Victor matrix CVE-49031. Casta diva / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Rosa Ponselle ; Giulio Setti

TitleSource
Casta diva (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Part 1 (Title part)Disc label (RDI)
Norma (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Norma. Casta diva (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Vincenzo Bellini (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Musical group)
Giulio Setti (director)
Rosa Ponselle (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Vocal group)
  • Description: Soprano vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 5 first violins, 4 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, bass, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Italian
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers for 12/31/1928 show composition of chorus as 14 first sopranos, 8 second sopranos, 9 contraltos, 11 first tenors, 7 second tenors, 7 first basses, and 9 second basses.
Victor ledgers for 1/30/1929 show composition of chorus as 14 first sopranos, 9 second sopranos, 8 contraltos, 11 first tenors, 7 second tenors, 7 baritones, and 9 basses.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
12/31/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Destroy
12/31/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Destroy
1/30/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Victor 8125 12-in.
1/30/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Gramophone 2-053353 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
1/30/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Gramophone DB-1280 12-in.
1/30/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master RCA Victor LCT-1138 LP
1/30/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master RCA Victor VIC-1507 LP
1/30/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 4 Hold

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-49031. Casta diva / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Rosa Ponselle ; Giulio Setti," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800022817/CVE-49031-Casta_diva.

Victor matrix CVE-49031. Casta diva / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Rosa Ponselle ; Giulio Setti. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800022817/CVE-49031-Casta_diva.

"Victor matrix CVE-49031. Casta diva / Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; Rosa Ponselle ; Giulio Setti." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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