31 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Alessandro Bonci and Jan Kubelik performing operatic and instrumental pieces—'Rigoletto' and 'Souvenir' (Drdla)—on the obscure Fon label, catalogue 2713.AI summary
Fonotipia 2713 Opera
Alessandro Bonci was one of the great Italian tenors of his generation, an early rival to Caruso; this Fonotipia disc carries a very low catalogue number from the label's earliest series.AI summary
Fonotipia 1007 Opera
Alessandro Bonci was a renowned Italian tenor and rival to Caruso in his day; this Fonotipia disc preserves arias from Donizetti's La Favorita and Thomas's Mignon.AI summary
Fonotipia 9545 Opera
Unidentified band performing 'I Love Her She Loves Me' and 'Notti Algerine' on Fonotipia, catalogue 2036/40. Fonotipia was an Italian label with limited British distribution.AI summary
Fonotipia 2036/40 Misc.
Canaro, credited on Fono (Fonograf) 3509, performing 'Federacion' and 'El Poncho del Olvido' — Argentine tango repertoire. Limited information available about this artist or recording.AI summary
Fonotipia 3509 Dance
De Hidalgo performing 'Mirella' and 'Variazioni' on Fonotipia 92745, likely an Italian soprano or vocalist, early 20th-century recording.AI summary
Fonotipia 92745 Opera
De Hidalgo performing Rossini's 'Barbiere di Siviglia'. Fonotipia 92300 is an acoustic operatic recording; scarce.AI summary
Fonotipia 92300 Opera
De Hidalgo, a soprano, recorded two operatic arias: 'Come Per Me Sereno' from an unidentified opera and 'La Sonnambula' (presumably from Bellini) for Fon, a small European label. De Hidalgo was an operatic singer of the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Fonotipia 92305 Opera
De Hidalgo, an unrecognised operatic performer. Fonotipia 92307 records Rossini and operatic repertoire.AI summary
Fonotipia 92307 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
Fernando De Lucia (1860-1925) was one of the great Italian tenors of the Caruso generation, recorded for Fonotipia in the 1900s; here he sings A suon di baci and Leoncavallo's Mattinata.AI summary
Fonotipia 92696 Opera
G Anselmi (possibly Giuseppe Anselmi, an Italian tenor, though the singer on this pressing is not confirmed) performs two famous operatic arias: 'Questa o quelle' and 'La donna è mobile' from Verdi's Rigoletto. The recording was released on Fono, a small Italian label, suggesting a regional pressing rather than a major international one.AI summary
Fonotipia 62148 Opera
Giuseppe Anselmi was a highly regarded Italian tenor of the early 20th century, recorded here on Fonotipia, a label noted for capturing leading opera singers in the acoustic era.AI summary
Fonotipia 62160 Opera
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, the Italian tenor, sings the Neapolitan song 'Core 'ngrato' on Fonotipia.AI summary
Fonotipia A152021 Voice
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi was one of the great operatic tenors of the interwar years, recorded here for Fonotipia, a Milan label celebrated for the quality of its acoustic-era operatic catalogue.AI summary
Fonotipia 6013 Opera
Giuseppe Pacini, an Italian baritone, recorded two operatic arias: the aria from Verdi's *Il Trovatore* ('Il Balen del Suo Sorriso') and the 'Credo' from Verdi's *Otello*, for Fon Records. Pacini was an operatic singer of the early-to-mid 20th century.AI summary
Fonotipia 39003/24 Opera
Jan Kubelík, the Czech violin virtuoso, plays Drdla's 'Souvenir', with the tenor Alessandro Bonci singing 'La donna è mobile' on the reverse, on Fonotipia.AI summary
Fonotipia 1880 Classical
Jan Kubelik was a Czech virtuoso violinist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Fonotipia 1143, recording Drdla's 'Souvenir' and 'Serenade', is an acoustic recording of a major concert artist.AI summary
Fonotipia 1143 Classical
Jan Kubelik, Czech virtuoso violinist. Fonotipia 7941 records 'Souvenir' and 'Serenata', acoustic recordings of a major concert artist.AI summary
Fonotipia 7941 Classical
Jean-François Delmas was a leading French operatic bass; this early Fonotipia disc, bearing a very low catalogue number, preserves Mephistopheles's aria 'Le Veau d'Or' from Gounod's Faust.AI summary
Fonotipia 97 Opera
Fonotipia was a prestigious Milan label that recorded major Italian opera singers in the 1900s and 1910s; this disc preserves an ensemble septet performance, likely from a grand opera, sung by Escalais, Magini-Coletti and others.AI summary
Fonotipia 995 Opera
L. Pasini-Vitale recorded Italian operatic repertoire, 'Dimmi se Credi' and 'Strano Figlio', for Fon (92567/8), an Italian or European label from the 1920s-30s. Limited biographical information survives about this artist.AI summary
Fonotipia 92567/8 Opera
An orchestra conducted by Matacena performing 'Parsifal Prelude' on Fono, a small label, a Wagner excerpt from the acoustic era.AI summary
Fonotipia 177 Classical
The Gran Marcia trionfale from Verdi's Aida and a Prestissimo, played by an orchestra under Matacena on Fonotipia 39723.AI summary
Fonotipia 39723 Orchestra
Orchestra under Matacena and the Marcia Reale performing 'Marcia della Ritirata della Regia Marina' and 'Fanfara', Italian military and ceremonial marches on Fono, an Italian label.AI summary
Fonotipia 39466 Orchestra
Regina Pacini, the Portuguese soprano who later married Argentine president Marcelo T. de Alvear, sings an 'Ave Maria' and a nocturne on Fonotipia.AI summary
Fonotipia 1416/1418 Classical
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
Roger-Miclos, an unidentified performer. Fonotipia 1093 records piano pieces (Godard, Chopin) from the acoustic era.AI summary
Fonotipia 1093 Classical
Roger-Miclos, an unrecognised pianist. Fonotipia 665 records Chopin and Mendelssohn from the acoustic era.AI summary
Fonotipia 665 Classical