Victor matrix CVE-41636. La vergine degli angeli / Ezio Pinza ; Rosa Ponselle

TitleSource
La vergine degli angeli (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
May angels guard thee (Parallel (translated) title)Victor ledgers
Forza del destino (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Forza del destino. Vergine degli Angeli (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Giuseppe Verdi (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Rosa Ponselle (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Ezio Pinza (vocalist : bass vocal)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Vocal group)
Giulio Setti (conductor)
  • Description: Vocal duet (soprano and bass), with chorus and orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 9 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, bass, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, and harp
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: Italian
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers show composition of chorus as 15 first sopranos, 7 second sopranos, 9 contraltos, 12 first tenors, 7 second tenors, 9 baritones, and 11 basses.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
1/23/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Victor 8097 12-in.
1/23/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Gramophone 2-054244 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
1/23/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Gramophone DB-1199 12-in.
1/23/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master Gramophone (Ireland) IRX-27 12-in.
1/23/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master RCA Victor 17-0019 45-rpm

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-41636. La vergine degli angeli / Ezio Pinza ; Rosa Ponselle," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800015870/CVE-41636-La_vergine_degli_angeli.

Victor matrix CVE-41636. La vergine degli angeli / Ezio Pinza ; Rosa Ponselle. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800015870/CVE-41636-La_vergine_degli_angeli.

"Victor matrix CVE-41636. La vergine degli angeli / Ezio Pinza ; Rosa Ponselle." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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