Complete Catalog of Victor Records (1939)

oat ink a _ VICTOR RED SEAL RECORDS ‘ F -PINZA, EZIO, Basso (Peen-tsah, Ay’-tsee-oh) . This wonderful artist is a Roman. His career, begun |i at Spezia, in Italy, was interrupted by the World War, in which he served in the artillery. Practically all of the important bass réles in modern opera have been sung by Ezio Pinza; in ‘‘Aida,”’ in ‘I Puritani’’ and *“*Mefistofele’’ he has been especially singled out for praise by European critics. His engagement by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York, the best ; tribute America might pay to any artist's powers, soon led|p ___ to the realization that Pinza was one of the great race of |k singers who stand hopelessly separate and apart from the common average. His voice is of noble quality, and he em-|y ploys it in the grand manner of Italian operatic tradition. | ~ PINZA THE PINZA RECORDS. Now, Sinaia Aida—Temple Scene—Part | with Metropolitan Opera Chorus 8111 12. $2.00 Aida—Temple Scene—Part 2 with Martinelli 8111 [2 2.00 Attila—Te sol quest’ anima (To Thee My Heart Belongeth) (Act 3) (Verdi) with Rethberg and Gigli 8194 12 2.00 es} Don Giovanni—Finch’ han del vino (For a Carousal) (Act 1) Mozart 1467 10 1.50 ; Don Giovanni—Serenata—Deh vieni alla finestra (Open Thy Window) 5, (Act 2) Mozart 1467 10 1.50 _Ernani—Infelice e tu credevi (Unhappy One!) (Act 1) Verdi 7552 12 = 2.00 C Forza del Destino—La vergine degli angeli (May Angels Guard Thee) with Ponselle—Metropolitan Opera Cho. 8097 12 2.00 Faust—Le Veau d’Or (Calf of Gold) (Act 1) Gounod with Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orch. 1753 10 1.50 Favorita—Splendon pit belle (In Heavenly Splendor) (Act 4) Donizetti with Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orch. 7552 12 2.00 Lombardi—Qual volutta trascorrere (With Sacred Joy) (Act 3) Verdi ; with Rethberg and Gigli 8194 12 2.00 . Lucia—Giusto cielo! Rispondete (Why Lament Ye!) with Gigli 8096 12 2.00 ; Lucia—Sextette with Galli-Curci, Homer, Gigli, De Luca and Bada 10012 12 3.50 | Lucia—Tu che a Dio spiegasti (Thou Hast Spread Thy Wings) with Gigli 8096 12 2.00 Magic Flute—Possente numi (Invocation) (Act 2) Mozart 6642 12 2.00 Mignon—De son coeur j'ai calmé la fiévre (Berceuse) (Act 3) Thomas 6642 12 2.00 ; Norma—aAh! del Tebro (Haughty Roman!) (Act 4) Bellini with Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orch. 1753 10 1.50 PIUS X SCHOOL CHOIR Under the direction of Julia Sampson Gregorian Mass for the Dead Album M-177 (11528-11532). Price, $7.50." Under the direction of Justine B. Ward Gregorian Chants Album M-69 (7180-7181). Price, $4.50. PONS, LILY, Soprano One of the most charming and loveliest singers ever to grace the Metropolitan is Lily Pons. She was born in Cannes, and began her musical life as a pianist, but upon] the discovery of her voice definitely and finally decided] & that singing was to be her métier. She made her début at| @ the Metropolitan in 1931. Her voice is of extraordinary| * range and lovely quality. She sings the high F of the Mad} 4% Scene from ‘‘Lucia’”’ with ease and beauty of tone, and] % in passing it might be noted that she was probably the] © first to do it in performance since the time of Donizetti. | She is probably the only opera star to have a town named |}. after her—Lilypons, Md. Miss Pons has recently devoted} a great deal of time to the motion pictures where her] charm, personality, as well as her singularly great vocal oS : gifts have been decided assets to the art of the tone film. PONS Sch R 8&9 } GS y: 2S ee