Mattia Battistini

APieta, rispetoo, amore
BLA Lotta dei Bardi

Label: His Master's Voice
Catalogue number: DB199
Genre: Opera
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #17744

Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone who dominated the operatic stage from the 1870s to 1920, recorded two items from Italian vocal repertoire for His Master's Voice. The DB199 catalogue number places this in HMV's early electrical vocal series, circa 1928–1931.

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More by Mattia Battistini 16 other records

Mattia Battistini
1. A(with Corsi) Vieni Meco, sol
2. B(with Sillich) Lo Vedremo, O veglio
Mattia Battistini, the legendary Italian baritone, in duets with other singers performing Italian opera arias on His Master's Voice; Battistini was one of the most celebrated operatic voices of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary

His Master's Voice VB23 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AAmour amour
2. BIdeale
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, in two arias: 'Amour amour' and 'Ideale' for HMV DB213.AI summary

His Master's Voice DB213 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AAncora
Mattia Battistini, the 'king of baritones', sings 'Ancora!' on an early G&T.AI summary

G&T 52669 Voice
Mattia Battistini
1. ADecidi il mio destin
2. BE allor perche di tu ...
Mattia Battistini (1856–1928) was one of the most celebrated Italian operatic baritones of the early 20th century, recorded here in two operatic arias, "Decidi il mio destin" and "E allor perche di tu..." for His Master's Voice, an acoustic or early electrical recording.AI summary

His Master's Voice DB203 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AEri tu che macchiavi quell anima
2. BUrna fatale del mio destino
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest operatic baritones of the early twentieth century, recorded two arias from Verdi's 'Un Ballo in Maschera' for HMV—'Eri tu' and 'Urna fatale del mio destino'.AI summary

His Master's Voice DB738 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AEri tu(08)
2. B(+Sillich)Lo Vedremo o veglio audace
Mattia Battistini was one of the supreme Italian baritones of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, called 'the king of baritones.' HMV DB200 couples 'Eri tu' from Verdi's Un ballo in maschera with the duet 'Lo vedremo, o veglio audace' sung with Sillich. The DB series is HMV's prestigious double-sided black-label series, and Battistini is one of the most sought-after names in acoustic operatic collecting.AI summary

His Master's Voice DB200 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. ALa Tosca
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest baritones of the gramophone age, singing an aria from Puccini's *Tosca* on His Master's Voice 052312.AI summary

His Master's Voice 052312 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AO casto fior
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, sings 'O casto fior' on His Master's Voice. Battistini was one of the most recorded singers of the early 20th century and remained influential throughout his career; this double-faced catalogue number places it in the early electrical period.AI summary

His Master's Voice 2-052201 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AO ma Charmante
Mattia Battistini, an Italian baritone and one of the greatest singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, performing *O Ma Charmante* on His Master's Voice. This is an acoustic or early electric recording of one of opera's most celebrated voices.AI summary

His Master's Voice 052321 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AOh tu bellastro incantador
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest baritones of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, recorded an Italian operatic aria for His Master's Voice's prestigious Red Label; a canonical figure in opera recording history.AI summary

His Master's Voice 2-052204 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. APieta, rispetoo, amore
2. BLA Lotta dei Bardi
Mattia Battistini, the great Italian baritone (1856–1928), recorded Italian operatic material for His Master's Voice in the early acoustic era. Battistini was one of the finest and most recorded baritones of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary

His Master's Voice DB199 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. APrologue Pagliacci part 1
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest baritones of the early 20th century, recorded the "Prologue" (Prologue) from Leoncavallo's *Pagliacci* for Schallplatte (Schal), a German or Central European label.AI summary

Schal 052305 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. APrologue part 2
Mattia Battistini, the legendary Italian baritone, performing part 2 of the Prologue (likely from an opera) on Schal 052306, an early acoustic recording from one of the greatest singers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.AI summary

Schal 052306 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. ASi puo
2. BUn Nido di memorie
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, singing 'Si puo' and 'Un Nido di memorie' on His Master's Voice DB239, a premium electrical-era release.AI summary

His Master's Voice DB239 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AUn Ballo in Maschera
Mattia Battistini, one of the greatest baritones of the late 19th and early 20th century, recorded an aria from Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera on the G&T label, a very early British-based imprint.AI summary

Gramophone Company 052146 Opera
Mattia Battistini
1. AVoce fatal di morte
Mattia Battistini, the celebrated Italian baritone, in the operatic aria Voce fatal di morte on His Master's Voice 2-052207. Battistini was one of the greatest singers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.AI summary

His Master's Voice 2-052207 Opera