Monday night at 9 p.m.
Produced and hosted by WUOT Program Director, Daniel Berry
If you have comments or questions, please send them to: dberry@utk.edu
PLAYLISTS are usually posted the week after the show airs.
AUGUST 2010
2 Potpourri
9 Enrico Caruso
16 Finale I
23 Finale II
30 Finale III
JULY 2010
5 Potpourri
12 A Nelson Eddy Recital
19 The Essentials IV
26 Songs My Mother (and Father) Taught Me
JUNE 2010
7 Potpourri
14 To be announced
21 Peter Pears
28 The Essentials III
MAY 2010
3 Potpourri
10 Giulietta Simionato’s 100th birthday
17 The Chicago Opera 75 years ago
24 Riccardo Zandonai
31 The Essentials II
APRIL 2010
5 Potpourri
12 Berlin Sopranos of the 1920’s
19 The Essentials I
26 Jan Peerce, entertainer
DATE: August 30, 2010
SUBJECT: Finale III
Trad. Afton Water. Mary Garden Victor
Straus Open Road John Charles Thomas RCA Victor
Trad. Sweetly Sounds the Village Bell. Don Cossacks DG
Wolf Auch kleine Dinge Erna Berger Koch
Trad. Haul Away Joe Leonard Warren RCA Victor
Lehar Giuditta-Freunde, das Leben ist Lebenswert Helge Roswaenge
Boieldieu Dame Blanche-Viens, gentille dame. Andre d’Arkor. HMV
Tonerna Bjoerling
Kismet And this is my beloved. Doretta Morrow, Alfred Drake
Puccini Madama Butterfly-Love Duet. Mafalda Favero, soprano; Alessandro Ziliani, tenor; HMV
McCormack
DATE: August 23, 2010
SUBJECT: Finale II
Boughton The Immortel Hour-The Fairies Song. Webster Booth HMV 7/18/39 EMI 7109
Mascagni L’Amico Fritz-Ah, ditela per me quella parola. Rina Gigli, Beniamino Gigli. EMI 1/18/51 Naxos CD 8.111103
Lehar Lustige Witwe-Duet, Act II Emmy Loose, Waldemar Kmentt; Vienna Philharmonic/Robert Stolz, c. Decca 1958 London Stereo Treasury 62518
Da draussen in der Wachau. Lotte Lehmann Columbia 7/41 Odysset 32 16 0179
Rubinstein Persian Love Song Feodor Chaliapin HMV 5/13/31 Naxos CD 110748
Robinson The House I Live In. Lauritz Melchior RCA Victor 1/30/46 RCA Victor 10-1227
Chopin Tristesse Germaine Lubin Polydor 1929 Preiser CD 89176
Woodford-Finden Kashmiri Love Song Alfred Piccaver Polydor 1928 Preiser CD 89217
Romberg The Student Prince-Serenade. Richard Crooks Victor 1478
Cowen Border Ballad Fraser Gange Columbia 2097
DATE: August 16, 2010
SUBJECT: Finale I
Earl Beautiful Ohio. Olive Kline, Elsie Baker Victor 4019
Trad. Yigdal Sawel Kwartin ? Scala 850
Wolf Gesang Weylas Josef von Manowarda Polydor 1930 LV 48
Rodgers Carousel-If I Loved You. Jan Clayton, John Raitt. Decca 5/1945 Decca 012 157 980
Tagliaferri Piscatore e pusilleco Giuseppe Di Stefano EMI 1956 Angel 3913
Meyerbeer L’Africana-All’erta marinar. Titta Ruffo. Victor 4/14/15 Pearl CD 9213
Trad-Whittaker. Blow the Wind Southerly Kathleen Ferrier Decca 6/5/52 Decca 475 078
Massenet Werther-Dividerci dobbiam. Pia Tassinari, Ferruccio Tagliavini Cetra 718/48 Everest 3275
Trad. Lament on the Death of the Earl of Moray. Sydney MacEwan Parlophone 1934 Pearl CD 9107
Nevin Mighty Lak’ a Rose. Edith Mason Brunswick 2/8/28 Romophone 81009
DATE: August 9, 2010
SUBJECT: Enrico Caruso
Donizetti L’Elisir d’amore-Una furtive lagrima. 11/26/11 Naxos 8.110721 6 [9] 4:17
