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coloratura soprano ADA SARI "Caro Nome" Rigoletto ADA SARI (1886-1968) Polish coloratura soprano, sings "Caro Nome" from Verdi's popular opera RIGOLETTO.... Polydor acoustic recording, courtesy of and from the collection of my YouTube friend Jerzy (jurek46pink). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ada Sari (Jadwiga Szayer, Schayer, Scheuer) was born June 29, 1886, in Wadowice, Austrian partition of Poland (presently Poland)---and died July 12, 1969, Ciechocinek, Poland. Her father, Edward, was a successful attorney; her mother was Franciszka Chylinska. In 1889 her family moved to Stary Sacz where her father opened an attorney's office. Soon he became the mayor of Stary Sacz and hold this position for seventeen years. After finishing elementary school, Ada left for Cieszyn and Cracow where she studied the basics of music and singing. In 1905 she was admitted to a private Musical School of Countess Pizzamano in Vienna (the capital of Austro-Hungarian empire) where she studied till 1908. From 1907 till 1910 she studied singing in Milan. In 1910 she debuted as Marguerite in Gounod's Faust in the Teatro Nazionale in Rome. From 1910 to 1912 she appeared in Milan, Florence, Genova, Madrid and Lisbon. In 1912 she came to Poland and sang at the concerts in Cracow. Her Polish operatic debut was in 1914 in the Teatr Polski in Warsaw where she appeared as Gilda in Rigoletto. She also sang in Cracow, Lwow, and Stanislawow. In 1919 she returned to Italy and from there she toured many European cities: Lisbon, Paris, London, and Munich. Her appearance in 1922 as Rosina in Rossini's "Barber of Seville" in La Scala, Milan, was a great success--and so was her performance in 1923 as the Queen of Night in Mozart's "Magic Flute." In 1925 she performed in South America (Bolivia, Argentina). In 1926 she again sang in Europe (Paris, Budapest, Stockholm). In 1928 she appeared in Carnegie Hall in New York City, and she performed till 1929 in the USA and in Canada. From 1931 till 1934 she collaborated with the troupe of Cracow Operatic Society (Krakowskie Towarzystwo Operowe). Her repertoire was tremendous. She sang the greatest coloratura pieces. In 1934 she moved to Warsaw and during WWII she directed in Warsaw underground operatic studies. After WWII she appeared in Wroclaw and in Cracow where during the years 1945-1947 she was teaching at PWSM. She died on July 12, 1968 during her stay in a sanatorium in Ciechocinek. Tags: gmmix Polish coloratura soprano Ada_Sari Poland Rigoletto Caro_Nome Warsaw

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Beniamino GIGLI "O dolci mani" (Tosca) LIVE acoustic BENIAMINO GIGLI sings "O dolci mani" ("Oh, gentle hands") from Act 3 of Puccini's TOSCA....10-inch Red Seal Victrola disc #942, recorded Oct. 5, 1922. Josef Pasternack conducts the orchestra. The disc is played on the HENDEL HOUSE Victrola, a Victor XIV with an Exhibition sound-box. For more views of the HENDEL HOUSE, access http://www.berkshistory.org/mansion - - - - - - - - - - Gigli was born on March 20, 1890, at Recanati, near Ancona, Italy....and died Nov. 30, 1957, in Rome. In 1914, Gigli won first prize in an international singing competition in Parma. His operatic debut came on October 15, 1914 when he played Enzo in Amilcare Ponchielli's La Gioconda in Rovigo, following which he was in great demand. Gigli made many important debuts, in quick succession and always in Mefistofele: Teatro Massimo di Palermo (1915), Teatro San Carlo di Napoli (1915), Teatro Costanzi di Roma (1916), La Scala (1918), and finally the Metropolitan (November 26, 1920). Other roles Gigli became particularly associated with included Edgardo in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Rodolfo in Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème and the title role in Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier, both of which he would later record in full. Gigli rose to international prominence after the death of Enrico Caruso in 1921. Such was his popularity with audiences he was often called "Caruso Secondo", though he much preferred to be known as "Gigli Primo." In fact, the comparison was not valid as Caruso had a bigger, more dramatic voice than Gigli's. Gigli left the Met in 1932, ostensibly after refusing to take a pay cut. Giulio Gatti-Casazza, the Met's General Manager at the time, was furious at his company's most popular singer; he spread numerous lies to the press, e.g., that Gigli was the only singer not to accept the pay cut. There were several others, e.g., Lily Pons and Rosa Ponselle. And it is well-documented that Gatti-Casazza gave himself a large pay increase in 1931, so that after the pay cut in '32 his salary remained the same as it had been. Furthermore, Gatti was careful to hide Gigli's counter-offer to the press, in which the singer offered to sing five or six concerts gratis, which in dollars was worth more than Gatti's imposed pay cut. After leaving the Met, Gigli returned again to Italy, and sang in houses there, elsewhere in Europe and in South America. He was criticized for being a favorite singer of Benito Mussolini, and toward the end of World War II was able to give few performances. However he immediately returned to the stage in 1945, and the audience acclaim was greater and more clamorous than ever. In the last few years of his life, Gigli gave concert performances more often than he appeared on stage. Before his retirement in 1955, Gigli undertook an exhausting world tour of Farewell Concerts. This impaired his health in the two years that remained to him, during which time he helped prepare his (revised) Memoirs. Tags: gmmix tenor Beniamino Tosca Puccini Victrola HENDEL_HOUSE

