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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS “FAMOUS ” Russian Artistotipia records (1910-15 period) bore an oval area on the upper portion of the label which would present a portrait of the artist. The item below has three stars in place of the artist portrait (see illustrated labels section), who is identified on the label (in Russian) as “famous baritone”. I sent tapes in 1989 to Favia-Artsay and Syd Grey for help in identification. Aida, in a letter to be included with the record, said “I know he is Giraldoni”. I didn’t think so, and she replied, “While I am convinced you have one of the most delightful rarities, you seem to be set on deprecating its intrinsic (and monetary) value. Oh well – after all it’s your record.” On the other hand, Syd Grey wrote, “It is not a mystery baritone but is confirmed as (George) Baklanov. Jim Dennis and I have done work on an Artistotipia catalogue and a friend in Kiev confirmed that it was Baklanov. He saw the files and it was stated that Baklanov was paid for the record. The reason was he had an exclusive Amour (Russian Gramophone) contract and couldn’t record for anyone else.” This letter is also included with the disc below. Who’s right ? … or it it yet some another baritone? Interestingly, Artistotipia records were usually recorded at about 70 rpm (although not mentioned on the label), presumably to make a somewhat longer playing item. 2540. 12” Artistotopia 417/418. : Cortigiani (Verdi) / BORIS GODOUNOV: (Moussorgsky). 2. $60.00. UNCREDITED 2651. 12” White G&T Sample. Matrix 175½s. LAKMÉ: Bell Song (Delibes). In French. 25 Feb.‘07. Biophon Spezial Aufnahme für Biophon (Messters Projection GmbH, Berlin). I believe films were made to match the recordings (not necessarily of the same people who are performing). The singers appear to be notable artists active on the G&T German roster of the period, but who ? 1” crk. Heavy rubs. Greying, although quite quiet between greyed notes. Gen. 6. $15.00 UNCREDITED SOPRANO and 2652. 12” White G&T Sample. Matrix 178s. LA BOHÈME: Duett (Leoncavallo). In German. 25 Feb ‘07. “Recorded for Biophon” (see previous listing). Edge chip not to grooves. Greyed. Looks 6. $15.00. [s] 2524. 12” Red Vla 88129. : Valse (Gounod). 1-2. $8.00. 2872. 12” White lbl. Vla 88129. Same as preceding listing (#2524) but white lbl. pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2639. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 89009. : Mesta ognor (Flotow). With [c]. Lightest (totally insignificant) rubs, cons. 2. $8.00. LUIGI ABRATE [t] 1965. 10” Maroon acous. Eng. Co.. D4952 [70638/ 70640]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Di tu se fedele (Verdi) / GIOCONDA: Cielo e mar (Ponchielli). Just about 1-2. $15.00. ESSIE ACKLAND [c] 2822. 12” Plum PW HMV C.1702 [Cc15098-III/ Cc16641-I]. DOWN THE VALE (Moir) / PARTED (Tosti). Just about 1-2. $7.00. AÏNO ACKTÉ [s] 2032. 11” Brown Odéon 36868/36869 [XPh671/ ? ]. JE T’AIME (Grieg) / SI J’AVAIS VOS AILES! [VALSE CHANTÉE] (Messager). Just about 1-2. $300.00. AGUSTRELLO AFFRE [t] 1220. 10” Blk. G&T 2-32685 [1453-F]. : Plus blanche (Meyerbeer). Piano acc. (Silent) inherent depressions. Very clean, cons. 2. $20.00. 1249. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 2-32969 [2288 C.S.]. : Laisse-moi contempler ton visage (Gounod). Piano acc. Beautiful copy. Few harmless pressing mks. One tiny PB, just about 1-2. $20.00. 1822. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 3-32188 [3426-F]. LE LAC (Niedermeyer). Just about 1-2. $25.00. BESSIE ABOTT 2112. 11” Red British Odéon RO575 (60478/60587)) [XP3632/XP3631]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Pourquoi me la rends-tu si belle? / ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Salut! Tombeau! (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $20.00. - 20 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 3156. 12” Blk. Paris G&T 032000 [2290 C.S.]. QUAND L’OISEAU CHANTE (Tagliafico). Some lt. rubs and few harmless LSs. Gen. 2-3. $35.00. CARMELO ALABISO [t] 3138. 10” Red & Blue Fonografia Nazionale 4603/4604. : Duetto final atto II [Va nella tua stanzetta] (Mascagni). Two sides. With MARIA LAIS [s]. Cons. 2. $20.00. 1721. 10” Maroon elec. Eng. Columbia D6013 [WB2474/WB2480]. : Studenti udite / GERMANIA: No, non chiuder gli occhi (Franchetti). Just about 1-2. $20.00. CARLO ALBANI [t] 2056. 11” Brown French Odéon 97293/97312 [XP ? /XP ? ]. SÉRÉNADE FRANÇAISE / : Sérénade d’Arlequin (both Leoncavallo). Minor lbl. scr. side two. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $15.00. 2159. 11” Brown Italian Odeon X.110107/X.110108 [Xm1548/Xm1549]. AIDA: Pur ti riveggo / AIDA: La, tra foreste vergini (Verdi). With GINA MORETTI STEFANI [s]. 1874-Milano, 1914. Wife of Guido Stefani, Gina made her debut in 1902 and for ten years appeared at various Italian houses as well as in . A serious illness caused her retire- ment during 1912. Cons . 2. $15.00. 2196. 11” Brown Italian Odeon X.110143/X.110144 [Xm ? /Xm ? ]. : Un istante almen. With BIANCA BESALÙ [s], ARMINIO BALLISTINI [b] / IL TROVATORE: : Prima che d’altri. With EMILIA CORSI [s], ARMINIO BALLISTINI [b] . Just about 1-2. $15.00. 1723. 10” Red vinyl White lbl. RCA Vr mat. B-4890. ANDREA CHENIER: Come un bel dì di Maggio (Giordano). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2368. 12” Lilac HMV AGSB 65 [C-4887/C-4898]. : Di pescatore ignobile (Donizetti) / ANDREA CHENIER: Un di all’ azzurro spazio (Giordano). 1907 recordings, side two unpublished otherwise except for limited PW HRS issue. Just about 1-2. $10.00. [s]. See also: [t]. The group of unpublished discs below were originally from Alda’s estate and are unique. No other copies of any of these are known to exist. THE FOLLOWING ARE ALL UNPUBLISHED FRANCES ALDA SELECTIONS: 2158. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. matrix B-12065-1?. OLD BLACK JOE (Foster). Unpublished. 2. $75.00. 2088. 10” (on 11”) Victor mat. B-28102-3. AMICO FRITZ: Son pochi fiori (Mascagni). Unpublished . One wonders why this beautiful performance was never issued. 3. $200.00. 2125. 10” (on 11”) Victor mat. B-28101-3. AMICO FRITZ: Non mi resta (Mascagni). Unpublished. Some superficial marks. Gen. 3. $200.00. 2126. 10” (on 11”) Victor mat. B-27702-9. FAUST: Jewel Song (Gounod). Unpublished. Superficial marks , 3-4. $175.00.

THE FOLLOWING ARE ALL UNPUBLISHED TAKES OF FRANCES ALDA RECORDINGS: 2127. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. matrix B-19893-1. FOR YOUR COUNTRY AND MY COUNTRY (Irving Berlin). Issued version was take 2. 2. $50.00. 2128. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. matrix B-20434-1. GOD SAVE THE KING (Carey). Issued version was take two. With Orpheus Quartet (Macdonough [t], Murphy [t], Werrenrath [b], Hooley [b]). Superficial mks. $50.00. 2129. 10” (on 11”) Victor elec. mat. BVE-23505-5. OF ST. MARY’S (Adams). Issued version was take 6. 3. $50.00. 2130. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous mat. B-23506-1. IF YOU COULD CARE (Darewski). From musical As You Were . Issued version was take 2. 3. $50.00. 2131. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. mat. B-23489-4. ROBIN ADAIR (Keppel). Never issued as an acoustical disc. 2-3. $100.00. 2091. 10” (on 11”) Victor elec. mat. BVE-29489-6. ROBIN ADAIR (Keppel). Issued version was take 8. 2. $50.00. 2132. 10” (on 11”) Victor elec. mat. BVE-29489-7. ROBIN ADAIR (Keppel). Issued version was take 8. 2. $50.00. 2133. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. mat. B-29491-4 MARTHA The Last Rose of Summer (Moore- Flotow). Never issued as an acoustical disc. Superficial rubs, few LGT s, 3-4. $75.00. 2134. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. mat. B-29491-5 MARTHA The Last Rose of Summer (Moore- Flotow). Never issued as an acoustical disc. 2. $100.00. 2135. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. mat. B-29491-6 MARTHA The Last Rose of Summer (Moore- Flotow). Never issued as an acoustical disc. One heavy (harmless) narrow rub, otherwise 2-3. $85.00. 2090. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. mat. B-30270-2. WHAT’LL I DO? (Berlin). Issued version was take 1. 2. $50.00. 2089. 10” (on 11”) Victor acous. mat. B-30273-3. LOVE HAS A WAY (Schertzinger). Issued version was take 1. 2. $50.00 2136. 10” (on 11”) Victor elec. mat. BVE-32816-2. LA CENA DELLE BEFFE: Sempre così (Gior- dano). Issued version was take 6. Small harmless scr. near end . 3-4 but no apparent greying. $100.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS

