MELBA, Nellie: American Recordings, Vol. 3 (1907-1916)
This volume is the third of a series of three Naxos discs containing all the known recordings Melba made for the Victor Talking Machine in Camden, New Jersey and in New York. Although Melba’s 1910–1916 American sessions offer sonically improved repeat recordings of Desdemona’s arias from Otello and the second of her two published versions of Vissi d’arte, the later sessions also offer new operatic material and selections from her concert repertoire. Of particular note are the Aubade (originally for tenor) from Lalo’s Le roi d’Ys, which Melba transforms into a veritable showpiece, crowned with a fine trill, as well as a selection of art-songs and ballads that were a popular feature of Melba’s vocal recitals.
Tracklist
Blau, Edouard - Lyricist
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Boito, Arrigo - Lyricist
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Whyte-Melville, George John - Lyricist
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Melba, Nellie (piano)
Melba, Nellie (piano)
Metastasio, Pietro - Lyricist
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Gounod, Charles-François
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Kubelík, Jan (violin)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Kubelík, Jan (violin)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Kingsley, Henry - Lyricist
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Verlaine, Paul-Marie - Lyricist
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Bourget, Paul - Lyricist
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Favart, Charles-Simon - Lyricist
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Foster, Stephen C. - Lyricist
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Traditional - Lyricist
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lapierre, Gabriel (piano)
Lehmann, Liza - Arranger
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Heyduk, Adolf - Lyricist
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
St. Leger, Frank (piano)
St. Leger, Frank (piano)





























