VOCAL 78 rpm Discs EMILIO SAGI-BARBA [b]. See also: MIGUEL FLETA [t], LUISA VELA [s] 1824. 10” Blue Victor 45284 [17579u/18709u]. NAZARETH [VILLANCICO] (Francisco Titto) / PLEGARIA A LA SANTISSIMA VIRGEN DEL PILAR (F. Agüeral). One harm- less lt., small discoloration patch side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00. 3075. 12” Blue Victor 55143 (74389/74350) [02898½v/492ac]. EL CANTO DEL PRESI- DARIO (Alvarez) / Á TUS OJOS (Fuster). Few lightest mks. Cons . 2. $15.00. MATHILDE SAIMAN [s] 2357. 12” Red acous. Eng. Columbia D14203 [LX 13/LX 8]. GISMONDA: La paix du cloï- tre (Février) / MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Sur la mer calmée (Puccini). Side one just about 1-2. Side two cons . 2. $15.00. GIUSEPPE SALA [t]. Kutsch-Riemens suggests a birthdate of around 1870. Sala appears to have been active particularly in comprimario roles through at least 1911. 1n 1910, Giovanni Martinelli, basically then unknown, replaced Sala in a 1910 Teatro dal Verme performance of the Verdi Requiem . Martinelli’s sucess that evening led to his operatic debut there three weeks later as Verdi’s Ernani. Sala, however, experienced success by participating in the Teatro dal Verme world premiere of Zandonai’s Conchita and the Teatro Costanzi Italian premiere of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West , both in 1911. What became of him subsequently doesn’t seem to be known. 1199. 11” Brown Odeon 37351/37346 [Xm633/Xm577]. I PURITANI: A te o cara (Bel- lini)/ DORA DOMAR [s]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Voi che sapete (Mozart). Side one cons. 2. Side two gen . 2. $15.00. MARIO SAMMARCO [b]. See also: EMMA CARELLI [s], JOHN MC CORMACK [t], NELLIE MELBA [s], MARCELLA SEMBRICH [s] 1219. 11” Fonotipia 92172/92173 [XPh3166/ XPh3167]. ANDREA CHENIER: Un dì m’era di gioia (Giordano) / DAMNA- TION OF FAUST: Su queste rose (Ber- lioz). Side one creator performance. One tiny PB side one, couple tiny lbl. tears. Cons . 2. $75.00. 1317. 11” Fonotipia 92336/92337 [XPh2484/ XPh2483]. OTELLO: Inaffia l’ugola [Brindisi] (Verdi) / L’AFRICAINE: Ada- mastor re dell’ acque profonde (Meyer- beer). Slightest lbl. tears around rim, otherwise just about 1-2. $20.00. 1235. 11” Pink Sample Fonotipia 92635/ 92636 [XPh4085/XPh3485]. ZAZÀ: Buona Zazà (Leoncavallo) / ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: Ah, stupenda Mira- bila! (Cilèa). Side one another creator MARIO SAMMARCO as Rafaele in Wolf-Ferrari's performance. Excellent copy, few I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA lightest mks. Cons. 2. $75.00. 1266. 11” Fonotipia 92635/92636 [XPh4085/XPh3485]. Same as preceding listing [#1235] but regular issue labels. Cons . 2. $75.00. 2594. 12” Red Milano G&T 052020 [Con646]. LORENZA: Racconto di Gerace (Edoardo Mascheroni). Accompanied by the composer . Aside from being a noted composer, Mascheroni (1857-1941) was also an important conductor, chosen by Verdi to direct the 1894 La Scala premiere of his Falstaff . Bright label. Small PB. 2-3. $250.00. 2724. 12” Pink Raised Ring Dog HMV 2-052031 [4343f]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leonca- vallo). Undoubled. IMs . Few lightest rubs, cons . 2. $15.00. 2246. 12” Blk. Opera Disc 2-052041 [5188f]. ERNANI: Lo vedremo (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2217. 