2092. 10” (on 11”) Victor elec. mat. BVE-35483-2. EVER OF THEE I’M FONDLY DREAMING (Hall). Issued version was take 3. Faint hair crk. barely visible (about 1”) blank side and absolutely silent. Some rubs, 2-3. $30.00. 2093. 10” (on 11”) Victor elec. mat. BVE-43176-2. A MAORI SLUMBER SONG (Pai). Piano acc. Frank LaForge. Issued version was take 1. Gen. 3. $50.00. 1783. 10” Red Pats. Vla. 87096. ROMANCE (Bourget-Debussy). “A” plate. Few lt. mks., cons . 2. $12.00. 1929. 10” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 87106. LESCAUT: In quelle trine morbide (Puccini). Cons . 2. $8.00. 1722. 10” White lbl. Vla 87118. MURMURING BREEZES, Op. 12, No. 4 (Jensen). Piano acc. André Benoist. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 1569. 10” Red Orth. Vla 1474. : In quelle trine morbide / MANON LESCAUT: L’ora, o tirsi (Puccini). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2841. 12” Red ’08 Pats Vla 88213. : Ave Maria (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $12.00. CESARE ALESSANDRONI [b]. See: CARLO CARTICA [t] ANDRÉ ALLARD [bs]. Paris, 1877- ? . A graduate of the Paris Conservatoire, Allard spent three seasons with the in Bordeau (begin- ning in 1897), a year at Covent Garden, and from 1900 on a lengthy tenure with the Paris Opéra-Comique, singing both baritone and bass parts and creating a number of roles as world and/or Paris premieres. His varied repertoire in- cluded Albert in , Sonora in , Escamillo, Marcel and Schaunard in La Bohéme , Sharpless in Butterf ly, on and on. In Le Jongleur de Notre-Dame he created le Prieur in the 1902 premiere, although the souvenir he has left us, below, was from the role of Bonaface, created by Lucien Fugère, who appears with him the illustration to the right. Information as to his activities following his stage retirement up to his death seem almost non-existent. However the disc below, recorded later in 1927, shows that he was still very active and in full command of his voice and personality. 3587. 10” Green & Gold elec . Pathé Actu- elle X.0657 [N201674/N201675]. BARBER OF SEVILLE: Air de Barto- lo (Rossini) / LE JONGLEUR DE NOTRE-DAME: Air de Bonface (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $15.00. NORMAN ALLIN [bs] 1599. 10” Blue acou. Eng Columbia D1505 [A24/A138]. JUDAS MACCABEUS: LUCIEN FUGÈRE [l.]and ANDRÉ ALLARD [r.], creators The Lord Worketh Wonders (Han- in Massenet's LE JONGLEUR DE NOTRE -DAME del) / SUN AND STRANGER: I Am a Roamer Bold (Mendelssohn). Orch. dir. Albert W. Ketelbey. IMs . Just about 1-2. $12.00. MAX ALTGLASS [t] 3207. 12” Blue acous. Odeon AA79219/AA79220 [XXB6691/XXB6697]. MAGIC FLUTE: Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön (Mozart) / L’AFRICAINE: Land so wunderbar (Meyerbeer). Fine copy, just about 1-2. $60.00. 3258. 12” Blue acous. Odeon AA79227/AA79228 [XXB6695/XXB6698]. GIOCONDA: Cielo e mar (Ponchielli) / DER ASRA (). One LSS side two, minor lbl. rubs, otherwise just about 1-2. $60.00. [t]. See also: MARGARETE OBER [ms] 2380. 12” Blue acous. Victor 55076. CREATION: In Native Worth (Haydn) / REINALD WERREN- RATH [b]. BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON (Howell). Just about 1-2. $8.00. ALBERTO AMADI [t] 1560. 10” Blk. Victor 63322. ZAZÀ: È un riso gentil (Leoncavallo) / LUISA ARDIZZONI-TOSI [s]. STORNELLI MARINI (both Mascagni). Just about 1-2. $20.00. [b] 2106. 11” Col.-Fonotipia 92008/92009 [XPh2690/XPh2691]. ZAZÀ: Buona Zazà / ZAZÀ: Zazà, piccola zingara (Leoncavallo). One minor harmless PB. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3562. 11” Fonotipia 92760/39626 [XPh3943/XPh1816]. OTELLO: Inaffia l’ugola / [b]. I DUE FOSCARI: O vecchio cor (both Verdi). Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $20.00. - 22 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 2176. 11” Fonotipia 92836/92835 [XPh3907/XPh4424-2]. CARMÉ (De Cristofaro) / R. BRACALE dir . ORCH. ZAMPUGNATA PUGLIESE (Giordano). Matrix side two signed by Giordano. Small lbl. tear side one, otherwise just about 1-2. $20.00. ELIZABETH AMSDEN [s] , 1891 – City, 1966. Amsden was an American operatic soprano and actress. She had an active international opera career during the early 20th century. She also appeared in small to mid-sized roles in 35 Hollywood films between 1923 and 1946. See: PAUL PAYAN [bs] ROSETTE ANDAY [c] and [pianist] 3440. 12” Red acous. Vox *02176 [1760A/1761A]. LIEDER DES ABSCHIEDS, Op. 14: Sterbelied / Dies eine kann mein Schnen nimmer fassen (Erich Wolfgang Korngold). Just about 1-2. $100.00. 3441. 12” Red acous. Vox *02177 [1759A/1762A. LIEDER DES ABSCHIEDS, Op. 14: Gefasster Abscheid / Mond, so gehst du wieder auf (Erich Wolfgang Korngold). Just about 1-2. $100.00. [b] 1649. 10” Red Milano G&T 52130 [2320L]. : Serenata (Mozart). Light ½” inden- tation from rim (no split either side so not a crack … harmless). Just about 1-2. $75.00. 1448. 10” Red ’08 Pats. Vla 87006. : Di Provenza il mar (Verdi). Very decent copy, just about 2. $8.00. 1591. 10” White lbl. RCA Victor vinyl 87014 [B-4970]. : Ah, per sempre (Bellini). Late ‘50s or early ’60 pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 1592. 10” White lbl. RCA Victor vinyl 87015 [B-4971]. OTELLO: Era la notte (Verdi). ). Late ‘50s or early ’60 pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3255. 12” Red Milano G&T 052080 [225m]. OTELLO: Credo (Verdi). Piano acc. Standout copy, cons. 2. $250.00. 3242. 12” White lbl. red vinyl Vla 88168 [C-6057-1]. SÉRÉNADE DE (Tschaikowsky). Another exceptional pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2789. 12” White lbl. Vla 88170 [C-6045-1]. ANDREA CHENIER: Nemico della patria (Giordano). RCA Vr bk. Excellent late ‘30s pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00. [t] 2679. 12” Red Electrola DB 11543 [2RA6930-4/2RA6931-2]. : Introduction und Arie des Florestan (Beethoven). Two sides. With Artur Rother dir. Berlin State Op. Orch. Just about 1-2. $8.00. [c]. The discs below are her complete issued Victor acoustic recordings plus one electric (this recorded in England). 1562. 10” Blk. acous Victor 19227. DEEP RIVER / MY WAY’S CLOUDY (both arr. H. T. Burleigh). Lightest rubs, cons. 2. $8.00. 1184. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 19370. GO DOWN MOSES / HEAV’N HEAV’N (both arr. Harry T. Bur- leigh). Recorded March 24 th , 1924, a month before her NY Town Hall debut (April 25 th ). A rave contemporary review of that Town Hall event is attached to the record sleeve, prophetically concluding, “She is a singer who should go far.” Just about 1-2. $10.00. 1883. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 19560. NOBODY KNOW DE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN (arr. L. Brown) / MY LORD, WHAT A MORNIN’ (arr. Harry T. Burleigh). Lightest rubs, cons . 2 $10.00. 3545. 10” Blk. Orth. Victor 22016 [Bb14284-I/Bb14285-I]. DEEP RIVER / HEAV’N, HEAV’N (both arr. Harry T. Burleigh). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $8.00. EINAR ANDERSSON [t] 1209. 10” PW Plum HMV X.6015 [OSB691-II/OSB694-I]. ROSENKAVALIER: Di rigori amato (Strauss) / MARTHA: M’appari (Flotow). In Italian/Swedish. Just about 1-2. $10.00. IVAR ANDRÉSEN [b] 2369. 12” Maroon PW Czech HMV AN 279 [CLR3875-II/CLR3877-II]. MAGIC FLUTE: O Isis und Osiris (Mozart) / MAGIC FLUTE: In diesen Heil’gen Hallen (Mozart). Orch. dir Fritz Zweig. Small lbl. stkr. side one. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2805. 12” Blue Eng. PW Columbia LS 3032 [WAX4898/WAX4926]. : Wenn ew’ger Hass (Halèvy) / : So wie des Himmels wolken jetzt [Arie des Banco] (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00. [t] 2078. 11” Col. Fonotipia 62168/62169 [XPh2912/XPh2913-2]. : O santa libertà / MARCELLA: O mia Marcella (Giordano). Giordano has signed the matrices. Perhaps he is accompanying? 2. $20.00. 2062. 11” Fonotipia 62270/62271 [XPh2840/XPh2841]. PEARL FISHERS: A quella voce / PEARL FISHERS: Mi par d’udire ancor (Bizet). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 2193. 11” Fonotipia 62392/62393 [XPh4056/XPh4057]. DON GIOVANNI: Dalla sua pace / COSÌ FAN TUTTE: Un’aura amorosa (both Mozart). Both sides pressings #9. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 2181. 11” Fonotipia 62402/62403 [XPh4073/XPh4074]. RÊVE (Tosti) / TOUT DOUCEMENT (Fontenailles). Just about 1-2. $35.00. 2066. 11” Fonotipia 62404/62405 [XPh4064/XPh4063]. AMMORE E’ FEMMENA (Nardella) / COMM’O ZUCCARO (Fonzo). Piano acc. Lbl. stkrs., IMs, cons. 2. $20.00. - 23 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 2040. 11” Pink Sample Fonotipia 62438/62439 [XPh4248/XPh4249]. CANTO D’AMORE / NELLA PRIMAVERA (both Mendelssohn). Piano acc. Scuffy, unsleeved look, but other than a few tiny ticks here and there and one LGT it plays as if in top condition. 3-4. $25.00. 2139. 11” Orange Odeon/Fonotipia HRS 2002 (62159/62289) [XPh2836/XPh2845]. : Ah fede negar potessi (Verdi) / MANRU: Come al sol cocente (Paderewski). Excellent ‘30s surface material. Just about 1-2. $25.00. FERNAND ANSSEAU [t] 1784. 10” Red PW HMV DA 898 [Bb10949-I/ Bb10950-1]. : Recondita armonia / TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle (Puccini). Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1432. 10” Red Orth. Vla 1471 [BS4259-I/BS4260-I]. MONNA VANNA: Air de Prinzivalle / MONNA VANNA: Elle est à moi (Février). Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 3172. 12” SS Red HMV 2-032055 [Ho4428-IIaf]. MATTINATA (Redeghiere). Signed and inscribed by Ansseau to Alfred De Cock. Ansseau’s only undoubled 12” record . Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2660. 12” Red acous. Disque Gram. DB 751 [CT480- II/ CT488-I]. ET DALILA: Arrêtez, ô mes frères / SAMSON ET DALILA: Implorons à genoux (Saint-Saëns). Minor lbl. fade. Surfaces just about 1-2. $15.00. 2662. 12” White lbl. SS HMVs (two discs) DB 783 [CL45-II; CL46-II]. WERTHER: Oui, c’est moi (Massenet). Superb pressings. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2804. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB 1410 [CTR3368- II/CF2994-II]. MANON: Duo du Saint-Sulpice (Massenet). With FANNY HELDY [s]. Two sides. Excellent laminated pressing. Just about FERNAND ANSSEAU 1-2. $12.00. 3655. 12” Red Orth. Vla 8185 [CS4270-II/CS4271-I]. FAUST: Mais ce Dieu que peut il pour moi? (Gounod). Two sides. Conclusion of Act I (Gounod). With [b]. Just about 1-2. $8.00. (ANTONIO) ARMENTATO ANTICORONA [b ]. The only information I’ve found about him is that he appeared in leading baritone roles at Teatro Principe di Napoli, , in 1907. His appearances on Fonotipia would suggest, however, a more substantial career. 2051. 11” Fonotipia 69091/69092 [XPh4987/XPh4988]. : Triste retaggio / PARSIFAL: E via con impeto folie (Wagner). Just about 1-2. $15.00. JEAN AQUISTAPACE ]bs-b] 3618. Green Pathé Actuelle X.0862 [N201761/N201762]. THAÏS: Voilà donc la terrible cité (Massenet) / MAGIC FLUTE: Air de Papageno (Mozart). Just about 1-2. $10.00. PERICLES ARAMIS [b]. Ioannina, Greece, 1854 – Paris, 1932. His real name was Pericles Aravantinos. His father, Panayiotis Aravantinos, was a director of Greek school in Ioannina. Aramis received his education at the Academy Guilford. His musical studies were at the Conservatories of and . He lived in Paris for a period, beginning in 1906, and founded there a private school of singing. Most of his singing career was as a concert artist who triumphantly appeared in Paris and gave concerts at Covent Garden (1892). In 1902 he toured Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and the . He was a friend of major musical figures of the time, such as Massenet, Sonzogno and Calvé. A few of those who studied with him at one point or another would include Frances Alda, Maurice Sens, Pasquale Amato, Lillian Grenville and Robert Lasalle. 2187. 11” Fonotipia 39142/39155 [XPh /XPh598]. NENNA MIA [MA BELLE AMIE] (Samara) / SÉRÉNADE TRISTE (Greek Song). Side one in French. Press. bump doesn’t sound side one. Just about 1-2. $250.00 2157. 11” Fonotipia 39144/39151 [XPh595/XPh590]. T’AMO ANCORA (Tosti) / CHANT D’AMOUR (Old Greek Song). Piano acc. Pressings 44/31. Side one in Italian. One PG should be harmless . Just about 1-2. $250.00. 2065. 11” Fonotipia 39150/39264 [XPh597/XPh ? ]. LE CHAMP DE PAVOTS () / MA JOLIE PETITE IRÈNE (Greek Song). Side one in French. Piano acc. Pressings 32/61. One tiny PB. Just about 1-2. $250.00. GIANNINA ARANGI-LOMBARDI [s] 2518. 12” PW Blue Columbia Master-Works 9129-M [CBX-1324/CBX-1325]. LUCREZIA BORGIA: Come è bello / LUCREZIA BORGIA: M’odi, ah! m’odi (Donizetti). Great record! Just about 1-2. $15.00. HEINZ (ANDRÉ) ARENSEN [t] 2415. 12” Blk. Dog Schall. Gram. 65470 (042439/042440) [1206s/1211s]. LA JUIVE: Recha, als Gott / LA JUIVE: Gott erleuchte (Halévy). Few lbl. mks., surfaces just about 1-2. $25.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS VITTORIO ARIMONDI [bs] 2777. 12” TC Columbia 30090 [M-148-1]. : Il lacerato spirito (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $20.00. KATHARINA ARKANDY [s] 3111. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65698 [1023as/ 1024as]. HUGUENOTS: Pagen-Arie (Meyerbeer) / AMOR (). Looks mint, as is the case with most “just about 1-2” listings, which this is. $60.00. TERESA ARKEL [s]. Lvov, Ukraine, 1861-Milan, 1929. Her concert debut was in Lvov, 1884 and there the following year in opera as Valentina in Les Huguenots . Her repertoire was varied, including several Wagnerian roles, as well as , Desdemona, Aïda and various contemporary works. She was also a noted voice teacher, some of her pupils having included Lucette Korsoff, Eugenia Bronskaja, Irene Eden and Nina Morgana. 3569. 11” Maroon PW Parl.-Odeon (Fonotipia) PO 127 (39361/39360) [XPh409/ XPh411[. PEARL FISHERS: Siccome un di (Bizet) / IL TROVATORE: D’amor sull’ ali rosee (Verdi). Piano acc. One small rub. Just about 1-2. $35.00. 1342. 10” Blk. ’12 Pats. Victor 63419 [7065b/ 7040b]. TOGLIETEMI LA VITA ANCOR (Scarlatti) / NOZZE DI FIGARO: Cavatina (Mozart). With piano/orch. acc. Small lbl. stkr., otherwise as new. Just about 1-2. $35.00. SIGRID ARNOLDSON [s] 1303. 10” Red Berlin (French pressing) G&T 33612 [1294r]. : Connais-tu le pays? (Thomas). Superb copy, two small harmless bumps. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1243. 10” Red Schall. Grammophon 70509 SIGRID ARNOLDSON (33798/33844) [10847L/10848L]. MA- NON: Adieu, notre petite table / MANON: N’est-ce plus ma main (Massenet). Small IMs and tiny lbl. tear. Top copy, just about 1-2. $25.00. 3591. 10” White HMV 43777 [1288½r]. ECHOLIED (Eckert). Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3594. 10” White HMV 43974 [3576r]. WIEGENLIED (Ries). Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3593. 10” White HMV 83597 [1296r]. FJORTEN AR (Dannström). Just about 1-2. $20.00. BLANCHE ARRAL [s]. See also: [s] 1848. 10” White lbl. Vla 64099. THE BEGGAR STUDENT: Czardas (Millöcker). Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2738. 12” Red Victor 74151. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Valse (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $12.00.. PAUL AUMONIER [bs] 1549. 10” Blk. large flush G&T 32105 [606g]. TANNHÄUSER: Romance de l’Étoile (Wagner). 1901 recording. Piano acc. Cons. 2. $60.00. 3564. 11” Blue APGA 2180/2181 [A347/A348]. LE COR [Flégier] / [LE PARDON DE PLOËRMEL]: Chant du chasseur (Meyerbeer). Announced by Aumonier. Few LGTs, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00. 3565. 11” Brown Odeon 33877/33890 [XP934/XP996]. NOCTURNE PYRÉHNÉEN (Chaminade) / LE VOYAGEUR DANS LA NUIT (Rubinstein). With Mme. BONTOUX [ms]. Piano acc. Some label staining trademark area side one. Cons. 2. $15.00. AUSTRAL [s] 1786. 10” Blk. PW elec. HMV E.561 [Bb18692-II/Bb18712-II]. EVERYWHERE I GO (Easthope Martin) / AZOR AND ZEMIRE: Rose Softly Blooming (Spohr). Orch. dir. Lawrance Colling- wood. Just about 1-2. $10.00. [b]. See also: BIANCA LAVIN DE CASAS [c] 2852. 12” Blk. elec. U.S. Odeon 86030 [XXPh6371/XXPh6026]. BARBER OF SEVILLE: Largo al factotum / ANTONIO RIGHETTI [bs-b], GAETANO AZZOLINI [bs]. BARBER OF SEVILLE: Manca un Foglio (Rossini). Just about 1-2. $12.00. ELSIE BAKER [c] 1199. 10” Blue Victor 45349. SONG OF THE SOUL (Joseph Carl Breil) / O DRY THOSE TEARS (Del Riego). Just about 1-2. $6.00. - 25 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 1865. 10” Blue Victor EE 45495. SHANEWIS: Song of the Robin Woman / HER SHADOW [Ojibway Canoe Song)] (Frederick R. Burton) [rearranged and harmonized by Charles Wakefield Cadman]. Piano acc. G. Tilden Davis. Just about 1-2. $10.00 GEORGE BAKLANOFF [b] 1361. 10” Red SR HMV DA 467 [B-22878/B-22893]. DAMNATION DE FAUST: Voici des roses (Berlioz) / LAKMÉ: Lakmé, ton doux regard (Delibes). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2995. 12” Blue acous. Vox *03434 [1976A/1980A]. OTELLO: Credo /OTELLO: Era la notte (Verdi). In Italian. Very small lbl. tear side two. Just about 1-2. $15.00. SUZANNE BALGUERIE [s] 1247. 10” Blk. elec. Polydor [5535½BKP/5536½BKP]. : Salut, splendeur du jour [Air de Brunehilde]. Two sides. Just about 1-2. $15.00. [s] 2175. 11” Fonotipia 39457/39458 [XPh1608/ XPh1609]. : Come per me sereno/ LA SONNAMBULA: Sovra il sen (Bellini). IMs. Tiny depression start of side one should be harmless. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2627. 12” Gold Flags Columbia 68086-D [49793-1/ 49794-1]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Una voce poco fa / BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Io sono docile (Rossini). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2862. 12” Blue Columbia 7036-M [49171-2/49803-2] VOCI DI PRIMAVERA (Strauss) / THEME AND VARIATIONS (Proch). These doubled pressings are certainly sonically superior to the original single-faced issues. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2851. 12” Blue Columbia 7037-M [49112-1/49151-2] PEARL OF : Gentil augel (David) / LAKMÉ: Oú va la jeune Hindoue (Delibes). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3039. 12” Blue Columbia 8928-M [49354-4/49611-1] LA TRAVIATA: Parigi, o cara. With HIPOLITO LAZARO [t] / RIGOLETTO: Tutte le feste (both Verdi). With RICCARDO STRACCIARI [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00. AMADEO BASSI [t] 2198. 11” Fonotipia 39726/39727 [XPh1855/ XPh1806]. CANZONE GUERRESCA / : Amor ti vieta (both Giordano). Giordano signed both matrices and dated side AMADEO BASSI two 1906. Small lbl. stkr. side one. Just about 1-2. $40.00. JANE BATHORI [ms] 1726. 10” Blue PW Eng. Elec. Col. D14086 [WL1416/WL1416]. TROIS CHANSONS DE BILITIS: I. La Flûte de Pan / TROIS CHANSONS DE BILITIS: II. La cheveleure (Debussy). Self- accompanied. Just about 1-2. $15.00. [b]. See also: DMITRI SMIRNOFF [t] 1535. 10” White Vla. 91058 [439zAo-2z]. DON GIOVANNI: Fin ch’ han dal vino (Mozart). RCA Vr bk. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 1265. 10” Red Warschau G&T 52664 [440z-Ao-2z]. TANNHÄUSER: Aria della Stella (Wagner). Piano acc. Fine copy. Bright label. Cons. 2. $20.00. 1222. 10” Red Warschau G&T 52667 [443z]. CANCIÓN ESPANOLA [LA MANTILLA] (Alvarez). Piano acc. Speed written on lbl. Superb copy, just about 1-2. $25.00. 1337. 10” Red Warschau G&T 52668 [444z-A0-2z]. OCCHI DI FATA (Denza). Small inherent bump should be harmless, otherwise a top copy. Only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $30.00. 1223. 10” Red Warschau G&T 52669 [445z]. ANCORA (Tosti). Piano acc. 2. $15.00. 1576. 10” Red Warschau G&T 52669 [445z-Ao-2z]. ANCORA (Tosti). Piano acc. One minor pressing bump, few harmless shallow depressions. Fine copy. 2. $15.00. 1295. 10” Red Warschau G&T 52671 [447z]. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Largo al Factotum (Rossini). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 1296. 10” Red Warschau G&T 54034 [419z-Ao-2z]. LA FAVORITA: In questo suolo (Donizetti). With TILDE CAROTINI [c]. Piano acc . Small PB at start. Inherent harmless tiny indentations. Only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $30.00. 2575. 12” White lbl. Vla 92004 [889c]. ZAMPA: Perchè tremar (Herold). Cons . 2. $7.00. 2449. 12” White lbl. Vla 92023 [888c]. DAMNATION OF FAUST: Su queste Rose (Berlioz). IMs. Cons. 2. $8.00. - 26 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 2366. 12” Red Vla 6045. RUY BLAS: A’ miei rivale cedere (Marchetti) / WERTHER: Ah! non mi ridestar! (Massenet). Rearranged by Massenet for Battistini’s baritone voice. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2367. 12” Red Vla 6046. : O casto fior (Massenet) / MARIA DI RUDENZ: Ah! non avea più lagrime (Donizetti). Side two piano acc. As with previous item, looks fresh off the press. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 3070. 12” Orange Dog Mon. Gram. 052323 [292ai]. LA SERENATA (Tosti). Piano acc. . Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2589. 12” Green Schall. Gram. 85077 (052324/052364) [293aj/226af]. LA GONDOLA NERA (Ro- toli) / WILLIAM TELL: Sohn kniee nieder (Rossini). Side one piano acc. IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3661. 12” Red Czech Gramola DB 213 (052311/052320) [269ai/289aj]. AMOUR, AMOUR! (Tosti)/ IDEALE (both Tosti). Side one in French, side two in Italian. Piano acc. Excellent flush pressing. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00. SOFIA A. BATURINA [s] 1208. 