| Other author/creator | Bori, Lucrezia, 1887-1960, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Jepson, Helen, 1904-1997, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Wille, Stewart, performer. |
| Included Work | Loewe, Carl, 1796-1869. Ballades, op. 1. Edward. English. |
| Included Work | Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875. Carmen. Chanson du toréador. |
| Included Work | Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Old Black Joe arranged. |
| Included Work | Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880. Contes d'Hoffmann. Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour English. |
| Included Work | Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852. Irish melodies. Believe me if all those endearing young charms arranged. |
| Included Work | Lehmann, Liza, 1862-1918. In a Persian garden. Myself when young; arranged. |
| Included Work | Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Uncle Ned; arranged. |
| Included Work | Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Barbiere di Siviglia. Largo al factotum. |
| Included Work | Götze, Karl, 1836-1887. Still wie die Nacht; arranged. English. |
| Included Work | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Pesni︠a︡ o blokhe arranged. English. |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Romansy, op. 6. Net, tolʹko tot, kto znal; arranged. English. |
| Included Work | Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess. Selections. |
| Included Work | Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Symphonies, no. 9, op. 95, E minor. Largo. Selections; arranged. |
| Contents |
Edward / Loewe (Stewart Wille, piano) -- Carmen. The toreador's song / Bizet (chorus and orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera House ; Giulio Setti, conductor) -- Old Black Joe / Foster (unidentified orchestra ; Rosario Bourdon, conductor) -- The tales of Hoffman. Barcarolle / Offenbach (Lucrezia Bori, soprano ; orchestra ; R. Bourdon, conductor) -- Believe me if all those endearing young charms / Moore (orchestra ; R. Bourdon, conductor) -- In a Persian garden. Myself when young / Lehmann (orchestra ; Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor) -- Uncle Ned / Foster (orchestra ; R. Bourdon, conductor) -- Il barbiere di Siviglia. Largo al factotum / Rossini -- Drink to me only with thine eyes / [arr.] Callcott (orchestra ; R. Bourdon, conductor) -- Calm as the night / Goetze (L. Bori, soprano ; orchestra ; R. Bourdon, conductor) -- The song of the flea / Moussorgsky (orchestra ; N. Shilkret, conductor) -- None but the lonely heart / Tchaikovsky (orchestra ; N. Shilkret, conductor) -- Porgy and Bess. It ain't necessarily so ; Bess, you is my woman now (Helen Jepson, soprano) ; I got plenty o' nuttin' / Gershwin (chorus and orchestra of original production ; Alexander Smallens, conductor) -- Goin' home / Dvořák (orchestra ; A. Smallens, conductor) -- De glory road / trad. spiritual (S. Wille, piano). |
| General note | Songs, opera excerpts, and spirituals. |
| General note | Originally released on HWV 78 rpm discs. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Charles Haynes inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Lawrence Tibbett, baritone ; with Lucrezia Bori, Helen Jepson, sopranos ; Stewart Wille, piano ; various orchestras and conductors. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Mar. 1927-Oct. 1935. |
| Contains title |
Drink to me only with thine eyes. |
| Contains title |
Glory road. |
| Publisher number | GEMM CD 9307 Pearl |
