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The 100 greatest recordings of all time legendary operatic voices.

Title
The 100 greatest recordings of all time [sound recording] : legendary operatic voices.
Publication
Franklin Center, Pa. : Franklin Mint Record Society, p1979.

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Additional Authors
  • Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921.
  • Sembrich, Marcella, 1858-1935.
  • Scotti, Antonio, 1866-1936.
  • Severina, Barbara
  • Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981.
  • Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969.
  • Pinza, Ezio
  • Maynor, Dorothy
  • Chaliapin, Fyodor Ivanovich, 1873-1938.
  • Melchior, Lauritz
  • Traubel, Helen
  • Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962.
  • Farrell, Eileen, 1920-2002.
  • Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985.
  • Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957.
  • Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954.
  • Munch, Charles, 1891-1968.
  • Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
  • Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919.
  • Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835.
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.
  • Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-1956.
  • Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881.
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • NBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England)
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
Description
2 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono.; 12 in.
Alternative Title
  • Legendary operatic voices
  • One hundred greatest recordings of all time
Subject
Note
  • Record nos. 21-22.
  • Program notes ([8] p. : ill.) by Irving Kolodin bound in container.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in England.
Contents
Aida : Celeste Aida / Verdi (Caruso) -- Rigoletto : Bella figlia dell̕amore / Verdi (Caruso, Sembrich, Scotti, Severina) -- I Pagliacci : Vesti la giubba / Leoncavallo (Caruso) -- Norma : Sediziose voci; casta diva / Bellini (Ponselle) -- Aida : Tomb scene, La fatal pietra; O terra, addio / Verdi (Ponselle [and] Martinelli) -- Don Giovanni : Finch̕han dal vino [and] Serenata: Deh, vieni alla finestra / Mozart (Pinza) -- Louise : Depuis le jour / Charpentier (Maynor) -- Boris Godunov : I have attained the highest power [and] I am stifling [and] Farewell, prayer and death of Boris / Mussorgsky (Chaliapin) -- Siegfried : Forging song, Nothung! Nothung! / Wagner (Melchior) -- Die Walküre : Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater / Wagner (Traubel, Melchior) -- Götterdämmerung : Immolation scene / Wagner (Flagstad) -- Tristan und Isolde : Liebestod / Wagner (Farrell).
Call Number
*LZR 27085
OCLC
16133661
Title
The 100 greatest recordings of all time [sound recording] : legendary operatic voices.
Imprint
Franklin Center, Pa. : Franklin Mint Record Society, p1979.
Performer
Vocals by: Enrico Caruso, Marcella Sembrich, Antonio Scotti, Gina Severina, Rosa Ponselle, Giovanni Martinelli, Ezio Pinza, Dorothy Maynor, Feodor Chaliapin, Lauritz Melchior, Helen Traubel, Kirsten Flagstad, Eileen Farrell ; with, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor; NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini, conductor; The Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, conductor.
Event
Recorded in England.
Added Author
Caruso, Enrico, 1873-1921. voc
Sembrich, Marcella, 1858-1935. voc
Scotti, Antonio, 1866-1936. voc
Severina, Barbara. voc
Ponselle, Rosa, 1897-1981. voc
Martinelli, Giovanni, 1885-1969. voc
Pinza, Ezio. voc
Maynor, Dorothy. voc
Chaliapin, Fyodor Ivanovich, 1873-1938. voc
Melchior, Lauritz. voc
Traubel, Helen. voc
Flagstad, Kirsten, 1895-1962. voc
Farrell, Eileen, 1920-2002. voc
Ormandy, Eugene, 1899-1985. Conductor
Toscanini, Arturo, 1867-1957. Conductor
Furtwängler, Wilhelm, 1886-1954. Conductor
Munch, Charles, 1891-1968. Conductor
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. Selections.
Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Rigoletto. Selections.
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci. Selections.
Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835. Norma. Selections.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni. Selections.
Charpentier, Gustave, 1860-1956. Louise. Depuis le jour où je me suis donnée.
Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Boris Godunov (1872). Selections.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Siegfried. Selections.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Die Walküre. Selections.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung. Selections.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde. Liebestod.
Philadelphia Orchestra.
NBC Symphony Orchestra.
Philharmonia Orchestra (London, England)
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Spine Title
Legendary operatic voices
Research Call Number
*LZR 27085 Program notes on container.
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