Franchetti Germania-Studenti, udite. G&T 4/11/02 Naxos 8.110753 [20] 12 2:02
Verdi Rigoletto-La donna e mobile. Fernando De Lucia G&T 11/30/02 Symposium 1149 [13]
Verdi Rigoletto-La donna e mobile 2/1/04 Naxos 8/110704 2 [5] 2:10
Verdi Aida-Celeste Aida. 3/13/06 unpublished Naxos 8.110708 3 [1] 3:56
Verdi Aida-Se quell guerrier io fossi…Celeste Aida. 12/27/11 Naxos 8.110721 6 [14] 4:49
Leoncavallo Pagliacci-Vesti la giubba. 3/17/07 Naxos 8.110708 [8] 3 3:14
Leoncavallo Pagliacci-No, Pagliaccio, non son. 12/28/10 Naxos 8.110720 5 [15] 3:14
Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor-Chi mi frena in tal momento? w/Marcella Sembrich, Gina Severina, Francesco Daddi, Antonio Scotti, Marcel Hournet. 2/7/08 Naxos 8.110708 [16] 3 4:01
Costa Sei morta ne la vita mia. Vincenzo Bellezza, piano. 4/16/18 Naxos 8.110752 11 [2] 3:31
DATE: August 2, 2010
SUBJECT: Potpourri
3 Massenet Manon-Je suis encore tout etourdie. Renee Doria. Malibran Music CDRG 181 [2/2] 3:52
9 Donizetti L’Elisir d’amore-Una furtive lagrima. Ferruccio Tagliavini. V-Disc V798 late 1940’s? TRC 7 [2] 4:43
15 Rachmaninov Lilaca
R. Orlando Morgan-Birdlowe Clorinda
Leoncavallo Mattinata
Jussi Bjoerling V-Disc 863A c.1950?
22 Meyerbeer Les Huegenots-Act IV duet-excerpt, Lillian Nordica; Jean De Reszke. Metropolitan Opera 3/11/1901 Marston 52027 [1/18]
25 Gounod Romeo et Juliette-Ah, leve-toi soleil. Lucien Muratore. Pathe 1917 IRCC 814 [6] 2:55
29 Gounod Au Rossignol. Marie De Reszke; Jean De Reszke, piano. Fonotipia Unpublished Symposium 1172 [21] 2:59
34 Verdi Ernani-Infelice! E tuo credevi. Edourd De Reszke. Columbia 1902-03. Sony 62334 [1/16] 2:46
39 Verdi Il Trovatore-D’amor sull’ali rosee (German) Vera Schwarz. Grammophon 1921 Preiser 89708 [6] 4:18
45 Boito Mefistofele-Ave Signor. Giulio Neri. Urania 1951 Preiser 89580 [10] 6:53
53 Wagner Das Rheingold-Immer ist Undank Loges Lohn. Heinrich Hensel. Gramophone 1910 Preiser 89944 [20] 4:26
54 Wagner Die Walkure-Siegmund heiss’ ich. Alfred von Bary. G&T 1904 Preiser 89944 [17] 3:00
DATE: July 26, 2010
SUBJECT: Songs My Mother (and Father) Taught Me
1 Dvorak Songs My Mother Taught Me. Florence Easton. Victor UP 1933 Marston CD 52033 [2/12] 2:15
5 Mary Brahe Bless This House. Rise Stevens Orch/Morris Stoloff Columbia 4501
9 Kern Showboat-Old Man River. Paul Robeson. Victor 3/1/28 Victrola AVM1-1741 [1/3] 3:56
14 Del Riego Homing Eva Turner. Columbia 6/17/33 EMI CD 69791 [17] 3:06
18 Petrie Asleep in the Deep. Wilfred Glenn. Columbia 1279
22 McGill Duna. Father Sydney MacEwan. Parlophone 1939 Pearl 9107 [2] 2:11
26 J.R.Shannon That’s an Irish Lullaby. Rise Stevens. Orch/Sylvan Shulman,c. Columbia 7425
32 Huhn Invictus. Robert Merrill. RCA Victor 11/3/47 Pearl 0064 [9] 2:18
36 The Wiffenpoof Song. Dennis Morgen. Columbia ML 4272
40 Stults The Sweetest Story Ever Told. Sophie Braslau. Columbia 9/16/27 TRC 9 [10] 3:19
44 Flegier Le Cor Ezio Pinza. Columbia Opera Orchestra/Wilfred Pelletier, c. Columbia 72751
51 De Koven O Promise Me. Nelson Eddy. RCA Victor Camden CAL 492
Ciro Pinsuti Bedouin Love Song Norman Cordon RCA Victor 10-1176 1945/46