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SLEEP - 1923 Waltz - Ben Selvin's Orch. - 10-inch Vocalian "SLEEP," written by EARL LEBIEG, is played by the orchestra of Ben Selvin (1898 - 1980), who probably made more records than any other bandleader of the 78 rpm era. The disc is played on the HENDEL HOUSE Victrola, a Victor XIV with an Exhibition sound-box. For more views of the HENDEL HOUSE, access http://www.berkshistory.org/mansion. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Selvin was born to Russian immigrants; his father, Max, was a tailor. Ben, a native of New York, started fiddling at age 7. At 9 he made his first appearance at the Star Casino. He was acclaimed a prodigy and was headed for Paris for advanced violin study, but financial reverses prevented such a move. At 19, he organized his own orchestra and played at the Moulin Rouge for Broadway's record orchestral run---7 years. From 1921 to 1924 Ben was an exclusive Vocalian artist. In addition to fronting Selvin's Moulin Rouge Orchestra, he directed and managed the Bar Harbor Society Orchestra and the Broadway Syncopators. At that time, he was furnishing six records (12 selections) a month for Vocalian. In 1924 he ended his exclusive Vocalian contract and recorded for Columbia, Paramount, Banner, Majestic, Brunswick, etc. As might be expected, Ben was a popular radio performer for many years. Selvin was thrice married and had three sons. He died while recuperating from a heart attack. Tags: gmmix 1920s Ben_Selvin SLEEP Hendel_House Vocalian Moulin_Rouge

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Renato Zanelli -Chilean baritone- LA SPAGNOLA -1919 Red Seal Zanelli sings LA SPAGNOLA (Spanish Dancer), written by La Dole and di Chiara, on 10-inch Victrola #64834, recorded September 18, 1919. Orchestra conducted by the eminent Josef Pasternack. The disc is played on the HENDEL HOUSE Victrola, a Victor XIV with an Exhibition sound-box. - - - - - - - - - - - Renato Zanelli (April 1, 1892, Valparaiso - March 25, 1935, Santiago) was a Chilean operatic baritone and later tenor, particularly associated with heroic German and Italian roles, notably Otello. Born Renato Zanelli-Morales of Italian parentage, he studied in Santiago with Angelo Querte, and made his debut there as a baritone in 1916, as Valentin, later singing Tonio, de Luna, and Renato. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 1919, as Amonasro, and remained there until 1923, singing the major baritone roles. He then left for Italy for further studies with D. Lari and Yanara in Milan. He made new debut as a tenor at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, as Raoul, in 1924. He sang widely in Italy and South America in roles such as; Pollione, Don José, Andrea Chenier, Canio, also as Tristan and Siegmund. He sang his first Otello in Turin in 1926, which was his debut role at the Royal Opera House in London. He took part in the creation in 1930, of Pizzetti 's Lo Straniero at La Scala in Milan. Zanelli had a rich voice and was equally successful as both baritone and tenor. His early death from cancer cut short a brilliant career. His brother, Carlos Zanelli-Morales (1897-1970), was also a successful baritone, singing under the stage name of Carlo Morelli. For more views of the HENDEL HOUSE, access http://www.berkshistory.org/mansion Tags: gmmix Zanelli Spagnola Chile Chilean Morales Spanish_Dancer HENDEL_HOUSE

