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Selected audio list
From Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera, sung by Enrico Caruso, Frieda Hempel, Maria Duchêne, Andrés de Segurola and Léon Rothier (1914)
From Giuseppe Verdi's Il trovatore, sung by Gabriella Besanzoni (1920)
From Giuseppe Verdi's La forza del destino, sung by Enrico Caruso and Giuseppe De Luca.
From Jules Massenet's Le Cid sung by Marguerite Sylva in 1910.
From Jules Massenet's Manon sung by Aristodemo Giorgini in 1910.
From Giacomo Puccini's Tosca, sung by Emmy Destinn (1914).
From Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, sung by Frances Alda (1919).
From Giacomo Puccini's La bohème, sung by Enrico Caruso and Nellie Melba.
From Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut, sung by Enrico Caruso in 1913.
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From Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly, sung by Frances Alda in 1913.
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A polacca from Le trompeur trompé, an 1800 opéra comique by Pierre Gaveaux and François Bernard-Valville. Performed on historical instruments, with Montserrat Alavedra as Agathe.
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From Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto. This 1907 Victor Records recording starred Enrico Caruso, Bessie Abott, Louise Homer and Antonio Scotti.
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The act 1 finale of Charles Gounod's Faust (1859), sung by Enrico Caruso and Marcel Journet in 1910.
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Brass band arrangement of the Hunters' Chorus from The Lily of Killarney using period instruments. During the 19th century, brass bands began to spring up throughout Europe and America. Popular music, including operas, were arranged for them by composers and music sellers eager to cash in on the free advertising they provided.
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Pasquale Amato's 1911 rendition of the Toréador's song from Georges Bizet's Carmen (1875).
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1912 recording by Enrico Caruso and Geraldine Farrar of a scene from act 2 of Jules Massenet's Manon (1884).
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From Jules Massenet's Le Cid (1885). Sung by Enrico Caruso in 1916 for the Victor Talking Machine Company.
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A 1914 recording by Titta Ruffo and Enrico Caruso from Giuseppe Verdi's Otello.
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Francesco Tamagno, the original Otello, sings "Niun mi tema" (Morte d'Otello) from Giuseppe Verdi's Otello. This 1903 recording dates from just two years before Tamagno's death. While the condition of the recording is poor, it is a rare example of one of the creators of a Verdi role in the part.
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A 1907 recording by Enrico Caruso and Antonio Scotti of "O Mimì, tu più non torni" from act 4 of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème.
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Antonio Pasculli's Gran Concerto on themes from Verdi's I vespri siciliani. Performed by Alex Klein, oboe, and Lisa Bergman, piano.
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The aria "Ombra mai fù" (originally written for the soprano castrato Caffarelli) from George Frideric Handel's Serse (1738) gained popularity in the 19th century, and proved enduringly popular, being adapted to many voice types and as a popular instrumental piece ("Handel's Largo"). This 1920 recording by tenor Enrico Caruso is one of his last.
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