10” Red Orth. “Z” shellac Vla 4123. PIQUE DAME: My darling friend / PIQUE DAME: It is night (Tschaikowsky). With ANNA A. ZELINSKAYA [c]. Just about 1-2. $15.00. CARL BAUM [t]. Würzburg, 1880 - ? . His debut was in , 1906, as Tamino. He subsequently moved to Eberfeld and in 1915 to Chemniz. Much of the rest of his career was as a guest with various companies such as Bremen, Dresden, , Hannover, Zürich and Rotterdam in repertoire including , Manrico, Éleazar, Florestan, Faust, Don José and Canio. He retired in 1931. 2894. 12” Blue acous. Odeon O-6129 (AA79404/AA79405) [XXB6605/XXB6606]. LOHENGRIN: Mein lieber Schwan / LOHENGRIN: Gralserzählung (Wagner). Just about 1-2. $15.00. HANS BECHSTEIN [t]. Munich, 1872-1943. His early studies were as a pianist and actor. Making his acting debut in 1893, he gradually appeared as a singer. Studying voice in Munich he made his official and successful singing debut in Lübeck’s Stadttheater the season of 1902-03. One of his most important roles was Mime in Wagner’s Ring Cycle , in which he appeared at Covent Garden, Berlin and Colón, among many other houses, over 300 times. He was considered as one of the most significant of character parts in . He toured the U.S. as well and also appeared in operetta. As he was Jewish, he was required to leave the German stage in 1933. He remained in Germany where he died ten years later 2869. 12” Pink acous. Parlophon P.321 [691/694]. RHEINGOLD: Loges Erzählung / : Szene des Mime (both Wagner). IMs. Just about 1-2. $12.00. FRIEDEL BECKMANN [s] 1645. 10” Red PW Electrola DA 4480 [ORA-4578-2/ORA-4579-2]. DIE WIDERSPENSTIGEN ZÄHMUNG: Arie de Katharina (Hermann Goetz). Two sides. Orch. dir. Bruno Seidler- Winkler. Few most minor rubs. Cons. 2. $15.00. 1774. 10” Plum PW HMV EG 6846 [ORA3730-1/ORA3731-1]. SAPPISCHE ODE (Brahms) /IST DER HIMMEL DARUM IN LENZ SO LAU (Pfitzner) Piano acc. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Just about 1-2. $12.00. DAN BEDDOE [t] 1666. 10” ’12 Pats. Victor 64361. YESTERDAY AND TODAY (Spross). Beautiful pressing. Few lighest mks. Cons. 2. $15.00. 3639. 10” Victor 64391. A MOONLIGHT SONG (Cadman). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 1693. 10” Blk. elec. Brunswick 3847. ELIJAH: If With All our Hearts / ELIJAH: Then Shall The Righteous Shine Forth (Mendelssohn). Just about 1-2. $20.00. THERESE BEHR (SCHNABEL) [c]. , 1876-Lugano, 1959 . Behr was a celebrated concert singer, wife of pianist Arthur Schnabel who frequently was her accompanist as later was their son, Karl Ulrich. Her first major success was in 1899 with pianist Alfred Reisenauer (a pupil of ). Other notable musicians with whom she appeared included Richard Strauss (who wrote for her Traum durch die Dämmerung ) and Fritz Kreisler. Her few 1904 G&T recordings (made the year before her wedding to Schnabel) are exceptional rarities. The couple made some private electrical recordings for HMV in 1933 which, while rare, are more frequently found than her scarcely ever seen G&Ts. For these, see THERESE SCHNABEL . 1580. 10” Blk. Berlin G&T 43564 [2246h]. DER FREUND (). Piano acc. (Schnabel?). 2. $200.00. [s] 2926. 12” Red Milano G&T 053018 [574]. : Voi lo sapete (Mascagni). Creator recording . Top copy! Cons . 2. $450.00. GIUSEPPE BELLANTONI [b] 2124. 11” Fonotipia 92725/92726 [XPh4423/XPh4498]. SIEGFRIED: Veglia, Wala! [Invocazione à Erda). Two sides. Two minor rubs. Otherwise just about 1-2. $30.00. [b] 1529. 10” White lbl. Electrola SS test Mat. 2D1559-1. LUNAIRE: Der Dandy; Die Laerne (Kowalski). Piano acc. Michael Raucheisen. Unpublished. Very lt. rubs , 2. $35.00. LEILA BEN-SEDERIA [s] 1538. 10” Salabert elec. 3395 [SS.1792/SS.1793]. LA GUERRE DES VALSES: Valse tentre-valse blonde (Grothe-Melichar) / LE MAÎTRE DE FORGES: Mon seul amour (Heny Verdon). Just about 1-2. 15.00. ETTORE BERGAMASCHI [t] - 27 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 2142. 11” Pink Fonografia Nazionale E1033/E1034. : La vita è inferno / LA FORZA DEL DESTINO: O tu che in seno (Verdi). Marca di Edizione stamp signed by Bergamaschi (last name). Cons. 2. $50.00. 2076. 11” Pink Fonografia Nazionale E1059/E1060. PICCOLO MARAT: Va nella tua stanzetta (Mascagni). Two sides. Side two with [s]. 2. $35.00. 3197. 12” Pink Fonografia Nazionale G2043/G2044. IL TROVATORE: Ai nostri monti. With ELVIRA CASAZZA [ms] / CASAZZA [ms]. IL TROVATORE: Condotta ell’era in ceppi (Verdi). Marca di Edizione stamp signed by Bergamaschi (last name). Cons. 2. $40.00. STANISLAW BERINI [t]. These 9” Emersons play electrically through the left channel. Played through both channels they are noisy, having been cut at a 45 degree angle. 1218. 9” Blue Emerson 1120 [3215-1/3216-1]. POŹEGNANIE SPIEWACZKI / DOBRANOC MÓJ DROGI (Polish Folk Songs?). One small indentation side two, just about 1-2. $10.00. 1219. 9” Blue Emerson 02011 [3000-1/3593-1]. FORZA DEL DESTINO: Solenne in quest’ ora (Verdi). With MILLO PICCO [b] / M. PICCO [b]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $10.00. GABRIELLA BESANZONI [c] 3708. 12” White lbl. vinyl Vla 74677. LE PROPHÉTE: Ah, mon fils (Meyerbeer). While assigned a catalogue number, this recording was never issued. Just about 1-2. $25.00. EMMY [HECKMANN-] BETTENDORF [s]. See: [b] LÉON BEYLE [t] 3630. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 3-32114 [3107F]. JOSEPH: Chant [sic] Paternel (Méhul). Piano acc. Few LGTs, cons . 2. $12.00. 1456. 10” Blk. Paris Angel Pre-Dog Gram. 3-32709/ 3-32788 [5629h/5643h]. WERTHER: J’aurais sur ma poitrine (Massenet) / LE ROI D’YS: Aubade (Lalo). Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $10.00. 3175. 12” Blk. Dog Disque Gram. 032266/032267 [02609v/02621v]. LE JONGLEUR DE NOTRE DAME: Alleluia du Vin / LE JONGLEUR DE NO- TRE DAME: Air de la liberté (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3178. 12” Blk. Dog Disque Gram. 032241/032296 [02381v/686aj]. LA FILLE DE ROLAND: Chanson des Epées (Rabaud) / LÉOPOLD ROOSEN [b]. LA COUPE DU ROI DE THULE: Pourquoi chaser la foule (Diaz). Faint 1” hair crk. start of side two, absolutely silent and visually scarcely noticeable. Otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00. JULIANO BIEL [t] 1646. 10” Blk. Milano G&T 52695 [3078]. IL TROVA- TORE: Di quella pira (Verdi). Lbl. stkrs. Surface a fine 2. $75.00. GERTRUD BINDERNAGEL [s] 2742. 12” Blk. elec. Telefunken SK 1144 [018429/ 018430-1]. : Ozean, du Ungeheuer LÉON BEYLE (v.Weber). Two sides. Just about 1-2. $15.00 [b]. Note that his listings below are all first rate pressings. 3273. 12” White lbl. HMV 02046 [268-R]. O THAT WE TWO WERE MAYING (Gounod). Piano acc. 1903 G&T master pressed by Victor in the later 1930s. Superb pressing. Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2619. 12” Marconi (Columbia) 30018. DER WANDERER (Schubert). Piano acc. Flexible. Quiet surface. Both this and the next are exemplary copies. Just abou t 1-2. $20.00. 2618. 12” Marconi (Columbia) 30019. ERLKÖNIG (Schubert). Piano acc. Flexible. Quiet surface . Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3054. 12” Blk. Columbia 5032-M [36473-2/36475-1]. THE ARROW AND THE SONG (Balfe) / ANNIE LAURIE (Douglass-Scott). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3055. 12” Blk. Columbia 5033-M [30210-2/30211-3]. BELIEVE ME IF ALL THOSE ENDEARING YOUNG CHARMS (Moore-Stevenson) / ACIS AND GALATEA: Oh, Ruddier Than the Cherry (Händel). Just about 1-2. $12.00. GÖSTA BJÖRLING [t]. All “X” series records are sung in Swedish. 1198. 10” Violet HMV X.4831 [OSB535-I/OSB536-II]. SERENAD [TALLARNASBARR] (Widéen) / MORGON (Eklöf). Orch. dir. Nils Grevillius. Just about 1-2. $12.00. JUSSI BJÖRLING [t]. All “X” series records are sung in Swedish. 1474. 10” Violet HMV X.3628 [BT5206-II/BT5207-II]. ROMEO ET JULIETTE: Ah, lève-toi soleil! (Gounod) / RIGOLETTO: Questa o quella (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $8.00. - 28 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 1617. 10” Violet HMV X.4108 [OPA122-II/OPA123-II]. DEN FAGRA FREGONA: Serenad (Raoul Laparra) / : Cavatina (Borodin). Just about 1-2. $8.00 1616. 10” Violet Scan. HMV X.6090 [OSB743-IV/OSB755-I]. GYPSY BARON: Nu är jag pank (Millöcker) / SCHÖNE HELENA: Paris’ Entresång (Offenbach). Two of his most spectacular recordings. Excellent surface material. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $8.00. 1289. 10” Red HMV DA 1704 [OSB985-III/OSB986-III]. MORGEN / CÄCILIE (both R. Strauss). Piano acc. Harry Ebert. Just about 1-2. $6.00. 1761. 10” Red HMV DA 2025 [OEA-16196-1A/OEA-16194-2A]. AH, LOVE, BUT A DAY! (Beach) / I BLESS EV’RY HOUR (Sjöberg). Piano acc. Ivor Newton. In English. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1802. 10” White lbl. vinyl Victor mat. BS-046747-2. WANDRERS NACHTLIED (Schubert). Piano acc. In German. Unpublished. 30 Jan. 1940. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2963. 12” Red Scandinavian HMV DB 21563 [E1-RC-2125-1A/E1-RC-2126-1A]. AÏDA: Se quel Guerrier … Celeste Aida (Verdi) / : Cielo e mar (Ponchielli). Fine pressing. Just about 1-2. $6.00. 3751. 12” Orange Austrian HMV DB 21620 [E2-RC-776/E2-RC-779]. EN SVANE; EN DRÖM (both Grieg) / STANDCHEN (Strauss, Op. 17, No. 2). Piano acc. Frederick Schauwecker. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 3196. 12” SS Acetate “International Artists, Inc., Hollywood, CA . : (Puccini), Label inscribed (in Björling’s hand) ”Joseph de Micheli (?) from Jussi Bjorling.” See label pictures. From a radio broadcast. ends on Björling’s final note (no “postlude”). No applause, but an announcer is heard saying, “Now that wa…” which ends the record. Firestone Hour?? Quite thrilling! Light “swish” at start clears up quickly . 2-3. $35.00. RAMÓN BLANCHART [b]. See also: LYDIA LIPKOVSKAYA [s] 1741. 10” Silver Flags Columbia S-6 [19287/19288]. A UNA MORENA / ANYORANSA (both F. M. Alvarez). South American issue only. 2. $12.00. 2479. 12” Cream So. Am. Columbia S5080 [30409-?/30419-1]. I PURITANI: Suoni la tromba (Bellini). With JOSÉ MARDONES [bs] / LA FORZA DEL DESTINO: Solenne in quest’ ora (Verdi). With FLORENCIO CONSTANTINO [t]. Excellent surfaces. Just about 1-2. $15.00. ELSA BLAND [s]. See: LEO SLEZAK [t] LILLIAN BLAUVELT [s]. See also: [s] 1685. 10” White lbl. Vla 64019 [B-424-4]. : Bolero (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2570. 12” TC Columbia A5119 [30253/30254]. OUVRES (Dessauer) / WHEN CELIA SINGS (Moir). Piano acc. Cons. 2. $15.00. 3152. 12” Dark Blue Notes Columbia C1045 [30091-2/30001-1]. I VESPRI SICILIANI: Bolero (Verdi) / RUTH VINCENT [s]. VILLANELLE (dell’ Acqua). Both in French. Side one piano acc. Small lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $30.00. MAX BLOCH [t] 1585. 10” Green Col. E7595 [86452-1/86456-1]. MORGEN MUSS ICH FORT VON HIER / STIMMT AN MIT HELLEM, HOHEM KLANG (composers?). Cons . 2. $10.00. MÁLKA (AMÁLIE) BOBKOVÁ [s]. Turnov, 1874 – Prague, 1956. She was hired for the Prague Opera in 1900, making her debut as Marguerite in Faus t. Her repertoire was huge, successfully running the gamut from Gilda in Rigoletto to Chrysothemis in , with many Smetana and Dvo řá k roles as well, including several premieres. Bobková retired in 1918, subsequently reappearing a few times in concert and oratorio. 2007. 11” Brown Odeon 38643/38670 [Vx1751/Vx1750]. MIGNON: Romance (Thomas) / RUSALKA: Zpěv lesní žínky (Dvořak). Excellent copy, cons . 2. $25.00. 2098. 11” Blue Odeon X29079/X29080 [Vx1752/Vx1753]. BARTERED BRIDE: Arie Marensky / HUBIČKA: Skřivancí piseň (both Smetana). Fine mid-‘20s pressing. Few MGTs. 2. $25.00. EBE BOCCOLINI [s]. See: DMITRI SMIRNOFF [t] STANISLAW BOGUCKI [b]. 1214. 10” Green acous. DaCapo Record D-25349 [19023/19247]. MACIEK (Ślaskiego) / KRA- KOWIACZEK (Moniuszki). Piano acc. Key and speed penciled on grooves side two. Fine copy , 2. $20.00. MICHAEL BOHNEN [b] 2950. 12” Gold elec. Brunswick 50163. : Toreador Song (Bizet) / PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo). In French/Italian. Just about 1-2. $15.00. [t]. See also: REGINA PINKERT [s], [b] 2140. 11” Fonotipia 92328/92329 [XPh3502/XPh3503]. : Prender moglie / DON PASQUALE: Sogno soave e casto (Donizetti). Both with FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI [b]. Few rubs, cons. 2. $15.00. 1966. 10” Blue Eng. Columbia D8083 [38320/38563]. RIGOLETTO: Questa o quella / RIGO- LETTO: La donna è mobile (Verdi). Superb mid-‘20s surfaces. Couple lightest rubs, still just about 1-2. $15.00. RICHARD (RICCARDO) BONELLI [b] 1648. 10” Vertical Aeolian-Vocalion 22026 [1607/1606?]. LITTLE IRISH GIRL (Lohr) / VIKING SONG (Coleridge-Taylor). Very scarce . Just ab out 1-2. $25.00. - 29 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 3431. 12” Tone-Art acetate private recording. ZAZÀ: Zazà, piccola zingara (Leoncavallo) / MONNA VANNA: Aria (Fevrier). Piano acc. A private recording Bonelli made for as 1952 “Birthday Greetings”. Label has some tears. Record surface is in excellent condition, just about 1-2. $25.00. FRANCISCO MARIA BONINI [b] 2036. 11” Fonotipia 92601/92602 [XPh4111/XPh4090]. BORIS GODOUNOV: Potente sono e forte (Moussorgsky) / WILLIAM TELL: Resta immobile (Rossini). Just about 1-2. $30.00. 2143. 11” Odeon (Fonotipia masters) 59053/59059 (39144/39743) [XPh144/XPh1943]. ROLAN- DO DI BERLINO: Dio che non vede (Leoncavallo) / DON SEBASTIANO: O Lisbona (Donizetti). Just about 1-2. $30.00. [s] 1523. 10” Red Milano G&T 53374 [2146L]. : Aria della lettera (Mascagni). Spoken introduction (I believe she’s reading the letter mentioned in the aria title). Piano acc. Creator in the 1901 Teatro Costanzi () premiere. 2-3. Nice copy . $175.00. 1975. 10” Red Milano G&T 53392 [2370½L]. NINNA NANNA (Leoncavallo). Piano acc. Carlo Sabajno. Cons . 2. $200.00. 1286. 10” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 91077 [7304½b]. IL TROVATORE: Mira d’acerbe lagrime (Verdi). With FRANCESCO CIGADA [b]. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2729. 12” White lbl. Vla 92001 [535½c]. L’AFRICAINE: Già l’odio m’abbandona (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $10.00. CLAUDINE BOONS [ms]. Liège, 1894-, 1945. She had a large, dramatic voice and was very convincing in dramatic roles in particular. Her range permitted her to sing both soprano roles, such as Aïda, and mezzo parts. A leading artist at the Brussels Théâtre de , 1937 -1944, one of her later performances was in singing the French national anthem in Sept., 1944, upon the liberation of Belgium. Her death the following year was a result of cancer. As someone pointed out on the Interet, hers was an ideal voice, round, powerful with a perfect line, also mentioning that she was a beautiful and equally sexy and elegant lady. 3671. 10” PW Blk. elec. Polydor 561073 [5557BKP/5559BKP]. LES PETITS ÂNES (F. Rasse-E. Polak) / SOIR (Fauré). Side one with orch. dir. Fl. Weiss. Side two piano acc. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3672. 12” PW Blk. elec. Polydor 566150 [2161BMP)/216?BMP]. CHANSON ROUMAINE (Jos. Jongen) / SOUVENANCES (Saint-Saëns). Piano acc. Few small harmless rubs beginning side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $20.00. [t] 2195. 11” Fonotipia 39407/39408 [XPh1517/XPh1524]. LOHENGRIN: Di, non t’incanti / MEIS- TERSINGER: Da verno a piè (Wagner). Reissued on Historic Master 82, hence a lower mini- mum bid than would previously have been the case. Tiny lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $40.00. DINO BORGIOLI [t] 1178. 10” Red acous. Eng. Columbia D1006 [B14/B17]. MIGNON: Ah! non credevi tu / MIGNON: Addio Mignon (Thomas). Just about 1-2. $10.00. 1672. 10’ Red acous. Eng. Columbia D12482 [B906/B907]. LOLITA (Buzzi-Peccia) /RIMPIANTO (Tosellli). Just about 1-2. $10.00. 1767. 10” Red elec. Eng. Columbia D12573 [WB1818/WB1897]. MARINARESCA (Borgioli) / : Chant Hindu (Rimsky-Korsakov). Just about 1-2. $10.00. 1476. 10” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 182-M [WB1814/WB1830]. SONNAMBULA: Prendi l’anel ti dono (Bellini) / PEARL FISHERS: Della mia vita (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2521. 12” Green Italian Col. GQX 10158 [WBX92/WBX93]. FAUST: Duetto d’amore (Gounod). Two sides. With MARIA ZAMBONI [s]. Side one just about 1-2. Side two a few lt. rubs, cons . 2. $8.00. 3063. 12” Blue PW Eng. Col. D18020 [WBX92/WBX93]. Same as preceding listing (item #2521) but earlier pressing and top laminated surfaces . Just about 1-2. $10.00. [s] 1531. 10” Red Orth. Vla 1190. LA CRUZ DE MAYO [THE CROSS OF MAY] (Valverde) / PATOTERO SENTIMENAL [SENTIMENTAL RASCAL) (Romero). Side one a particularly spirited song. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2068. 10” (on 11”) Victor test mat. BVE-28619-9. IL BACIO (Arditi). Unpublished take. Issued take was 12. Superficial scuffs and one LSS . 3-4, but plays without problems . $40.00. 2595. 12” Red Vla 88475 [take 11]. LA BOHÈME: Mi chiamano Mimì (Puccini). A 1922 replacement for the original 1914 take (2). VrBk. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 3009. 12” (no label) Victor vinyl mat. C-27714-1. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Ange adorable (Gounod). With [t]. The only pressing of this otherwise unpublished 1923 record was on HMV ASGB 58. Just about 1-2. $15.00. OLYMPIA BORONAT [s] 1283. 10” Red St. Petersburg G&T 23420 [1770L]. (Alabieff). Rare. Only form of issue. Fine clean copy. Cons. 2. $75.00. 1479. 10” Red St. Petersburg G&T 53350 [1774L]. ZABAVA: Aria (Ivanov). Rare. Only form of issue. Another clean copy. Cons. 2. $75.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 1300. 10” Red St. Petersburg G&T 53353 [1777L]. PEARL FISHERS: Siccome un di (Bizet). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2551. 12” White lbl. HMV 053288 [1516c]. MARTHA: Qui sola vergin rosa (Flotow). Just about 1-2. $30.00. HERMINE BOSETTI [s]. See also: MARGARETE MATZENAUER [ms] 2172. 11” Brown Odeon 99486/99487 [XB4823/XB4824]. DER FREISCHÜTZ: Wie nahte mir der Schlummer (v.Weber). Two sides. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3187. 12” Brown Odeon 76129/76130 [XXB5162-2/XXB5163]. DER FREISCHÜTZ: Terzett zw. Agathe, Max u. Aennchen (v.Weber). With LILLY HAFGREN-WAAG (DINKELA) [s], FRITZ VOGELSTROM [t]. Two sides. Just about 1-2. $25.00. BERNHARD BÖTEL [t]. See: FRITZI MASSARY [s] [b] 1275. 10” PW Red Odéon 188.768 [KI-3682/KI-3683-2]. LISON DORMAIT; BERGÉRÈ LÉGÈRE / MENUET D’EXAUDET; AMINTE (all Weckerlin). Piano acc. Gustave Cloëz . Couple lt. rubs side two. Cons. 2. $8.00. 3619. 10” Dk. Blue PW Odeon 238.422 [KI-4337-2/KI-4339-2]. MOINEAU: Chaque souvenir d’amour / MOINEAU: L’escarpolette (Hommage à André Messager) (). Orch. dir. by the composer. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 3662. 12” Red PW Odéon 123.670 [XXP6695-2/XXP6696-2]. LE PROMENOIR DES DEUX AMANTS: I. Auprès de cette grotte somber; II. Crois mon conseil / III. Je tremble en voyant ton visage (Debussy, orch. Louis Beydts). Orch. dir. Gustave Cloëz. Just about 1-2. $10.00. MARY BOYER [MS] 1826 10” B&S Columbia 50545. REVIVONS L’AMOUR (Fauchy). With cello and piano. Just about 1-2. $35.00. ALEXANDR M. BRAGIN [b] 1182. 10” Russian Stockholders Co. of Gramophones 2423/2424. EASTERN MELODY (Glazunov)/ HEBREW MELODY (Rimsky-Korsakov). Piano acc. Light pencil writing on grooves (key signature, etc.). Small blister will tick a few grooves side two. Speed circa 85 rpm. Voice reproduces brightly and cleanly. 3-4. $35.00. KARIN BRANZELL [ms] 1417. 10” Blk. acous. Nordisk Polyphon S4013/S4014 [176ax/182ax]. SYNNÕVES SANG (Kjerulf) / FEBRUARMORGEN VED GOL- FEN (Eyvind Alnaes). Piano acc. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3180. 12” Blk. Dog Schall. Grammophon 65690 [78az/79az]. VON EWIGER LIEBE / DIE MAINACHT (Brahms). Piano acc. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Just about 1-2. $25.00. SOPHIE BRASLAU [c] 1772. 10” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 153-M [W145973-10/W145974-8]. THE MAN I LOVE (Geo. and Ira Gershwin) / IF I COULD LOOK INTO YOUR EYES (Good- man). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 1773. 10” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 156-M [W146395-1/W146400-2]. CARMEN: Ha- banera / CARMEN: Air des Cartes (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2576. 12” Vla 74596. YOHRZEIT [KADDISH] (Sil- berstein-Rhea Silberta). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2565. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 50120-D [W98580-3/W98391-2]. CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY (Bland) / OLD FOLKS AT HOME (Foster). An amazingly deep con- tralto voice from such a relatively petite woman. Just about 1-2. $12.00. SOPHIE BRASLAU 2775. 12” PW Blue Eng. Columbia L2226 [W98380-5/W98399-3]. COME TO ME, O BELOVED! [CANTATA] (Bassani, ed. Mali- piero) / ROMANCE [LA NUIT] (Rubinstein). Just about 1-2. $15.00. CARL BRAUN [bs]. See also: HEINRICH HENSEL [t] FRANCESCO BRAVI [t]. 1872? - Roma, 1906. His debut appears to have been at the Teatro Metastasio of Prato in 1898 in G. Branca’s Figlia di Jorio . Included in his repertoire were principal tenor roles in La Bohéme, Lohengrin, Traviata, Rigoletto, Demon (Rubinstein), Gioconda and , among other roles. He appears to have concluded his opera career in 1904. He was heard in a variety of locations during his five or so active years: , Firenze, the Metastasio in Prado, the Sociale in Varese and so on. His wife, soprano Linda Cannetti, outlived him by sixty years. He made only five recordings for Disco Zonophone in 1903. - 31 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 1688. 