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coloratura MARIA GALVANY "Valse" Gounod's MIREILLE 1906 G&T Coloratura soprano MARIA GALVANY sings "O legere hirondelle" from Gounod's opera MIREILLE. Recorded in 1906 by G&T (Gramophone and Typewriter Co.), disc number 53483. This disc was not issued in the United States by Victor. Maria Galvany (1878-1944), one of the most dazzling coloratura sopranos who every lived, was born in Granada and studied at Madrid Conservatory. She made her debut as Lucia at Cartagena in 1897. Specializing in coloratura roles, she sang with great success in Spain and Italy, gaining her greatest popularity in South America. She also toured with a company that performed throughout Europe, including Russia, where she was a favorite singer. In London in 1909, she appeared at Drury Lane as Amina, Rosina, and in the title role of Meyerbeer's Dinorah. In Lisbon she sang uninterruptedly for 15 years at the Coliseu. Galvany gained great success in Parma, Venice, and Genoa...but NEVER appeared at La Scala, the Met, the Teatro Cólon, or Covent Garden. She retired to Brazil, taught for a period, and died there in poverty. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN TIME, I HOPE to post most of the existing Galvany recordings. A year or two ago, a rare early wax 2-minute Galvany cylinder appeared on a record auction. I bid $300...but didn't get it. Tags: gmmix coloratura soprano MARIA_GALVANY Gounod MIREILLE "Valse" G&T Victor

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coloratura MARIA GALVANY "Bell Song" LAKME (Delibes) Coloratura soprano MARIA GALVANY sings the famous BELL SONG (Dov'e l"indiana bruna) from Delibes opera "Lakme." Orchestra accompanied. Recorded January 12, 1908. G&T #053193 Released in the United States as Victor disc #88218. - - - - - - - - - - Maria Galvany (1878-1944), one of the most dazzling coloratura sopranos who every lived, was born in Granada and studied at Madrid Conservatory. She made her debut as Lucia at Cartagena in 1897. Specializing in coloratura roles, she sang with great success in Spain and Italy, gaining her greatest popularity in South America. She also toured with a company that performed throughout Europe, including Russia, where she was a favorite singer. In London in 1909, she appeared at Drury Lane as Amina, Rosina, and in the title role of Meyerbeer's Dinorah. In Lisbon she sang uninterruptedly for 15 years at the Coliseu. Galvany gained great success in Parma, Venice, and Genoa...but NEVER appeared at La Scala, the Met, the Teatro Cólon, or Covent Garden. She retired to Brazil, taught for a period, and died there in poverty. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN TIME, I HOPE to post most of the existing Galvany recordings. A year or two ago, a rare early wax 2-minute Galvany cylinder appeared on a record auction. I bid $300...but didn't get it. Tags: gmmix coloratura soprano MARIA_GALVANY Bell_Song Lakme Delibes

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tenor Giacomo LAURI-VOLPI "Meco all'alter" Bellini NORMA Tenor GIACOMO LAURI-VOLPI sings "Meco all'alter di Venere" (With Me Before the Shrine) from Act 1 of Bellini's NORMA. Victrola (scroll label) Victor Orthophonic disc #1318-A...recorded around 1926. The disc is being played on the Victrola located in the Music Room of the HENDEL HOUSE at 746 Centre Avenue in Reading, PA, an 1877-1897 Victorian mansion maintained by the Historical Society of Berks County, PA. For 8 more views (inside and out) of HENDEL HOUSE, access http://www.berkshistory.org/mansion - - - - - - - - - - - - - Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (December 11, 1892--March 17, 1979) was an Italian tenor who performed throughout Europe and the Americas in a career that spanned forty years. Born in Lanuvio, Italy, he was orphaned at age eleven. After completing his secondary education at the seminary at Albano and graduating from the University of Rome La Sapienza, he began vocal studies under the baritone Antonio Cotogni at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He made a successful operatic debut as Arturo in Bellini's I Puritani in Viterbo, Italy, on September 2, 1919, performing under the name Giacomo Rubini, after Bellini's favorite tenor, Giovanni Battista Rubini. Four months later, on January 3, 1920, he scored another success, at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, this time performing under his own name opposite Rosina Storchio and Ezio Pinza in Puccini's Manon Lescaut. He was widely acclaimed for his performance as Arnoldo in La Scala's centenary production of Rossini's Guglielmo Tell in 1929. A leading tenor at the Metropolitan Opera throughout the 1920s, he sang opposite Maria Jeritza in the American premiere of Puccini's Turandot and opposite Rosa Ponselle in the Met premiere of Verdi's Luisa Miller. His last public performance was as Manrico in Verdi's Il Trovatore in Rome in 1959. In 1974, at the age of 81, he released a recital recording of operatic arias. Lauri-Volpi's voice was bright, flexible and ringing in tone, with a characteristic shimmering vibrato and astonishing high notes. He sang roles as diverse as Arturo ( in Bellini's I Puritani) and Otello. He died in Burjasot, near Valencia, at the age of 86. Tags: gmmix LAURI-VOLPI Bellini NORMA Orthophonic Victor Victrola HENDEL_HOUSE Reading PA Centre_Avenue

