A1 | Enrico Caruso | Di Quella Pira (I) [Il Trovatore, Act III] | Verdi | Rate |
A2 | Enrico Caruso | Una Furtiva Lagrima (I) [L'Elisir D'Amore, Act II] | Donizetti | Rate |
A3 | Enrico Caruso | La Donna È Mobile (I) [Rigoletto, Act IV] | Verdi | Rate |
A4 | Enrico Caruso | Celeste Aïda (I) [Aïda, Act I] | Verdi | Rate |
A5 | Enrico Caruso | Vesti La Giubba (I) [Pagliacci, Act I] | Leoncavallo | Rate |
A6 | Enrico Caruso | O Souverain, O Juge, O Père (F) [Le Cid, Act III] | Massenet | Rate |
A7 | Enrico Caruso | Rachel! Quand Du Seigneur (F) [La Juive, Act IV] | Halévy | Rate |
A8 | Enrico Caruso | Luna D'Estate (I) | Mazzola, Tosti | Rate |
B1 | Kirsten Flagstad | Ah! Perfido, Op. 65 (I) | Beethoven | Rate |
B2 | Kirsten Flagstad | Ozean, Du Ungeheuer (G) [Oberon] | Weber | Rate |
B3 | Kirsten Flagstad | Abscheulicher, Wo Eilst Du Hin? (G) [Fidelio Act I] | Beethoven | Rate |
C1 | John McCormack | Il Mio Tesoro (I) [Don Giovanni Act II] | Mozart | Rate |
C2 | John McCormack | Mi Par D'Udir Ancora (I) [The Pearl Fishers, Act I] | Bizet | Rate |
C3 | John McCormack | Il Sogno (I) [Manon, Act II] | Massenet | Rate |
C4 | John McCormack | Champs Paternels (F) [Joseph, Act I] | Méhul | Rate |
C5 | John McCormack | Macushla | Rowe, MacMurrough | Rate |
C6 | John McCormack | When Irish Eyes Are Smiling | Olcott, Graff Jr., Ball | Rate |
C7 | John McCormack; Edwin Schneider (Piano) | Mother Machree | Young, Olcott, Ball | Rate |
C8 | John McCormack | The Rose Of Tralee | Spencer, Glover | Rate |
D1 | Lily Pons; George Possell (Flute Obbligato) | Ardon Gl'Incensi; Spargi D'Amaro Pianto (I) [Lucia Di Lammermoor, Act II: Mad Scene] | Donizetti | Rate |
D2 | Lily Pons | Caro Nome (I) [Rigoletto, Act I] | Verdi | Rate |
D3 | Lily Pons | Dunque Io Son (I) [The Barber Of Seville, Act I] | Rossini | Rate |
D4 | Lily Pons | Là-bas Dans La Forêt (F) [Lakmé, Act II] | Delibes | Rate |
D5 | Lily Pons | Villanelle (F) | Dell' Acqua | Rate |
E1 | Rosa Ponselle | Tu Che Invoco (I) [La Vestale, Act II] | Spontini | Rate |
E2 | Rosa Ponselle | Suicidio! (I) [La Gioconda, Act IV] | Ponchielli | Rate |
E3 | Rosa Ponselle | O Patria Mia (I) [Aïda, Act III] | Verdi | Rate |
E4 | Rosa Ponselle; Metropolitan Opera Chorus And Orchestra, Giulio Setti Conductor | Casta Diva (I) [Norma Act I] | Bellini | Rate |
E5 | Rosa Ponselle; Marion Telva (Mezzo-soprano); Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Giulio Setti Conductor | Mira, O Norma (I) [Norma, Act III] | Bellini | Rate |
F1 | Ezio Pinza; Victor Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Reibold Conductor | Non Più Andrai (I) [The Marriage Of Figaro, Act I] | Mozart | Rate |
F2 | Ezio Pinza | Finch' Han Dal Vino (I) [Don Giovanni, Act I] | Mozart | Rate |
F3 | Ezio Pinza | Possenti Numi (I) [The Magic Flute, Act II] | Mozart | Rate |
F4 | Ezio Pinza; Metropolitan Opera Chorus And Orchestra, Giulio Setti Conductor | Ah! Del Tebro (I) [Norma, Act IV] | Bellini | Rate |
F5 | Ezio Pinza | Dormirò Sol Nel Manto (I) [Don Carlo, Act IV] | Verdi | Rate |
F6 | Ezio Pinza | Infelice E Tu Credevi (I) [Ernani, Act I] | Verdi | Rate |
