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EMILIO SAGI-BARBA [b]. See also: MIGUEL FLETA [t], LUISA VELA [s] 1824. 10” Blue Victor 45284 [17579u/18709u]. NAZARETH [VILLANCICO] (Francisco

Titto) / PLEGARIA A LA SANTISSIMA VIRGEN DEL PILAR (F. Agüeral). One harm-less lt., small discoloration patch side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.

3075. 12” Blue Victor 55143 (74389/74350) [02898½v/492ac]. EL CANTO DEL PRESI-DARIO (Alvarez) / Á TUS OJOS (Fuster). Few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $15.00.

MATHILDE SAIMAN [s] 2357. 12” Red acous. Eng. Columbia D14203 [LX 13/LX 8]. GISMONDA: La paix du cloï-

tre (Février) / MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Sur la mer calmée (Puccini). Side one just about 1-2. Side two cons. 2. $15.00.

GIUSEPPE SALA [t]. Kutsch-Riemens suggests a birthdate of around 1870. Sala appears to have been active particularly in comprimario roles through at least 1911. 1n 1910, Giovanni Martinelli, basically then unknown, replaced Sala in a 1910 Teatro dal Verme performance of the Verdi Requiem. Martinelli’s sucess that evening led to his operatic debut there three weeks later as Verdi’s Ernani. Sala, however, experienced success by participating in the Teatro dal Verme world premiere of Zandonai’s Conchita and the Teatro Costanzi Italian premiere of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West, both in 1911. What became of him subsequently doesn’t seem to be known.

1199. 11” Brown Odeon 37351/37346 [Xm633/Xm577]. I PURITANI: A te o cara (Bel-lini)/ DORA DOMAR [s]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Voi che sapete (Mozart). Side one cons. 2. Side two gen. 2. $15.00.

MARIO SAMMARCO [b]. See also: EMMA CARELLI [s], JOHN MC CORMACK [t], NELLIE MELBA [s], MARCELLA SEMBRICH [s]

1219. 11” Fonotipia 92172/92173 [XPh3166/ XPh3167]. ANDREA CHENIER: Un dì m’era di gioia (Giordano) / DAMNA-TION OF FAUST: Su queste rose (Ber-lioz). Side one creator performance. One tiny PB side one, couple tiny lbl. tears. Cons. 2. $75.00.

1317. 11” Fonotipia 92336/92337 [XPh2484/ XPh2483]. OTELLO: Inaffia l’ugola [Brindisi] (Verdi) / L’AFRICAINE: Ada-mastor re dell’ acque profonde (Meyer-beer). Slightest lbl. tears around rim, otherwise just about 1-2. $20.00.

1235. 11” Pink Sample Fonotipia 92635/ 92636 [XPh4085/XPh3485]. ZAZÀ: Buona Zazà (Leoncavallo) / ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: Ah, stupenda Mira-bila! (Cilèa). Side one another creator performance. Excellent copy, few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $75.00.

1266. 11” Fonotipia 92635/92636 [XPh4085/XPh3485]. Same as preceding listing [#1235] but regular issue labels. Cons. 2. $75.00.

2594. 12” Red Milano G&T 052020 [Con646]. LORENZA: Racconto di Gerace (Edoardo Mascheroni). Accompanied by the composer. Aside from being a noted composer, Mascheroni (1857-1941) was also an important conductor, chosen by Verdi to direct the 1894 La Scala premiere of his Falstaff. Bright label. Small PB. 2-3. $250.00.

2724. 12” Pink Raised Ring Dog HMV 2-052031 [4343f]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leonca-vallo). Undoubled. IMs. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $15.00.

2246. 12” Blk. Opera Disc 2-052041 [5188f]. ERNANI: Lo vedremo (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2217. 12” Red vinyl HMV 2-052042 [5189f]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Non più andrai (Mozart). Superb pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2849. 12” Pink Dog Mon. Gram. 2-052043 [5190f]. O SOLE MIO (di Capua). Only form of issue. Excellent copy, few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $15.00.

2149. 12” Red vinyl HMV 2-052044 [5191f]. LUCIA: Cruda funesta smania (Donizetti). Another top pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2248. 12” Blk. Opera Disc 2-052074 [Ho205af]. L’AFRICAINE: Figlia di regi (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

MARIO SAMMARCO as Rafaele in Wolf-Ferrari's I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA

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2366. 12” White lbl. Vla 88314. LA TRAVIATA: Di Provenza (Verdi). RCA Vr. Bk. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

ERZSI SÁNDOR [s]. See: ELZA SZÁMOSSY [s].

PAUL SANDOZ [b] 2924. 12” Red Swiss HMV DB 10035 [OZA994/OZA995]. LA VIE ANTÉRIEURE / L’INVI-

TATION DU VOYAGE (both Duparc). Pno. acc. Paul Baumgartner. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

JOSÉ MOSSGELD SANTIAGO (-FONT) [bs-b]. San Miguel de Mayumo, Gulacan, Philippines, 1893-Manila, 1959. He studied violin and piano in his youth and then law. In this latter early adult period his voice was discovered and he decided to make music his profession. He left the Philippines for New York in the mid-1920s and worked with baritone Pasquale Amato. He was soloist at the Roxy Theater for two years and was often heard on the radio. In 1930 he won the Caruso American Memorial Foundation vocal competition which allowed him to study in Italy. There he made his debut at La Scala in 1933 as Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Dal Monte and Gigli, also appearing as Amonasro in Aida. In 1935 he was on the roster of La Fenice, singing Oroveso to Rosa Raisa’s Norma, as well as Alvise in La Gioconda and Jacobo in the now forgotten Baldo by Giovanni Cigona. After his Italian success, Santiago returned to the Philippines, where he taught and was involved in opera production in Manila.

3304. 12” Green Viva-Tonal Columbia 52009-X [W83042-2/W83043-2]. MADALING ARAW (Francisco Santiago) / PAHIMAKAS (Nicanor Abelardo). In Filipino (Tagalog). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

MARIA SANTOLIVA (VILLANI) [s]. 1875-1948. She had her first success in 1903 at the Teatro Politeamo Garibaldi in Palermo as Maria in Marchetti’s Ruy Blas. Subsequently she was heard in leading theaters is Livorno, Novara, Naples (Teatro Mercadante), Naples (Teatro Bellini) as well in Bucharest with Battistini, primarily in dramatic roles, including Leonora (Il Trovatore), Gioconda, Fedora and Tosca.

2947. 12” Blk. Dog Mon. Gramophone 054379/054380 [02330v/02331v]. TOSCA: Vit-toria, Vittoria! / TOSCA: Già, mi dicon venal (Puccini). With EGIDIO CUNEGO [t] (side one), ERNESTO BADINI [b] (both sides). Few LSSs, lt. rubs, gen. 2-3. $12.00

ADA SARI [s] 1576. 10” Blk. PW Czech HMV ER 316 [BA75-I/BA76-II]. THE NIGHT WIND (Farley);

PRASNICSKA (Wolff) / ROSE AND THE NIGHTINGALE (Rimsky-Korsakov). Piano acc. Charles Cerné. Side one in English; Polish. Side two in Russian. Lightest rubs, IMs. Cons. 2. $15.00.

1927. 10” Plum PW Czech HMV AM 3553 [BA67-II/OL158-II]. KYDŽ MNE STARÁ MATKA (Dvořák) / MÁM TĚ RÁD (Malát). Piano acc. Charles Cerné. Minor rubs, side one 2, side two cons. 2. $12.00

3619. 12” Red acous. No-Dog Grammophone 72960 [1890as/1891as]. MADAMA BUT-TERFLY: Final Scene / LA BOHÈME: Mi chiamano Mimì (both Puccini). Both in Italian. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3652. 12” Red acous. Polydor 73013 [955½az/965az]. VARIAZIONI (Adam) / NIGHTIN-GALE’S SONG [VARIATIONS] (Alabieff). Side one in Italian, side two in Russian. IMs. Harmless superficial rubs, 2. $10.00.

BIDÚ SAYÃO [s] 1623. 10” Red Orth. Brazilian Victor 4230. A CASINHA PEQUENINA (Ernani Braga) /

CANTIGA (Netto). Extremely rare. Issued only in South America. Cons. 2. $20.00. BIANCA SCACCIATI [s] 1437. 10” Red PW acous. Eng. Columbia D12475 [B-820/B-822]. AIDA: Rivedrai le

foreste imbalsamante / AIDA: Su dunque! (Verdi). With AUGUSTO BEUF [b]. Scarce. One scr. through side one (could tick lightly), one TN, minor lt. rubs, gen. 2-3. Side two 2. $15.00.

1403. 10” Red PW Eng. Columbia D12573 [WB1781/WB1782]. LA WALLY: Ebben? ne an-drò lontana (Catalani) / GIOCONDA: Suicidio (Ponchielli). Just about 1-2. $12.00

JOSÉ MOSSGELD SANTIAGO

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3205. 12” Red PW Eng Columbia D14712 [WBX218/WBX232]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni) / ANDREA CHENIER: La nostra morte [Act IV] (Giordano). Side two with FRANCESCO MERLI [t]. Very small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

AUGUSTO SCAMPINI [t] 1641. 10” Brown shellac acous. Pathé X.0052

[N84187/N84193]. LA BOHÈME: Io non ho che una povera stanzetta (Leoncavallo) / LA GIOCONDA: Cielo e mar (Ponchielli). Cons. 2. $20.00.

1702. 10” Red Angel Pre-Dog Gram. Con. 2-52689 [11277b]. IL TROVATORE: Deserto sulla terra (Verdi). Beautiful copy, just about 1-2. $60.00.

2535. 12” Red Angel Pre-Dog Gram. Monarch 054211 [1497½c]. IL TROVATORE: Mal reggendo (Verdi). With CAROLINA PIETRACEWSKA [c]. Just about 1-2. $100.00.

3489. 12” Blk. Dog Monarch Gram. 052245/054240 [1499½c/1531c]. JONE: O Jone di quest’ anima (Perella) / L’AFRICAINE: Ribelle chi mi chiama (Meyerbeer). Side two with GIUSEPPE QUINZI-TAPERGI [bs]. Excellent copy of this rarity. One rub side two, still just about 1-2. $60.00.

THEODOR SCHEIDL [b] 3623. 12” Green elec. Polydor 27203 [941½BI/947½BI]. O KOMM IM TRAUM (Liszt) /

DIE DREI ZIGEUNER (Liszt). Piano acc. Franz Rupp. Lt. rubs, 2. $10.00.

PIERO SCHIAVAZZI [t] 1282. 11” Fonotipia 39322/39323 [XPh345/XPh344]. AMICA: Orfani e senza pan / AMI-

CA: Perchè restar in silenzio così (Mascagni). Only recordings? Side one a few small scrs., mostly superficial, otherwise cons. 2. Side two just about 1-2. $35.00.

1259. 11” Fonotipia 39902/39903 [XPh2186/XPh2185]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Avete altro a dirmi?. With FERRUCCIO CORRADETTI [t] / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Addio alla madre (Mascagni). 2. $25.00.

1230. 11” SS (Odeon back) Fonotipia 92547 [XPh3922]. PAGLIACCI: Un tal gioco (Leonca-vallo). IMs. Good surface material. Lt. rubs, 2-3. $10.00.

TITO SCHIPA [t] 1707. 10” PW Red Victor 1099. RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile (Verdi) / O SOLE MIO! (di

Capua). Just about 1-2. $6.00. 1958. 10” PW Red HMV DA 751 [BVE-30086-?/BVE-32897-?]. JOTA (de Falla) / MADRI-

GAL ESPAÑOL (Huarte). Label boldly signed by Schipa (see label photo section). Just about 1-2. $25.00.

1941. 10” late Red VdP DA 882 [BVE-35855-2/BVE-35857-1]. PISCATORE È PUSILLECO (Murolo-Tagliaferri) / GUAPPARIA (Bovio-Falvo). Few lt. superficial mks. Excellent surfaces. Cons. 2. $8.00

1907. 10” late VdP DA-1090 [BM1358-II/BM1359-II]. MANDULINA A NAPULE / ‘A CAN-ZONE D’ ‘E STELLE (both Murolo-Tagliaferri). Orch. dir. Carlo Sabajno. Top late shellac. Just about 1-2. $10.00

1728. 10” late Red VdP DA-1531 [OBA-1565-I/OBA-1566-I]. ROMANTICISMO (Corto-passi) / TORNA PICCINA (Bixio). Both from film Vivere. Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1729. 10” late Red VdP DA-11318 [OBA-7338-I/OBA-7342-I]. MUSSO É MUSSO (Manlio- Schipa) / BELLO È PAPA (N. Olivero). Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1730. 10” late Red VdP DA-11319 [OBA-7336-I/OBA-7341-I]. ‘O VICO (N. Oliviero) / TUTTI É TRE (Manlio-Schipa). Orch. dir. Dino Olivieri. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

3634. 12” Red Vla 74629 [722aj]. MANON: Ah, dispar vision (Massenet). VrBk. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

AUGUSTO SCAMPINI

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3236. 12” Late Red VdP DB 1051 [CVE-26110-8/CVE-27992-5]. AY-AY-AY (Perez-Frière) / A GRANADA (Palacios). Great pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

Dr. EMIL SCHIPPER [b] See also: MARIA OLSZEWSKA [c] 3123. 12” PW Plum Czech HMV AN 656 [2L32-I/CL6648-I]. HORCH’ AUF DU TRÄUM-

ENDEN TANNENFORST! (Max v.Weinzierl) / SCHÖN IS DIE JUGEND (composer?). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

CARL SCHLEGEL [b]. Furth (Nuremburg), Germany, 1875 - Brooklyn, NY, 1945. A scholarship student at the Munich Royal Conservatory of Music (through the influence of Cosima Wagner), Schlegel appears to have emigrated to the U.S. in 1898 and thereupon continued vocal studies in New York with Arthur Claasen. Schlegel is first given press notice around 1900. Being a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1913 through 1926, he was one of the very few singers of German birth who remained with the company through the First World War, when most German singers exited, either by choice or request. At any rate, his Met repertoire included 36 roles, the majority in German but others in French, Italian and English. He was otherwise very busy in various concert appearances as well as in oratorio and occasionally on the radio, mostly in the Eastern half of the U.S. His name seems to have disappeared from the press after 1937, although he served as a soloist at St. Patrick’s Cathedral (NYC) and taught at the NY College of Music. He died at the Shore Road Nursing Home in Brooklyn in 1945, having been ill for a lengthy period. His wife died in 1942, and they were survived by a son, Harry (then on the N.Y. Daily News editorial staff) and a daughter, Gabrielle.

1544. 10” Blk. Vr 77270. LIEB’ MICH UND DIE WELT IST MEIN [LOVE ME AND THE WORLD IS MINE] (Ernest R. Ball) / SAG MIR NUR EINMAL JA (George Herrmann). Just about 1-2. $8.00.

ANNY SCHLEMM [s]. See: RUDOLF SCHOCK [t]

HEINRICH SCHLUSNUS [b]. See also: SELMA KURZ [s] 3700. 10” Blk. acous. Schall. Gram. 62364 [14102r/14105r]. HEIMKEHR / ICH LIEBE

DICH (both Richard Strauss). Piano acc. by the composer. Few minor mks., 2. $20.00.

3701. 10” Blk. acous. Schall. Gram. 62366 [14121r/14125r]. DIE NACHT / GEHEIMNIS (both Richard Strauss). Piano acc. by the composer. Very slight dampness (?) area causes lightest sound (decreasing) first inch or less (mostly side two). One LGT side two. Gen. 2-3. $15.00.

3108. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65578 (042588/042589) [1437s/1515s]. TANNHÄUSER: Lied an den Abendstern (Wagner) / CARMEN: Torerolied (Bizet). Cons. 2. $10.00.

3610. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65590 (042600/042601) [477as/478as]. OTELLO: Ich glaube an einen Gott [Credo] / TRAVIATA: Hat dein heimatliches Land (both Verdi). In German. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

3310. 12” Purple elec. PW Grammophon 35003 [696BE/1257BI2]. SICILIAN VESPERS: Arie des Monfort (Verdi) / PIQUE DAME: Als du zum Gatten mich erkoren (Tschai-kowsky). Orch. dir. Alois Melichar. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

JOSEPH SCHMIDT [t] 1607. 10” Blue PW Telefunken A779 [15913-1/16223]. RIGOLETTO: La donna è mobile /

RIGOLETTO: Questa o quella (Verdi). In German. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 1393. 10” PW Purple Australian Parlophone A6207 [W85245/W85249-2]. ELISIR D’A-

MORE: Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti) / TARANTELLA SINCERA (de Crescenzo). Both in Italian. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1377. 10” Dk. Blue PW Odeon O-28015 [85272-2/85274-3]. DER POSTILLON VON LON-JUMEAU: Postillon-Lied (Adam) / DON CESAR: Komm’ herab (Dellinger). Just about 1-2. $10.00.

1508. 10” Red PW Parlophon B.48809 [133723-3/133745]. LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Ch’ella mi creda / LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Or son sei mesi (Puccini). In German. Some lt. rubs, 2. $10.00.

3111. 12” Blue PW Ultraphon E372 [30293/30407]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Siciliana / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Abschied von der Mutter (Mascagni). Side one with harp. Side two orch dir. Selmar Meyrowitz. Cons. 2. $12.00.

2369. 12” Blue PW Ultraphon E373 [30422/30423]. ZIGEUNERLIED (I. Burger) / NINA (Pergolesi). One harmless mk. side one. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

RUDOLF SCHOCK [t]. See also: ERNA BERGER [s] 2387. 12” Brown Electrola EH 1420 [2RA6988-1/2RA6989-3]. BALKANLIEBE: Barcarole

Veneziana (Kattnigg) / DIE ROSE VON STAMBUL: O Rose von Stambul (Fall). Orch. and chorus dir. Wilhelm Schüchter. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.

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2446. 12” Red Electrola DB 11522 [2RA6103/2RA6430-2]. MARTHA: Ach so fromm (Flotow) / AFRICAINE: Land so wunderbar (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

2212. 12” Red Electrola DB 11541 [2RA6898-2/2RA6899-2]. CARMEN: Duett José-Micaëla (Bizet). Two sides. With ANNY SCHLEMM [s]. Couple lt. rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.

2795. 12” Red Electrola DB 11572 [2RA7622-1/2RA7623-1]. FORZA DEL DESTINO: Solenne in quest’ora / DON CARLOS: Dio che nell’alma infondere (both Verdi). Both with JOSEF METTERNICH [b]. In German. Orch. dir. Wilhelm Schüchter. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

LOTTE SCHÖNE [s] 3702. 10” Red PW HMV DA 1238 [OD258-II/

OD260-II]. LA BOHÈME: Donde lieta (Puccini) / BOLERO (Rossini, arr. Schmalstich). Side one in Italian, side two in German. Berlin State Op. Orch. dir. Erich Orthmann. Lbl. auto-graphed by the singer. Side one lt. rubs, 2. Side two just about 1-2. $25.00.