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coloratura MARIA GALVANY - "Lo non son piu" (Ricci) Coloratura coprano MARIA GALVANY sings "Lo non son piu" from Ricci's opera CRISPINO E LA COMARE, which was recorded and released in Europe. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Maria Galvany (1878-1944), one of the most dazzling coloratura sopranos who every lived, was born in Granada and studied at Madrid Conservatory. She made her debut as Lucia at Cartagena in 1897. Specializing in coloratura roles, she sang with great success in Spain and Italy, gaining her greatest popularity in South America. She also toured with a company that performed throughout Europe, including Russia, where she was a favorite singer. In London in 1909, she appeared at Drury Lane as Amina, Rosina, and in the title role of Meyerbeer's Dinorah. In Lisbon she sang uninterruptedly for 15 years at the Coliseu. Galvany gained great success in Parma, Venice, and Genoa...but NEVER appeared at La Scala, the Met, the Teatro Cólon, or Covent Garden. She retired to Brazil, taught for a period, and died there in poverty. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN TIME, I HOPE to post most of the existing Galvany recordings. A year or two ago, a rare early wax 2-minute Galvany cylinder appeared on a record auction. I bid $300...but didn't get it. Tags: gmmix coloratura soprano MARIE GALVANY Ricci Crispino_e_la_Comare

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coloratura MARIA GALVANY "Proch Air and Variations" 1907 Vic Coloratura soprano MARIA GALVANY sings "Variazioni di Proch" ("Deh, torna, mio bene"), recorded in November 1907--- Victor disc #87058 (Orchestra acc.) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Maria Galvany (1878-1944), one of the most dazzling coloratura sopranos who every lived, was born in Granada and studied at Madrid Conservatory. She made her debut as Lucia at Cartagena in 1897. Specializing in coloratura roles, she sang with great success in Spain and Italy, gaining her greatest popularity in South America. She also toured with a company that performed throughout Europe, including Russia, where she was a favorite singer. In London in 1909, she appeared at Drury Lane as Amina, Rosina, and in the title role of Meyerbeer's Dinorah. In Lisbon she sang uninterruptedly for 15 years at the Coliseu. Galvany gained great success in Parma, Venice, and Genoa...but NEVER appeared at La Scala, the Met, the Teatro Cólon, or Covent Garden. She retired to Brazil, taught for a period, and died there in poverty. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN TIME, I HOPE to post most of the existing Galvany recordings. A year or two ago, a rare early wax 2-minute Galvany cylinder appeared on a record auction. I bid $300...but didn't get it. Tags: gmmix coloratura soprano MARIA GALVANY Proch variations variazioni

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coloratura MARIE GALVANY - Romeo & Julliet "Waltz" The legendary coloratura MARIA GALVANY sings "Valzer" from Gounod's "Giulietta e Romeo," on a 12-inch red label Gramophone Monarch Record. Carlo Sabaino conducts the orchestra. This "angel-back" disc, numbered 053163, was recorded in Milan in 1907. It was not issued in the United States. This recording has clear sound but rather heavy surface hiss. When a disc appears in beautiful condition but produces considerable hiss, the problem can often be traced to playings using a cactus needle or a bamboo stylus--which once were popular. - - - - - - - - - - - Marisa Galvany (1878-1944), one of the most dazzling coloratura sopranos who every lived, was born in Granada and studied at Madrid Conservatory. She made her debut as Lucia at Cartagena in 1897. Specializing in coloratura roles, she sang with great success in Spain and Italy, gaining her greatest popularity in South America. She also toured with a company that performed throughout Europe, including Russia, where she was a favorite singer. In London in 1909, she appeared at Drury Lane as Amina, Rosina, and in the title role of Meyerbeer's Dinorah. In Lisbon she sang uninterruptedly for 15 years at the Coliseu. Galvany gained great success in Parma, Venice, and Genoa...but NEVER appeared at La Scala, the Met, the Teatro Cólon, or Covent Garden. She retired to Brazil, taught for a period, and died there in poverty. Tags: gmmix coloratura soprano Maria Galvany Gounod Romeo Juliet

