Electric Recordings 1 Maria Gay (1879-1943), Giovanni Zenatello (1876-1949) CARMEN, Bizet, Jamais Carmen ne cédera [Sung in Italian] 4.25 Rec: 1930 Matrix: CVE 59805-2 Victor Cat: 7314 2 Tito Schipa (1889-1965) RIGOLETTO, Verdi, La donna ? mobile 2.12 Rec: 16 June 1925 Matrix: BVE 28492-5 Victor Cat: 2035 3 Conchita Supervia (1895-1936) MIGNON, Thomas, Connais-tu le pays? [Sung in Italian] 3.43 Rec: February 1927 Matrix: XXPH 6463 Odeon Cat: 122012A with orchestra conducted by A. Albergoni 4 Mercedes Capsir (1897-1969), Lionello Cecil (tenor) LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, ? strano ... Ah, fors ? lui ... Sempre libera 8.38 Rec: 3 November 1928 Matrix: WBX 362-3/364-5 Columbia Cat: 9632 Milan Symphony Orchestra, Lorenzo Molajoli, conductor 5 Apollo Granforte (1886-1975), Guglielmo Masini (bass) IL TROVATORE, Verdi, Il balen del suo sorriso ... Per me ora fatale 5.35 Rec: 15 December 1928 Matrix: CF 2551-1/2528-2 HMV Cat: DB 1220 Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Carlo Sabajno, conductor 6 Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973) TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, Wagner, Und drauf Isolde ... Wie so selig 4.52 Rec: 13 May 1930 Matrix: CR 2505-1 HMV Cat: D 1839 with London Symphony Orchestra, Robert Heger, conductor 7 Hina Spani (1896-1969) LOHENGRIN, Wagner, Einsam in trüben Tagen (Elsa's Dream) [Sung in Italian] 4.34 Rec: 10 April 1928 Matrix: CF 1628-1 HMV Cat: DB 1164 with Orchestra of La Scala, Milan, Carlo Sabajno, conductor 8 Miguel Fleta (1893-1938), Emilio Sagi-Baba (baritone) MARINA, Arrieta, Se fue la ingrata ... Feliz morada 4.11 Rec: 18 March 1927 Matrix: CJ 619-2 HMV Cat: DB 1026 Orchestra conducted by Maestro Gelabert Acoustic Recordings 9 Elvira de Hidalgo (1888-1980) DINORAH, Meyerbeer, Ombre lég?re [Sung in Italian] 5.57 Rec: 1924 Matrix: 378/386 Columbia Cat: 7076M 10 Hipólito Lázaro (1887-1974) AIDA, Verdi, Se quel guerrier io fossi ... Celeste Aida 4.35 Rec: 1 May 1916 Matrix: 48762-2 Columbia Cat: 7342 11 Titta Ruffo (1877-1953) HAMLET, Thomas, Ombre ch?re, ombre vengereuser [Sung in Italian] 1.57 Rec: 1907 Matrix: 10897b HMV Cat: 2-52621 12 Graziella Pareto (1889-1973) LA SONNAMBULA, Bellini, Ah! non credea mirarti 3.58 Rec: 1907 Matrix 1401 c HMV Cat: 053156 13 José Palet (1878-1946) RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Parmi veder le lagrime 2.43 Rec: September 1905 Matrix: XPH 331 Fonotipia Cat: 39321 14 Riccardo Stracciari (1875-1955) IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Rossini, Largo al factotum 4.37 Rec: c. 1910 Matrix: XXPH 5001 Fonotipia Cat: 74183 15 Maria Barrientos (1883-1946) IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Rossini, Una voce poco fa 7.28 Rec: 19 April 1920 Matrix: 497931-2/41-2 Columbia Cat: 7070M 16 Mattia Battistini (1856-1928) MARIA DI ROHAN, Donizetti, Son cifre di Riccardo ... Bella e di sol vestita 3.58 Rec: 6 June 1911 Matrix: 281ai HMV Cat: 052315 with orchestra conducted by Carlo Sabajno 17 Francisco Vi?as (1863-1933) LORENZA, Mascheroni, Ecco mia giovinezza 2.39 Rec: 1905 Matrix: XPH 182 Fonotipia Cat: 39131