Divas
Ponselle, Galli-Curci, Norena









Disc One
Rosa Ponselle
1LA GIOCONDA, Ponchielli, Suicidio4.16
Rec: 14 Jan. 1925 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: C31709 Victor Cat: 6496A
2OTELLO, Verdi, Piangea cantando (The Willow Song)4.39
Rec: 23 Jan. 1924 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: C29410 Victor Cat: 6474A
3OTELLO, Verdi, Ave Maria4.26
Rec: 23 Jan. 1924 Dir: Bourdon Double string quartet accompaniment Matrix: C29409 Victor Cat: 6474B
4AIDA, Verdi, Qui Radames verà! ... O Patria mia4.41
Rec: 11 Dec. 1923 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: C29061 Victor Cat: 6437B
5AIDA, Verdi, Pur ti riveggo8.00
with Giovanni Martinelli (Tenor)
Rec: 7 Feb. 1924 Dir: Bourdon Unpublished Recording
6ERNANI, Verdi, Surta è la notte ... Ernani, involami4.46
Rec: 23 Jan. 1924 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: C29062 Victor Cat: 6440B
7LA VESTALE, Spontini, Tu che invoco4.32
Rec: 18 May 1926 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: CVE 35464 HMV Cat: DB1274
8LA VESTALE, Spontini, O Nume tutelar3.32
Rec: 18 May 1926 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: CVE 35465 HMV Cat: DB1274
9LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, Verdi, Alzatevi ... La Vergine degli Angeli4.38
with Ezio Pinza (Bass)
Rec: 23 Jan. 1928 Dir: Setti Matrix: CVE 41636 Victor Cat: 8097B
10NORMA, Bellini, Sediziose voci ... Casta Diva8.03
Rec: 30 Jan. 1929 and 31 Dec. 1928 Dir: Setti, Metroplitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra Matrix: CVE 49031/2 Victor Cat: 8125A/B
11NORMA, Bellini, Mira, O Norma7.23
with Marion Telva (Contralto)
Rec: 30 Jan. 1929 Dir: Setti Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Matrix: CVE 49703/4 Victor Cat: 8110A/B
12De Curtis, Carmé3.13
Rec: 11 Apr 1924 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: B29878 Victor Cat: 1013B
13Di Capua, Maria, Mari!3.41
Rec: 11 Apr 1924 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: B29411 Victor Cat: 1013A
14Arensky, On Wings of Dream3.47
Rec: 1 Nov. 1939 Piano: Romani, Violin: Mischa Elman Matrix: PCS 042213 Victor Cat: 16451B
15Rimsky-Korsakov, The Nightingale and the Rose3.56
Rec: 31 Oct 1939 Piano: Romani Matrix: PBS 042208 Victor Cat: 16451A
16Jacobs-Bond, A Perfect Day3.09
Rec: 3 June 1925 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: BVE 32867 Victor Cat: 1098B
Disc Two
Amelita Galli-Curci
1ROMEO ET JULIETTE, Gounod, Je veux vivre dans ce reve (Waltz Song)3.51
Rec: 31 Jan 1917 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: C19148 Victor Cat: 74512
2MANON LESCAUT, Auber, C'est l'histoire amoureuse (L'eclat de rire)2.38
Rec: 5 March 1917 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: B19338 Victor Cat: 64669
3IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Rossini, Una voce poco fa4.38
Rec: 15 June 1917 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: C20045 Victor Cat: 74541
4DINORAH, Mayerbeer, Ombra leggiera4.36
Rec: 15 June 1917 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: C20047 Victor Cat: 74532
5I PURITANI, , Bellini, Qui la voce sua soave4.38
Rec: 14 Sept 1917 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: C20669 Victor Cat: 74558
6LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, Sempre libera2.46
Rec: 7 March 1919 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: B22614 Victor Cat: 64820
7LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, Dite alla giovine... Imponete! Non amarlo ditegli8.35
with Guiseppe de Luca (baritone)
Rec: 11 June 1918 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: C21974/6 Victor Cat: 88601/88596
8LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, Addio del passato3.31
Rec: 21 June 1920 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: B242178 Victor Cat: 64945
9MIGNON, Thomas, Io son Titania4.44
Rec: 4 Sept 1919 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: C23131 Victor Cat: 74608
10DON PASQUALE, Donizetti, Quel guardo il cavaliere4.41
Rec: 23 Sept 1919 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: C23169 Victor Cat: 74599
