann-Heink had an extraordinarily long and celebrated recording career.AI summary
Victor 043068 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
Mose Tapiero recorded an operatic excerpt, 'La Traviata', for Winner Records, a small British label; very little is known of the artist or the label.AI summary
Winner 2201 Opera
Two famous operatic arias—Vesti la giubba from Leoncavallo's *Pagliacci* and Di quella pira from Verdi's *Il trovatore*—credited to N Fusati on the scarce VF label.AI summary
Velvet Face 1071 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
Vallin, Thill and Cohen performing 'N'achevez pas!' and an excerpt from Massenet's *Werther* on Columbia LFX163. This is an operatic recording from the 1930s by French/European singers.AI summary
Columbia LFX163 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
Nellie Melba singing "Caro nome" from Verdi's "Rigoletto", one of her signature arias, recorded acoustically for G&T.AI summary
G&T 053110 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
Nellie Melba was one of the most famous sopranos in recording history; this G&T disc preserves her celebrated rendition of the Jewel Song from Gounod's Faust.AI summary
G&T 03048 Opera