Orchestra(s): Victor Orchestra
Label: Romophone
Genre: Opera; Operetta; Vocal
Period: 20th Century; Classical; Romantic
Catalogue No: 81016-2
Barcode: 0754238101625
Release Date: 01/1995

BORI, Lucrezia: Victor Recordings 1914-25

The Spanish soprano Lucrezia Bori (1887–1960) studied in Rome where she made her operatic début in 1908. Four years later she made her New York début at the Metropolitan Opera where she remained until her retirement in 1936. Noted for her delicate, transparent tone and natural expressiveness, Bori was especially admired for her portrayal of vulnerable heroines such as Mimì, Butterfly, Violetta, Manon and Iris. Many of the arias from these rôles are included in this 2-CD set of her complete acoustic and early electric Victor recordings. Also included are selections from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte, Offenbach’s Contes d’Hoffmann, Bizet’s Carmen, Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette, Delibes’s Lakmé, Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz, as well as duets with John McCormack, Beniamino Gigli and Tito Schipa, and a number of delightful Spanish songs.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, Ruggero - Lyricist
1 Pagliacci: Qual fiamma avea nel guardo 04:08
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
2 La traviata, Act III: Addio del passato 03:12
Rossini, Gioachino
Metastasio, Pietro - Lyricist
Pepoli, Carlo - Lyricist
3 Les soirees musicales: No. 8. La danza, "Tarantella napoletana" 03:20
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
4 La bohème, Act I: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi 03:59
Valverde, Joaquín
5 Nina Pancha: Habanera 02:15
Pagans, Lorenzo
6 Malaguena 01:45
Iradier, Sebastian de
Iradier, Sebastian de - Lyricist
7 La Paloma 03:26
Marshall, Charles
Harford, Harold - Lyricist
8 I Hear You Calling Me 03:39
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
9 Rigoletto, Act III: Bella figlia dell'amore 03:49
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
10 La bohème, Act I: O soave fanciulla 03:04
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
11 La traviata, Act III: Parigi, o cara 03:22
Valverde, Joaquín
Cadenas, José Juan - Lyricist
12 Clavelitos 01:54
Mascagni, Pietro
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
13 Iris, Act II: Un di, ero piccina 03:42
Offenbach, Jacques
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
14 Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act III: Elle a fui, la tourterelle 04:03
Chapi, Ruperto
Lopez Silva, Jose - Lyricist
Fernández Shaw, Carlos - Lyricist
15 La Revoltosa: Porque de mis ojos 04:09
Chapi, Ruperto
Arniches, Carlos - Lyricist
Mas, Ramon Asensio - Lyricist
16 El punao de rosas: Romanza 03:04
Mascagni, Pietro
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
17 Iris, Act I: In pure stille 03:19
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Da Ponte, Lorenzo - Lyricist
18 Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act IV: Deh vieni, non tardar 04:26
Sibella, Gabriele
19 Villanella 02:36
Donizetti, Gaetano
Donizetti, Gaetano - Lyricist
Ruffini, Giovanni - Lyricist
20 Act I: Pronta io son 04:42
21 Act I: Vado, corro 02:52
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Da Ponte, Lorenzo - Lyricist
22 Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act II: Vedrai, carino 03:14
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno
Golisciani, Enrico - Lyricist
23 Il segreto di Susanna: O gioia la nube leggera 04:01
Disc 2
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Da Ponte, Lorenzo - Lyricist
1 Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act I: In uomini, in soldati 02:38
Moore, Thomas
2 Irish Melodies: When Love is Kind 01:50
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
3 La bohème, Act I: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi 03:59
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich - Lyricist
4 Snow Maiden, Prologue: Je connais (I Know All the Songs) 02:20
Gounod, Charles-François
Carré, Michel - Lyricist
Barbier, Jules - Lyricist
5 Romeo et Juliette, Act I: Je veux vivre dans ce reve, "Waltz" 03:17
6 Act I: Ange adorable 04:09
7 Act II: Ah! ne fuis pas encore 02:10
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
8 La bohème, Act II: Quando m'en vo' soletta, "Musetta's Waltz" 02:21
Mascagni, Pietro
Daspuro, Nicola - Lyricist
9 Act I: Son pocchi fiori 03:13
10 Act III: Non me resta che il pianto 02:17
Arditi, Luigi
11 Il bacio 03:18
Massenet, Jules
Meilhac, Henri - Lyricist
Gille, Philippe - Lyricist
12 Manon, Act II: Adieu, notre petite table 03:28
Granados, Enrique
Periquet, Fernando - Lyricist
13 Tonadillas en un estilo antiguo: No. 3. El majo discreto 02:32
Pestalozza, Alberto
Thaler, Rudolf - Lyricist
14 Ciribiribin 03:23
Delibes, Léo
Gondinet, Edmond - Lyricist
Gille, Philippe - Lyricist
15 Lakme, Act I: Pourquoi dans les grands bois 03:03
Mascagni, Pietro
Daspuro, Nicola - Lyricist
16 L'amico Fritz, Act II: Tutto tace, eppur tutto al cor mi parla, "Cherry Duet" 04:22
Bizet, Georges
Meilhac, Henri - Lyricist
Halévy, Ludovic - Lyricist
17 Carmen, Act I: Parle-moi de ma mere 04:18
Varney, Louis
Prevel, Jules - Lyricist
Liorat, A. - Lyricist
18 L'amour mouille: Valse d'oiseau 02:54
Delfino, Enrique
19 Milonguita 03:16
Novello, Ivor
20 The Little Damozel 03:10
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
21 La bohème, Act III: Donde lieta usci 02:47
22 Act IV: Sono andanti? 04:23
23 Act IV: O Dio, Mimi 03:20

Total Playing Time: 02:30:29