Columbia Record Catalog (1921)

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a | COLUMBIA RECORDS — ]} METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ORCHESTRA ITH five of the greatest orchestras in America all playing beneath \ Columbia standards, it remained only to secure the most élite and exclusive organization of the musical world—the Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera of New York. This orchestra which has sat before the famous curtain for so many years and given the greatest performances of opera in history has admitted that Columbia tone only can do full justice to their supreme standards. It is with pride which needs no apology we announce the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra records. ‘Their Columbia recordings will be the delight and pride of every lover of orchestral music. Twelve-Inch: $1.50 A6041 Ballet Music, from ‘Faust.’ (Gounod): Part I. (a) Valse. (b) Allegretto. Ballet Musie, from “Faust.” (Gounod): Part II. Adagio. A6076 Carmen (Bizet): Selections. (a) Prelude. (b) Les Toreadors. Trovatore (Verdi): Selections. A6094 Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Part I. (Selections.) Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Part II. (Selections.) A6118 Aida. March. (Verdi.) ; La Gioconda. Dance of the Hours. (Poncbielli.) A6143 La Bohéme. Selections. Part I. Key of F. (Puccini.) La Bohéme. Selections. Part II. Key of F. (Puccini.) A6124 The Skaters. Les Patineurs. (Waldteufel.) Wine, Women and Song. Waltz. (Strauss.) A6149 Traviata. Selections. Part I. Key of E Minor. (Verdi-Tobani.) Traviata. Selections. Part II. Key of G Major. (Verdi-Tobani.) MIURA, TAMAKI, Soprano ae “Madama Butterfly” is for all time one of the most popular operas in America, so Tamaki Miura, the native Japanese soprano, has become one of the most interesting and fascinating singers of the popular role of Butterfly. The Columbia recordings of the little Japanese prima donna reflect in the most fascinating way the native atmosphere of her country and people. Twelve-Inch: Single, $1.50 49260 Madama Butterfly (Puccini): Un bel di vedremo. (One fine day.) “THE LURE OF MUSIC” contains elaborate descriptions of many Columbia records. See announcement in back of this catalog. 439