3703. 10” PW Blk. Electrola EW 41 [BWR1343-I/BLR3793-II]. TURAN-DOT: Tu che di gel sei cinta [Death of Liù] / TURANDOT: Signore, ascolta (Puccini). In Italian. Berlin State Op. Orch. dir Fritz Zweig. Beautiful performances. Highly recommended (as is the case with all of her records). Lbl. stkr. side two. Cons. 2. $15.00.

3129. 12” Brown acous. Odeon O-8168 (Rxx80216/80394) [XXB-7014/XXB-7012-II]. DORFSCHWALBEN (Joh. Strauss) / LA BOHÈME: Walzer der Musette (Puccini). Fine pressing. Cons. 2. $15.00.

3604. 12” Red elec. Odeon 123.008 [XXB7771/XXB7772]. MESSAGER D’AMOUR / LA TRUITE (both Schubert). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3088. 12” Red PW Australian HMV DB 1127 [CWR1341-I/Cc10964-II]. RIGOLETTO: Tutte le feste. With HERBERT JANSSEN [b] / RIGOLETTO: È il sol dell’anima (Verdi). With JOSEPH HISLOP [t]. Conductors: Fritz Zweig (side one), Piero Coppola (side two). In Italian. Cons. 2. $15.00.

2528. 12” Red PW HMV DB 1562 [CLR6358-II/CLR6359-II]. MERRY WIVES OF WIND-SOR: Nun eilt herbei (Nicolai). Two sides. Orch. dir. Leo Blech. Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3901. 12” Blk. PW Electrola EJ 422 [CL4547-I/CLR4645-II]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Eines Tages / MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Deine Mutter soll dich in arme tragen (Puccini). Touching performances. 2. $12.00.

3201. 12” Blk. PW Czech Gramola ES 580 [CLR5345-II/CLR5346-II]. DER HIRT AUF DEM FELSEN (Schubert). Two sides. Orch. dir. Leo Blech. Lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3141. 12” Blk. PW Czech Gramola ES 581 [CLR5348-I/CLR5349-I]. MANON: Adieu, notre petite table / MANON: Obéisson quand leur voix appelle … Profitons bien de la jeunesse (Massenet). Orch. dir. Leo Blech. In German. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2393. 12” White lbl. HMV (two SS pressings) DB 1563 [2D272-II/2D273-I]. DON PAS-QUALE: Pronto io son / DON PASQUALE: Vado corro (Donizetti). With WILLY DOMGRAF-FASSBÄNDER [b]. Scarce version in German. An Italian language version was issued as DB 1546. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

FRIEDRICH SCHORR [b] 1950. 10” Blk. acous. Polydor 62379 [1112ar/1113ar]. BITEROLF (Wolf) / TRAUM

DURCH DIE DÄMMERUNG (Strauss). Lbl. stkr. side two. Just about 1-2. $25.00.

LOTTE SCHÖNE

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2818. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65621 [480as/660as]. FLYING DUTCHMAN: Wie aus der Ferne / FLYING DUTCHMAN: Versank ich jetzt (Wagner). Side two with MELANIE KURT [s]. Minor lbl. damage trademark areas (stickers apparently removed). Few lightest rubs. Cons. 2. $25.00.

2253. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65646 [8az/5az]. MAGIC FLUTE: Ein Mädchen oder Weib- chen / MAGIC FLUTE: Bei Männern (Mozart). Side two with EMMY HECKMANN- BETTENDORF [s]. Just about 1-2. $35.00.

2529. 12” Blk. acous. Schall Gram. 65674 [667as/668as]. EURYANTHE: Szene und Arie des Lysiart (von Weber). Two sides. IMs. Just about 1-2. $40.00.

3113. 12” Blk. PW Electrola EJ 566 [CR2493-I/CR2494-II]. TANNHÄUSER: Blick’ ich umher / MEISTERSINGER: Schusterlied (both Wagner). London Symp. dir. Albert

Coates. Just about 1-2. $8.00. 2701. 12” White lbl. (shellac) HMV D.2017 (two single-sided pressings) [CR2483-IIB /

CR2484-I]. ELIJAH: Es ist Genung / ELIJAH: Ist nicht des Herrn wort wie Feuer (Mendelssohn). Wonderful pressings. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

RICHARD SCHUBERT [t]. Dessau, 1885 –Oberstaufen, 1959. He was a voice student of Rudolf von Milde in Dessau and made his debut as a baritone in Strasbourg, 1909. After further study with von Milde, Hans Nietan in Dresden and Vittorio Vanzo in Italy, he made a second debut as a tenor in 1911 with the Nuremberg Stadttheater. His important career, which continued through the late 1930s, included the Vienna Staatsoper, the Chicago Opera and the Stadttheaters in Wiesbaden, Zurich, and Hamburg, among others.

2566. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65580 [59av/62av]. OTELLO: Morte d’Otello (Verdi) / TIEF- LAND: Traumerzählung (d’Albert). In German. Just about 1-2 $15.00.

2340. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65618 [197av/198av]. PAGLIACCI: Jetzt spielen (Leonca- vallo) / LA JUIVE: Recha, als Gott dich einst (Halévy). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2695. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65643 [29an/181av]. WALKÜRE: Winterstürme / TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Wohin nun Tristan scheidet (both Wagner). Just about 1-2.

$15.00. 2814. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65669 [52av/142as]. TIEFLAND: Wolfserzählung (d’Albert) /

L’AFRICAINE: Land so wunderbar (Meyerbeer). One rub mark, small lbl. stkr. Otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.

ELISABETH SCHUMANN [s] 3717. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65654 [269as/270as]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Neue freu-

den / MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: Ihr, die ihr Triebe (Mozart). In German. Cons. 2. $30.00.

2623. 12” Red Australian HMV DB 1011[Cc8378- III/ Cc8380-V]. MARRIAGE OF FIGARO:

Deh vieni, non tardar / IL RE PASTORE: L’amerò sarò costante (both Mozart). Side two with Marjorie Hayward [vln]. Fine pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK [c] 3095. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Vla 85096 [C-2978].

LUCREZIA BORGIA: Brindisi (Donizetti). Excellent pressing of this great record. Cons. 2. $12.00.

2887. 12” White lbl. Vla 88196. LA CLEMENZA DI TITO: Parto, Parto (Mozart). IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3020. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 88342 [take 2]. ERLKÖNIG (Schubert). Strangely, this take was replaced by take 1 (both recorded the same day) when the doubled version was issued. Lovely copy, few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $10.00.

2236. 12” Red Vla 88417. SAMSON ET DALILA: Der Frühling erwachte (Saint-Saëns). Just about 1-2. $7.00.

2621. 12” Red ’12 Pats “A” plate Vla 88448. CAN-TATA No. 68: My Heart Ever Faithful (Bach). Extremely scarce. Only form of issue. Removed from the catalogue by 1916 (issued 1914). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

ERNESTINE SCHUMANN-HEINK enjoying her Victrola

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2196. 12” White lbl. vinyl [two single-faced pressings] Orth. Vla 7584 [CVE-62319-1/ CVE-67406-1]. THERE IS NO DEATH (O’Hara) / TAPS (arr. Pasternack). Just about 1-2. $20.00.

2197. 12” White lbl. vinyl SS mat. CVE-62319-3. THERE IS NO DEATH (O’Hara). Un-published take. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

2198. 12” White lbl. vinyl SS mat. CVE-67406-3. TAPS (arr. Pasternack). Unpublished take. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

LEO SCHÜTZENDORF [bs] 2863. 12” acous. Odeon Rxx80098/Rxx80099 [XXB6765/XXB6766]. UNDINE: Duett

swischen Hans und Veit (Lortzing). Two sides. With WALDEMAR HENKE [t]. IMs. Couple tiny (harmless) PBs. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3527. 12” Pink acous. Parlophon P.1946 [2-7723/2-7724]. DER BARBIER VON BAGDAD: Es hat auf Erden jeder seine Sendung / DER BARBIER VON BAGDAD: Eins noch vergass ich (Cornelius). Three minor indentations. Gen. 2-3. $10.00.

3273. 12” Blue acous. Schall. Grammophon 95000 [2211as/2212as]. TOM DER REI-MER / DIE UHR (both Loewe). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00

2220. 12” PW elec. Christschall 122 [4485/ 4486]. LITANEY / GRENZEN DER MENSCHHEIT (both Schubert). Piano acc. H. Steiner. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

JOSEPH SCHWARZ [b]. See also: CLAIRE DUX [s]

3425. 12” Girl & Gram. Parlophon 2-7049/ 2-7050. IL TROVATORE: Sieh meiner heißen Tränen Flut / IL TROVATORE: Befreit, o welche Seligkeit (Verdi). With HEDWIG FRANCILLO-KAUFMANN [s]. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

2456. 12” Red Schall. Gram. 72668 [1406s/ 1409s]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo / ZAZÀ: Zazà, piccola zingara (both Leoncavallo). Minor lbl. fade side two, otherwise top condition, glassy surfaces. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

2732. 12” Red Schall. Gram. 72674 (042538/ 042539) [1404m/1405m]. TANNHÄUSER Blick’ ich umher / TANNHÄUSER: Lied aus dem Abendstern (Wagner). Cons. 2. $12.00.

2666. 12” Blue Opera Disc 72676 (052438) [1267m]. CARO MIO BEN (Giordani). With

organ and cello. Small lbl. stkr. Just

about 1-2. $12.00.

PAUL SCHWARZ [t]. Vienna, 1887-Hamburg, 1980. After seasons in Bielitz (Biala) and the Vienna Volksoper, he joined the Hamburg Stadttheater (Staatsoper) in 1912. He remained there until 1933, forced out as he was Jewish. Up to that point, he sang more than 4000 performances of 145 roles. Many were buffo and comprimario parts, but he also was heard in such roles as Manrico and Turiddu.

1659. 10” EE Polydor 20748 [637bk/638bk]. DIE TOTE STADT: Tanzlied des Pierrot (Korngold) / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Siciliana (Mascagni). Side one is normally sung by a baritone. Schwarz sings it here in key. Side two with harp acc. Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.

HJÖRDIS SCHYMBERG [s]. See: JOEL BERGLUND [b]

EVELYN SCOTNEY [s] 3306. 12” Vocalion 70004 [10544/ ? ]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Una voce poco fa

(Rossini) / THEME AND VARIATIONS (Proch). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2394. 12” Vocalion 70015 [8308/7111?]. THE PEARL OF BRAZIL: Charmant oiseau (David) / FAUST: Air des Bijoux (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

JOSEPH SCHWARZ as Renato in Verdi's UN BALLO IN MASCHERA

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HENRI SCOTT [bs] 3248. 12” TC Columbia A5450 [36451- /36454- ] LE CAÏD: Air du Tambour Major

(Thomas) / I VESPRI SICILIANI: O tu Palermo (Verdi). Fine flush pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

ANTONIO SCOTTI [b]. See also MARCELLA SEMBRICH [s] 2151. 12” White Vla IRCC 18 (V 85031/V 88195). RIGOLETTO: Deh non parlare al misero

(Verdi); DON GIOVANNI: Fin ch’han dal Vino (Mozart) / FALSTAFF: L’Onore! Ladri! (Verdi). Label side one signed by Scotti. From orig. 1904/1909 Victor matrices. Just about 1-2. $30.00.

2549. 12” Red DeLuxe 85017 [C-878]. FAUST: Dio possente (Gounod). Piano acc. Excellent copy, cons. 2. $20.00.

2163. 12” Red vinyl Vla 85031 [C-1094]. RIGOLETTO: Deh non parlare al misero (Verdi). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2679. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Vla 88030 [C-3176]. OTELLO: Credo (Verdi). Superb copy. Never doubled. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3222. 12” Red ’08 Pats. “A” plate Vla 88194 DON GIOVANNI: Deh vieni alla finestra (Mozart); FALSTAFF: Quand’ ero paggio (Verdi).

2164. 12” Red vinyl Vla 88195 [C-8286]. FALSTAFF: L’Onore! Ladri! (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2656. 12” Red Vla 6284. TOSCA: Cantabile di Scarpia (Puccini) / FAUST: Dio possente (Gounod). Label side one signed by Scotti. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

SARA SCUDERI [s] 2415. 12” Brown HMV C.4035 [2EA12982-1/2EA12995-1]. LA BOHÈME: Mi chiamano

Mimì (Puccini) / ANDREA CHENIER: La mamma morta (Giordano). Orch. dir. Alberto Erede. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

META SEINEMEYER [s]. See also: TINO PATTIERA [t] 2379. 12” Dk. Blue PW Odeon O-7572 [2-20848/2-20851]. MADAMA BUTTERFLY: But-

terfly’s Entrance Scene / MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Un bel di (Puccini). Cons. 2. $15.00.

SYBIL (BEDDINGTON) SELIGMAN(N) [ms]. London, 1868-1936. Born of a wealthy family, Sybil was “educated in the best bourgeois fashion” with emphasis on music and languages. In 1891, she wed David Seligman, a wealthy American, and they had two sons. Her husband wasn’t particularly interested in music and the arts but was willing to support his wife’s enthusiasms. She studied voice with Paolo Tosti, beginning in 1904 and soon made a recording for Fonotipia of two of her singing master’s songs. In the same year, via Tosti, she met Puccini, with whom she had a short, passionate affair which developed into a friendship that lasted throughout Puccini’s lifetime. She was also a friend of Caruso and other musicians of the period. A 1906 U.S. magazine article notes her appearances in an operatic program at the New York Institute of Musical Art by American “pupils of Mr. [Alfred] Giraudet, the distinguished singing teacher from the Paris Opèra[-Comique]” who was a guest instructor there. There, as Mrs. Seligman, she performed a scene from Mignon with one Mr. Pool, bass. -For further information on Sybil Seligman (and the source of the first quote above), see the Internet article, Sybil’s Story by Kelmut Krausser in The Opera Critic.

1223. 11” Fonotipia 39312/39313 [XPh316/XPh317]. MALIA / IO SON L’AMORE (both Tosti). A particularly rare disc. Her only recording. Scr. side two could tick about half inch. Rubbed (mostly superficial), gen. 3-4. $250.00.

MARCELLA SEMBRICH [s] 1846. 10” Blk. vinyl Columbia 1364 [take 1]. ERNANI: Ernani, involami (Verdi). Just

about 1-2. $100.00.

1511. 10” Red Columbia Grand Opera 1365 [take 1]. FRÜHLINGSTIMMEN (J. Strauss). Small rim area pressing flaw (not to grooves). Some MGTs, otherwise clean 2-3. $250.00.

A contemporary drawing of SYBIL SELIGMAN

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1323. 10” White lbl. Vla 81048 [B-1950-2]. STÄNDCHEN (Strauss). Small lbl. stkrs. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

1233. 11” Oversized Victor test pressing mat. B-22796-2. CONSECRATION (Westbrook-Manney). Piano acc. Frank La Forge. Recorded 2 June 1919. Sembrich can also be heard with LaForge in the outside test grooves very lightly singing her two opening notes. The online Victor Discography gives a date of June 3rd for takes one and two. On the same date trials were made by Frederick Jagel and Dorothy Jardon (apropos of nothing in particular). Of course this unpublished disc and that below are remark-able rarities. Both this and the following item were originally owned by Mme. Sem-

brich. Included is a photocopy of the published sheet music. Very lt. rubs, 2-3. $750.00.

1234. 11” Oversized Victor test pressing mat. B-22800-1. PRETTY POLLY OLIVER (17th Cent., arr. William Arms Fisher). Piano acc. Frank LaForge. Recorded 3 June 1919. Another unique, unpublished Sembrich test recording. Delightful! 2. $750.00.

2166. 12” Red vinyl Victor 85036 [C-1901]. VOCI DI PRIMAVERA (Strauss). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2502. 12” White lbl. Victor 85036 [C-1901]. Same as previous item (#2166) but excellent late ‘30s shellac pressing. RCA Vr Bk. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2677. 12” Red GP ’07 Victor 88099. LOVE ME [MAZURKA] (Chopin). Piano self-acc. Cons. 2. $15.00. $15.00.

2593. 12” Red ’11 Pats. Canadian Vla 88107. MERRY WIDOW: Waltz, “Dolce amor” (Lehár). It appears that three takes of this were issued: 1, 2 and 4. Perhaps one was just issued in Canada? This was the situation with a few other Victor releases around that period. Unfortunately, no take numbers are provided on this pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

3208. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 88388. TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS (Strauss, trans. LaForge). Looks mint, as do most records herein graded just about 1-2 (as this is). $12.00.

2607. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 89002 [C-3181-2]. DON PASQUALE: Pronta io son (Doni-zetti). With ANTONIO SCOTTI [b]. Top pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

2148. 12” White lbl. HMV 2-054012 [C-8755]. RIGOLETTO: Tutte le feste … Si, ven-detta (Verdi). Same as the U.S. issue, 89042, this number appearing in the matrix. With MARIO SAMMARCO [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2979. 12” White lbl. Victor mat. C-5046. SI MES VERS (Hahn); WOHIN? (Schubert). Piano acc. RCA Victor Bk. Top pressing (later ‘30s). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3329. 12” PW Silver Victor IRCC 48 [C-6574/C-4871-1]. LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: O luce di quest’ anima (Verdi) / HAMLET: Doute de la lumière (Thomas). Side two with EMILIO DE GOGORZA [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2417. 12” PW Silver Victor IRCC 192 [C-4860/C-5046]. HALKA: Gdyby rannem slonklem (Moniuszko) / SI MES VERS (Hahn); WOHIN? (Schubert). Side two piano acc. Side two first edition. Couple small harmless mks. side two. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

TILKIN SERVAIS [b] 2699. 12” Blk. elec. HMV A.U. 30 [2B458-II/2B459-I]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo) /

LAKMÉ: Stances (Delibes). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

Cantor JOSEF SHLISKY [t] 1541. 10” acous. Purple Emerson 13118 [41414-5/41415-5]. OMAR RABBI ELEAZAR /

JEHI SHOLEM BECHEILLICH (both J. Rapaport). Just about 1-2. $20.00.

MARCELLA SEMBRICH (1895)

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MARGARET SHERIDAN [s] 2434. 12” London (Brit. Decca) test mat. 6. DANNY BOY (Irish Air). With instrumental

ensemble. Unpublished. Rec. 1949. Couple lt. mks., cons. 2. $40.00. 2850. 12” Red Irish HMV IRX 20 [Cc9382-III Cc9483-I]. LOHENGRIN: Sola ne’ miei prim’

anni (Wagner) / LA BOHÈME: Mi chiamano Mimì (Puccini). Triangular labels auto-graphed by Sheridan affixed to both sides over trademarks. Just about 1-2. $25.00.

