The Record of Singing (EMI) CD 7 (Volume 4) 1939-1955 Produced 1989 & 1991

THE ITALIAN SCHOOL

1 Raphael Arie (bass) 1920-1988 Vi ravviso, oluoghi ameni…Tu non sai (La Sonnambula Act 1) by Bellini London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Josef Krips 4-4-1949 Italian
2 Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Bass) 1920-1991 They guess the truth (A Life for the Tsar Act 1V) by Glinka Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tomaso Benintende-Neglia 4-08-1952 Russian
3 Tancredi Pasero (Bass) 1893-1983 I have attained the highest power (Boris Godunov Act 11) by Mussorgsky-Rimsky-Korsakov Orchestra conducted by Dick Marzollo 13-07-1944 Italian
4 Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano) 1910-2010 Mi scrivo qui (Qui m’aurait dit-Air des lettres) Werther Act 11 by Massenet Milan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Argeo Quadri 20-04-1951 Italian
5 Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano) 1920-2003 Condotta ell’era in ceppi (Il Trovatore Act 111) by Verdi Orchestra conducted by Argeo Quadri 14-01-1949 Italian
6 Ebi Stignani (mezzo-soprano) 1903-1974 Fia dunque vero!..O mio Fernando..Su dunque (La Favorita Act 111) by Donizetti Orchestra Stabile Accademia Di Roma conducted by Vincenzo Bellezza 10-12-1946 Italian
7 Alda Noni (soprano) 1916-2011 Siccome un di caduto il sole (Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre) Les Pecheurs de perles Act 1 by Bizet Milan Symphony Orchestra conducted by Argeo Quadri 25-01-1951 Italian
8 Elena Arizmendi (soprano) 1927-2015 Tu che di gel sei cinta (Turandot Act 111) by Puccini Orchestra conducted by Juan E. Martini No recording date Italian
9 Margherita Carosio (soprano) 1908-2005 O quante volte (I Capuleti ei I Montecchi Act 1) by Bellini Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Anatole Fistoulari 20-05-1951 Italian
10 Magda Laszlo (soprano) 1912-2002 Su venite e consiglio by A. Scarlatti (Luigi Cortese Piano) c. 1950? Italian
11 Alba Anzelloti (soprano)?? Nebbie (Negri) by Respighi Giorgio Favaretto (piano) 1941 Italian
12 Gabriella Gatti (soprano) 1908-2003 Il fervido desiderio by Bellini Gerald Moore (piano) 21-02-1949 Italian
13 Renata Tebaldi (soprano) 1922-2004 In quelle rine morbide (Manon Lescaut) by Puccini L’Orchestre De La Suisse Romande conducted by Alberto Erede November 1949 Italian
14 Sara Scuderi (soprano) 1906-1987 Donde lieta usci (La Boheme Act 111) London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alberto Erede 2-05-1948 Italian
15 Margherita Grandi (soprano)1892-1972 Tu che le vanita (Don Carlo Act 1V) by Verdi Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alberto Erede 7-02-1948 Italian
16 Zinka Milanov (soprano) 1906-1989 Vanne!...D’amor sull’all rosee (Il Trovatore Act 1V) by Verdi Orchestra conducted by Frieder Weissmann 14-02-1946 Italian
17 Maria Callas (soprano) 1923-1977

The Record of Singing is a compilation of classical-music singing from the first half of the 20th century, the era of the 78-rpm record.

The collection was published with extensive documentation, including the numbers of the original recordings and full biographies of the singers.
The first two volumes were accompanied by books by Michael Scott:
• The Record of Singing to 1914, London, Duckworth, 1977, ISBN 978-0-7156-1030-5
• The Record of Singing Volume Two: 1914–1925, London, Duckworth, 1979, OCLC 6765624
They were republished in paperback by Northeastern University Press in 1993, ISBN 978-1-55553-163-8
(The books are still widely available from second hand book sellers.)

For more see: The Record of Singing - Wikipedia