Tenors
Caruso, Schipa. McCormack









Disc One
Enrico Caruso
1MANON, Massenet, Il Sogno, (En fermant les yeux)2.46
Recorded Feb 9th 1904, Piano accompanied, Matrix: B100 1-2 Victor Cat: 81031
2TOSCA, Puccini, E lucevan le stelle2.43
Recorded Feb 1st 1904, Piano accompanied, Matrix: B998 Victor Cat: 81208
3L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Donizetti, Una furtiva lagrima5.30
Recorded Feb 1st 1904, Piano accompanied, Matrix: B996/C9961 Victor Cat: 81027/85021
4IL TROVATORE, Verdi, Di quella pira1.45
Recorded Feb 11th 1906, Matrix: B3103 Victor Cat: 87001
5L'AFRICANA, Meyerbeer, Mi batti il cor .... O Paradiso3.46
Recorded Feb 20th 1907, Matrix: C4160-2 Victor Cat: 88054
6PAGLIACCI, Leoncavallo, Recitar .. Vesti la giubba3.19
Recorded March 17th 1907, Matrix: 4317-1 Victor Cat: 052159
7DON SEBASTIANO, Donizetti, Deserto in terra solo4.27
Recorded Jan 10th 1908, Matrix: C5008 Victor Cat: 88106
8RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Questa o quella2.10
Recorded March 16th 1908, Matrix: B6034 Victor Cat: 87018
9LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, Verdi, Della natal sua terra .. O tu che in seno agli angeli4.16
Recorded Nov 6th 1909, Matrix: C8345 Victor Cat: 88207
10LA REGINA DI SABA, Goldmark, Magiche note3.13
Recorded Nov 7th 1909, Matrix: B6062 Victor Cat: 87041
11PAGLIACCI, Leoncavallo, No! Pagliaccio non son3.27
Recorded Dec 28th 1910, Matrix: C9742-2 Victor Cat: 88279
12AIDA, Verdi, Se quel guerrier io fossi .. Celeste Aida5.01
Recorded Dec 27th 1911, Matrix: C11423 Victor Cat: 88127
13MANON, Massenet, Je suis seul ...Ah! fuyez douce image4.36
Recorded Dec 27th 1911, Matrix: C11422 Victor Cat: 88348
14UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Verdi, Di tu se fedele3.06
Recorded Nov 19th 1911, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Matrix: C11270-2 Victor Cat: 87091
15UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Verdi, Forse la soglia .. Ma se m'è forza4.24
Recorded Dec 27th 1911, Matrix: C11420 Victor Cat: 88346
16LO SCHIAVO, Gomez, Qui fortuna insistenza .. Quando nascesti tu4.17
Recorded Nov 19th 1911, Matrix: C11273-2 Victor Cat: 88345
17RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Ella mi fu rapita .. Parmi veder le lagrime4.47
Recorded Feb 24th 1913, Matrix: C11421-2 Victor Cat: 88429
18MANON LESCAUT, Puccini, Donna non vidi mai2.58
Recorded Feb 24th 1913, Matrix: B12949 Victor Cat: 87135
19IL DUCA D'ALBA, Donizetti, Angelo casto e bel3.54
Recorded Jan 7th 1915, Matrix: C15572-2 Victor Cat: 88516
20LA JUIVE, Halévy, Rachel, quand du Seigneur4.37
Recorded Sept 14th 1920, Dir: Pasternack, Matrix: C24461-2 Victor Cat: 88625
Disc Two
Tito Schipa
1CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, Mascagni, O Lola, c'hai di latti la cammisa (Siciliana)2.34
Rec: Nov 1913 Matrix: 2903 AH HMV Cat: 7-52205
2RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Ella mi fu rapita....Parmi veder le lagrime5.39
Rec: Nov 1913 Matrix: 2901/2 AH HMV Cat: DA 366
3LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali2.45
Rec: Nov 1913 Matrix: 2894 AH HMV Cat: 7-52123
4PAGLIACCI, Leoncavallo, Serenata d'Arlecchino2.15
Rec: Feb 1922 Matrix: B26109 Victor Cat: 828a
5MANON, Massenet, Il Sogno3.43
Rec: Mar 1922 Matrix: B26140 Victor Cat: 828b
6DON PASQUALE, Donizetti, Tornami a dir3.13
with Amelita Galli-Curci (soprano)
Rec: Oct 1922 Matrix: B26890 Victor Cat: 3034a
7IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Rossini, Se il mio nome3.06
Rec: June 1923 Matrix: B28050 Victor Cat: 965b
8MIGNON, Thomas, Addio, Mignon3.25
Rec: May 1924 Matrix: C30080 Victor Cat: 6465a