55 G.H.Clutsam May Curly-Headed Baby. Paul Robeson May 1958 Vanguard VSD 57/58 [1/7] 2:30
DATE: July 19, 2010
SUBJECT: Cesare Siepi
1 MOZART Don Giovanni-Finch’ hand al vino. RCA/Decca 1958. DECCA 289 466 849 [1/12] 1:23
5 VERDI Rigoletto-Quel vecchio maledivami. w/Aldo Protti. Decca 1954 DECCA 440 242 [1/6] 4:04
11 VERDI Nabucco-Tu sul labbro. Cetra 1947-48 Fonit-Cetra LPC 55036 [2/2]
16 BOITO Mefistofele-Son lo spirito che nega. Cetra 1947-48 Cetra LPO 2034 [2/5]
21 VERDI Don Carlo-Ella giammai m’amo…Dormiro sol. Decca 1954 Richmond R 23218
31 MOZART Don Giovanni-Alfin siam liberati…La ci darem la mano. w/Eugenia Ratti. RCA/Decca 1958 RCA LSC 6410
36 MOZART Le Nozze di Figaro-Non piu andrai. Decca 1955 London OSA 1402
42 GOUNOD Faust-Vous qui faites l’endormie. Columbia 1951 Odyssey 32103
46 MONTEMEZZI L’amore dei tre re-Italia! Italia! RCA Victor 1976 RCA CD 50166 [1/3] 3:21
51 TOSTI Non t’amo piu. Cetra 1947-48 Cetra A50,062
54 ROSSINI L’Italiana in Algeri-Le femmine d’Italia. Cetra 1947-48
DATE: July 12, 2010
SUBJECT: A Nelson Eddy Concert
3 Haydn The Creation-Rolling in Foaming Billows. Columbia 1/22/42 Pearl CD 0092 [3] 4:21
9 Strauss Allerseelen; Zueignung. Columbia 10/19/39 Pearl CD 0092 [7,8] 5:21
16 Mussorgsky Song of the Flea; Child’s Evening Prayer; Hopak. Columbia 1/18/42. Pearl CD 0092 [11-13] 8:15
26 Bizet Carmen-Toreador Song. Columbia 8/27/40 Preal CD 0092 [20] 4:31
32 Gilbert-Sullivan The Sorcerer-My Name is John Wellington Wells. Columbia early 1940’s.
37 Foster Open Thy Lattice, Love; Fairy Belle. Columbia early 1940’s Columbia ML 4099
42 Youmens Great Day. Columbia 11/19/44 Memoir Classics CD 436 [1] 2:38
45 Stothart Balalaika-At the Balalaika. Columbia 10/3/39 Memoir Classics CD 436 [4] 2:55
48 Loesser Roger Young. Columbia late 1940’s Harmony LP HL 7142 4:30
54 Hammerstein-Romberg The Night is Young-When I Grow too Old to Dream. RCA Victor late 1930’s Camden CAL 492
DATE: July 5, 2010
SUBJECT: Potpourri
3 Duparc L’Invitation au voyage. Maggie Teyte, soprano; HMV 7/31/40 Naxos CD 8.110757 [1/15] 4:05
9 Verdi Rigoletto-Parmi veder le lagrime. Giacinto Prandelli, tenor; Columbia 1949 Preiser CD 89661 [5] 2:57
14 Robinson Joe Hill. Paul Robeson, bass. Columbia 1/30/42 SONY CD 63223 [7] 2:40
18 Rodgers Carousel-You’ll Never Walk Alone. Christine Johnson (with Jan Clayton). May 1945 Decca Decca 012 157 980 [10 part] 2+
22 Auber Fra Diavolo-Quel bonheur. Erna Berger, soprano; HMV 10/31/34 Preiser CD 8/110733 [6] 2:57
27 Handel Serse-Ombra mai fu. Maureen Forrester, contralto. Westminster 17074 May, 1964 [1/1] 4:15
33 Boito Nerone-Vivete in pace in concento soave d’amor. Mariano Stabile, baritone. Fonotipia 1924 Preiser 89180 [13] 4:14
39 Tosti Ideale. Alfred Piccaver, tenor; Polydor 1930 Preiser CD 89217 [2/22] 2:54
44 Charpentier Louise-Depuis le jour. Pilar Lorengar, soprano. Decca 1966 London OS 25995 [2/1] 5:00
55 Loesser Most Happy Fella-Rosabella. Robert Weede, baritone; May 1956 SONY CD 48010DATE: June 28, 2010
SUBJECT: The Essentials III
3 Puccini Turandot-Nessun dorma. Alessandro Valente. HMV 4/25/27 EMI 29 0979 [1/2]
