| 1 | Conchita Supervia (1895-1936) |
| CARMEN, Bizet, Les tringles des sistres tintaient (Chanson bohème) | 3.27 |
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| Rec: 1930 Matrix: XXP 7099-2 Odeon Cat: 123714 |
| 2 | Maria Gay (1879-1943) |
| CARMEN, Bizet, Jamais Carmen ne cédera (Sung in Italian) | 4.26 |
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| Rec: 1930 Matrix: CVE 59805-2 Victor Cat: 7314 |
| 3 | Aureliano Pertile (1885-1952) |
| LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Sulla tomba che rinserra ... Verrano a te sull'aure | 7.49 |
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| Rec: 22 Oct 1930 Matrix: CF3543-2/3548-5 HMV Cat: DB 1481 |
| 4 | Maz Lorenz (1901-1975) |
| DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG, Wagner, Am stillen Herd | 4.12 |
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| Rec: 1930 Matrix: 2RA 2988-1 HMV Cat: DB 4547 |
| 5 | Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973) |
| OTELLO, Verdi, Dio mi potevi (Sung in German) | 4.57 |
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| Rec: 1930 Matrix: CR 2509 HMV Cat: D 2037 |
| 6 | Franz Völker |
| RIENZI, Wagner, Allmächt'ger Vater, blick' herab | 4.45 |
|
| Rec: 1930 Matrix: 940 BI-1 DGG Cat: 67100 B |
| 7 | Maria Ivogün |
| ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, R. Strauss, Grossmächtige Prinzessin | 9.04 |
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| Rec: May 1931 Matrix: 2039105/20392-4 HMV Cat: DB 4405 |
| 8 | Julius Patzak (1898-1974) |
| COSI FAN TUTTI, Mozart, Un' aura amorosa (Sung in German) | 4.21 |
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| Rec: 1931 Matrix: 1118 BI-1 Polydor Cat: 95437 |
| 9 | Alexander Kipnis (1891-1978) |
| DER ROSENKAVALIER, R. Strauss, Herr Kavalier (Letter Scene and Waltz) | 4.47 |
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| Rec: August 1931 Matrix: 2D 213 HMV Cat: DB 1543 |
| 10 | Salvatore Baccaloni (1900-1969) |
| L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Donizetti, Udite, udite, o rustici | 3.54 |
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| Rec: c.1932 Matrix: WBX 776 Columbia Cat: CQX16451 |
| 11 | Maria Cebotari (1910-1949) |
| LA BOHÈME, Puccini, Si, mi chiamano Mimì ... O soave fanciulla (Sung in German) | 8.08 |
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| Rec: November 1932 Matrix: 2D 1302-1/2D 1302-1 HMV Cat: DB 4415 |
| 12 | Eidé Norena (1884-1968) |
| TURANDOT, Puccini, Tanto amore segreto | 2.26 |
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| Rec: October 1932 Matrix: OPG 72-1 Disque Gramaphone Cat: DA 4832 |
| 13 | Beniamino Gigli (1890-1957) |
| L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Donizetti, Quanto é bella, quanto é cara | 4.31 |
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| Rec: 10 April 1925 Matrix: BVE 32500 HMV Cat: DA 797 |
| 14 | Lotte Lehmann (1888-1976) |
| DER ROSENKAVALIER, R. Strauss, Marie Theres' | 4.19 |
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| Rec: September 1933 Matrix: 2WX 586-2 HMV Cat: DB 2071 |
| 15 | Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (1892-1979) |
| MANON LESCAUT, Puccini, Ah! non v'avvicinate...No! pazzo son | 3.11 |
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| Rec: 30 May 1934 Matrix: OW 2539-2 HMV Cat: DA 1385 |
| 16 | Tiana Lemnitz (1897-1994) |
| TANNHÄUSER, Wagner, Dich, teure Halle | 3.24 |
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| Rec: 1934 Matrix: 472 GS DGG Cat: 15079 A |