VLADIMIR SHUSHLIN [bs]. Shushlin began as a piano and violin student before becoming a singer. He then established a successful career at the Mariinsky Theater (St. Petersburg). Leaving Russia in 1924, apparently a result of persecution, he settled first in Harbin (China) where he taught and performed. This was followed by a concert tour of Japan and the Philippines. Returning to China, he then settled in Shanghai, 1930, where he accepted a professorship at the recently established Shanghai Conservatory of Music. His records were recorded in 1927 by Victor’s branch in Harbin.

1525. 10” Red Scroll Victor 4099. CZAR’S BRIDE: Sobakin’s Aria (Rimsky-Korsakov) / KHOVANTCHINA: The Time of Darknes Came (Moussorgsky). “Z” type shellac. Index lbl. taped over trade mark one side. Small flake side two will tick about about a sixteenth of an inch, otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00.

MADELEINE SIBILLE [ms] 1675. 10” Green EE Pathé X.0702 [202372/

202411]. LA NAVARRAISE: Nocturne & Mariez donc son coeur avec mon coeur / MARIE MAGDELEINE: Air de Meyrem (both Massenet). Only recordings? Just about 1-2. $20.00.

LEV SIBIRYAKOV [bs] 1498. 10” Blue Notes Columbia E1902 [35616-

1/35619-1]. CZAR’S BRIDE: Aria of Sobakin (Rimksy-Korsakov) / NIGHT (Folk Song). Side one piano acc. Side two with balalaika. Sibiryakov created the role of Sobakin in the 1901 St. Petersburg (Mariinsky Theater) premiere of The Czar’s Bride. Cons. 2. $50.00.

1888. 10” Blk. Russ. Angel Gram. Concert 3-22819/2-52561 [7772L/4807L]. BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: La calunnia (Rossini) / SIMON BOCCANEGRA: Il lacerato spirito (Verdi). Side two in Italian. Small lbl. stkr. side one. Lt. superficial rubs. No apparent reproduction problems. 3. $35.00.

1749. 10” Blk. Russian Amour 4-22171/4-22216 [14872b/14982b]. GOOD NIGHT, MY STAR, FORGIVE ME (Toblosk Convict Song, arr. Harteveld) / A. V. BELYANIN [bs]. THERE ARE REEFS ON THE VOLGA (Navrotsky). Piano acc. both sides. Few LGTs side one, 2-3. Side two few MGTs, otherwise gen. 3. $35.00.

1925. 10” Blk. Angel Syrena 12857/12860 [840/ ? ]. SONG OF THE FLEA (Moussorgsky)/ TWO GRENADIERS (Schumann). Side one orch. acc. Side two with piano. Side one couple LGTs, 3. Side two 2-3. $35.00.

2961. 12” Blk. Angel Russian Monarch Gram. 022249/023030 [2437c/2718p]. SIMON BOCCANEGRA: Il lacerato spirito (Verdi) / NADINE (NADEZHDA) TIMOFEY-EVNA VAN BRANDT [s]. LA ZINGARA: Fra l’erbe cosparse (Donizetti). Side one couple LSSs, few LGTs, 2. Side two one scr. (about 1”, likely superficial), 2-3. $40.00.

2777. 12” Blk. Angel Russian Amour Gram. 022332/022333 [2898c/2899c]. STABAT MATER: Pro peccatis (Rossini) / REQUIEM: Confutatis (Verdi). In Latin. Couple tiny lbl. tears. Surface excellent. Few very minor rubs, cons. 2. $75.00.

3408. 12” White lbl. HMV 022238 [2440c]. THE EXECUTION (Gaiser). Just about 1-2. $40.00.

MARGARETE SIEMS [s] 2686. 12” Purple Flowers Parlophon P.246 [2-574/2-575]. HUGUENOTS: O glücklich

Land / HUGUENOTS: Dies einz’ge Wortlein Liebe (Meyerbeer). Few superficial rubs and lightest superficial scrs. Should play perfectly cleanly. 2-3. $200.00.

MADELEINE SIBILLE

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2101. 12” Purple Eng. Parlophone E10362 [P.575/7719]. HUGUENOTS: Dies einz’ge Wortlein Liebe / FRITZI JÖKL [s]. HUGUENOTS: Song of the Page (Meyerbeer). Just about 1-2. $150.00.

FRANCESCO SIGNORINI [t] 2948. 12” Red Angel Pre-Dog Gram. Mon. 052229 [1491c]. LE PROPHÈTE: Pastorale

(Meyerbeer). Top copy. Couple tiny harmless mks., just about 1-2. $500.00.

MARTIAL SINGHER [b]. See also: FANNY HELDY [s] 1547. 10” Red PW French Disque Gram. DA-4871 [OLA-421-1/OLA-423-1]. LE MAR-

CHAND DE VENISE: Air de Bassanio / ANDRÉ PERNET [bs]. LE MARCHAND DE VENISE: Air de Shylock (Reynaldo Hahn). Conducted by the composer. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

Cantor GERSHON SIROTA [t]. What did Sirota’s voice sound like in Carnegie Hall? A 1921 clipping from, likely, Musical America, is an uncredited review of his second New York concert. To quote some of the highlights:

As at his previous hearing in the Metropolitan [Opera House], Mr. Sirota gave the impression of possessing one of the world’s greatest tenor voices. … The voice of large volume knows no top and apparently no bottom. … The very high tones had a lusty timbre that was thrilling. One would have liked to hear him singing operatic arias.”

1432. 10” Red “A” plate Vr 64385. IRU EINEINU (Hebrew Prayer). With Choir. Small lbl. stain, otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00.

2000. 8” Silver elec. H.Lewin Semer S.J.3/S.J.3A. Y’HI ROTZON / SIM SHOLOM (Hebraic Prayers). With Organ. In 1932 Hirsch Lewin founded (in Germany) the record company "Semer", which published Jewish/Yiddish shellac records until 1937. The word "Semer" is Hebrew and means singing. During the November pogroms of 1938, Lewin's business and goods were destroyed. The recording likely dates from 1936 and certainly couldn’t have been big sellers in Germany of that period. Tiny lbl. stkr. Lt. superficial rubs. 2-3. $40.00.

LEO SLEZAK [t]. See also: ELSA BLAND [s] 2006. 7” “Etched” 1901 Berliner 42061 [1342B-E-2z]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Sicili-

ana (Mascagni). Piano acc. Some lt. greying but otherwise a very clean copy, 2-3. $40.00.

1790. 10” acous. Opera Disc 13952 [10815u/ 10822u]. LOHENGRIN: Nun sei bedankt / LOHENGRIN: Höchstes Vertrauen (Wagner). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1984. 10” Blk. acous. Polydor 62427 [2422ar/ 2429ar]. ICH TRAGE MEINE MINNE (Rich. Strauss) / LOCKRUF (Anton Rückauf). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1359. 10” Blk. acous. Schall. Gram. 62428 [2427ar/2437ar]. ES MUSS EIN WUNDER-BARES SEIN (Liszt) / DER LENZ (Hildach). Piano acc. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Minor lbl. mks. side one. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1640. 10” Green PW elec. Polydor 21848 [1536bk/1537bk]. ICH TRAGE MEINE MINNE / ZUEIGNUNG (both R. Strauss). Piano acc. One tiny rub, just about 1-2. $10.00.

2327. 12” Blk. Wien G&T 044009 [37HpGo2z]. HUGUENOTS: Duett (Meyerbeer). Piano acc. With ELISE ELIZZA [s]. Bright lbl. Some (sounding) greying, 4. $75.00.

3195. 12” Blk. Wien G&T 044017 [27HpGo2z]. LOHENGRIN: Duett (Wagner). With BERTA FÖRSTER-LAUTERER [s]. Piano acc. 1903 recording. IMs. Few LGTs, gen. 3. $75.00.

2173. 12” Dk. Blue Odeon 0-7282 (AA 55059/AA 55060) [XXB5676/XXB5677]. AÏDA: Celeste Aida / OTELLO: Niun mi tema (both Verdi). Side one in German. Side two in Italian. Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

LEO SLEZAK

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2281. 12” Pink acous. Parlophon P.280 [112-C/113-C]. L’AFRICAINE: Land so wunderbar (Meyerbeer) / LA BOHÈME: Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen (Puccini). Fine, bright pressing. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

2286. 12” Anker-Elite acous. E.9898 [06961/06975]. LE PROPHÈTE: Herr, Dich in den Sterneckreisen (Meyerbeer) / CARMEN: Flower Song (Bizet). In German. One harmless patina crk. one side running just a few grooves past outer rim, otherwise 2-3. $15.00.

3043. 12” Blue Eng. Columbia A5396 [30992/36364]. AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi) / LA GIOCONDA: Cielo e mar (Ponchielli). Superb laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3414. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65769 [1246as/1251as]. OTELLO: Morte di Otello (Verdi) / LA JUIVE: Rachel, quand du Seigneur (Halèvy). In German. Late ‘20s pressing. Some harmless marks, 2. $10.00.

2731. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65774 [1240as/1243as]. DU BIST DIE RUH’ / DER LIN-DENBAUM (both Schubert). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3041. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 65776 [1242as/1244as]. MONDNACHT (Schumann) / FELDEINSAMKEIT (Brahms). Piano acc. Lbl. stkrs. Couple tiny mks. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2987. 12” Green elec. Polydor 19926 [1124½bm/1125bm]. TOM DER REIMER (Loewe). Two sides. Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

DMITRI SMIRNOV [t] 2985. 10” (on 12”) vinyl HMV 4-22400 [17233u].

AT MY WINDOW (Rachmaninoff). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $25.00.

1876. 10” SS Pink Dog Concert Gram. 2-52826 [17236u]. MATTINATA (Leoncavallo). Piano acc. In Italian. Tiny lbl. stkr. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $12.00

1989. 10” White lbl. (shellac) HMV 2-52854 [17827½b]. IRIS: Apri la tua finestra (Mascagni). Just about 1-2. $25.00.

1584. 10” Red Hist. No. 2 HMV DA 476 [17233u/17234u]. AT MY WINDOW (Rachmaninoff) / CRADLE SONG (Gretchaninoff). Piano acc. Excellent copy. Few lightest rubs, cons. 2. $30.00.

1875. 10” Red Czech HMV DA 569 [Bb3336-I/ Bb3337-II]. PIQUE DAME: What Is Our Life? / PIQUE DAME: Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision (Tschaikowsky). In Russian. Minor pen mks. on lbls. Excellent surface material. Just about 1-2. $25.00.

1990. 10” White lbl. SS shellac elec. HMV DA 752 (one side only) [Bb6597-I]. LILACS (Rachmaninoff). Piano acc. Gerald Moore. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

2574. 12” White lbl. SS HMV 022218 [2475c]. DEMON: On desire’s soft fleeting wing (Rubinstein). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2146. 12” White lbl. SS HMV 022312 [2689c]. CARMEN: La fleur (Bizet). In Russian. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2569. 12” White lbl. SS HMV 022334 [2853c]. RUSSLAN AND LUDMILLA: There is a deserted land (Glinka). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2848. 12” White lbl. SS HMV 022357 [2854c]. RUSALKA: Unwillingly to these sad shores (Dargomyzhsky). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2934. 12” Green Schall. Grammophon 85049 (022143/022218) [434½s/2475c]. PEARL FISHERS: Romanze (Bizet) / THE DEMON: Schlummerarie (Rubinstein). IMs. No reproduction problems. Superficial rubs, 3. $12.00.

2487. 12” Red French Gram. DB 193 [Cc3211-I/Cc3212-II]. CHANSON GEORGIENNE (Rachmaninoff) / PRINCE IGOR: Cavatine de Vladimir Igorewitsch (Borodin). Just about 1-2. $20.00.

2799. 12” Red SR HMV DB 595 [2450v/Cc110-I]. TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle (Puccini) / ROMÉO ET JULIETTE: L’amour, l’amour … Ah! lève-toi, soleil (Gounod). IMs. Just about 1-2. $25.00.

DMITRI SMIRNOV

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3464. 12” Red Vla 6105 [Cc112-2/Cc87-2]. PEARL FISHERS: Mi par d’udir ancora (Bizet) / SADKO: Chanson Indoue (Rimsky-Korsakow). Orch. dir. Percy Pitt. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

(AUGUSTUS) HOBART SMOCK [t]. Locust Valley, LI, NY, 1870-Towson, MD, 1926. He was educated at Rutgers College, NJ, and then took up singing professionally, enacting principal roles in The Prince of Pilsen and San Toy. In the latter he appeared abroad for two seasons. He settled in Baltimore around 1903. At that time he began a career of “indefatigable service to local musical development”. He was tenor soloist at the Ascension P. E. Church and the Eutaw Place Synagogue, although whether he actually was a tenor or a baritone isn’t particularly clear. He was also the organizer and conductor of the Baltimore & Ohio Glee Club, the Grachur Glee Club and the Johns Hopkins Glee Club. These were apparently not high paying positions, as one source indicates that he supplemented his income by selling insurance in Towson, MD. Shortly before his death, preceded by “a long illness”, Smock was paid tribute by Baltimore “with a substantial testimonial concert”. In 1921, Smock made a recording of the the official municipal hymn of Baltimore (“Baltimore, Our Baltimore”) on a private recording made for and distributed by the Hochchild Kohn Department Store. His only other records were three 12” discs for Victor in late 1902 or early 1903.

2804. 12” Blk. DeLuxe (Victor) 31065 [C-152 etched in matrix]. QUEEN OF SHEBA: How Vain is Man … Lend Me Your Aid (Gounod). Piano acc. This rarity is assigned matrix number C-152 in Volume II of the Moran/Fagan Encyclopedic Discography of Victor

Recordings. They explain, “No listing has been found for this, so it could be a Pre-Matrix record … Placing the selection under this number is an educated guess and also a way of not merely ignoring its existence”. The matrix number lists something else. This is a remarkably forward disc. My guess is that it is a pre-Matrix recording to which a matrix number was attached (incorrectly). A question arises about the speed. If he is singing this excerpt in key, it plays about 87.5 rpm to pitch it correctly. This is an extraordinarily fast speed for a Victor record, but, considering the mysterious nature of Smock’s records, this doesn’t seem particularly surprising. On the other hand, he sang the baritone aria “Il balen” from Il Trovatore as the “heaviest” number on a concert in 1907, which he surely wouldn’t have transposed up. It’s therefore possible that this (Queen of Sheba) aria was transposed down and his voice would be more correctly reproduced here at a speed nearer 78 rpm. I’ll leave that for the winner to decide! Remarkably clean condition. Cons. 2. $100.00.

LEONID SOBINOV [t]

1441. 10” Red Moskau G&T 2-22648 [1972L]. MAY NIGHT: Serenade of Levko (Rimsky-Korsakov). Piano acc. Fine bright copy. Cons. 2. $225.00.

1533. 10” Red Moskau G&T 2-22649 [1973L]. EUGEN ONEGIN: I love you, Olga (Tschai-kowsky). Piano acc. Light rubs but otherwise clean 2. $200.00.

3662. 12” Pink Russ. Angel Mon. Gram. 022243 [2516c]. EUGEN ONEGIN: I love you, Olga (Tschaikowsky). Cons. 2. $30.00.

2943. 12” Pink Russ. Angel Mon. Gram. 022247 [2515c]. THE DEMON: On desire’s soft, fleeting wing (Rubinstein). Only form of issue. Excellent copy, cons. 2. $35.00.

3381. 12” Red Hist. No. 2 HMV DB 890 [1988½c/2216c]. A MAY NIGHT: Sleep, My Beauty / SNOW MAIDEN: The Joyous Day Departs (both Rimsky-Korsakov). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2787. 12” Red Hist. No. 2 HMV DB 892 [2213c/2517c]. HALKA: The wind wails in the hills (Moniuszko) / DURING THE BALL, Op. 38, No. 3 (Tschaikowsky). Tiny (super-ficial) scr. end side two, one rub side one. Cons. 2. $12.00.

2786. 12” Red Hist. No. 2 HMV DB 895 [1979c/1983c]. LOHENGRIN: Farewell to the Swan / LOHENGRIN: The song is heard no more (Wagner). Side two with ANTO-NINA NEZHDANOVA [s]. Tiny (harmless) discoloration spot side two. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

HOBART SMOCK

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LOUISA SOBRINO [s] 3613. 12” Blk. London G&T 043020 [262r]. TANNHÄUSER: Dich, teure Halle (Wagner).

Piano acc. Do any readers have information on her career? Label looks mint. Very tiny (harmless) chip (8th of an inch) on raised rim, scarcely noticeable. I know you’ve heard it over and over, but a small (1.5 mil) stylus will provide by far the best results on a good number of early G&Ts, including this. Some LGTs, gen. 3. $50.00.

WALTER SOOMER [bs] 3124. 12” Blk. Schall. Gram. 65156 (042415/042416) [1130s/1132s]. WALKÜRE: Nicht

stral’ ich dich erst / WALKÜRE: Loge, hör’! (Wagner). IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00. UMBERTO SORRENTINO [t]. Firenze, 1883-New York City, 1959. A pupil of Giorgio

Sulli (one of Mario Sammarco’s teachers), Sorrentino’s debut was likely in Castelfiorentino, Italy, as Fernando in Donizetti’s La Favorita. He subsequently appeared in Arezzo, Siena, Rome, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Nice and other Italian and French venues. In 1906 he toured Central and South America with the Lombardi Opera Company, one of his roles having been Ernesto in Don Pasquale. Interestingly, he was, until first appearing in North America around 1910, known as Umberto Bucchieri. Why Bucchieri was changed to Sorrentino hasn’t been discovered (by me). The rest of his career was in the United States, where he was involved mainly in concerts, occasionally in opera, and as an impresario with his own touring opera company. The last on-stage work of him I could trace was as Humbert Sorrentino in 1944, singing comprimario roles such as Normanno in Lucia and the Messenger in Aida with the Philadelphia-La Scala Opera . His summers included residence in Milford, CT, and at “Villa Sorrentino” someplace on the north shore of Long Island. While in Connecticut he saved the life of a young girl who had capsized in a canoe during a sudden storm. There was also mention of his having been contracted by Edison in 1913 to appear in Kinetophone films as the tenor lead in complete performances of Carmen and Pagliacci, “singing and acting … so that his interpretation will be recorded exactly as when he appears in a performance”. I wonder if this ever progressed beyond the planning stage?

1389. 10” Blk. Vr 63327. DONNA, VORREI MORIR / NON T’AMO PIÙ (both Tosti). Excellent copy, few lightest rubs. Cons. 2. $12.00.

HINA SPANI [s]. See also: GIOVANNI ZENATELLO [t] 1899. 10” Red Orth. Vla 4197 [BM1584-II/BM1585-II]. DIA DE FIESTA (Ugarte) / CAN-

CÍON DEL CARRETERO (Buchardo). Orch. dir. Gino Nastrucci. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

2103. 12” late Red VdP DB 1503 [CM854-I/CF1629-II]. MANON: Addio, picciol desco (Massenet) / TROVATORE: D’amor sull’ ali rosee (Verdi). Orch. dir. Carlo Sabajno. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

JANET SPENCER [c] 1518. 10” Red Pats. Vr 64186. BOLERO (Arditi). Wonderfully spirited performance.