10” Blk. Disco Zononofono X-1771. MEFISTOFELE: Giunto sul passo (Boïto ). Very minor lbl. tear. Surface clean, gen. 2. $100.00. RICHARD BREITENFELD [b]. Reichenberg, 1869- Theresienstadt, 1942 or 1944. His debut was as Count de Luna in Il Trovatore , 1897, in . In 1912 he was a creator in the world premiere of Schreker’s at the Opera, where he appeared for a number of years (1903-32). He was with the Hofoper in Munich (1901-13). He made a number guest appearances throughout Germany as well as in . During W.W. II he was sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where he was murdered. 3012. 12” Blk. Dog Monarch Gram. 042440/ 042441 [1268s/1269s]. : Posa’s Death (Verdi). Two sides. In German. Cons. 2. $15.00. SUZANNE BROHLY [ms] 3176. 12” Blk. Dog Disque Gram. 034169/034171 [02606½v/02619v]. THÉRÈSE: Duo de la Fontaine. With ALFRED MAGUENAT [b] / CENDRILLON: Nous quitterons cette ville (both Massenet). With PAUL PAYAN [bs] . IM. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3098. 12” Blk. Disque Gram. W466 [CS295-I/CS298-I]. LE BEAU RÊVE (Flégier) / PENSÉE D’AU- TOMME (Massenet). Cons. 2. $15.00. EVGENYA BRONSKAYA [s] 3449. 12” Blk. Amour Angel Gram. 023147/023148 [314af/315af]. SNOW MAIDEN: Great Tsar / CZAR’S BRIDE: Marfa’s Aria (both Rimsky-Korsakow). IMs, few lightest mks. Outstanding copy. Cons. 2. $60.00. YVONNE BROTHIER [s] 2724. 10” (on 12”) vinyl white lbl. HMV 4830 (two SS discs) [OW1470-1/OW1471]. CHERUBIN: Ces vers son faits pour moi (Massenet) / : Ah, ah, je suis belle (Messager). Perfect pressings of two of Brothier’s most interesting sides . Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2468. 12” Maroon PW Disque Gram. L-917 [2W809-2/2W810-2]. LE PRÉ AUX CLERCS: Duo du 1er acte (Hérold). Two sides. With ÉMILE ROUSSEAU [b]. Orch. dir. Edouard Bervily. Fine laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2942. 12” Blk. PW Disque Gram. W-1086 [CF3071-II/CF3072-I]. LES HUGUENOTS: O beau pays de Touraine (Meyerbeer). Two sides. IMs. Just about 1-2. $12.00. ANITA PATTI BROWN [s]. Near Atlanta, GA, c.1870-1950. Patti, originally Patsy Dean and often later “The Bronze Tetrazzini”, moved with her family to Indianapolis, then where she left school to become a domestic worker. Soon after, she married Arthur A. Brown, who supported her interest in music and encouraged her to complete her education and study voice further. She received a scholarship from the Chicago Musical College, where she earned a Teacher’s Certificate in 1908, one of the first Afro-Americans to have done so. Apparently she preferred singing to teaching and toured the country several times, as well as the Caribbean twice (1912, 1915) and the British West Indies to Brazil in 1920. Concerts with Roland Hayes in 1915 included excerpts from Aïda in addition to her favorite . She was an attractive woman who modeled furs and gowns. She also sold beauty products such as her “La Traviata” powder, “Patti’s Special Perfume” and her “Brazilian Secret Booklet” on skin care. She made only one record, the disc below. 3438. 12” Grey Columbia Personal Record 91521. VILLA- NELLE (Dell’ Acqua). Piano acc. Lt. rubs, gen . 2-3. $35.00. BORGHILD BRYHN-LANGAARD [s]. Kongsviger, Norway, 1883 – Oslo, 1939. Her vocal studies were first with Nina Grieg. Her con- cert debut was in Oslo, 1906, accompanied by . She studied further in with Raimond von zur Mühlen. In the 1907-08 season she was Brünnhilde at Covent Garden as well as Santuzza. She also appeared with great success at the Opera, in Amsterdam, Milan and , as well as Copenhagen and Chicago, singing a variety roles such as Tosca, Elsa and Amelia. In 1920 she retired to her native Norway and gave occasional performances there through that decade. 2395. 12” Blk. Monarch Dog Gram. 083029/083030 [1196½s/1197s]. : Liebestod / LOHENGRIN: Elsa’s Dream (both Wagner). In Norwe- BORGHILD BRYHN-LANGAARD gian. Just about 1-2. $35.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS DUDLEY BUCK, Jr. [t]. Hartford, CT, 1868-1941 . Son of noted American composer and organist Dudley Buck (1839-1909), Buck studied with Vannuccini in Florence, , for four years, then with Stockhausen (Frankfort), Bouhy (Paris), Shakespeare and Randegger (London) and for a short period with . During these years he was heard “in leading opera houses of Italy, Germany and England where he appeared in forty different [principal] roles”. such as Turiddu, Canio, Tannhauser, Don Ottavio, Manrico, Faust, and so on. He retired from opera and concert in 1902 and subsequently “devoted his time to teaching, first in New York and later in Chicago”. He made only one recorded side, that listed below. 1186. 10” Blue vertical Okeh 1082 [280B/301C]. THE SKYLARK’S SONG (Buck) / MARIE MORRISEY [c]. THE SWEETEST STORY EVER TOLD (Stults). Cons. 2. $20.00. ROSINA BUCKMAN [s]. See: MAURICE D’OISLY [t] TOM BURKE [t] 2658. 12” PW Blue Eng. Columbia L1951 [WAX2865/WAX2882]. MY DREAMS (Tosti) / ESME- RELDA: O Vision Entrancing (Goring Thomas). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $10.00. MARGA (MARGARETHE) BURCHARDT [s]. Berlin, 1880-Winnenden near Stuttgart, 1947 . She began her career in Rostock, 1902. From 1904-07 she was with the Hoftheater Schwerin, where she created the opera from which the recording below is excerpted, From 1907-11 she appeared in Hannover and from 1911-1920 Stuttgart. There she was in the premiere of (Strauss). She also made guest appearences in a number of theaters, including Karlsruhe, the Berlin Hofoper and Covent Garden. 3439. 12” Blk. Schwerin G&T 043059[3i]. DIE VERNARRTE PRINZESS: Soloscene des 3. Aktes (Oskar von Chelius). Piano acc. Creator, Schwerin u. , 15 Jan., 1905. Exceptionally rare. Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $250.00. [s]. See also: [t] 3572. 10” Silver Flags Columbia S-48 [11393/11394] NORMA: Deh! non volerli vittime (Bellini). Two sides. First rate laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00. [c] 1497. 10” Purple SS Eng. Columbia X252 [71315]. MY DEAR SOUL (Wessex Love Song, arr. Sander- son). Piano acc. Grace Torrens. One LGT, otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00. 1656. 10” Purple SS Eng. Columbia X263 [71861]. BARBARA ALLEN (Old English Song). Orch. dir. Hamilton Harty. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 1653. 10” Purple SS Eng. Columbia X264 [A73]. SMILIN’ THROUGH (Penn). Just about 1-2. $10.00. 1483. 10” Purple Eng. Col. X326 [A2178/A2205]. VALE (Russell) / THE WILLOW SONG (Sulli- van). Few lt. rubs , 2. $12.00. 1884. 10” Purple elec. Eng. Columbia PB 4 [WA9473/ WA10583]. ROSE IN THE BUD (Forster) / THE ROOKS (Waterford). Piano acc. Recorded in Central Hall, Westminster. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $12.00. 2919. 12” White lbl. vinyl HMV mat. 2128½c. CARO MIO BEN (Giordani). Orch. acc. Unpublished. Just about 1-2. $35.00. 2830. 12” Blue HMV 03283 [Ac6341f]. MY AIN FOLK (Laura Lemon). Piano acc. Harold Craxton. IMs. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2874. 12” Dk. Blue HMV 2-053088 [Ac6382f]. SOSARME: Rend’il sereno al ciglio (Händel). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2966. 12” TC US Columbia 75929. LAND OF HOPE CLARA BUTT AND GLORY (Elgar). Minor lbl. stains, cons . 2. $6.00. 3701. 12” Purple SS 7120 [6662]. THE BIRTH OF THE FLOWERS (Liza Lehmann). Piano acc. With her sisters: PAULINE , HAZEL & ETHEL . One LGT, otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00. 2603. 12” Purple acous. 7319 [76017/76611]. ENTREAT ME NOT TO LEAVE THEE (Gounod) / MY PRAYER (W. H. Squire). Side one with orch. Side two piano and organ. Just about 1-2. $12.00. [s] 3574. 12” Orange Cetra CB 20483 [2-71298/2-71299]. I PURITANI: Rendetemi la speme / I PURI- TANI: Vien diletto (Bellini). Just about 1-2. $35.00. EMMA CALVÉ [ms] 3549. 10” Paris Red G&T 3283 [2060-F]. ENCHANTEMENT (Massenet). Indeed a standout copy. Just about 1-2. $250.00. 1894. 10” Monarch 91002 [2058-R]. CARMEN: Habanera (Bizet). Exceptional original Monarch issue. Gleaming label. Cons. 2. $50.00. - 33 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 1660. 10” Monarch 91002 [2062-II ]. CARMEN: Seguidilla (Bizet). Fine copy . 2. $40.00. 1856. 10” White lbl. Vla 91002 [2062-II ]. CARMEN: Seguidilla (Bizet). Another fine copy but later pressing . 2. $30.00. 2991. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 46 [C-6018/C-6022]. AU PRINTEMPS (Gounod); MA LISETTE (French Folk Song) / CHANSON ESPAGNOLE (Yradier). Piano acc. 1908 Victor matrices. Side two issued originally only in Europe. Just about 1-2. $8.00. LÉON CAMPAGNOLA [t] 1537. 10” Blk. Disque Gram. P-560 [16569u/ 16868½u]. MANON: Ah, fuyez douce image / MA- NON: Le rêve (Massenet). Top ‘30s lam. surfaces. Minor lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $12.00. [b] 1830. 10” White lbl. Vla 81075 [B-2479]. LA MIA SPOSA SARÀ LA MIA BANDIERA (Rotoldi). Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1511. 10” Red & Gold Columbia 1225 [take 2]. SERENADE (Sepilli). Piano acc. Announced. Label a bit faded. Otherwise a clean 2-3. $250.00. 1477. 10” Blue Eng. Columbia A740 [4091/4092]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Se vuol ballare / MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Non più andrai (Mozart). Excellent mid-‘20s laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2740. 12” Red Deluxe 85002 [C-432]. A TE (Buzzi-Peccia). 1903. Piano acc. Bright label. Harmless lt. surface rubs, 2-3. $25.00. 2739. 12” Red GP ’04 Victor 85080 [C-2487]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu (Verdi). Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $12.00. LINDA CANNETTI [s]. See also: GIOVANNI ZENATELLO [t] 2152. 11” White lbl. Fonotipia 92733/92734 [XPh4452/XPh4458]. : Da che tutta (Cata- lani) / : Io pingo (Mascagni). Nice copy. Cons . 2. $20.00. GIORGINA CAPRILE [s]. See: GIUSEPPE KRISMER [t] [s] 2045. 11” Fonotipia 39734/39735 [XPh1978/XPh1979]. : Io son l’umile ancella / ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: Poveri fior (Cilèa). Small harmless PB last few grooves both sides. Just about 1-2. $100.00. 3460. 12” Red Milano G&T 054026 [Con644]. LORENZA: Susanna al bagno (Mascheroni). With [b]. Accompanied by the composer . Very tiny lbl. scr. (see label photo). Couple harmless tiny bumps . A superb copy indeed. Cons. 2. $600.00. MARGUERITA CARLTON [c] 2778. 12” Maroon PW HMV C.2101 [Cc18615-III/19259-II]. MY AIN FOLK (Lemon) / BELOVED, IT IS MORN (Aylward). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $10.00. ROSE CARON [s] 2070. 11” Purple Odeon/Fonotipia HRS 1019 [39096/39097] (XPh521/XPh523). PRIÉRE (Gou- nod) / SIGURD: Des présents de Gunther (Reyer). One rub. Just about 1-2. $50.00. MARGHERITA CAROSIO [s] 1675. 10” Red VdP DA 5403 [OBA-4326/OBA- 4327]. I PASTORI (Pizzetti). Two sides. Piano acc. Gian-Andrea Gavazzeni. Harmless lt. rubs , 2-3. $12.00. 1556. 10” Red VdP DA 5428 [OBA-5138/OBA- 5139-II]. NINNA NANNA [PAPA STA IN GUERRA] (Caslar-Alimenti) / FIORELLIN D’AMORE [Broghi-Billi). Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri. Cons . 2. Scarce Wartime iss. $15.00. 3161. 12” late Red VdP DB 21306 [2EA12901-4/ 2EA12902-6]. LA TRAVIATA: E’ strano … Ah, fors’è lui / LA TRAVIATA: Follie! … Sem- pre libera (Verdi). Orch. dir. Anatole Fistou- lari. Just about 1-2. $8.00. MARGUERITE CARRÉ [s] 1891. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 33477 [3439-F]. LE ROI D’YS: Chanson de l’Epousée (Lalo). Piano acc. Xavier Leroux. Beautiful pp high B flat at the close of the second verse. Carré’s three 1904 G&Ts are certainly equal in rarity to the Mary Garden- discs. Leroux (1863-1919), Carre’s accompanist, was a pupil of Massenet and Théodore Dubois and a win- ner of the Prix de Rome in 1885. While noted as a pianist, conductor and teacher, he was best known as a composer, primarily of MARGUERITE CARRÉ . First rate copy, cons. 2. $800.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS CARLO CARTICA [t] 3053. 12” Blue Notes Columbia A5331 [30814-1/30344-2]. AIDA: O terra addio (Verdi). With LUISA VILLANI [s] / PRINCE’S ORCHESTRA . AIDA: Selections (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2877. 12” Blue Notes Columbia A5343 [30809-1 /30817-1]. FORZA DEL DESTINO: Solenne in quest’ora (Verdi) / MARTHA: Solo profugo (Flotow). Both with CESARE ALESSANDRONI [b]. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2772. 12” Blue Notes Columbia A5465 [30503-2/36663-3]. WILLIAM TELL: Troncar suoi di (Rossini). With CESARE ALESSANDRONI [b], LOUIS BAUER [bs] / PRINCE’S ORCHES- TRA . CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Prelude and Siciliana (Mascagni). Just about 1-2. $15.00. ENRICO CARUSO [t] 1575. 10” White lbl. vinyl HMV 52345/52442 [1785b/2882-R]. MANON: Il sogno (Mas- senet) / LUNA FEDEL (Zardo). 1902 piano acc. matrices. 2. $15.00. 1831. 10” Red Milano G&T [II] 52419 [2880b]. ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: No, più nobile tu sei (Cilèa). 1902 creator recording accompanied by the composer. Small IM. Inherent cutting problem one area in all copies. Otherwise superb condition, cons . 2. $300.00. 1911. 10” Red Victor 523. TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle (Puccini) / MANON: Il sogno (Masse- net). Piano acc. 1904 matrices . Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1458. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 2 [B-21776/ B-21460] SEI MORTA NELLA VITA MIA (Costa) / NOCHE FELIZ (Cornnejo-Pasa- das). Side one piano acc. Vincenzo Belez- za . Side one (unpublished except for special gift issue) was considered by Mrs. Caruso to be the most representative recording of her husband’s later period voice. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2579. 12” Red Milano G&T 052066 [268i]. PEARL FISHERS: Mi par di udire ancora (Bizet). Piano acc. Salvatore Cottone. Just about 1-2. $35.00. 2623. 12” Red Deluxe 85022 [C-997]. AÏDA: Ce- leste Aida (Verdi). Piano acc. (1904). Excellent early copy, 2. $35.00. 3078. 12” White lbl. vinyl Vla 88025 [C-3180]. AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi). UNPUBLISHED 1906 version. Tiny lbl. stkr . Just about CARUSO self-caricature as Cavaradossi in 1-2. $40.00. Puccini’s TOSCA 2791. 12” Red Vla 88345. LO SCHIAVO: Quando nascesti tu (Gomes). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2689. 12” Red Vla 89017. : O quant’ occhi fisi (Puccini). With GERALDINE FARRAR [s]. As mint, i.e. just about 1-2. $6.00. 3227. 12” White lbl. vinyl Vla mat. C-19133-1. LUCIA: Sextette (Donizetti). With AMELITA GALLI-CURCI [s], MINNIE EGENER [c], ANGELO BADA [t], GIUSEPPE DE LUCA [b], MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Unpublished take. Issued version was take 2. Just about 1-2. $50.00. 2754. 12” PW Red Vr 6001. PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba / PAGLIACCI: No, Pagliaccio non son! (Leoncavallo). A choice late ‘30s pressing. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 3002. 12” late PoW Red Vr 6001. Same as preceding listing (#2754) but among the last 78 issues of these great performances. Excellent sound. Just about 1-2. $6.00. 2529. 12” Red Vla 6008. ANDREA CHENIER: Un di all’azzurro spazio (Giordano) / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Addio alla madre (Mascagni). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2528. 12” Red Vla 6010. AGNUS DEI (Bizet) / MESSE SOLENELLE: Domine Deus (Rossini). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2527. 12” Red Vla 6013. : O souverain, o juge, o pêre (Massenet) / LA JUIVE: Rachel! Quand du Seigneur la grâce tutélaire (Halèvy). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2526. 12” Red Vla 6018. MIA SPOSA SARÀ LA MIA BANDIERA (Rotoli) / LA RÉGIMENT DE SAMBRE ET MEUSE (Planquette). Fine copy, lightest rubs. Cons. 2. $6.00. 3005. 12” Red late VdP DB 118. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Addio alla madre (Mascagni) / MAC- BETH: Ah! la paterna mano (Verdi). Excellent late pressing. Just about 1-2. $7.00. - 35 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 2771. 12” Red late VdP DB 120. AGNUS DEI (Bizet) / MESSE SOLENELLE: Domine Deus (Rossini). Top late pressing. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2792. 12” Green late VdP DM 110 [C-6026/C-12750]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Oh! Quanti occhi fisi! (Puccini) / MANON: On l’appelle Manon (Massenet). Both with GERALDINE FARRAR [s]. Excellent pressings. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 3269. 12” Blue Opera Disc 76156 (2-032012) [C-14201-2]. LES RAMEAUX [Faure]. This take was issued only in Europe. Victor used take 3. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 3286. 12” White lbl. vinyl Vla mat. C-8506-1. IL TROVATORE: Miserere (Verdi). With FRANCES ALDA [s]. Unpublished version without chorus. Just about 1-2. $40.00. SUZANNE METCALFE CASALS [ms]. Florence, IT, 1878 – 1959. Her father and mother were Americans, he practicing medicine in Florence at the time. Her music training was in Italy and France. She made her debut in 1897 “and gave few, but very select recitals each year”. She met cellist Pablo (Pau) Casals in 1904 and gave a recital with him at that time, he as the pianist. They were married in New Rochelle, NY, in 1914, the delay a result of Casals’ “fervid relationship” with cellist Guilhermina Suggia, which cooled after a few years. He often served as Metcalfe’s accompanist until they separated in 1929 after a “stormy” marriage. The actual divorce did not occur until 1957. Her four private recordings were made for HMV in 1937 with accompanying. They are all listed below: 2880. 12” Yellow Private HMV JG.19 [CTPX3882-1/ CTPG3883-1]. DER MIGNON / NACHTSTUCK (both Schubert). Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2881. 12” Yellow Private HMV JG.20 [CTPX3884-1/ CTPX3885-1]. DIE JUNGE NONNE / LIEBESBOT- SCHAFT; DIE LIEBE HAT- GEL OGEN (all Schubert). Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2882. 12” Yellow Private HMV JG.21 [CTPX3886-1/ CTPX3887-1]. DIE LOTUS- BLUME; SCHNEEGLOCK- CHEN; ZUM SCHLUSS / HERZELEID; LIEBESLIED (all Schumann). Just about 1-2. $40.00. SUZANNE METCALF CASALS and 2883. 12” Yellow Private HMV JG.22 [CTPX3888-1/CTPX3889-1]. SOIR; NELL / LE SECRET; LE DON SILENCIEUX (all Fauré). Just about 1-2. $40.00. ELVIRA CASAZZA [ms]. See: ETTORE BERGAMASCHI [t] [s] 1717. 10” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 2213-D [W150129-8/W150130-7]. FLORIDANTE: Amor commanda (Händel) / MANON LESCAUT: In quelle trine morbide (Puccini). Piano acc. Takes 7 and 8 were both apparently issued . Just about 1-2. $10.00. 2563. 12” Blue PW Columbia 5108-M [W98649-4/W98659-3]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Non so più cosa son (Mozart) / THEODORA: Angels Ever Bright and Fair (Händel). Choice pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00. AMY CASTLES [s]. , 1880-1952. Her voice was discovered while she was still in public school. She then created a sensation touring Australia to raise money for European training. She first studied with in Paris but left when Marchesi considered her to be a . Her next teacher was , who rightly recognized her as a soprano. She made her London debut in 1901 and had a successful career in opera, oratorio and concert under the batons of a number of leading maestri. In addition to England and her native Australia, she appeared with success in the U.S. and Austria. She occasionally performed in the 1920s and ‘30s, but was “happiest in retirement”. – Internet sources. 2776. 12” Blk. Gram. Monarch 2-053006 [3174f]. SEMIRAMIDE: Bel raggio (Rossini). Few tiny mks., one lightest SS. For all practical purposes just about 1-2. $30.00. 3134. 12” Blk. Dog Gram. Mon. 03158 [3177f]. THE PERFECT WAY (Willeby). Piano acc. by the composer. One superficial scr., otherwise 1-2. $25.00. ELDA CAVALIERI [s] 2930. 12” Blue ’12 Pats. Victor. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni) / IL TROVA- TORE: Tacea la notte placida. Piano acc. Some minor lbl. stains. Cons . 2. $15.00. ARTHUR CAVARA (ARTÜRS PRIEDNICKS KAVARRA ) [t]. Latvia, 1901-Florida, 1979. He was heard at the major opera houses of Berlin, Vienna, Riga, Zurich, Buenos Aires, among others, in the 1930s. His singing and recording career were cut short by Stalin’s invasion of Latvia and the beginning of World War II. He emigrated to the US with his family in 1947, settling in St. Peter, MN, where he taught voice and opera production at Gustavus Adolphus University, appearing in concert on occasion. 3752. 12” Plum PW HMV EL 1008 [2T363-I/2T364-II]. AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi) / LA JUIVE: Ra- chel, quand du Seigneur (Halevy). In Lettish. Just about 1-2. $20.00. - 36 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS [s] 1494. 10” Dk. Blue late. Odeon O-24794 [Be11378-2/Be11379]. PARLA / IL BACIO (both Arditi). In German. Orch. dir Robert Heger. Just about 1-2. $7.00. [s] 1888. 10” Red Odéon 188.619 [KI-1987-I/KI-1985-I]. PENELOPE: Je l’attends, Minerve le protè- ge / PENELOPE: C’est sur ce banc (G. Fauré). Orch. dir Gustave Cloëz. Just about 1-2. $12.00. ROSALÍA CHALÍA [s] 1984. 10” Blk. Victor Monarch 3403. SERENATA ARAGONESA (composer?). With EMILIO DE GO GORZA (as Sig. FRANCISCO ) [b]. Bright copy. Few LGTs but otherwise clean . 2. $150.00.

