1,260 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian operatic tenor, performing 'Agnus Dei' on His Master's Voice 02470. Caruso (1873–1921) was among the most celebrated recording artists of the early 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02470 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the world's most famous operatic tenor, performing Mozart's 'Ave Maria' on His Master's Voice, catalogue 02472. Caruso was the first great international recording star; his recordings defined the operatic repertoire on record and remain highly collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02472 Opera
Enrico Caruso was the most famous tenor of his era and one of the first great recording stars; this His Master's Voice DB112 contains two major Verdi tenor arias, 'O tu che in seno agli angeli' from La Forza del Destino and 'Ah si ben mio' from Il Trovatore.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB112 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the world's greatest tenor and one of the defining voices of recorded music, sang 'Che gelida manina' (the aria from Puccini's *La bohème*) and 'Cielo e mar' (Verdi) on His Master's Voice DB113. Caruso died in 1921; his recordings remain among the most valued on 78rpm.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB113 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary tenor and founding voice of the gramophone era, in two arias from Rossini (La donna del lago) and Meyerbeer (Le prophète), recorded for His Master's Voice DB123. These are electrical or late acoustic recordings from Caruso's final years (1919-1921).AI summary
His Master's Voice DB123 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, in two operatic arias: Ideale and Spirito gentil, on His Master's Voice DB129. A cornerstone Caruso recording from the electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB129 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, in two arias: 'In terra solo' and 'Un di all'azzurro Spazio guardai profundo' for HMV DB700, an electrical recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB700 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, recorded "Celeste Aida" from Verdi's *Aida* for His Master's Voice. The DK-series catalogue number indicates a late pressing, but Caruso's *Aida* is one of his signature recordings and remains among the most collected of all operatic discs.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK115 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, duets with the mezzo-soprano Antonietta Schumann-Heink on 'Ai nostri monti' from Verdi's *Il trovatore* (part 13), and with soprano Frances Alda on 'Ah che la morte ognora' from the same opera (part 10), on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK119 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor and one of the first recording superstars, recorded 'T'm' arricordo 'e Napule' and 'Angelo casto e bel' for His Master's Voice DB-series. Both are Italian vocal pieces.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB640 Opera
Enrico Caruso singing the Romance from Meyerbeer's "Les Huguenots", an early G&T acoustic recording.AI summary
G&T 052088 Opera
Caruso singing "O Paradiso" from Meyerbeer's "L'Africana", a popular aria in his acoustic G&T catalogue.AI summary
G&T 052157 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary tenor, recorded 'Com'è gentil' for His Master's Voice; this single-sided pressing from the HMV 052086 series is likely an early reissue of an acoustic-era recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052086 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, performing the famous aria 'Che gelida Manina' from Puccini's La Bohème on His Master's Voice—one of the greatest operatic recordings ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052122 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded the romance 'Je suis seul' (a tenor aria of uncertain origin, possibly from a French opera) for His Master's Voice. Caruso was the dominant tenor of the early twentieth century and defined the recorded voice for his era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-032005 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, performing the French song 'Si vous l'aviez compris' ('If You Had Only Understood') on His Master's Voice. This is an acoustic recording from the early years of the gramophone.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-032018 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'Echo lointain de ma Jeunesse' for His Master's Voice; Caruso was the most recorded and celebrated operatic voice of the early 20th century, and his records remain highly sought.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-032028 Opera
Caruso singing "Salut! demeure chaste et pure" from Gounod's "Faust", one of his celebrated acoustic recordings for G&T.AI summary
G&T 032030 Opera
Enrico Caruso singing Handel's 'Ombra mai fui' on His Master's Voice; Caruso was the dominant international opera tenor of the early 20th century and one of the first major recording stars. This is a reissue of an earlier acoustic recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-052180 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, in two operatic arias recorded for His Master's Voice. Caruso died in 1921; this is from his extensive back catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB616 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the most celebrated tenor of the early twentieth century, singing 'Trusting Eyes' on His Master's Voice. This is a precious historical recording of the greatest voice of the age.AI summary
His Master's Voice 4-2480 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the greatest tenor of his age, recorded 'Mia Piccirella' for HMV; this is an electrical recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052224 Opera
Enrico Caruso's 'Vesti la Giubba' (the famous aria from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci) recorded for His Master's Voice; this is perhaps the most iconic tenor recording of all time, recorded in 1902, and central to the history of the phonograph itself, though HMV pressings are extremely common.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052159 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, in two operatic arias: Ideale and Spirito gentil, on His Master's Voice DB129. A cornerstone Caruso recording from the electrical era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB129 Opera
