Nellie Melba, Enrico Caruso, Luisa Tetrazzini, John McCormack, Emmy Destinn, Lotte Lehmann
Great Singers at Covent Garden - 1904-1939
1 Nellie Melba (1861-1931)
FAUST, Gounod, The Jewel Song 3.07
Rec: 24 Aug 1910 Matrix: C4338-4 Victor Cat: 6215-A
2 Enrico Caruso (1873-1921)
RIGOLETTO, Verdi, Questa o quella 2.19
Rec: 1 Feb 1904 Matrix: B994 Victor Cat: 522-B
3 Luisa Tetrazzini (1871-1940)
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Donizetti, Quando rapita in estasi 4.17
Rec: 25 May 1909 Matrix: 3078F HMV Cat: 053224 Percy Pitt, conductor
4 John McCormack (1884-1945)
LA TRAVIATA, Verdi, De' miei bollenti spiriti 3.54
Rec: 10 Mar 1910 Matrix: C8693-1 Victor Cat: DB 631
5 Emmy Destinn (1878-1930)
MADAMA BUTTERFLY, Puccini, Con onor muore 2.20
Rec: 1908 Matrix: 12753U HMV Cat: 7-53022
6 Johanna Gadski (1872-1932)
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, Wagner, Fliegt heim ihr Raben 2.58
Rec: 1909 Matrix: CA 7030 HMV Cat: 043173
7 Friedrich Schorr (1888-1953)
DIE MEISTERSINGER, Wagner, Was duftet doch der Flieder 6.22
Rec: 10 May 1930 Matrix: CR 2496-1 HMV Cat: D 1351 London Symphony Orchestra. Albert Coates, conductor
8 Eva Turner (1892-1990)
TOSCA, Puccini, Vissi d'arte 3.07
Rec: 1928 Matrix: WAX 3929 Columbia Cat: L 2118 Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
9 Renato Zanelli (1892-1935)
OTELLO, Verdi, Ora e per sempre 2.15
Rec: 24 June 1929 Matrix: CM 977-1 HMV Cat: DB 1439 Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Carlo Sabajno, conductor
10 Lotte Lehmann (1888-1976), Elisabeth Schumann (1888-1952), Maria Olczewska (1892-1969)
DER ROSENKAVALIER, R. Strauss, Marie Theres' [Act 3 Trio] 4.20
Rec: Sept 1933 Matrix: 2WX 586-2 HMV Cat: DB 2071 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Robert Heger, conductor
11 Feodor Chaliapin (1873-1938), Margherita Carosio (soprano)
BORIS GODOUNOV, Mussorgsky, Prayer and Death 8.16
Rec: 4 July 1928 Matrix: CR 2142-1/3-1 HMV Cat: DB 3464 Live performance at Covent Garden
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Vincenzo Belleza, conductor
12 Beniamino Gigli (1890 - 1957)
ANDREA CHENIER, Giordano, S?, fui soldato 2.46
Rec: 3 Mar 1933 Matrix: OM 1168-1 HMV Cat: DA 1312 Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Carlo Sabajno, conductor
13 Conchita Supervia (1895-1936)
CARMEN, Bizet, Les tringles des sistres 3.29
Rec: 1930 Matrix: XXP 7099 Parlophone Cat: R 20127 Gustav Cloez, conductor Gustav Cloez, conductor
14 Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1960)
TOSCA, Puccini, Te Deum 4.17
Rec. 10 April 1929 Matrix: CVE 51116-4 Victor Cat: 8124 Metropolitan Opera House and Chorus, Giulo Setti, conductor
15 Richard Tauber (1892-1948)
DON GIOVANNI, Mozart, Dalla sua pace 4.16
Rec: 8 June 1939 Matrix: CXE 9805-1 Odeon Cat: 0-9177 Walter Goehr, conductor
16 Kirsten Flagstad (1895-1962), Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973)
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, Wagner, The Love Duet, Act 2 17.27
Rec: 11 Nov 1939 Matrix: 042231-34 Victor Cat: M 644 San Francisco Opera Orchestra. Edwin McArthur, conductor
Nellie Melba - soprano
Enrico Caruso - tenor
Luisa Tetrazzini - soprano
John McCormack - tenor
Emmy Destinn - soprano
Lotte Lehmann - soprano