Franz Volker

AFlying Dutchman
BCavalleria Rusticana

Label: Polyphon
Catalogue number: 95233
Genre: Opera
Condition: Good
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #22191

Franz Volker, the German tenor of the 1920s-30s, performs two operatic selections: 'Der fliegende Holländer' (The Flying Dutchman) and 'Cavalleria Rusticana' on Polyphon 95233.

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