"Rediscovered original metal masters, released for the first time on CD"--Cover. Compact disc. Program notes (23 pages) inserted in container. Dame Nellie Melba, soprano ; various accompanying musicians. Recorded between 1904 and 1926.
Contents:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Traditional arr. by Burleigh. Comin' thro' the Rye / Traditional -- Se saran rose / Arditi -- Lucia di Lammermoor. Del ciel clemente un riso (Mad Scene) / Donizetti -- L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. Sweet Bird that Shun'st the Noise of Folly / Handel -- Good-bye / Tosti -- Rigoletto. Caro nome / Verdi -- La traviata. Sempre libera / Verdi -- Three Green Bonnets / D'Hardelot -- The Marriage of Figaro. Porgi, amor from / Mozart -- Si mes vers avaient des ailes / Hahn -- La boheme. Donde lieta usci (Mimi's Farewell) / Puccini -- Hamlet. A vos jeux, mes amis / Thomas -- La serenata ; Mattinata / Tosti -- La traviata. Ah, fors'e lui...Follie!...Sempre libera / Verdi -- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Traditional arr. by Burleigh.
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