1,260 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Emmy Bettendorf recorded 'Senta's Ballad' (Part 1 and 2) for Parlophone E10080. 'Senta's Ballad' is the famous soprano aria from Wagner's *Der Fliegende Holländer*; Bettendorf was a professional singer, though not identified as a major international star.AI summary
Parlophone E10080 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the celebrated Czech soprano, singing Goethe's 'Kennst du das Land' on Odeon 50023, a two-part acoustic-era recording.AI summary
Odeon 50023 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech dramatic soprano regarded as one of the supreme voices of the early recording era, sings the Habanera and Seguidilla from Carmen on Odeon 50230. Destinn's recordings are among the most prized of all early operatic 78s; her Odeon pressings are less commonly encountered than her HMV or Columbia sides and attract specialist collectors.AI summary
Odeon 50230 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech dramatic soprano regarded as one of the supreme voices of the early recording era, sings Ave Maria and Handel's Hallelujah on Odeon RX500. The RX prefix is an unusual Odeon series designation; Destinn's recordings are among the most prized of all early operatic 78s, and her Odeon pressings are less commonly encountered than her HMV and Columbia sides.AI summary
Odeon RX500 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the legendary Czech soprano, singing Goethe's 'Kennst du das Land' on Odeon 50023, a recording from the acoustic era.AI summary
Odeon 50023 Opera
Emmy Destinn (Ema Destinnová) was one of the supreme dramatic sopranos of the early recording era, celebrated at Covent Garden and the Met. Columbia D3035 couples her Habanera (from Carmen, recorded 1904) with the Toreador Song sung by baritone Titta Parvis — a notable pairing on a large-format acoustic disc from the first decade of commercial recording.AI summary
Columbia D3035 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, sings Elsa's music from Wagner's 'Lohengrin' in German on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 4-43862 Opera
Emmy Destinn, a celebrated Czech opera soprano of the early 20th century, performs two pieces for His Master's Voice: an aria from Italian opera and a Slavic song.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA505 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, sings Elsa's music from Wagner's 'Lohengrin' in German on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 43730 Opera
Emmy Destinn was one of the greatest dramatic sopranos of the early recording era, a Czech singer celebrated for her Senta, Aida and Tosca at Covent Garden and the Met. This Parlophone PXO84 disc contains her 'Isolde's Liebestod' (from Wagner's Tristan) and Senta's Ballad from Der fliegende Holländer — two of her signature Wagner roles. Destinn Wagner recordings are seriously collected.AI summary
Parlophone PXO84 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the celebrated Czech soprano and one of the great operatic voices of the early 20th century, recorded a German art song on HMV's 2-043019 catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-043019 Opera
Emmy Destinn sings 'Ritorna vincitore' and 'I sacri nomi' from Verdi's Aida on Columbia A5387. These are two of the most demanding soprano arias in the repertoire, and Destinn was one of the supreme dramatic sopranos of the early recording era; this is a significant operatic coupling from one of the most collected early 78rpm singers.AI summary
Columbia A5387 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech dramatic soprano regarded as one of the supreme voices of the early recording era and a celebrated Aida and Butterfly at Covent Garden and the Met, sings Musetta's Waltz from La Bohème and 'Stridono lassù' from Pagliacci on Columbia A5397. Destinn's recordings are among the most prized of all early operatic 78s, and this American Columbia pressing couples two of her finest roles.AI summary
Columbia A5397 Opera
Emmy Destinn on His Master's Voice 2-053111, 'O Patria Mia'. Destinn (Ema Destinová, 1878–1930) was a celebrated Czech dramatic soprano and Wagnerian artist, recorded extensively in the acoustic and early electric era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053111 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the celebrated Czech soprano, performing 'Morro ma prima in grazia' on His Master's Voice 2-053199. Destinn was one of the greatest operatic voices of the early twentieth century, and recorded extensively for HMV.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053199 Opera
Emmy Destinn, a Czech soprano and one of the greatest operatic singers of the early 20th century, performing Puccini's 'Vissi d'Arte' from Tosca for His Master's Voice 2-053053, an acoustic-era recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053053 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech operatic soprano, performing the famous soprano aria 'Ritorna Vincitor' from *Aida* on His Master's Voice 2-053054, an early single-sided acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-053054 Opera
Emmy Destinn was a celebrated Czech soprano of the early twentieth century; this G&T 12-inch acoustic disc in the 043 celebrity series preserves one of her operatic recordings.AI summary
G&T 043095 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, sings Senta's Ballad from Wagner's 'The Flying Dutchman' on a single-sided Gramophone Company disc.AI summary
Gramophone Company 043064 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, sings Senta's Ballad from 'The Flying Dutchman' and Elsa's Dream from 'Lohengrin' in German on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 043064/70 Opera
Emmy Destinn was a Czech soprano of international renown in the early 20th century, particularly famous for *Carmen*. Gramophone Company 043098/9 records two sacred arias by a major operatic voice of the acoustic era.AI summary
Gramophone Company 043098/9 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the celebrated Czech opera singer, performing an aria from Puccini's Madama Butterfly for Gramophone & Typewriter (Monarch). Destinn was one of the most famous opera singers of the early 1900s, and this is an acoustic-era recording by one of the great soprano voices.AI summary
GramMonarch 03110 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the Czech soprano who sang Covent Garden's first Madama Butterfly in 1905, sings from Puccini's opera on the Gramophone Company's label.AI summary
Gramophone Company 53532 Opera
Emmy Destinn, the great Czech soprano, duets with German tenor Karl Jörn on this early Gramophone Company disc; Destinn was one of the most celebrated voices of the pre-WWI opera stage and her early recordings are keenly collected.AI summary
Gramophone Company 044079/80 Opera
