The Record of Singing (EMI)1984 & 1999 CD 6 Volume 3 1926 - 1939

The Italian School CD 6 (72.18)

1. Giovanni Inghilleri (Baritone) 1894-1959
La povera mia cena fu interotta (Tosca Act 2) by Puccini
Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli
19/6/1929: Italian

2. Carlo Tagliabue (Baritone) 1898-1978
Mistica (Melodia) by Tirindelli
With piano, Violin & Cello
1933: Italian

3. Riccardo Stracciari (Baritone) 1875-1955
Ideale by Tosti
With Orchestra
27/8/1927: Italian

4. Dino Borgioli (tenor) 1891-1960 with Maria Gentile (soprano) 1902-1993 Ida Mannarini (mezzo soprano) 1885-1972 & G. Perdoni (Bass) dates ?
D’un pensiero (La Sonnambula Act 2) by Bellini
Chorus of La Scala Opera House, Milan & Orchestra
1927: Italian

5. Dino Borgioli (tenor)
Do not go, my love By Hageman
Ivor Newton (piano)
20/6/35: English

6. Enzo de Muro Lomanto (tenor) 1902-1952
Prendi, l’anel ti dono (La Sonnambula Act 1) by Bellini
With Orchestra
1927: Italian

7. Tito Schipa(tenor) 1889-1965
Traduire….Pourquoi me reveiller (Werther Act 3) by Massenet
La Scala Opera House Orchestra Milan conducted by Franco Ghione
4/5/1934: Italian

8. Tito Schipa (tenor)
En Effeuillant la Marguerite by Longas
Orchestra conducted by Dino Olivieri
4/5/1934: French

9. Tino Folgar (tenor) 1892-1983
Flor Roja (Los Gavilanes) by Martin y Guerrero
With Orchestra
Date unknown: Spanish

10. Luigi Fort (tenor) 1907-1976
E arrivata primavera (Anima allegra) by Vittadini
With Orchestra
1937: Italian

11. Alessandro Ziliani (tenor) 1906-1977
Nessun Dorma (Turandot Act 3) by Puccini
La Scala Opera House Orchestra Milan conducted by Franco Ghione
24/4/1935: Italian
12. Galliano Masini (tenor) 1896-1986
Se Franz dicesse il vero (Lodoletta Act 3) by Mascagni
With Orchestra
1932: Italian

13. Renato Zanelli (tenor) 1892-1935
Dio, mi potevi scagliar (Otello Act 3) by Verdi
Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli
18/6/1928: Italian

14. Beniamino Gigli (tenor) 1890-1957
Aprile by Tosti
Orchestra conducted by Lawrence Collingwood
12/5/1939: Italian

15. Jussi Bjorling (tenor) 1911-1960
Au Mont Ida (La Belle Helene Act 1) by Offenbach
Orchestra conducted by Nils Grevillius
31/5/1938: Swedish

16. Antonio Cortis (tenor) 1891-1952
Credo a una Possanza (Andrea Chenier Act 2) by Giordano
La Scala Opera House Orchestra Milan conducted by Carlo Sabajno
1930: Italian

17. Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (tenor) 1892-1979 with Luigi Borgonovo (baritone) 1899-1975
Che avvien?...Ah, non m’avvicinate (Manon Lescaut Act 3) by Puccini
La Scala Opera House Orchestra Milan conducted by Franco Ghione
30/5/1934: Italian

18. Aureliano Pertile (tenor) 1885-1952
La dolcissima effige (Adrian Lecouvreur Act 1)
La Scala Opera House Orchestra Milan conducted by Carlo Sabajno
10/12/1930: Italian

The French School

19. Lily Pons (Soprano) 1904-1976
Le Rossignol et la rose (Parysatis) by Saint-Saens
Orchestra conducted by Gustav Cloez
1929: French

20. Leila Be Sedira (Soprano) 1909-1982
Rossignols amoureux (Hippolyte et Aricie) by Rameau
Gaston Grunelle (flute) Pierre Jamet (harp)

12/1/42: French

The Record of Singing is a compilation of classical-music singing from the first half of the 20th century, the era of the 78-rpm record.
It was issued on LP (with accompanying books) by EMI, successor to the British company His Master's Voice (better known as HMV) — perhaps the leading organization in the early history of audio recording.

The collection was published with extensive documentation, including the numbers of the original recordings and full biographies of the singers.
The first two volumes were accompanied by books by Michael Scott:
• The Record of Singing to 1914, London, Duckworth, 1977, ISBN 978-0-7156-1030-5
• The Record of Singing Volume Two: 1914–1925, London, Duckworth, 1979, OCLC 6765624
They were republished in paperback by Northeastern University Press in 1993, ISBN 978-1-55553-163-8
(The books are still widely available from second hand book sellers.)

For more see: The Record of Singing - Wikipedia