1 Luisa Tetrazzini (1871-1940) LA SONNAMBULA, Bellini, Ah! Non giunge 3.09 Rec: 1911 Matrix: 10076 HMV Cat: 2-053041 2 Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) PAGLIACCI, Leoncavallo, No! Pagliaccio non son 3.27 Rec: 28 Dec 1910 Matrix: C9742-2 Victor Cat: 88279 3 Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861-1936) LUCREZIA BORGIA, Donizetti, Brindisi (ll Segreto per esser felici) 3.04 Rec: 17 Sept 1909 Matrix: C2978-2 Victor Cat: 88188 4 John McCormack (1884 - 1945) DON GIOVANNI, Mozart, ll mio tesoro 4.16 Rec: 1916 Matrix: 17647 HMV Cat: 2-052110 5 Amelita Galli-Curci (1882 - 1963) I PURITANI, Bellini, Son vergin vezzosa 4.05 Rec: 1923 Matrix: 28466 HMV Cat: 2-053214 6 Riccardo Stracciari (1875 - 1955) IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Rossini, Largo al factotum 4.11 Rec: 19 May 1917 Dir: G Polacco Matrix: 49181 Columbia Cat: 7352 7 Rosa Ponselle (1897 - 1981) NORMA, Bellini, Sediziose voci...Casta Diva 8.04 Rec: 30 Jan 1929 and 31 Dec 1928 Dir: G Setti, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus Matrix: CVE 49031/2 Victor Cat: 8125-A/B 8 Giacomo Lauri - Volpi (1892-1979) I PURITANI, Bellini, A te o cara 3.42 Rec: 1928 Matrix: 41450 HMV Cat: DB1438 9 Eva Turner (born 1892) TURNANDOT, Puccini, In questa Reggia 5.54 Rec: 1928 Dir: S Robinson Matrix: 7636/7 Columbia Cat: D1631 10 Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960) UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, Verdi, Eri tu 4.38 Rec: 1929 Matrix: A 53454 HMV Cat: DB1478 11 Conchita Supervia (1895-1936) CARMEN, Bizet, Haba?era (Lamour est un iseau rebelle) 4.21 Rec: 1930 Dir: G Cloez Matrix: XXP7267 Parlophone Cat: R020278 12 Beniamino Gigli (1890 - 1957) LA BOHEME, Puccini, Che gelida manina 4.28 Rec: 1931 Dir: E Goossens Matrix: 2B141 HMV Cat: DB15281 13 Marian Anderson (born 1902) SAMSON ET DALILA, Saint - Saens, Softly awakes my heart (Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix) 5.02 Rec: 4 Sept 1930 Dir: L Collingwood Matrix: CC19717 HMV Cat:C2047 14 Tito Schipa (1889-1965), Mafalda Favero (1905-1981) L'AMICO FRITZ, Mascagni, Suzel, buon di (Cherry duet) 9.25 Rec: 1937 Dir: G Antonicelli, La Scala Orchestra Matrix: 2BA 1700/1 HMV Cat: DB3067 15 Claudia Muzio (1889-1936) Refice, Ombra di Nube 3.24 Rec: 1935 Dir: Refice Matrix: BX1365 Columbia Cat: LCX23 16 Richard Tauber (1892 - 1948) DIE ZAUBERFLOTE, Mozart, Dies Bildnis ist bezaubarnd schon 4.02 Rec: March 1938 Dir: K. Alwin, Vienna State Orchestra Matrix: CXE 8975 Parlophone Cat: PXO 01024