| Other author/creator | Romani, Romano, 1881-1958, conductor, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bourdon, Rosario, 1885-1961 conductor. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Madama Butterfly. Un bel dì, vedremo. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Vissi d'arte. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Vergine degli Angeli. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Trovatore. D'amor sull' ali rosee. |
| Included Work | Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945. Cavalleria rusticana. Voi lo sapete. |
| Included Work | Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916. Good-bye. |
| Included Work | Herbert, Victor, 1859-1924. Mlle. Modiste. If I were on the stage. |
| Included Work | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908. Sadko (Opera). Pesni͡a︡ indiĭskogo gosti͡a︡ English. |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Manon Lescaut. In quelle trine morbide. |
| Included Work | Halévy, F., 1799-1862. Juive. Il va venir. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Lohengrin. Einsam in trüben Tagen. |
| 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. Morir! sì pura e bella! |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. O terra addio. |
| Included Work | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912. Elegies, medium voice, cello, piano; arranged. |
| Included Work | Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Ave Maria (Vocal version) arranged. |
| Included Work | Charles, Ernest, 1895-1984. When I have sung my songs arranged. |
| Variant title |
Title on disc label: Ponselle. Volume II |
| Series | Prima voce Prima voce. ^A363276 |
| Contents |
Madama Butterfly. Un bel dì vedremo / Puccini (4:37) -- Tosca. Vissi d'arte / Puccini (3:18) -- La forza del destino. La Vergine degli Angeli / Verdi (3:24) -- Il trovatore. D'amor sull'ali rosee / Verdi (4:00) -- Cavalleria rusticana. Voi lo sapete / Mascagni (3:28) -- Goodbye / Tosti (4:12) -- Mademoiselle Modiste. Kiss me again / Herbert (4:11) -- Sadko. Song of India / Rimsky-Korsakov (4:12) -- Manon Lescaut. In quelle trine morbide / Puccini (3:14) -- La juive. Il va venir / Halévy (4:24) -- Lohengrin. Einsam in trüben Tagen (Elsa's dream) / Wagner (4:38) -- Aïda. Ritorna vincitor / Verdi (4:55) -- Aïda. Act 4 "Tomb scene:" La fatal pietra ; Morir! si pura e bella ; O terra addio! (part 1 ; part 2) / Verdi (12:40) -- Elègie / Massenet (3:52) -- Ave Maria / Bach, Gounod (4:40) -- When I have sung my songs / Charles (2:07). |
| General note | With orchestral or wind ensemble acc.; the 14th-16th works originally for voice and piano or voice, cello, and piano; arr. for orchestra acc. |
| General note | Title from paper container enclosing all 3 discs. |
| General note | Disc 2 of 3-disc set; also released as a separate item. |
| General note | Acoustic and electric recordings; all 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, German, and French inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Rosa Ponselle, soprano ; with unnamed orchestras and wind ensembles conducted by Romano Romani or Rosario Bourdon. The 16th work with piano acc.; Romano Romani, piano. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Jan 1918-Jan. 1928; 16th work in Oct. 1939. |
| Language | Sung in Italian, English (6th-8th, 16th works) French (10th, 14th works), German (11th work), and Latin (15th work). |
| Publisher number | NI 7846 Nimbus |
| Publisher number | NI 1777 Nimbus (set) |