1455. 10” Blue Notes Columbia C2281 [21634-1/21635-1]. LA MANTILLA DE TIRA (Tagliafaco) / MARIA DOLORES (Bernard). Just about 1-2. $175.00.

3295. 7” Blk. Zonophone Q9136-1. STAR OF THE NORTH: Barcarola (Meyerbeer). Chalia sings brilliantly in this first take, but it is obviously an introduction to the music for the pianist . Cons . 2-3. $225.00. 3296. 7” Blk. Zonophone 9136-3. STAR OF THE NORTH: Barcarola (Meyerbeer). This version is much more organized than the first take and was used (this copy) for the IRCC dubbing. It’s also in remarkably fine condition. Certainly one of her most spectacular recordings. Just about 1-2. $275.00.

3551. 7” Blk. Zonophon3 9139-6? SEMIRAMIDE: Bel raggio (Rossini). Another copy of this was listed a couple of years ago. The “6” is written in script above the Zonophone emblem. It does sound quite unrehearsed on the part of the pianist, which would un- likely be the case for a 6 th take. The title is given as “Bel Raggia”. A couple of LGTs, otherwise gen . 3. $225.00.

3297. 7” Blk. Zonophone Q9203-5?. AIDA: O patria mia (Verdi). The “5” appears above the trademark. I’m not sure whether or not this is the take. Chalia sings the opening and the closing (most beautifully) of the aria. Few LGTs, 3. $250.00.

3298. 7” Blk. Zonophone T9457-1. POLO (composer?). This is missing from the Bayly-Kinnear The Zonophone Record [discography]. Tiny scrape, few LGTs . 3-4. $175.00.

3299. 7” Blk. Zonophone Q9670-1. FAUST Le parlate d’amor (Gounod). Few LGTs, otherwise very clean 2. $200.00. [bs] 1395. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 11 [B-29247-2/7220L]. LA BOHÉME: Vecchia zimarra (Puccini) / ANTONINA NEZHDANOVA [s]. MTSURA: Song of the Fish (Arensky). Side one first and only edition (1924 acous.). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2823. 12” Green Schall. Gramophon 85244 (022208/022252) [2453½c/2548c]. BORIS GODOU- NOV: In the Town of Kazan / BORIS GODOUNOV: Pimen’s Narrative (Moussorgsky). Just about 1-2. $25.00. 2564. 12” Blue Opera Disc 76445 (022226) [2496c]. NOW YOU ARE FREE [NOW LET THY SERVANT DEPART IN PEACE] (Strokin). Just about 1-2. $10.00. 2549. 12” Red Scroll “Z” shellac Victor 6619 [Cc8416-IA/Cc8413-IIA]. MIDNIGHT REVIEW (Glin- ka) / THE TWO GRENADIERS (Schumann). Glassy pressing. Just about 1-2. $6.00. 2888. 12 Red late VdsM DB 1342 [Cc17102-IIA T1/Cc17103-II-T1]. LE COR (Flégier) / THE OLD CORPORAL (Dargomijsky). Orch. dir. George Byng. Superb late surfaces. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 3693. 12” White vinyl Vla mat. C-26103. A REVERIE (Semeon Yakovlevich Nadson). Spoken. Includes a typed page of notes regarding the selection by Aida Favia-Artsay. Unpublished. Just about 1-2. $25.00. MARIO CHAMLEE [t] 1977. 10” vertical (needle cut) Lyric 7103 (as MARIO RODOLFI ). PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba (Leoncavallo) / MARGARET ABBOTT [c]. SAMSON ET DALILA: Mon coeur (Saint-Saëns). Abbott studied with Wilfried Klamroth and made her debut as an oratorio singer. In 1916 and 1917 she appeared in several of the major U.S. New England music festivals including Worcester, Springfield and . This recording was made in 1917 or ’18. I don’t know what subsequently became of her. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1694. 10” Gold acous. Brunswick 15056 [10362/10205]. LA GIOCONDA: Cielo e mar (Ponchielli)/ CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Brindisi (Mascagni). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2798. 12” Gold elec. Bruns. 50075 [xe18275/xe18305]. LA BOHÈME: Che gelida manina (Puc- cini) / MANON: Ah, fuyez, douce image (Massenet). A late ‘30s pressing (which I’ve never before seen of this disc on superb laminated material). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS MARIE CHARBONNEL [ms]. See also: CÉSAR VEZZANI [t] 3559. 11” Brown Odéon 111104/111105 [XP5674-2/ XP????-2]. LE PROPHÈTE: O toi qui m’abandonnes / LE PROPHÈTE: Donnez, donnez pour une pauvre âme (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2012. 11” Brown Odéon 111364/111365 [XP5804-2/ XP5805?]. IL TROVATORE 1e Acte Duo: Au milieu de la carrière (Verdi). Two sides. With MAURICE SENS [t]. Sens wed his much younger pupil, . Just about 1-2. $25.00. 3560. 11” Brown Odéon 111541/111630 [XP6051-2/ XP6121]. : O mon Fernand (Doni- zetti ) / ALCESTE: Divinités du Styx (Gluck). Just about 1-2. $20.00. ROMANO CIAROFF-CIARINI [t] 2010. 11” Fonotipia 92929/92930 [XPh4819/XPh4824]. PEARL FISHERS: Mi par d’udire ancor (Bizet) / WERTHER: Ah, non mi ridestar (Massenet). Side one lt rubs , 2-3. Side two 2. $15.00. FRANCISCO CIGADA [b]. See: CELESTINA BONINSEGNA [s], FRANCESCO GRANADOS [t], INES DE FRATE [s] FERNANDO CINISELLI [t] 1371. 10” PW Parlophon B,11319 [Pho6220/Pho6221]. LA GIOCONDA: Enzo Grimaldi, Principe di Santafior (Ponchielli). Two sides. With GIOVANNI INGHILLI- ERI [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00. CHARLES W. CLARK [b]. Van Wert, IL, 1865 – Chicago, IL, 1925. He took up music professionally early on, studying first in Chicago with F. W. Root and later in London with George Henschel and A. Randegger. His greatly successful American debut was as soloist with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra in 1897. He toured the U.S. six times, made two tours in Germany and appeared in Italy, Portugal and France. In London alone he gave over fifty recitals and participated in various festivals. For a period he taught in Paris and MARIE CHARBONNEL returned to America before W.W. I, accepting a position of Vocal Department Director of the Chicago Bush Conservatory, which he held until his death. He was stricken and died in his seat during a theater performance also attended by Mrs. Clark. She died of a stroke just a matter of hours after her husband’s passing. 3107. 12” TC Columbia A5519 [36802-1/36808-1]. O DIVINE REDEEMER (Foote according to label, but actually Gounod) / ELIJAH: It is Enough (Mendelssohn). Just about 1-2. $10.00. (CLARENCE) CARROLL CLARK [b] (1877-1926). He seems to have been the first African American to record spirituals and more serious repertoire other than comedy and popular tunes of the time. 1654. 10” Copper acous. Col. Flags 128-D [18401-7/ 10402-2]. I’M SO GLAD TROUBLE DON’T LAST ALWAY (R. Nathaniel Dett] / DEEP RIVER (H. T. Burleigh). FLETCHER HENDERSON [pianist]. Just about 1-2. $15.00. EDMOND CLÉMENT [t] 2044. 11” Brown/Blue Odeon 56000/56001 [XP ]. ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: Ah! lève-toi soleil (Gou- nod) / MANON: Ah! fuyez, douce image (Massenet). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $50.00. 3550. 11” Red ‘30s Odeon 56001/62018 [XPh758/ XPh2333]. LA DAME BLANCHE: Grand Air (Boieldieu) / [b]. A YEAR AGO (d’Hardelot). In English. Piano acc. Wonderful pressing. Just about 1-2. $40.00. 1231. 10” Red ‘30s Victrola 64226. ÇA FAIT PER AUX OISEAUX (P. Bernard). Piano acc. Frank La Forge. RCA Vr bk. A particularly attractive per- formance . Just about 1-2. $8.00. 3727. 10” Red ‘30s Victrola “Z” shellac Victrola 6062. LE ROI D’S: Vainement, ma bie aimée (Édouard Lalo) / MANON: Le Rêve (Massenet). Side two piano acc. EDMOND CLÉMENT Frank LaForge. Great surfaces. Just about 1-2. $8.00 . - 38 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS [t] 1555. 10” Bl. Pre-Dog Angel Gram. Con. 3-32848 [8398e]. LA VIE EST VAINE (Wright). In French. Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3020. 12” British Aeolian Vocalion A-0229 [03819/03820]. SINCE FIRST I SAW YOUR FACE (Tho- mas Ford) / SPEAK, MUSIC (Elgar). Piano acc. Berkeley Ma- son. Just about 1-2. $20.00. GIUSEPPINA COBELLI [s]. Maderno, Lake Garda,1898 - Barbarano, nr. Salò, Italy, 1948. Cobelli, together with Giannina Arangi- Lombardi and , ruled the soprano wing of Milan's Teatro alla Scala in the late 1920s and the early 1930s. Cobelli, however, had been little known in the GIUSEPPINA COBELLI English-speaking world due to the concen- tration of her career in Italy and occasional trips to South America. Given her stature at La Scala it is quite astounding that two 78 sides are all that she left as her commercially recorded legacy, these made shortly after her 1924 debut. Her career was later beleaguered by growing deafness. She retired from the operatic stage in 1942 and assumed a humble life as a hotel proprietress before dying of cancer in 1948. She had been highly regarded with the greatest admiration and respect both as a singer of great personal beauty and stage presence as well as astonishing histrionic capacity. She was the leading Italian Wagnerian soprano of her time and equally successful in the repertoire. Internet -http://www.talkclassical.com/36622- giuseppina-cobelli-1898-1948-a.html 1255. 10” Green acous. It. Disco Grammofono R.5183 [BT1678-I/BT1691-II]. CAVALLERIA RUS- TICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni) / [t]. CAVALLERIA RUSTI- CANA: Addio alla madre (Mascagni). Just about 1-2. $250.00. MARTHE COIFFIER [s] 1632. 10” brown Shellac Pathé X.605 [N.200555/N.200556]. WERTHER: Le rire est béni / SAPHO: Air d’Irene (Massenet). IMs. Good quality late acoustic. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $12.00. BELLE COLE [c]. 1853-1905. Belle Cole was born Lucetta Belle Weaver to Philander Weaver and Mary Ruth Ann Harford, the ninth of eleven children. Her husband was J. Calvin Cole. A well-known American contralto, she first achieved success while on a transcontinental tour of the in 1883 with an orchestra conducted by Theodore Thomas. She later performed in London’s Crystal Palace and a number of other European venues. . In 1901, she toured Australia .– Internet. 1793. 10” B&S Columbia 25133. ENTREAT ME NOT TO LEAVE THEE (Gounod). Announced. Piano acc. Harmless surface rubs . 3. $35.00. FLORENCE COLE-TALBERT [s]. See: NATHANIEL DETT [pianist] in 78 rpm Personality Section HAZEL COLLINS [s]. Miss Collins was active in the NY City area and, according to information on the rim of the trial recording below, lived at 137 East 50 th Street in . I spotted an ad, Jan. 8th , 1915, for a recital by baritone Francis Rogers, assisted by Hazel Collins with Isadore Luckstone at the piano. A 1926 radio listing for Nov. 29 th mentions Miss Collins broadcasting from 6:30 to 6:45 pm on WMSG. Certainly she must have been active between those dates as well as before and after. 2726. 10” oversized Columbia Test, matrix 62143. COMING THRU THE RYE (Scottish Air). Piano acc. Couple rubs, cons . 2. $15.00. HORATIO CONNELL [b]. Philadelphia, 1876-Philadelphia, 1936. A student of Julius Stockhausen in Frankfurt-on-Main upon the recommendation of , Connell remained in Germany working with Stockhausen for four years. His specialty was lieder and oratorio, and he experienced considerable success in Germany and England as well as in America. He appeared at Covent Garden in Die Meistersinger and Madama Butterfly but preferred the concert world. In addition he was a noted teacher, having taught at Curtis and Juilliard among other major musical institutions. He appears to have made very few records. 1372. 10” Blk. Dog Gram. Concert 4-2010 [9108e]. WHO IS SYLVIA? (Schubert). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00. FLORENCIO CONSTANTINO [t]. See also: RAMON BLANCHART [b] 1689. 10” Silver Flags Columbia S-28 [4049-1/4059-2]. IRIS: Apri la tua finestra (Mascagni) / MANON: Il Sogno di Des Grieux (Massenet). Excellent mid-’20 lam. surfaces. Just abou t 1-2. $12.00. 2596. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victor 74066. LUCIA: O bell’ alma inamorata (Donizetti). Just about 1-2. $8.00. FRANCO CORELLI [t] 1253. 10” Blue Cetra AT 0400 [12185/12186]. LA FAVORITA: Una Vergine (Donizetti) /LA FAN- CIULLA DEL WEST: Ch’ella mi creda (Puccini). Just about 1-2. $30.00. - 39 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS PIERRE CORNUBERT [t]. Paris, 1863 – Paris, 1922 . Cornubert studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut at the Paris Opéra-Comique in 1887 as Daniel in Adam’s Le Châlet . After appearances in a number of French opera houses, including those in Rouen, Marseille and Montpellier, he began an inter- national career via appearances in Havana (1899), Mexico City and the in 1900, making his debut there as Vasco da Gama in Meyerbeer’s L’Africaine . In Italy he was heard at the Teatro Lirico in Milan and in 1904 at Covent Garden. He appears to have continued his career in various locales until 1919, when he was appointed as a professor at the Paris Conservatoire. 3548. 11” French Fonotipia 39275/39278 [XPh648/XPh638-2]. LES HUGUENOTS: Plus blanche / L’AFRICAINE: O Paradis (both Meyerbeer). Piano acc. The labels are actually signed in black ink by Cornubert. One ND clicks for several grooves midpoint of side two. A few LGTs, gen . 3-4. $200.00. MARIUS CORPAIT [t]. Lyons, 1877 – Puteaux, 1955. He first studied at the Paris Conservatoire as a baritone, winning first prize in baritone voice and opera. His debut was at the Paris Opéra-Comique in 1906 as Ourrias in Gounod’s Mireille . After singing a number of smaller baritone roles he restudied as a tenor and in 1909 appeared as Saint-Saëns’ Samson. He also sang with the Opera in several principal tenor roles as well as at Lyons. Upon his retirement from the stage he taught. 2000. 11” Brown Odeon 97201/97213 [XP4585-2/XP ? ]. PAGLIACCI: Pauvre Paillasse (Leonca- vallo) / TOSCA: Le ciel luisait d’étoiles (Puccini). Side one cons . 2. Side two a few lt. superficial scrs. and rubs. 2-3. $8.00. 2055. 11” Brown Odeon 97279/97348 [XP ? /XP ? ]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Brindisi (Mascagni) / LES HUGUENOTS: Entrée de Raoul (Meyerbeer). Very low PB side two should be harmless. Nice copy, cons. 2. $12.00. FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI [b]. See also: REGINA PINKERT [s], ALESSANDRO BONCI [t]. A clipping attached to the sleeve of the record below informs us that “Ferruccio F. Corradetti, editor of the official bulletin of the Italian Musical League, was arrested on Sept. 29 [1919] at his home, on Riverside Drive, New York, in a $25,000 libel suit brought by Alfred Salmaggi, a singing teacher, with offices in the Metropolitan Opera House. He is also publisher and editor of the journal Music and Musicians . The difficulty between the men was the result of efforts of the Italian Musical League to expel Salmaggi, which he prevented by legal proceedings. Salmaggi asserts that the defendant made untrue statements about him.” 2160. 11” Fonotipia 39894/39895 [XPh2195/XPh2177]. OTELLO: Inaffia l’ugolo [Brindisi] (Verdi) / LA CABRERA: Brindisi di Cheppa (Dupont). PB side two should be harmless. Otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00 2156. 11” White lbl. Fonotipia 92314/92315 ]XPh3572/XPh3497]. ANDREA CHENIER: Son sessant’ anni (Giordano) / FEDORA: Racconto di Cirillo (both Giordano). Title information inked in. Rough rim (early test). Cons . 2. $15.00. IRIS ADAMI CORRADETTI [s]. 3576. 12” Blk. Cetra CB 20265 [2-70406/2-70407]. : perdonami (Mas- cagni) / MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Un bel di (Puccini). Two of this remarkable artist’s only three recorded sides. Just about 1-2. $40.00. ANTONIO CORTIS [t] 2186. 10” (oversized) Victor SS Sample Trial, March 20, 1925. MIRAME ASÌ (Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes). Piano acc. Beautiful singing with a ringing high B flat. Interesting that this trial recording ( the only known copy ) was made acou- stically. All of his issued Victors were electrically recorded. Cons . 2. $500.00. 1534. 10” late Red VdP DA 757 [BVE-33405/BVE- 33406] / LA FAVORITA: Una vergine (Donizet- ti) / LA BOHEME: Mimì e una civetta (Puccini). Small lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1449. 10” late Red VdP DA 1074 [BM1101-3/BM1102- 2]. LA TOSCA: Recondita armonia / LA TOS- CA: E lucevan le stelle (Puccini). Orch. dir. Carlo Sabajno. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1452. 10” late Red VdP DA 1076 [BM1107-II/BM1122- 1]. WERTHER: Ah! non mi ridestar! (Masse- net) / IRIS: Apri la tua finestra (Mascagni). Orch. dir. C, Sabajno. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1481. 10” White vinyl Vla 1240. LA CENA DELLE BEFFE: Ahi, che tormento / LA CENA DELLE BEFFE: Mi svesti (Giordano). Great sound, particularly for 1927! Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3571. 10” Red Orth. Vla 1241. CALABAZAS [JILTED] ANTONIO CORTIS (Cortis) / EL TROPEZÓN [THE OBSTACLE] (Mojica-Cortis). Only form of issue . Just about 1-2. $15.00 3257. 12” acous. Parlophon P.1616 [2-6472/2-6478]. LA FAVORITA: Una vergine, un angel di Dio / : Di tu se’ fedele (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $50.00. 3709. 12” Red Orth. Vla 6554. EL DICTATOR: Canción de la Carta (Fernández-Shaw) / DOÑA FRANCISQUITA: Romanza de Fernando (Vives-Romero-Shaw). Just about 1-2. $15.00. - 40 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS PERCY COSTA [bs]. See: VITTORIO WEINBERG [b] ARMAND CRABBÉ [b] 1684. 10” Purple acous. SS Disco Nacional 82000 [36]. MAROUF: Improvisation du 4 Fin acte (Rabaud). Fine copy, lightest rubs . 2. $50.00. 1834. 10” Purple acous. SS Disco National 82011 [?]. SÉRÉNADE (Lalo). Also a fine copy . 2. $50.00. 1539. 10” Red Disque Gram. DA 756 [BVE-32524-2/BVE-32516-3]. MIREILLE: Chanson du Berger (Gounod) / NA COIETA (Sobrinho]. Excellent mid-‘30s pressing. Gen. 2. $10.00. 1910. 10” Red EE Vla 1089. LES NOCES D’OR: Ne pleure pas / LES NOCES D’OR: Oui! elle fut gaie la fête (Maurage). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 1496. 10” Red Orth. Vla 4137 [BV62-ITI/BV64-I]. JOTA ESPAGNOLE (Serrano) / SUR L’EAU (Pedrell). Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Excellent copy, few lightest rubs. Cons . 2. $12.00. 3097. 12” Purple & Blk. So. Amer. acous. Odeon XXBao 489/XXBao 490 [JXX82908/JX82909]. : Brindis (in Italian) / HAMLET: Brindis (in French). Odd doubling of the same selection in two different languages, neither the language of the market for which it was intended. Side one a few heavy rub patches (no aural problems), otherwise 3. Side two 2-3. $40.00. 2478. 12” Red Orth. Vla [“Z”-type shellac] 9436 [CTR-3099-I/CTR-3100-I/CFR-395-I]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo). Two sides. Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Just about 1-2. $15.00. HILDA CREVENNA [s] 2500. 12” PW Crimson Electrola EH 388 [CLR4730-III/CLR4736-II]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Un bel di (Puccini) / DON GIOVANNI: Vedrai, carino (Mozart). Both in German. Few harmless lt. rubs. 2. $15.00. GIULIO CRIMI [t] 1375. 10” vertical Aeolian-Vocalion 30031. IL TROVATORE: Ah si, ben mio (Verdi). These vertical Vocalions play with a 1.5 mil stylus. 3-4. $25.00. 1205. 10” Brown Vocalion 30128 [7267]. NINNA NANNA (Tirandelli). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2952. 12” vertical Aeolian-Vocalion 74000 [A-204- 1?]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Addio alla madre (Mascagni). 2-3. $35.00. 3162. 12” vertical Aeolian-Vocalion 54019 [1181?]. ANDREA CHENIER: Improvviso (Giordano ). I’d recommend this as his best record, perhaps even by far. Just about 1-2. $40.00. CLAIRE CROIZA [ms] 3631. 10” Blue Eng. Col. LF 59 [WM-33-2/WM 37]. LAMENTO / CHANSON TRISTE (both Duparc). Piano acc. George Reeves. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3632. 10” Blue PW Eng. Col. LF 63 [WM-31/WM- 36]. SOIR / APRÈS UN RÊVE (both Fauré). Piano acc. George Reeves. Just about 1-2. GIULIO CRIMI $15.00. 3638. 10” Blue PW Eng.Col. D13082 [WL1295/WL1329]. CHANSON DES SIRENES; BERCEUSE DE LA SIRENE () / AMOUREUX SEPARES (). Accompanied by the respective composers. Just about 1-2. $20.00. RICHARD CROOKS [t] 1290. 10” Red vinyl green lbl. (no manufacturer specified). Matrices RR-23087/RR-23088. AT CHRISTMAS TIME / CHRISTMAS CANDLE (composers not cited). Special Christmas gift recording (with orchestra) for friends of Richard and Mildred Crooks. Beginning of side one announced as such by Crooks. Probably recorded in the 1940s. Missing from Record Collector discography Cons . 2. $20.00. 1533. 10” Red Scroll “Z” type shellac Victor 1478. STUDENT PRINCE: Serenade (Romberg) / L’AMOUR, TOUJOURS, L’AMOUR (Friml). Just about 1-2. $6.00. 2898. 12” Red Scroll “Z” type shellac Victor 7105 [takes 5/5]. MEISTERSINGER: Preislied / LOHENGRIN: In fernem Land (both Wagner). Not the same takes as used by Czech HMV or Electrola. Top copy. Just about 1-2. $7.00. ADA CROSSLEY [c] 1482. 10” Red Monarch 81066 [2191]. NEW YEAR’S SONG (Mallinson). Very fine copy . 2. $30.00. JANE CROS [s] 2469. 11” Orange Art-Label elec. Pathé X.7135 [N201206-1/N201207-1]. HÉRODIADE: Il est doux / HÉRODIADE: Charme des jours passes (Massenet). IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS JULIA CULP [c] 2016. 11” White lbl. SS test Odeon mat. 30643-2 [Xa896-2]. FRAUENLIEBE UND LEBEN: Heift mir ihr Schwestern (Schumann). The Record Collector discography of Culp (Vol. 31: Nos. 4-5) does not indicate that take 2 was ever issued. Presumably, then, this is unique. Just about 1-2. $35.00. 1176. 10” Red Victor 64667. THE OLD REFRAIN (Kreisler). Just about 1-2. $6.00. 2788. 12” Anker E.9566 [04849/04990]. MEINE FREUDEN [WALZER] (Chopin) / FRANZ STEI- NER [b]. WIE BIST DU MEINE KÖNIGIN (Brahms). Piano acc. Just ab out 1-2. $35.00 VERA CURTIS [s] . Bridgeport, CT, 1879 – 1962. Curtis was touted as the first American soprano to make a Met debut without European training or experience. She was with the Met from 1912 through 1920. Her teachers included George Henschel and Victor Maurel. Of Maurel, Curtis described him as “very difficult, very exacting. I have had to work so hard under him that I don’t expect to find … [actual] opera work rigorous at all”. Prior to her first Met season she had to prepare Aida, Mimì, Marguerite, Euridice, Nedda, Santuzza, Micaëla, Venus “and six other German operas, and some less well known roles in French and as well as works in English”. As it turned out, she never appeared as any of these roles, but was rather assigned to smaller parts. She did have more prominent stage opportunities via concert tours and various music festivals. She appears to have made only one record for Vocalion. The otherwise unknown disc below sounds as though it was taken from dubbed piano accompanied personal recordings stemming from differing 1930s sources. 3275. 12” Red Plastic Melo-Tone (unnumbered). AIDA: Ritorna vincitor (Verdi) / GIANNI SCHIC- CHI: (Puccini); CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY (Bland). Piano acc. Probably late 1930s or early ‘40s. Cons . 2. $20.00. EGIDIO CUNEGO [t] 3166. 12” Orange elec. Odeon Z-21503 [XXPh6611/XXPh6656]. CARMEN: Romanza del fiore (Bizet) / SANTE MONTELAURI [t]. OTELLO: Dio, mi potevi (Verdi). Fonotipia matrices. Just about 1-2. $20.00. CLAUDE A. CUNNINGHAM [b]. Manchester, VA, 1880 - ? . His early studies were in medicine, which he abandoned for music. His vocal training was with T. J. Toedt in New York and with Sbriglia and Granier in Paris. In 1903 he made his New York debut with at the opening of her last tour of America. Musical America recounted an amusing story regarding Cunningham’s appearance as an assisting artist immediately before that of Adelina Patti’s appearance in San Francisco. “Mr. Cunningham was announced on the program to sing ‘Eri tu’ from Verdi’s Masked Ball immediately before Mme. Patti was to take the stage. At first the audience seemed restless and anxious to get to the next number, which was Mme. Patti’s, but as Mr. Cunningham proceeded … they gradually warmed up to him. …When the end came the audience apparently forgot that Mme. Patti was to sing. … The demonstration of the immense crowd was so great that Mr. Cunningham was obliged to respond to fourteen recalls, and to sing three extra songs. In the meantime, the famous diva was standing in her dressing-room, waiting to sing, and the result was that she would not speak to Mr. Cunningham for four days.” His career was primarily in oratorio and concert, although he had been offered operatic opportunities, Among the singers with whom he frequently shared the stage was soprano Corinne Rider-Kelsey. – Internet sources. 1708. 10” B&S Columbia 3162 [3162-1B] (M-181-1B). WHEN ALL THE WORLD IS YOUNG (James H. Rogers). Fine copy, cons . 2. $20.00. 1312. 10” Blue Notes Columbia A1081 [19202-1/19203-1]. COME L’AMORE (Tirindelli). In Ita- lian/ THOU’RT LIKE UNT0 A LOVELY FLOWER (Wilson G. Smith). Cons . 2. $20.00. 1596. 10” Velvet Tone (plastic) SS Marconi (Columbia) 0264-1. THE RESURRECTION (Shelly). Small bump very end (past music). Lt. rubs, cons . 2. $15.00. [s] 2721. 12” White lbl. vinyl HMV mat. OEA.11624. CARO MIO BEN (Giordani). Unpublished. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 2516. 12” White lbl. SS vinyl HMVs DB 1315 [CM1016-I/CM1025-II]. LO, HERE THE GENTLE LARK (Bishop) / MAORI LULLABY (James). Two single sided pressings. Issued originally only in Australia, I believe. Great sound. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2990. 12” late Red VdP DB 2395 [CM1004-II/2W2164-IV]. LA SONNAMBULA: Ah! non credea mirarti / NORMA: Casta diva (both Bellini). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2931. 10” [on 12”] White lbl. vinyl HMV mat. OEA.11626. AMARILLI (Caccini). Piano acc. Unpublished. Just about 1-2. $25.00. CHARLES DALMORÈS [t] 1927. 10” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 87119. BONJOUR, SUZON! (Devries). Piano acc. Rosario Bourdon. Small lbl. stain, otherwise as new. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2993. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 9 [C-4394/C-12539]. IL TROVATORE: Ah si, ben mio (Verdi) / GRISELIDIS: Ouvrez-vous sur mon front (Massenet). From 1907/1912 Victor matrices. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 3730. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 88330. NINON (Tosti). In French. Just about 1-2. $15.00. ELLEN DALOSSY [s]. Despite her lengthy Met career (1920-1935), Dalossy’s only commercial records were three sides for Victor, all duets with Julius Salzay. At the Met she sang 37 roles, including Liù, Nedda, Micaëla, Hänsel, Lauretta, Siebel, and many others more unusual and exotic. 1415. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 69745. DER FRAUENFRESSER: Kommen sie Polka tanzen (Eysler). With JULIUS SALAY [t]. / MAGDA SZECSY [s]. DIE BLUMENSPRACHE (Victor Hollaen- der). Just about 1-2. $10.00. - 42 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS MARGUERITE D’ALVAREZ [c] 1874. 10” Brown Shellac Aeolian-Vocalion 30124 [11711?]. CARMEN: Seguidilla (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1953. 10” Brown Shellac Vocalion 30129 [7303?]. EL RELICARIO (Padilla). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1716. 10” Brown Shellac Vocalion 30143 [7340]. Canzones arabescas: Mira la bien (S. Pe- drell). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1407. 10” Red EE Vla 1116. DO NOT GO MY LOVE (Hageman) / HOMING (del Riego). Piano acc. Howard Morton. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1521. 10” Red Scroll “Z” type shellac Victor 1145. CARMEN: Habanera / CARMEN: Segui- dilla (Bizet). Superb pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1590. 10” White Gram. advance pressing mat. Bb14356-I. SAMSON ET DALILA: Softly Wakes My Heart (Saint-Saëns). Piano cc. Ivor Newton. Unpublished . Hair crk. grooved side from inner margin to rim. Non- sounding. Otherwise ge n. 3. $25.00. 2907. 12” White lbl. vinyl HMV Mat. Cc16400-II. SAMSON ET DALILA: Printemps qui com- mence (Saint-Saëns). Piano acc. Unpub- lished . Just about 1-2. $35.00. VASILI DAMAYEV [t]. See also: ELENA KATUL- SKAYA [s] 2496. 12” Red Angel Amour Gram. 022354 [2948c]. NERO: Ah, my fate! (Rubin- stein). Nice copy, cons. 2. $40.00. [b] 2781. 10” (oversized) Bruns. test, mat. 6366. DON GIOVANNI: Serenata (Mozart). Label is on blank side, signed by Danise in green ink (with other comments in pencil). Sept. 30, 1921. Only known copy . Just about 1-2. $75.00. 1489. 10” Purple acous. Brunswick 10108 [8995/9194]. VOI ED IO /LUNTANANZA (both DeCurtis). Just about 1-2. $12.00. Srta. DARNIS [s]. I haven’t a first name or any other details. 2949. 12” Blk. Victor 68522 [s03011v/s03031v]. MARINA: Barcarola / MARINA: Aria (Arrieta). Energetic singer! Just about 1-2. $8.00. EUGÈNE DATHANÉ [b ]. Born of a musical family (his father was a conductor), Dathané made his debut at the Paris Opèra in 1908, appearing there three seasons in roles including Valentin (Faust ), Athanaël (Thaïs), Wotan ( ) and Amonasro (Aida ). He later taught singing in Biarritz. 2481. 12” Brown Odeon 73517/86503. MESSALINE: Grand air d’Harès (de Lara) / LISE LAN- DOUZY [s], LAUGER-DUBOIS [c], AFFRE [t], RIGAUX [b]. RIGOLETTO: Quatour (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00. ALEXANDR M. DAVIDOV [t] 1673. 10” Angel Con. Gram. 24462 [4978L] / 2-23122 [4991L]. PIQUE DAME: O night, o night (Tschaikowsky). With MARIA B. CHERKASKAYA [s] / ANTONIA I. PANINA [ms]. PIQUE DAME: Ah! now I know dear friends to whom I sing (Tschaikowsky). Cons . 2 $40.00. [t] 2850. 12” Blk. HMV D.100 [ai7532f/z7420f]. TO MARY (Maude V. White) / THE STAR OF BETH- LEHEM (Adams). Piano acc side one. Piano and organ side two. 2. $15.00. PETER DAWSON [bs-b]. 1683. 10” Plum HMV B.8866 [OEA-6395-I/OEA-6396-I]. SPEAK, MUSIC! (Elgar) / RANN OF EXILE (Bax). Piano acc. Gerald Moore. Just about 1-2 $8.00. 2641. 12” Purple HMV C.1500 [Cc11743-I/Cc11744-I]. ACIS AND GALATEA: O ruddier than the cherry / SAMSON: Honour and arms (both Händel). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 3109. 12” Plum PW HMV C.2580 [2B6410-II/2B6411-I]. SONGS OF THE SEA: Homeward Bound/ SONGS OF THE FLEET: The Little Admiral (both C. V. Stanford). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2642. 12” Purple PW HMV C.2805 [2EA2512-I/2EA2513-I]. PETER DAWSON’S CHRISTMAS PAR- TY (introducing Peter Dawson and His Friends). Two sides. Lbl. stkrs. over top half of labels. Just about 1-2. $10.00. HARRY DEARTH [bs] 2009. 11” Brown London Odeon 44477/44502 [Lx1498-2/Lx1499]. THE LOWLAND SEA / THE POWDER MONKEY (composers not cited). Excellent copy, cons . 2. $15.00. 1798. 10” Blk. SS HMV 4-2228 [y15644e]. THE ROSE OF PERSIA: Drinking Song (Sullivan). Just about 1-2. $10.00. - 43 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 1419. 10” Blk. acous.HMV E.44 (4-2551/4-2554) [Ho1444ab/Ho1446ab]. SONGS OF THE OPEN COUNTRY: The Crown of the Year / SONGS OF THE OPEN COUNTRY: The Wayfarer’s Night Song (Easthope Martin). Piano acc by the composer. Fine copy, one tiny bump, few lightest rubs, cons . 2. $12.00. BIANCA LAVIN DE CASAS [s]. See also: ELENA RUSZKOWSKA [s] 1827. 10” Blk. G&T 53332 [2264L]. SAMSON ET DALILA: S’apre per te (Saint-Saêns). Minor (harmless) pressing bump. Just about 1-2. $50.00. 1762. 10” Red Angel Pre-Dog Gram. Con. 53560 [9218e]. ZORTZICO (Stornello). Just about 1-2. $60.00. 2659. 12” Red ’12 Pats. “A” plate Vla 88264 [1881c]. AIDA: Quest’ assisa ch’io vesto (Verdi). With GIULIA FABRIS [s], EGIDIO CUNEGO [t], ERNESTO BADINI [b], RIZZO SANT’ELIA [bs]. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3263. 12” Red Angel Pre-Dog Gram. Con. 053207 [2726f]. SAMSON ET DALILA: Amor i miei fini (Saint-Saëns). Excellent copy, few lightest rubs. Cons . 2. $60.00. INES DE FRATE [s]. See also: FRANCESCO SIGNORINI [s] 3261. 12” Blk. Pre-Dog Gram. Monarch 054237/054515 [1468c/1474s]. CHATTERTON: Toni di, che hai? With ANITA SANTORO [s], FRANCESCO CIGADA [b] / CHATTERTON: Intermezzo sinfonico con coro (Leoncavallo). The ultra rare Chatterton records are conducted by the composer. Just about 1-2. $600.00.

