Perhaps the most renowned coloratura soprano of the century, Amelita Galli-Curci (1882–1963) was a star at both the Metropolitan and Chicago opera houses. Her records were bestsellers, and her complete published electrical recordings from 1925–28 are presented in this 2-CD set. As well as arias from Verdi’s Rigoletto and II Trovatore, Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Meyerbeer’s Dinorah, and Thomas’s Hamlet and Mignon, there are duets (with Giuseppe de Luca and Tito Schipa), the quartet from Verdi’s Rigoletto (with Beniamino Gigli, Louise Homer and de Luca) and sextet from Donizetti’s Lucia (with Gigli, Homer, de Luca, Ezio Pinza and Angelo Bada). Galli-Curci was also adored as a recitalist, and many favourite popular songs (such as Yradier’s La Paloma, Valverde’s Clavelitos, Ponce’s Estrellita, Moore’s Last Rose of Summer and Bishop’s Home, Sweet Home) are also included.