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Mae Questel - BETTY BOOP - "On the Good Ship Lollipop" MAE QUESTEL, "the Betty Boop Girl," sings 'ON THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP,' on a British Decca 10-inch 78 rpm disc. The song is from "Bright Eyes." The record label is the 2nd view on the video. From all indications the spelling of Questal on the label should be Questel. Surprising she didn't make them correct the error! Can anyone tell me the approximate year of the recording? I have no guide for dating British Decca. From the pressing, it looks like a 1930's issue. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TAKEN FROM HER OBITUARY... Mae Questel, voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, dies: NEW YORK (AP)-- Mae Questel, who provided the loopy, childlike voice of cartoon characters Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, has died at 89. Questel, who died Sunday, Jan. 4, 1998at her home, was a veteran of stage, screen and vaudeville. She played Woody Allen's intrusive, omnipresent mother in "New York Stories." Born in the Bronx, Questel was discovered at 17 when she was signed to perform on the vaudeville circuit. She did imitations of popular performers such as Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich and Rudy Vallee. When animator Max Fleischer heard one of Questel's performances, he signed her to take over the squeaky voice of Betty Boop. The sound was actually modeled on the voice of another actress, Helen Kane, who created a sensation on Broadway in 1928 with a "boop-boop-a-doop" rendition of the hit song "I Wanna Be Loved by You." During her eight years as the voice of Betty Boop, Questel was in more than 150 cartoon shorts. Her recording of "On the Good Ship Lollipop" -- in Betty Boop's voice-- sold more than 2 MILLION copies. The Betty Boop character was retired in 1939, but Questel returned to the character when Betty appeared in the 1988 movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." In 1933, Questel created the voices of Olive Oyl and Sweet Pea for the "Popeye" cartoons. Among her Broadway plays were "Dr. Social" in 1948 and "Enter Laughing" in 1963. In addition to "New York Stories," Questel appeared in the film version of "Funny Girl" in 1968. She is survived by a son and three granddaughters. For the record, the opposite side of the disc has another cute song, "Practising the Piano." Tags: gmmix Betty Boop Mae Questel Questal Decca Bright Eyes

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BASS Edouard de Reszke --1903 Columbia- Ernani "Infelice" Legendary Polish bass EDOUARD de RESZKE sings "Infelice" from Verdi's ERNANI, recorded by the Columbia Record Co. in 1903. Charles Adams Prince is piano accompanist. "Infelice" is one of three arias recorded by de Reszke for Columbia at its New York City studio in 1903-—his ONLY three discs. This truly IS a rare recording. While he was no longer in prime voice, this disc is the best of what survives of a truly celebrated career. I posted this video in the belief that a sample of Edouard de Reszke's voice should be part of the YouTube treasury of legendary singers. Edouard de Reszke, born as Edward, (22 December 1853 - 25 May 1917), was a Polish operatic bass born in Warsaw. He learned singing first in Warsaw, then in Italy. Initially, he did not want to become an operatic singer, but persuaded by his sister, Józefina, he accepted an engagement with the Paris Opera. He was chosen by the composer Giuseppe Verdi to make his debut in the first Paris performance of Aida on 22 April 1876, appearing under Verdi's baton as the king of Egypt. De Reszke's older brother was the celebrated tenor Jean de Reszke (1850-1925), with whom he sang often in Paris, London, and New York. In 1887, they performed together in the 500th performance of Gounod's Faust at the Paris Opera. From 1880 to 1900, de Reszke appeared over 300 times at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, performing a wide range of bass roles in French, German and Italian operas, including works by Richard Wagner and Mozart. He was a huge favorite, too, with audiences at New York's Metropolitan Opera during the same era. De Reszke also sang in Chicago in 1891 and, in 1879-1881, at La Scala, Milan. He retired from the stage in 1903. De Reszke taught singing for a while in London before returning to his estate in Poland, where he was adversely affected by the outbreak of World War I in 1914. He died in poverty on 25 May 1917 at his house in Garnek, near Częstochowa, Poland. His grave is to be found at Borowno in that country. His fame lives on, however, as one of the greatest basses in operatic history. A tall man, de Reszke possessed a big, flexible, ripe-toned voice and an imposing stage presence. He proved equally adept at dramatic parts and comedy. Unfortunately, he made only three commercial discs for the Columbia record company in America in 1903, by which time his voice was in decline due to years of hard use. Tags: gmmix de Reszke Ernani Verdi Infelice Polish bass

