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NAXOS Historical PONSELLE: American Recordings, Vol. 3 8.111140 is a opposite Time 75:18 Playing Playing Ständchen composite of two takes unpublished on 78rpm found by a collector in Cincinnati. Described by Maria Callas as Callas by Maria Described singer‘the greatest of us all’, the American-born Rosa (1897-1981) is Ponselle as one of the acknowledged dramatic sopranos outstanding century. of the twentieth any previous Without of the operatic experience made her stage, she Verdi’s début in Metropolitan her Caruso in 1918. Following became enormous success, she leading the Metropolitan’s twenty- soprano, appearing in her one rôles throughout of This third disc career. American 1923-1929 Ponselle’s solo arias features recordings operas, the Verdi the great from Scene’ complete ‘Tomb from and a number of songs in that often appeared programmes. recital Ponselle’s Schubert’s 3 ’ 5 1 1 (1897-1981) Ponselle Rosa 4 The Nightingale and the Rose The Nightingale and the American Recordings 1923-1929, Vol. 3 Vol. 1923-1929, Recordings American O nume tutelar * O nume tutelar Tu che invoco Tu Meditation on J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C Meditation on J.S. Bach’s ‘Arietta di Posillipo’ 2 2 6 ! Ernani, involami * Ernani! Ernani, involami La fatal pietra La fatal O terra addio Ritorna vincitor * O patria mia * Élégie Élégie Ständchen * Ave Maria ‘ Ave Serenade Serenade Good-bye ‘A vucchella Luna d’estate Ave Maria Ave ADD 8.111140 with Alexander Schmidt, violin with Carmela Ponselle, mezzo-soprano flute with Clement Barone, with Francis Lapitino, harp RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: TOSTI: TOSTI: KAHN: VERDI: Ernani: tenorwith Giovanni Martinelli, mezzo-soprano and Elsie Baker, with Lennartz, cello SPONTINI: La Vestale: Vestale: La SPONTINI: TOSTI: TOSTI: MASSENET: MASSENET: GOUNOD: SCHUBERT: VERDI: Aida: VERDI: Aida: VERDI: Aida: VERDI: VERDI: Aida: Vestale: La SPONTINI: Vestale: La SPONTINI: * unpublished on 78rpm previously 4 5 6 1 3 2 www.naxos.com Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Ward Marston Audio Restoration Engineer: Ward Producer and Lack, Bill Park Special thanks to Elayne Duke, Lawrence Holdridge, Peter and David Terry A the booklet complete track list can be found in Cover image: Rosa Ponselle in (Private Collection) $ % ^ & * 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @ # 1 2 3 4

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