8 Verdi Rigoletto-Caro nome. Amelita Galli-Curci. Victor 11/7/16; 2/2/17 VIC 1633 [1/4] 5:09
15 Anon. I Mulattieri. Francesco Marconi, Antonio Cotogni. May, 1908 G&T Symposium 1069 [22]
20 Debussy Fetes galantes I. Maggie Teyte. HMV 3/12/36 Naxos 8.110757 [2/1-3] 6:55
29 Mozart Don Giovanni-Il mio tesoro. John McCormack. Victor 5/9/16 VIC 1472 [1/1] 3:57
35 Nicolai Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor-Nun eilt herbei. Marie Gutheil-Schoder. G&T 1902 Marston CD 53004 [1/26] 2:52
40 Giordano Andrea Chenier-Nemico della patria. Titta Ruffo. Victor 10/11/20 Pearl 9214 [1/1] 4:06
46 Falla Siete Canciones Populares Espagnolas. Conchita Supervia. Odeon 3/10/30 Marston 52050 [2/6-12] 12:40
Puccini Madama Butterfly-Un bel di. Licia Albanese RCA Victor 12/18/45 RCA CD 60384 [1] 4:05
Mozart Don Giovanni-Finch’han del vino; Deh! Vieni alla finestra. Ezio Pinza Victor 1930 Preiser 89050
DATE: June 21, 2010
SUBJECT: Peter Pears
Britten The Ash Grove. Benjamin Britten, piano. Decca 3/44 Pearl 9177
Britten Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo. Benjmain Britten, piano. HMV 11/20/42 Pearl 9177 [1-7] 15:52
Dowland I saw my lady weep; Morley: It was a lover and his lass. Julian Bream, lute; Decca 1532
Bach Christmas Oratorio-Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach, eilet. Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Karl Muenchinger, c. Decca 1970? London 26128
Britten Peter Grimes-Now the great Bear and Pleiades. Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Benjamin Britten. Decca London OSA 1305
Bridge Go not, happy day; Butterworth: Is my team ploughing; Ireland: I have twelve oxen. Benjamin Britten, piano. Decca 1532 [1/1-3]
Arne Rule, Brittania live 1953
Arr. Britten The Foggy Foggy Dew. HMV 1948
DATE: June 14, 2010
SUBJECT: Giuseppe Taddei
VERDI Falstaff-Quand ero paggio. Cetra 10/2/49 Warner-Fonit 82651 [1/18 end]
5 PUCCINI Gianni Schicchi-Ah, vittoria! Vittoria! Cetra 1949 Cetra-soria 50028
10 VERDI Falstaff-Ehi! Taverniere. Cetra 10/2/49 Warner-Fonit 82651 [2/1] 5:29
17 PUCCINI La Boheme-In un coupe..O Mimi. w/Ferruccio Tagliavini. Cetra 7/12/52 Warner-Fonit 87270 [2/8,9] 4:46
23 DONIZETTI l’Elisir d’amore-Udite, udite, o ristici. EMI 1958
31 MOZART Don Giovanni-Madamina! Il catologo e questo. EMI Angel 3605
38 VERDI Rigoletto-Pari siamo. Cetra 1955 Fonit-Cetra 109 [10] 3:46
43 LEONCAVALLO Pagliacci-Si puo. DG 10/65 DG 419 257 [2/5&6] 8:11
53 PUCCINI Tosca-Tosca e un buon falco. Decca 9/62 Decca 289 466 384DATE: June 7, 2010
SUBJECT: Potpourri
Ponchielli La Gioconda-Cielo e mar. Willy Treffner. Electrola 1940 Preiser CD 89545 [8]
Ponchielli La Gioconda-Suicidio. Zinka Milanov. RCA Victor 1953. RCA LM 1777 [1/4]
Boito Mefistofele-Act II/1. Gina Cigna, Ida Mannarini, Paolo Civil, Tandredi Pasero. Columbia 1932. Opera CD 65617 [8] 10:51
Verdi Otello-Si pel ciel. Giovanni Zenatello, Pasquale Amato. Fonotipia 10/6/09 Pearl CD 9073 [3/15]
Flotow Martha-Jancy! Julia! So bleib’ doch..Letzte Rose…Quartet. Anneliese Rothenberger, Hetty Pluemacher, Fritz Wunderlich, Gottlob Frick. EMI/Angel 1963 Angel 36236
