Victor First Nighter Orchestra

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1909 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group, Musical group

Notes: The name, Victor Light Opera Company, was broadly used by the Victor Co., both as a pseudonym for performers on imported Gramophone Co. masters, and for its own "house musician" vocal ensembles.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 226-244 of 244 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-075416 10-in. 7/9/1942 One alone Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075417 10-in. 7/9/1942 Sweethearts Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075418 10-in. 7/9/1942 Wanting you Dorothy Kirsten ; Felix Knight ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Female-male vocal duet and mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075465 10-in. 7/28/1942 How about a cheer for the Navy Harvey Harding ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Male vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075466 10-in. 7/28/1942 This is the Army, Mr. Jones Harvey Harding ; Hubert Hendrie ; Brad Reynolds ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Male vocal soloists and male vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075467 10-in. 7/28/1942 Mandy Harvey Harding ; Brad Reynolds ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Male vocal soloists and male vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075468 10-in. 7/28/1942 American eagles Brad Reynolds ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Male vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075469 10-in. 7/30/1942 That's what the well-dressed man in Harlem will wear Victor First Nighter Orchestra ; Fats Waller Male vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075470 10-in. 7/30/1942 That Russian winter Brad Reynolds ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Male vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075471 10-in. 7/30/1942 I left my heart at the Stage Door Canteen Harvey Harding ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Male vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Victor BS-075472 10-in. 7/30/1942 I'm getting tired so I can sleep Brad Reynolds ; Victor First Nighter Orchestra Male vocal solo and male vocal chorus, with orchestra Vocal group, Musical group  
Gramophone Cc17366 12-in. 9/29/1929 The gondoliers : Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra Vocal group  
Gramophone Cc17367 12-in. 9/29/1929 The gondoliers : Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra Vocal group  
Gramophone Cc18410 12-in. 11/29/1929 Yeoman of the Guard : Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra Vocal group  
Gramophone Cc18411 12-in. 11/29/1929 Yeoman of the Guard : Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra Vocal group  
Gramophone Cc18668 12-in. 2/18/1930 The sorcerer : Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra Vocal group  
Gramophone Cc18669 12-in. 2/18/1930 The sorcerer : Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra Vocal group  
Gramophone 2B4222 12-in. 9/26/1932 Pirates of Penzance : Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra Vocal group  
Gramophone 2B4221 12-in. 9/26/1932 Pirates of Penzance : Vocal gems Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra Vocal group  
(Results 226-244 of 244 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor Light Opera Company," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100421.

Victor Light Opera Company. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100421.

"Victor Light Opera Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100421

External Sources

Discogs: Victor First Nighter Orchestra

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Victor Light Opera Company - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001078793

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q61325397

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/150286623

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1567650

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