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VOCAL 78 rpm Discs FRANZ (FRANTISEK) PÁCAL [t]. Leitomischi, Austria, 1865-Nepomuk, Czechoslo- vakia, 1938. First an orchestral violinist, Pácal then studied voice with Gustav Walter in Vienna and sang as a chorister in Cologne, Bremen and Graz. In 1895 he became a member of the Vienna Hofoper and had a great success there in 1897 singing the small role of the Fisherman in Rossini’s William Tell. He then was promoted to leading roles and remained in Vienna through 1905. Unfor- tunately he and the Opera’s director, Gustav Mahler, didn’t get along, despite Pacal having instructed his son to kiss Mahler’s hand in public (behavior Mahler considered obsequious). Pacal stated that Mahler ruined his career, calling him “talentless” and “humiliating me in front of all the Opera personnel.” We don’t know what happened to invoke Mahler’s wrath but we do know that Pácal sent Mahler a letter in 1906, unsuccessfully begging for another chance. Leaving Vienna, Pácal then sang with the Prague National Opera, in Riga and finally in Posen. His rare records demonstate a fine voice with considerable ring in the upper register. -Internet sources 1858. 10” Blk. Wien G&T 43832 [891x-Do-2z]. FRÜHLINGSZEIT (Becker). Very tiny rim chip blank side only. Very fine copy, just about 2. $60.00. GIUSEPPE PACINI [b]. Firenze, 1862-1910. His debut was in Firenze, 1887, in Verdi’s I due Foscari. In 1895 he appeared at La Scala in the premieres of Mascagni’s Guglielmo Ratcliff and Silvano. Other engagements at La Scala followed, as well as at the Rome Costanzi, 1903 (with Caruso in Aida) and other prominent Italian houses. He also appeared in Mexico and the Phil- lipines. Among the leading baritones of his era, Pacini’s only records were a few for Fonotipia. 9500. 11” Fonotipia 39002/39008 [XPh12/XPh17]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo) / ANDREA CHENIER: Un di m’era di gioia (Giordano). 2. $35.00. REGINA PACINI [s]. Lisbon, 1871-Buenos Aires, 1965. Born of a musical family, Pacini made her debut in 1888 at the San Carlo in Lisbon as Amina in Bellini’s La Sonnambula. She also appeared at La Scala, Covent Garden (with Caruso), Rome, Warsaw and St. Petersburg. In Buenos Aires, 1907, Pacini wed the Argentine Diplomat Marcelo de Alvear and then retired from the stage. From 1922 through 1928 she was first lady of Argentina, her husband having been elected President. Pacini was still living during the reign of another more recognized Argentine presidential wife, Evita Peron. 3192. 11” Plum Parlophone Odeon PO 138 [XPh2053/XPh2059]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Una voce poco fa (Rossini) / MAGIC FLUTE: Non paventar (Mozart). From orig. 1906 Fonotipia matrices. Just about 1-2. $20.00. JOSÉ PALET [t] 3503. 12” Spanish acous. Disco Gram. DB 713 [S-03173v/S-03169v]. HUGUENOTS: Stringe il periglio [Act IV Duet]. First copy of this I’ve seen. Two sides. With PAOLA ALBERTINI [s]. Some inherent surface waves and depressions (harmless). 2-3. $20.00. 3249. 12” Spanish acous. Disco Gram. DB 720 [S-03185u/1184aj]. LA TEMPESTAD: Salve (Chapí) / WILLIAM TELL: Duo Act I (Rossini). Side two with INOCENCIO NAVARRO [b]. Rare. Tiny lbl. stkrs. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $20.00. 3650. 12” Red acous. Vla 6393. MEISTERSINGER: Canto del examen (Wagner) / LA TEMPESTAD: Salve (Chapi). Small lbl. stkr. side two. Just about 1-2. $10.00. IMRE PALLÓ [b] 1586. 10” PW Plum Czech HMV AM 1687 [BW2109-I/BW2110-II]. HÁRY JÁNOS: Bordal. Creator performance./ TÖLEM A NAP (both Kodály). Side one orch. dir. Rékai Nàdor. Side two piano acc. Otto Herz. Just about 1-2. $25.00. ROSETTA PAMPANINI [s] 3160. 12” PW Red Eng. Columbia D14703 [WBX214/WBX225]. GIULIANO: La nenia del vago usignolo / FRANCESCO MERLI [t]. GIULIANO: La dolce madre che me benedisse (Zandonai). 1928 opera. Scarce item. Just about 1-2. $20.00. 3849. 12” Late Blue It. Columbia GQX 10282 [WBX830-2/WBX831-1]. L’AMICO FRITZ: Duetto delle ciliege (Mascagni). Two sides. With DINO BORGIOLI [t]. Lbl. stkrs. over top half of labels. Excellent pressing. Few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $8.00. CHARLES PANZÉRA [b] 1244. 10” Red PoW VdeSM DA 5015 [OLA5111-1/OLA5112-1]. COLLOQUE SENTIMEN- TAL (Debussy, orch. Beydts) / LE GALOP (Duparc, orch. Decruck). Orch. dir. Jean Fournet. Very tiny lbl. scr. side two. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3155. 12” Blk. Disque Gram. W861 [CFR79-I/CFR88-I]. NOCTURNE (Franck) / SUR UN VIEIL AIR (Bordes). Few small mks., 2. $20.00. 185 VOCAL 78 rpm Discs 3358. 12” PW Red Disque Gram. DB 4868 [2PG180-2/2PG182-2]. NOCTURNE (Franck, orch. Guy Ropartz) / CHANSON DE LA NUIT DURABLE (de Séverac, orch. Piero Coppola). A desert island record. Excellent pressing, few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00. 