Schubert Erlkoenig. Ludwig Suthaus. 10/12/1955 live/Melodiya. Preiser 89677
DATE: May 31, 2010
SUBJECT: The Essentials II
3 Verdi Il Trovatore-Il balen (Ihres Auges himmlisch Strahlen. Joseph Schwarz. Grammophon 1916 LV 14 [1/3]
8 Verdi Traviata-Addio del passato. Claudia Muzio. Columbia 6/6/35 EMI EX 29 0163 [1/4]
13 Paer Le Maitre de Chapelle-Ah! Quel plaisir. Lucien Fugere. Columbia c.1930 Club 99-2
21 Spontini La Vestale-Tu che invoco. Rosa Ponselle Victor 5/18/26 Romophone 81007 [1/3] 4:28
27 Wagner Siegfried-Fuehltest du nie im finstren Wald…Nothung! Nothung!...Schmiede mein Hammer. Lauritz Melchior, Albert Reiss; London Symphony Orchestra/Albert Coates. HMV 5/16-17, 1929 [Pearl 9137 [3/1/9-11] 16:45
45 Anon. I Mulattieri. Francesco Marconi, Antonio Cotogni. G&T 1908 Symposium 1069 [22]
50 Nicolai Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor-Nun eilt herbei. Marie Gutheil-Schoder. G&T 1902 MARSTON CD 53004 [1/26] 2:52
53 Tchaikovsky The Queen of Spades-Prince Yeletzky’s Aria. Heinrich Schlusnus. DG 1932 LV 110
DATE: May 24, 2010
SUBJECT: Riccardo Zandonai
4 Act I: Oime che adesso io provo…Francesca, dove andrai?...Madonna Francesca..Portami nella stanza. Maria Caniglia, Ornella Rovero; Orchestra and Chorus of RAI, Rome/Antonio Guarnieri. July 9, 1950. Warner-Fonit 8573 87470 [1/5-8] 16:08
22 Act II: E ancora sgombro il campo del commune? Magda Olivero, Mario Del Monaco, Athos Cesarini; L’Orchestre National de l”Opera de Monte-Carlo/Nicola Rescigno. 1969 London 26121 [1/1] 7:00
29 Act III: Benvenuto, signore mio cognate. Gina Cigna, Alessandro Ziliani; Orchestra of La Scala, Milan/Alberto Erede. Telefunken 1942 Preiser CD 89165 [12] 16:19
47 Act IV: Chi ha chiuso? Giuseppe Nessi, Mariano Stabile. Columbia 1928 Preiser CD 89180 [12] 7:46
L’assiuolo. Renata Tebaldi, soprano; Richard Bonynge, piano. London 26303 1972
DATE: May 17, 2010
SUBJECT: The Chicago Opera 75 years ago [1935]
4 11/2 Boito Mefistofele-Ave Signor. Ezio Pinza. HMV 12/17/24 Seraphim 60382 [2/8] 3:55 The Young Pinza
9 11/5 Bizet Carmen-En vain pour eviter. Coe Glade. 7/23/38 Cinncinnati Opera/Fausto Cleva. [19] 2:27 Unique Carmen
13 11/6 Flotow Martha-Solo profugo. Mario Chamlee; Richard Bonelli. Brunswick 1927 LV 228 [2/1] Mario Chamlee 3:30
18 11/6 Flotow Martha-The Last Rose of Summer. Edith Mason. Brunswick 10/10/25 Romophone 81009 [11] 3:19 Edith Mason the complete recordings
23 11/9 Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana-Voi lo sapete. Rosa Raisa. HMV 5/33 Marston 53001 [3/9] 3:47 Rosa Raisa the Complete Recordings
28 11/11 Massenet Thais-Dis-moi que je suis belle. Helen Jepson; Orchestra/Alexander Smallens, c. Victor 14153-B. mid 1930’s 4:00
33 11/12 Wagner Lohengrin-Euch Lueften, die mein Klagen. Lotte Lehmann. Parlophon late 1920’s. Seraphim 60060 [2/4] Lotte Lehmann Opera Arias
38 11/13 Puccini La Boheme-Che gelida manina. Armand Tokatyan. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Wilfred Pelletier. WGO SR 61 La Boheme
44 11/13 Puccini La Boheme-Vecchia zimarra Virgilio Lazzari. Vocalion early 1920’s. Symposium 1200 [19] Opera in Chicago volume 2
