Historic Masters

Historic Masters has already released boxed sets of recordings by Adelina Patti and Francesco Tamagno. The third of the ‘big three’ whom the Gramophone Company was so anxious to entice to record was the great Australian soprano, Nellie Melba; already by 1904 a dominant force at Covent Garden. As with the other two, perseverance paid, but on a similar condition: as with Patti and Tamagno, Melba’s first records were not  [ Read More ]

The Historic Masters Melba issue was released in Australia on December 3rd 2008. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has prepared a number of news articles relating to this issue. Melissa Maddison writes in her online article titled, New life for Dame Nellie’s unheard recordings, (ABC News website – Dec 3, 2008) Previously unheard recordings from one of Australia’s best-known opera singers, Dame Nellie Melba, are being released today (Dec 3rd  [ Read More ]

Sena Jurinac is featured three times in the Historic Masters catalogue. Listen to her 1950 recordings from the The Queen of Spades – Es geht auf Mitternacht … Alles ist schlafen gegangen (and) Hubicka (The Kiss) – Cradle song (Vendulka’s lullaby) – Act 1   HM172 “Maid of Orleans – Adieu forêt” HM187 Tchaikovsky: The Queen of Spades – Es geht auf Mitternacht … Alles ist schlafen gegangen (Lisa’s aria – Act  [ Read More ]