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coloratura Adelina Patti -1895 cylinder- her 1st record? Coloratura soprano ADELINA PATTI sings "The Laughing Song" from Auber's comic opera, "Manon." This exceedingly rare recording, privately made for Patti on a brown wax cylinder, was discovered in the 1940's and transferred to a acetate 78 rpm disc by Wm. Seltsam (1897-1968) of Bridgeport, Conn. Understand that THIS IS THE OLDEST EXISTING RECORDING of a world-class opera singer and one of the first operatic recordings by anyone! DO NOT EXPECT HIGH FIDELITY; this is ancient sound. Listen carefully as the announcer gives Patti's name and the selection. It is generally stated that Patti's first recordings were made in 1905. It was in this year that her first DISC records were made....but not her first recording! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Adelina Patti, the greatest soprano of her day, will always be associated with her castle in the Upper Swansea Valley. She gave it the romantic name of Craig-y-Nos - the Rock of Night. Born in Madrid of Italian parentage on 19 February 1843, Adelina Patti was raised in New York and gave her first concert there at the age of seven. Patti first sang at Covent Garden, London, in 1845. From then on, her international career was assured. As a bel canto coloratura soprano she had no rival. Giuseppe Verdi thought she was the greatest singer he had ever heard. Wherever she sang, the public adored her, and she made a fortune. After her first marriage failed, she took a lover, the married French tenor Ernest Nicolini. In search of privacy, and good trout-fishing for Nicolini, she bought a Welsh country house overlooking the River Tawe. Patti named the plain, four-square house Craig-y-Nos: the Rock of Night. She spent the next 40 years and £100,000 (several million in today's terms) making it over as a Gothic castle. She added a clock tower, two turreted wings, a greenhouse filled with cockatoos and parakeets, and a 150-seat theatre. The Patti Theatre was dedicated in August 1891. It is still very much in use today. With blue silk plush curtains, her monogram in gold over the proscenium arch, and an act-drop curtain showing Patti in a chariot as Semiramide, it was designed as a shrine to the diva. When Adelina Patti held court at Craig-y-Nos, the theatre was the centre of events. She performed there privately long after her official retirement. Guests and servants would assemble to see her sing her great roles. Her butler--who couldn't sing--would mime the male roles. After Nicolini died, Patti married for the third time, at the age of 55. Her new husband, Swedish nobleman Baron Rolf Cederström, was 28. He was rumoured to have been her masseur. Patti was devoted to her home in Wales, giving annual charity concerts for the poor of Swansea, Bridgend, Ystradgynlais and Ystalyfera. Her generosity made her loved and admired, however much people smiled at her regal manner. At Craig-y-Nos Patti finally allowed herself to be recorded by the Gramophone & Typewriter Co. When she heard her own voice, her reaction was ecstatic: "Ah! My God! Now I understand why I am Patti! Yes, what a voice! What an artist! I understand all!" Patti died at Craig-y-Nos on 27 September 1919. Tags: gmmix Edison cylinder Patti Auber Manon

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coloratura Elvira De Hidalgo -Carneval Espanola- CALLAS tchr De HIDALGO sings from El Principe Carneval: Cancion Espanola -- by José Serrano, 1873-1941, a Spanish composer of operas and zarzuela. Coloratura soprano Elvira De Hidalgo was born at Valderrobres, Aragona, in 1892 and died in Milan in 1980. As an accomplished pianist, she appeared before the public at age 12. She went on to study singing in Barcelona and then traveled to Milan for vocal study with Raoul Vidal. She made her singing debut in Naples, singing in Barbiere di Siviglia in 1908 when only sixteen years of age. With her incredible agility, silvery sound and vocal extension, she was considered one of the finest coloratura sopranos of her day. She sang in principal opera houses of Europe and at the Met in 1910-191l and again from 1924 to 1926. De Hidalgo was highly acclaimed in Sonnambula, Lucia di Lammermoor, La figlia del reggimento and in Verdi operas, especially Rigoletto. She retired from the stage in 1932 and thereafter devoted herself to teaching. It was when a professor at the Conservatory of Athens that she was the teacher of MARIA CALLAS, her most famous pupil. De Hidalgo had a profound influence on Callas, which explains Maria's early interest in the florid bel canto roles. Elvira De Hidalgo recorded for Fonotipia and Columbia. You are listening to a Columbia disc dating back over 90 years. ALL her original recordings are considered rare. Tags: gmmix De Hidalgo Maria Callas coloratura soprano Spanish opera zarzuela Serrano

