Since you are interested in Prima Voce Party (rec 1912-1940), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VERDI / BIZET / MASCAGNI / PUCCINI / etc
Operatic Arias and Duets (Incls 'The Pearlfishers') Robert Merrill (baritone) Jussi Bjorling (Tenor) with various accompaniments [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] Both Björling and Merrill, over very distinguished careers, have left for their admiring audiences a fine legacy of their recorded vocal art. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
John Charles Thomas in Opera and Song (rec 1932-42) John Charles Thomas (baritone) with various accompaniments [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 27/Jun/2006 ] "If I had to choose the four greatest voices I've heard, I would list Thomas along with Caruso, Rosa Ponselle, and Ezio Pinza ..." Frank Chapman, Opera News, 1961 |
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST
The Spirit of Christmas Past (rec 1908-1944) John McCormack, Emmy Destinn, Enrico Caruso, Alma Gluck, Charles Laughton, Celebrity Quartet, Isobel Baillie, Gladys Ripley, John McHugh, etc [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] Listeners to this disc will be entertained by a couple of dozen of the best, roundest and sturdiest voices ever to be gathered together under one yuletide roof. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Legendary Voices Jussi Bjorling / Enrico Caruso / Alfredo Piccaver / Ezio Pinza / Giuseppe de Luca / Tito Schipa / Eva Turner / Fritz Wunderlich / etc [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "Nigel Douglas's book Legendary Voices (Deutsch: 1992) gives engagingly appreciative accounts of 14 favourite singers, coupling a biographical sketch, and sometimes personal reminiscences, with a survey of their recordings... and now, lucky man, he... |
JUSSI BJORLING
Bjorling In Song Jussi Bjorling (Tenor) with various accompliments [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "It's interesting to hear Bjorling in this repertoire, because there are always rewards in hearing him sing." Michael Tanner, Classic CD |
JUSSI BJORLING / ENRICO CARUSO / BENIAMINO GIGLI
Three Legendary Tenors in Opera and Song Jussi Bjorling, Erico Caruso, Benjamino Gigli, with various accompaniments [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 15/Feb/2004 ] Long before Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras caught the public imagination with their top Cs and Nessun Dormas there were three legendary tenors who became household names in their own life-time. This collection of some of their finest arias and songs... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lauritz Melchior (Rec 1924-1929) Lauritz Melchior, heldentenor with various accompaniments [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 15/Feb/2004 ] "Nimbus offers an excellent representation of [Melchoir's] powers. Heartily recommended, particularly to those who have no other representation of Melchoir in their collections." Fanfare |
MOZART / VERDI / ROSSINI / LEONCAVALLO / GIORDANO / MENOTTI
Rolando Panerai Rolando Panerai (baritone) with various accompaniments and singers [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] "Panerai was a large-voiced and exceptionally lively Figaro who raced to and fro like a kitten intrigued by everything around him. The portrayal looked like a delightfully impulsive improvisation." Arthur Bloomfield on the baritone's debut in San... |
TITO GOBBI
Tito Gobbi (1913-1984) Tito Gobbi (baritone) with various orchestras 7 conductors [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] A very few operatic artists gain a great reputation for their vocal talent and for their ability to create a believable character on stage. Tito Gobbi was such artist; one who could distil the essence of his roles thus offering his audiences a... |
MASCAGNI / DONIZETTI / MASSENET / CILEA / VERDI / ROSSINI / etc
Tito Schipa in Opera Tito Schipa (tenor) with with Amelita Galli-Curci and Mafalda Favero [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 8/Mar/2006 ] "A splendid Tito Schipa concert made up of 19 pieces ... the restoration carried out by Nimbus could be termed miraculous. It allows those who love Schipa's voice to do the impossible; to catch for a fleeting moment the joy of finding something that... |
VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES
Spanish Songs (rec 1949-1953) Victoria de Los Angeles (soprano) with Renata TarragA, guitar, & Gerald Moore, piano [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] It is generally accepted that Victoria de Los Angeles possessed one of the most beautiful soprano voices of the 20th Century. Her musicality was supported by a vocal timbre suffused with the bright warmth of an Iberian summer. Her appearances in the... |