1,260 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Soprano Emma Eames and baritone Emilio de Gogorza in a duet from Mozart's "The Magic Flute", an acoustic-era G&T recording from the Gramophone Company's prestige catalogue.AI summary
G&T 054072 Opera
Emma Eames and Emilio de Gogorza were both major operatic stars of the early twentieth century; this G&T 12-inch disc in the prestigious 054 duet series preserves their recording of a duet from The Magic Flute.AI summary
G&T 054072 Opera
A duet credited to E Furmedge and W Davidson, performing operatic numbers—Hoffmann's Barcarolle and the finale from Verdi's *Il trovatore*—on Aco 33037. Aco was a minor British budget label of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Aco 33037 Opera
Gramophone Company 044170 Opera
Eva Tetrazzini — the soprano sister of the more famous Luisa — performing 'Mi chiamano Mimì' from Puccini's La Bohème, paired with Acerbi singing 'Che gelida manina', on Fonografia catalogue 307/6. Eva Tetrazzini had a distinguished career in her own right and her recordings are uncommon; the Fonografia label is a rare early Italian imprint.AI summary
Fonografia 307/6 Opera
Earl Carroll recorded two selections from 'The Desert Song', the popular operetta by Sigmund Romberg, for Columbia in the early electrical era. Carroll was a singer and theatre personality in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 01242 Opera
Edith Day, a major American musical theatre star of the 1920s, on Columbia 9211 singing from 'The Desert Song'. Day was English-born and recorded frequently for British labels.AI summary
Columbia 9211 Opera
Edmond Clement, a celebrated French tenor of the Belle Époque era, recorded French operatic excerpts from Manon and Le Roi d'Ys for Victor; these are transfers of much earlier acoustically recorded material.AI summary
Victor 6062 Opera
Edmond Clément, the French tenor admired for his elegant style, sings 'Pourquoi me réveiller' from Massenet's 'Werther' on a single-sided Victor Red Seal.AI summary
Victorola 64234 Opera
Edmond Clément, the French tenor, recorded operatic repertoire including Gounod's 'Pourquoi me réveiller?' for His Master's Voice. Clément was a celebrated singer of the Belle Époque and early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA496 Opera
Edoardo Castellano, an Italian tenor, sings 'Giunto sul passo estremo' from Boito's 'Mefistofele' on Zonophone.AI summary
BlueZono X1777 Opera
Edward Lloyd, a celebrated English tenor of the Victorian and Edwardian era, singing two operatic arias on His Master's Voice E330, part of HMV's early classical catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice E330 Opera
Eide Norena, the celebrated Norwegian soprano, performing the Mad Scene from Hamlet in two parts on Parlophone R20145.AI summary
Parlophone R20145 Opera
Elda di Veroli performing the two great soprano arias from Bellini's La Sonnambula — 'Ah non credea mirarti' and 'Ah non giunge' — on the DuoGS label, catalogue 7008. DuoGS is not readily identified in standard references; the artist is also not widely documented. A Bellini soprano disc on an obscure label warrants investigation.AI summary
Duophone GS7008 Opera
Eleanora de Cisernos performing operatic arias 'Gioconda' and 'Orfeo' for Columbia A5640, an early acoustic series.AI summary
Columbia A5640 Opera
Eleanora de Cisneros, the American dramatic mezzo-soprano who sang at Covent Garden and La Scala in the early twentieth century, sings 'Bliss Forever Past' and 'I Dreamt That I Dwelt in Marble Halls' on Pathé 59083. De Cisneros is a recognised name in early operatic collecting; her Pathé recordings are less commonly encountered than HMV equivalents.AI summary
Pathé 59083 Opera
Eleonora De Cisneros, an operatic mezzo-soprano. Edison 82509 records 'Printemps ce commence' from Samson et Delilah; an acoustic recording from an early US label.AI summary