Enrico Caruso's 'Vesti la giubba' from Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, recorded for His Master's Voice and issued as HMV 052159, one of the most recorded operatic arias of the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 052159 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor (1873–1921), recorded this aria from Meyerbeer's 'L'Africaine' for Gennett. Caruso was the dominant operatic voice of the early recording era, and his discs command exceptional prices. GCo 052157 suggests a reissue or later catalogue number.AI summary
GCo 052157 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the greatest operatic tenor of the early twentieth century, recorded 'The Lost Chord' (the Sullivan ballad) for His Master's Voice. UK HMV pressings of Caruso are common and available in quantity, though early copies from this catalogue range (02000 series) date from the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice 02397 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor who dominated recording from the 1900s until his death in 1921, recorded these two Spanish songs: 'A la luz de la luna' and 'A Granada'. HMV DB catalogue numbers are from his electrically recorded series.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB592 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor whose voice defined the operatic recording, recorded 'Cujus Animam' and 'Ingemisco' (movements from Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and Verdi's Requiem) for His Master's Voice; these are among the most historically important vocal recordings ever made, though HMV reissued Caruso extensively and UK pressings are common.AI summary
His Master's Voice DB138 Opera
Enrico Caruso with Schumann-Heink and Frieda Alda performing operatic duets on His Master's Voice DK series: 'Ai Nostri Monti' from Verdi's 'La Forza del Destino' and 'Ah Che la Morte Ognora' (catalogue note suggests attribution to Verdi, though likely from a different work). This is a reissue or later pressing of celebrated vocal recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice DK119 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded two famous arias—'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, the most celebrated tenor of the early 20th century, recorded "Bois Épais" (the famous flute aria from Lully's Le Roi de Soleil) and "Première Caresse" for His Master's Voice. These are important historical vocal recordings from the greatest tenor of his time.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA1097 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, performing an aria from Verdi's *Rigoletto* on His Master's Voice — a 78rpm pressing of acoustic-era material, likely a reissue or transfer of an early Caruso recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-52641 Opera
Enrico Caruso sings an aria from Franchetti's Germania on Gramophone Company 7-52013, a single-sided issue.AI summary
Gramophone Company 7-52013 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, recorded 'L'Alba separa dalla luce' and 'Over There' for His Master's Voice; this is from the twilight of the acoustic era.AI summary
His Master's Voice DA121 Opera
Caruso and Antonio Scotti in a duet from Verdi's "La Forza del Destino", a celebrated pairing from the Gramophone Company's prestige Monarch series.AI summary
Gramophone Monarch 054070 Opera
Enrico Caruso and Antonio Gluck performed "Libiam ne' lieti calici", the famous brindisi (drinking song) from Verdi's La Traviata, for His Master's Voice (7-54006). This is a classic operatic duet recorded in Caruso's later years, likely 1920–1921.AI summary
His Master's Voice 7-54006 Opera
Enrico Caruso, the legendary Italian tenor, and Antonio Gluck recorded the duet 'Libiam ne' lieti calici' (from La Traviata) for His Master's Voice, probably in the early 1920s or earlier. This is an acoustic-era recording of one of the greatest singers in recorded-music history.AI summary
His Master's Voice 7-54006 Opera
Enrico Caruso and Louise Homer, two of the greatest American opera singers of the early 20th century, recorded this duet from Verdi's Il Trovatore for Victor, the leading American label. UK copies of this major recording are scarce.AI summary
Victor 89018 Opera
Enrico de Francheschi performs two Italian arias, 'O Monumento' and 'Sei Vendicata Assai', on Parlophone. De Francheschi was an Italian tenor active in the early 20th century.AI summary
Parlophone E10221 Opera
Enzo de Muro Lomanto was an Italian tenor and recording artist active in the early 20th century; this Columbia D pressing offers two arias from Puccini's Tosca.AI summary
Columbia D1656 Opera
Enzo de Muro Lomanto, an Italian operatic tenor, performing two arias from Verdi's 'Rigoletto' on Columbia — classical opera recordings, likely from the 1910s or 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 5060 Opera
Enzo de Muro Lomanto performing 'I almost see the Tears' and 'On every festal Morning' for Columbia, 5147. Lomanto was an Italian tenor of the 1920s–1930s, active in operatic and popular repertoire.AI summary
Columbia 5147 Opera
Enzo de Muro Lomanto, the Italian tenor who sang at La Scala and the Met in the inter-war years, performs 'Che gelida manina' from La Bohème and 'Il lamento di Federico' on Columbia D14711. De Muro Lomanto is a recognised name in operatic 78 collecting, particularly among admirers of the Italian lyric tenor tradition.AI summary
Columbia D14711 Opera
Erica Storm recorded art-song repertoire including Schoenberg's Buch der Hängenden Garten for Columbia.AI summary
Columbia DB1787 Opera
Erna Sack, the German coloratura soprano, on Brunswick — a virtuosic vocalist known for her extraordinary range and technique, popular in recordings from the 1920s–40s.AI summary
Brunswick 02414 Opera
Erna Sack, the German coloratura soprano famous for her vocal range and yodelling, recorded 'I'm the Echo' and 'I Dream Too Much' for Brunswick. Sack was an international recording star of the 1930s–1950s, known for her precision and virtuosity.AI summary
Brunswick 131 Opera
Erna Sack, the German soprano, recorded 'They Call Me Mimi' and 'O Luce di Quest' Anima' (Verdi) for Radiofunk, a German label of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Radiofunk 70075 Opera