Scarce. Only form of issue. Descriptive label on verso. Just about 1-2. $10.00. JOHN STEEL [t] 1610. 10” Blk. acous. Vr 18687. TELL ME LITTLE GYPSY / THE GIRLS OF MY DREAMS

(both Irving Berlin). Steel gave the first performances in the 1920 Ziegfeld Follies. Just about 1-2. $7.00.

1602. 10” Blk. acous. Vr 19219. AN ORANGE GROVE IN CALIFORNIA / LITTLE BUTTER-FLY (both Irving Berlin). Steel premiered these songs in the 1923 Irving Berlin Music Box Revue. Fine copy, few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $7.00.

(JAN) JOZEF STERKENS [t]. Antwerp, 1893-Antwerp, 1952. His parents, who owned a laundry, sent Jozef to the Normal School in Ghent to study to become a teacher. Among other classes, he studied music with Emiel Hullebroeck, who recommended that his beautiful tenor voice be cultivated. However Sterkens’ financial situation made voice lessons impossible, so he continued his studies to become an art teacher. He was mobilized during the First World War and was decorated four times for his service. He then worked as an art teacher but was finally offered an opportunity to study voice. In 1927, he made his first big success as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with the Royal Flemish Opera, also appearing successfully as a concert singer. In 1935 he became Director of the Royal Flemish Opera and after that point sang only on rare occasions. Through various problems he was arrested as a collaborator following the liberation of Antwerp in 1944 and was imprisoned (for the first two weeks in the lion’s cage of the Antwerp Zoo with other collaborators).

Readers are recommended to the website http://401dutchdivas.nl/en/belgian-singers/440-jozef- sterkens. html (from where the above information came). Another informative Sterkens site: http://greatoperasingers.blogspot.com/2012/08/jozef-sterkens-golden-voice-of-royal_9090.html 1480. 10” PW Lt. Blue elec. Parlophon B.17450 [81153/81154]. SLY: Excerpt from 3rd Act

(Wolf-Ferrari) / THE SUNKEN BELL: Excerpt from 3rd Act (Respighi). Rarely recorded repertoire, particularly side two. In Flemish. Orch. dir. Frieder Weiss-mann. Small lt. rub, otherwise just about 1-2. $25.00.

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EBE STIGNANI [ms] 2424. 12” late Orange 25055 [2-70402/2-70403]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo

sapete (Mascagni) / LA GIOCONDA: A te questo Rosario (Ponchielli). Orch. dir. A. La Rosa Parodi. 1940 recording. Fine late pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

ADA LAT(T)IMER STILLMAN [s]. Meadville, PA, 1872-Redlands, CA, 1972. An 1894 graduate of Vassar, she subsequently studied music and voice in Paris. She was married to Leland Stanford Stillman, a banker and “socially prominent” resident of Englewood, NJ, and then Redlands, CA. Not much is known of her career until the 1950s, when she was apparently teaching in NYC. For some unknown reason (to me), the phonograph record collection at the N.Y. Library on 58th Street had been closed for a year and a half. In a letter to the NY Times Editor, Mrs. Stillman mentioned, “As I come in contact with a great many students”, she appreciated the problem and urged the public to help make the funds available to see that the record collection was again available to the public. She also assisted singers with musical coaching and French diction, including Leontyne Price in preparing Carmen, Dorothy Maynor and baritone Jack Langstaff. She was active until the year of her death (at the age of 100).

1936. 10” Grey acous. Columbia Personal Record 91375-1/91380-1. SLEEP LITTLE BABY OF MINE (Dennee) / OH, FOR THE WINGS OF A DOVE (Mendelssohn). Piano acc. Frank Bibb. Recorded 1923. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

DAVID STOCKMAN [t]. Göteborg, 1879-Stockholm, 1951. His debut was at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, 1906, as Wilhelm Meister in Mignon (Thomas). He continued there as a leading tenor until 1942, creating for Sweden the principal tenor roles in Andrea Chénier, Mârouf, I Gioielli della Madonna, The Queen of Spades and Tristan und Isolde.

2509. 12” acous. HMV M.64 [2140f/2141f]. LA FAVO-RITA: Una vergine, un angiol de Dio (Donizetti) / SI J’ÉTAIS ROI: J’ignore son nom (Adam). Both in Swedish. Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $10.00.

RICCARDO STRACCIARI [b]. See also: DOMEN-ICO VIGLIONE BORGHESE [b], CHARLES HACKETT [t]

1847. 10 “ Purple Viva-Tonal Columbia 4038-M [W141890-2/W141891-3]. STO PENZANNO ‘A MARIA / LUNTANANZA (both de Curtis). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1229. 11” Col. Fonotipia 39058-2/39157 [XPh1811/ XPh304]. LUCIA: Cruda, funesta smania (Doni-zetti) / TANNHÄUSER: Lotta dei Bardi (Wagner). Cons. 2. $15.00.

1258. 11” Fonotipia 39058-2/39166 [XPh1811 /XPh193]. LUCIA: Cruda, funesta smania (Donizetti) / FAUST: Dio possente (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1190. 11” Fonotipia 92621/69155 [XPh3825-2/XPh4995]. UN BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu / UN BALLO IN MASCHERA: Alla vita (Verdi). Excellent copy, as the grading

indicates. Cons. 2. $15.00. 1252. 11” Fonotipia 92623/92624 [XPh3849/XPh3774]. I VESPRI SICILIANI: In braccio

alle dovizie (Verdi) / ANDREA CHÉNIER: Un di m’era di gioia (Giordano). Just about 1-2. $20.00.

1251. 11” Fonotipia 69157/69158 [XPh4997/XPh5003]. TOSCA: Già, mi dicon venal / TOSCA: Hai più forte sapor (Puccini). Just about 1-2. $20.00.

1243. 11” Fonotipia 69159/69160 [XPh5084/XPh5085]. LA TRAVIATA: Pura siccome un angelo / LA TRAVIATA: È grave il sacrificio (Verdi). With FERNANDA CHIESA [s]. 2. $15.00.

1318. 11” U.S. SS Fonotipia 92457 [XPh3767]. FAUST: Stammi a udir, Margherita [Morte di Valentino] (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

2691. 12” Purple acous. Columbia 9006-M [49214-4/49221-2]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu (Verdi) / FAUST: Dio possente (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

2692. 12” Purple acous. Columbia 9013-M [49220-1/49968-2]. IL TROVATORE: Il balen (Verdi) / CARMEN: Canzone del Toréador (Bizet). Side two with male chorus. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

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2997. 12” Purple acous. Columbia 9015-M [49517-1/49590-2]. THERE’S A LONG, LONG TRAIL (Elliott) / THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR SMILE (Ray). In English. Small internal patina side two. Few lightest rubs. IMs. Nice pressing. Rare double. Cons. 2. $12.00

2440. 12” Blue elec. Eng. Col. L2133 [WBX152/WBX153]. ERNANI: O sommo Carlo (Ver-di) / TOSCA: Te Deum (Puccini). One rub, otherwise just about 1-2. $10.00.

ELSA STRALIA [s] Adelaide, 1881-Melbourne, 1945. Daughter of Hans Fischer, Elsa studied at the Marshall Hall Conservatory in Melbourne. She made her debut in concert in 1909 as Elsie Fischer, soon after giving tribute to her homeland by taking Elsa Stralia (Australia) as her professional name. She had great success in Italy in Genoa at the Carlo Felice Opera House, following studies there, which led to the Royal Opera in London’s Covent Garden. She was also soloist with major orchestras and in oratorio in Europe and in the earlier 1920s in the U.S.

1859. 10” SS Purple Eng. Columbia X258 [69815]. RED LETTER DAYS: The Brightest Day (Easthope Martin). Piano acc. by the composer. Never doubled. Cons. 2. $15.00.

3305. 12” SS Purple Eng. Columbia 7117 [6631]. INVITATION [WALTZ SONG] (Anita Owen). Never doubled. Rim edge flake side one, not to grooves. Otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00.

3900. 12” Purple acous. Eng. Columbia 7388 [74065/74055]. TANNHÄUSER: Hall of Song Duet (Wagner) / CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Ah, Stay, Turiddu (Mascagni). In English. With FRANK MULLINGS [t]. Orch. dir. Hamilton Harty. Cons. 2. $12.00.

WILHELM STRIENZ [bs] 1639. 10” Dk. Blue PW Ger. Odeon O-26488 [Bi1201/Bi1202]. BONN (Bungert) / WOH-

LAUF NOCH, GETRUNKEN DEN FUNKEINDEN WEIN (Schumann). Orch. dir. Otto Dobrindt. Cons. 2. $12.00.

1757. 10” PW Red HMV EG 6627 [ORA3337-II/ORA3338-I]. WAS IST DES DEUTSCHES VATERLAND? (Reichardt) / KENNT IHR DAS LAND? (Nageli). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

SUSAN STRONG [s]. 1671. 10” Dog Gram. Concert 3816 [7607e]. PSYCHE (Paladilhe). Piano acc. Cons. 2.

$150.00.

1438. 10” Blk. London Angel Pre-Dog 43958 [6729e]. TODESSEHNSUCHT (Bach). With cello and piano. One PB. 2. $150.00.

ELISA STÜNZNER [s] 2294. 12” PW Blue Polydor 95023 [517bg/518bg].

MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Un bel di / TOSCA: Vissi d’arte (both Puccini). Lbl. stkr. side one. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

MARIE SUNDELIUS [s] 1536. 10” Gold vertical Aeolian-Vocalion 30029 [ ? ].

CHANSON D’AMOUR (Hollman). With uni-dentified pianist and cellist. Gen. 2. $10.00

2986. 12” Gold vertical Aeolian-Vocalion 54024 [1673]. LOUISE: Depuis le jour (Charpentier). Excellent copy. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $25.00.

CONCHITA SUPERVIA [ms] 1764. 10” PW Brown Spanish Odeon 184.186 [KI-

3509-2/KI-3510-2]. LA FARIGOLA / VORA, VORETA LA MAR (both J. Borrás de Palau). Only form of issue both sides. Few LGTs, 3. $35.00.

1564. 10” PW Brown Spanish Odeon 184.191 [KI-3513-2/KI-3515-2]. CANÇÓ DE PASSAR CANTANT / CANÇÓ DE L’OBLIT (both Eduar-do Toldrá). Only form of issue both sides. Mi-nor lt. scrs. first ½” side two should be super-ficial. 3. $35.00.

1965. 10” PW Brown Spanish Odeon 184.325 [SO-7890/SO-7891]. FLOR DEL TERRUÑO / CANCIÓN DE ANTAÑO (both R. Mar-tinez Valls). Piano acc. Pedro Vallribera. Only form of issue both sides. Side one cons. 2. Side two rubs (harmless), 3. $30.00.

ELISA STÜNZNER as Octavian in DER ROSENKAVALIER

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1497. 10” PW Red French Odéon 188.714 [SO 4620-III/SO4699-I]. CLAVELITOS (Val-verde)/ CANTARES (Turina). Piano acc. Mária Gil. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

1495. 10” PW Red French Odéon 188.746 [SO 4909/SO 4698]. EL CORRAL DE LA PAN-CHECA: La presumida [Canción epigramátical] (Amadeo Vives) / ROMANÇ DE SANTA LLUCIA (Toldrá). Just about 1-2. $20.00.

1944. 10” PW Purple French Odéon 188.839 [SO 6068/SO 6067]. LA REINA MORA: ¡Ay! gitana, pasó la pena (Serrano). Two sides. With MARCOS REDONDO [b]. Small lbl. removed (partially) in the trademark area of side two. Side one just about 1-2. Side two 2. $15.00.

1938. 10” PW Plum Parlophone RO 20344 [SO 7885/SO 7887]. SENTIR GITANO [CAN-CIÓN ANDALUZA] (Tomás de Aquino) / UN BARBERILLO ALEGRE (Media Villa). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1496. 10” PW Blue Ultraphone AP1020 [P76392/P76393]. FRASQUITA: Entrée de Frasquita / FRASQUITA: Ce que c’est que l’amour (both Lehár). Orch. dir. Paul Bastide. Excellent copy, few lightest marks. Cons. 2. $15.00.

1592. 10” PW Blue Ultraphone AP1022 [P76398/P76399]. FRASQUITA: Duo final du 1er Acte (Lehàr). Two sides. With LOUIS ARNOULT [t]. Cons. 2. $15.00.

2177. 12” PW Red Fonotipia U-558 [XXS4598/XXS4618]. L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI: Oh che muso. With CARLO SCATTOLA [b] / L’ITALIANA IN ALGERI: Quartetto (Rossini). With NINO EDERLE [t], CARLO SCATTOLA [b], VINCENZO BETTONI [bs]. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

3477. 12” PW Brown Odeon 121.146 [XXS6071/XXS6027-2]. DANZA V [ANDALUZA] (Granados) / GRANADA (Albeniz). Side one piano acc. Frank Marshall. Side two orch. dir. Romero. In the Supervia BIRS discography, side two appears not to have been issued. XXS6027 is listed for all catalogue numbers and nothing for XXS-6027-2. Just about 1-2. $25.00.

2442. 12” PW Brown Odeon 121.163 [XXP7315-2/XXP7316-2]. REY Y SEÑOR (Zama-cois) / LA PARTIDA (Alvarez). Only form of issue side one. Cons. 2. $30.00.

ANNA SUTTER [s]. Wil, Switzerland, 1871-Stutt- gart, 1910. Sutter first earned a piano diploma at the Bern Conservatory before studying voice. Her vocal debut was at the Volkstheater in Munich in 1892. From 1895 until her death in 1910, she was a leading member of the Staatsoper in Stuttgart. Her repertoire included such parts as Hanna Glawari in Léhar’s Merry Widow, Strauss’s Salome and Bizet’s Carmen. In Salome she was particularly noted for performing the “Dance of the Seven Veils” herself (rather than by a dancer, which was usually done early on) and for her daring costume. She was very much a liberated woman and had a daughter in 1900 and a son in 1902 via unmarried (at least to her) lovers. Her death was a result of being shot after a short affair with Stuttgart conductor Aloys Obrist, who had come to her home to plead for a reconciliation. There at the time was also 27 year old singer Albin Swoboda, Jr., her latest paramour, who was unable to prevent the assassination. She was so popular that supposedly some 10,000 attended her funeral. Her few records are particular rarities. -From articles in Google, Wikopedia and period clippings.

1658. 10” Blk. Schall. Grammophon 61768 (2-43186/ 2-43187) [5175r/5176r]. CARMEN: Habanera / CARMEN: Draussen am Wall (Bizet). Minor rubs. Side one 2. Side two cons. 2. $20.00.

ALEXANDER SVED [b] 2871. 12” Blk. PW Polydor 67173 [695GS/

600½GS]. IL TROVATORE: Il balen / IL TROVATORE: Mira d’acerbe lagrime (Verdi). Side two with VIORICA URSULEAC [s]. Orch. dir. Clemens Krauss. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

ANNA SUTTER as Salome

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GLADYS SWARTHOUT [ms] 1656. 10” Red RCA Victor 10-1456. THE BLUE MADONNA [with spoken intro.] / GO ‘WAY

FROM MY WINDOW (both arr. John Jacob Niles). Piano acc. Gibner King. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

2168. 12” Red PW Victor 14419. CARMEN: Habanera / CARMEN: Seguidilla (Bizet). Orch. dir. Alexander Smallens. Just about 1-2. $7.00.

LUJZA SZABÓ [s]. Budapest, 1904-Budapest, 1934. She studied at the local Music Academy and made her debut in 1927 at the National Opera House in Budapest. She caused quite a sensation as the Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte at the Städtische Oper, Berlin in 1931 under the baton of Bruno Walter. Szabó also interpreted this role in the same year in Amsterdam as well as for German Broadcast. Before her career had even reached its zenith the singer died during an operation in Budapest on November 19th 1934 at the age of 30. –from Opera Viva (Internet)

3102. 12” Blue PW Telefunken E.760 [15853/15851-1]. LIEBESLIEDER [WALZER] (Strauss, arr. Gross) / TALES OF HOFFMANN: Puppenwalzer (Offenbach). Orch. dir. Erich Orthmann. Lt. mks., 2. $15.00.

2540. 12” Blue PW Ultraphon E.882 [16179/16180]. BRAVOUR-VARIATIONEN (Adam-Mozart) / THEME UND VARIATIONEN (Proch). Orch. dir. Prof. Unger. Quite spectacular coloratura doings. Small lbl. strk. Lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.

ELSA SZAMOS(S)Y [s]. 1881 – Budapest, 1924. Born Elza Szamek, she studied with Quirino Merli. Her operatic career began in 1904 as a mezzo-soprano with the Budapest Opera, singing Dalila, followed by Carmen. She also sang as a guest at the Vienna Hofoper. Changing to a soprano, Szamossy shortly after created the role of Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly for Budapest (where she was praised by Puccini for her ‘delicious interpretation’) and for New York, both in 1906. The New York performance was in English under the auspices of Henry Savage at New York’s Garden Theater, followed by a U.S. tour. She returned to the Budapest Opera to sing a variety of roles, the last having been Marta in d’Albert’s Tiefland. Her operatic career ended in 1913 because of vocal problems.

1735. 10” PW Czech Plum acous. HMV AM 448 [5936ab/BT2821-I]. CARMEN: Card Song (Bizet) / ERSZI SANDOR [s]. LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: O luce di quest’ anima (Donizetti) / CARMEN: Card Song (Bizet). Piano acc. Lt. MGTs, 2. $20.00.

Dr. FERENCZ SZÉKELYHIDY [t]. 1742. 10” PW Czech Plum acous. HMV AM 449

[BT2817-I/BT2820-I]. SIRALMAAS VOLT NÉKEM / VERBUNK, SZÉKELYL TOBORZO (both Zoltan Kodály). Piano acc. Recorded in a very live room. Cons. 2. $20.00.

GIUSEPPE TACCANI [t] 1994. 10” PW Green elec. Columbia D12286 [WB1976/WB1977]. IL TROVATORE: Di

quella pira / IL TROVATORE: Deserto sulla terra (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00. GIUSEPPE TADDEI [b] 3444. 12” Orange Cetra 25300 [F124/F125]. OTELLO: Credo (Verdi) / ANDREA CHE-

NIER: Nemico della patria? (Giordano). Orch. dir. Arturo Basile. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

CARLO TAGLIABUE [b] 2235. 12” late Red VdP DB 11303 [2BA5867-II/2BA5868-II]. ERNANI: O de’ verd’ anni

miei (Verdi) / I PURITANI: Oh dove fuggo io mai (Bellini). Orch. dir. Umberto Berritoni. Tiny harmless mk., otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00.

