The Record of Singing (EMI) 1984 & 1999 CD 5 Volume 3 1926 - 1939

The Italian School CD 5 (70.38)

1. Maria Zamboni (Soprano) 1895-1976
Tu che di gel sei cinta (Turandot Act 2)
With Orchestra
1926 Italian

2. Mafalda Favero 1903-1981
Ah! Che suo nome …Flammen perdonami (Lodoletta Act 3)
Orchestra conducted by Carlo Sabajno
1942: Italian

3. Licia Albanese (Soprano)
Manon Lescaut: In quelle trine morbide by Giacomo Puccini)
Conductor: Dino Olivieri
11/1940 : Italian

4. Magda Olivero (Soprano) 1910-2014
Turandot: Signore, ascolta by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Franco Ghione: EIAR Symphony Orchestra Turin
09/1938: Italian

5. Bidu Sayao (Soprano) 1902-1999
Il Guarany: Gentile di cuore by Antonio Carlos Gomes
Conductor: Armando Giannetti: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
1935: Italian

6. Conchita Badía (Soprano) 1897-1975
Tonadillas en un estilo antiguo: no 3, El majo discreto by Enrique Granados
Oscar Donato Colacelli (Piano)
10/05/1940: Spanish

7. Adelaide Saraceni (Soprano) 1895-1995 with Piero Pauli (Tenor) 1898-1967
No, la mia fronte (Adrian Lecouvreur Act 4) by Cilea
Orchestra of La Scala Opera House conducted by Carlo Sabajno
18/5/1933: Italian

8. Mercedes Capsir (Soprano) 1897-1969
Il re: Colombello sposarti by Umberto Giordano
with Orchestra
c. 1928: Italian

9. Toti dal Monte 1892-1976
Maori Lullaby by James
La Scala Opera House Orchestra Conducted by Carlo Sabajno
5/7/1929 English

10. Lina Pagliughi (Soprano) 1907-1980
Rigoletto: Caro nome by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
21/11/1927: Italian

11. Ezio Pinza (Bass) 1892-1957
Requiem Mass: Confutatis maledictis by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Carlo Sabajno: Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
Date of Recording: 05/09/1929: Latin

12. Tancredi Pasero (Bass) 1892-1983
La Bohème: Vecchia zimarra by Giacomo Puccini
With Orchestra
1927: Italian

13. Nazzareno de Angelis (Bass) 1881-1962
Mefistofele: Ecco il mondo by Arrigo Boito
With Orchestra
1927: Italian

14. Salvatore Baccaloni (Bass) 1900-1969 with Irma Mion (Mezzo Soprano) 1890-?
Crispino e la comare: Fermola!...Dapprima, figuratevi by Federico Ricci
With Orchestra
March 30th (year unknown): Italian

15. Afro Poli (baritone) 1901-1988 with Ernesto Badini (baritone) 1876-1937
Cheti, cheti, immantente (Don Pasquale Act 3) by Donizetti
La Scala Opera House, Milan conducted by Carlo Sabajno
Sept 1932: Italian

16. Mariano Stabile (baritone) 1888-1968
L’onore! Ladri! (Falstaff Act 1) Verdi
With Orchestra
3-12-26: Italian

17. Mario Basiola (Baritone) 1892-1965
Era dessa!...Raccogli e calma (Il Figliul Prodigo) Ponchielli
With Orchestra
c. 1935: Italian

18. Apollo Granforte (baritone)1886-1975
Buona Zasa (Zasa Act 2) Leocavallo
La Scala Opera House Orchestra conducted by Catlo Sabajno
12/4/1929: Italian

19. Cesare Formichi (baritone)1883-1949
Nemico della patria (Andrea Chenier Act 3) Giordano
With Orchestra
1/09/1927: Italian

20. Carlo Galeffi (baritone) 1882-1961
E’ sempere il vecchio andazzo (Guglielmo Ratcliff Act 1) Mascagni
With Orchestra
1928: Italian

21. Benvenuto Franci (baritone) 1891-1985
Son sessant’ anni ((Andrea Chenier Act 1)
With Orchestra

c. 1933: Italian

The Record of Singing is a compilation of classical-music singing from the first half of the 20th century, the era of the 78-rpm record.
It was issued on LP (with accompanying books) by EMI, successor to the British company His Master's Voice (better known as HMV) — perhaps the leading organization in the early history of audio recording.
The project was accompanied initially by two illustrated books, containing singers' biographies and appraisals, which were published in London, by Duckworth, in the late 1970s. It covers the period running from circa 1900, when the earliest recordings were made, through until the early 1950s, when the last 78-rpm records were produced. Singers are divided into groups arranged according to national 'schools' and fach or voice type. In practice, this means that there are separate Italian, German, French, Anglo-American and East European classifications.

The collection was published with extensive documentation, including the numbers of the original recordings and full biographies of the singers.
The first two volumes were accompanied by books by Michael Scott:
• The Record of Singing to 1914, London, Duckworth, 1977, ISBN 978-0-7156-1030-5
• The Record of Singing Volume Two: 1914–1925, London, Duckworth, 1979, OCLC 6765624
They were republished in paperback by Northeastern University Press in 1993, ISBN 978-1-55553-163-8
(The books are still widely available from second hand book sellers.)

For more see: The Record of Singing - Wikipedia