HARRY DE GARMO [s]. 1887-1919. American baritone, active in Germany where, in 1915, he wed soprano Tilly Jonas. Their short marriage ended with his death in 1919. 2558. 12” Blue Odeon AA79066/AA79067 [XXB6359/XXB6357]. RHEINGOLD: Abendlich strahlt / SIEGFRIED: Auf wolkigen Höh’n (both Wagner ). Excellent surfaces, few minor harmless rubs. Side two picture of De Garmo affixed to lbl.. IMs. Cons . 2. $15.00 2525. 12” Blue Odeon AA79088/AA79099 [XXB6356/XXB6358]. TANNHÄUSER: Lied an den Abendstern / TANNHÄUSER: Als du in kühnem Sange (Wagner). Side one cons . 2. Side two one harmless press. bump , 2. $12.00. 1445. 12” Green acous. Schall. Grammophon 20055 [19176L/19177L]. TALES OF HOFFMANN: Spiegel-Arie (Offenbach) / TIEFLAND: Hüll’ in die Mantilla (d’Albert). Just about 1-2. $15.00. TILLY DE GARMO [s]. Dresden, 1888-Hollywood, 1990. Following the death of her first husband (Harry de Garmo) Tilly wed conductor Fritz Zweig in 1924. They emigrated to Hollywood in 1940 where de Garmo taught voice. 1230. 10” Blue Telefunken A425 [10389-I/10390-I]. DIE HUGENOTTEN: Pagen-Arie (Meyerbeer) / BALLO IN MASCHERA: Pagen-Arie (Verdi). Berlin Phil. dir. Fritz Zweig. Labels (both) signed by de Garmo and Zweig (slightly smudged one side). Just about 1-2. $15.00. EMILIO DE GOGORZA [b]. See also: ROSALIA CHALIA [s] 3300. 7” Blk. Zonophone J9333-1 [as ED. FRANKLIN ]. MARY OF ARGYLE. 1” internal hair crk. on blank side not through to grooved side. Gen. 2. $50.00. 3301. 7” Blk. Zonophone J9375-1 [as ED. FRANKLIN ]. HOLY NIGHT (Adam). Few LGTs, otherwise gen. 2. $40.00. 1491. 10” Gold on Blk. Climax (Columbia) 4 [as Mr. FRANKLIN ]. WAIT (composer?). Plays quite cleanly despite not looking so great. One silent fissure. 3-4. $20.00. 1976. 10” Blk. Victor Monarch 1335 [as HERBERT GODDARD ]. HERE’S TO THE ROSE (Krouse). Recorded March 19, 1902. Slight “swish” which perhaps can be remedied by stylus experimentation. Couple MGTs . 2-3. $25.00. 1510. 10” Blk. Monarch 1403 [as M. FERNAND ]. LE ROI DE LAHORE: Arioso (Massenet). Announced. Pre-matrix number. Some MGTs but mainly clean. One inherent pressing depression sounds lightly for a few grooves. 3. $20.00. 1789. 10” Blk. Victor 62595 [B-1346/B-1916-3]. DORMI PURE (Scuderi) / SANTA LUCIA (Neapolitan Folk Song). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1543. 10” Red Vla 992. (R. L. Stevenson-Sydey Homer) / INVICTUS (Huhn). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1574. 10” Red Scroll “Z” shellac Victor 1179. IN OLD (Trotère) / JUANITA (Norton). Wonderful pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2649. 12” Red Victor 88324. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu? (Verdi). Superb mint copy. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 3019. 12” Red GP ’06 Victor 74102. FAUST: Dio possente (Gounod). Recorded Dec., 1907, it was replaced in 1911 by mat. C-6865-4 on Victor 88174, a higher priced series. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 3018. 12” Red Victor 74422. ‘MONG THE GREEN IRISH HILLS (Freese). Just about 1-2. $7.00. [s] 2173. 11” Fonotipia 92354/92355 [XPh3615/XPh3583]. ELISIR D’AMORE: Della crudele Isotta / ELISIR D’AMORE: Prendi, per me sei libero (Donizetti). Just about 1-2. $15.00. SOFIA DEL CAMPO [s] 1873. 10” Red Orth. Vla 4037. MANON LESCAUT: L’eclat de Rire (Auber) / : Gentile di Cuore (Gomes). Cons . 2. $8.00. - 44 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 1877. 10” Red Orth. Vla 4125. EL RUISEÑOR (Dardenne)/ PER TUS OJOS (De Fuentes). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1861. 10” Red Orth. Vla 4150. OLHOS TRISTES (Netto) / CORAÇÃO INDECISO (Nepomuceno). 2. $8.00 . 1876. 10” Red Orth. Vla 1249. LA BORRACHITA (Esperón) / CLAVELITOS (Valvede). Just about 1-2. $8.00. JEANNE MARIÉ DE L’ISLE [ms]. Paris, 1872-1926. Niece of the mezzo-soprano Celestine Galli-Marié who created Carmen, de l’Isle studied with Maurice Jaquet and made her debut in Versailles, 1896. She was active on the Opéra-Comique stage until 1917. 1757. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 33436 [2982o]. CARMEN: L’amour est enfant de Boheme (Bizet). One harmless mk., just about 2-3. $15.00. 1256. 10” Blk. Paris G&T 33437 [2983-F]. CARMEN: Près de remparts de Séville (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $15.00. NESTORE DELLA TORRE [b]. See also: [t] 3681. 12” Red Angel Pre-Dog 052227 [1567c]. TANNHÄUSER: La lotta del bardi (Wagner). Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2498. 12” Red Angel Pre-Dog 052243 [1560c]. LOHENGRIN: Accusa di Telramondo (Wagner). Superficial rubs, 2-3. $30.00. JEAN-FRANÇOIS DELMAS [bs]. Lyons, 1861 – St. Alban de Monthel, 1933. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, making his début at the Paris Opéra in 1886 as Saint-Bris in Les Huguenots . He sang there every season until 1927, creating baritone roles in many premieres, including Athanaël in Thaïs , 1894. He was the Paris Opéra’s first Hans Sachs, Wotan, and Gurnemanz, and had an upper vocal extention that made baritone roles such as Iago possible. J.B. Steane, Grove Book of Opera Singers. 2041. 11” French Fonotipia 39053/39183 [XPh511-2/XPh518-3]. LES DEUX GRENADIERS (Schumann) / LE SOIR (Gounod). Side one piano acc . Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2043. 11” French Fonotipia 39106/39130 [XPh556/XPh655]. DIE WALKÜRE: Les adieux de Wotan / DAMNATION DE FAUST: Voici des Roses (Berlioz). Piano acc. Side two piece torn from label in trade-mark area, otherwise 1-2. $40.00. 2084. 11” Maroon Parl.-Odeon PO 128 (39027/39085) [XPh512/XPh513-2]. HUGUENOTS: Bénédiction des Poignards (Meyerbeer) / PATRIE: Pauvre Martyr (Paladilhe). Unplayed? Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2120. 11” French Fonotipia 39027/39028 [XPh512?/XPh514-3]. HUGUENOTS: Bénédiction des Poignards (Meyerbeer) / FAUST: Ronde du Veau d’Or (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2104. 11” French Fonotipia 39027/39028) JEAN-FRANÇOIS DELMAS [XPh512?/XPh514-4]. Same as preceding item but different take second side. Side two some outer area lbl. tears. Surfaces cons. 2. $35.00. LAURA DEL LUNGO [c] 2151. 11” Pink Sample Fonotipia 92653/92654 [XPh4347/XPh4346]. CARMEN: Scena delle carte (Bizet) / ANDREA CHENIER: Son la vecchia Madlon (Giordano). Side one couple LGTS, gen . 2. Side two cons. 2. $15.00. [t] 3010. 12” Eng. Decca Silver & Maroon XP 6150 [AR607/AR608]. LUISA MILLER: Quando le sere al placido (Verdi) / FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Ch’ella mi creda (Puccini). Alberto Erede dir. Santa Cecilia Orch. Just about 1-2. $12.00. REGINA DE LORMOY [ms] 3045. 12” Plum Disque Gram. L-898 [2G413-I/2G414-I]. SEPTOUR, Op. 3 (Arthur Hoérée). Two sides. MARCEL MOYSE [flute], PIERRE-MAIRE [piano], SCHWARTZ and GALLAND [violinists], QUATTROCHI [viola], PASCAL [cello]. Two minor rubs, still just about 1-2. $15.00. GINO DEL SIGNORE [t]. See: AUGUSTA OLTRABELLA [s]

