1,260 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Antonio Cortis, an Argentine tenor who recorded operatic material and popular songs for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s–early 1930s, recorded these Italian operatic arias. Cortis was a known recording artist.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA1 Opera
Antonio Notariello, an Italian tenor, recorded operatic repertoire for Witton, an obscure British imprint.AI summary
Witton 6006 Opera
Apollo Granforte, an Italian baritone, singing Neapolitan and Italian songs for His Master's Voice. Granforte was an opera and popular singer active in the early 20th century, but he is now little known outside specialist circles.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1053 Opera
Aristodemo Giorgini, an Italian operatic singer. G&T 52168 records 'Recondita Armonia' (Tosca); an early electrical operatic recording.AI summary
G&T 52168 Opera
Armand Tokatyan, the Metropolitan Opera tenor, sings the 'Siciliana' from 'Cavalleria rusticana' and 'Amor ti vieta' from 'Fedora' on Vocalion.AI summary
Vocalion B3121 Opera
Arthur Roberts was a British baritone singer and entertainer of the Victorian and Edwardian eras; this His Master's Voice record offers Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Trial by Jury' and a comic song, 'How Bill Adams won the Battle of Waterloo'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B395 Opera
August Bockmann, a German tenor, recorded opera and art-song for His Master's Voice in the early 1900s. 'Nein! bin Bajazzo nicht bloss' is from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci.AI summary
His Master's Voice 13327 Opera
G&T 3-42389 Opera
Aureliano Pertile, the Italian tenor, singing two arias from Verdi's *Aida* on His Master's Voice DB1341.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB1341 Opera
B Burton performing two operatic vocal pieces—"Rose Marie" and "Indian Love Call" (composed by Y. Rugel)—on Imperial 1426, a small British label.AI summary
Imperial 1426 Opera
Beniamino Gigli singing 'Smiling Through' and 'Bless This House' on HMV, the celebrated Italian opera tenor in sentimental ballad repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1894 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, recorded two arias — 'Non conosciu' (unidentified) and the 'Serenata Malinconica' — for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1925 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, recorded these two operatic arias for His Master's Voice; O del mio amato ben and Amarilli are staples of the romantic vocal repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB6313 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, one of Italy's greatest tenors, recorded the aria 'Enzo Grimaldo, Principe di Sant Afior' from Donizetti's *La Favorita* with baritone Giuseppe de Luca for RCA, catalogue 8084. Both were leading operatic artists of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
RCA 8084 Opera
A Columbia ensemble piece featuring B. Hale, B. Howes and others performing Shakespearean and theatrical material, likely from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Columbia DX627 Opera
B. Hale and J. Coyne in two pieces from the operetta Tea for Two on Columbia: "I want to be happy" and "Tea for Two", from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 3630 Opera
Berta Morena, Heinrich Knote and Fritz Feinhals, stars of the Munich Court Opera, sing the finale of Act 3 of Verdi's 'Aida' in German on a single-sided Gramophone Company disc.AI summary
Gramophone Company 044140 Opera
B. Scacciati and E. Molinari recorded an excerpt from Puccini's Tosca for Columbia in the early 1930s. Both were minor Italian singers not well-documented in English-language sources.AI summary
Columbia D14603 Opera
A band recording of two movements from 'The Quaker Girl', a light operetta by Lionel Monckton, on Bell 256, a British label.AI summary
Bell 256 Opera
Citizen 816 Opera
An unnamed band recording Gilbert & Sullivan selections (Mikado and Patience) for the Imperial label 996, likely 1910s or early 1920s.AI summary
Imperial 996 Opera
A band performing a medley from 'The Count of Luxembourg', an operetta by Léhar, in two parts on the Lyr (Lyric) label, a minor British imprint.AI summary
Lyceum 521 Opera
A band plays selections from La Traviata and Rigoletto on Opera 2535.AI summary
Opera 2535 Opera
A band performing selections from 'Il Trovatore' and 'Cavalleria Rusticana' on PionA, an unidentified label.AI summary
Pioneer A11 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, an Italian operatic tenor, performing two Don Giovanni arias: 'Dalla Sua Pace' and 'Il Mio Tesoro', on His Master's Voice DB3809.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB3809 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, one of the greatest Italian tenors, performs 'Serenata' and 'Occhi Turchini' (Blue Eyes) on His Master's Voice DB1903.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB1903 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, an Italian operatic tenor of world renown, performing two operatic arias—"La Favorita" and "Faust"—on His Master's Voice, likely from the 1920s-30s electrical recording era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB273 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian operatic tenor, recorded 'Notte a mare' and 'Nostalgia' for His Master's Voice. These are Italian songs in Gigli's characteristic romantic lyric style. Gigli was one of the most recorded singers of his generation.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA2027 Opera