Edison 82509 Opera
Elisabeth Rethberg, one of the greatest sopranos of the 20th century, performing Handel's 'Largo' from Xerxes and a Donizetti aria on Brunswick 30119. Rethberg (1894–1976) was a dominant figure at the Metropolitan Opera and a prolific recording artist from the 1910s through the 1940s.AI summary
Brunswick 30119 Opera
Elisabeth Rethberg was a world-renowned soprano of the Metropolitan Opera; 'Elsa's Dream' and 'Elisabeth's Prayer' are arias from Wagner's *Lohengrin* and Tannhäuser, recorded for Brunswick in the electrical era.AI summary
Brunswick 50109 Opera
Elise Elizza, soprano of the Vienna Court Opera, sings arias of Mimì from 'La bohème' and Philine from 'Mignon' in German on G&T.AI summary
G&T 43709 Opera
Elise Elizza recorded operatic excerpts from 'Manon' and 'Les Huguenots' for the GCC label, a small German pressing. Little is known of the artist or the exact recording date.AI summary
GCC 3-44067 Opera
Elise Elizza, credited on the GC label with two operatic excerpts from Weber's "Freischütz"; Elizza does not appear in English operatic discographies, and GC (possibly Gramophone Company) cataloguing is unclear.AI summary
Gramophone Company 2-43273 Opera
Elizabeth Lennox sings two arias from Handel's Messiah, 'He Shall Feed His Flock' and 'O Rest in the Lord', on Brunswick 5165. A classical soprano on a major label, likely from the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Brunswick 5165 Opera
Elizabeth Newbold recorded the 'Bell Song' (from Lakmé) and 'Bolero Verdi' for Zonophone GO31. Zonophone was a major British label; this is a classical vocal recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
Zonophone GO31 Opera
Elisabeth Rethberg on Parlophone PO170, performing 'Cavalleria Rusticana' and 'L'Africana'. Rethberg (1894–1976) was a celebrated German-American soprano of the Metropolitan Opera; these are operatic arias from famous operas by Mascagni and Meyerbeer.AI summary
Parlophone PO170 Opera
Elizabeth Rethberg, the German soprano, recorded operatic art songs including Schubert's 'Nur Wer Die Sehnsucht Kennt' and a French ariette for Brunswick. Rethberg was a celebrated lyric soprano of the Metropolitan Opera in the 1920s-40s.AI summary
Brunswick 10166 Opera
Elisabeth Rethberg was a celebrated American opera soprano of the early 20th century, noted for Verdi roles. This Brunswick pressing pairs two romantic vocal pieces from her concert repertoire.AI summary
Brunswick 10253 Opera
Elizabeth Rethberg performing two art-song or classical vocal pieces on Brunswick 10166. Rethberg (1894–1976) was a German-American soprano of major international renown, particularly celebrated for Wagner and operatic roles; she had an enormous recording career.AI summary
Brunswick 10166 Opera
Elise Elizza, Hermine Kittel and Laura Hilgermann of the Vienna Court Opera sing the Rhinemaidens' trios from Wagner's 'Das Rheingold' and 'Götterdämmerung' on G&T.AI summary
G&T G.C.-2-44413/4 Opera
Elsa Alsen, a mezzo-soprano, recorded Wagner's "Isolde's Liebestod" (Isolde's love-death) from *Tristan und Isolde* for Parlophone's E-series, a major British label of the 1920s–1930s. This is one of the great mezzo-soprano arias and a cornerstone of the operatic canon.AI summary
Parlophone E10453 Opera
Columbia 7230 Opera
Elvira de Hidalgo was the celebrated Spanish coloratura soprano who later became the teacher of Maria Callas. This Columbia D3500 disc contains 'Una voce poco fa' from Rossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia and 'Son vergine vezzosa' from Bellini's I Puritani — two of her signature coloratura showpieces. De Hidalgo's recordings are collected both on their own account and for their connection to Callas.AI summary
Columbia D3500 Opera
Elvira de Hidalgo, a celebrated Spanish opera singer and teacher of Maria Callas, recorded 'Una voce poco fa' from The Barber of Seville and a Bellini aria on Columbia D4172.AI summary