BJÓRN TALÉN [t]. See: LOLA ARTÔT DE PADILLA [s]

AMÉLIE TALEXIS [s]. See also: JULES GODART [t] 1224. 11” Fonotipia 39309/39315 [XPh356/XPh388]. PIQUE DAME: Ah, la mia mente

non regge (Tschaikowsky) / LA GIOCONDA: Suicidio! (Ponchielli). Side one 2. Side two few MGTs and a couple LGTs, gen. 3-4. $12.00.

ELSA SZAMOSY

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MARION TALLEY [s] 1603. 10” PoW Red Victor 1340. THE OLD RUGGED CROSS (Bennard) / MOTHER’S

PRAYERS HAVE FOLLOWED ME (Ackley). Fine pressing. Just about 1-2. $7.00. 2464. 12” Red Orth. Vla 6919. HOW BEAUTIFUL UPON THE MOUNTAINS (Harker) / THE

HOLY CITY (Adams). Just about 1-2. $10.00.

FRANCESCO TAMAGNO [t] 1845. 10” Red Milano G&T 52674 [3002].

OTELLO: Niun mi tema (Verdi). Top copy. Just about 1-2. $25.00.

1995. 10” White lbl. Vla 95010 [3021-R]. WILLIAM TELL: Corriam (Rossini). Markings on lbl. but surface as new. This take issued only on Victor. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

PIA TASSINARI [s] 2785. 12” late Red VdP DB 1933 [2M1205-II/

2M1206-II]. FAUST: Aria dei gioielli (Gounod). Two sides. Orch. dir Franco Ghione. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

RICHARD TAUBER [t] 3462. 12” Brown acous. Odeon 0-8025

(XXB7094/XXB7088]. COUNTESS MARITZA: Gruss’ mir mein Wien / COUNTESS MARIZA: Mein lieber Schatz (Kálmán). Side two with CARLOTTA VANCONTI [s]. Some rubs. Side one cons. 2, side two just about 2. $10.00.

2615. 12” Brown acous. Odeon 0-8034 [XXB6740/XXB6742-2]. MORGEN (Strauss) / LIEBESFEIER (Weingartner). Piano acc. Also violin side one. Glassy surfaces. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.

2630. 12” Brown acous. Odeon O-8228 [XXB6981-II/XXB7152]. LA BOHÈME: Wie eiskalt is dies Händchen /MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Oh, wie ich mein Vergehen (both Puccini). Top surfaces. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.

MARGARETE TESCHEMACHER [s] 2407. 12” Austrian HMV DB 4554 [2RA2893-2/2RA2894-1]. AIDA: O patria mia / AIDA:

Ritorna vincitor (Verdi). In German. Orch. dir. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2925. 12” Red PW Electrola DB 5568 [2RA1784-2/2RA1785-2]. OBERON: Ozean, du Ungeheuer (v. Weber). Two sides. Orch. dir. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2823. 12” Red PW Electrola DB 5598 [2RA4522-2/2RA4543-2]. PEER GYNT: Schlaf, du teuerster Knabe mein / PEER GYNT: Solveigs Lied (Grieg). Orch. dir. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Touching performances. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2888. 12” Red PW Electrola DB 5635 [2RA4978-1/2RA4979-2]. LA FORZA DEL DESTI-NO: La Vergine degli Angeli / UN BALLO IN MASCHERA: Morrò, ma prima in gra-zia (both Verdi). Berlin Staatsoper Orch. dir. Reinhold Merten. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

LUISA TETRAZZINI [s] 1638. 9” Disco Zonofono 10004 [3518]. LA SONNAMBULA: Ah, non giunge (Bellini).

Piano acc. 2-3. $20.00. 2390. 12” Red Pats. Vla 92060 [2573f]. LA TRAVIATA: Ah! fors’ è lui (Verdi). Just about

1-2. $7.00. 2617. 12” Pink HMV 2-33027 [Ac5161r]. THE PEARL OF BRAZIL: Charmant oiseau

(David). Rec. 11 June 1911. Couple lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00. 2412. 12” White original Gram. test 053222 [3076f]. BALLO IN MASCHERA: Saper

vorreste (Verdi). Tiny PB should be harmless. Cons. 2. $8.00. 2406. 12” White lbl. blk. vinyl HMV 053223 [3077f]. LUCIA: Regnava nel silenzio

(Donizetti). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

FRANCESCO TAMAGNO

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3264. 12” Pink HMV Gram. Monarch 2-053031 [4580f]. PEER GYNT: Solvejg’s Song (Grieg). Piano acc. Percy Pitt. Recorded 2 Nov. 1910. Never doubled. Only form of issue. Fine copy. Cons. 2. $15.00.

2616. 12” Pink HMV 2-053035 [4576f]. LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: O luce di quest’ anima (Donizetti). Orch. dir. Percy Pitt. Recorded 2 Nov. 1910. Never doubled. Only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3015. 12” Blue lbl. Opera Disc 2-053057 (76275) [Ac5168f]. DON GIOVANNI: Batti, batti (Mozart). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

2975. 12” White lbl. blk. vinyl HMV 2-053058 [Ai5181f]. MIGNON: Io son Titania (Thomas). Remarkably bright recording. Slight “swish” likely correctable with stylus experimentation. This session produced the most wonderful sonic results. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2852. 12” White lbl. blk. vinyl HMV 2-053060 [Ac5163f]. CARMEN: Io dico, no non mi paurosa (Bizet). Never doubled. Very short catalogue life. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2405. 12” White lbl. blk. vinyl HMV 2-053061 [Ai5179f]. LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: O luce di quest’ anima (Donizetti). Recorded 14 July 1911. Never doubled. Very short catalogue life. Has a “swish” that lessens as the recording progresses (as with the previous item). Perhaps some experimentation with stylus will help? Otherwise remarkably bright and forward. Exceptionally lifelike. Just about 1-2 (excepting the “swish”). $15.00.

3315. 12” Red Pats. Vla 88292. CARNIVAL OF VENICE [Part II] (Benedict). Just about 1-2. $7.00.

3262. 12” White lbl. blk. vinyl Vla 88432 [C-12917-2]. ROSALINDA: Pastorale (Veracini). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2665. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Vla 88423. GRANDE VALSE [AH! CHE ASSORTA], Op. 10 (Luigi Venzano). This peppy display waltz was occasionally used by Tetrazzini for the “Les-son Scene” in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Particularly bright copy. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

2425. 12” Red Victor 88506 [C-14817-2]. LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: O luce di quest’ anima (Donizetti). Recorded 11 May 1914. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

2520. 12” PW Silver Vla IRCC 27 [ac5166f/ac5170f]. LAKMÉ: Candida Durga (Delibes) / AIDA: Ritorna vincitor (Verdi). Side one label signed by Tetrazzini. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

MAGGIE TEYTE [s] 1962. 10” White lbl. test (shellac) HMV mat. OEA-10161-2. D’ANNE JOUANT DE L’ESPI-

NETTE [from Deux épigrammes] (Ravel). Planned for issue as one side of DA 1839 but unpublished. Just about 1-2. $25.00.

3469. 12” Dk. Blue Eng. Columbia 495 [6424/6425]. THE HOMES THEY LEAVE BE-HIND / YOUR KING AND YOUR COUNTRY WANT YOU (both Paul A. Rubens). Scarce W.W. I songs titles. Short catalogue life. Cons. 2. $15.00.

2844. 12” Blk. Columbia 5031-M [48813-1/48814-1]. OFT IN THE STILLY NIGHT (arr. Stevenson) / HOME, SWEET HOME (Bishop). Small partially removed sticker over trademark side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00.

RHEA TONIOLO [ms]. See: ANTONIO CORTIS [t]

LUISA TETRAZZINI practicing the LAKMÉ Bell Song?

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Mrs. SYDNEY (B.?) THAYER [ms?]. In the 1920s and 1930s (perhaps longer), Mr. and Mrs. Thayer lived in Haverford, PA. I don’t know anything about her musical studies, other than that she spent one summer (around 1920) at baritone Oscar Seagle’s Summer Music School at Scroon Lake, NY. Her name appears as a supporter of various musical activities in the Philadelphia area, including the Philadelphia Orchestra. The record below has a plain white label with “Mrs. Sydney Thayer” written in pencil. It seems to be an early electric recording, judging by sound, with cello and piano.

1719. 10” SS White label (unknown manufacturer) mat. P-146-2. NONE BUT THE LONE-LY HEART (Tschaikowsky). Gen. 2. $20.00.

JEAN THESLÖF [b]. Uleåborg, Finland, 1884 – Miami, FL, 1966. The first mention I could find of Theslöf’s early career was with the Century Opera in 1914 as a cover in Victor Herbert’s Natoma. He was possibly here at that time as a guest and then returned to Finland. 1925 is noted as when he emigrated to the United States, founding a singing school in New York. He also competed in four events in sports shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

3671. 12” Blk. EE Victor 68748. SONG OF THE VOLGA BOATMEN (Koeneman-Chaliapin)/ THE TWO GRENADIERS (Heine-Schumann). Both in Finnish, with orch. Obviously

a capable and experienced singer. Harmless superficial rubs, 3. $10.00.

CONRAD THIBAULT [b] 1514. 10” Red Scroll Vr 1699. L’ASSIOLO CANTA (F. Santoliquido) / VISIONE VENEZI-

ANA (Brogi). Piano acc. Martha Halbwachs. Scarce. “Z” type shellac. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

GEORGE THILL [t]. See also: LUCIEN FUGÈRE [b] 1711. 10” Blue acous. Eng. Columbia D13004 [L108/L146]. WERTHER: J’aurais sur ma

poitrine (Massenet) / LA DAMNATION DE FAUST: Nature immense (Berlioz). Two of his four only acoustic sides (his first recordings). Small lbl. stkr., cons. 2. $40.00.

1717. 10” Blue elec. French Col. LF 166 [CL7627-1/CL7629-1]. MARQUISE, VOUS SOU-VENEZ-VOUS (Saint-Saëns) / GUITARE (Bizet). Piano acc. Joseph Benvenuti. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

JOHN CHARLES THOMAS [b] 1731. 10” Purple acous. Brunswick 10151.

SMILIN’ THROUGH (Penn) / MOTHER O’ MINE (Tours). Just about 1-2. $8.00.

2492. 12” Brown Shellac Aeolian-Vocalion 52010 [6510]. DANNY DEEVER (Damrosch). Never doubled. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

3067. 12” Brown Shellac Vocalion 52024 [8109]. PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $8.00.

2428. 12” Gold acous. Austrian Brunswick 73054 (U.S. 50071). HÉRODIADE: Vision fugitive (Massenet)/ BALLO IN MASCHERA: Eri tu (Verdi). Excellent shellac (Polydor material, preferable to U.S. issue). Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $15.00.

ANNY THOMAS-SCHWARTZ [s]. Koblenz, 1872 – Frankfurt am Main, 1927. She studied at the Cologne Conservatory with Edward Thomas, whom she married. Her debut was in Strasbourg, 1892, as the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro. She subsequently was heard in a host of German theaters. Her repertoire included Fidelio, Agathe (Freischütz), Aida, Brünnhilde, Desdemona, Aîda, Rezia (Oberon), Norma, and Isolde, to name a few. In addition, she was a noted oratorio and concert artist. Judging from the rare record below, she certainly was one of the major artists of her era.

3374. 10” Blk. Hannover Angel Pre-Dog 2-43052/2-43054 [4001½r/4003r]. TANNHÄU-SER: Geliebter komm’ / TANNHÄUSER: Zieh hin, Wahnsinniger (Wagner). Excel-lent, bright copy. A few minor rubs. Cons. 2. $50.00.

KERSTIN THORBORG [c] 1457. 10” Dk. Blue elec. Odeon D-4751 (A162251) [Sto2341/Sto2342]. VAD SÖKER DU

PÅ STRANDEN [WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ON THE BEACH?] (O. Lindberg) / BÖN TILL NATTEN [PRAYER TO THE NIGHT] (Ture Rangström). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

ANNY THOMAS-SCHWARTZ

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1721. 10” Dk. Blue elec. Odeon A162335 [Sto2509-2/Sto2527-4]. I CAVALIERI DI EKE-BU: Du rena barn / BRITA HERZBERG [s], EINAR BEYRON [t]. I CAVALIERI DI EKEBU: Marianne, du beder (Zandonai). Orch. dir. Nils Grevillius. In Swedish. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

WILLY THUNIS [t]. A singer (born in Holland, named Theunis) and film actor, Thunis was the leading tenor in the 1932 Paris (Gaité-Lyrique) premiere of Lehár’s Land of Smiles, conducted by the composer. 1934 marked his film debut as a star in the French film N'aimer que toi. He seems to have left France the following year and is then found in the U.S. ten years later, appearing in uncredited roles in such Hollywood films as The Razor’s Edge and S.O.S. (both 1946) and others during the 1944-46 period. Also sharing uncredited screen parts the same years was Olga Marie Thunis (including one instance of both being in the same film), perhaps a second wife or a daughter?

1567. 10” PW Dk. Blue Fr. Odéon 166.873 [KI-6858-1/KI-6859-2]. MÊME SEUL ON EST TOU-JOURS DEUX / AH! N’AIMER QUE TOI (both Jane Bos). Both from film N’aimer que toi. Orch. dir. Freya Thunis (Willy’s wife). Label side two signed by Thunis in 1934. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

LAWRENCE TIBBETT [b] 1760. 10” SS PW Gold on White lbl. RCA Vr.

F-117-S. AMIGO (Dietz-Schwartz). From film Under Your Spell. IMs. With orch. and chorus. Later 1930s. Cons. 2. $35.00.

1761. 10” Plain White lbl. (unidentified manufacturer) [5049-T-1/5050-T-2]. PRESEN-TATION TO PRES. and MRS. ROOSEVELT, 1939 (spoken by Tibbett); IF LOVE HAS ENTERED THY HEART [HAT DICH DIE LIEBE BERÜHRT] (Jos. Marx) / SYLVIA (Speaks). Piano acc. A virtually unknown item, both sides beautifully sung. 2-3. $35.00.

1763. 10” Audio-Video Acetate SS 33 rpm. MAY ALL MY ENEMIES GO TO HELL: NOËL! (Tibbett). Piano acc. Dec. 31, 1936. Gen. 2. $15.00.

2690. 12” Victor 8103. THE KING’S HENCHMAN: Oh, Caesar, great wert thou! / THE KING’S HENCHMAN: Nay, Maccus, lay him down (Deems Taylor). With Met. Opera Chorus and Orch. dir. Giulio Setti. Beautiful pressing. Just about 1-2. $8.00.

HEINRICH TIEMER [b] 1632. 10” acous. Vox 3112 [534B/535B]. LIEBESFEIER (Weingartner) / O, LASST MICH

TRÄUMEN (Arthur Sullivan). IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00. MARIE TIFFANY [s] 1289. 11” (oversized 10”) white lbl. Brunswick test mat. 4781. ÉLÉGIE (Massenet).

Unpublished take. Issued version was matrix 4940. 2. $30.00. YVES TINAYRE [t]. 3677. 12” Blk. acous. Disque Gram. W.623 [CL181-II/CL182-II]. ROBERT LE DIABLE:

Ah! l’honnête homme! / ROBERT LE DIABLE: Le bonheur est dans l’inconstance (Meyerbeer). With PAUL PAYAN [bs]. Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

ARMAND TOKATYAN [t]. See also: ROSA RAISA [s] 1780. 10” Brown shellac Vocalion 60056 [12465/12468]. TOSCA: Recondita armonia /

TOSCA: E lucevan le stelle (Puccini). Portrait of Tokatyan affixed in trademark label area side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.

3440. 12” Red Orth. Vla 7318. LOLITA (Buzzi-Peccia) / L’ULTIMA CANZONE (Tosti). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

EUGEN TRANSKY [t] 2365. 12” Green acous. Schall. Gram. 15948 [109av/512as]. EUGEN ONEGIN: Arie des

Lenski (Tschaikowsky) / FAUST: Gegrüsst sei mir (Gounod). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

HELEN TRAUBEL [s] 3348. 12” Late Red RCA Victor 12-3229. A REAL PIANO PLAYER (Durante) / THE

SONG’S GOTTA COME FROM THE HEART (Kahn-Styne). With JIMMY DURANTE [entertainer]. Two superficial rubs side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $7.00.

WILLY THUNIS

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CHARLES TREE [b] 1662. 10” Blk. G&T 3-2409 [3430e]. WIDDICOMBE FAIR (Devon Folk Song). NS from the

start will sound about a ½”, otherwise very clean. Cons. 2. $10.00.

WILLY TREFFNER [t] 2957. 12” Red Electrola DB 5597 [2RA4700-I/2RA4701-

II]. LA GIOCONDA: Cielo e mar (Ponchielli) / MARTHA: Ach, so fromm (Flotow). Both in German. Orch. dir. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Superficial lt. rubs, 2. $12.00.

KLAVDIA A. TUGARINOVA [c] -3157. 10” Blk. St. Petersburg G&T 33533 [2840L].

PIQUE DAME: Je crains de lui parler [Romance de la Comtesse] (Tschaikowsky). Piano acc. In French. Lightest wear first few grooves, otherwise clean 2-3. $25.00.

-3240. 10” Green Russian Zonophone X-2-63032/ X-2-63033 [2838L/2941L]. LIFE FOR THE CZAR: Weep not, little orphan / LIFE FOR THE CZAR: When my mother was killed (Glinka). Side one few LGTs, 2-3. Side two one rub, cons. 2. $30.00.

ODETTE TURBA-RABIER [s] 3056. 12” Red PW Disque Gram.DB 5001 [2LA-1083-1/

2LA-1084-1]. LAKMÉ: Air des Clochettes (De-libes). Two sides. Side one with ANDRÉ PERNET [b]. Orch. dir. Eugène Bigot. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

EVA TURNER [s] 2495. 12” Blue Eng. Col. L1976 [WBX48/WBX49]. AIDA: O cieli azzurri (Verdi) / LA GIO-

CONDA: Suicidio! (Ponchielli). Early Italian electric sides. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 2602. 12” Red Eng. Columbia D.14715 [WBX266/WBX262]. AIDA: O patria mia (Verdi) /

LA GIOCONDA: Suicidio! (Ponchielli). Lt. mks., gen. 2. $7.00. UMBERTO URBANO [b] 3133. 12” Red acous. Polydor 73007 [927az/930½az]. NERONE: Addio di Fanuel / NE-

RONE: Laggiu tra I giunchi di Genèsareth (Boïto). Excellent copy, few lightest mks., cons. 2. $50.00.

3134. 12” Blk. elec. Czech Gramola ES 387 [Ck3013-I/Ck3014-II]. PURITANI: Ah! per sempre / PURITANI: Bel sogno beato di pace (Bellini). I believe this was issued only on Electrola and Gramola. Cons. 2. $50.00.

JACQUES URLUS [t] 1991. 10” Blk. Dog Con. Gram. 4-42501/4-42502 [15761b/15762b]. TROVATORE: Dass

nur für mich (Verdi) / FIDELIO: In des Lebens Frühlingstagen (Beethoven). IMs. Just about 1-2. $60.00.

