Victor records (May 1917)

Me MELBA, NELLIE, Soprano VICTOR RED SEAL RECORDS No prima donna of the present day has ever been so beloved in three continents as has this Australian artist. It was on December 5, 1893, in New York, that Melba was revealed to the American public. Who that was present will ever forget the marvelous voice that burst on their charmed ears at that ime? Such power and brilliancy, such captivating ease of execution, such warmth and loveliness were simply astonishing. Music-lovers took the singer to their hearts that night, and to-day she is more firmly intrenched in their affection than ever. Melba was born Nellie Mitchell, at Burnley, near Melbourne, Australia. Her father was a Scotch contractor who had been in Australia some years. He was proud se nt ff Sa of his daughter’s musical talent, but objected to her follow3 WAN Ms S ing it as a profession, and it was not until her marriage : to Captain Charles Armstrong that she finally decided on a musical career. The singer went to Europe in 1886, and began to study under Mme. Marchesi, making such rapid progress that her début was made in Brussels in 1887 under the name of Melba (derived, of course, from her native city), and her success was immediate. London first heard her in 1888, Paris in 1889, St. Petersburg in 1891, Milan in 1892, and New York, as mentioned above, in 1893. Melba is to-day singing with the same delightful freshness, purity and power that have enthralled her audiences in the past. It is a matter for congratulation that the Melba records have been secured when the great singer was at her best, so that posterity will hear her in the full tide of her powers. e Like all the greatest singers of the world, the diva makes records exclusively for the ictor. THE MELBA RECORDS (Sung in Italian unless otherwise noted) No. Size Annie Laurie Jn English Douglas-Scott 88551 12 $ Ave Maria (Violin by Kubelik) Latin Bach-Gounod 89073 | Believe Me If All Those poo eaene Young Charms In English Moore 88156 | Bohéme—Addio (Farewell) Puccini 88072 | Bohéme—Mi chiamano Mimi (My Name is Mimi) Puccini 88074 | Comin’ Thro’ the Rye Jn English Scotch Air 88449 1 Faust—Air des bijoux (JewelSong) InFrench ~ Gounod 88066 1 Good Bye (Addio) Jn English Paolo Tosti 88065 Hamlet—Scene et Air d’Ophelie (Mad Scene) In French Thomas 88251 Lo, Here the Gentle Lark (Flute obbligato by Lemmone) In English Bishop 88073 Louise—Depuis le jour (Ever Since the Day) In French Charpentier 88477 Lucia—Scena della pazzia (Mad Scene) (Flute obbligato by Lemmone) Donizetti 88071 Marriage of Figaro—Voi che sapete (What is This Feeling?) Mozart 88067 1 I attinata (Morning Serenade) Paolo Tosti 88077 | Oh, Lovely Night Jn English Landon Ronald 88182 | Old Folks at anon ny RSs In English Foster 88454 | Otello—Ave Maria (Hail, Mary) Verdi 88149 | Otello—Salce, salce (CW low Song) Verdi 88148 | Pensieroso—Sweet Bird (Flute re ato) In English Handel 88068 | Ré Pastore—L’ameréo sar6 costante (Violin beset by Kubelik) Mozart 89074 | Rigoletto—Caro Nome (Dearest Name) Verdi 88078 | Serenata (Serenade) (Harp acc. by Ada Sassoli) Tosti 88079 | Se saran rose (Melba Waltz, ‘‘ When Bloom the Roses ’’) Arditi 88076 1 Songs My Mother Taught Me (Als die alte Mutter) Jn English Dvorak 88485 DWDWDHMY NHN DNNNDNNNHNHN HW HLWNHNMDMMNMNNbhd VWVYWY LWLLALLWWUWUW WY LWHOWWwYwAS S888 S8SSSSSSSSSS SS SS3SSSSSSS I Tosca—Vissi d’arte (Love and Music) Puccini 88075 1 Traviata—Ah, fors’ é dui (He, of Whom I Dreamed) Verdi 88064 | Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon In English Burns 88150 1 MELBA AND CARUSO DUET Bohéme—O soave fanciulla (Thou Sweetest Maiden) Puccini 95200 12 5.00 MELBA AND KUBELIK DUETS Ave Maria In Latin Bach-Gounod 89073 12 4.00 Ré Pastore—L’amero saro costante In Italian Mozart 89074 12 4.00