Columbia D4172 Opera
Elvira de Hidalgo performing the Shadow Song on Columbia 65033-D. De Hidalgo was a celebrated Spanish soprano of the early twentieth century and was notably the teacher of Maria Callas.AI summary
Columbia 65033-D Opera
Émile Marcelin was a French tenor who recorded in the early acoustic era. This disc, credited to DisqueGramophone (a small French or British imprint), contains two arias from Puccini's La Tosca, a signature operatic role.AI summary
Disque pour Gramophone Opera
Émile Scaremberg, the French tenor, sings 'La donna è mobile' in French and an aria from 'Carmen' on Fonotipia.AI summary
Fonotipia 39177/8 Opera
Emilie Herzog was a celebrated Swiss soprano of the late nineteenth century, admired in Mozart and Rossini. Her Columbia 40554 — 'Una voce poco fa' from Rossini's Barber of Seville — is an early acoustic pressing, and her recordings are uncommon outside specialist operatic discographies. The high catalogue number for Columbia of this period may indicate a European pressing.AI summary
Columbia 40554 Opera
Emilie Herzog, the Swiss soprano who was a leading lyric voice at the Berlin Opera in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, sings 'Una voce poco fa' from The Barber of Seville on Columbia 40555, backed with a Barber of Seville overture by a band. Herzog made some of the earliest operatic recordings and is a name in historic vocal collecting.AI summary
Columbia 40555 Opera
Emilio de Gogorza was an acclaimed American baritone and opera singer who recorded prolifically in the acoustic era for HMV and other labels; this very early DB catalogue pressing captures two famous Verdi arias, 'Largo al factotum' from 'The Barber of Seville' and 'Eri tu' from 'The Masked Ball'.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB183 Opera
Emilio de Gogorza, the American baritone celebrated for Spanish art song, performing 'La Paloma' and 'La Golondrina' on Victor 17442.AI summary
Victor 17442 Opera
Emilio de Gogorza, a Spanish baritone of international repute, performing Neapolitan song 'O Sole Mio' on Victor 64136 — a single-sided acoustic-era recording.AI summary
Victor 64136 Opera
Emilio de Gogorza, the celebrated American baritone of the early phonograph era, recorded the 'Toreador Song' from Carmen for His Master's Voice. De Gogorza was one of the finest operatic singers of the acoustic period.AI summary
His Master's Voice 032031 Opera
Emilio de Gogorza, a renowned Spanish baritone of the early 20th century, recorded 'La Paloma' for His Master's Voice 2-062005, likely 1900s–1920s. De Gogorza was a celebrated concert artist and prolific recording artist for early labels.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-062005 Opera
Emilio de Gorgorza, an American baritone of the 1900s–20s, recorded 'O Sole Mio' for Victor; this is a US pressing and represents early operatic recording.AI summary
Victor 74105 Opera
Emma Calvé, the great French mezzo-soprano of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, performs 'Casta diva' (Bellini) and other arias on IRCC (International Record Collectors' Club), catalogue 3141, a reissue label of the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
IRCC 3141 Opera
Emma Calvé, the renowned French mezzo-soprano, recorded 'Les Tringles des Sistres' (from Bizet's *Carmen*) for His Master's Voice, catalogue 033058.AI summary
His Master's Voice 033058 Opera
Emma Calvé, the celebrated French operatic soprano, on RCA with the Habanera from Bizet's Carmen; one of Calvé's signature roles and likely a reissue or later pressing of her celebrated turn-of-century recording.AI summary
RCA 88085 Opera
Emma Calvé, the celebrated French operatic soprano, performing the French song 'Chantez riez dormez' on Victor—a significant operatic and vocal recording from the early 20th century.AI summary
Victor 88119 Opera