Diamond Disc Classics #2 Recorded 1920 - 1928 CD176I

This Diamond Disc Classics series is dedicated to my mom - Betty Clark 1929 - 2016 an arts supporter, volunteer and promoter in the Penticton B.C. area. Armenian baritone Torcom Bezazian heads this disc with the 1920 recording 'Stances de Nilikantha': "Lakmé, ton doux regard se voile" from the opera Lakme by Delibes. Bezazian recorded also for Victor The most famous arias from Lakme are the duet and the 'Bell Song' - Dove E' L'Indiana Bruna - immortalized by Amelita Galli-Curci in 1917. I have been fortunate to acquire so many Claudia Muzio DD's, all recorded 1920 - 1921. A beautiful expressive voice. Born in 1889, she started vocal training in Turin in 1905, debuting in opera in 1910 and progressing to La Scala in Milan in 1913 as Desdemona in Verdi's Otello. Having earned the nickname 'La Divina Claudia' by 1919 when singing at the Metropolitan Opera, she continued performing into the mid thirties. Anna Case was used in the Edison 'tone tests' singing live and comparing the sound to her records. Born in 1888,in Clinton, New Jersey, she sang in the American premiere of Boris Godunov in 1913 at the Met, and in 1919 acted for the silent film 'The Hidden Truth'. In 1928, she recorded one of Edison's long play records - a medium very rare and difficult to play without skipping. By 1928, Edisons were all electrically recorded. She appeared in documentaries about sound recording and recorded once more in 1930, 'Just A'wearin' For You' J.Harold Murray was performed in vaudeville, operetta and musical theatre. J.Lester Haberkorn sang with a minstrel group touring all over the USA The final two tracks are electrically recorded.

1. STANCES TAKE B-2-1 TORCOM BEZAZIAN ED 82210 03/01/20 7201 DELIBES
2. BALLATELLA-TAKE H-1-1 CLAUDIA MUZIO ED 82232 11/01/20 7608 LEONCAVALLO
3. SEI FORSE L'ANGELO FEDELE-EUGIN ONEGIN-TAKE C-1-3 CLAUDIA MUZIO ED 82224 11/03/20 7614 TCHAIKOWSKI
4. LA MAMMA MORTE-TAKE B-1-6 CLAUDIA MUZIO ED 82224 11/08/20 7622 GIORDANO
5. CRISANTEMI B-2-5 CLAUDIA MUZIO ED 82218 11/11/20 7628 SODERO
6. CHERE NUIT TAKE B-2 CLAUDIO MUZIO ED 82218 11/11/20 7629 BACHELET
7. EBBEN? NE ANDRO LONTANA TAKE B-1-5 CLAUDIA MUZIO ED 82232 11/22/20 7648 CATALANI
8. MI CHIAMINO MIMI-TAKE C-3-4 CLAUDIA MUZIO ED 82234 02/03/21 7767 PUCCINI
9. ASPIRATION TAKE C-2-1 CLAUDIA MUZIO ED 82234 02/03/21 7880 CHOPIN
10. MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS-SELECTIONS PEERLESS ORCHESTRA ED 50842 06/14/21 8063 FRASER-SIMSON
11. NUIT D'ETOILS-A-5-6 ANNA CASE ED 82256 09/27/21 8227 DEBUSSY
12. BEAU REVE-C-4-1 ANNA CASE ED 82256 09/27/21 8228 PLEGIAR
13. MONASTERY BELLS WALTZ-C-4-5 HENRY W.LANGE ED 50898 12/08/21 8315 WENDLING
14. SWEET SOUTHERN DREAM-B-2-3 WALTER SCANLAN-ELIZABETH SPENCER ED 51023 04/13/22 8420 ETHWELL HANSON
15. FANCIES-A-2-2 LEWIS JAMES ED 51023 05/12/22 8451 STULTS
16. JUST KEEP ON SMILING-C-4-2 J.HAROLD MURRAY ED 51005 06/01/22 8459 VON TILZER THE GINGHAM GIRL
17. WHEN SHADOWS FALL-B-1-5 ERNEST DAVIS ED 52153 01/01/28 18012 APPLEGARTH-LOTH
18. BROWN OCTOBER ALE-ROBIN HOOD-C-1-5 J.LESTER HABERKORN ED 52153 01/01/28 18044 SMITH-DE KOVEN
    

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