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The Stars Were Shining, Vol. 1 (1926-1947)

Lauritz Melchior (narrator), Tino Pattiera (tenor), Anna Case (soprano), Charles Hackett (tenor), Giuseppe De Luca (baritone), Richard Crooks (tenor), Lionel Barrymore (narrator), Lawrence Tibbett (vocals), Margherita Grandi (soprano), Alberto Erede (tenor), Dino Borgioli (narrator), Jan Peerce (tenor),...

This release includes a digital booklet

Contents

Reminiscences of Covent Garden

Work length2:05
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  • Lauritz Melchior

Excerpt, Puccini: Tosca

Work length2:35
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  • Tino Pattiera
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1927

Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle

Track length2:35
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La Fiesta

Work length9:12
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  • Anna Case
  • Recorded: 7 October 1926

Introduction

Track length0:43
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Cachuca

Track length2:25
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Introduction

Track length2:25
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Anhelo

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Fanfare

Track length0:21
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Cadman: The Song of the Nile

Work length5:18
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  • Charles Hackett, Studio pianist
  • Recorded: 5 October 1927

Excerpt, Rimsky Korsakov: Sadko (opera)

Work length4:13
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  • Charles Hackett
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 5 October 1927

Sadko, Act I: Song of the Indian Guest

Track length4:13
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Tremacoldo: Occhi di fata

Work length3:26
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  • Giuseppe de Luca
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1931

May H. Brake: I Passed by Your Window

Work length1:55
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  • Giuseppe de Luca
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1931

Announcement

Work length0:27
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Excerpt, Balfe: The Bohemian Girl

Work length3:24
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  • Richard Crooks
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1938

The Bohemian Girl, Act III: When other lips and other hearts

Track length3:24
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Frank Lebby Stanton: Morning

Work length2:50
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  • Richard Crooks
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1938

Friml: L'amour, toujours l'amour

Work length1:29
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  • Richard Crooks
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1938

Interview

Work length1:42
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  • Recorded: 1938

Foster, S: Ah! May the red rose live alway

Work length3:19
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  • Richard Crooks
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1938

Ah! May the red rose live always!

Track length3:19
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Foster, S: O Susannah

Work length1:49
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  • Richard Crooks
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1938

Foster, S: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair

Work length3:41
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  • Richard Crooks
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1938

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair: II. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Track length3:41
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Announcement

Work length1:52
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  • Lionel Barrymore
  • Recorded: 1938

Excerpt, Verdi: La forza del destino

Work length3:49
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  • Lawrence Tibbett
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 1944

La forza del destino, Act III: Urna fatale del mio destino

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Excerpt, Puccini: Tosca

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  • Margherita Grandi, Alberto Erede
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 4 May 1947

Act II: Vissi d'arte

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Act III: Amaro sol per te m'era il morire

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Act I: Mario! Mario! … Son qui!

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Interview

Work length1:13
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  • Dino Borgioli
  • Recorded: 7 January 1940

Davico: Stornello, "O luna che fa' lume"

Work length2:07
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  • Dino Borgioli
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 7 January 1940

Interview

Work length0:49
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  • Dino Borgioli
  • Recorded: 7 January 1940

Gabriele D'Annunzio: 5 Liriche

Work length6:27
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  • Dino Borgioli
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 7 January 1940

5 Liriche: No. 1. I Pastori

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Leo Stein: Die Csardasfurstin (The Gypsy Princess) (Sung in English)

Work length8:28
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  • Jan Peerce, Anne Roselle
  • Studio ensemble
  • Recorded: 18 August 1945

Passion is a restless river

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Duet: Fragment

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We see for joy

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