49 11/16 Strauss Der Rosenkavalier-Da lieg’ ich. Emanuel List, Else Schuerhoff. Niederoesterreiches Tonkuenstlerorchester/Wilhelm Loibner, c. Remington 1951 Preiser 89083 [12] 9:21 Emanuel List
Grever Alma mia. Carlo Morelli Columbia 1/22/40 The Record Collector TRC 16 [21] Volume 45 Singers
DATE: May 10, 2010
SUBJECT: Giulietta Simionato’s 100th birthday
1 Verdi Il Trovatore-Stride la vampa. Maggio Musicale Fiorentino/Francesco Molinari-Pradelli. Decca 1956 2:50
6 Donizetti La Favorita-O mio Fernando. Maggio Musicale Fiorentino/Alberto Erede. Decca 1954 6:56
14 Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro-Voi che sapete. Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra/Georg Solti. Decca 1956 Richmond SR-33157 [2/1] 2:58
18 Thomas Mignon-Connais-tu le pays. L’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome/Fernando Previtali. Decca late 1950’s. Richmond 33191 [1/2] 5:30
25 Rossini La Cenerentola-Nacqui all’affanno. Cetra 1949 Cetra Soria 1208 [15] 5:13
31 Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana-Voi lo sapete o Mamma. London 1960 5:30
43 Verdi Aida-Fu la sorte. w/Renata Tebaldi. Vienna Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan. Decca September 1959 Decca CD 475 8240 [1/10-11] 9:50
DATE: May 3, 2010
SUBJECT: Potpourri
3 J. Strauss Jr. Emperor Waltz, Op.437. Lea Piltti, soprano; Electtrola 1938 Preiser 89603 [7] 6:17
11 Bjarnadottir Amma raular I roekkrinu. Stefan Islandi, tenor; 7/16/48 JOR 5 [18] TRC 27 [18] 2:19
15 Thomas Hamlet-O vin, dissipe la tristesse. Ernesto Caronna. Edison B186 1910 [3/17] 4:16
21 Beethoven Fidelio-Abscheulicher, wo eilst duh in? Birgit Nilsson, soprano; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Edward Downes. Decca 1963 Teldec 6.48122 [1/2] 7:20
30 Verdi Rigoletto-Ah! Solo per me l’infamia. Gina Bernelli, soprano; Gino Bechi, baritone; Orchestra/Umberto Berrettoni. HMV unpublished 1943 Preiser 89009 [3] 6:57
39 Rachmaninov To the Children. John McCormack, tenor; Edwin Schneider, piano. Victor 12/17/25 Victrola 1393 [2/9] 3:02
49 Wagner Traeume. Elisabeth Hoengen, mezzo soprano; Gerald Moore, piano. Columbia 4/48 Preiser 90356 [5] 4:14
54 Ernest Ball a Little Bit of Heaven. Leonard Warren, baritone. RCA Victor LM 2206 1958
DATE: April 26, 2010
SUBJECT: Jan Peerce, Entertainer
Friml L’amour, toujours l’amour Majestic M 203 late 1930’s
Herbert Sweethearts Medley. w/Anne Jamison, soprano; Orchestra and Chorus/Nathaniel Shilkret, c. RCA victor C33 9 late 1930’s
Harmatti The Bluebird of happiness. RCA Victor June 1945 Prieser 89571 [23]
Handel Judas Maccabaeus-Sound an Alarm. Westminster 19028 September, 1962 [2/5]
Bach Cantata No.113-Aria Decca 79405 [1/2]
Lacalle Amapola. HMV September 1950 Preiser 89571 [6]
Alan Beck-Hugo Winterhalter What is a Girl RCA Victor 10-3468 1950-51
Trad. Meyerke, Mein Zun. RCA Victor 61687 1960 [8] 3:35
Rachmaninov The Drooping Corn. United Artists 3412 1964 [2/3] 3:20
Bishop Love Has Eyes. United Artists 6477 1965 [1/4] 2:39
Bricusse-Newley What kind of fool am I? United Artists 3248 early 1960’s
DATE: April 19, 2010
