Marcella Sembrich: Volume Three (Vinyl LP Compilation)

UPC: MSC‑III

Overview

“Volume Three” of the Marcella Sembrich Collection brings together a masterful selection of operatic and art‑song jewels recorded between 1907–1908. This UK‑pressed mono LP on the Sunday Opera label showcases Sembrich’s crystalline soprano across Polish, German, French and Italian repertoire—from Moniuszko’s Slavic lyricism to the bel canto floridity of Bellini and Donizetti, and the salon intimacy of Chopin and Schubert transcriptions.

Product Features

• Format & Playback: 12″ Vinyl LP, Mono (compilation)
• Label: Sunday Opera – MSC‑III
• Country of Manufacture: UK
• Genre: Classical Vocal – Opera Arias & Art Songs
• Artist: Marcella Sembrich (soprano)

• Accompaniment & Guests:

  • Emilio De Gogorza (baritone on A3)
  • Emma Eames (soprano on B3)
  • Antonio Scotti (baritone on B6–7)
  • Enrico Caruso & Francesco Daddi (tenors on B6–7)
  • Marcel Journet (bass on B6)
  • Gina Severina (mezzo‑soprano on B6–7)
• Compilation Dates: October 1907 – February 1908

Track Listing

Side A (5 October – 11 October 1907)

1. Moniuszko: “If With Early Sunshine” (Halka) – 4:19
2. Flotow: “The Last Rose of Summer” (Martha) – 3:59
3. Thomas: “Doute de la lumière” (Hamlet) with Emilio De Gogorza – 3:50
4. Thomas: “Connais-tu les pays?” (Mignon) – 3:10
5. Alabieff: “The Nightingale” – 4:05
6. Chopin/Viardot-García: “Aime‑moi” – 3:45
7. Chopin: “Życzenie” (self‑accompanied) – 2:40

Side B (25 January – 7 February 1908)

1. Bellini: “Casta Diva…Ah bello a me ritorna” (Norma) – 5:20
2. Bellini: “Qui la voce…Vien diletto” (Puritani) – 4:10
3. Mozart: “Sull’aria…Che soave zeffiretto” (Nozze di Figaro) with Emma Eames – 2:55
4. Lehár: Waltz (Merry Widow) – 3:30 5a. Hahn: “Si mes vers” – 2:50 5b. Schubert: “Wohin” (piano by Frank la Forge) – 3:05
5. Donizetti: “Chi mi frena” (Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor) with Caruso, Scotti, Journet, Daddi, Severina – 6:15
6. Verdi: “Bella figlia dell’amore” (Quartet from Rigoletto) with Caruso, Scotti, Severina – 5:40

Publishers and Artists

• Original Label: Victor Company, New York (1907–1908 recordings)
• Compilation & UK Pressing: Sunday Opera – MSC‑III
• Artist: Marcella Sembrich, celebrated soprano (1858–1935)
• Notable Collaborators: Emilio De Gogorza, Emma Eames, Enrico Caruso, Antonio Scotti, Marcel Journet, Gina Severina, Francesco Daddi

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