Catalog of RCA Victor Records (1948)

Te RCA VICTOR RED SEAL RECORDS TEYTE, MAGGIE, Soprano (Continued) this , she appeared in concert at Queens Hall and became a member of the Beecham Opera Company. In 1912, Maggie Teyte came to America to score many successes here in the role of Cinderella. Concert and operatic tours followed both here and abroad, tours that established her, among other things, as an outstanding singer of French art songs. FRENCH ART SONGS APRES UN REVE (After a Dream) Bussine-Gabriel Faure SI MES VERS AVAIENT DES AILES (If My Poetry Had Wings) Hugo-Hahn PSYCHE Corneille-Paladilhe CHANSON TRISTE (Song of Sorrow) Lahor-Duparc OFFRANDE (The Offering) Verlaine-Hahn L'HEURE EXQUISE (The Enchanted Hour) Verlaine-Hahn Maggie Teyte, Soprano, with Gerald Moore at the Piano Three 10" Records Album No. M-895 3.00 M(1 0-1002—1 0-1 004) SONGS OF DEBUSSY FETES GALANTES Verlaine-Debussy EN SOURDINE FANTOCHES CLAIR DE LUNE (First Series) LES INGENUS LE FAUNE COLLOQUE SENTIMENTAL (Second Series) TROIS CHANSONS DE BILITIS Louys-Debussy LA FLUTE DE PAN LA CHEVELURE LE TOMBEAU DES NAIADES LE PROMENOIR DE DEUX AMANTS Lhermite-Debussy AUPRES DE CETTE GROTTE SOMBRE CROIS MON CONSEIL, CHERE CLIMENE JE TREMBLE EN VOYANT TON VISAGE BALLADE DES FEMMES DE PARIS Villon-Debussy DE GREVE Debussy Maggie Teyte, Soprano, with Alfred Cortot at the Piano Seven 10" Records Album No. M-322 6.00 M(1768-1774) THEBOM, BLANCHE, Mezzo-soprano One of the finest successes to be recorded at the Metro¬ politan was the achievement of the young mezzo-soprano, Blanche Thebom. Tall, stately, and possessing uncommonly attractive stage presence. Miss Thebom also has a wealth of temperament, warmth and dra¬ matic and musical expressive¬ ness. She is the daughter of Swed¬ ish parents who still live in her native town of Canton, Ohio. Miss Thebom went to business school and later became a sec¬ retary in a Canton business concern. A long-planned vacation trip to Sweden was responsible for her musical career. On the way over, she was heard by a former accompanist of the great contralto, Marian Anderson. He was so impressed that he gave the young singer a card of introduction to a well-known New York City teacher; she returned home to start her training. The usual drudgery of study and deferred hope intervened before the great impresario Sol Hurok heard her, arranged for an audition before an audience of out-of-town managers, and managed to reveal his "discovery" to the country at large before her momen¬ tous recital debut in New York. It was shortly after this that the Metropolitan engaged Miss Thebom. Inside of one year, her dream had come true! Not only was she the holder of a coveted Met contract, but Hollywood, quick to realize her film possibilities, snapped her up for a featured role in "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," which was released nationallv at the same time she made her operatic debut. ALBUM OF MEMORIES MOTHER MACHREE Young-Olcott-Ball LOVE ME AND THE WORLD IS MINE Reed, Jr.-Ball DEAR LITTLE BOY OF MINE Brennan-Ball I'LL FORGET YOU Bums-Ball Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-soprano, with Orchestra, Jay Blackton, Conductor Two 10" Records Album No. M-1109 2.25 M(1 0-1 287—1 0-1 288) CRADLE SONG, Op. 49, No. 4 (Wiegenlied) Westbrook-Brahms Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-soprano, with the RCA Victor String Orchestra, Macklin Marrow, Conductor 10" Record No. 10-1173 .75 Gotterdammerung, Die: Act I; ERZAHLUNG DER WALTRAUTE (Waltraute's Narrative) Wagner Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-soprano, with the RCA Victor Orchestra, Frieder Weissmann, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-9296 1.00 THEBOM, BLANCHE,Mezzo-soprano (Continued) I ATTEMPT FROM LOVE'S SICKNESS TO FLY Howard-Henry Purcell Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-soprano, with the RCA Victor String Orchestra, Macklin Marrow, Conductor 10" Record No. 10-1178 .75 SICILIANA (Let Me Wander, Not Unseen) Handel Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-soprano, with the RCA Victor String Orchestra, Macklin Marrow, Conductor 10" Record No. 10-1178 .75 Tristan und Isolde: Act II; EINSAM WACHEND IN DER NACHT (Lonely Watch I Here Tonight) (Brangane's