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Giovanni ZENATELLO "Otello's Death" 1920 Edison Diamond Disc "Morte D'Otello" ("Niun mi tema") from Verdi's Otello is sung by Giovanni Zenatello. This Edison Diamond Disc #82571 was recorded on June 14, 1920. There was no Blue Amberol or Royal Purple Amberol cylinder version of this Zenatello solo. Some watching this video might be able to discern that this Edison Diamond Disc phonograph---model 250---is in mint condition, as well it should be as I purchased it new, "in the crate." Even though surface noise is clearly evident, the disc itself also was purchased "new" and has had few playings over the years. I know, the lid should have been closed to make the video. Edison collectors will notice that the gold-plated reproducer is not the standard issue. In addtion to the stock issue, I also have an Edisonic and an Edison Dance reproducer for this machine. You're listening to the Edison Dance reproducer. - - - - - - - - - This aria, "The Death of Otello," is sung by the Moor just at the close of the opera. He has killed his beloved wife Desdemona and discovers too late that she was innocent of the accusation of wrong doing. Torn by hopeless remorse and grief at what he has done, Otello gazes tenderly upon the face of his dead wife, sings and sobs this final aria then, drawing his dagger, stabs himself and dies embracing the wronged Desdemona. - - - - - - - - - Zenatello, one of the greatest Otellos of all time, was born in Verona, Italy in 1876; he died in New York City in 1949. His early training and debut as Silvio in Pagliacci in 1899 were as a BARITONE. In 1904 he sang Pinkerton in the world premiere of Madama Butterfly at La Scala. He sang Otello for the first time in 1906, a role he was to repeat over FIVE HUNDRED TIMES! He was considered, along with Paoli, one of the greatest interpreters of this part --after Tamagno's death in 1905. Zenatello lived and sang with the Spanish contralto Maria Gay. Sources differ as to whether they actually married. He left the stage in 1934 to open a singing studio (with Gay) and taught singers who later bacame famous. Giovlanni Zenatello recorded for G&T, Fonotipia, Columbia, and EDISON. He appears on one Blue Amberol cylinder in an Aida duet with Maria Rappold. His electrics were His Masters Voice recordings, issued in the U.S. on the Victor label. Tags: gmmix Zenatello Niun mi tema Otello Verdi Edison Diamond Disc Morte D'Otello

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Schumann-Heink - age 73 - 1934 - Minnetonka Waters Retired Wagnerian contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink sings Thurlow Weed Lieurance's "By the Waters of the Minnetonka," as heard on a Gerber's Baby Food radio broadcast of 1934. This recording is taken from a well-worn radio transcription disc, produced when the great lady was 73 years of age--two years before her death by diabetes in 1936. She sang until very nearly the end of her life. Schumann-Heink was one of the most revered of the old-time opera stars, in large measure due to her love of life and legendary humanity. Also, she wasn't afraid to let down her hair to have some fun....as clearly indicated in Millocker's yodeling song, "I und mei Bua," which I posted on 2/11/08. From time to time she undertook roles far removed from the Wagnerian realm. In 1894 she sang the role of Prins Orlovsky, under none other than Gustav Mahler, in Hamburg, in the famous production of Die Fledermaus that elevated Strauss's operetta to opera repertoire. Also worth noting is the fact that in 1931, when Schumann-Heink was 70, she appeared in Gilbert and Sullivan's THE MIKADO as Katisha. Wonder whether I'm the only one who cannot listen to "By the Waters of the Minnetonka" without thinking of that old Bugs Bunny film-cartoon that opens with Bugs, dressed in Native American attire--with a feather in his head-band--paddling his canoe on what was meant to be the waters of the Minnetonka... Just goes to show what effect popular culture has on ones aesthetic makeup! Tags: gmmix Schumann-Heink Wagnerian contralto Minnetonka

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OTELLO Esultate - "Mystery Tenor" - "Who Done It?" ESULTATE / Ora e per sempre addio -- by G. VERDI. Verdi is seen standing on the left in the posted illustration. There is an impressively large number of opera fans and experts on YouTube whose knowledge is all but encyclopedic. The fact that many of you represent opera as it exists/existed in nearly all parts of the world brings to YouTube as comprehensive a group of operaphiles as can be found in no other venue on the face of Earth. Based on surfing the opera postings, it seems that OTELLO is one of the more popular of Verdi's creations. Accordingly, the collective knowledge of you who now read this message is staggering. Listen carefully to this tenor's rendition. Let's see how many can identify this Otello of yesteryear. Post your comments and possible identification. Who is the tenor? Why you think your choice is correct? When the number of hits reaches 200, or it becomes obvious that "the cat's out of the bag," I'll modify this commentary to provide the answer. This posting put on YouTube simply "for the fun of it." ==== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = THE CONTEST CAME TO AN END on Monday, April 14th, 2008 when the number of hits reached 205. THREE operatically-inclined YouTubers knew the mystery tenor is JOHN O'SULLIVAN. From the getgo, JWS2718 was well aware, as he has an excellent video elsewhere on YouTube of O'Sullivan singing "O muto asil" from Rossini's William Tell. Be sure to hear it. JEICHACKER and RUPEPILL were right as rain in all their comments. Well done, you three, whoever you are! Tags: gmmix Otello tenor Verdi exultate esultate opera