1387. 10” Blk. G&T 2-44231/2-44232 [3127r/3128r]. WILLIAM TELL: Ha! Wohin? (Rossini) / CARMEN: Eine Linie tiefer (Bizet). Both with WALTER SOOMER [bs-b]. Just about l-2. $60.00.

3290. 12” Blue Victor 55038 [2339c/2343c]. LA JUIVE: Recha, als Gott dich einst (Halè-vy) / OTELLO: Death Scene (Verdi). Both in German. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

VIORICA URSULEAC [s]. See: ALEXANDER SVED [b]

CESARE VALETTI [t] 2202. 12” Red Cetra 25280 [2-71449/2-71451]. WERTHER: Ah! non mi ridestar (Masse-

net) / L’ELISIR D’AMORE: Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti). Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $30.00.

ALINE VALLANDRI [s] 3242. 12” Blk. Pre-Dog Angel Gram. 034020/034021 [597i/600i]. LAKMÉ: C’est le Dieu

de la jeunesse (Delibes). With ANTONIO ROCCA [t] / MANON: Pardon mais j’étais là (Massenet). With HECTOR DUFRANNE [b]. Top copy. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

GRAZIELLA VALLE [s] 1628. 10” Green Cetra TI.7058 [53090BC/53093BC]. FINISCI L’ULTIMO CANTO (Alfano)/ CHE FAI TU LUNA IN CIEL? (Giordano). Piano acc. Ermelinda Magnetti. Just

about 1-2. $15.00.

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NINON VALLIN [s] 1952. 10” Red PW French Odéon 188.579 [KI-1618-2/KI-1619-2]. L’HEURE EXQUISE /

SI MES VERS AVAIENT DES AILES (both Reynaldo Hahn). Accompanied by the composer who has also signed the label on side one. Just about 1-2. $30.00.

1565. 10” Green PW Pathé PG 34 [CPT-1258-1/CPT-1259-1]. JARDIN D’AMOUR / LES TROIS PRINCESSES; BOURRÉE DE CHAPDES-BEAUFORT (Emile Vuillermoz, orch. Louis Aubert). Orch. dir. Godfroy Andolfi. Lightest rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.

2698. 12” PW Green elec. Pathé X.93044 [203308/203309]. LE NIL (Leroux) / SADKO: Chanson Indoue (Rimsky-Korsakov). Tiny lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

GIOVANNI [JUAN] VALLS [t]. See: CELESTINA BONINSEGNA [s]

NADINE (NADEZHDA) TIMOFEYEVNA VAN BRANDT [s]. See also: LEV SIBIRYAKOV [bs]. Kiev 1882 - Nice 1948. In the late 1890s, Van Brandt appeared at the Teatro Olimpia in St. Petersburg. Then from 1898 to 1901 she studied under Désirée Artôt de Padilla in Paris, later preparing further there with Mathilde Marchesi. One source indicates that she appeared with the Opéra-Comique in 1901-02 and again in 1911, but the Wolff book on the Opéra-Comique fails to mention her in the index. Her appearances otherwise include opera houses and concert appearances throughout Europe and Asia, although not in the largest theaters. Her career appears to have ended by 1918. The exceptional voice and artistry she displays on her records (all made for G&T in Paris, 1907) would indicate a first rank singer. Perhaps someone might know of further biographical details?

1560. 10” Green Zonophone X-83246/X-83248 [6728o/6729o]. THAÏS: Je ne veux rien garder de mon passé / THAÏS: O messa-ger de Dieu (Massenet). Piano acc. Few rubs but a very fine copy, gen. 2. $125.00.

2391. 12” White lbl. HMV 023090 [6718p]. LA ZINGARA: Fra l’erbe cosparse (Donizetti). Only form of reissue is Historic Masters HMB 141. Impressive, spirited singing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

NEVADA VAN DER VEER [c] 2904. 12” Ginn Music Appreciation G60. SAMSON ET DALILA: Mon coeur (Saint-Saëns) /

THEO KARLE [t]. MEISTERSINGER: Preislied (Wagner). Both in English. Excellent mid-20s Columbia laminated pressing. One lt. rub, just about 1-2. $12.00.

GINO VANELLI [b]. See: TANCREDI PASERO [bs]

ARTHUR VAN EWEYK [b] 2703. 12” Blk. 12’ Pats. Victor 68327. DIE BEIDEN GRENADIERE, Op. 49, No. 1 (Schu-

mann) / DAS ERKENNEN, Op. 65, No. 2 (Loewe). Piano acc. Charles Albert Baker. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

ELLISON VAN HOOSE [t] 2443. 12” Red GP ’06 Victor 74003 [C-3012]. FAUST: Scene and Duet, Act I (Gounod).

With MARCEL JOURNET [bs]. Cons. 2. $7.00.

2756. 12” White lbl. Vla 74035 [C-2797-2]. AM RHEIN UND BEIM WEIN (Ries). Cons. 2. $10.00.

HARRINGTON VAN HOESEN [b]. Centerville, MA, 1899 – 1988. A pupil of Frank La Forge and co-instructor in his Vocal Studio. Van Hoesen was a popular figure in concerts and on the radio from the mid-1920s into the 1940s. He subsequently continued with his work in the La Forge Studios. His only solo recording, listed below, was privately made. He must have had quite a few pressed as I’ve encountered it more than once, unusual for these private issues.

2970. 12” White lbl. elec. Victor Special Record mat. CVE-49151-2. YO PASO LA VIDA (arr. La Forge); TO A MESSENGER (La Forge). Acc. by the composer. Cons. 2. $20.00.

NADINE VAN BRANDT

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HELEN VAN LOON (MITCHELL) [s]. Arlington, NJ, c. 1910 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 1982. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Juilliard, Van Loon was active in the later 1930s and ‘40s with the Chautauqua Opera company and in oratorios and concerts, and was under the management of Annie Friedberg. While at Juilliard she appeared in the 1937 U.S. premiere of Vaughan Williams’ The Poisoned Kiss. In the 1940s she toured as Susanna with the 9 o’clock Opera in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. She later taught at Ohio State University and the University of Akron, as well as fourteen years in the Akron Public Schools.

2651. 12” Green New Musical Quarterly NMQ-1/NMQ-2. LYRIC SUITE: Prelude; Storm World; Nocturne / LYRIC SUITE: Prophecy; Renunciation (Henry Brant). With Richard Baldwin [pno]; Sol Mondack, Clifford Richter, Betram Brant [violas]. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

ANTON VAN ROOY [b] 1685. 10” White lbl. shellac HMV 2-2700 [2012-F.G.]. DAS MUHLRAD (German Folk

Song, arr. Erk). Piano acc. From orig. 1902 Red G&T matrix. Vinyl reissue on Historic Masters HM 52. Just about 1-2. $30.00.

2726. 12” Blk. Manhattan (Columbia) 30028 [M-779-1]. DAS MUHLRAD (German Folk Song). Announced by Van Rooy. Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $40.00.

2774. 12” Blk. Manhattan (Columbia) 30098 [M-134-1]. DIE MEISTERSINGER: O Eva (Wagner). Never doubled. Cons. 2. $35.00.

2552. 12” PW Silver Vla IRCC 21 [2496f/2497f]. TANNHÄUSER: Blick ich umher / TANNHÄUSER: Als du in kühnem Sange (Wagner). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2946. 12” White lbl. HMV 042168 [2499f]. DAS RHEINGOLD: Abendlich strahlt (Wagner). Just about 1-2. $20.00.

VANNI-MARCOUX [bs]. Turin,1877-1962. He was named Jean-Émile Diogène Marcoux, but was known professionally as Vanni Marcoux (sometimes hyphenated as Vanni-Marcoux). Born to a French father and an Italian mother, he was given the nickname "Vanni" by his mother, short for Giovanni, the Italian equivalent of Jean. After completing law studies, he decided to devote himself to music. He was particularly associated with the French and Italian repertoires, which included an estimated 240 roles. He won renown as one of the most memorable singing-actors of the 20th century. For details on Vanni Marcoux’s life and career, readers are referred to the superb notes (available on the Internet) accompanying the Marston CD set.

1571. 10” PW Red French Disque Gram. DA-990 [BT-4096-II/BT-4097-II]. ROMANCE ORIENTALE (Glazounoff) / SOUPIR (Piero Coppola). Piano acc. Piero Coppola. Cons. 2. $15.00.

1874. 10” PW Red French Disque Gram. DA-989 [BT-4149-II/BT-4150-II]. LA TRUITE / LES RIRES ET LES PLEURS (both Schubert). Piano acc. Piero Coppola. Tiny lbl. stkr. Excellent later ‘30s laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1586. 10” PW Red French Disque Gram. DA-1201 [OG-588-2/OG-589-2]. OFFRANDE / JE ME METS EN VOTRE MERCY (both Reynaldo Hahn). Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1555. 10” PW Red French Disque Gram. DA-4818 [OW-592-2/OW-593-1]. LA HABANE-RA: Et c’est à moi que l’on dit: chanté! (Raoul Laparra). Two sides. Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Later ‘30s pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1581. 10” PW Red French Disque Gram. DA-4857 [OPG-1649-1/OPG-1650-1]. DON QUI-CHOTTE: La Mort de Don Quichotte (Massenet). Two sides. With MICHAEL CO-ZETTE [b] and ODETTE RICQUIER [s]. Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1630. 10” PW Plum French Disque Gram. K-6991 [OW-1577-1/OW-1578-1]. LES TROIS PRINCESSES / ROUSSIGNOULET (both Weckerlin). Piano acc. Lucien Petitjean. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1855. 10” Red PW Chants des Métiers DR XI. LE CHANT DU FORGERON / LE CHANT DES DACTYLOS (both Larbey). Piano acc. Janine Houssaye. This group of two discs (this and the next item) is of Socialist songs, probably dating from 1930-32. I can’t see any information as to catalogue or matrix numbers on the discs, and the catalogue numbers listed (above and below) come from the Record Collector discography, Vol. 50, No. 4. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $20.00.

1856. 10” Red PW Chants de Métiers DR XII. LE CHANT DES CHARPENTIERS / LES DEMOISELLES DE MAGASIN (Bouray-Morel-Larbey). Piano acc. Janine Houssaye. Few lt. rubs, 2. $20.00.

3049. 12” Red PW acous. Disque Gram. DB 967 [CL26-I/CT1861-II]. BORIS GODOUNOV: J’ai le pouvoir suprême (Moussorgsky) /LA PRINCESSE ENDORMIE (Borodin). Side two piano acc. Piero Coppola. Scarce. Cons. 2. $20.00.

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2713. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB 1515 [2G590-I/2G591-II]. NINON (Tosti) / CHANT HINDOU (Bemberg). Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Top ‘30s lam. pressing. Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $12.00.

NICHOLAS VASILIEFF [t]. Moscow, 1887-Tucson, AZ, 1970. Youngest son of a musical family (his father, Sergei, had been an operatic tenor with the Imperial Opera), he first studied for the priesthood. He left Russia during the Revolution when his father and other relatives were killed. He came to New York and appeared with the Russian Cathedral Choir, also in a male concert quartet as early as 1919. He subsequently sang in opera in area companies. Also, he appeared often in concert, as a soloist in various Russian groups, and as a frequent radio artist. During World War II he worked at Grumman Aircraft on Long Island as a blueprint expert. Following the death of his college aged son in a car accident in 1946, he and his wife divorced, and he spent the rest of his life in Tucson, Arizona, when he conducted a Russian Choir and taught voice, also remarrying. He appears to have made only two private Victor records on 17 July 1929 “for Mr. Stoddard for experimental purposes at the American Piano Co. Laboratories”, according to Victor ledgers.

2807. 12” White lbl. Victor “Special Record” CVE-55135-2. JOCELYN: Berceuse (Godard). With RUDOLF FUCHS [violinist]. For details on Mr. Fuchs, please see the 78

Instrumental section. VrBk. Superficial rubs, 2-3. $35.00.

LUISA VELA [s] 1422. 10” Purple acous. Spanish Disco Gramofono AC 4 [BM256/BM255-2]. REPONSE

DE COLOMBINE / EMILIO SAGI-BARBA [b]. LES MILLONES DE ARLEQUÍN (both Drigo). Both appear to be sung in Italian. Small lbl. stkr. Scuffy, 3-4, but no apparent needle wear. $10.00.

2625. 12” Blue Victor 55151 [02676v/J147]. DOLLAR PRINCESS: Dúo final (Fall) / MOLINOS DE VIENTO: Dúo (Pablo Luna). With EMILIO SAGI-BARBA [b]. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

ELVINO VENTURA [t]. See also: VIRGINIA COLOMBATI [s] 1300. 11” Fonotipia 39316/39569 [XPh387/XPh689]. IRIS: O come al tuo sottile (Mas-

cagni) / LUCIA: Tu che a Dio (Donizetti). One very tiny PB, few lightest mks., cons. 2. $25.00.

1295. 11” Fonotipia 39350/39345 [XPh386/ XPh421 ]. MANON: Ah! dispar vision (Massenet) / REGINA PINKERT [s], ANTONIO MAGINI-COLETTI [b]. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Dunque io son (Rossini). Harmless pencil markings on grooves. 2-3. $20.00.

B. S. VEPRINSKY [bs] 1913. 10” Green Zonophone X-2-62677/

X-2-63038 [6243L/1142r]. FAUST: Invo-cation / MARIA A. MICHAILOVA [s]. FAUST: Air des bijoux (Gounod). Few LGTs, 2-3. $35.00.

RENÉ VERDIÈRE [t] 1611. 10” Red elec. Odéon 188.034 [KI-2587/

KI-2640-2]. DIE WALKÜRE: Chanson du Printemps (Wagner) / LA JUIVE: Dieu que ma voix tremblante (Halévy). Orch. dir. Henri Defosse. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

ALICE VERLET [s] 3458. 12” Blk. London Dog. Gram. Monarch 2-033004 [3143f]. LAURA: Hymn d’Amour

(Charles Pons). With HAMILTON HARTY [piano], CHARLES PONS [organ]. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

CÉSAR VEZZANI [t] 1580. 10” Blk. acous. Disque Gram. P-624 [BT1240-II/BT1258-II]. SIGURD: Esprits

gardiens / SIGURD: J’ai gardé mon âme ingénue (Reyer). Cons. 2. $15.00. 1677. 10” PW Blk. Disque Gram. P-808 [BN332-I/BN342-I]. WERTHER: J’aurais sur ma

poitrine / WERTHER: Invocation à la nature (Massenet). Orch. dir. Georges Lau-weryns. Late ‘30s laminated pressing. Tiny lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

ALICE VERLET

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1493. 10” PW Blk. Disque Gram. P-844 [BN335-II/BN348-II]. CARMEN: La fleur (Bizet) / WERTHER: Lorsque l’enfant revient (Massenet). Orch. dir. Georges Lauweryns. Top later ‘30s pressing. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1673. 10” PW Red Disque Gram. DA-4835 [OPG-303-2/OPG-324-2]. OTELLO: Dio! mi potevi / OTELLO: Ora e per sempre addio (Verdi). In French. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $20.00.

3117. 12” PW Blk. Disque Gram. W-846 [CFR528-I/CFR529-I]. LA JUIVE: Rachel, quand du Seigneur / LA JUIVE: Dieu que ma voix tremblante (Halèvy). First class later ‘30s laminated pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2792. 12” PW Blk. Disque Gram. W-1087 [CF3127-I/CN343-II]. HUGUENOTS: Plus blanche (Meyerbeer) / AÏDA: Cé-leste Aïda (Verdi). Orch. dir. Georges Lauweryns. Few harmless, small rubs. Cons. 2. $12.00.

3655. 12” PW Blk. Disque Gram. W-1138 [CG937-I/CG938-II]. WERTHER: Il faut nous séparer [Act I] (Massenet). Two sides. With LUCY PERELLI [ms]. Orch. dir Henri Busser. IMs. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

2815. 12” PW Red Disque Gram. DB-4813, DB-4814 [2W433-2/2W434-1, 2W439-2/ 2W468-1]. WERTHER: La mort de Werther [three sides]. With LUCY PERELLI [ms] / PIERO COPPOLA dir. ORCH. WERTHER: Prélude 4e Acte (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $20.00.

2567. 12” PW Red Disque Gram. DB-4828 [2W440-1/2W441-2]. LOHENGRIN: Mon cygne aimé / LOHENGRIN: Récit du Graal (Wagner). Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2682. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB-4847 [2W1209-1/2W1210-2]. MANON: Finale du 5e Acte (Massenet). Two sides. With JEANNE GUYLA [s]. Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3422. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB-4854 [2W1222-2/2W1223-1]. LE ROI D’YS: Aubade/ LE ROI D’YS: A l’Autel j’allais (Lalo). Side two with YVONNE BROTHIER [s]. Orch.

dir. Piero Coppola. One minor rub side one, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.

3077. 12” Red PW Disque Gram. DB-4857 [2W1218-1/2W1219-1]. DIE WALKÜRE: Chant du Printemps / DIE WALKÜRE: O Glaive (Wagner). Orch. dir. Piero Coppola. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

FÉLIX VIEUILLE [bs]. See: LISE LANDOUZY [s]

FRANCESCO VIGNAS (VIÑAS) [t] 1222. 11” Fonotipia SS 39122 [XPh164]. MI NIÑA (Guetary). Cons. 2. $35.00.

1215. 11” Fonotipia SS 39137 [XPh163]. DONNA CLARA (Gastaldon). Cons. 2. $35.00.

1220. 11” Fonotipia 39813/39814 [XPh2082/XPh2069]. UN PLEITO (Gaztambide) / A GRANADA (Alvarez). Lbl. stkr. Small lbl. tear side one. Small harmless scr. side two. Gen. 2. $45.00.

1237. 11” Fonotipia 69129/69130 [XPh4916/XPh4917]. LOS OJOS NEGROS (Âlvarez) / EL MILAGRO DE LA VIRGEN: Flores purisimas (Chapì). 2. $50.00.

1225. 11” Plum PW Parl.Odeon PO 110 (Fonotipia 39134/39136) [XPh170/XPh161]. AFRICAINE: O Paradiso (Meyerbeer) / AIDA: Celeste Aida (Verdi). Subsequently also reissued on vinyl Historic Masters, HMA 88. Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

CÉSAR VEZZANI

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GEORGES VILLIER [b]. Brussels, 1884 -1966. Villier’s vocal studies were with Seguin at the Conservatoire Royal de Liége. His career began at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels in 1909 and continued there at various periods to 1946. In 1918 he was with l’Opéra de Marseille. He made his debut at the Paris Opéra in 1925 and sang there for the next six years a number roles in French and Italian Operas, as well as Melot in Tristan und Isolde.

