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* Track 2-16 is credited to "Foster" in the booklet but the composer is actually Bishop

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1Norma: “Casta Diva”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (on 1919-12-11)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini4:02
2Ernani: “Ernani, Ernani involami”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (on 1922-06-09)
recording of:
Ernani: Atto I. (no. 4b) Cavatina “Ernani!… Ernani, involami” (Elvira) (on 1922-06-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto I (Il bandito)
Giuseppe Verdi3:59
3I vespri siciliani: “Merce dilette amiche”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V. Bolero “Mercè, dilette amiche” (Elena) (Siciliana) (on 1919-11-04)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Charles Duveyrier and Eugène Scribe
translator:
Arnaldo Fusinato
part of:
I vespri siciliani: Atto V
Giuseppe Verdi3:26
4Il trovatore: “Tacea la notte placida”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto I, scena 2. “Tacea la notte placida!” (Leonora, Ines) (on 1922-11-16)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto I. Il duello
Giuseppe Verdi4:07
5Il trovatore: “D’amor sull’ali rosee”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “D’amor sull’ali rosee” (Leonora) (on 1918-12-10)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi3:42
6Il trovatore: “Mira d’acerbe lagrime”
baritone vocals:
Riccardo Stracciari (baritone) (on 1920-12-30)
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Mira, d'acerbe lagrime“ (Leonora, Conte Luna) (on 1920-12-30)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:14
7La forza del destino: “La vergine degl’angeli”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto II, scena 2. “La vergine degli angeli” (Leonora, Melitone, Guardiano, coro) (on 1918-12-02)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi3:19
8La forza del destino: “Pace pace mio Dio”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV, scena 2. “Pace, pace, mio Dio” (Leonora) (on 1920-07-05)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La forza del destino: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:26
9Aida: “Ritorna vincitor”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (on 1923-09-09)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida) (on 1923-09-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:44
10Aida: “O patria mia”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (on 1918-11-29)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida) (on 1918-11-29)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:23
11Aida: “O terra addio”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano) (in 1920)
tenor vocals:
Charles Hackett (tenor) (in 1920)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris) (on 1920-01-14)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris) (in 1920)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:15
12Otello: “Ave Maria”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona) (on 1922-06-06)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:03
13Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Voi lo sapete, o mamma” (Santuzza, Lucia) (on 1919-01-09)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:21
14I pagliacci: “Qual fiamma avea nel guardo”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!” (Nedda) (on 1924-01-11)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:31
15Maria, Mari
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Maria, Marì! (on 1920-07-26)
lyricist:
Vincenzo Russo
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua
Eduardo Di Capua3:48
16O sole mio
contralto vocals:
Carmela Ponselle (mezzo-soprano) (on 1921-09-09)
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
’O sole mio (on 1921-09-09)
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
Eduardo Di Capua3:41
17Goodbye
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Good-Bye (on 1918-12-02)
lyricist:
George Whyte-Melville
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
Francesco Paolo Tosti4:07
18Sadko: Song of India
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest (on 1920-12-30)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
part of:
Садко (Sadko)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov4:03
19The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
harp:
Charles Schuetze (on 1919-12-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Carmela Ponselle (mezzo-soprano) (on 1919-12-09)
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta) (on 1919-12-09)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach3:02
20Blue Danube Waltz
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Blue Danube (Trapeze) (on 1921-09-17)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
arranger:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
arrangement of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
part of:
Trapeze
Johann Strauss3:51
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1Guillaume Tell: “Selva opaca”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto II, scena 2. “Selva opaca, deserta brughiera” (on 1923-02-01)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
translator:
Calisto Bassi
part of:
Guglielmo Tell: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini3:48
2La Juive : « Il va venir »
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
La Juive: Acte II. Aria “Il va venir” (Rachel) (Rachel's aria) (on 1924-01-11)