Benjamin Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, in two Italian-language songs on His Master's Voice DA5397. Gigli was one of the most recorded singers of the early 20th century and his Italian operatic repertoire remains sought by vocal collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA5397 Opera
Beniamino Gigli was one of the pre-eminent Italian tenors of the early–mid 20th century, with a famous recording career spanning several decades. This His Master's Voice DB-series recording showcases two grand operatic arias from the Italian repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB109 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, recorded for His Master's Voice; 'M'appari tutt' amor' and 'O Paradiso dall' onde uscito' are operatic arias, with DB109 indicating a 1920s acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB109 Opera
Beniamino Gigli on His Master's Voice DB21597, 'Autunno' / 'Ave Maria Gibilaro'. Gigli was one of the foremost Italian dramatic tenors of the mid-20th century, celebrated for his Verdian roles and prolific recording career.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB21597 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the celebrated Italian tenor, recorded Verdi's "Un di all'azzurro spazio guardai" from La Traviata for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052233 Opera
Beniamino Gigli, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded two famous opera arias for His Master's Voice DB109: 'M'appari tutt' amor' (from Flotow's Martha) and 'O Paradiso' (from Meyerbeer's L'Africaine). Gigli was one of the greatest recording artists of the acoustic and electrical eras, and his HMV recordings remain highly sought by collectors of operatic singing.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB109 Opera
Berlin Opera on Odeon 64375, two German-language songs: 'Fruehlingsahnung' (Spring's Premonition) and 'Palmsonntag Morgen' (Palm Sunday Morning), likely choral or ensemble singing.AI summary
Odeon 64375 Opera
A duet performance on the Odeon label of operatic excerpts from two light operettas: 'Der Vogelhandler' (The Bird Seller) and 'Der Obersteiger' (The Overseer), both popular works of the Austrian operetta tradition. Bettendorf and Groh are unidentified singers, likely German or Austrian.AI summary
Odeon 25103 Opera
Bianca Lavin De Casas, a vocalist, recorded Saint-Saëns' *Samson et Dalila* on the GCL label; the catalogue number suggests an early-to-mid 20th century pressing.AI summary
GCL 053207 Opera
Bianca Lavin De Casas, a vocalist, recorded Giordano's *Crepuscolo Triste* on the GCL label; the catalogue number suggests an early-to-mid 20th century pressing.AI summary
GCL 053204 Opera
Bianca Scacciati recorded the aria 'In Questa Reggia' (from Turandot) with tenor Francesco Merli for Columbia, catalogue D1570. Scacciati was an Italian soprano active in the 1920s–30s, and this is a notable operatic recording.AI summary
Columbia D1570 Opera
Bjorn Talen (or Talén) was a Scandinavian or European tenor, probably active in the 1920s–1930s. 'Questa o quella' (from Rigoletto) and 'La donna è mobile' (from Rigoletto) are standard operatic arias sung by countless tenors. This Vox 03317 pressing is from an unidentified era.AI summary
Vox 03317 Opera
Bjorn Talen — a name not widely identified in standard references — performing 'Questa o quella' and 'La donna è mobile' from Verdi's Rigoletto on the Vox label, catalogue 03317. The Vox label is a smaller imprint; an unrecognised singer performing standard operatic repertoire on a minor label warrants investigation.AI summary
Vox 03317 Opera
Blanche Marchesi was a soprano of distinguished lineage — the daughter of the great vocal pedagogue Mathilde Marchesi — who had a significant operatic and concert career in Britain. This HMV disc with the unusual JH-series prefix (catalogue JH10) contains 'Queen Anne Boleyn in Prison' and 'L'Été'. The JH series is not a standard commercial HMV designation and warrants investigation.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH10 Opera
Blanche Marchesi, the soprano daughter of the great teacher Mathilde Marchesi, on HMV catalogue JG41 — the JG-series prefix is not a standard commercial HMV designation and warrants investigation. The disc contains an 'Air d'Héraclès' and two further vocal pieces. As with the companion JH-series disc in this collection, an unusual HMV series prefix suggests a limited or specialist pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice JG41 Opera
Blanche Tomlin sings the Habanera and the Seguidilla from Bizet's 'Carmen' on Beka.AI summary
Beka M121 Opera
Blanche Tomlin sings the Jewel Song and The King of Thule from Gounod's Faust on Beka M131.AI summary
Beka M131 Opera
Blanche Tomlin sings Musetta's waltz song and Mimì's 'Mi chiamano Mimì' from Puccini's 'La bohème' on Beka.AI summary
Beka M46 Opera
Blodwen Caerleon singing operatic repertoire—Tosti's 'Caro mio ben' and Handel's 'Ombra mai fu'—on Piccadilly 5081, a British budget label of the early 1930s.AI summary
Piccadilly 5081 Opera
Broughton and Lenghi-Cellini recorded 'Home to our Mountains' (from Verdi's *Il trovatore*) for Beka Records. Beka was a small European label. The performers are not well documented in English-language sources.AI summary
Beka M45 Opera