9MIGNON, Thomas, Ah! Non credevi tu4.28
Rec: May 1924 Matrix: C30079 Victor Cat: 6465b
10MARTHA, Flotow, M'apparì3.31
Rec: 1925 Matrix: C33939 Victor Cat: 6570a
11DON PASQUALE, Donizetti, Sogno soave e casto2.52
Rec: 10 Sept. 1926 Matrix: B35862 Victor Cat: 1282b
12RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Questa o quella2.10
Rec: 10 Sept. 1926 Matrix: B34860 Victor Cat: 1282a
13L'ARLESIANA, Cilèa, E la solita storia4.15
Rec: 11 Sept. 1928 Matrix: BVE38381 Victor Cat: 7582
14LUISA MILLER, Verdi, Quando le sere al placido3.37
Rec: 1928 Matrix: C42943 Victor Cat: 7145b
15L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Donizetti, Adina, credimi2.59
Rec: 1928 Matrix: B47430 Victor Cat: 1362b
16L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Donizetti, Una furtiva lagrima4.31
Rec: 13 Dec 1929 Matrix: CM1335 HMV Cat: DB3461
17MANON, Massenet, Dispar, vision4.26
Rec: 4 May 1934 Matrix: 2W2481 HMV Cat: DB2237
18WERTHER, Massenet, Ah! Non mi ridestar4.07
Rec: 4 May 1934 Matrix: 2W2482 HMV Cat: DB2237
19L'AMICO FRITZ, Mascagni, Suzel, buon dì (Cherry duet)9.12
with Mafalda Favero (soprano)
Dir: G. Antonicelli Rec: 1937 Matrix: 2BA1700/1 HMV Cat: DB3067
Disc Three
John McCormack
1LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Fra poco a me ricovero3.29
Rec: 3 Jan 1910 Matrix: C8535-1 Victor Cat: 88215
2LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali3.51
Rec: 23 Mar 1910 Matrix: C8740-1 Victor Cat: 88249
3L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Donizetti, Una furtiva lagrima l'ali4.07
Rec: 1 Feb 1910 Matrix: C8536-2 Victor Cat: 88217
4LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, De' miei bollenti spiriti3.55
Rec: 10 Mar 1910 Matrix: C8693-1 Victor Cat: DB 631
5LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, Parigi o cara3.22
with Lucrezia Bori (soprano)
Rec: 8 Apr 1914 Matrix: C14686-1 Victor Cat: 88453
6LA BOHEME, Puccini, Che gelida manina4.09
Rec: 1 Feb 1910 Matrix: C8589-2 Victor Cat: 88218
7CARMEN, Bizet, Il fior che avevi a me tu dato4.00
Rec: 7 Jan 1910 Matrix: C8538-1 Victor Cat: 88216
8LAKME, Delibes, Vieni al contento profondo3.13
Rec: 25 Mar 1910 Matrix: C8750-1 Victor Cat: 87063
9FAUST, Gounod, Salve, dimora casta e pura4.24
Rec: 10 Mar 1910 Matrix: C8694-1 Victor Cat: 88230
10LA FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO, Donizetti, Per viver vicino3.40
Rec: 23 Mar 1910 Matrix: C8739-1 Victor Cat: 88245
11LA GIOCONDA, Ponchielli, O grido di quest' anima4.38
with Mario Sammarco (baritone)
Rec: 18 July 1911 Matrix: 5206F HMV Cat: 2-054022
12MEFISTOFELE, Boïto, Dai campi, dai prati2.23
Rec: 11 Dec 1912 Matrix: B12705-1 Victor Cat: 64303
13MEFISTOFELE, Boïto, Giunto sul passo estremo3.06
Rec: 11 Dec 1912 Matrix: B12706-1 Victor Cat: 64304
14I PESCATORI DI PERLE, Bizet, Mi par d'udir ancora3.19
Rec: 11 Dec 1912 Matrix: B12707-1 Victor Cat: 64305
15MANON, Massenet, Il sogno3.10
Rec: 3 Jan 1913 Matrix: B12764-2 Victor Cat: 64312
16RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Questa o quella2.09
Rec: 1 May 1913 Matrix: B13223-1 Victor Cat: 64344
17DON GIOVANNI, Mozart, Il mio tesoro4.22
Rec: 9 May 1916 Matrix: C17647-1 Victor Cat: 74484
18DIE MEISTERSINGER, Wagner, Prize song [sung in English]4.05
Rec: 10 May 1916 Matrix: C17656-1 Victor Cat: 74479
19NATOMAH, Herbert, Paul's address3.35
Rec: 3 Apr 1912 Matrix: C11822-1 Victor Cat: 74295
20SEMELE, Handel, O sleep, why dost thou leave me?3.31
Rec: 1 Apr 1920 Matrix: B23901-1 Victor Cat: 66096
21ATALANTA, Handel, Come, my beloved3.07
Rec: 4 Sept 1924 Matrix: Bb 5034-1 HMV Cat: DA 645 with Edward Schneider, piano
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