Victor records (May 1914)

VICTOR RECORDS I Kiakrr 4 Aida — Attila Echoes from Met. Lohengrin Babilona — Medley Opera House Madame Butterfly Barber of Seville Emani Manon Lescaut Boheme Faust Martha Bohemian Girl Flying Dutchman Meflstofele Carmen Fra Diavolo Norma Cavalleria Gioconda Operatic Masterp’es Contes d’Hoffman j H6rodiade Pagliacci Daughter of Reg’t i 1 Huguenots Parsifal Seguidiila — See “ Carmen ” Se SEGUROLA^ Baritone i^Say^goo-roh^ ’•lah) See “ de Segurola” Sei still (Be Still) (J. Raff) In German Schumann-Heink 88337 12 3.00 SELECTED RECORDS— See selected list for new Victor users on the first three pages of this catalogue SELECTIONS FROM GRAND OPERAS— Instrumental Full particulars about Instrumental Selections (Medleys) from the fob lowing Operas will be found under the titles of the Operas, also under ’’Band Records ” : Pearl Fishers Prophet Robert — Romeo Siegfried Tales of Hoffman Tosca Traviata Trovalore WallcUre SEMBRICH. MARCELLA, Soprano Sembrich was the daughter of a poor musician of Lemberg, in Gallicia, but afterwards adopted her mother's maiden name, which was Sembrich. Her father began to teach her to play the piano and violin when she was but four years old, and at twelve she was obliged to play the piano for dances in order to help support the family. Her musical gifts were noticed by a benevolent Pole named Lanowich, who sent her first to the Loepel Conservatory, then to Vienna, where Professor Epstein dis ' covered the natural beauty of her voice, and advised her to take ^ up voice culture. co^y-t oupo*t Her debut was made as Elvira, June 3, 1877, at Athens; seubsich and she was then engaged for the Dresden opera in 1878. In 1880 she sang Leonora at Covenl Garden and her success being assured, engagements in Warsaw, St. Petersburg, Moscow and Madrid followed. In 1883 she was engaged for the Metrop)olitan Opera House, making her American debut October 24th, in Lucia, afterwards singing Elvira, Violetta and Ophelia. As soon as the public realized that here was the perfect singer at last, her triumphs were phenomenal— such perfection of style and beauty of tone, combined uith that power of interpretation which is one of her greatest gifts, won the plaudits of audiences and critics alike. Although Madame Sembrich may never appear in opera again, her admirers of today and those of future generations may still hear her delivery of the great operatic airs, which are imperishably recorded by the Victor. SEMBRICH RECORDS {Sung in Italian unless noted) See also "Rigoletto Barbiere — Una voce poco fa (A Little Voice I Hear) Rossini 88097 12 3.00 Cornin’ thro* the Rye (Scotch Air) In English 88390 12 3.00 Dollar Princess Wzdtz (Principessa dei Dollari) Arranged by La Forge 88387 12 3.00 Don Giovanni — Batti, batti, o bel Masetto (Scold Me. Masetto) Mozart 88026 12 3.00 Don Pasquale — Pronta io son (My Part 1*11 Play) with ^otti Donizetti 89002 12 4.(X) Emani — Ernani involami (Emani, Fly with Me) Giuseppe Verdi 88022 12 3.00 Faust — Air des bijoux (Jewel Song) In French Gounod 88024 12'3.(X) Home Sweet Home In English Payne-Bishop 88047 12 3.00 Lass with the Delicate Air In English Dr. Thomas Ame 88096 12 3.00 Lucia — Sextette — Chi mi frena (What Restrains Me) Act II , with Caruso, Scotti. Joumel, Severina and Daddi 96200 12 7.00 Lucia — Mad Scene (Flute obbligato by Lyons) Donizetti 88021 12 3.00 Martha — Last Rose of Summer In English Thomas Moore 88102 12 3.00 Merry Widow Waltz — Dolce amor Franz Leh4r 88107 12 3.00 Mignon — Gonneus tu le pays (Knowest Thou the Land ?) InFrerKh Thomas 88098 12 3.00 Nightingale’s Song In Hussian Ababieff 83103 12 3.00 Norma — Casta Diva (Queen of Heaven) Bellini 88104 12 3.00 Nozze di Figaro — Che soave zeffiretto (Letter Duet) with Flames 95202 12 5.00 Nozze di Figaro — Deh 1 vieni non tcU’deur (Come My Heart s Delight) Mozart 88020 12 3.00 Parla Valse (Speak!) Luigi Arditi 88023 12 3.00 Puritani — Qui la voce (In Sweetest Accents) Bellini 88105 12 3.00 Semiramide — Bel raggio lusinghier (Bright Gleam of Hope) Rossini 88141 12 3.00