Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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mabbandona (All Thought of Hate) By Maria Baldini, Soprano (In Italian) Su bianca nuvoletta (On Yon White Cloud) By Maria Baldini, Soprano (In Italian) Gathering the fatal flowers, she inhales their perfume, sadly saying: Farewell, my Vasco,I forgive thee, and is soon overcome and sinks unconscious beneath the tree. Nelus^o, whohas come in search of her, finds her dying; and in a frenzy of grief, also inhales the deadlyblossoms and falls lifeless by her side. DOUBLE-FACED LAFRICAINE RECORDS By La Scala Orchestral ,fio2_By La Scala Orchestra) rarcia Indiana (Indian March)Traoiata—Preludio(Adamastor, re dell onde profonde (Adamastor, Ruler of theOcean) By Francesco Cigada, Baritone (In Italian Sei langiol diletto (Oh, Guardian Angel!) By TinaFarelli, Soprano; G. Martinez-Patti, Tenor (In Italian)) !Dio che la terra venera (Thou Whom the UniverseAdores !) By La Scala Chorus (In Italian) (62614 Preludio—Atto III By La Scala Orchestra) 12-inch, $1.25 62407 10-inch, .75 10-inch, .75 if,
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(Italian) AIDA (Ah-ee-dah) OPERA IN FOUR ACTS Text translated from the French of Locle by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Music by GiuseppeVerdi. First produced in Cairo, December 24, 1871 ; at La Scala, Milan, under the direc-tion of the composer himself, February 8, 1872; at Naples in March, 1872 ; at Parma, April,1872 ; Berlin, 1874; in Paris, at the Theatre Italien, April 22, 1876; revived at the same theatrein 1878; and given at the Opera, March 22, 1880, where it has since been one of the mostpopular of all operas. First London production at Covent Garden, June 22, 1876; producedat St. Petersburg, in Russian, 1879. First performance in America at the Academy ofMusic, New York, November 26, 1873, the cast including Torriani, Cary, Campanini andMaurel. Produced in Philadelphia, December 12, 1873; and at the New Orleans Opera,December 6, 1878. The opera has always been a favorite one in America, and holds theMetropolitan Opera record for the largest number of performances. In 1904 Caruso made

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