composer:
Fromental Halévy (French composer)
part of:
La Juive: Acte II
Fromental Halévy4:20
3L’africaine: “In grembo a me”
flute:
Clement Barone (on 1923-02-01)
violin:
Alexander Schmidt (violin) (on 1923-02-01)
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (on 1923-02-01)
recording of:
L’africana: “In grembo a me” (on 1923-02-01)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
Giacomo Meyerbeer4:00
4Lohengrin: “Einsam in trüben Tagen”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt I, Scene II. “Seht hin! Sie naht, die hart Beklagte!” (Elsas Traum „Einsam in trüben Tagen”) (on 1923-09-21)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt I
Richard Wagner4:34
5La gioconda: “Suicido”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Aria “Suicidio!” (Gioconda) (on 1923-10-11)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto IV. Canal orfano
Amilcare Ponchielli4:44
6Manon Lescaut: “In quelle trine morbide”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide” (Manon) (on 1923-09-19)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:08
7La bohème: “Si mi chiamano Mimì”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (on 1919-01-09)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:45
8Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (on 1919-01-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:16
9Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (on 1919-01-09)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:33
10Manon Lescaut: “In quelle trine morbide”
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
“In quelle trine morbide” (from Manon Lescaut) (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1921-09-21)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto II. “In quelle trine morbide” (Manon)
Giacomo Puccini3:05
11Rose of My Heart
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Rose of My Heart (on 1922-04-13)
lyricist:
D. Eardley-Wilmot (lyricist)
composer:
Hermann Löhr
Hermann Löhr3:25
12Where My Caravan Has Rested
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
vocals:
Carmela Ponselle (mezzo-soprano) (on 1922-06-13)
recording of:
Where My Caravan Has Rested (on 1922-06-13)
lyricist:
Edward Teschemacher
composer:
Hermann Löhr
part of:
Romany Songs
Hermann Löhr2:42
13Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Carmela Ponselle (mezzo-soprano) (on 1919-12-09)
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Comin’ Thro’ the Rye (on 1919-12-09)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist) (in 1782)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Heatherfield Music
[traditional]2:27
14Little Alabama Coon
baritone vocals:
Elliott Shaw (on 1922-04-13)
bass vocals:
Wilfred Glenn (on 1922-04-13)
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Charles Hart (Early 20th century recording artist) (on 1922-04-13) and Billy Jones (1920s US tenor vocalist, one half of “Billy Jones & Ernest Hare”) (on 1922-04-13)
recording of:
Little Alabama Coon (on 1922-04-13)
lyricist and composer:
Hattie Starr
Hattie Starr3:30
15Old Folks at Home
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
conductor:
Josef Pasternack (conductor) (on 1921-02-15)
recording of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (on 1921-02-15)
anthem of:
Florida, United States (from 1935 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1851)
publisher:
Carlin Music Group
Stephen Foster3:52
16Home, Sweet Home!
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Home! Sweet Home! (Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble there's no place like home) (on 1921-02-16)
lyricist:
John Howard Payne (American actor, poet, playwright, and author) (in 1823)
composer:
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop (in 1823)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop3:43
17Mademoiselle Modiste: Kiss Me Again
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Mlle. Modiste: Act I. "Kiss Me Again" (Fifi) (on 1920-07-26)
lyricist:
Henry Blossom
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons
part of:
Mlle. Modiste
Victor Herbert4:03
18Keep the Home Fires Burning
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Keep the Home Fires Burning (on 1919-02-15)
lyricist:
Lena Guilbert Ford (in 1914)
composer:
Ivor Novello (in 1914)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd.
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Ivor Novello3:51
19Values
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Values (Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra) (on 1920-01-10)
lyricist:
Jessie Belle Rittenhouse (poet)
composer:
Frederick W. Vanderpool
Frederick W. Vanderpool2:22
20Rachem
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
recording of:
Rachem, op. 60 no. 1 (on 1921-01-08)
additional lyricist:
Elsie Jean and Arturo Papalardo
lyricist and librettist:
Max S. Brown (librettist)
composer:
Mana-Zucca (US composer)
translator:
Elsie Jean and Arturo Papalardo
publisher:
The John Church Company (in 1919)
Mana-Zucca4:11
21Maritana: Scenes That Are Brightest
soprano vocals:
Rosa Ponselle (soprano)
partial recording of:
Maritana (on 1921-09-09)
composer:
William Vincent Wallace (Irish composer, pianist, violinist)
librettist:
Edward Fitzball (English playwright)
William Vincent Wallace4:21

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transferrer:Ward Marston (classical restoration, mastering)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6906565 [info]