1907 ETCHED PATHE Carlo ALBANI Ballo in Maschera Di Tu se fedele Forza O tu 78 x

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A series of great early Opera performances: From 1902 G&Ts to 40s wartime German records:
Famous Tenor Carlo Albani of La Scala
Albani' s name is associated, yet as he was of that lonely group of tenors who" knew how to sing," he makes the Donizetti aria sound perhaps a little better than it actually is. Albani was not Caruso or Marconi, but he was of the elect.
ANNOUNCED IN ITALIAN
Pathé,Paris 1907
Un ballo in maschera: Dì tu se fedele      4159
La forza del destino: O tu che in seno     4155
Etched Label 11 3/8" 78 rpm Vertical Sapphire record
Condition:
EXCELLENT/ VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS, hint of greying on Forza, both sides play E no distortion EXCEPTIONALLY quiet
A SUPERB COPY
Carlo Albani
Born:
1872
Died:
1938
Nationality:
Of Italian/French ancestry
Voice:
Spinto tenor
Teacher(s):
Enrico Delle Sedie (Paris)
Debut:
1901
Recordings:
Victor (1907-1908); Pathe (1907-08); G&T Milan (c. 1907); Edison (Unk.); Odeon (Unk.); Fonotipia (Unk.)
Other Facts:
Carlo Albani was engaged with the San Carlo Opera in Boston while still under contract with Hammerstein's Manhattan Opera. During a Boston performance of "Il Trovatore", the tenor was placed under arrest in full view of the audience.
Review in THE GRAMOPHONE
Carlo Albani (tenor) with Orchestra : Di Pescatori Ignobile from Lucrezia Borgia ; sung in Italian. Mario Ancona (baritone) and Marcel Journet (bass) with Orchestra : Suoni La Tromba from I Puritani ; sung in Italian. Historic Record Society 1003 (12 in.).
Both of these records were made in 1907, and for that time or any other time the recording is excellent, the duet being an especial triumph of the early engineers. Ancona is heard to good advantage, but as he did not have the expansiveness of voice, especially in the top notes, so characteristic of Amato, he comes out second best in comparison with Amato who made a later version of the duet with Journet. The great bass always seemed to be around when assistance was needed—fortunately.
Albani's voice was of a most agreeable quality, with just a trace of tremolo. It is with the more heroic arias that Albani's name is associated, yet as he was of that lonely group of tenors who" knew how to sing," he makes the Donizetti aria sound perhaps a little better than it actually is. Albani was not Caruso or Marconi, but he was of the elect.
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