RCA Victor (1909)

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52 VICTOR RED SEAL RECORDS Nine Records by CALVE Dramatic prima donne may come and go, and rise and fall in the estimation of the public, but to alarge number of opera-goers and music-lovers there is but one emotional soprano— but one exponent of such roles as Carmen and Santuzzxa. Calvé’s Carmen, especially, is almost universally accepted as the greatest of all impersonations of the role. Mme. Calvé’s exquisitely trained voice, always remarkable for its beautiful timbre and emotional quality, is now at its best, and never has she sung with such delightful finish and purity. Copy’t Dupont of tone. CALVE Emma Calvé, Soprano Twelve-inch—$3.00. In French 88123 My; Ma Lisette (My Lisette) (6) Le Printemps (The Spring) Gounod 88089 Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) English Foster 88134 Plaisir d’ Amour (Love’s Delight ) French Martini Twelve-inch, with orchestra—$3.00 each 88085 Carmen—Habanera (Love is Like a Wood-bird) 88086 Cavalleria Rusticana—Voi lo sapete (Ital.) Mascagni 88124 Carmen—Les Tringles des Sistres (Gypsy Song, “The Sound of Tambourine ’’) Bizet 88130 Hérodiade—II est doux (He is Kind) Massenet Twelve-inch, flute obbligato by Darius Lyons—$3.00 88087 Perle du Bresil—Charmant oiseau (Thou Brilliant Bird) David 88119 Serenade—Chantez, riez et dormez Gounod Note.—Mme. Calvé makes records exclusively for the Victor. GINA C. VIAFORA Soprano Mme. Viafora has been a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company for several years, and is one of the most promising of the younger prima donne in that organization. Her voice is fresh and youthful, with much natural beauty and has ample range and power. Ten-inch, with orchestra—$1.00 each. In Italian 64085 Bohéme—Musetta Waltz Puccini 64094 Manon Lescaut—In quelle trine morbide (in Those Silken Curtains) Puccini Twelve-inch, with orchestra—$1.50. In Italian 74116 'Trovatore—Tacea la notte placida (My Heart is His Alone) Verdi Pianoforte Solos by FRANK LA FORGE Ten-inch—$1.00 (1) Gavotte La Forge 64083 { (2) Papillon Lavallee Twelve-inch—$1.50 4710] Etude de Concert MacDowell “~~ 14 ® } ‘ “to.