SUBJECT: The Essentials I
4 Weber Oberon-Ozean, du Ungeheuer. Anna von Bahr-Mildenburg, soprano; G&T 1904 Marston 53004 [1/3] 2:34
8 Handel Acis and Galatea-I rage, I melt, I burn…O ruddier than the cherry. Peter Dawson, bass-baritone; Orchestra/George Byng, c. HMV 11/1/27 EMI RLS 1077053 [1/1] c.4:00
14 Verdi Otello-Niun me tema. Francesco Tamagno, tenor; G&T April, 1904. Symposium 1186 [2/2] 4:15
20 Mussorgsky Boris Godunov-Farewell, prayer and death of Boris. Feodor Chaliapin, bass, w/Margarita Carosio; Orchestra dn Chorus, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Vincenzo Bellezza. Live 7/4/28 EMI 7610092 [4] 12:01
34 Donizetti Lucrezia Borgia-Il segreto per esser felice “Trinklied”. Ernestine Schumann-Heink, contralto. Victor 1/3/06 Romophone 81029 [1/11] 2:56
39 Strauss Salome-Final Scene. Ljuba Welitsch, soprano; Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera Association/Fritz Reiner. Columbia 3/14/49 SONY CD 62866 [1] 16:42
Greatrex Newman-Wolseley Charles: The Green-Eyed Dragon. John Charles Thomas, baritone; RCA Victor 11/23/33 RCA LPV-515 [2/2] 2:51
Nicolai Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor-Nun eilt herbei. Marie Gutheil-Schoder, soprano. G&T 1902 Marston 53004 [1/26] 2:52
Verdi La Traviata-Teneste la promessa…Addio del passato. Claudia Muzio, soprano; Orchestra/Lorenzo Molajoli, c. Columbia 6/6/35 EMI 29 0163 [1/4] c.4:00
DATE: April 12, 2010
SUBJECT: Berlin Sopranos of the 1920’s
Verdi Ein Maskenball-wenn das Kraut, wie die Seherin kuendet. Vera Schwarz. Odeon 1920
Offenbach Hoffmanns Ersaehlungen-Sie entfloh, die Taube so mining. Emmy Bettendorf. Parlophon 1921
Verdi Aida-Bald kommt Radames. Gertrud Bindernagel Parlophon 1922
Gluck Iphigenie auf Tauris-O du, die mire inst Hilfe gab. Zinaida Jurjewskaya. Parlophon 1924
Verdi Il Trovatore-Tacea la notte. Frida Leider. Grammophon c.1925
Wagner Walkure-Der Maenner Sippe sass hier im Saal. Delia Reinhardt. Grammophon 1929
Verdi Die Macht des Schicksals-Frieden, Ruhe. Violetta de Strozzi Odeon 6/6/29 Unpublished.
Wagner Tristan und Isolde-Die Wunde? Wo? Lass sie mich heilen! Goeta Ljungberg. HMV 1927
Date: April 5, 2010
Title: Potpourri
14 Mozart Le Nozze di Figaro-Porgi amor. Vivian Della Chiesa; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/William Steinberg, conductor. World’s Greatest Operas SR83b (part) 2:08
18 Verdi Aida-Gia il sacerdotal Ina Bourskaya, Giovanni Martinelli. Vitaphone 1926 8:15
Verdi Otello-Ora e per sempre addio Modest Menzinsky. Gramophone 2/14/10 Preiser 89199 [3] 2:15
29 E. Anglada El Artillero. Jose Mardones. Columbia 1921 Club 99-85 4:17
35 Handel Messiah-Comfort Ye…Every Valley. Philip Langridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra/John Alldis, c. Birdwingt 2011 1979 6:48
43 J.S.Bach St. John Passion-All is fulfilled. Blanche Thebom; RCA Victor Orchestra/Robert Shaw, c. RCA Victor 3000 5:14
50 Romberg Student Prince-Deep in my heart, dear. Frances Greer, Donald Dame; The Guild Choristers; Al Goodman and His Orchestra. RCA Victor EKB 1014
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