1837. 10” PW Red elec. Eng. Columbia D12051 [WL1447/WL1448]. RESURRECTION: Oh! non, non! Gardez-vous croire (Alfano) / MIREILLE: Couplets d’Ourrias (Gou-nod). Small lbl. stkr. side one. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

RUTH VINCENT [s]

2517. 12” early TC Columbia 30022 [M-621-1]. KILLARNEY (Balfe). Piano acc. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

MARIA VITALE [s]. 1924-1984. A pupil of Giannina Arangi-Lombardi in Milan, Vitale began as a coloratura soprano but upon the suggestion of composer Riccardo Pick-Mangiagalli she moved to dramatic repertoire. Success on Italian radio led to 1950 guest appearances at the Paris Opéra, where she appeard as Norma, Aida, Leonora (in La Forza del Destino) and Amelia. In 1951, marking the 50th anniversary of Verdi’s death, Vitale was on RAI in broadcasts of several of Verdi’s less familiar operas, such as Oberto, I Lombardi and Aroldo. In Germany she sang Senta and Elsa and was also a successful lieder interpreter. She left the stage early on, some reporting to remain closer to her family and others because she never reached a desired point of international success. She is mentioned as having taught for a period in the U.S. (where?) and then in having retired to residences in Munsingen (Switzerland) and Milan.

1522. 10” Blue Cetra AT0327 [55424/55425]. LA CITTÀ [DIE STADT] / IL MIO SIMILE [DOPPELGÄNGER] (both Schubert). Piano acc. A. Beltrami. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

FRANZ VÖLKER [t] 1613. 10” Lt. Green PW elec. Polydor 23637 [2562BH/2563BH]. LEB’ WOHL, SCHWARZ-

BRAUNES MÄGDELEIN (Beda-Erwin) / ALLE TAGE IST KEIN SONNTAG (Clewing). Orch. dir. Alois Melichar. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

1614. 10” Dk. Green elec. Polydor 25368 [5507BR/5508BR]. GIUDITTA: Du bist meine Sonne / GIUDITTA: Freunde, das Leben ist lebenswert (Lehár). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

3693. 12” Green PW Polydor 19787 [441be/745bm]. NEGERWIEGENLIED [“CURL HEADED BABY” as stated on the label] (Clutsam) / MUSICA PROIBITA (Gastaldon). Few lightest mk., cons. 2. $10.00.

Dr. ALFRED VON BARY [t]. Valletta, Malta, 1873-Munich, 1926. Alfred was originally a physician, as was his father. He worked as such until 1901. While singing in a choir, his voice was discovered by conductor Arthur Nikisch. He then studied voice and in 1902 he immediately became a great success at the Dresden Court Opera as a Wagnerian tenor, making his debut as Lohengrin. He also had great success in Munich and was a leading artist at the Bayreuth Festivals from 1904 through 1914 and a guest at a number of leading German opera houses. As a result of progressive blindness and vocal problems, he retired from the stage in 1918 and studied Catholic theology (he had been baptized Anglican). In 1925 he experienced a stroke and died the following year from another stroke. Despite his position as one of the leading Wagnerian tenors of his generation, Dr. Von Bary left only two recordings of his voice, both 1904 Bayreuth G&Ts.

1776. 10” Blk. Bayreuth Angel Pre-Dog 2-42925/3-42585 [1136c/1337r]. WALKÜRE: Winter-stürme wichen dem Wonnemond / CARL BURRIAN [t]. LOHENGRIN: Höchstes Ver-trauen (both Wagner). Side one (1904) piano acc. Side two orchestra. Beautiful copy, cons. 2. $250.00.

Dr. ALFRED VON BARY

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CARMEN VON SCHEELE (-VIDER) [c]. While von Scheele was a “well received” lieder and oratorio singer, not much is easily discovered about her or her career. The only thing that is known with certainty is that she was the daughter of the famous contralto Ida von Scheele-Müller, who was a member of the Berlin Court/State Opera from 1895 to 1930. Included with the record below are two letters from von Scheele in German to Leo Riemens (both dated in 1934), seemingly with details about her career. – Internet source.

2383. 12” Purple Parlophon P.1112 [2-2654/2-2587]. ES BLINKT DER TAU (Rubinstein). Piano acc. Schmidt-Gregor / ELSA LEWIN [s]. PEER GYNT: Solvejgs Lied (Grieg). Piano acc. Eduard Mörike. Couple tiny PBs side two, cons. 2. $25.00.

ANNY VON STOSCH [s] 1431. 10” Green elec. Elektro 5011 [25-29/25-30]. BOHÈME: Mi chiamano Mimi /

MADAMA BUTTERFLY: Un bel di (both Puccini). Subsidiary of some other German company. Perhaps Beka? Cons. 2. $12.00.

EDITH WALKER [c] 1678. 10” Blk. Wien G&T 43279 [973x-L1-2z]. XERXES: Ombra mai fu (Händel). Piano

acc. Particularly rare 1902 G&T. Cons. 2. $300.00.

2697. 12” Blk. Schall. Grammophon 043146/043147 [453s/454s]. DIE ALLMACHT (Schubert). Two sides. Excellent copy. One minor mark. Couple tiny lbl. stkrs. side one. Cons. 2. $100.00.

LEONARD WARREN [b]. See: GIUSEPPE DI STEFANO [t]

GUSTAV WASCHOW [b]. Berlin, 1875-Berlin, 1940. Waschow worked as an administrator prior to studying voice. His debut was as Peter Ivanov in Lortzing’s Zar und Zimmermann in 1900 at the Theater des Westerns in Berlin. Beginning in 1904 through 1929, he was with the Düsseldorf Opera, switching to basso buffo roles at about the midpoint of his career there. He also assumed Stage Director work in 1913 and in 1921 was advanced to Senior Producer. Having a repertoire of over 100 roles, Waschow was also heard as a guest at the Berlin and Vienna Court Operas as well as in Amsterdam and Bucharest. His recordings were made for G&T in the 1900-02 period.

1410. 10” Blk. Berlin G&T 42431 [662x]. FAUST: Valentin’s Gebet (Gounod). Few harm-less pressing indentations. Some LGTs. Otherwise 3. $25.00.

PRINCESS WATAWASO (LUCY NICOLAR) [ms]. Indian Island, ME, 1882-Indian Island, ME, 1969. Described in publicity as a “Full-blooded Penobscot Indian Mezzo-Soprano”, the Princess was active in the late ‘teens and 1920s in concerts of songs of the American Indians, mostly in arranged versions by various composers. She would occasionally add groups of other concert repertoire, such as at her Aeolian Hall (NYC) recital debut in 1920, in which she included “Voce di Donna” from Ponchielli’s La Gioconda and Bemberg’s Chant Indou. She and her first husband, a Boston doctor, had divorced. Her second husband, a lawyer, ran off with most of her savings upon the stock market crash of 1929. After vaudeville declined, she wed her third husband, Bruce Poolaw (a much younger Kiowa Indian entertainer from Oklahoma) and retired from show business. They settled in her native Indian Island, where she and her sister, Florence, took up many causes for the betterment of the Penobscot people. These included voting, where she was given the honor of casting the first ballot after the Penobscots were granted suffrage in 1955. – Internet sources

1723. 10” Blk. Orth. Victor 22316. AOOAH (Pueblo Indian Love Song); HER BLANKET (Navajo Indian) / BY THE WEEPING WATERS (Chip- pewa Indian Mourning Song (all arr. Thurlow Lieurance). Both with Edward Meyer [flute], Maryann Williams [pianist]. Her only issued electrical recording, 1930. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

HENRI WEBER [bs]. Heller, Luxembourg, 1875 - Marseille, France, 1940. Weber was originally a student at the Paris Conservatoire. His career began as a cabaret singer before performing with the Théâtre-Royal de Liège, the Théâtre Lyrique de Paris and the Paris Théâtre de la Gaîté. After his retirement he was a vocal teacher in Marseille.

3375. 10” White lbl. Gram. advance copy 3-32910 [6584h]. LE SON DES CLOCHES QUI RESONNENT (Manescau). Some rubs, 2-3, but excellent surface material. $8.00.

PRINCESS WATAWASO

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HERMANN WEIL [bs-b]. See: HERMINE BOSETTI [s]. Mühlburg 1876 – New York 1949. Weil was a musically multi-talented individual. He studied conducting with Felix Mottl and directed opera performances in Mainz and Carlsrude. After a mandatory year in the German army, he began voice studies in earnest. He was also a pianist, an interviewer in Musical America noting that Weill was “quite at home in a Beethoven sonata as [he was] in a Wagnerial role”. Weil’s operatic debut was as Wolfram (in Tannhäuser), 1901 in Freiberg. From 1904-33 he was a member of the Stuttgart Opera. He was also heard in leading roles as a guest throughout Germany, including Bayreuth, as well as at Covent Garden and the Metropolitan and Boston Operas. He left Germany in 1939 and became a voice teacher in New York City.

2275. 12” acous. Vox *03082 [104A/105A]. TANNHÄUSER: O kehr’ zurück / TANNHÄU-SER: Wohl wusst ich hier (Wagner). IMs. One small rub, just about 1-2. $20.00.

VITTORIO WEINBERG [b] 2899. 12” Plum Electrola EH 589 [CM1272-II/CM1273-II]. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: All’

idea di quell metallo / IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Numero quindici (Rossini). Both with AGOSTINO CASAVECCHI [t]. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

1543. 10” SS Blk. Pats. Vr 5788. BOAT SONG (Harriet Ware). Lt. superficial rubs, cons. 2-3. $6.00.

GIULIETTA WERMEZ [s]. Little seems to be known of the life of this gifted coloratura other than appearances she made between 1895 and 1906. The earliest performance traced was in Barcelona, 1895, as Gilda. She spent a season as the Coliseo Recrejos (Portugal), 1900, singing Elvira in I Puritani, Violetta and other such parts and then a season in St. Petersburg in similar repertoire, including Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera with Krusceniski, Fabbri and Battistini. She was very successful as Gilda at La Scala, and she appeared in a number of other Italian houses in related repertoire. Her youthful voice, with its appealing timbre as demonstrated on her few and rare Zonophone and Pathé records, fully illustrates the reason for her popularity. Why she so quickly disappeared isn’t known. Perhaps marriage? This was, at the time, the reason for a number of women having left the stage early on, particularly if wed to someone of social or aristocratic standing.

1956. 10” Blue Zonophone X-1596. LA SONNAMBULA: Ah! non credea mirarti (Bellini). 2-3. $750.00.

REINALD WERRENRATH [b] 2669. 12” acous. Blue Victor 55068 [C-16869-3/C-16854-11]. CARMEN: Chanson du

Toréador (Bizet) / PAGLIACCI: Prologo (Leoncavallo). Mid-‘20s pressing. Just about 1-2. $6.00.

2258. 12” acous. Red Vla 6472. FOLLOW ME (Negro Spiritual, arr. Dett) / GOIN’ HOME (Dvořák). One minor rub, otherwise just about 1-2. $7.00.

CLARENCE WHITEHILL [b] 3272. 12” Red SR HMV DB 442 [Cc1499-II/Cc1500-III]. DIE MEISTERSINGER: Wahn!

Wahn! / DIE WALKÜRE: Der Augen leuchendes Paar (both Wagner). Unissued in the U.S. Probably Coates conducting. Small lbl. stkrs. superimposed on the SR lbl. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

T. FOSTER WHY [bs] 3280. 12” White SS IRCC 5015. LE CAID: Air du Tambour-Major (Thomas). Piano acc.

Greta Why. RCA Vr bk. Label signed by Why. Two very tiny scr. patches (light, shouldn’t sound), otherwise as mint. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

HELENE WILDBRUNN [s]. See also: FRIDA LEIDER [s]

3718. 12” Red SS Schallplatte Gram. 72713 (043350) [1346m]. TOSCA: Vissi d’arte (Puccini). In Italian. Label signed by Wildbrunn. Just about 1-2. $40.00.

3720. 12” Red Schall. Gram. 72685/72713 (043312/043335) [773as/1104as]. CAVAL-LERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni) / TOSCA: Vissi d’arte (Puccini). Side one in German. Label signed by Wildbrunn. Side two in Italian. Lt. mks., small lbl. scr. side one. 2. $30.00.

3722. 12” Red Schall. Gram. 72804/72805 [1099as/1100as]. OBERON: Ozean, du Ungeheuer (v.Weber). Two sides. Label signed by Wildbrunn. Couple LGTs side one. Side two broken blister will sound four or five grooves. Otherwise cons. 2.

3721. 12” Odeon 0-8503 (Rxx80872/Rxx80873) [XXB6958-II/XXB6959-II]. GÖTTER-DÄMMERUNG: Schlußgesang der Brünnhilde (Wagner). Two sides. Label signed by Wildbrunn. Some harmless lt. mks. and rubs. 2-3. $30.00.

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ALFRED WILDE [t]. A noted Berlin concert and oratorio tenor, reviewed as being a “very elo-quent” Evangelist in a 1920 performance of Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion in Stuttgart. He also recorded for Vox and appeared in concert and oratorio with a number of major artists of the period.

2347. 12” Purple Parlophon P.1207 [2-2771/2-2772]. ZUEIGNUNG (Strauss) / DER NEU-GIERIGE (Schubert). Piano acc. One very tiny bump side two, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.

EVAN WILLIAMS [t] 1664. 10” Blk. London G&T 3-2763 [4955h]. ACUSHLA MACHREE (Julian Edwards).

Piano acc. Harmless lt. rubs, 2-3. $12.00. 1969. 10” Blk. Dog London G&T 4-2008 [B-6369-1]. SIGH NO MORE, LADIES (Stevens).

Piano acc. 1908 Victor recording, unissued in the U.S. Never doubled. One tiny PB (harmless), cons. 2. $12.00.

1356. 10” Red Vla 64078 [take 15]. A DREAM (Bartlett). 3rd issued take (1913). Just about 1-2. $6.00.

1343. 10” Red Vla 64109 (take 4). ABSENT (Metcalf). 2nd issued take (1913). Just about 1-2. $6.00.

1344. 10” Red Pats. Vr 64219. WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD (Field-Paisiello). Piano acc. John S. Thompson. Excellent copy, few lightest mks. Cons. 2. $8.00.

3495. 12” Purple Dog HMV 02191 [C-8032]. LOVE, COULD I ONLY TELL THEE (Capel). Only form of issue. Recorded by Victor for HMV. Small pencil mks. on dog. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2402. 12” Purple Dog Gram. Monarch 02274 [4330f]. STABAT MATER: Cujus Animam (Rossini). Not the 1907 Victor recording for this issue as listed in The Record

Collector Discography (XXIV-12) but rather a 1910 British version. The only form of issue for this, as apparently the Victor matrix was used for the doubled version (DB 458). Cons. 2. $15.00.

2840. 12” Purple HMV 02276 [z4300f] MURMURING ZEPHYRS (Jensen). Piano acc. Only form of issue. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2598. 12” Red HMV DB 448 [C-6101-3/C-17382-2]. HYMN OF PRAISE: Sorrows of Death (Mendelssohn) / THE PALMS (Faure). Side two was scheduled for U.S. release as 74549 but appeared only on HMV. Few harmless rubs, 2. $10.00.

3211. 12” Red Victor 74100. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (Welsh Air). Just about 1-2. $6.00.

3018. 12” Red Vla 74122. CARMEN: Flower Song (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $7.00.

EBBA WILTON [s]. Rødvig, 1896-Gentofte, 1951. Born Ebba Anna Elisabeth Peterson, she wed tenor Einar Wilton (1888-1932) in 1922. Her debut was as the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Copenhagen Royal Theater in 1925. Until her farewell performance there in 1949, hers was one of Denmark’s leading operatic voices. Her records, acoustic and electric, were recorded by HMV from 1924 to 1928. Earlier in her career, Wilton also appeared in Berlin and Paris with much success.

1362. 10” Blk. elec. PW HMV V.186 [BwR564-II/BwR565-II]. DROT OG MARSK: Jeg kender af kun guldet / DROT OG MARSK: Jeg beder for hver en vejfra-rende sjæl (Peter Heise). Excerpts from Heise’s 1878 opera. Few lightest mks., cons. 2. $12.00.

JOSEPH WINOGRADOFF [b]. Winogradoff’s career in-cluded leading baritone roles at Covent Garden (1890-91) and cantorial work in Brooklyn.

3351. 12” Blk. Victor 68570. A CANTOR’S DEBUT IN A SMALL TOWN (arr. Winogradoff-Nat Shilkret) / DER CHUSID, DER MISNAGID, UND DER ARIS-TOCRAT (arr. Winogradoff). Vibrant performances! Just about 1-2. $12.00.

HERBERT WITHERSPOON [bs] 1336. 10” Red Pats. 64151. ROLLING DOWN TO RIO

(Kipling-Edward German). Just about 1-2. $7.00. 3363. 12” Red GP ’06 Victor 74070 [C-4585-1]. SAMSON: Honor and Arms (Händel). Never

doubled. Excellent copy. Cons. 2. $8.00.

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2980. 12” White lbl. Vla 74070 [C-4585-2]. SAMSON: Honor and Arms (Händel). Never doubled. 1909 re-make. Small lbl. stain. Cons. 2. $7.00.

3226. 12” Red Victor 74405. REQUIEM: Confutatis (Verdi). Very lt. rubs, 2. $6.00. 2329. 12” Red vinyl White lbl. Vla 74513 [C-18546-4]. SCIPIO: Hear me, ye winds and

waves (Händel). Only form of issue. Short catalogue life. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

EVGENI E. WITTING [t] 3364. 12” White lbl. vinyl SS HMV 022178 [2048c]. NYSHEGORODZY: Hullo, Kremlin!

(Napravnik). Only reissue on Hist. Masters HMB 99. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

MARCEL WITTRISCH [t]. 1654. 10” Red PW Electrola EG 1278 [BLR-5019-I/BLR-5240-I]. GYPSY BARON: Als

flotter geist (J.Strauss) / LASST BLUMEN SPRECHEN (Czernik). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

2427. 12” Plum PW Czech HMV AN 595 [CD9014-II/CD9013-II]. DAS LIED IST AUS / LIANE HAID [soprano]. ADIEU, MEIN KLEINER GARDEOFFIZIER (both Robert Stolz, from film Das Lied ist aus). Conducted by the composer. Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $15.00.

3600. 12” Plum PW Electrola EH 673 [2D65-II/2D66-I]. DER BARBIER VON BAGDAD: Vor deinem Fenster die blumen (Cornelius) / THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Sieh’, schon die Morgenröte (Rossini). Orch. dir. Clemens Schmalstich. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3421. 12” Plum PW Czech HMV AN 675 [CNR725-I/CD9198-I]. MAGIC FLUTE: Dies Bild-nis / MAGIC FLUTE: Flötenarie (Mozart). Orch. dir. Clemens Schmalstich. Small lbl. stkr. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2190. 12” Red PW Electrola DB 4430 [2RA122-1/2RA123-2]. PEARL FISHERS: Je crois entendre encore / PEARL FISHERS: Au fond tu temple sainte (Bizet) Side two with GERHARD HÜSCH [b]. Lt. rubs (i.e. harmless), 2. $10.00.

