1,260 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Paul Robeson, the legendary American bass-baritone, recorded two songs for His Master's Voice: 'Absent' and 'Sea Fever' (John Masefield), B9257; Robeson was one of the greatest singers of the 20th century and a major recording artist from the 1920s onwards.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9257 Opera
Andrés Perelló de Segurola was a Spanish bass who sang at the Metropolitan Opera and other major houses in the early 20th century; this G&T disc captures him in a Gounod Faust aria.AI summary
G&T 52633 Opera
Perello de Segurola performing the finale trio from Faust on the G&T label, a very early British-based imprint (the Gramophone & Typewriter Company) of the 1900s–1910s.AI summary
G&T 54019 Opera
Peter Anders, the German tenor, singing arias from Weber's Der Freischütz on His Master's Voice, a prestige operatic recording from the pre-war era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA5514 Opera
Piancon (likely a house name or group pseudonym) on GCo, performing a classical operatic aria — artist and label otherwise unidentified.AI summary
GCo 052217 Opera
Pierre Arezzo, an Italian tenor, performing two operatic arias: 'Si j'etais Roi' (Adolphe Adam) and an arioso from 'Le Roi de Lahore' (Édouard Lalo), on the Reney label.AI summary
Reney 42082 Opera
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A side by Pinza on V-Disc 429, recorded for distribution to American servicemen during World War II.AI summary
VDisc 429 Opera
Pol Plancon, the renowned French baritone (1851–1914), recorded this aria from Gounod's Faust for HMV's acoustic catalogue. Plancon was one of the first great operatic voices to be recorded, and his discs remain historically important documents of late-19th-century vocal style.AI summary
His Master's Voice 032048 Opera
Pol Plancon singing 'Faust - Le Veau d'Or' (The Golden Calf) from Gounod's Faust on Victor, the celebrated French baritone recorded in the acoustic era.AI summary
Victor 81038 Opera
Pol Plançon sings 'Une puce gentille chez un Prince logeait' and 'Devant la Maison' on HMV DA340 — a duplicate of id 21591 in this collection. Both copies are the same pressing; one is the one to sell.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA340 Opera
Pol Plançon was a celebrated French bass admired for his technique and recorded extensively in the early 1900s; this disc preserves his performance of the 'Veau d'Or' aria from Gounod's Faust.AI summary
G&T 2-2663 Opera
Pol Plançon, a legendary French baritone of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded the 'Mephistopheles Serenade' (Gounod, *Faust*) for Victor 81040. Plançon was one of the greatest singers of the acoustic era and his recordings are historically important.AI summary
Victor 81040 Opera
Pol Plancon, a legendary French bass from the turn of the 20th century, recorded sacred pieces 'Les Rameaux' and 'Crucifix' on His Master's Voice DB591 in collaboration with Enrico Caruso and Mario Journet.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB591 Opera
Pol Plancon was a celebrated French bass and one of the most prolific singers of the acoustic recording era (1900–1920). This His Master's Voice DB-series recording captures him singing two arias: "Grand Isi Grand Osiri" and "Qui sdego non s'accende" from Verdi's *Rigoletto*.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB657 Opera
Another early G&T recording by the French bass Pol Plançon, here singing an invocation from Mozart's The Magic Flute.AI summary
G&T 052090 Opera
Pol Plançon was one of the most admired operatic basses of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; this G&T acoustic disc in the 052 celebrity series presents the aria 'Qui sdegno non s'accende' from The Magic Flute.AI summary
G&T 052117 Opera
Pol Plancon was one of the greatest French baritones of the late 19th century, a founding member of the Metropolitan Opera; this His Master's Voice 78 is a solo aria from Mascagni's 'L'amico Fritz', recorded in his later years.AI summary
His Master's Voice 032027 Opera
Pol Plancon (1851–1914) was a legendary French baritone of the operatic stage; this His Master's Voice recording preserves one of the last great singers of the 19th century, also noting the presence of Caruso and Journet on the reverse.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB591 Opera
Pol Plancon, a French baritone of the Belle Époque era, recorded 'Les Rameaux' and a 'Crucifix' duet with Enrico Caruso and Marcel Journet on His Master's Voice DB591.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB591 Opera
Pol Plançon, the celebrated French bass regarded as one of the finest of the late nineteenth century and a long-serving star of the Met and Covent Garden, sings a Mephistopheles song and 'Devant la Maison' on HMV DA340. Plançon's recordings are collected by admirers of the basso cantante tradition; his HMV DA-series pressings are electric-era reissues or transfers.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA340 Opera
A choir or vocal quartet on Imperial, performing Victorian Christmas hymns.AI summary
Imperial 976 Opera
R Durrant recorded 'Toreador's Song' from Carmen and a traditional courtship dance for ScDL (Scottish Decca or local variant), catalogue 243. The label and artist are not clearly identified in discographies.AI summary
Scala De Luxe DL243 Opera
Ramon Blanchart performing the Prologue from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci on Columbia A5206, an early catalogue number suggesting a 1920s pressing.AI summary
