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Legendary Voices

Luisa Tetrazzini, Enrico Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, Tito Schipa, Giuseppe de Luca, Grace Anthony, Eva Turner, Alfred Piccaver, Ezio Pinza, Alexander Kipnis, Lotte Lehmann, Kirsten Flagstad, Jussi Björling, Tito Gobbi, Fritz Wunderlich

Nigel Douglas's book Legendary Voices (Deutsch: 1992) gives engagingly appreciative accounts of 14 favourite singers, coupling a biographical sketch, and sometimes personal reminiscences, with... More…

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Contents

Bellini: La Sonnambula: Ah! non giunge (Recorded 1911)

Work length3:08
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$1.40
  • Luisa Tetrazzini
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham, Umberto Berrettoni, Nils Grevillius, Hans Lange, Bruno Walter, Erich Orthmann, Rosario Bourdon, Manfred Gurlitt, Giulio Setti, Romano Romani, Meinhard von Zallinger

Gomes: Lo Schiavo: Qui fortuna insistenza...Quando nascesti tu (Recorded 1911)

Work length4:16
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  • Enrico Caruso
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham, Umberto Berrettoni, Nils Grevillius, Hans Lange, Bruno Walter, Erich Orthmann, Rosario Bourdon, Manfred Gurlitt, Giulio Setti, Romano Romani, Meinhard von Zallinger

Puccini: Tosca, S.69: Vissi d'arte (Recorded 1919)

Work length3:18
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  • Rosa Ponselle
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Romano Romani

Herbert, V: Mademoiselle Modiste: Kiss me again (Recorded 1920)

Work length4:11
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$1.40
  • Rosa Ponselle
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Romano Romani

Thomas, Ambroise: Mignon: Ah! Non credevi tu (Recorded 1924)

Work length4:26
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  • Tito Schipa
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham, Umberto Berrettoni, Nils Grevillius, Hans Lange, Bruno Walter, Erich Orthmann, Rosario Bourdon, Manfred Gurlitt, Giulio Setti, Romano Romani, Meinhard von Zallinger

Verdi: Rigoletto: Povero Rigoletto...Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Recorded 1927)

Work length8:21
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$2.10
  • Giuseppe de Luca, Grace Anthony
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra
  • Giulio Setti

Verdi: Aïda: Ritorna vincitor (Recorded 1928)

Work length6:38
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$1.40
  • Eva Turner
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Sir Thomas Beecham

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana: Addio alla madre (Recorded 1929)

Work length3:21
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$1.40
  • Alfred Piccaver
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Manfred Gurlitt

Verdi: Ernani: Infelice! e tu credevi (Recorded 1929)

Work length3:20
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$1.40
  • Ezio Pinza
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Rosario Bourdon

Mozart: In diesen heil'gen Hallen (from Die Zauberflöte)

Work length4:33
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  • Alexander Kipnis
  • Staatskapelle Berlin, Metropolitan Opera House Chorus
  • Erich Orthmann

Schubert: Erlkönig, D328

Work length4:04
$1.00
$1.40
  • Alexander Kipnis, Gerald Moore
  • Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Wiener Philharmoniker, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera House Chorus
  • Umberto Berrettoni, Nils Grevillius, Hans Lange, Bruno Walter, Erich Orthmann, Rosario Bourdon, Manfred Gurlitt, Sir Thomas Beecham, Giulio Setti, Romano Romani, Meinhard von Zallinger

Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25: Die Lotosblume (Recorded 1932)

Work length2:19
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  • Lotte Lehmann
  • Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera House Chorus
  • Romano Romani, Giulio Setti, Sir Thomas Beecham, Manfred Gurlitt, Rosario Bourdon, Erich Orthmann, Bruno Walter, Hans Lange, Nils Grevillius, Umberto Berrettoni, Meinhard von Zallinger

Wagner: Die Walkure, WWV. 86B: Du bist der Lentz (Recorded 1935)

Work length2:04
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  • Lotte Lehmann
  • Wiener Philharmoniker, Metropolitan Opera House Chorus
  • Bruno Walter

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV. 90: Liebestod (Recorded 1935)

Work length7:48
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$2.10
  • Kirsten Flagstad
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Hans Lange

Ponchielli: La Gioconda, Op. 9: Cielo e mar (Recorded 1937)

Work length4:23
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  • Jussi Björling
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Nils Grevillius

Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent: Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelfrei (Recorded 1938)

Work length1:51
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$1.40
  • Jussi Björling
  • Metropolitan Opera House Chorus, Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin, Odeon-Kammer Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Bayerisches Staatsorchester
  • Nils Grevillius

Cilea: L'Arlesiana: Come due tizzi accesi (Recorded 1942)

Work length4:09
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$1.40
  • Tito Gobbi
  • Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Metropolitan Opera House Chorus
  • Umberto Berrettoni

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Wohin, wohin bist du entschwunden (Recorded 1962)

Work length6:35
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  • Fritz Wunderlich
  • Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Metropolitan Opera House Chorus
  • Meinhard von Zallinger