| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. Ritorna vincitor. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. Fatal pietra. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. O terra addio. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Ernani. Ernani, Ernani, involami. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore. Tacea la notte placida. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Pace, pace, mio Dio. |
| Included Work | Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868. Guillaume Tell. Sombre forêt, désert triste Italian. |
| Included Work | Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864. Africaine. Sur mes genoux Italian. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Bohème. Sì, mi chiamano Mimì. |
| Included Work | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919. Pagliacci. Hui! stridono lassù. |
| Included Work | Di Capua, Eduardo, 1864-1917. Maria, Mari! |
| Included Work | Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Serenata English. |
| Included Work | Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. 'A vucchella. |
| Included Work | Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Luna d'estate. |
| Included Work | Bland, James A. (James Allen), 1854-1911. Carry me back to old Virginny. |
| Included Work | Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. My old Kentucky home. |
| Included Work | Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864. Old folks at home. |
| Included Work | Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Si tu le voulais. |
| Variant title |
Title on disc label: Ponselle. Volume 3 |
| Series | Prima voce Prima voce. ^A363276 |
| Contents |
Aïda. Ritorna vincitor / Verdi (4:50) -- Aïda. La fatal pietra/O terra addio! / Verdi (9:29) -- Ernani. Ernani! Ernani, involami / Verdi (4:18) -- Il trovatore. Tacea la notte placida / Verdi (4:17) -- La forza del destino. Pace, pace mio Dio / Verdi (4:41) -- William Tell. Selva opaca / Rossini (3:57) -- L'africana. Figlio del sol (In grembo a me) / Meyerbeer (3:48) -- La bohème. Sì, mi chiamano Mimì / Puccini (4:48) -- Pagliacci. Qual fiamma/Stridono lassù (balletella) / Leoncavallo -- (4:40) -- Maria, Mari! / Di Capua (3:57) -- Serenade / Tosti (4:11) -- 'A vucchella / Tosti (3:16) -- Luna d'estate / Tosti (2:38) -- Carry me back to old Virginny / Bland (4:16) -- My old Kentucky home / Foster (4:14) -- Old folks at home / Foster (4:08) -- Si tu le voulais / Tosti (2:55). |
| General note | Title from paper container enclosing all 3 discs. |
| General note | Chiefly wind ensemble acc.; the 1st work with orchestra acc., the 11th with harp, and the 17th with piano. |
| General note | Disc 3 of 3-disc set; also released as a separate item. |
| General note | Acoustic and electric recordings; most selections originally released on 78 rpm discs on the Columbia and Victor labels. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Biographical notes on the performer and synopses of dramatic scenes in English inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Rosa Ponselle, soprano ; with various conductors and unnamed wind ensembles. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded June 1922-May 1926; 17th work in Oct. 1939. |
| Language | Sung in Italian, English (11th, 14th-16th works), or French (17th work). |
| Publisher number | NI 7878 Nimbus |
| Publisher number | NI 1777 Nimbus (set) |