| Disc Two |
| 1 | Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960) |
| FAUST, Gounod, O sainte medaille...Avant de quitter ces lieux | 4.46 |
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| Rec: 20 April 1934 Matrix: CS 82331-1 Victor Cat: 8452 |
| 2 | Claudia Muzio (1889-1936) |
| LA BOHÉME, Puccini, Donde lieta usci | 3.04 |
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| Rec: 4 June 1935 Matrix: B 6958 Columbia Cat: LB 40 |
| 3 | Marian Anderson (1897-1993) |
| L'ALLEGRO, IL PENSEROSO ED IL MODERATO, Handel, 'Siciliana' (Sung in German) | 3.29 |
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| Rec: 4 April 1936 Matrix: OLA 1016-2 HMV Cat: DA 1529 |
| 4 | Georges Thill (1897-1984) |
| MANON, Massenet, Ah! fuyez douce image | 4.44 |
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| Rec: c.1936 Matrix: CLX 1933-1 Columbia Cat: LFX 478 |
| 5 | Jussi Björling (1911-1960) |
| L'AFRICANA, Meyerbeer, O Paradiso | 3.23 |
|
| Rec: 4 September 1937 Matrix: 2SB 573-2 HMV Cat: DB 3302 |
| 6 | Mafalda Favero (1905-1981) |
| MANON LESCAUT, Puccini, In quelle trine morbide | 2.21 |
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| Rec: 1937 Matrix: OBA 1825 HMV Cat: DA 1563 |
| 7 | Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962) |
| OBERON, Weber, Ozean, du Ungeheuer | 8.16 |
|
| Rec: 17 October 1937 Matrix: 2A 013077/8 Victor Cat: 15244-A/B |
| 8 | Gerhard Hüsch (1901-1984) |
| DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, Mozart, Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja | 2.56 |
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| Rec: November 1937 Matrix: 2RA 2420-2 HMV Cat: DB 3467 |
| 9 | Tito Schipa (1889-1965) |
| L'AMICO FRITZ, Mascagni, Suzel, buon dí | 9.15 |
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| Rec: 1937 Matrix: 2BA1700/1 HMV Cat: DB 3067 |
| 10 | Heinrich Schlusnus (1888-1952) |
| IL TRAVATORE, Verdi, Il balen del suo sorriso (Sung in German) | 3.12 |
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| Rec: 1937 Matrix: 200_GS 8 DGG Cat: 67362 B |
| 11 | Helge Roswaenge (1897-1972) |
| FIDELIO, Beethoven, Gott, welch' Dunkel hier...In des Lebens Frühlingstagen | 9.13 |
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| Rec: April 1938 Matrix: 2RA 2849-1/-1 Electrola Cat: DB 4522 |
| 12 | Richard Tauber (1891-1976) |
| DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL, Mozart, Constanze...O wie ängstlich | 4.25 |
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| Rec: March 1938 Matrix: LCXE 8974 Odeon Cat: 0-9177 |
| 13 | Erna Berger (1900-1990) |
| DON PASQUALE, Donizetti, Tornami a dir (Sung in German) | 3.00 |
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| Rec: 1939 Matrix: 1048-2 GS9 DGG Cat: 67536 A |
| 14 | John Charles Thomas (1891-1960) |
| ANDREA CHÉNIER, Giordano, Nemico della patria | 5.15 |
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| Rec: 19 August 1939 Matrix: PCS 036432-5 Victor Cat: 17639 |
| 15 | Tito Gobbi (1913-1984) |
| L'ARLESIANA, Cilea, Come due tizzi accesi | 4.10 |
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| Rec: July 1942 Matrix: 2BA 5146-2 HMV Cat: DB 5400 |
| 16 | Mariano Stabile (1888-1968) |
| DON PASQUALE, Donizetti, Cheti, cheti, immantinente | 6.20 |
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| Rec: 1947 Matrix: CAX 10252/53 Columbia Cat: LX 1094 |
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