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Price: $10.98
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Sale: $6.82
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Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
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Price: $10.98
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Sale: $7.62
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Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
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Price: $10.98
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Sale: $7.04
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Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
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Price: $28.98
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Sale: $94.03
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Manufacturer: Romophone
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Description: Legendary soprano Rosa Ponselle recalled these sessions taped by RCA in her Baltimore home as the only time she enjoyed making records. Fourteen years after her abrupt retirement from opera, her voluptuous instrument (ruby red in the '39 Victors and now tinged with purple) soars to better advantage in the amplitude of her spacious music room than within the cramped confines of the recording studio. Whether in Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy, Mozart, or Tosti songs, or chestnuts like "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes," the vocalism is always informed by Ponselle's musical intelligence and sense of style. Romophone brings together all the material from these home sessions, including 75 minutes of music not issued by RCA, plus a promotional interview that reveals a warm, down-to-earth persona quite different from your typical diva stereotype. Ponselle fans need no encouragement to acquire this set. --Dan Davis
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Price: $20.98
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Sale: $74.95
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Manufacturer: Romophone
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Description: Rosa Ponselle was one of the greatest sopranos of the century and this superb collection of recordings from her prime makes that evident. Some have long been the standards against which all others are judged--the Aida tomb scene with Giovanni Martinelli, the Norma "Casta Diva," and much else. Her famous Norma duet, "Mia, o Norma," with Marion Telvey is here, still striking sparks. Lots of Verdi--the big arias and duets from Aida, Trovatore, and Ernani, all sung in a big, stunningly beautiful voice alive to textual nuances. The arias from Spontini's La Vestale are wondrous, but so are the parlor songs, the 1920s "crossover" equivalents. Marston includes several alternate takes, and the transfers are excellent. This should be a cornerstone of any operatic collection. --Dan Davis
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Price: $34.98
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Sale: $65.99
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Manufacturer: Pearl
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Sale: $49.99
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Manufacturer: Nimbus
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Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
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Manufacturer: Marston
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Price: $20.98
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Sale: $94.94
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Manufacturer: Romophone
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Displaying records 1 through 10 of 18
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