OTTO WOLF [t]. Bernburg an der Saale, 1871 – Munich, 1946. A precocious musician, Wolf appeared in public at the age of nine as a violinist. After a business apprenticeship in Mageburg, he studied singing and made his debut in Sondershausen, 1897, as Almaviva in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia. His career included a number of major houses, including Mainz, Darmstadt, Munich, the Vienna Staatsoper and the Dresden Opera.

1830. 10” Blk. acous. Polydor 62449 [1450ax/1451ax]. GESANG WEYLAS / FUSSREISE (both Hugo Wolf). Piano acc. Fine copy, cons. 2. $15.00.

2812. 12” Blk. acous. Schall. Grammophon 65695 [934as/ 938as]. TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Wohin nun Tristan scheidet / TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: Wie sie selig (Wagner). IMs. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2368. 12” Blk. acous. Schall. Grammophon 65719 [932as/ 936as]. OTELLO: Niun mi tema (Verdi) / LOHEN-GRIN: Hochstes vertrauen (Wagner). Both in Ger-man. Just about 1-2. $20.00.

3107. 12” Blk. acous. Polydor 66136 [2055as/2063as]. WALKÜRE: Zauberhaft bezämht ein Schlaf / RHEINGOLD: Immer ist Undank Loge’s Lohn (both Wagner) Just about 1-2. $20.00.

ELLEN BEACH YAW [s] 3257. 12” Red ’08 Pats. Victor 74092. MARRIAGE OF JEANETTE: Nightingale’s Song

(Massé). Nice copy. Cons. 2. $8.00. 2612. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 66 [C-4827-2/C-4934]. PEARL OF BRAZIL: Charmant

oiseau (David) / LUCIA: Ardon gl’incensi (Donizetti). 1907 matrices. Side one first edition. Side two only issued otherwise on HRS 1026. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

2644. 12” Mauve HMV AGSB 202 [C-4830-2/C-4835-2]. MARRIAGE OF JEANETTE: Chant du rossignol (Massé) / TIMBRE D’ARGENT: Le Bonheur est chose légère (Saint-Saëns). Side two only issued otherwise on HRS 1026. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

3118. 12” White & Gold Co-Art 5025 [ACA-166/ACA-177]. HAMLET: Mad Scene (Tho-mas). Two sides. Piano acc. Mme. Stefani Dvorak Worthing. Private issue, re-corded in the late 1940s. Label signed by Yaw. Few very tiny pimples (harmless). Just about 1-2. $35.00.

OTTO WOLF

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IVAN YERSHOV [t].

2454. 12” Blk. Amour Russ. Angel Gram. 022012/022130 [95y/406¾s]. LE PROPHÈTE: Pastorale; Brindisi / LEV M. KLEMENTYEV [t]. HUGUENOTS: Plus blanche (both Meyerbeer). Small lbl. crease side one. Some LGTs cause light sound both sides here and there, but the disc appears generally 2-3. $100.00.

AMBROSE WYRICK [t]. Chicago (?), 1891 – Chicago, 1960. Wyrick was a concert tenor and lecturer (“famous star of the opera and concert stage” according to more than one press account) who supposedly made two world tours, appearing in “55 countries”. He was a graduate of the Hinshaw Conservatory in Chicago and sometime along the line studied with Herman Devries, David Bispham and Jean De Reszke. In the U.S. he seems to have been most active from 1919, early on appearing in the Chautauqua circuit. One article refers to him as a “Scotch Tenor” and another (incorrectly) “of the Metropolitan Opera”. He did appear frequently on radio from 1922 on and was known as the “Silver-Toned Tenor”. As was typical of the period, it is likely that some of his credits were doctored by overly ambitious press and publicity folks. At the time of his death he was a speech teacher at the Hyde Park (Chicago) YMCA. As far as I know, the disc below is his only recording.

3365. 12” Grey Columbia Personal Record 91515 [take 1]. LEAVE IT WITH HIM (James G. Ellis). With orch. Lt. scuffing and rubbing. 3. $15.00.

NATALIA YUZHINA [s] 1421. 10” Angel Russian Gram. Con. 2-23475/2-23486

[7057r/14209b]. TANNHÄUSER: Allmacht’ge Jungfrau (Wagner) / PRINCE IGOR: How dreary is everything (Borodin). Cons. 2. $150.00.

NADEZHDA ZABELA-VRUBEL [s]. 1868, Kovno/Kaunas, Ukraine-1913, St. Peters-burg. Following graduation in 1891 from the St. Petersburg Conservatory, where she was a pupil of Natalia Iretskaya, Zabela began studies the same year with Mathilde Marchesi in Paris. Her professional debut was in Kiev, 1893. She was married to noted artist Mikhail Vrubel, “the most formidable personality in Russian Symbolist art”, in 1895. He adored her and proposed marriage to her almost upon their first meeting. They had a son, born in 1901 with a cleft lip, who died in 1903. A year before the child’s death, Vrubel was diagnosed with an incurable nerve disease, and by 1906 he was totally blind. He died in 1910. During this period Zabela-Vrubel limited her career, although she performed with the Mariinsky Theater from 1904-1911. She created several operatic roles. In 1899, Rimsky-Korsakov wrote that the role of Marfa in his Tsar’s Bride “was written with her voice and talent in my mind”. He dedicated a number of songs to her, likely including the one below. While his interest in her ran beyond the professional, she was very much in love with her husband, and Rimsky-Korsakov was attached to his wife and children. Her many roles included most major Russian lyric parts as well as Gretel, Desdemona, Micaëla, Marguerite and Nedda, to mention only four. She made only two records, “both “of legendary rarity, in Russia no less than in the West”, in May of 1912. – various Internet sources. DARIA F. ZAKHAROVA[ms]. Kirovograd, 1887-St. Petersburg, 1963. She, too was a graduate of the St. Petersburg Conservatory and from 1910-18 was also a leading artist at the Mariinsky. In later years she taught, gave recitals, and was a stage director. She likewise appears to have made only two records, both on or close to the same day as those of Zabela-Vrubel.

1954. 10” Blk. Angel Russian Con. Gram. 2-23662/2-23664 [16554b/16546b]. COME TO THE KINGDOM OF ROSES AND WINE (Rimsky-Korsakov) / DARIA F. ZAKHA-ROVA [ms]. THE CHERRY TREE BLOOMS (Glinka). Very lt. rubs, 2. $700.00.

AMBROSE WYRICK

NADEZHDA ZABELA-VRUBEL, muse to her husband (left), artist MIKHAIL VRUBEL

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MARIA ZAMBONI [s]

1625. 10” Red PW Eng. Columbia D12532 [WB995/WB1160]. OTELLO: Ave Maria (Verdi)/ AIDA: Quest’assisa (Verdi). with MARIA PIA PAGLIARINI [s], ERMINIA (EMILIA) RUBADI [ms], MARIANO STABILE [b], SALVATORE BACCALONI [bs]. One MGT side one, otherwise just about 1-2. $15.00.

RENATO ZANELLI [t]

2684. 12” Red late VdP DB 1339 [CM981-I/CM985-II]. ANDREA CHENIER: Improvviso / ANDREA CHENIER: Si, fui soldato (Giordano). Orch. dir. Carlo Sabajno. Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

ERMÁ ŽÁRSKÁ (HERMA MARIA ŽÁREŠKÁ) [s]. Olomouc, Bohemia, 1889- ? . Her parents were against her taking up operatic work, but her success in concerts led to it. Studying first in Olomouc, then with Anton Petzoldt in Prague and Alfredo Cairati in Berlin, she appeared with the Prague National Theater the season of 1914-15, making a very successful debut as Elsa in Lohengrin. The Theatre magazine announced her as “a stunning looking young woman of distinguished family and of good artistic repute”. With the present operatic seasons planned years in advance, it is interesting to read that she arrived in New York in November, 1915, expecting her debut to be in Herman Goetz’s The Taming of the Shrew. However it was then changed to Pamina in The Magic Flute, but Žaršká, suffering with a cold, was replaced by Melanie Kurt. It was again as Elsa she was assigned her debut, but she had yet to fully recover. Her illness created a disaster for the debutante, and Emmy Destinn sang subsequent performances of the role. Žáršká was subsequently heard four times as Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana and in two Sunday evening concerts. The Musical Courier reviewer mentioned, of her Santuzza, that the voice was “distinctly agreeable”, although the dramatic quality of the role was “hardly a wise choice” for her lyric soprano voice and temperament. She returned to Prague in 1916, and until 1926 was one of the leading singers of the National Theater. In 1919-21 she was a guest as well at the Deutsches Theater in Prague. She also performed successfully as a concert pianist. Žárská’s only records were mostly Bohemian folk songs, recorded for Columbia during her short American stay.

1382. 10” Green Columbia E3356 [43856-1/43857-1]. HUBIČKA: Ukolebavka (Smetana) / RUSALKA: Měsičku Nanebi Hulobokém (Dvorak). I believe this is her only operatic recording. Good pressing. Couple minor rubs, cons. 2. $15.00.

KAREL ZAVŘEL [t]. Near Vsetin, 1891-Prague, 1963. A leading Czech tenor from 1919 into the 1940s, Zavřel began as a baritone and quickly switched to tenor roles. He was particularly noted for the Czech tenor operatic repertoire as well as such varied roles as Pelléas and Lohengrin.

1951. 10” Blk. elec. Polydor T2002 [85bd/86bd]. BARTERED BRIDE: Utiš se dívko / DVĚ VDOVY [TWO WIDOWS]: Když zavitá máj (Smetana). Few lt. rubs, cons. 2. $20.00.

EVGENIYA ZBRUYEVA [c] 1794. 10” Blk. Angel Russ. Con. Gram.

2-23369/ 2-23450 [7962L/6720r]. THE BROKEN VASE (Arensky) / FRENZIED NIGHTS (Tschaikowsky, Op. 60, No. 6). Piano acc. Cons. 2. $75.00.

1419. 10” Angel Amour Gram. 2-23829/2-23830 [18365b/18363b]. IS NOT THE WIND, Op. 43, No. 2 (Rimsky-Korsakov) / DEATH, Op 15, No. 2 (Gretchaninov). Piano acc. Cons. 2. $75.00.

2912. 12” Moskau Blk. G&T 023006. LIFE FOR THE TSAR: My poor horse fell in the field (Glinka). Piano acc. Very fine copy indeed. One LGT, cons. 2. $100.00.

3453. 12” St. Petersburg Blk. G&T 023020 [305s]. RUSLAN AND LUDMILA: Fire and heat (Glinka). Few lightest marks. Another excellent copy. Cons. 2. $100.00.

2960. 12” Blk. Russ. Angel Monarch Gram. 023022/023043 [308s/433s]. DER ERL-KÖNIG (Schubert) / DOUBT (Glinka). Piano acc. Side two with unidentified cellist. Cons. 2. $100.00.

KAREL ZAVŘEL

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GIOVANNI ZENATELLO [t]. See also: MARIA BARRIENTOS [s] 1260. 11” Fonotipia 39243-2/39244-2 [XPh1611/XPh1617]. PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba

(Leoncavallo) / ANDREA CHÈNIER: Un di all’azzurro spazio (Giordano). Excellent copy (as the grading indicates), cons. 2. $15.00.

1287. 11” Fonotipia 39599/92567 [XPh1637/XPh4032]. MEFISTOFELE: Fin da stanotte. With ADAMO DIDUR [bs] / LINA PASINI-VITALE [s], RINALDO GRASSI [t]. MEFI-STOFELE: Dimmi se credi (Boïto). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1311. 11” Fonotipia 39663/39664 [XPh1802/XPh1803]. LA TRAVIATA: Deh miei bollenti spiriti / LA TRAVIATA: Ogni suo aver [Scene della borsa] (Verdi). Side one 2. Side two cons. 2. $15.00.

1257. 11” Fonotipia 39819/39820 [XPh1827/XPh2132]. IL TROVATORE: Ai nostri monti. With ARMIDA PARSI-PETTINELLA [ms] / LA SCALA CHORUS. IL TROVATORE: Coro d’introduzione, Atto II (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

1314. 11” Fonotipia 92853/92854 [XPh4545/XPh4682] ADRIANA LECOUVREUR: No, più nobile (Cilèa) / LA BOHÈME: Io non ho che una povera stanza (Leoncavallo). A particularly rare Zenatello. Pressing nos. 16/19. Two tiny PBs (likely harmless), cons. 2. $100.00.

1197. 11” Blue U.S. Fonotipia 72801 [XPh4681]. PAGLIACCI: Serenata d’Arlecchino (Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $12.00.

3059. 12” Red Orth. Vla 6824. OTELLO: Morte d’Otello (Verdi) / OTELLO: Dio! mi po-tevi scagliare (Verdi). Label side one signed but contrast is poor (looks better in label photo). Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3092. 12” Red Orth. “Z” type shellac Vla 6824. Same as preceding item (#3059) but “Z” type shellac, the only such pressing of this I’ve come across. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

3058. 12” Red Orth. Vla 7314. CARMEN: Final Scene (Bizet). Two sides. In Italian. With MARIA GAY [c]. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

3202. 12” Red PW It. Disco Grammofono DB 1006 [Ck1918-IV/Ck1919-II]. OTELLO: Quando narravi [Act I] (Verdi). Two sides. With HINA SPANI [s]. Czech, Italian and Spanish pressings usually have shellac preferable to HMV and Orth. Victor. Just about 1-2. $15.00.

NICOLA ZEROLA [t. Naples, 1876-New York City, 1936. He originally studied architecture, but he left this course soon on to develop his voice. His debut in Naples as Canio in 1902 or Trieste in 1898, depending upon what one reads. His first U.S. appearance was as Rhadames with a small touring Italian opera company at the New York Academy of Music in 1909. His success was such that Hammerstein lured him away for his own company after two performances, followed by various subsequent legal entanglements. Following the closing of the Hammerstein Opera, Zerola next was involved with the Chicago-Philadelphia Opera, singing Raoul (Les Huguenots), Manrico (Il Trovatore) and Otello. He then appeared in London and with various European companies, returning to New York, appearing at the Met the season of 1920-21. There he participated in two Sunday Night Concerts, one being Canio in a concert presentation of Pagliacci. He promptly sued the Met for $250,000 for failure to make full use of his services, but the suit was dismissed. It appears that he remained in the New York area, appearing on occasion in Philadelphia and New York. “Through either inability or disinclination his repertoire was extremely limited”, although one of his later traced performances was interestingly the premiere of a new opera. This was given in Carnegie Hall in 1928, Vanna by Salvatore Virzi, co-starring soprano Bettina Freeman and conducted by Giuseppe Creatore. This was the subject of an “opera jinx”, the NY Times reported, and it was decided to present only the first act of the two act opera. Exactly what the “jinx” was is uncertain, but it likely had to do with some sort of inadequate preparation problem. Maestro Creatore refused in advance to conduct act two and he and the rest of the opera were replaced by “a series of ballet divertissements” directed by someone else. – Internet sources.

GIOVANNI ZENATELLO

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1193. 11” (oversized 10”) late ‘30s Victor white lbl. 64173. SAMSON ET DALILA: Arrêtez, ô mes frères (Saint-Saëns). RCA Vr bk. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

1330. 10” Red ’08 Pats. Vla 87064. PAGLIACCI: Vesti la giubba (Leoncavallo). Just about 1-2. $10.00.

2282. 12” Red ’12 Pats. Victor 74225. AIDA: La fatal pietra … Morir! Si pura e bella (Verdi). Just about 1-2. $10.00.

KARL ZIEGLER [t]. Karlsruhe,1886 - Vienna, 1944. His debut and first tenure was with the Vienna Volksoper. There he appeared as the King’s Son in the Vienna premiere of Humperdinck’s Königskinder. In 1913 he was Falco in the German premiere of Mascagni’s Isabeau. He was heard at Bayreuth in 1911-12 as David in Wagner’s Die Meistersinger. Subse-quently he appeared for various periods with the Frankfurt Opera, the Vienna State Opera and in 1939-41 returning to the Vienna Volksoper, also singing as a guest at Covent Garden, in Paris at at the Théâtre Pigalle and at the Berlin Hofoper.

2933. 12” acous. Musicians lbl. Anker 5197 [10383/10388]. LA FANCIULLA DEL WEST: Lasset sie glauben (Puccini) / I GIOIELLI DELLA MADONNA: Segne, Mutter, mich (Wolf-Ferrari). Piano acc. Few harmless rubs, 2. $15.00.

ALESSANDRO ZILIANI [t]. See: MAFALDA FAVERO [s]

VILÉM ZITEK [bs] 3087. 12” Dk. Blue German elec. Odeon AA176878 [2-20377/2-20399]. LA JUIVE: Se

opressi ognor (Halèvy) / MEFISTOFELE: Son lo spirito (Boïto). Side one few lt. rubs, cons. 2. Side two just about 1-2. $15.00.

FRIEDRICH ZOHSEL [t] 2865. 12” Purple Parlophon P.1439 [2-6128/2-6129]. OBERON: Von Jugend auf in dem

Kampfgefild (von Weber). Two sides. IMs. Few lt. mks., cons. 2. $15.00.

CHORAL & VOCAL ENSEMBLE SANDRO BENELLI dir. I MAESTRI CANTORI DI FIRENZE 2225. 12” PW Blk. Italian Disco Grammofono AW 185 [CVE-40069-2/CVE-40292-3].

PRIMAROSA: Addio, Colomba (Pietri). With DORA DOMAR [s] / NINNA-NANNA (Benelli). With LELIA CAMBI [s]. Recorded in Camden, NJ, during a 1927 American tour. Fine pressing. Lt. rubs, 2. $12.00.

2514. 12” Red Orth. Vla 9132 [CVE-40293-4/CVE-40622-2]. LO STORNELLO DELLA MIETITRICE (Vagnetti). With DORA DOMAR [s] / SANTA LUCIA LUNTANA (Mario). With GIUSEPPE PILIEGO [t]. Just about 1-2. $12.00.

ROSARIO BOURDON dir. VICTOR LIGHT OPERA COMPANY 2680. 12” PW Blk. Victor 35819. BOHEMIAN GIRL: Gems (Balfe). Two sides. With Kline,

Marsh, Crooks, Murphy, Croxton, Dadmun, etc. Excellent pressing. Just about 1-2. K8.00.

COLUMBIA LIGHT OPERA COMPANY 2900. 12” Blk. Viva-Tonal Columbia 50039-D [W98321-2/98322-4]. RIO RITA: Gems

(Tierney) / LUCKY: Gems (Harbach-Kern). With Della Baker, Olive Marshall, Esther Nelson, Erva Giles, Doris Doe, Frances Paperte, Lewis James, Elliott Shaw, Wilfred Glenn, etc. Just about 1-2. $10.00.

NICOLA ZEROLA