11LA SONNABULA, Bellini, Sovra il sen la man mi posa2.54
Rec: 23 Sept 1919 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: B23170 Victor Cat: 64918
12LA SONNABULA, Bellini, Son geloso del zefiro4.40
with Tito Schipa (tenor)
Rec: 1 June 1923 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: C27994 Victor Cat: 8067-B
13Eva Dell Acqua, Villanelle3.54
Rec: 21 June 1920 Dir: Pasternack Flute: Manuel Berenguer Harp: Francis Lapitino Matrix: C24175 Victor Cat: 74639
14LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX, Donizetti, O luce di quest' anima4.41
Rec: 22 Sept 1922 Dir: Pasternack Matrix: C26889 Victor Cat: 74812
15RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Tutte le feste al tempio3.16
Rec: 13 Sept 1923 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: C28470 Victor Cat: 74850
16LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Verranno a te sull' aure4.49
with Tito Schipa (tenor)
Rec: 17 Sept 1924 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: C30910 Victor Cat: 8067-A
17LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Spargi d'amaro pianto3.20
Rec: 21 Sept 1922 Dir: Bourdon Matrix: B26595 Victor Cat: 66125
18Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, Pretty Mocking Bird4.10
Rec: 18 June 1924 Dir: Bourdon Flute: Manual Berenguer Matrix: C30283 Victor Cat: 6469-B
Disc Three
Eidé Norena
1GUGLIELMO TELL, Rossini, Cavatina [sung in French]3.32
Rec: 1930 Matrix: KI 3943 Odeon Cat: 188.794 M H Defosse, conductor
2LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, Mozart, Viens cher amant [Deh vieni, non tardar; sung in French]3.47
Rec: 1930 Matrix: KI 4005 Odeon Cat: 188.794 M H Defosse, conductor
3LE COQ D'OR, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Hymne au soleil3.00
Rec: 26 Sept 1932 Matrix: OPG 51-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DA 4840
4TURANDOT, Puccini, Tanto amore segreto2.27
Rec: Oct 1932 Matrix: OPG 72-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DA 4832
5DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, Mozart, Pamina's aria [Ach, ich fühl's; sung in French]4.09
Rec: 7 June 1932 Matrix: 2L 398-2 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4852
6OTELLO, Verdi, Ave Maria [sung in French]4.33
Rec: 7 June 1932 Matrix: 2L 399-2 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4852
7LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, Ah, fors' è lui ... Sempre libera6.48
Rec: 26 Sept 1932 Matrix: 2PG 50-2, 74-2 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4870
8Fauré, Clair de Lune3.19
Rec: Nov 1933 Matrix: OPG 1239-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DA 4874
9Fauré, Après un Rêve2.48
Rec: 4 Dec 1934 Matrix OLA 223-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DA 4874
10Gounod, Sérénade4.17
Rec: Nov 1933 Matrix: 2PG 1233-1 Disque GramophoneCat: L-992
11Trad., Chanson du Papillon3.38
Rec: 1933 Matrix: 2PG 906-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: L970
12FAUST, Gounod, The Jewel Song4.42
Rec: 1933 Matrix: 2PG 877-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4904
13RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Caro nome4.37
Rec: 20 Apr 1933 Matrix: 2PD 6-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4892
14HAMLET, Thomas, Ophelia's aria [Sa main depuis hier]8.14
Rec: 1933 Matrix: 2 PG 908-1/909-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4902
15CARMEN, Bizet, Micaela's aria [Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante]4.43
Rec: June 1933 Matrix: 874-3 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4922
16DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL, Mozart, Avec de la tendresse [Durch Zartlichkeit; sung in French]4.03
Rec: 4 Dec 1934 Matrix: 2 LA 221-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4959
17ATALANTA, Handel, Care selve3.54
Rec: July 1937 Matrix: 2 LA 1920-1 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 5054 J Messner, conductor
18Grieg, Vaaren3.17
Rec: 7 June 1932 Matrix: 2L 400-2 Disque Gramophone Cat: DB 4849
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