Columbia A5206 Opera
Ranzato, an artist of uncertain identification, recorded Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" for Zonophone, the acoustic-era label of the Gramophone Company.AI summary
Zonophone X47906 Opera
Reeves and Rossleigh performing two vocal or operatic pieces, 'Be mine the Delight' and 'Solenne in Quest'ora' (the latter from Verdi's *La forza del destino*), on Dac label catalogue 2010.AI summary
Dacapo 2010 Opera
Renato Rascel was an Italian entertainer and actor, recorded here on Odeon for two operetta numbers: 'In Un Palco Della Scala' and 'Le Roi de Chez Maxim'. The TW series suggests a 1950s pressing.AI summary
Odeon TW4076 Opera
Renzo Minolfi, an Italian operatic tenor, recorded selections from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" for GC, a small Italian or European label. An obscure artist with a brief recording career.AI summary
Gramophone Company 054099/2134 Opera
Riccardo Stracciari, Italian baritone, singing two Neapolitan songs on Columbia DB264, likely an acoustic or early electrical recording from the 1920s.AI summary
Columbia DB264 Opera
Riccardo Stracciari, the celebrated Italian baritone, singing two operatic arias on Columbia D1625: an excerpt from *Il Trovatore* and the Barcarolle from *La Gioconda*.AI summary
Columbia D1625 Opera
Riccardo Stracciari was an internationally celebrated Italian baritone; this Fonotipia double-sided disc preserves excerpts in the acoustic recording era from the Milan-based company known for its roster of major Italian singers.AI summary
Fonotipia 92430/1 Opera
Riccardo Stracciari, the Italian baritone renowned as Figaro, sings Valentin's 'Dio possente' from 'Faust' on Fonotipia.AI summary
Fonotipia 92456/7 Opera
Riccardo Stracciari, the Italian baritone renowned as Figaro, sings Renato's aria from 'Un ballo in maschera' and the Count di Luna's aria from 'Il trovatore' on Fonotipia.AI summary
Fonotipia 92621/92622 Opera
Richard Crooks, the American tenor, sings the Grail Narration and Preislied from Wagner on HMV Electron EJ133.AI summary
Electron EJ133 Opera
Richard Crooks was a celebrated American tenor, known for operatic and concert repertoire. This V-Disc pressing, a non-commercial recording made for US Armed Forces during World War II, carries 'Una furtiva Lagrima' (a famous tenor aria from Donizetti's *L'elisir d'amore*) and 'Largo' (presumably by Handel or another classical composer, with Ezio Pinza perhaps as partner or comparison).AI summary
VDisc 327 Opera
Richard Tauber, the celebrated Austrian tenor who became a major British recording and stage star, sings Don Ottavio's two arias from Mozart's Don Giovanni on Odeon.AI summary
Odeon R20444 Opera
Richard Tauber was an Austrian-British tenor and musical-theatre star famous for operetta and light opera roles. 'I've found my Haven' and 'Give me your Heart' were recorded for Odeon. Tauber was an internationally famous singer and recording artist.AI summary
Odeon 222067 Opera
Richard Tauber, the celebrated Austrian tenor, on Parlophone AR-series with two ballads, 'Song is Done' and 'Goodbye'.AI summary
Parlophone AR142 Opera
Richard Tauber, the celebrated Austro-German tenor, singing in German on the Odeon label. Tauber was a major concert and operatic artist with an extensive discography; Odeon was the major German label and issued his material widely.AI summary
Odeon O8341 Opera
Richard Tauber, the legendary Austrian tenor and entertainer, performing German operetta songs on Odeon, recorded in the 1920s-1930s, from a major star of stage and screen.AI summary
Odeon O4956 Opera
Richard Tauber on Parlophone RO20028, performing two Richard Strauss songs: 'Ungeduld' and 'Lotusblume'. Tauber was one of the greatest lyric tenors of the 20th century, celebrated especially for light opera and art song.AI summary
Parlophone RO20028 Opera
Richard Tauber, the celebrated Austrian tenor, with Lotte Lehmann in two songs by Gluck on Odeon; a pairing of two major voices from the Lieder and operatic repertoire.AI summary
Odeon 80944/6 Opera
Richard Tauber, the Austrian tenor and musical theatre star, recorded German operetta material for Odeon (O4955). Tauber was one of the greatest voices of the inter-war period, celebrated for operetta and Lieder.AI summary
Odeon O4955 Opera
Richard Tauber was an Austrian-British tenor and celebrated operatic and musical-theatre star; this Parlophone RO pressing carries 'Winterreise', a major art-song cycle by Franz Schubert.AI summary
Parlophone RO20040 Opera
Rizzardo de Ferrera performed operatic tenor roles for Odeon in the early 1900s, including this two-part excerpt from Puccini's La fanciulla del West.AI summary
Odeon 110209 Opera
Robert Radford was a British baritone and Savoy Opera singer of note; this Zonophone disc couples two operatic arias from the 1910s–20s acoustic period.AI summary
Zonophone GO34 Opera
Robert Radford was a British baritone singer known for his concert and operatic performances. This Zonophone GO26 pressing of Mozart's "Osmin's Aria" from The Abduction from the Seraglio and Verdi's "Eri Tu" from A Masked Ball documents his classical voice repertoire on an acoustical or very early electrical recording.AI summary
Zonophone GO26 Opera
Robert Radford, a celebrated British concert baritone, recorded Gounod's "Serenade from Faust" and the church scene from Faust for Zonophone in the early 1900s. Radford was an important Edwardian art-song and opera singer.AI summary
Zonophone GO16 Opera
G&T 053011 Opera