| Description |
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Opera excerpts and songs for soprano with either orchestra or piano ; the last track is Calvé reading from her autobiography. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program notes by John Steane in container. |
| Contents |
La perle du Brésil. Charmant oiseau / David (with Darius Lyons, flute ; 4:01) -- Cavalleria rusticana. Voi lo sapete, O Mamma / Mascagni ; 3:09) -- Carmen. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle / Bizet (2:56) -- Old folks at home / Foster (3:00) -- Hérodiade. Celui dont la parole ... Il est doux, il est bon / Massenet (3:57) -- Ma Lisette (1:49) -- Au printemps / Gounod (1:56) -- Plaisir d'amour / Martini (3:17) -- Canción española / Yradier (2:14) -- Sérénade : Chantez, riez, dormez / Gounod (with D. Lyons, flute ; 3:14) -- Old folks at home / Foster (2:23) -- La perle du Brésil. Charmant oiseau / David (with D. Lyons, flute ; 4:11) -- Carmen. Les tringles des sistres (3:07) ; Non! tu ne m'aimes pas ... Là-bas dans la montagne (with Charles Dalmorès, tenor ; 3:48) / Bizet -- Sérénade : Chantez, riez, dormez / Gounod (E.F. Wagner, flute ; 3:05) -- Frère Jacques (1:13) -- Au clair de la lune (1:38) -- Une poule (:41) -- Carmen. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle / Bizet (2:39) -- Old folks at home / Foster (2:28) -- La Marseillaise / De Lisle (with the Metropolitan Opera Chorus ; 4:32) -- Le message suprême d'Emma Calvé (2:31). |
| Performer |
Emma Calvé, soprano ; Remualdo Sapio, piano (tracks 15-20) ; Victor Orchestra (tracks 1-3, 5, 13-14) ; King's Orchestra (track 21). |
| Event |
Recorded principally between April 22, 1907 and June 8, 1916 ; the last track was recorded January 2, 1942. |
| Language |
Sung principally in French ; a few tracks are sung in English, Italian, or Spanish. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Songs (High voice) with piano.
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Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.
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| Added Author |
Sapio, Romualdo.
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Victor Orchestra.
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King's Orchestra.
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| Added Title |
Victor recordings (1907-16) |
| Note |
Title on container: Emma Calvé, the complete Victor recordings (1907-16) |
| Added Title |
Complete Victor recordings (1907-16) |
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Emma Calvé, the Victor recordings (1907-16) |
| Standard No. |
5423810242 |
| Music No. |
81024-2 Romophone |
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