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Male Soprano -- Alessandro Moreschi -- Tosti's "Ideale" Male soprano ALESSANDRO MORESCHI sings Tosti's popular "Ideale," 7-inch British Gramophone & Typewriter disc (#54758), recorded in the Sistine Chapel by recording pioneers Fred and Will Gainsberg--April 7, 1902. At that time, Moreschi was conductor of the Chorus of the Sistine Chapel, the Pope's personal chorus. Notice at the end of his solo, choir members give him "two thumbs up!" Professor Moreschi is remembered in musical history as the only Castrato of the bel canto tradition to make solo recordings. Actually, by 1902, few others survived and no other was "in a condition" to make solo records. In 1944, Fred Gainsberg, stated in an interview that Moreschi was obviously very nervous when making this 1902 recording. Literally, he was shaking in his shoes. Alessandro Moreschi (Nov. 11, 1858— Apr. 21, 1922) probably was "altered" around 1865, in keeping with the old practice of castrating vocally-talented boys well before puberty. Castration of young males was banned by law in 1870. Moreschi's singing abilities became known to a former member of the Sistine Chapel choir who took him to Rome in about 1870. In 1873, when 15, he was appointed First Soprano in the choir of the Papal basilica of San Giovanni Laterano. Thereafter, he was auditioned by all members of the Sistine Chapel choir and appointed First Soprano there, a post he held for the next 30 years. When Moreschi joined the Sistine choir, there were still six other castrato members, but none was capable of sustaining this work's taxing soprano tessitura. Moreschi's star status sometimes seems to have turned his head: "His behavoir was often capricious enough to make him forget proper professional bearing, as sometimes after a concert he paraded himself among the crowd like a peacock, with a long white scarf, waiting to be congratulated." In 1898, he celebrated 25 years as a member of the Sistine choir. What happened thereafter is too long a tale to relate here, but the next Pope took a dim view of Castrato singers and forbade Moreschi from making any more solo recordings when the recording machine was again brought to the Vatican in 1904. In all, there were 17 discs cut in the 2-aession Sistine Choir series. Officially, Alessandro was a member of the Sistine Choir until Easter 1913; he remained in the choir of the Cappella Giulia of St Peter's, Rome, until a year after that. He then retired and died shortly before his 64th birthday. When 55, he was described as of small or medium stature, beardless, with a speaking voice having a metallic quality, like a very high-speaking tenor. His voice and demeanour make a youthful impression. The video photos show Moreschi at around 15 and around 44. Tags: gmmix Moreschi castrato castration male soprano Tosti Sistine G&T Victor bel canto

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1920s JAZZ " Deenah" - Raderman's Jazz Orch. - Great Sound Harry Raderman's Jazz Orchestra plays "Deehah" -- a fox trot --Edison Blue Amberol cylinder #4300. The video-still you see was made during the playing of this 4-min. Blue Amberol. The recording was made in New York City on Feb. 8, 1921. It was released to the public in August 1921. More info is forthcoming. This is a work in progress.... Included in the work to be pursued is dusting off the Edison Amberola 50 and giving a stern warning to Charlie-the-orange-Cat not to lie on the machne to look out the window. Tags: gmmix 1920s Raderman's Jazz fox trot Edison Blue Amberol cylinder

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coloratura soprano MARIA GALVANY - Fado Portuguez MARIA GALVANY sings "Ouvi dizar" by Augusto Neuparth--FADO PORTUGUEZ--Victor record 87061, recorded May 12, 1908. BRILLIANT singing & a BRILLIANT recording. Contrary to what you're thinking, some of you night recognize the latter part of this song, which is very beautiful and lively. This disc was never released in the U.S.A., which explains why it's generally UNKNOWN. Galvany made 22 "G & T Victor" recordings, most of which were not in U.S. catalogs. Marisa Galvany (1878-1944), one of the most dazzling coloratura sopranos who every lived, was born in Granada and studied at Madrid Conservatory. She made her debut as Lucia at Cartagena in 1897. Specializing in coloratura roles, she sang with great success in Spain and Italy, gaining her greatest popularity in South America. She also toured with a company that performed throughout Europe, including Russia, where she was a favorite singer. In London in 1909, she appeared at Drury Lane as Amina, Rosina, and in the title role of Meyerbeer's Dinorah. In Lisbon she sang uninterruptedly for 15 years at the Coliseu. She gained great success in Parma, Venice, and Genoa. Galvany NEVER appeared at La Scala, the Met, the Teatro Cólon, or Covent Garden. She retired to Brazil, taught for a period, and died there in poverty. Tags: gmmix Maria Galvany coloratura soprano Victor Neuparth

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