Warning) Wagner Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-soprano, with the RCA Victor Orchestra, Frieder Weissmann, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-3923 1.00 VIRGIN'S SLUMBER SONG, THE, Op. 76 (Maria Wiegenlied) TeschemacherMax Reger Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-soprano, with the RCA Victor String. Orchestra, Macklin Marrow, Conductor 10" Record No. 10-1173 .75 Walkiire, Die: Act II; SO 1ST ES DENN AUS MIT DEN EWIGEN (The End of the Reign of the Gods) Wagner Blanche Thebom, Mezzo-soprano, with the RCA Victor Orchestra, Frieder Weissmann, Conductor lt‘ Record No. 11-8928 1.00 THIBAUD, JACQUES, Violinist BRANDENBURG CONCERTO Mo. 5, IN D J. S. Bach Alfred Cortot, Pianist; Jacques Thibaud, Violinist, and M. Cortet, Flutist, with L'Ecole Normale Chamber Orchestra, Paris Two 12" Records Nos. 7863 and 7864 Each Record 1.00 THOMAS, JOHN CHARLES, Baritone Five fields of vocal art have been covered by this beloved American bari¬ tone — light opera, grand opera, concert, radio and recordings. Whether it is a simple folk song, an operatic aria, a rollicking song of the sea or a Negro spiritual, the Thomas interpretation is impressive — for his is a gift of simplicity that lights up the song — whatever it may be. Thomas was born in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, son of a Methodist min¬ ister. His father conducted camp meetings and, as a boy, John Charles was the soprano and third voice in a trio. With his father's duties requiring constant travel, the boy received his primary education in whatever towns they happened to be. Finally the family settled long enough in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for John Charles to attend Conway Hall, a prep school. It was here that he became interested in medicine, so much so that he had difficulty in choosing between music and medicine. Fortunately, at this cru¬ cial moment, he was awarded a scholarship by the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. His career began in light opera. But this was not his aim. He was inter¬ ested in the more serious form of his art. With hard study he prepared him¬ self for opera and launched his career at the Royal Opera House in Brussels. Today, as one of the outstanding Metropolitan baritones, as well as a concert and radio favorite, John Charles Thomas has given unstintingly of his glorious artistry for the enjoyment of music lovers the world over. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE (from "Very Warm for May") Hammerstein IIKern John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Concert Or¬ chestra, Frank Tours, Conductor , 12" Record No. 11-8110 1.00 Andrea Chenier: Act III; NEMICO DELLA PATRIA! (The Enemy of His Country) (Monologo) Giordano John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Frank Tours, Conductor 12" Record No. 17639 1.00 ARMY AIR CORPS, THE Crawford John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with Orchestra and Chorus, Victor Young, Conductor 10" Record No. 10-1167 .75 BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS Heyman-Harmati John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Concert Orchestra, Nathaniel Shilkret, Conductor 10' Record No. 2160 .75 CHANSON TRISTE (Song of Sadness) Lahor-Duparc John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Frank Tours, Conductor 12" Record No. 11-8568 1.00 CHILDREN OF MEN Russell John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with Carroll Hollister at the Piano 10" Record No. 1940 .75 CHRISTMAS CANDLE Brown-Warren John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with Carroll Hollister at the Piano 10" Record No. 10-1119 .75 CONCERT FAVORITES (John Charles Thomas in Concert Favorites) DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES Jonson—Old English Air IN THE GLOAMING Orred-Harrison YOUR PRESENCE Wiseman-Me/a Schumann FULFILLMENT Tietjens-Russell COME TO ME IN MY DREAMS Arnold-Bridge MATTINATA ('Tis the Day) Tosti John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with Carroll Hollister at the Piano Three 10" Records Album No. M-966 3.00 M(1 0-1 086— 10-1088) CURLEY LOCKS Benham John Charles Thomas, Baritone, with Carroll Hollister at the Piano 10" Record No. 10-1119 .75 531