12” Red vinyl HMV 2-052042 [5189f]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Non più andrai (Mozart). Superb pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2849. 12” Pink Dog Mon. Gram. 2-052043 [5190f]. O SOLE MIO (di Capua). Only form of issue. Excellent copy, few lightest mks . Cons. 2. $15.00. 2149. 12” Red vinyl HMV 2-052044 [5191f]. LUCIA: Cruda funesta smania (Donizetti). Another top pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 2248. 12” Blk. Opera Disc 2-052074 [Ho205af]. L’AFRICAINE: Figlia di regi (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $15.00. - 135 - VOCAL 78 rpm Discs 2366. 12” White lbl. Vla 88314. LA TRAVIATA: Di Provenza (Verdi). RCA Vr. Bk. Just about 1-2. $10.00. ERZSI SÁNDOR [s]. See: ELZA SZÁMOSSY [s]. PAUL SANDOZ [b] 2924. 12” Red Swiss HMV DB 10035 [OZA994/OZA995]. LA VIE ANTÉRIEURE / L’INVI- TATION DU VOYAGE (both Duparc). Pno. acc. Paul Baumgartner. Just about 1-2. $12.00. JOSÉ MOSSGELD SANTIAGO (-FONT) [bs-b]. San Miguel de Mayumo, Gulacan, Philippines, 1893- Manila, 1959 . He studied violin and piano in his youth and then law. In this latter early adult period his voice was discovered and he decided to make music his profession. He left the Philippines for New York in the mid-1920s and worked with baritone Pasquale Amato. He was soloist at the Roxy Theater for two years and was often heard on the radio. In 1930 he won the Caruso American Memorial Foundation vocal competition which allowed him to study in Italy. There he made his debut at La Scala in 1933 as Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Dal Monte and Gigli, also appearing as Amonasro in Aida . In 1935 he was on the roster of La Fenice, singing Oroveso to Rosa Raisa’s Norma, as well as Alvise in La Gioconda and Jacobo in the now forgotten Baldo by Giovanni Cigona. After his Italian success, Santiago returned to the Philippines, where he taught and was involved in opera production in Manila. 3304. 12” Green Viva-Tonal Columbia 52009-X [W83042-2/W83043-2]. MADALING ARAW (Francisco Santiago) / PAHIMAKAS (Nicanor Abelardo). In Filipino (Tagalog). Just about 1-2. $15.00. MARIA SANTOLIVA (VILLANI) [s]. 1875-1948. JOSÉ MOSSGELD SANTIAGO She had her first success in 1903 at the Teatro Politeamo Garibaldi in Palermo as Maria in Marchetti’s Ruy Blas . Subsequently she was heard in leading theaters is Livorno, Novara, Naples (Teatro Mercadante), Naples (Teatro Bellini) as well in Bucharest with Battistini, primarily in dramatic roles, including Leonora (Il Trovatore ), Gioconda, Fedora and Tosca. 2947. 12” Blk. Dog Mon. Gramophone 054379/054380 [02330v/02331v]. TOSCA: Vit- toria, Vittoria! / TOSCA: Già, mi dicon venal (Puccini). With EGIDIO CUNEGO [t] (side one), ERNESTO BADINI [b] (both sides). Few LSSs, lt. rubs, gen . 2-3. $12.00 ADA SARI [s] 1576. 10” Blk. PW Czech HMV ER 316 [BA75-I/BA76-II]. THE NIGHT WIND (Farley); PRASNICSKA (Wolff) / ROSE AND THE NIGHTINGALE (Rimsky-Korsakov). Piano acc. Charles Cerné. Side one in English; Polish. Side two in Russian. Lightest rubs, IMs. Cons. 2. $15.00. 1927. 10” Plum PW Czech HMV AM 3553 [BA67-II/OL158-II]. KYDŽ MNE STARÁ MATKA (Dvořák) / MÁM TĚ RÁD (Malát). Piano acc. Charles Cerné. Minor rubs, side one 2, side two cons. 2. $12.00 3619. 