F7 | Ezio Pinza | Si La Rigueur (F) [La Juive, Act I] | Halévy | Rate |
F8 | Ezio Pinza; Metropolitan Opera Chorus And Orchestra, Giulio Setti Conductor | Le Veu D'Or (F) [Faust, Act II] | Gounod | Rate |
G1 | Beniamino Gigli; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Giulio Setti Conductor | Tombe Degl'Avi Miei (I) [Lucia Di Lammermoor, Act III] | Donizetti | Rate |
G2 | Beniamino Gigli | De' Miei Bollenti Spiriti (I) [La Traviata, Act II] | Verdi | Rate |
G3 | Beniamino Gigli | Donna Non Vidi Mai (I) [Manon Lescaut, Act I] | Puccini | Rate |
G4 | Beniamino Gigli | Recondita Armonia (I) [Tosca, Act I] | Puccini | Rate |
G5 | Beniamino Gigli | Occhi Turchini (I) | Pagliara, Denza | Rate |
G6 | Beniamino Gigli | Quisiera Olvidar Tus Ojos (S) | Sandoval, Albéniz | Rate |
G7 | Beniamino Gigli | Eres Tú (S) | Sandoval | Rate |
G8 | Beniamino Gigli | Maria, Mari' (N) | Russo, Di Capua | Rate |
H1 | Lawrence Tibbett | Eri Tu (I) [A Masked Ball, Act III] | Verdi | Rate |
H2 | Lawrence Tibbett | Avant De Quitter Ces Lieux (F) [Faust, Act II] | Gounod | Rate |
H3 | Lawrence Tibbett | Largo Al Factotum (I) [The Barber Of Seville, Act I] | Rossini | Rate |
H4 | Lawrence Tibbett; Metropolitan Opera Chorus And Orchestra, Giulio Setti Conductor | Toreador Song (F) [Carmen, Act II] | Bizet | Rate |
H5 | Lawrence Tibbett; Orchestra Conducted By Wilfred Pelletier | Credo In Un Dio Crudel (I) [Otello, Act II] | Verdi | Rate |
H6 | Lawrence Tibbett; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Wilfred Pelletier Conductor | Standin' In The Need Of Prayer [The Emperor Jones] | Gruenberg | Rate |
I1 | Amelita Galli-Curci | Ombra Leggiera (I) [Dinorah, Act II] | Meyerbeer | Rate |
I2 | Amelita Galli-Curci; Clement Barone (Flute Obbligato) | Son Vergin Vezzosa (I) [I Puritani, Act I: Polonaise] | Bellini | Rate |
I3 | Amelita Galli-Curci | Quel Guardo, Il Cavaliere (I) [Don Pasquale, Act I] | Donizetti | Rate |
I4 | Amelita Galli-Curci | Ah, Fors'è Lui; Sempre Libera (I) [La Traviata, Act I] | Verdi | Rate |
I5 | Amelita Galli-Curci | The Last Rose Of Summer | Moore | Rate |
I6 | Amelita Galli-Curci; Manuel Berenguer (Flute Obbligato) | Lo, Hear The Gentle Lark | Bishop, Shakespeare | Rate |
J1 | Elisabeth Rethberg | Le Roi De Thulé (F) [Faust, Act III] | Gounod | Rate |
J2 | Elisabeth Rethberg | Traft Ihr Das Schiff (G) [The Flying Dutchman, Act II] | Wagner | Rate |
J3 | Elisabeth Rethberg | Morrò, Ma Prima In Grazia (I) [A Masked Ball, Act III] | Verdi | Rate |
J4 | Elisabeth Rethberg | Salce, Salce (I) [Otello, Act IV; Willow Song] | Verdi | Rate |
J5 | Elisabeth Rethberg | Hab' Ich Nur Deine Liebe (G) [Boccaccio, Act I] | Suppé | Rate |
This five-record box set includes a 16-page booklet with a brief narrative on each of the 10 "great" singers. The date of each recording is noted along with Matrix and catalog numbers for each track.
The matrix numbers are not sequential.
"All of the recordings in this collection are with orchestra unless otherwise noted. The language of each is indicated if it is other than English by the abbreviation: