CMYK NAXOS HistoricalNAXOS 8.111140 Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) Playing Time ADD American Recordings 1923-1929, Vol. 3 ൿ broadcasting and copying of this compact disc prohibited. translations reserved. Unauthorised public performance, All rights in this sound recording, artwork, texts and 75:18 8.111140 & Ꭿ 1 VERDI: Aida: La fatal pietra 1 Described by Maria Callas as 2007 Naxos Rights International Ltd. 2 VERDI: Aida: O terra addio 1 ‘the greatest singer of us all’, 3 SPONTINI: La Vestale: Tu che invoco the American-born Rosa 4 Ponselle (1897-1981) is SPONTINI: La Vestale: O nume tutelar acknowledged as one of the 5 SPONTINI: La Vestale: O nume tutelar * outstanding dramatic sopranos PONSELLE: American Recordings, 3 Vol. 6 TOSTI: ‘A vucchella ‘Arietta di Posillipo’ of the twentieth century. 7 TOSTI: Luna d’estate Without any previous 8 MASSENET: Élégie 2 experience of the operatic 9 MASSENET: Élégie 2 stage, she made her 0 GOUNOD: Ave Maria ‘Meditation on J.S. Bach’s Prelude in C’ 3 Metropolitan début in Verdi’s 4 La forza del destino opposite ! SCHUBERT: Ständchen * Caruso in 1918. Following her @ VERDI: Aida: Ritorna vincitor * enormous success, she became # VERDI: Aida: O patria mia * the Metropolitan’s leading $ RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Nightingale and the Rose 5 soprano, appearing in twenty- % TOSTI: Serenade 6 one rôles throughout her ^ career. This third disc of TOSTI: Good-bye Ponselle’s 1923-1929 American & KAHN: Ave Maria recordings features solo arias * VERDI: Ernani: Ernani! Ernani, involami * from the great Verdi operas, the * previously unpublished on 78rpm complete ‘Tomb Scene’ from 1 Aida and a number of songs with Giovanni Martinelli, tenor and Elsie Baker, mezzo-soprano that often appeared in 2 with Lennartz, cello PONSELLE: American Recordings, 3 Vol. Ponselle’s recital programmes. 3 with Alexander Schmidt, violin Schubert’s Ständchen is a MADE IN 4 with Carmela Ponselle, mezzo-soprano composite of two takes THE EU 5 with Clement Barone, flute unpublished on 78rpm found 6 with Francis Lapitino, harp by a collector in Cincinnati. Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Ward Marston Special thanks to Elayne Duke, Lawrence Holdridge, Peter Lack, Bill Park 8.111140 and David Terry www.naxos.com A complete track list can be found in the booklet NAXOS HistoricalNAXOS Cover image: Rosa Ponselle in La Gioconda (Private Collection).