12” Red acous. No-Dog Grammophone 72960 [1890as/1891as]. MADAMA BUT- TERFLY: Final Scene / LA BOHÈME: Mi chiamano Mimì (both Puccini). Both in Italian. Just about 1-2. $15.00. 3652. 12” Red acous. Polydor 73013 [955½az/965az]. VARIAZIONI (Adam) / NIGHTIN- GALE’S SONG [VARIATIONS] (Alabieff). Side one in Italian, side two in Russian. IMs. Harmless superficial rubs, 2. $10.00. BIDÚ SAYÃO [s] 1623. 10” Red Orth. Brazilian Victor 4230. A CASINHA PEQUENINA (Ernani Braga) / CANTIGA (Netto). Extremely rare. Issued only in South America. Cons . 2. $20.00. BIANCA SCACCIATI [s] 1437. 10” Red PW acous . Eng. Columbia D12475 [B-820/B-822]. AIDA: Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamante / AIDA: Su dunque! (Verdi). With AUGUSTO BEUF [b]. Scarce. One scr. through side one (could tick lightly), one TN, minor lt. rubs, gen. 2-3. Side two 2. $15.00. 1403. 10” Red PW Eng. Columbia D12573 [WB1781/WB1782]. LA WALLY: Ebben? ne an- drò lontana (Catalani) / GIOCONDA: Suicidio (Ponchielli). Just about 1-2. $12.00 - 136 - VOCAL 78 rpm Discs 3205. 12” Red PW Eng Columbia D14712 [WBX218/WBX232]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni) / ANDREA CHENIER: La nostra morte [Act IV] (Giordano). Side two with FRANCESCO MERLI [t]. Very small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $12.00. AUGUSTO SCAMPINI [t] 1641. 10” Brown shellac acous. Pathé X.0052 [N84187/N84193]. LA BOHÈME: Io non ho che una povera stanzetta (Leoncavallo) / LA GIOCONDA: Cielo e mar (Ponchielli). Cons. 2. $20.00. 1702. 10” Red Angel Pre-Dog Gram. Con. 2-52689 [11277b]. IL TROVATORE: Deserto sulla terra (Verdi). Beautiful copy, just about 1-2. $60.00. 2535. 12” Red Angel Pre-Dog Gram. Monarch 054211 [1497½c]. IL TROVATORE: Mal reggendo (Verdi). With CAROLINA PIETRACEWSKA [c]. Just about 1-2. $100.00. 3489. 12” Blk. Dog Monarch Gram. 052245/054240 [1499½c/1531c]. JONE: O Jone di quest’ anima (Perella) / L’AFRICAINE: Ribelle chi mi chiama (Meyerbeer). Side two with GIUSEPPE QUINZI-TAPERGI [bs]. Excellent copy of this AUGUSTO SCAMPINI rarity. One rub side two, still just about 1-2. $60.00. THEODOR SCHEIDL [b] 3623. 12” Green elec. Polydor 27203 [941½BI/947½BI]. O KOMM IM TRAUM (Liszt) / DIE DREI ZIGEUNER (Liszt). Piano acc. Franz Rupp. Lt. rubs , 2. $10.00. PIERO SCHIAVAZZI [t] 1282. 11” Fonotipia 39322/39323 [XPh345/XPh344]. AMICA: Orfani e senza pan / AMI- CA: Perchè restar in silenzio così (Mascagni). Only recordings? Side one a few small scrs., mostly superficial, otherwise cons. 2. Side two just about 1-2. $35.00. 1259. 11” Fonotipia 39902/39903 [XPh2186/XPh2185]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Avete altro a dirmi?. With FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI [t] / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Addio alla madre (Mascagni). 2. $25.00. 1230. 11” SS (Odeon back) Fonotipia 92547 [XPh3922]. PAGLIACCI: Un tal gioco (Leonca- vallo). IMs. Good surface material. Lt. rubs, 2-3. $10.00. TITO SCHIPA [t] 1707. 10” PW Red Victor 1099. RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile (Verdi) / O SOLE MIO! (di Capua). Just about 1-2. $6.00. 1958. 10” PW Red HMV DA 751 [BVE-30086-?/BVE-32897-?]. JOTA (de Falla) / MADRI- GAL ESPAÑOL (Huarte). Label boldly signed by Schipa (see label photo section). Just about 1-2. $25.00. 1941. 10” late Red VdP DA 882 [BVE-35855-2/BVE-35857-1].