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS GIUSEPPE DE LUCA [b] 3589. 10” Blk. ’08 Pats. Victor 62086 [2886-R/8081½b]. UN BALLO IN MASCHERA:Eri tu / GIUSEPPINA HUGUET [s], MARIA GRISI [s], LIBERO OTTOBONI [t], FRANCESCO CIGADA [b]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Di che fulgor (Verdi). Side one 1902 G&T master. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2141. 11” Fonotipia 39939/92101 [XPh2296/XPh2696]. DON PASQUALE: Bella siccome un angelo / ALESSANDRO BONCI [t]. DON PASQUALE: Cercherò lontana terra (Donizetti ). Fine surface material. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 2165. 11” Brown Odeon 59085/59086 [XPh ? /XPh2328]. FAUST: Dio possente (Gounod) / LA GIOCONDA: O Monumento (Ponchielli). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3712. 12” Red late VdP DB 1371 [CVE-41075-2/CVE-43610-1]. RIGOLETTO: Povero Rigoletto / RIGOLETTO: Cortigiani (Verdi). Fine late pressing. Just about 1-2. $7.00. [t] 1336. 10” Red ’04 Imported Victor 91022 [2861-R]. IDEALE (Tosti). Piano acc. His first recording, 30 Nov. 1902. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 1307. 10” Red Milano G&T 52081 [2157L]. LA FAVORITA: Una vergin, un angel divino (Donizetti). Piano acc. Carlo Sabajno. Only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $30.00. 1224. 10” Red Milano G&T 52082 [2158L]. LA SERENATA (Tosti). Piano acc. Carlo Sabaino. Only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 1274. 10” Red Milano G&T 52652 [2897b]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Siciliana (Mascagni). Only form of issue. Harmless inherent depressions. Excellent copy, cons. 2. $25.00. 1301. 10” Red Milano G&T 2-52474 [7341b]. PEARL FISHERS: Della mia vita (Bizet). Piano acc. Carlo Sabajno. Only form of issue. Minor lbl. rub. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 1329. 10” Red Milano Dog Gram. Con. 54384 [11168b]. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Ah! qual colpo (Ros- sini). With [s]. Only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1394. 10 White PW Victor HRS 2001 (91021/91023) [2863-R/2868-R]. RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile (Verdi) / TOSCA: Recondita armonia (Puccini). Piano acc. From his first recording session, 30 Nov., 1902. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 1605. 10” Gold PW Victor HRS 1025 [2897b/2905w2]. CARMEN: Romanze de fiore (Bizet) / LOHEN- GRIN: Mercè, mercè cigno gentil (Wagner). Just about 1-2. 20.00. 1636. 10” Silver PW Victor IRCC 57 [10515b/13337b]. MANON: Il sogno (Massenet) / CARMELA MIA (Cannio). Just about 1-2. 15.00. 1396. 10” Silver PW Victor IRCC 5001[13331b/13334b]. SULLA BOCCA AMOROSA / SERENAMENTE (both R. Barthélemy). May 21, 1909 recordings. Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2109. 11” Fonotipia 92701/92702 [XPh4488/XPh4465] FERNANDO DE LUCIA O SOLE MIO (Di Capua) / LUNA NOVA (Costa). Cons . 2. $20.00. 2024. 11” Green Phonotype C.1788/C.1846. FEDORA: Amor ti vieta / FEDORA: Mia madre, la mia vecchia madre (Giordano). Small, harmless scr. end of side two. IMs, otherwise as new. Just about 1-2. $30.00. 2114. 11” Phonotype C.2036/M.1778. MANON: Chiudo gli occhi (Massenet) / L’AFRICAINE: Oh! Selka io t’adoro (Meyerbeer). Side two with ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s]. 2. $25.00. 2115. 11” Phonotype C.2120/M1797. LUCIA: Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali / FORZA DEL DESTINO: La vita è inferno (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $35.00. 2153. 11” Phonotype C.2410/C.2411. AVE MARIA (Tosti) / TORNA (Denza). One inch hair crk. side one, silent. Otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00. 2183. 11” Phonotype C.2508/C.2509. CARO MIO BEN (Giordani) / SE TU M’AMI (Pergolesi). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2188. 11” Green Phonotype C.2560/C.2561. PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba / PAGLIACCI: No, Pagliaccio non son (Leoncavallo). Fine copy, few lightest mks. Cons . 2. $35.00. 3281. 12” Phonotype M.1794/M1770. MANON: Ah! dispar vision (Massenet) / LA TRAVIATA: Un dì felice eterea (Verdi). Side two with ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s]. Just about 1-2. $40.00. 3081. 12” Phonotype M.1812/M.1816. HUGUENOTS: O qual soave vision … Bianca al par / HU- GUENOTS: Stringe il periglio (Meyerbeer). Side two with ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s]. Just about 1-2. $40.00. 3683. 12” Green Phonotype N.1818/N.1819. LUCIA: Sulla tomba / Lucia: Verranno a te (Donizetti). With ANGELA DE ANGELIS [s]. Just about 1-2. $40.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS

3199. 12” Phonotype M.2153/M.2154. AMICO FRITZ: Suzel buon dì / AMICO FRITZ: Tutto tace (Mascagni). With MARIA DEL PIANO [s]. DeLucia was creator of the title role in the 1891 Teatro Costanzi world premiere. Just about 1-2. $75.00. 2712. 12” Red Angel Pre-Dog Gramophone 052184 [1174s]. LOHENGRIN: Cigno gentil (Wagner). With La Scala Chorus. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 2981. 12” Red Vla 76001 [1175c]. CARMEN: Romanza de fiore (Bizet). Excellent ‘30s pressing. “Victor” back. Just about 1-2. $8.00. CLÉONTINE or LUCIENNE DE MÉO [s]. Paris, 1904-Paris, 1930. Having studied at the Paris Conservatoire, de Méo made her debut at the Paris Opéra in 1927 as Sieglinde. Her other roles included Donna Anna, Octavian, Brünnhilde and Marguerite. What was predicted to become an internationally celebrated career was ended when de Méo, in a fit of depression, shot herself . Her correct first name seems to have been Lucienne, as André Tubeuf has pointed out that this is how it appears in various contemporary periodicals. The record labels below (and the Columbia catalogue) list her only as Mlle. De Méo. 3578. 12” Red PW French Columbia D.14212 [WLX-246/WLX-247]. DER FREISCHÜTZ: Cavatine d’Agathe (v.Weber) / ALCESTE: Divinités du Styx (Glück). Her solitary issued record. Lbl. stkrs. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $35.00. 3193. 12” White French SS Columbia Test mat. WLX-351-2. DIE WALKÜRE: Der Männer Sippe (Wagner). The only known copy. Of this disc, Paul Steinson wrote in “The Record Collector” magazine (Vol. 47, No. 2), “ [It] is a real discovery. The performance is tremendously impressive both vocally and musically and makes her [de Méo’s] suicide at the age of 26 the more tragic .” She otherwise made only one issued record. Few lt. scrs., few MGTs , 3. $250.00.

MARCELLE DEMOUGEOT [s] 1667. 10” Blk. Disque pour Gram. P.390 [20598b/20588b]. SIGURD: Salut splendeur du jour / Mr. SAUVAGEOT [b]. SIGURD: Et toi, Fréia (Reyer). Just about 1-2. $10.00. BERNARDO DE MURO [t] 1618. 10” Orth. Vla 1331. FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Or son sei mesi / FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Ch’ella mi creda (Puccini). Wonderful copy, few lightest mks. Cons . 2. $8.00. 3186. 12” Red “A” plate Vr 74375 [02354v]. : I tuoi occhi (Mascagni). With VALENTINA BARTOLOMASI [s]. Small lbl. stain (where perhaps a sticker was removed), otherwise surperb. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 2482. 12” Red Vla 74642 [3185c]. CARMEN: Il fior che avevi (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2509. 12” White lbl. vinyl HMV 052429 [744m]. DON CARLOS: Io l’ho perduto (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $10.00. 2794. 12” Red late VdP DB 559 [3170c/3183c]. OTELLO: Ora e per sempre addio / OTELLO: Opening of Act I through “Esultate!” (Verdi ). Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00. ENZO DE MURO LOMANTO [t] 1744. 10” PW PW Italian Col. DQ 2394 [CB6530/CB6512]. SERENATA DI DON GIOVANNI / PASSA L’AMORE (both Bixio-Cherubini). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1416. 10” PW German Columbia DW.4633 [CB8936-1/CB8937- 2] MAGGIO SEI TU (Lugetti) / ADDIO PICCINA (Panzeri). Just about 1-2. $8.00. LEOPOLD DEMUTH [b]. See also: WILHELM HESCH [bs], [s], ANTON VAN ROOY [b] 1383. 10” Blk. Dog Gram. Concert 4-42153/4-42154 [12949u/ 12950u]. WEYLAS GESANG (Hugo Wolf) / DER VER- MARCELLE DEMOUGEOT SCHWENDER: O hört des armen Mannes Bitte (Kreutzer). Lightest NR on lbl. side one. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2795. 12” Blk. Wien G&T 042039 ]47Hp]. CZAR UND ZIMMERMANN: Czarenlied (Lortzing). A very few inherent minor surface depressions should be harmless . 2-3. $75.00. ERNA DENERA [s] 3083. 12” Pink Parlophon P-224 [2-338-1/2-339]. TANNHÄUSER: Dich, teure / LOHEN- GRIN: Einsam in trüben Tagen (Wagner). 2. $15.00. MARCELLE DENYA [s] 1194. 10’ Blk. acous. Disque Gram. (SR) P477 [BE264-II/BE265-?]. LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Que l’air est étouffant (Berlioz). Two sides. IMs. Surface just about 1-2. $8.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS BERENICE DE PASQUALI [s] 1593. 10” Marconi Flexible (Columbia) 0232-1. GOOD BYE [ADDIO] (Tosti). Minor harmless indentation, lt. rubs, 2. $15.00. 2945. 12” TC Columbia A5349 [30876-1/30877-1]. HAMLET: Mad Scene (Thomas). Two sides. In Italian. Flush pressing, very decent surfaces. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3052. 12” TC Columbia A5580 [36811-2/36973-1]. O DOLCE CONCENTO (L. Dronét) / RIGO- LETTO: Caro nome (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $12.00. [bs]. See also: JOHANNA GADSKI [s] 1669. 10” Red Columbia IRCC 28 [RRs]. : Infelice (Verdi) / MARTHA: Canzone del Porter (Flotow). Early ‘30s pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 1988. 10” Blue Notes Columbia A617 [1221-2/1223-1]. ERNANI: Infelice (Verdi) / SÉRÉNADE DE DON JUAN (Tschaikowsky). Side one LGTs (he occasionally fails to back away from the horn on forward passages). Fewer on side two. Otherwise 2. $250.00. JEAN DE RESZKE [t] 1639. 10” PW Gold IRCC 110. L’AFRICAINE: Finale of “O paradis” (Meyerbeer) / SIEGFRIED: Excerpt from the “Forge Scene” (Wagner). Recorded during Met performances in 1901 (85 rpm). The most lifelike of his few extant Mapleson record- ings. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 1714. 10” PW Gold IRCC 110. Same as preceding pressing. Few lightest rubs. Cons. 2. $20.00. BLANCHE DESCHAMPS-JÉHIN [c]. She was the Dalila of the 1892 operatic premiere at the Paris Opéra. 3646. 11” Brown Odéon 97028/97041 [XP4298/ XP4299-2]. SAMSON ET DALILA: Mon coeur (Saint-Saëns) / LE PROPHÈTE: O mon fils (Meyerbeer). With Monte-Carlo Orch. dir. Léon Jéhin. Just about 1-2. $250.00. MAX DE SCHAUENSEE [t]. Rome, 1899-Phila- delphia, 1982 . He was apparently of Italian royalty as early articles refer to him as “Baron Max de Schauensee”. He first sang with the Philadelphia Opera Company and gave occasional recitals, but he is remembered for his reviews in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and other publications. He made several personal records for Victor from the early to mid 1930s. 1991. 10” White lbl. SS Victor Special Record mat. BVE-49187-2. MANON LESCAUT: Donna non vidi mai (Puccini). Label signed “To Elbert with esteem – Max de S.” Piano EDOUARD DE RESZKE acc. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3706. 12” White lbl. Victor Special (Private Use) Record, mat. CS-87045-1/CS-87046-1. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia [Love Duet, Act I]. With EUPHEMIA GIAN- NINI-GREGORY [s] . De Schauensee has signed the label side one and included the recording date: Camden, December 14 th , 1934 . Giannini-Gregory (sister of Dusolina and Vittorio) was a noted voice teacher. I believe that this is her only recording. Piano acc. Theodore Wahl- strom. One tiny rub, just about 1-2. $40.00. ANDRÈS PERELLO DE SEGUROLA [bs] 1589. 10” Blk. Milano G&T 2-52571/54650 [9061½b/7133b]. NORMA: Ah! del Tebro / LA SCALA CHORUS . NORMA: Guerra, guerra (Bellini). Just about 1-2. $10.00. 1952. 10” Blk. ’08 Victor Pats. 62092 [9078b/6982b]. LA SONNAMBULA: Vi ravviso / EMILIO PEREA [t]. LA SONNAMBULA: Prendi l’anel ti dono (Bellini). Excellent copy, few lightest rubs, cons . 2. $10.00. DOLORES DE SILVERA [s] 1759. Red PW French Elec. Columbia D12043 [WL-934-1/WL1180-1]. WERTHER: Les larmes (Massenet) / SAMSON ET DALILA: Mon coeur s’ouvre (Saint-Saëns). Just about 1-2. $12.00. [s] 2185. 11” Blue Odeon 29075/29076 [XB2094/XB2096[. PR ŠÍVALO JEN SE LILO (Folk Song) / KDY Ž JSEM P ŘIŠEL V ČERA KANÍ (Destinn). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 2008. 11” Brown Odeon 50029/50030 [XPh1017/XPh1019]. AUFENTHALT / DIE LIEBE FARBE (both Schubert). Piano acc. Minor lbl. fade. Cons. 2. $15.00. 2057. 11” Brown Odeon 50170/50171 [Bx1664/Bx1708]. LOHENGRIN: Elsa’s Sang an die Lüfte/ TANNHÄUSER: Gebet der Elisabeth (both Wagner). Small PB, few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $15.00. - 48 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 2019. 11” Brown Odeon 99386/99430 [XB4692/XB4746]. IL TROVATORE: In deines Kerkers Tiefe (Verdi) / AVE MARIA (Bach-Gounod). Side one small PB, otherwise just about 1-2. Side two few light rubs, cons . 2. $15.00. 1398. 10” Red Victor 91086 [12753u]. MADAMA BUTTEFLY: Final scene (Puccini). Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 1895. 10” Red Vla 908. ŠILA KOŠILIČKU [MY SWEETHEART SEWED A SHIRT] (Jindřich) / ZALO DIEVČA, ŽALO TRÁVU [THE MOWER] (Dvořák). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 1540. 10” Red Czech HMV DA 505 [12753u/B-15586]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Con onor muore chi non può Serbar [Death Scene] (Puccini) / SLOVÁCKÁ PISEN (Karol Kovařovič). Fine pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 3062. 12” TC Columbia A5603 [30971-4/30975-3]. DER FREISCHÜTZ: Wie nahte mir der schlummer / DER FREISCHÜTZ: Alles pflegt schon längst der Ruh (v. Weber). Good sur- faces. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3089. 12” Red Vla 88568. O QUAND JE DORS! (Liszt). In French. VrBk. Superb late ‘30s pressing , Just about 1-2. $10.00. GENNARO DE TURA [t] 1835. 10” Red Dog Mon. Concert Record 2-52570 [11186½b]. MEFISTOFELE: Dai campi, dai prati (Boïto). Just about 1-2. $35.00. 2401. 10” Red Vla 89156 [1857s]. LA BOHÈME: Questo mar rosso (Puccini). With ERNESTO BADINI [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00. VERA DE VILLIERS [ms]. Cape Town (or Boshov), SA, 1891 (or 1899)-Gauteng, SA, 1974. . Beginning vocal studies at an unusually late age (assuming the earlier birth date to be correct), she was awarded a gold medal at the South African Eistedfod, Cape Town, 1922, this after just a few months of lessons. She then began a nine year period of study in England under Raimund von Zur-Mühlen, giving her first Lieder recital in Wigmore Hall, 1928. After a 1932 appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra, she was invited by conductor Hans Weisbach to join a concert group touring principal European cities. “She created a sensation in Vienna when she was invited on various occasions to sing with the Orchestra,” conductors having included Weingartner, and Albert Coates. There’s much to report on her life that space here doesn’t permit, but perhaps the most salient point was her marriage to Albert Coates in 1945, following two earlier marriages. The second of the two had been to composer C. J. Nettlefold, “who had done much to encourage her in her career as a singer”. She spent the War period in California and retired in 1953, excepting for a final appearance with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1959 in a concert in memory of her husband, Albert Coates. Strangely, she seems to have only made private recordings, these in the 1930s for HMV. –Quotes from Internet S.A. Opera Singers. 3753. 12” White Special Record HMV GS 13 [2B-7811-II/2B-7813-I]. DA UNTEN IM THALE (Brahms); WHO IS SYLVIA (Schubert) / TOD UN DAS MÄDCHEN (Schubert). Piano acc. Gerald Moore. Just about 1-2. $35.00. Cav. GIUSEPPE DE VITA [t] 1381. 10” Blk. acous. Victor 78118. ASSASSINA / COMM’ A RONDINE (both Scambati-Nicolo). Somewhat reminiscent of Gigli at that period (1925). Just about 1-2. $8.00. DAVID DEVRIÉS [t] 1925. 10” Red elec. PW Odeon 188.760 [KI-3655-2/KI-3656-1]. DON GIOVANNI: O mon trésor su- prême (Mozart). Two sides. Odeon Devriés portrait stamps over trademark areas both sides. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 1268. 10” Red elec. PW Odeon 188.769 [KI-3697/KI-3698]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Brindisi (Mascagni). Two sides. Odeon Devriés portrait stamps over trademark areas both sides. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3090. 12” Purple ’08 Pats “A” plate Victor 70025. LA FILLE DE MME. AN- GOT: Voyons, Monsieur, raisson nous politique (Lecocq). With GA- BRIELLE LEJEUNE [ms] ( Mme. CHARLES GILIBERT ). Nice copy, few lt. rubs. 2. $12.00 . 2688. 12” Red elec. PW Odeon 123.548 [XXP-6658-3/XXP-6659-II]. CAR- MEN: La fleur (Bizet) / LA DAME BLANCHE: Rêverie de George DAVID DEVRIES Brown (Boieldieu). Side two perhaps his most acclaimed recording. Just about 1-2. $35.00. 3717. 12” Maroon PW Parl.-Odeon R20069 [XXP6659-II/XXP-6671-2]. LA DAME BLANCHE: Rêve- rie de George Brown (Boieldieu) / FAUST: Salut demeure (Gounod). Both this and the previous disc are in equally splendid condition. Just about 1-2. $35.00. - 49 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS 3208. 12” Red elec. PW Odeon 123.553 [XXP-6673-2/XXP-6674-2]. LES ROSES D’ISPAHAN (Fauré) / L’INVITATION AU VOYAGE (Duparc). Just about 1-2. $30.00. 3718. 12” Red elec. PW Odéon 123.729 [XXP-7154-1/XXP7155-1]. PAGANINI: J’ai toujours cru qu’un baiser (Lehár) / PEARL FISHERS: Romance de Nadir (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $30.00. 3711. 12” Red elec. PW Odéon 171.034 [XXP-6488-2/XXP-6490]. SAPHO: Qu’il est loin mon pays / LE JONGLEUR DE NOTRE-DAME: O Liberté (both Massenet). Just about 1-2. $30.00 ELEONORA DI CISNEROS [ms] 1760. 10” Maroon Pathé Actuelle 025095 [N-66534-2/N-67414-1]. I’LL SING THEE SONGS OF ARABY (Clay) / JUANITA (Norton). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1775. 10” blk. Actuelle 01185 [ ? /N.66054-1]. DIE WALKÜRE: Ho-Yo-To-Ho (Wagner) / KATHLEEN HOWARD [c]. NUR WER DIE SEHNSUCHT KENNT (Tschaikowsky). Just about 1-2. $10.00. [bs] 2150. 11” Fonotipia 39487/39488 [XPh1624/ XPh1645]. DER FREISCHÜTZ: No, no, nessun salvarti può / DER FREISCHÜTZ: Viva Bacco e il suo liquor (v.Weber). IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00. MARIE DIETRICH [s] 2786. 12” Blk. 044013 [46y H2]. LA TRAVIATA: Duett (Verdi). Strange! This “Duett” is actually “Sempre libera” with Jörn singing Alfredo’s offstage phrases in equal proximi- ty to the horn as Dietrich. Dietrich adds a cadenza just after the start of the second verse. Few LGTs, otherwise a fine 2. $40.00. JOLANDA DI MARIA-PETRIS [s] 3666. 12” Red HMV DB 6697 [2SB2804-1/ 2SB2805-2]. QUELLA FIAMMA (Marcello)/ I PASTORI (Pizzetti). Piano acc. Tore Wiberg. Particularly attractive performan- ces. Just about 1-2. $8.00. ENRICO DI MAZZEI [t] 3732. 12” Red Odéon 123.618 [XXP-6827-2 / XXP-6828]. WERTHER: Invocation à la nature / WERTHER: J’aurais sur ma ADAMO DIDUR poitrine (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $15.00. [t] 1701. 10” Red late RCA Victor 10-3268. ABBALLATI / MUETTETTI DI LU PALIU (Sicilian Folk Songs, arr. A. Favera). Orch. dir. Renato Cellini. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 1730. 10” Red late RCA Victor 10-3269. A LA VALLELUNCHISA /CANTU A TIMUNI (Sicilian Folk Songs, arr. A. Favera). Orch. dir. Renato Cellini). Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2499. 12” Maroon Swiss HMV HEX 114 [OZA1235/OZA1236]. SI VOUS L’AVIEZ COMPRIS (Denza) / ÉLÉGIE (Massenet). Piano acc. Early Di Stefano. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3160. 12” late Red DB 6580 [2EA12592-1/2EA12516-1]. L’ARLESIANA: Lamento di Federico (Cilèa) / TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle (Puccini). Exemplary late surfaces. Just about 1-2. $8.00. MAURICE D’OISLY [t] 3004. 12” Blue English Columbia L1062 [6928/6937]. CARMEN: Act I Duet (Bizet) / ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: O Night of Hymen (Gounod). With ROSINA BUCKMAN [s]. IMs. Excellent laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00. WILLI DOMGRAF-FASSBAENDER [b]. See also: LOTTE SCHÖNE [s] 1620. 10” PW Plum Electrola EG 3243 [ORA-210-1/ORA-212-1]. FRÜHLINGSNACHT (Schu- mann) / VERSCHWIEGENE LIEBE (Wolf). Piano acc. Gerhard Haberland. Few minor rubs side two, cons . 2. Side one just about 1-2. $8.00. 1429. 10” PW Plum Electrola EG 3386 [ORA-209-1/ORA-211-1]. MORGEN (Strauss) / DER MUSIKANT (Wolf). Piano acc. Gerhard Haberland. Just about 1-2. $8.00. PAULINE DONALDA [s] 1490. 10” White lbl. vinyl Vla 74108 [8880e]. PAGLIACCI: Ballatella (Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $15.00. LUDWIG DORNAY [t] 1662. 10” Green acous. Polydor 13475 [18454L/18459L]. WIDMUNG (Schumann) / FRÜHLINS- FAHRT (both Schumann). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS HANS DUHAN [b] 2832. 12” Brown acous. Odeon O-8202 (Rxx80122/Rxx80123) [XXB6802/XXB6804]. TRAUM DURCH DIE DÄMMERUNG (Strauss) / O KOMM IM TRAUM (Liszt). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $20.00 2831. 12” Blk. elec. Czech HMV ES 508 [CW2157-II/CW2158-I]. ERLKÖNIG / DER WANDERER (both Schubert). Piano acc. Ferdinand Foll. Some very lt. rubs , 2. $15.00. TODD DUNCAN [b] 3024. 12” Red Philips A56503G. SEMINARIST (Moussorgsky) / DANSE MACABRE (Saint-Saëns- Henri Coralis). Piano acc. William Allen. Minor lbl. stain where sticker was apparently removed. Just about 1-2. $15.00. GEORGES DURAND [bs]. His Paris Opéra-Comique debut was in 1897, where his repertoire included such parts as Nilakhanta in Lakmé , Lothario in Mignon and Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia . 3650. 11” Red APGA 2265/2266 [A478/A479]. AUBADE (E. Diaz) / LA TOUSSAINT (Lacane). Side two is actually “Conte bleu” from Paul Lacôme’s La Touissant which Delmas and probably others recorded. Piano acc. With APGA stamp on label signed in ink by Durand . Just about 1-2. $50.00. CLAIRE DUX [s]. See also: GERTRUDE KAPPEL [s] 1350. 10” Red acous. Polydor. LA BOHÈME: Quando m’en vo (Puccini) / IL TROVATORE: Vivra! con- tende il giubilo (Verdi). With JOSEPH SCHWARZ [b]. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 3147. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65557 [1508s/1510s]. DAS HOLLANDWEIBSCHEN: Brautlied / DAS HOLLANDWEIBCHEN: Wennder Dudelsack er- klingt (Kálmán). Side two with ALBERT KUTZ- NER [t]. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $25.00. 3094. 12” Red acous. Polydor 72893 [1261m/1273m]. DIE GÄRTERIN AUS LIEBE: Ferne von ihrem Neste / DER KÖNIGLICHE SCHÄFER: Dein bin ich (both Mozart). Just about 1-2. $25.00. 3133. 12” Red acous. Polydor 72895 [1482½s/1501s]. PANIS ANGELICUS (Franck) / AVE MARIA (Mascheroni). With Prof. Robert Zeiler [violinist], Eugen Winesner [harp]. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 3116. 12” Red acous. Polydor 72898 [1503s/1504s]. CAVATINE (Raff) / IL PENSIEROSO: Aria (Hän- del). With H. de Vries [flute]. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 3185. 12” Red acous. Polydor 72899 [1502½s/1505s]. ABENDLIED (Schumann) / FRÜHLINGSLIED (Mendelssohn). Just about 1-2. $25.00. IGNACY DYGAS [t] 1213. 10” Stella-Koncert-Rekord 13716/13726. CRUCIFIX (Faure). With ADAM OSTROWSKI [bs] / A. OSTROWSKI [bs]. O WŁADCO ŚWIATA (Moniuszko). One tiny PB, few lt. rubs , 2. $40.00. DUX and DOGGIE 3192. 12” Blk. Russian Angel Monarch Gram. 022294/ 022295 [2640c/2641c]. HALKA: The wind wails in the hills / HAUNTED MANOR: Arja z kurantem (both Moniuszko). Just about 1-2. $60.00. [s] 3640. 10” Red IRCC 3142 (vinyl). EMMA EAMES COMMENTS ON HER RECORDS. Two sides from Stephen Fassett’s WQXR Broadcast, Feb. 2, 1939. Spoken introduction by Eames of each record played. It is up to you to fill in the records! Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2936. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 88009 [C-2400]. GOOD BYE (Tosti) Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2539. 12” Red GP ’07 Victor 88010 [C-2401]. TOSCA: Vissi d’arte (Puccini). Piano acc. IMs, otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00. 3232. 12” White lbl. Vla 88131. LOVE IN MAY (); I ONCE HAD A SWEET LITTLE DOLL, DEARS (Nevin). Piano acc. Looks fresh off the press, as should be the case with most listing in this category. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2989. 12” Red Victor 95202. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Che soave zeffiretto (Mozart). With MAR- CELLA SEMBRICH [s] . Choice copy. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2780. 12” Silver PW Victor IRCC 125 [C-2314-2/C-3385-2]. L’INCRÉDULE (Hahn); THE YEAR’S AT THE SPRING (Amy Beach) / OTELLO: Ave Maria (Verdi). Side one piano acc. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3656. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 60 [C-3386/C-6202]. CARMEN: Je dis que rien (Bizet) / SI TU LE VEUX (Koechlin); CHERUBIN: Aubade (Massenet). From orig. 1906/’08 Victor matrices . Side two piano acc. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

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78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS FLORENCE EASTON [s] 1561. 10” Purple elec. Bruns. 10211. A BANJO SONG (Weeden-Homer) / CROON, CROON, UNDERNEAT’ DE MOON (Clutsam). Side two with Harry Reser [banjo] and male vocal trio: Albert Campbell, John Meyer, Frank Croxton. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3573. 10” Gold acous. Brunswick 15096. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Ancora un passo (Puccini) / FAUST: Air des bijoux (Gounod). The Butterfly is a really ravishing performance . Tiny, abso- lutely harmless, superficial scr. side one, otherwise a perfect copy. Just about 1-2. $25.00. MARGARET EBERBACH [s]. Likely a Philadelphia native, she appeared in various local concert and religious performances, along with Maybelle Marston (contralto, an in-law relative of Ward Marston) and other local favorites. A fine voice, as demonstrated on this recording. 1525. 10” White lbl. SS Victor Special Record mat. BVE 64024-2. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Romanza (Mascagni). Piano acc. Nina Prettyman Howell . Mrs. Howell, the accompanist, was a noted conductor and violinist (as well as a pianist). In her later years, as relayed in a magazine article, she resided at the Presser Home For Retired Music Teachers in Philadel- phia and there, at the age of 83, played her “genuine Amadi” violin for an hour or more daily. Cons. 2. $15.00. [b] 1995. 10” Yellow SS Columbia Personal Record 92-P [170255-2]. THE RAINBOW TRAIL (Nelson Eddy). Piano acc. Alton K. Dougherty. His first recording, 1926 . Rare, indeed . See label section. Two tiny lbl. scrs., otherwise just about 1-2. $35.00. 3231. 12” Blue Microphone Columbia 69819-D [wxco28274/wxco28275]. HAMLET: The Play’s the Thing (adapted from Shakespeare by Martin Henderson Skiles). Two sides. Just about 1-2. $10.00. IRENE EDEN [s]. Munich, 1885 – Baden-Baden, 1975. A student of Teresa Arkel, Eden made her debut in 1911 at the Staatheater in Zürich, She was also a leading artist with the Deutches Oper Berlin, the Vienna and Berlin Operas and . Her roles included The Queen of the Night, Leonora in Verdi’s Il Trovatore Nedda, Philine, Zerbinetta, and numerous other parts. She also was a creator in several premieres including Bessie in ’s Das kleine Mahagonny and the German premiere of Stravinsky’s The Nightingale (Mannheim, 1923). From 1934-42 she was a vocal coach and stage director for the Festival. Eden was a remarkable coloratura with an appealing vocal timbre. She made only a few records, these scarce and desirable. 2696. 12” Blk. acous. Schallplatte Gram. 65591 [351½as/509av]. FRÜHLINGSSTIMMEN-WAL- ZER / DORFSCHWALBEN AUS OESTERREICH (both J. Strauss ). Very minor lbl. mks. Surfaces just about 1-2. $40.00. 3189. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65620 [343as/344as]. FLEDERMAUS: Mein Herr Marquis / FLEDER- MAUS: Spielt’ ich die Umschuld von Lande (J. Strauss). Just about 1-2. $35.00. 3195. 12” Blk. No-Dog Gram. 65684 [525as.526as]. DIE NACHTIGALL (Alabieff) / THEMA UND VARIATIONEN (Proch). Small lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $40.00. 2685. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65694 [?17as/1045as]. MIGNON: Polonaise (Thomas) / LAKMÉ: Glöckchen-Arie (Delibes). One very tiny PB. Just about 1-2. $40.00. LOUISE EDVINA [s] 2959. 12” Red SR HMV 2-033072 [Ho4084af]. NOËL DES ENFANTS QUI N’ONT PLUS DE MAISONS (Debussy). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00. FRANZ EGENIEFF [b] 1663. 10” Blk. & Gold Actuelle 01182 [N-68239-I/68315-1]. SIEGFRIED:Wotans Erwiderung / PARSIFAL: Amfortas Klage (both Wagner). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3115. 12” Blk. Schall. Grammophon 65686 [655as/656as]. TRÄUME / SCHMERZEN [both from WESENDONCK LIEDER] (Wagner). Just about 1-2. $20.00. [s] 1174. 10” PW Blue Telefunken A401 [10724/10726]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Briefduett. With LOTTE LEONARD [c]. / MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Reich mir die Hand (Mozart). With HANS REINMAR [b]. Orch. dir. Fritz Zweig. Just about 1-2. $10.00. 1941. 10” PW Blk. (gold print) Victor V-6082 [BLR6777-I/BLR6778-II]. IN WEIN, WO DER WEIN UND DER WALZER BLÜHT / AUCH DU WIRST MICH EINMAL BETRÜGEN. Both from film Zwei Herzen im¾ Takt (Stolz). Side two with [t]. Just about 1-2. $12.00. ELISE ELIZZA [s] 1387. 10” Blk. Wien Angel Pre-Dog Gram. 2-43193/2-43194 [13848u/13850u]. DAS BLUMEN- MÄRCHEN / VOLGALIED (both Felix von Weingartner). Just about 1-2. $20.00. VIOLET ELLIOTT [lady bass] “Suddenly there came a promise - just a promise - of the depths to which that voice could sink. Its fulfillment came with the second song, The Diver , a song written for male bass voices, and for which new band parts had to be hastily written. The singer began almost airily in her clear high notes, but then she went down and down and down - down with the diver ‘to the 'depths of the sea’. And her voice was full of a sombre and tragic meaning. But with all its depths there was none of the heaviness and lifelessness that customarily go with the contralto. It was a bass that for all its depths had life and brightness in it. It engulfed the whole wide auditorium with its resonance. It had a strange metallic ring in it - the ring of trumpets. Miss Elliott triumphed, and she almost wept over it. ‘If’, she said afterwards, ‘I can only achieve fame by sounding fat and wobbly and manlike, I won't have fame at all. I don't want to be a freak; I want to be a woman. Such a fuss, too, all because I can get down to D. And the fun of it is that no one, not even my teacher, discovered it till the other day, though I have - 52 -

78 rpm VOCAL RECORDS sung for years, as the bass in a quartette, half the world over. Now they say that I can go lower than Clara Butt, and they call me the 'lady bass’. I never heard such an insulting name in all my life." – From an extended article about Violet Elliott on the internet. 1845. 10” Blk. London G&T 3-2161 [6111b]. THE DIVER (Loder). Just about 1-2. $20.00. GERVASE ELWES [t] 3233. 12” Blue PW Eng. Columbia L1119 [75329/75330]. O MISTRESS MINE!; FAIR HOUSE OF JOY (Roger Quilter) / SONGS MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME (Dvořák). Piano acc. Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00. ELISABETH BÖEHM van ENDERT [s] 3085. 12” Blk. Monarch Gramophone 043241/043242 [695m/712m]. TRÄUME / DER ENGEL (both ). Just about 1-2. $15.00 [t]. See: [s]. MARIE von ERNST [s]. Kutsch-Riemens gives a biographical sketch of a Mary von Ernst, born in Saarburg, 1888, who is presumably the same person. She was a Mathilde Marchesi pupil who made her debut in 1907 and sang in various German houses. Her repertoire included coloratura and lyric roles such as Zerbinetta, the Queen of the Night, Gilda, Violetta, Alice Ford, Mimi, Olympia, and so on. Her only recordings were scarce discs for Vox. 3131. 12” Red acous. Vox *02104 [354A/855A]. AFRICAINE: Leb wohl, freundlich Gestade / HU- GUENOTS: O glücklich Land (both Meyerbeer). One small PB, otherwise just about 1-2. $35.00.

RALPH ERROLLE [t] [Born Ralph Smith], Philadelphia, 1890-1973 . After experience with the Chicago Opera and in Australia he was welcomed at the Met in 1920 as Roméo to Lucrezia Bori’s Juliette. As has happened to various artists and politicians in very recent history, Errolle’s career ended litererally overnight when he was caught by his wife in flagrante delicto and which was reported by the press in lurid detail. Mr. Errolle was ordered to pay an alimony of $3900 to the current Mrs. Errolle, already wife no. 3. He subsequently taught, two of his notable pupils having been soprano Arleen Augér and bass Justino Diaz. In this later period he also did some operatic work but none for the major houses. A daughter, Marthe, had a substantial career. – The American Singer (Peter G. Davis) 1700. 10” acous Gennett 5306 [8604a/8605a]. STAY HOME, LITTLE GIRL, STAY HOME (Hanley)/ WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW (Fiorito). Lt. superficial rubs side one, 2-3. Side two 2. $15.00. ODETTE ERTAUD [s] 1836. 10” elec. French Col. DF 1422 [CL1902-1/CL1093-1]. DEUX CHANSONS DE CLARIN (Mau- rice Delannoy). Two sides. Acc. by the composer . Just about 1-2. $20.00. LÉON ESCALAÏS [t] 2025. 11” Fonotipia 39370/37041 [XPh473-2/XM112]. HUGUENOTS: Septet. With ANTONIO MA- GINI-COLETTI [b], FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI [b], ORESTE LUPPI [bs], GIUSEPPE SALA [t], ANGELO ALGOS [?], GIOVANNI MASOTTI [bs] / LA SCALA CHORUS. FAUST: O Gloria cinta d’allor (Gounod). Cons . 2. $150.00.

2039. 11” Fonotipia 39565/39566 [XPh1726/XPh1729]. OTELLO: Tout m’abandonne (Verdi) / POLYEUCTE: Source délicieuse (Donizetti). Piano acc. Cons . 2. $250.00.

2105. 11” Fonotipia 39546/39563 [XPh1674/XPh1720]. PASTORALE LANGUEDOCIENNE (Rupès) / LE CID: Prière de Rodrigue (Massenet). Very fine copy. Cons . 2. $250.00.

2170. 11” Fonotipia 39577/39578 [XPh1721/XPh1724]. IL TROVATORE: Supplice infame / OTELLO: Dieu! Tu pouvais m’infliger (both Verdi). Beautiful copy, cons . 1-2. $250.00.

GUERRINA FABBRI [c] 2533. 12” Blk. Milano G&T 053006 [556-R]. SEMIRAMIDE: Cavatine Arsace (Rossini). Piano acc. Salvatore Cottone. Outstanding copy, cons . 2. $500.00.

GIULIA FABRIS [s]. See: BIANCA LAVIN DE CASAS [c]

CECIL FANNING [b]. Columbus, OH, 1883 - 1931. He began vocal studies at the age of 16 with H. B. Turpin, who became his accompanist and manager as well. His concert debut was in 1906, followed by a U.S. tour. Two years later he sang in England, returning to tour there and the Continent in 1912-13. His recital debut was in 1916. From 1921 until his early death, he taught at the Capitol College of Oratory and Music. One interesting clipping mentions that Fanning was heard in Lenox, MA, at “Tanglewood”, then the private home of Richard Dixey. “The whole Summer colony of Lenox was present and both artists (Fanning and his accompanist) were received with the warmest demonstrations of enthusiasm.” Columbia contracted his recording services “for a term of years”, but only three records resulted. 3051. 12” TC Columbia A5375 [30760-1/30950-1]. TURN YE TO ME (Old Highland Melody) / THE LAST LEAF (Sidney Homer). Cons . 2. $15.00.

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