Emmy Destinn, a Czech soprano and one of the great international opera stars, recorded Wagner arias ('Elisabeth's Prayer' from Tannhäuser and Elsa's Air from Lohengrin) for Odeon. Destinn was a central figure in opera from the 1900s through the 1920s and was among the first major singers to be recorded.AI summary
Odeon 50170/1 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the world's first superstar tenor, recorded 'Santa Maria' for His Master's Voice; HMV 2-032037 is a standard catalogue number from the 1920s or later reissue, likely a transfer or electrically re-recorded version of his earlier acoustic performances.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-032037 Opera
Enrico Caruso was the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century and a foundational figure of recorded opera. This HMV pressing, catalogue VA36, contains two operatic arias: 'Magiche Note' and 'De Mon Amie Fleur Endormie', and is an early electrical or acoustic Caruso recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA36 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor and foundational recording artist, on His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice VA series. This is Caruso's operatic repertoire from his extensive catalogue. Caruso's recordings, especially his acoustic sides from the early 1900s, are prized by classical collectors and often command premium prices; even later copies may hold value.AI summary
His Master's Voice VA41 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recording 'Sultano a te' and 'Vachissima' (operatic arias) for His Master's Voice DA-series (DA1367). The DA-series is among the earliest HMV electrical recordings, circa 1925–1930. This represents one of the greatest singers of the 20th century in his declining years.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1367 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded two opera arias: the quartet from Verdi's *Rigoletto* ('Questa O Quella') and an aria from Verdi's *Othello* ('Di Tu Se Fedele') for His Master's Voice. Caruso was one of the greatest operatic tenors and the first major recording star of the gramophone age.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1023 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most recorded tenor of the early 20th century, in duets with Ernestine Schumann-Heink and Frances Alda on His Master's Voice, catalogue DK119—an early acoustic or electrical recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK119 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated operatic tenor of the early 20th century, recorded these French operatic arias for HMV's prestigious DB series.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB136 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, on His Master's Voice DB592 with 'A la Luz de la Luna' and 'A Granada', recordings from the world's most famous operatic voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB592 Opera
Enrico Caruso's 'Di Quella Pira' from *Il Trovatore*, recorded for the Gramophone & Typewriter Company. G&T catalogue 2-52489 is one of Caruso's earliest and rarest operatic recordings.AI summary
G&T 2-52489 Opera
Another G&T pressing of Caruso's "Questa o quella" from "Rigoletto", from his early acoustic recording sessions.AI summary
G&T 52344 Opera
Enrico Caruso singing "Giunto sul passo estremo" from Verdi's "Don Carlos", an early G&T acoustic recording from the first decade of the twentieth century.AI summary
G&T 52347 Opera
Enrico Caruso's 1902 recording of "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci, made in Milan for the Gramophone & Typewriter Company, is one of the most famous recordings in the history of the gramophone and widely credited as the first record to sell a million copies.AI summary
G&T 52440 Opera
Caruso's recording of "Questa o quella" from Verdi's "Rigoletto", issued by the Gramophone Company.AI summary
Gramophone Company 2-52642 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor and one of the first great recording artists, on His Master's Voice. This is an aria from Verdi's 'Il trovatore', one of his signature roles. The catalogue number 7-52104 is from HMV's later electrical series.AI summary
His Master's Voice 7-52104 Opera
Enrico Caruso (1873–1921), the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, recorded 'Lasciali Amar' for His Master's Voice. This is an acoustic-era recording of a Neapolitan song.AI summary
His Master's Voice 7-52042 Opera
Enrico Caruso, one of the greatest tenors in history, recorded 'Guardann's luna' and 'Donna non vidi mai' (from Puccini's *La fanciulla del West*) on His Master's Voice DA106. Caruso died in 1921 and his recordings remain among the most collected operatic discs.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA106 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded the art songs 'A Dream' and 'For you alone' for His Master's Voice DA108, an acoustic pressing from the 1900s–10s and among the most collected operatic recordings of the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA108 Opera
Enrico Caruso's legendary HMV recordings of two Puccini arias—among the most important operatic recordings ever made, and a centerpiece of any serious collection. The DA series represents HMV's premium acoustic pressings of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA112 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Ora e per sempre addio' (from Verdi's *Othello*) and 'La Donna è Mobile' (from *Rigoletto*) for His Master's Voice, catalogue DA561. Both were recorded early in Caruso's career around 1910-1912. Caruso was the dominant opera singer of the early 20th century and among the most collected of all 78 artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA561 Opera
Enrico Caruso in two operatic pieces: the 'Crucifixus' from Pergolesi and the drinking song 'Libiamo ne' lieti calici' from Verdi's *La traviata*, recorded for His Master's Voice on the prestigious DJ series; though Caruso died in 1921, this pressing likely captures acoustic or early electrical recordings reissued in the 1920s-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice DJ100 Opera
Enrico Caruso sings the Coat Song on HMV DL100, with an unusual reverse side in which Frances Alda explains why Caruso recorded it — a spoken-word documentary coupling of considerable curiosity. The DL prefix is a non-standard HMV series and this may be a special or commemorative pressing; the Alda narration makes it a unique document among Caruso releases.AI summary
His Master's Voice DL100 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, on His Master's Voice; this appears to be a later issue or compilation (GC4 series), likely 1920s or later.AI summary
His Master's Voice GC4-2122 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor and one of the greatest recording artists of all time, recorded Hullah's 'The Lost Chord' for HMV in the acoustic era; this HMV 02397 issue preserves one of the master's later recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02397 Opera