3788. 12” PW Red Disque Gram. DB 4971 [2LA259-I/2LA260-I]. CHANSON TRISTE / LE TEMPS DES LILAS (both Chausson). Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Just about 1-2. $15.00. ANTONIO PAOLI [t]. 1871-Ponce, PR, 1946. Judging from remarks by colleagues who heard him (as quoted in the 1972 article on Paoli by Jesus M. López in The Record Collector, Vol. XXII, Nos. 1-2), Pa-oli’s must have been one of the most remarkable dramatic tenor voi- ces of his era: “Paoli was one of the greatest dramatic tenors in the world of his time – and of this time, too” (Lazaro). “Paoli was one of the greatest singing actors I have ever seen in my life” (Piccaluga). [After “O Paradiso” in l’Africana] “sounded the most stupen- dous ovation I have heard in my fifty years [as a chorister] at La Scala” [Enrico Neni]. “I sang with Paoli several times. His high notes sounded so loud that to sing with him you had to know the music well, as otherwise you had no chance to hear the orchestra” [Manfredo Polverosi]. Reported soprano Elvira de Hidalgo, “Let me tell you that during my long life I have not heard a better Otello than his and believe me I have heard a lot of Otellos”. 1451. 10” Red ’08 Pats. Vla 91078 [10521b]. SAMSON ET DALI- LA: Figli miei, v’arrestate (Saint-Saëns). Just about 1- ANTONIO PAOLI 2. $10.00. 1488. 10” Mauve HMV AGSA 22 [1180AH/10521b]. DEJANIRE: Viens, o toi dont le clair visage (Saint-Saëns) / SAMSON ET DALILA: Figli miei, v’arrestate (both Saint-Saëns). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3250. 12” Red vinyl Vr 92049 [1178c]. IL TROVATORE: Miserere (Verdi). With CLARA JOANNA [s]. Orange Victor label affixed mostly missing. Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $20.00. 3592. 12” White lbl. Vla 88240 [1260c]. OTELLO: Dio, mi potevi (Verdi). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3342. 12” Red Vla 89136 [1215½c]. PAGLIACCI: Un grande spettacolo! (Leoncavallo). With GAETANO PINI-CORSI [t], FRANCESCO CIGADA [b], GIUSEPPE ROSCI [b]. VrBk. One small ND about ¼” from end, otherwise just about 1-2. $8.00. 2901. 12” Red Vla 89148 [1186c]. WILLIAM TELL: Che finger tanto (Rossini). With FRANCESCO CIGADA [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2813. 12” Red Vla 89149 [1187c]. WILLIAM TELL: Troncar suoi di (Rossini). With FRANCESCO CIGADA [b], ARISTODEMO SILLICH [bs]. VrBk. One small lbl. rub, otherwise as new. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3028. 12” Red Vla 8051 [1186c/1187c]. WILLIAM TELL: Che finger tanto / WILLIAM TELL: Troncar suoi di (Rossini). Both with FRANCESCO CIGADA [b]. Side two also with ARISTODEMO SILLICH [bs]. Rare doubling. Very minor lbl. spotting. One tiny scr., surface otherwise just about 1-2. $25.00. 2777. 12” Gold PW Vr HRS 2007 [1179c/329aj]. SAMSON ET DALILA: Sprezza i ceppi d’Israel (Saint-Saëns) / HUGUENOTS: Bianca al par di neve (Meyerbeer). Orig. 1907/1911 Italian Grammofono matrices. As new, as would be most listings with this grading, i.e. just about 1-2. $20.00. 186 VOCAL 78 rpm Discs ISABELLA PAOLI [s]. Firenze, 1863?–Bologna, 1903. Paoli began her career in 1878 in operetta. Blessed with both beauty and vocal talent, she quickly became a great success. She subsequently appeared in opera, an early performance having been in Valencia, 1889, as Elsa in Lohengrin. Heard in a number of Italian theaters, including the Politeama in Genoa, the Dal Verme in Milano, and the Mercadante in Naples, Paoli gained considerable attention, both for her on stage performances and her prima donna behavior with related scandals and eccentricities. She died as a result of complications following surgery while engaged to sing Gioconda at the Duse Theater in Bologna. Judging from her records, she was one of the great dramatic sopranos of her era. Her four extremely rare records (four Zonophones, one issued with two different takes) were recorded the year of her death. How fascinating it is that we are able to recall through records a voice stilled for over 110 years! 2721. 10” Blue Disco Zonofono X-1841. FORZA DEL DESTINO: Pace, pace mio Dio (Verdi). Minor PB may cause slightest sound. An unusually clean copy, cons. 2-3. $2500.00. GRAZIELLA PARETO [s]. Barcelona, 1889-Rome, 1973. Making her debut at the age of sixteen in Barcelona as Micaela in Carmen, Pareto gained quick success. In 1908 she appeared at the Teatro Regio, Parma, as Amina in Bellini’s Sonnambula and also made her first recordings. Heard in other Italian houses, she subsequently appeared in Buenos Aires and Havana. Her La Scala debut was in 1914 and she first sang at Covent Garden in 1920, in both instances as Gilda in Rigoletto. New venues in the 1920s included the Chicago Opera and Monte Carlo. She was married to composer Gabriele Sibella.